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July 20, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.17.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  DATELINE and the new MASTERS OF ILLUSION lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The cable day and cable news were led by CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.29/0.44/2.7M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.22/0.36/3M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.19/0.28/2.7M.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES rose 0.05 to 0.28.  The season premiere of We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP jumped 0.11 to 0.23.  Nickelodeon’s SPONGEBOB was at 0.23.  On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD was steady at 0.20, and DINO HUNTERS was up 0.04 to 0.17.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.20/0.18.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE dipped 0.03 to 0.19, and UNTUCKED was down 0.02 to 0.13. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 17, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,662
2 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,047
3 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,247
4 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,192
5 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,721
6 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.23 626
7 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.23 727
8 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 3,014
9 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,960
10 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 63 0.20 1,121
11 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,683
12 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,233
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,246
14 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,153
15 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,134
16 RUPAUL ALL STARS 5 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.19 454
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,719
18 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,961
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 1,098
20 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,256
21 MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.18 1,065
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,282
23 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,260
24 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,259
25 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,293
26 DINO HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:03 PM 62 0.17 920
27 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,210
28 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,870
29 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.16 793
30 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,321
31 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,162
32 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,230
33 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,936
34 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,707
35 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.15 1,183
36 CAKE MY DAY NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.15 450
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 950
38 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,186
39 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,816
40 UNTUCKED: ALL STARS 2 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.13 319
41 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,563
42 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,552
43 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,788
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,746
45 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 987
46 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:15 AM 120 0.12 297
47 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,391
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,648
49 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,984
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,777
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,844
52 PGA TOUR: 2020 MEMORIAL TOURN GOLF CHANNEL 2:28 PM 251 0.11 937
53 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,591
54 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,461
55 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,514
56 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,261
57 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,518
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:15 PM 105 0.11 228
59 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,478
60 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.10 424
61 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.10 564
62 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 845
63 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,099
64 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.10 571
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,538
66 BLUEY DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 22 0.09 410
67 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.09 902
68 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 630
69 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.09 354
70 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 185
71 MAO MAO:HEROES OF PURE THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:30 PM 15 0.09 273
72 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.09 217
73 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: REAL SALT LAKE/MINNESOTA UNITED FC ESPN 10:18 PM 142 0.09 162
74 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,040
75 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 24 0.08 299
76 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,141
77 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,140
78 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 186
79 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.08 386
80 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:15 AM 120 0.08 200
81 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,233
82 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:01 AM 24 0.08 370
83 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.08 293
84 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 348
85 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WATFORD/WEST HAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 136 0.07 196
86 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,186
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,156
88 MICKEY MOUSE MIXED-UP ADV DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 25 0.07 385
89 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 187
90 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.07 301
91 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: DC/NEW ENGLAND ESPN 8:00 PM 138 0.07 152
92 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:24 PM 24 0.07 302
93 HOT ROD GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.07 270
94 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 151
95 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: WRONG WEDDING PLANNER, TH LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.07 341
96 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 243
97 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 219
98 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.06 247
99 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-6R2R03H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 382
100 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 12:40 AM 80 0.06 105
101 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 246
102 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.06 213
103 IFC MOVIE IFC TV 1:00 AM 15 0.06 198
104 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 236
105 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.06 671
106 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.05 247
107 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 254
108 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.05 238
109 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 436
110 INDYCAR SERIES L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:08 PM 118 0.05 334
111 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 153
112 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.05 177
113 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 119
114 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 290
115 CHOPPED COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 158
116 CHOPPED COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.04 162
117 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 329
118 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:39 PM 61 0.04 291
119 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: SPORTING KANSAS CITY/COLORADO RAPIDS ESPN2 8:00 PM 144 0.04 92
120 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:10 PM 20 0.04 100
121 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 243
122 IFC MOVIE: OBLIVION IFC TV 10:15 PM 165 0.04 210
123 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO DIY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 317
124 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 88 0.04 274
125 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.04 249
126 POP TV MOVIES: HOUSE BUNNY, THE POP 10:30 PM 130 0.04 96
127 CHOPPED COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 153
128 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 313
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 223
130 MEN IN BLAZERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.03 77
131 INDYCAR QUALIFYING NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.03 144
132 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 259
133 CHOPPED COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 128
134 BBCA MOVIE: MISSION TO MARS BBC-AMERICA 5:30 PM 150 0.03 176
135 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.03 141
136 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:30 PM 30 0.03 78
137 FRIDAY NIGHT IN AMC 10:00 PM 30 0.03 145
138 HOLLYWOOD MED TYLER S2 UNIVERSO 11:00 AM 60 0.03 57
139 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 30 0.03 194
140 KOREAN BASEBALL   L: DOOSAN BEARS/KIA TIGERS ESPN 6:00 AM 135 0.03 86
141 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 112
142 INDYCAR CENTRAL PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:30 PM 38 0.03 154
143 DOROTHY/ THE WIZARD OZ BOOMERANG 9:00 AM 30 0.03 88
144 FUTBOL CENTRAL TUDN 9:28 PM 27 0.03 53
145 MECUM AUTO AUCTIONS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.02 141
146 FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L ESPN2 8:54 AM 100 0.02 120
147 ACUMULADORES COMPU S6 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.02 65
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.02 186
149 CHOPPED COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.02 74
150 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.02 100

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.