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July 27, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.24.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun 20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Although drastically down from the games that aired the night before, ESPN’s MLB BASEBALL tripleheader was still strong at 0.36/0.31/0.27.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES gained 0.02 to 0.30.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.29/0.46/3.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.21/0.32/2.8M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.20/0.27/1.2M.  The season finale of VH1’s RUPAUL’S ALL STARS rose 0.08 to 0.27, and UNTUCKED was up 0.02 to 0.15.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was steady at 0.23.  On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD ticked down to 0.19, and DINO HUNTERS was down 0.02 to 0.15.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.16/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.18.  Adult Swim’s 12 OZ MOUSE lost 0.03 to 0.15.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.09.  The season premiere of HBO’s ROOM 104 was off the chart at 0.02/91K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 24, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB OPENING DAY      L: MILWAUKEE/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 7:00 PM 180 0.36 1,035
2 MLB OPENING DAY      L: ATLANTA/NY METS ESPN 4:00 PM 180 0.31 922
3 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,043
4 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,531
5 MLB OPENING DAY      L: LA ANGELS/OAKLAND ESPN 10:00 PM 243 0.27 797
6 RUPAUL ALL STARS 5 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.27 567
7 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 626
8 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,257
9 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 3,043
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,806
11 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 3,069
12 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,181
13 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,335
14 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,543
15 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 63 0.19 1,112
16 FX MOVIE PRIME: SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDA FX 8:00 PM 150 0.19 775
17 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,364
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,409
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,344
20 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,348
21 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,340
22 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,055
23 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,225
24 RAVEN ABOUT BUNK?D DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 715
25 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,076
26 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,374
27 MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 31 0.16 1,110
28 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:34 PM 29 0.16 1,061
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,166
30 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,164
31 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.15 649
32 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:05 PM 29 0.15 1,013
33 12 OZ MOUSE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.15 313
34 UNTUCKED: ALL STARS 2 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.15 353
35 DINO HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:03 PM 62 0.15 870
36 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,050
37 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,378
38 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.13 1,143
39 AMC MOVIE: POLICE ACADEMY AMC 3:30 PM 135 0.13 339
40 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,610
41 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,797
42 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,630
43 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,758
44 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.12 424
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,820
46 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.12 744
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,016
48 TAMAR: GET YA LIFE FL WETV 10:00 PM 15 0.12 344
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 821
50 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.12 605
51 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,797
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,010
53 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,839
54 AMC MOVIE AMC 1:30 PM 90 0.11 306
55 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,467
56 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 27 0.11 509
57 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,705
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,489
59 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 299
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,759
61 50 SHADES OF SHARKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.10 382
62 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,355
63 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,537
64 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:30 AM 120 0.10 252
65 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,497
66 BERING SEA GOLD SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:05 PM 68 0.10 577
67 GET UP   L ESPN 8:35 AM 115 0.10 241
68 AMC MOVIE AMC 3:00 PM 30 0.09 312
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,449
70 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK DD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 350
71 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,176
72 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,960
73 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.09 846
74 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 242 PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 135 0.09 277
75 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.09 563
76 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 284
77 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 8:30 PM 30 0.08 396
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:30 PM 90 0.08 196
79 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,281
80 PEPPA PIG NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.08 400
81 BLUEY DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 23 0.08 303
82 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 725
83 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.08 417
84 PAW PATROL NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.08 345
85 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,511
86 MICKEY MOUSE MIXED-UP ADV DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.08 321
87 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 200
88 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,245
89 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 1,554
90 NBA RESTART SCRIMMAGE: HOUSTON/TORONTO NBA-TV 7:30 PM 122 0.07 191
91 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.07 638
92 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: KARATE KID (2010) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:30 PM 210 0.07 209
93 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,147
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,115
95 RAVEN ABOUT BUNK?D DISNEY CHANNEL 11:18 PM 59 0.07 327
96 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-6R2R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.07 342
97 LIGA MX L: NECAXA / TIGRES UANL TUDN 8:00 PM 150 0.07 149
98 PGA TOUR: 2020 3M OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 2:28 PM 250 0.06 507
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 1,027
100 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 346
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 933
102 NBA RESTART SCRIMMAGE: OKLAHOMA CITY/BOSTON NBA-TV 5:00 PM 120 0.05 123
103 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.05 131
104 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:03 AM 60 0.05 271
105 ARENA, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.05 149
106 SHOWCASE GAME: DET AT CIN MLB NETWORK 6:00 PM 180 0.05 187
107 NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: KANSAS FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 120 0.05 375
108 KOREAN BASEBALL   L: LG TWINS/DOOSAN BEARS ESPN 6:00 AM 155 0.05 111
109 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.05 169
110 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 24 0.04 217
111 EYEWITNESS SHARK COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 144
112 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:30 PM 30 0.04 87
113 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 267
114 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 231
115 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 259
116 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT: KILLER TWIN LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.04 208
117 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 548
118 NBA TEAM PREVIEW NBA-TV 7:00 PM 30 0.04 83
119 ARCA RACING L FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 105 0.04 200
120 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.04 145
121 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 240
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 219
123 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 135
124 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 279
125 LAKEFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.03 246
126 ACUMULADORES COMPU S6 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.03 79
127 LAKEFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO DIY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.03 228
128 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 124
129 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: SEA AT HOU/ARI AT SD MLB NETWORK 9:00 PM 181 0.03 124
130 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.03 77
131 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.03 79
132 DSP. OF SUSAN COX POWELL: 101 IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 AM 120 0.03 141
133 DSP. OF SUSAN COX POWELL: 102 A FAMILY AFFAIR OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 AM 120 0.03 142
134 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:38 PM 60 0.03 172
135 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT: KILLER TWIN LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 121 0.03 140
136 CAPTIVE, THE SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 112 0.03 126
137 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 196
138 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 193
139 FIRST THINGS FIRST-S D FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 AM 60 0.03 56
140 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 428
141 HEAD 2 HEAD MOTOR TREND 9:30 PM 30 0.03 146
142 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.03 97
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 202
144 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.03 63
145 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 80
146 CHOPPED SWEETS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 124
147 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.03 155
148 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.03 89
149 HERD L: 1283 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 84
150 STAR TREK: NXT GENERATION IFC TV 10:00 PM 60 0.03 120

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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.