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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.21.2020

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NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT lost 0.1 in final numbers.  For the curious, BEING REUBEN almost reached the level where it could have been rounded up to 0.1, but not quite. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 0.93/0.70/0.42.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.31/0.49/3.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.25/0.39/3.4M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.16/0.28/1.5M.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.22/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.17.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP dropped 0.04 to 0.22.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.22.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.22/0.17.  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD returned from its Shark Week break at 0.17, and 100 DAYS WILD was at 0.09.  A&E’s LIVE RESCUE was at 0.16.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was steady at 0.14, and ROOM 104 ticked down to 0.04.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S VEGAS REVUE premiered at 0.11.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.09. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 21, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: CLIPPERS/MAVERICKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:21 PM 155 0.93 2,270
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: CELTICS/76ERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:37 PM 141 0.70 1,813
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:56 PM 58 0.43 1,029
4 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: NUGGETS/JAZZ TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 4:14 PM 143 0.42 1,045
5 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 3,733
6 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,930
7 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,179
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,359
9 MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 31 0.24 1,232
10 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,197
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,243
12 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.22 675
13 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.22 970
14 NHL QTR FINALS L: PHILADELPHIA/MONTREAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:04 PM 158 0.22 698
15 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 4:00 PM 14 0.22 623
16 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 3,140
17 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 2,170
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.19 1,264
19 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,417
20 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,763
21 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,971
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,207
23 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,080
24 NHL QTR FINALS L: ST. LOUIS/VANCOUVER NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:42 PM 161 0.17 463
25 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 63 0.17 948
26 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,038
27 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 2,003
28 LIVE RESCUE: 39 LIVE RESCUE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.16 653
29 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,461
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,055
31 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,236
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,120
33 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,158
34 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,266
35 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.15 1,336
36 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,135
37 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN17 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.15 363
38 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 338
39 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,150
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,143
41 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,790
42 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 59 0.14 1,076
43 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,264
44 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.14 412
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,697
46 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 13 0.14 390
47 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,635
48 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,920
49 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,904
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,667
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,069
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,015
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,369
54 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,584
55 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.12 729
56 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.12 1,966
57 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,510
58 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: POSTMASTER GENERAL TESTIMONY MSNBC 9:00 AM 140 0.12 1,456
59 MORNING JOE: DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,550
60 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,426
61 RUPAULS: VEGAS REVUE VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.11 253
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,301
63 RUTH & RUBY VIRTUAL SLEEP DISNEY CHANNEL 8:24 PM 10 0.11 388
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 264
65 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 23 0.10 517
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 962
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 796
68 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 24 0.10 364
69 PGA TOUR: 2020 NORTHERN TRUST GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 228 0.10 842
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 235
71 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,765
72 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,424
73 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 919 A COLD DECEMBER MORNING OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.09 499
74 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 253
75 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:20 AM 40 0.09 1,331
76 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:06 PM 30 0.09 467
77 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,395
78 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 24 0.09 414
79 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 244 PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 130 0.09 275
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,188
81 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: TORONTO/BROOKLYN G3 NBA-TV 1:31 PM 144 0.09 245
82 100 DAYS WILD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:03 PM 62 0.09 625
83 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:23 AM 37 0.08 193
84 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.08 195
85 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.08 204
86 UNDISPUTED L: 983 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 175
87 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,357
88 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 217
89 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 186
90 LIGA MX L: FC JUAREZ / LEON TUDN 10:28 PM 126 0.08 193
91 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE FRI 1: SEVILLA FC VS.  FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO TUDN 2:30 PM 164 0.08 209
92 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 24 0.07 375
93 BLUEY DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 22 0.07 393
94 MLB WEEKDAY  L: CHICAGO WHITE SOX/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 8:00 PM 193 0.07 308
95 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 184
96 LIGA MX L: NECAXA / SANTOS LAGUNA TUDN 8:00 PM 148 0.07 177
97 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.07 880
98 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.07 302
99 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 759
100 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 167
101 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 585
102 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.06 148
103 NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: DOVER FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 133 0.06 312
104 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.06 215
105 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.06 275
106 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 8:30 PM 30 0.06 299
107 CATCHING SRL: SAM LITTLE: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 120 0.06 285
108 THROTTLE OUT MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.05 246
109 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 174
110 SAVAGE KINGDOM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.05 395
111 SAVAGE KINGDOM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.05 336
112 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 495
113 HEAD 2 HEAD MOTOR TREND 9:30 PM 30 0.05 227
114 TRUCK TECH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:00 AM 30 0.05 106
115 PARANORMAL NIGHTSHIFT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 299
116 ED STAFFORD:FIRST MAN OUT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:05 PM 61 0.05 388
117 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 277
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 249
119 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:13 PM 47 0.05 156
120 DAHMER:SERIAL KILLER: 100 2 HOUR SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 120 0.05 212
121 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 262
122 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.04 165
123 ROOM 104 HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 22 0.04 228
124 NHL LIVE PRE QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 34 0.04 129
125 LAKEFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO DIY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 289
126 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 153
127 LAKEFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 285
128 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 255
129 PARANORMAL WITNESS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 327
130 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 262
131 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.04 232
132 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 220
133 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:48 PM 42 0.03 236
134 KORN FERRY TOUR: 2020 NATIONWIDE CHILDRENS HOSP GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 120 0.03 170
135 ANCIENT ALIENS SP EDITION HISTORY 10:00 AM 60 0.03 243
136 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 12:16 AM 67 0.03 85
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 188
138 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:34 AM 26 0.03 69
139 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 103
140 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 103
141 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.03 68
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 167
143 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK:DEEP D NAT GEO WILD 7:00 PM 60 0.03 118
144 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 207
145 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:14 PM 60 0.03 54
146 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.03 93
147 DALE JR. DOWNLOAD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:30 PM 60 0.03 102
148 INDY 500 QUALIFYING: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 AM 150 0.02 91
149 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 743 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.02 57
150 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.02 171

PREVIOUS FRIDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)

PREVIOUS FRIDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

NEWS & LATE NIGHT BROADCAST RATINGS

SPORTS RATINGS

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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.
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