NETWORK FINALS: The special MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.0, followed by an episode of BIG BROTHER at 0.9. In addition, in final numbers the BIDEN TOWN HALL gained 0.02 to 0.07, and EMERGENCY CALL and PENN & TELLER: FOOL US both lost 0.1.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: AMC’s SOULMATES debuted at 0.06.
ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game had to compete with CBS (and a higher-profile game as well), and the cabler fell 1.68 from last week to 2.92. TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS games were at 0.60/0.34. On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE was at 0.57/0.35 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.21, and a FAMILY CHANTEL special was at 0.19. USA’s WWE telecast was ta 0.56/0.52/0.49 compared to last week’s 0.58/0.54/0.52. Bravo’s BELOW DECK dropped 0.05 to 0.48. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.48/0.76/4.9M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.41/0.55/2.5M, and MSNBC’s simulcast of the broadcast BIDEN TOWN HALL at 0.22/0.36/2.7M (which was also on CNBC at 0.02/0.03/171K). On Food Network, HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP ticked down to 0.27, and THE BIG BAKE was up 0.04 to 0.19. History’s PAWN STARS was at 0.18. ID’s OJ & NICOLE was at 0.16 and THE MISSING was at 0.14/0.13. On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.14, and BAD CHAD CUSTOMS was steady at 0.11. E!’s BOTCHED fell 0.04 to 0.07. On HBO, THE THIRD DAY dropped 0.03 to 0.01/106K, and WE ARE WHO WE ARE held at 0.01/60K.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday October 5, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NFL REGULAR SEASON L: ATLANTA/GREEN BAY | ESPN | 8:59 PM | 182 | 2.92 | 8,652 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:01 AM | 59 | 0.89 | 2,328 |
| 3 | MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF L | ESPN | 8:45 PM | 14 | 0.82 | 2,730 |
| 4 | MLB DIVISION SERIES: YANKEES/RAYS GM1 | TBS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 236 | 0.60 | 2,330 |
| 5 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: TELL A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 64 | 0.57 | 2,256 |
| 6 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.56 | 1,791 |
| 7 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.52 | 1,666 |
| 8 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.49 | 1,601 |
| 9 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.48 | 1,489 |
| 10 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.48 | 4,920 |
| 11 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.41 | 2,531 |
| 12 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.40 | 2,840 |
| 13 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.39 | 2,361 |
| 14 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.37 | 2,550 |
| 15 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 2,290 |
| 16 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 2,395 |
| 17 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 2,283 |
| 18 | 90 DAY HEA: STRIKES BACK | TLC | 9:04 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 1,695 |
| 19 | MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 105 | 0.35 | 1,103 |
| 20 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 3,556 |
| 21 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 4,271 |
| 22 | MLB DIVISION SERIES: ASTROS/ATHLETICS GM1 | TBS NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 225 | 0.34 | 1,422 |
| 23 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 2,280 |
| 24 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 3,582 |
| 25 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 3,965 |
| 26 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 2,185 |
| 27 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 3,903 |
| 28 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 3,596 |
| 29 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 1,931 |
| 30 | HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,203 |
| 31 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,723 |
| 32 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,576 |
| 33 | MLB GAME BREAK | TBS NETWORK | 7:45 PM | 15 | 0.25 | 1,063 |
| 34 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.25 | 561 |
| 35 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,160 |
| 36 | 2020 BIDEN TOWNHALL SIMUL | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,672 |
| 37 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,278 |
| 38 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:01 PM | 29 | 0.21 | 730 |
| 39 | LOVE IT OR LIST IT REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 973 |
| 40 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 712 |
| 41 | LOVE IT OR LIST IT REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,032 |
| 42 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:04 PM | 56 | 0.19 | 2,350 |
| 43 | FAMILY CHANTEL: CLIP SHOW | TLC | 10:04 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 874 |
| 44 | BIG BAKE | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 781 |
| 45 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,423 |
| 46 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,187 |
| 47 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,094 |
| 48 | PAWN STARS | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 703 |
| 49 | MSNBC BREAKING NEWS | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 4 | 0.18 | 2,240 |
| 50 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,812 |
| 51 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,256 |
| 52 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,309 |
| 53 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.17 | 2,331 |
| 54 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,037 |
| 55 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,363 |
| 56 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.17 | 430 |
| 57 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,282 |
| 58 | OJ & NICOLE: TRAGEDY: N/A | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.16 | 638 |
| 59 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.16 | 610 |
| 60 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,927 |
| 61 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,661 |
| 62 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,074 |
| 63 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,607 |
| 64 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.15 | 414 |
| 65 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 474 |
| 66 | SO: NO PREP KINGS: GRUDGE: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.14 | 484 |
| 67 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,183 |
| 68 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.14 | 1,702 |
| 69 | MISSING, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 533 |
| 70 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,960 |
| 71 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,097 |
| 72 | MISSING, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 565 |
| 73 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 5:30 PM | 25 | 0.13 | 457 |
| 74 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,617 |
| 75 | PAWN STARS: BEST OF | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.13 | 710 |
| 76 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,734 |
| 77 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.12 | 408 |
| 78 | DARCEY & STACEY: INSIDE | TLC | 11:04 PM | 56 | 0.12 | 510 |
| 79 | INSIDE THE MLB | TBS NETWORK | 11:56 PM | 66 | 0.12 | 406 |
| 80 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,036 |
| 81 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,515 |
| 82 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 324 |
| 83 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 309 |
| 84 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,598 |
| 85 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 373 |
| 86 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 313 |
| 87 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 281 |
| 88 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 304 |
| 89 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,362 |
| 90 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 7:59 PM | 61 | 0.11 | 440 |
| 91 | BAD CHAD CUSTOMS: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.11 | 406 |
| 92 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 811 |
| 93 | NFL REWIND L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 330 |
| 94 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.10 | 367 |
| 95 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 13 | 0.10 | 348 |
| 96 | AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:15 PM | 15 | 0.10 | 320 |
| 97 | VAMPIRINA | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.09 | 342 |
| 98 | MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R03H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 442 |
| 99 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 15 | 0.09 | 263 |
| 100 | UNDISPUTED L: 1014 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.08 | 220 |
| 101 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 663 |
| 102 | MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW | TBS NETWORK | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 289 |
| 103 | DOOMSDAY CAUGHT ON CAMERA | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 402 |
| 104 | DR. 90210 (2020) | E! | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 335 |
| 105 | HERD L: 1327 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 184 |
| 106 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 197 |
| 107 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.07 | 664 |
| 108 | BRAVOS CHAT ROOM | BRAVO | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 256 |
| 109 | BOTCHED-SP | E! | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 361 |
| 110 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,302 |
| 111 | PAWN STARS | HISTORY | 1:06 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 346 |
| 112 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 196 |
| 113 | CORN AND PEG | NICK JR | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 225 |
| 114 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.06 | 667 |
| 115 | LAW & ORDER | BBC-AMERICA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 258 |
| 116 | SOULMATES | AMC | 10:00 PM | 63 | 0.06 | 245 |
| 117 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 242 |
| 118 | FATAL ATTRACTION | TV ONE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 146 |
| 119 | VICTOR & VALENTINO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 15 | 0.05 | 180 |
| 120 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 58 | 0.05 | 471 |
| 121 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 145 |
| 122 | VICTOR & VALENTINO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:45 PM | 15 | 0.05 | 177 |
| 123 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 225 |
| 124 | PRECIO DE HISTORIA S2 | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 101 |
| 125 | PRECIO DE HISTORIA S2 | UNIVERSO | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 81 |
| 126 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 181 |
| 127 | LAW & ORDER | BBC-AMERICA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 205 |
| 128 | SCIENCE OF STUPID | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 308 |
| 129 | SCIENCE OF STUPID | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 224 |
| 130 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 321 |
| 131 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 101 |
| 132 | LAW & ORDER | BBC-AMERICA | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 241 |
| 133 | LAW & ORDER | BBC-AMERICA | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 222 |
| 134 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 303 |
| 135 | LAW & ORDER | BBC-AMERICA | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 149 |
| 136 | LAW & ORDER | BBC-AMERICA | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 232 |
| 137 | DUCKTALES (2017) | DISNEY XD | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 161 |
| 138 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 976 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 85 |
| 139 | RESTORING GALVESTON | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 306 |
| 140 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 125 |
| 141 | LAW & ORDER | BBC-AMERICA | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 166 |
| 142 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 136 |
| 143 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 92 |
| 144 | NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 266 |
| 145 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 297 |
| 146 | BRAIN GAMES COMPILATIONS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 175 |
| 147 | SOCIO S3, EL | UNIVERSO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 75 |
| 148 | SCOOBY-DOO AND GUESS WHO? | BOOMERANG | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 86 |
| 149 | SCOOBY-DOO AND GUESS WHO? | BOOMERANG | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 87 |
| 150 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 91 |
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