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March 3, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.2.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The PRODIGAL SON rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:   The back-to-back premiere of FX’s BREEDERS was at 0.12/0.09.  On AMC, BETTER CALL SAUL climbed 0.05 to 0.32, and the timeslot premiere of DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE was at 0.09, down 0.16 from Sunday’s post-WALKING DEAD premiere.

On USA, the WWE telecast was at 0.76/0.75/0.70 compared to last week’s 0.73/0.71/0.68, and BRIARPATCH ticked up to 0.21.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.47/0.46 compared to last week’s 0.51/0.42.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.37/0.64/4.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.30/0.49/3.2M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.25/0.36/1.4M.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.36/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.37/0.24.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.32/0.30.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK dropped 0.04 to 0.30, and SPY GAMES was down 0.02 to 0.09.  On Food Network, KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.25/0.25 compared to last week’s 0.23, and CHOPPED SWEETS was down 0.04 to 0.15.  On A&E, LIVE RESCUE rose 0.04 to 0.22, and LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL was at 0.20/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.19.  On HGTV, HOME TOWN was at 0.21 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.19.  On History, PAWN STARS was at 0.20, and AMERICAN PICKERS was down 0.02 to 0.16.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was up 0.04 to 0.19.  On ID, STRANGER AMONG US fell 0.07 to 0.15, and TWISTED LOVE was down 0.05 to 0.14.  On HBO, MCMILLIONS was steady at 0.13, and THE NEW POPE held at 0.06.  Nat Geo’s BRAIN GAMES rose 0.04 to 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday March 2, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.76 2,358
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.75 2,297
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.70 2,115
4 LOVE AND HIP HOP 10 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.47 1,102
5 LOVE & HIP HOP MIAMI 3 VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.46 1,047
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.37 4,069
7 STREET OUTLAWS: FASTEST: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 146 0.36 954
8 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: N.C. STATE/DUKE ESPN 7:00 PM 125 0.32 1,202
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.32 4,001
10 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 9:00 PM 75 0.32 1,181
11 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:28 PM 32 0.31 764
12 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.30 923
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,248
14 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS TECH/BAYLOR ESPN 9:05 PM 143 0.30 1,003
15 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 3,306
16 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 3,445
17 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,390
18 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,158
19 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.25 1,016
20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,493
21 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,566
22 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.24 755
23 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.23 2,007
24 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,323
25 LIVE RESCUE: 37 LIVE RESCUE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.22 874
26 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,372
27 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.22 2,539
28 STREET OUTLAWS SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:26 PM 35 0.21 602
29 HOME TOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,541
30 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.21 2,882
31 BRIARPATCH USA NETWORK 11:01 PM 62 0.21 627
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,175
33 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.20 873
34 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,125
35 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.20 519
36 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.20 1,010
37 MIKE BLOOMBERG TOWN HALL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:30 PM 60 0.20 2,412
38 EXT MKOVR HOME ED REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.19 894
39 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,303
40 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN16 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.19 398
41 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.19 768
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,140
43 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,721
44 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.17 709
45 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 425
46 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 389
47 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 359
48 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.16 1,282
49 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.15 307
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 2,008
51 CHOPPED SWEETS FOOD NETWORK 11:01 PM 59 0.15 517
52 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 849
53 STRANGER AMONG US INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 694
54 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,850
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,755
56 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,672
57 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 764
58 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,663
59 TWISTED LOVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 615
60 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,643
61 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,772
62 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 963
63 MCMILLION$ HBO PRIME 10:03 PM 55 0.13 404
64 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,588
65 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.13 559
66 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 332
67 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.13 321
68 COPS (O) PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 30 0.12 351
69 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:13 PM 47 0.12 393
70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,796
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 837
72 BREEDERS FX 10:00 PM 38 0.12 328
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 831
74 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 739
75 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.12 976
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,714
77 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 756
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,614
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.11 269
80 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MILWAUKEE/MIAMI NBA-TV 7:30 PM 144 0.10 362
81 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN REPACK: TMOU-1R1R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.10 541
82 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: LA ANGELS/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 3:00 PM 193 0.10 368
83 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,683
84 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 31 0.10 1,523
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 719
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,325
87 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.10 358
88 DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE AMC 10:15 PM 62 0.09 352
89 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:31 PM 29 0.09 1,583
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 277
91 SPY GAMES BRAVO 10:00 PM 61 0.09 286
92 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.09 241
93 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.09 273
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 711
95 BREEDERS FX 10:38 PM 36 0.09 212
96 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,038
97 BRAIN GAMES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.08 249
98 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 430
99 ACTION MONTH: HACKSAW RIDGE AMC 6:00 PM 180 0.08 410
100 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 304
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,123
102 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,093
103 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 634
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,099
105 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.07 274
106 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.07 154
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,042
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 873
109 GANGS OF NEW YORK: GANGS OF NEW YORK HBO PRIME 6:05 PM 167 0.07 202
110 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.06 170
111 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 587
112 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 930
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 266
114 NEW POPE, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 59 0.06 266
115 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.06 145
116 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 176
117 IN THE ROOM EXTENDED E! 10:30 PM 30 0.06 182
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 246
119 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 29 0.05 227
120 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 904
121 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 107
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 464
123 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:54 PM 66 0.05 173
124 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.05 184
125 UNDISPUTED L: 873 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 132
126 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9 BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.04 171
127 BRAIN GAMES: BONUS ROUND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 165
128 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: COMBINE RECAP NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.04 100
129 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 87
130 HERD L: 1185 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 118
131 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9 BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.04 212
132 MAINE CABIN MASTERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 299
133 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 105
134 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.03 92
135 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9 BBC-AMERICA 1:00 PM 60 0.03 112
136 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9 BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.03 136
137 LIGA MX FEMENIL L: TIGRES / MONARCAS TUDN 8:59 PM 122 0.03 71
138 GET A CLUE GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 305
139 LOU DOBBS TONIGHT FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 498
140 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9 BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.03 192
141 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.03 366
142 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 132
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 196
144 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.03 131
145 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 247
146 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9 BBC-AMERICA 6:00 PM 60 0.03 181
147 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.03 105
148 MEET THE FRASERS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.03 104
149 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 274
150 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 310

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."