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August 25, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.24.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  See Mitch Metcalf’s Republican National Convention Night 1 ratings analysis for a detailed look at the numbers.  Here’s a snapshot in the 18-49 demo:  as one would expect, Fox News was on top by far with 0.81/0.89 (compared to 0.34/24 for last week’s Democratic convention, and compared to 0.72/0.94 in 2016), while CNN was at 0.41/0.36 (0.92/0.83 last week, 0.79/0.88 in 2016), and MSNBC was at 0.20 (0.49 last week, 0.27/0.29 in 2016).

All of the convention coverage was dominated by TNT’s Lakers vs. Portland NBA PLAYOFFS game at 1.34, with other games at 0.69/0.46.  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE franchise was at 0.77/0.43/0.42, compared to last week’s 0.76/0.41/0.39.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.72/0.66/0.62 compared to last week’s 0.52/0.49/0.44.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK dipped 0.04 to 0.60.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD rose 0.05 to 0.28.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.26/0.25.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.25/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.16, and BAD CHAD CUSTOMS ticked down to 0.11.  On ID, YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE ticked down to 0.21.  HGTV’s LOVE IT OR LIST IT dropped 0.06 to 0.21.  On Food Network, BEST THING I EVER ATE was steady at 0.19, and AMY SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK was up 0.04 to 0.17.  On A&E, INTERVENTION ticked down to 0.16, and HOARDERS was down 0.04 to 0.14.  E!’s BOTCHED was steady at 0.13.  On VH1, LOVE & LISTINGS climbed 0.04 to 0.12, and TO CATCH A BEAUTICIAN was at 0.10/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.06.  The finale of HBO’s I MAY DESTROY YOU ticked up to 0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday August 24, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: LAKERS/TRAILBLAZERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:14 PM 162 1.34 2,979
2 FNC DEMOCRACY 2020: RNC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.89 7,063
3 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.81 6,838
4 90 DAY FIANCE: OTHER WAY TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.77 2,778
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.72 2,140
6 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: PACERS/HEAT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:45 PM 149 0.69 1,732
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.66 2,045
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.63 5,719
9 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.62 1,900
10 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.61 4,820
11 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.60 1,740
12 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: ROCKETS/THUNDER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 4:14 PM 151 0.46 1,186
13 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:56 PM 63 0.44 1,013
14 90 DAY OTHER WAY: PILLOW TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.43 1,849
15 90 DAY B90D: STRIKES BACK TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.42 1,809
16 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.41 2,281
17 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 10:00 PM 53 0.36 2,023
18 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 8:30 PM 30 0.34 2,067
19 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.32 3,201
20 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.29 3,772
21 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.28 1,696
22 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 608
23 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.27 2,192
24 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.26 3,256
25 NHL SEMI FINALS L: NY ISLANDERS/PHILADELPHIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:57 PM 161 0.26 837
26 NHL SEMI FINALS L: DALLAS/COLORADO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:38 PM 174 0.25 692
27 STREET OUTLAWS: MEMPHIS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 59 0.25 829
28 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,593
29 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 1,438
30 LOVE IT OR LIST IT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,361
31 YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 834
32 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.21 2,536
33 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.21 1,427
34 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 628
35 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION MSNBC 9:00 PM 120 0.20 1,675
36 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 2,061
37 ALL-STAR BTIEA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 767
38 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,089
39 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 2,352
40 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 2,192
41 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,176
42 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.17 498
43 A. SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.17 589
44 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 1,174
45 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 2,192
46 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 2,088
47 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.16 596
48 INTERVENTION CA A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 485
49 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,242
50 SO: NO PREP KINGS: GRUDGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:59 PM 61 0.16 564
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,142
52 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,795
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,170
54 FNC DEMOCRACY 2020: RNC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.15 1,226
55 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,801
56 HOARDERS: FLORA 121 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.14 618
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 969
58 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 4:00 PM 14 0.14 485
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,059
60 11TH HR W/ B.WILLIAMS SPC MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.14 1,560
61 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,201
62 AMERICAN PICKERS SPECIALS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 1,047
63 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 353
64 ITS PONY NICKELODEON 4:00 PM 30 0.14 527
65 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:33 PM 28 0.14 753
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,717
67 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: REPUBLICAN CONVENTION MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.13 1,990
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,022
69 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.13 451
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 916
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,659
72 LOVE & LISTINGS 2 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.12 297
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,923
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,768
75 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: MILWAUKEE/ORLANDO GM4 NBA-TV 1:34 PM 149 0.12 289
76 NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:32 AM 28 0.12 261
77 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 875
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,561
79 BAD CHAD CUSTOMS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 409
80 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN17 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 298
81 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.11 358
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 896
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 282
84 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 614
85 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.10 967
86 TO CATCH A BEAUTICIAN VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.10 223
87 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 274
88 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 251
89 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.09 217
90 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 3:00 PM 15 0.09 298
91 AMERICAS NAT PARKS POPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.09 344
92 TO CATCH A BEAUTICIAN VH1 10:30 PM 30 0.08 201
93 MORNING JOE: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,233
94 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 406
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,271
96 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.08 205
97 UNIKITTY THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 15 0.08 204
98 10 THINGS YOU DONT KNOW E! 10:00 PM 30 0.07 280
99 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:08 AM 106 0.07 1,101
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,096
101 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.07 230
102 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,088
103 AMERICAN PICKERS SPECIALS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.07 726
104 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 164
105 ROADKILL GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.07 268
106 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 201
107 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 683
108 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,228
109 INTO THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 313
110 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 12:37 PM 53 0.06 718
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 218
112 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 368
113 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:30 PM 30 0.06 828
114 ROADKILL GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:30 PM 30 0.06 240
115 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 326
116 UNDISPUTED L: 984 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 139
117 AMERICAN PICKERS SPECIALS HISTORY 12:03 AM 63 0.06 350
118 ROADKILL GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.06 237
119 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN REPACK: TMOU-3R2R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.06 356
120 AMERICAS NAT PARKS POPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.06 359
121 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 539
122 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:02 AM 63 0.05 176
123 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 373
124 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:07 PM 30 0.05 901
125 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 12:00 AM 60 0.05 232
126 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: CHICAGO CUBS/DETROIT TIGERS FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 195 0.05 314
127 AMER GREED BIGGEST CONS CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 201
128 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L: FANTASY FOOTBALL DRAFT ESPN 7:00 PM 150 0.05 127
129 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 11:54 AM 13 0.05 710
130 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.05 212
131 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.05 250
132 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.05 296
133 ROADKILL GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:30 PM 30 0.05 205
134 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 417
135 I MAY DESTROY YOU HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 36 0.05 121
136 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:30 PM 30 0.05 105
137 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 158
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 210
139 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 433
140 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 349
141 MLB BONUS GAME   L: COLORADO/ARIZONA ESPN 9:30 PM 212 0.04 188
142 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 96
143 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 364
144 TRACK & FIELD: IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:00 AM 120 0.04 97
145 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 335
146 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 34 0.04 84
147 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.04 402
148 LIGA MX L: PACHUCA / MAZATLAN TUDN 9:30 PM 153 0.04 102
149 BOTCHED-SP E! 2:00 PM 60 0.04 111
150 10 THINGS YOU DONT KNOW E! 10:30 PM 30 0.04 177

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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.