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August 4, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.3.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Monday cable belongs to TLC, with the 90 DAY FIANCE franchise at 0.81/0.46/0.45, compared to last week’s 0.77/0.50/0.44.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.73/0.45.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK rose 0.04 to 0.59.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.55/0.51/0.48, compared to last week’s 0.52/0.50/0.41.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.36/0.54/4.1M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.19/0.33/1.7M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.18/0.30/2.9M.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD jumped 0.09 to 0.31.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL game was at 0.25.  On Food Network, BEST THING I EVER ATE was steady at 0.20.  On ID, YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE held at 0.20, and HOMETOWN HOMICIDE was at 0.17/0.16, compared to last week’s 0.15/0.13.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS dropped 0.06 to 0.20, with an additional hour at 0.14.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.19/0.18.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS ticked down to 0.15.  On A&E, HOARDERS lost 0.03 to 0.15.  On VH1, LOVE & LISTINGS ticked down to 0.13, and TO CATCH A BEAUTICIAN ticked down to 0.09.  E!’s BOTCHED was at 0.11.  HBO’s I MAY DESTROY YOU was off the chart but steady at 0.03/88K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday August 3, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: OTHER WAY TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.81 2,919
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA LAKERS/UTAH ESPN 9:13 PM 157 0.73 1,615
3 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.59 1,714
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.55 1,824
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.51 1,610
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.48 1,710
7 90 DAY OTHER WAY: PILLOW TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.46 1,910
8 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MEMPHIS/NEW ORLEANS ESPN 6:45 PM 133 0.45 1,020
9 90 DAY B90D: STRIKES BACK TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.45 1,863
10 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.36 4,069
11 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,019
12 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:50 PM 70 0.34 763
13 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.31 641
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,724
15 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 3,520
16 NHL QUALIFIER L: MONTREAL/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:16 PM 155 0.25 596
17 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,947
18 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 3,060
19 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,659
20 ALL-STAR BTIEA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 839
21 YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 760
22 NHL QUALIFIER BONUS L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:51 PM 85 0.20 462
23 STREET OUTLAWS: MEMPHIS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 750
24 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,216
25 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.19 647
26 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,722
27 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,409
28 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.19 1,223
29 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,460
30 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,600
31 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.18 1,195
32 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,944
33 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,454
34 LOVE IT OR LIST IT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.18 1,273
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,465
36 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,402
37 HOMETOWN HOMICIDE: LOCAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:30 PM 30 0.17 700
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,163
39 LOVE IT OR LIST IT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,107
40 HOMETOWN HOMICIDE: LOCAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 30 0.16 700
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,036
42 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,343
43 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.15 1,054
44 NHL QUALIFIER L: WASHINGTON/TAMPA BAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:06 PM 165 0.15 414
45 HOARDERS: ALTHIA 120 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.15 648
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,068
47 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,835
48 NHL QUALIFIER L: CHICAGO/EDMONTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:51 PM 138 0.15 371
49 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK EXTRA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.15 445
50 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,227
51 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,165
52 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 6:30 PM 15 0.14 343
53 STREET OUTLAWS SPC: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.14 564
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,751
55 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:14 PM 46 0.13 1,577
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 910
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,579
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,828
59 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,613
60 LOVE & LISTINGS 2 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.13 318
61 NHL QUALIFIER BONUS L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:40 PM 86 0.13 310
62 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 2,149
63 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.13 606
64 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:33 PM 28 0.13 638
65 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,897
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,655
67 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,954
68 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 864
69 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,659
70 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:37 PM 37 0.12 1,646
71 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,676
72 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,621
73 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 562
74 WORLDS BIGGEST TIGER SHAR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.12 351
75 FIND LOVE LIVE TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 552
76 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,770
77 INTERVENTION CA A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 398
78 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,831
79 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK EXTRA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 453
80 PJ MASKS DISNEY JUNIOR 5:40 PM 25 0.11 415
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,492
82 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.11 467
83 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: DENVER/OKLAHOMA CITY NBA-TV 4:13 PM 163 0.11 253
84 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: DUNKIRK (2017) PARAMOUNT 8:00 PM 150 0.11 546
85 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 810
86 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,559
87 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.10 440
88 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.09 337
89 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.09 260
90 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 37 0.09 1,799
91 NHL QUALIFIER L: NY RANGERS/CAROLINA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 PM 160 0.09 259
92 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.09 259
93 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,286
94 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,246
95 TO CATCH A BEAUTICIAN VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.09 241
96 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,288
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,137
98 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,028
99 CORN AND PEG NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.08 330
100 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: TORONTO/MIAMI NBA-TV 1:30 PM 163 0.08 187
101 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN REPACK: TMOU-3R2R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 517
102 LIGA MX L: LEON / MONTERREY TUDN 10:13 PM 155 0.08 178
103 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: NEW YORK METS/ATLANTA BRAVES FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 208 0.08 296
104 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 181
105 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 167
106 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 210
107 MOVIE- THEATRICAL RPT: HITCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 181 0.08 265
108 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 207
109 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,234
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,021
111 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 612
112 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.07 214
113 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.07 177
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,168
115 CHUGGINGTON TALES RAILS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:05 AM 25 0.07 218
116 INTO THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 371
117 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 6:00 PM 60 0.06 233
118 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.06 243
119 NHL LIVE SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:09 AM 22 0.06 147
120 AMER GREED BIGGEST CONS CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 240
121 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 1:36 AM 28 0.06 239
122 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.06 332
123 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 2:58 PM 61 0.06 225
124 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 2:00 PM 58 0.05 191
125 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 279
126 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.05 212
127 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.05 194
128 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 11:18 PM 65 0.05 180
129 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / UNAM TUDN 7:30 PM 163 0.05 136
130 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 118
131 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 6:56 PM 34 0.05 113
132 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 340
133 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 429
134 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 96
135 UNDISPUTED L: 969 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 127
136 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 429
137 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 113
138 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 349
139 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 324
140 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 425
141 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.05 402
142 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 304
143 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 321
144 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 3:59 PM 61 0.04 191
145 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.04 339
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 238
147 SHOWCASE GAME: CLE AT CIN/PHI AT NYY MLB NETWORK 8:40 PM 158 0.04 171
148 CELEBRITY CALL CENTER E! 10:00 PM 30 0.04 163
149 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 12:00 AM 60 0.04 175
150 HOLLYWOOD MED TYLER S2 UNIVERSO 11:00 AM 60 0.04 58

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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.