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September 29, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.28.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  EMERGENCY CALL lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN didn’t have to share MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL with ABC this week, so ESPN-to-ESPN, the rating was up a huge 1.90 to 4.60, although the games were only 0.1 apart when both networks were counted.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.58/0.54/0.52 compared to last week’s 0.51/0.50/0.48.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK slipped 0.02 to 0.53.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.50/0.81/5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.31/0.51/3.7M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.22/0.41/1.9M.  On Food Network, HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP ticked up to 0.28, and THE BIG BAKE was at 0.15.  ID’s JOE EXOTIC was at 0.25/0.24.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE was at 0.23/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.24.  HGTV’s LOVE IT OR LIST IT ticked down to 0.19.  E!’s BOTCHED climbed 0.02 to 0.11.  Discovery’s BAD CHAD CUSTOMS was steady at 0.11.  The conclusion of Showtime’s THE COMEY RULE ticked up from Sunday to 0.05.  On HBO, THE THIRD DAY rose 0.02 to 0.04, and WE ARE WHO WE ARE was steady at 0.01/62K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday September 28, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: KANSAS CITY/BALTIMORE ESPN 8:13 PM 185 4.60 14,019
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 2.05 6,885
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:18 PM 72 1.31 3,397
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.58 1,956
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.54 1,824
6 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.53 1,602
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.52 1,687
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.50 5,019
9 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.48 1,335
10 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.40 4,534
11 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.35 4,073
12 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.33 3,775
13 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.33 3,127
14 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:01 PM 29 0.32 951
15 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.31 2,778
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,702
17 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.28 715
18 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,125
19 JOE EXOTIC: BEFORE HE WAS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 826
20 JOE EXOTIC: TIGERS, LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 749
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 800
22 90 DAY B90D: STRIKES BACK TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,299
23 LOVE IT OR LIST IT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,265
24 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,931
25 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,548
26 90 DAY B90D: STRIKES BACK TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,282
27 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.21 2,254
28 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,871
29 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 2,057
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,657
31 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,245
32 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,165
33 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 2,050
34 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,955
35 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,918
36 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,412
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,112
38 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 2,115
39 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 2,095
40 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 507
41 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,558
42 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 2,104
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 2,113
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,369
45 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,126
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,103
47 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,332
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,305
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,232
50 BIG BAKE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.15 724
51 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,937
52 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 478
53 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.15 2,317
54 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,173
55 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.15 551
56 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 468
57 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.15 505
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,922
59 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,289
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,094
61 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.14 464
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 338
63 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,904
64 NFL REWIND   L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 418
65 SO: NO PREP KINGS: GRUDGE: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.14 462
66 DR. 90210 (2020) E! 10:00 PM 60 0.13 459
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,698
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 345
69 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 384
70 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,572
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 334
72 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,361
73 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,346
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 977
75 BRAVOS CHAT ROOM BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.12 373
76 DARCEY & STACEY: INSIDE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 721
77 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.12 363
78 DOOMSDAY CAUGHT ON CAMERA TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 448
79 BOTCHED-SP E! 9:00 PM 60 0.11 417
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,144
81 BAD CHAD CUSTOMS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 397
82 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,376
83 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,394
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 273
85 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,419
86 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.10 665
87 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,440
88 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 296
89 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.09 434
90 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R02H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.09 492
91 UNDISPUTED L: 1009 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 217
92 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:30 AM 30 0.07 153
93 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:00 AM 30 0.07 168
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,214
95 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.07 535
96 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 586
97 NHL LIVE POST STANLEY CUP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:57 PM 75 0.07 174
98 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 757
99 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.07 127
100 PAWN STARS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.06 346
101 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.06 484
102 HERD L: 1322 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 154
103 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 151
104 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 315
105 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.06 168
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 224
107 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.06 133
108 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.06 287
109 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 169
110 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 316
111 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.05 142
112 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 248
113 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 297
114 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.05 172
115 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 134
116 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 193
117 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 494
118 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.05 135
119 BRAIN GAMES COMPILATIONS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 197
120 COMEY RULE, THE SHOWTIME PRIME 9:01 PM 112 0.05 381
121 DUCKTALES (2017) DISNEY XD 7:00 PM 30 0.05 173
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 215
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 220
124 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 318
125 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.05 245
126 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.05 292
127 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 75 0.04 189
128 ZIMMERN LIST COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 161
129 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 158
130 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.04 181
131 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.04 274
132 AFTERMATH: N/A NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 180 0.04 110
133 POP TV MOVIES: MR AND MRS SMITH POP 8:00 PM 170 0.04 149
134 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:15 PM 60 0.04 121
135 FAST MONEY: N/A CNBC 5:00 PM 120 0.04 212
136 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 94
137 BIG HERO 6 SERIES DISNEY XD 7:30 PM 30 0.04 100
138 VICE NEWS TONIGHT VICE 11:00 PM 30 0.04 89
139 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 121
140 THIRD DAY, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 57 0.04 144
141 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.04 276
142 BOTCHED-SP E! 12:30 AM 60 0.04 114
143 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 155
144 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 188
145 RESTORING GALVESTON DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.03 347
146 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S2 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.03 110
147 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 111
148 FREAKS AND BEASTS MONDAY: MEN IN BLACK 3 SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 150 0.03 119
149 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 PM 30 0.03 134
150 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 102

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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.