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April 7, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.4.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The 24 HOURS TO HELL & BACK rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The day’s news was led by Fox News’s 5PM hour at 0.54/0.80/4.7M, with the same hour on CNN at 0.48/0.65/2.8M, and MSNBC’s 11AM hour at 0.16/0.29/1.8M.  A&E’s LIVE PD: SPECIAL EDITION was at 0.34.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL at 0.13/329K & 0.15/356K compared to last week’s 0.12/259K & 0.10/246K, MY HERO ACADEMIA down 0.01 to 0.31, SWORD ART UNDERWORLD up 0.02 to 0.27, DEMON SLAYER down 0.01 to 0.23/454K, FOOD WARS down 0.02 to 0.20, BLACK CLOVER down 0.03 to 0.18/332K, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE down 0.03 to 0.16/328K, NARUTO up 0.03 to 0.16/336K, PRIMAL up 0.03 to 0.15/279K, and SAMURAI JACK up 0.03 to 0.14/256K.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN was steady at 0.29, TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN held at 0.26, and PIONEER WOMAN was at 0.23.  Hallmark’s original movie YOU’RE BACON ME CRAZY was at 0.29.  HGTV’s NATE & JEREMIAH gained 0.02 to 0.21.  TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS was at 0.15/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.08.  OWN’s LOVE GOALS ticked up to 0.09. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday April 4, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.54 4,670
2 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.48 2,785
3 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.46 3,692
4 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.42 2,465
5 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.38 3,026
6 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.36 2,049
7 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.34 1,912
8 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.34 2,069
9 SITUATION ROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.34 1,765
10 LIVE PD: SPECIAL EDITION: LIVE PD SPECIAL EDITION 2 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.34 1,255
11 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.32 2,000
12 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.32 2,012
13 MY HERO ACADEMIA ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.31 648
14 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,426
15 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.29 1,560
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.29 1,998
17 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,994
18 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.29 2,407
19 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: YOURE BACON ME CRAZY HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.29 2,592
20 SITUATION ROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,638
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.28 1,945
22 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.28 2,513
23 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.27 2,242
24 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.27 2,488
25 GOOD BOYS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 90 0.27 685
26 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.27 898
27 SWORD ART:UNDERWORLD ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.27 515
28 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.26 2,437
29 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.26 1,391
30 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,287
31 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.26 2,470
32 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.24 2,366
33 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.24 2,266
34 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.23 1,179
35 DEMON SLAYER ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.23 454
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.22 1,484
37 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 12:00 AM 30 0.22 650
38 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.21 1,025
39 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.21 846
40 NATE & JERE:SAVE MY HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,202
41 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 2,113
42 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: MOMMY IS A MURDERER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.20 866
43 FOOD WARS ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.20 368
44 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.18 1,072
45 JOJOS ADV: GOLDEN WIND ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 30 0.16 328
46 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:01 AM 31 0.16 1,834
47 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,282
48 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: ATL TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 822
49 LIVE PD: SPECIAL EDITION: LIVE PD SPECIAL EDITION 2 A&E NETWORK 1:00 AM 120 0.15 458
50 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 4:15 PM 104 0.15 1,453
51 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,623
52 AM JOY MSNBC 11:32 AM 28 0.14 1,855
53 SYTTD: NORTHERN EDITION TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 668
54 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 150 0.14 463
55 DANGER FORCE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.14 687
56 POWER RANGERS BM10 NICKELODEON 8:00 AM 30 0.14 404
57 AM JOY MSNBC 10:00 AM 61 0.14 1,560
58 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 15 0.13 440
59 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: DARK KNIGHT, THE PARAMOUNT 4:30 PM 180 0.13 358
60 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,082
61 THUNDERCATS ROAR! THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 15 0.13 380
62 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 15 0.12 1,275
63 ZOO, THE ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.12 818
64 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:30 AM 15 0.12 364
65 THUNDERCATS ROAR! THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:45 AM 15 0.12 371
66 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 892
67 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 796
68 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.12 1,407
69 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 1:00 PM 30 0.11 497
70 TIME MACHINE: UFOS: TOP SECRET ALIEN FILES HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.11 803
71 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 676
72 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,181
73 ZOO, THE ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 60 0.11 668
74 BLUES CLUES & YOU NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.11 431
75 ALL THAT NEW NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.11 488
76 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:59 PM 61 0.11 1,326
77 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 12:30 PM 30 0.11 497
78 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY JUNIOR 6:30 PM 55 0.11 409
79 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.11 642
80 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 1:00 PM 60 0.11 712
81 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 12:00 PM 60 0.10 604
82 NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT: UTAH/LA LAKERS ESPN 1:00 PM 150 0.10 260
83 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 1:30 PM 30 0.10 466
84 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,082
85 ALASKA TRIANGLE REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 427
86 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,080
87 COLD JUSTICE OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.10 615
88 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 9:00 PM 30 0.09 342
89 LOVE GOALS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 311
90 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 952
91 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 2:30 PM 30 0.09 527
92 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 2:00 PM 30 0.09 492
93 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 12:00 PM 30 0.09 435
94 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 8:00 PM 30 0.09 342
95 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 11:00 PM 30 0.09 294
96 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.09 281
97 THESE WOODS ARE HAUNTED TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 522
98 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 212
99 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 271
100 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 266
101 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 240
102 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.08 265
103 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.08 1,236
104 DR. OAKLEY, YUKON VET NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.08 557
105 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 11:30 AM 30 0.08 366
106 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.08 309
107 BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 252
108 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.08 296
109 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 8:30 PM 30 0.08 310
110 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.08 286
111 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.08 598
112 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 246
113 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 11:30 AM 30 0.08 283
114 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.08 633
115 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.08 983
116 DUCKTALES (2017) DISNEY XD 10:00 AM 30 0.08 193
117 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 9:30 PM 30 0.07 294
118 DNA MURDER W. PAUL HOLES OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.07 440
119 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 186
120 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 230
121 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.07 274
122 SATURDAY MOVIE: KEEPING UP W/ THE JONESES FREEFORM 11:25 PM 155 0.07 211
123 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 272
124 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 286
125 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.07 311
126 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 11:00 AM 30 0.07 365
127 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 12:30 PM 30 0.07 261
128 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 11:00 AM 30 0.07 237
129 DUCKTALES (2017) DISNEY XD 9:30 AM 30 0.07 193
130 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 10:00 PM 30 0.07 262
131 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 12:00 PM 30 0.07 256
132 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 263
133 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 244
134 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 7:30 PM 30 0.07 302
135 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.06 277
136 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.06 265
137 IFC MOVIE: ZOOLANDER IFC TV 10:00 PM 120 0.06 130
138 LINE OF DUTY AMC 10:00 PM 85 0.06 246
139 NBA PLAYOFFS REPEAT: NEW JERSEY/SAN ANTONIO ESPN 3:30 PM 150 0.06 161
140 TWO AND A HALF MEN AMC 10:30 AM 30 0.06 277
141 DEMON HOUSE: TDHS-SP01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 120 0.06 233
142 CRITTER FIXERS NAT GEO WILD 10:03 PM 60 0.06 343
143 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 11:30 PM 30 0.05 211
144 MY CLASSIC CAR MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.05 228
145 ALL GIRLS GARAGE MOTOR TREND 11:30 AM 30 0.05 286
146 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 224
147 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.05 190
148 PEYTONS PLACES ESPN2 10:30 PM 30 0.05 245
149 LIFE STORY BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 83 0.05 246
150 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.05 584

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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.