NETWORK FINALS: Live sports led to lots of adjustments, with ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL at a final 1.1, NBC’s STANLEY CUP FINALS at 0.5, and FOX’s MLB BASEBALL at 0.2. In addition, 48 HOURS gained 0.1 in final numbers.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Sports was again dominant on Saturday cable, with ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game at 1.44 and its COLLEGE FOOTBALL games at 0.53/0.19, with NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race at 0.32, TUDN’S LIGA match at 0.28, AND USA’s Notre Dame COLLEGE FOOTBALL game at 0.25. On HGTV, HELP I WRECKED MY HOUSE jumped a tenth to 0.27. Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows: DRAGON BALL at 0.08/202K & 0.08/204K and 0.31/557K compared to last week’s 0.05/217K & 0.09/275K and 0.25/506K, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE up 0.05 to 0.26, ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM up 0.07 to 0.26, BLACK CLOVER up 0.06 to 0.23/378K, FIRE FORCE up 0.03 to 0.19/308K, NARUTO up 0.06 to 0.18/301K, SAMURAI JACK up 0.05 to 0.16/268K, and GEMUSETTO MACHU PICCHU up 0.04 to 0.11/201K. Hallmark’s original movie FOLLOW ME TO DAISY HILL was at 0.22. On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN ticked down to 0.17, and PIONEER WOMAN also lost a tick to 0.17. ID’s A DEADLY DOSE was at 0.16/0.14/0.13. A&E’s LIVE RESCUE rose 0.06 to 0.14. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.11.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday September 19, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS L: BOSTON/MIAMI | ESPN | 8:38 PM | 160 | 1.44 | 3,810 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:18 PM | 72 | 0.62 | 1,445 |
| 3 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L: TULSA/OKLAHOMA STATE | ESPN | 12:01 PM | 206 | 0.53 | 1,727 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:30 AM | 60 | 0.35 | 769 |
| 5 | NASCAR CUP SERIES RACE L: BRISTOL | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:52 PM | 171 | 0.32 | 2,121 |
| 6 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY L: N/A | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 181 | 0.31 | 950 |
| 7 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 846 |
| 8 | LIGA MX SAT 2: AMERICA / GUADALAJARA | TUDN | 9:54 PM | 130 | 0.28 | 663 |
| 9 | HELP! I WRECKED MY HOUSE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,311 |
| 10 | JOJOS ADV: GOLDEN WIND | ADULT SWIM | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.26 | 435 |
| 11 | GOOD BONES REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,362 |
| 12 | ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM | ADULT SWIM | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.26 | 417 |
| 13 | NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL L: SOUTH FLORIDA/NOTRE DAME | USA NETWORK | 2:30 PM | 196 | 0.25 | 957 |
| 14 | NASCAR CUP SERIES START L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:32 PM | 20 | 0.24 | 1,830 |
| 15 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.24 | 539 |
| 16 | HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: FOLLOW ME TO DAISY HILL | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.22 | 2,172 |
| 17 | GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,673 |
| 18 | WATTERS WORLD | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 3,442 |
| 19 | HIDDEN POTENTIAL REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,197 |
| 20 | NASCAR CUP SERIES POST | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:43 PM | 17 | 0.20 | 989 |
| 21 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L: TROY/MIDDLE TENNESSEE | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 209 | 0.19 | 642 |
| 22 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/ARSENAL | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:57 PM | 124 | 0.19 | 494 |
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:30 AM | 30 | 0.19 | 417 |
| 24 | INVISIBLE MAN, THE: INVISIBLE MAN, THE | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 124 | 0.18 | 863 |
| 25 | JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 3,020 |
| 26 | FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,500 |
| 27 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 6:59 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 532 |
| 28 | KITCHEN AT FN, THE | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,122 |
| 29 | NOTRE DAME POST | USA NETWORK | 5:46 PM | 14 | 0.17 | 652 |
| 30 | PIONEER WOMAN | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.17 | 1,070 |
| 31 | DEADLY DOSE, A | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 769 |
| 32 | LIGA MX SAT | TUDN | 7:57 PM | 117 | 0.16 | 392 |
| 33 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD | ESPN | 3:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 350 |
| 34 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,029 |
| 35 | NASCAR CUP COUNTDOWN | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:04 PM | 28 | 0.14 | 964 |
| 36 | DEADLY DOSE, A | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 719 |
| 37 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,057 |
| 38 | NFL MATCH-UP | ESPN | 4:00 AM | 30 | 0.14 | 318 |
| 39 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,053 |
| 40 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 615 |
| 41 | LIVE RESCUE: 48 LIVE RESCUE | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.14 | 602 |
| 42 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 10:05 PM | 58 | 0.13 | 605 |
| 43 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,098 |
| 44 | DEADLY DOSE, A | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 744 |
| 45 | BIG CITY GREENS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 531 |
| 46 | YOUNG DYLAN | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 461 |
| 47 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L: LOUISIANA/GEORGIA STATE | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 225 | 0.13 | 422 |
| 48 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,091 |
| 49 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 884 |
| 50 | CAVUTO LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,705 |
| 51 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 835 |
| 52 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,020 |
| 53 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 922 |
| 54 | AMPHIBIA | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 446 |
| 55 | CAVUTO LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,574 |
| 56 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,190 |
| 57 | DELICIOUS MISS BROWN | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 877 |
| 58 | COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: VACATION | COMEDY CENTRAL | 7:00 PM | 150 | 0.11 | 278 |
| 59 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,736 |
| 60 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: SECRET LIFE CELEBRITY SUR | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.11 | 606 |
| 61 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,156 |
| 62 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 441 |
| 63 | NICK UNFILTERED | NICKELODEON | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 332 |
| 64 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,524 |
| 65 | GROUP CHAT | NICK-AT-NITE | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 259 |
| 66 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 869 |
| 67 | TIME MACHINE: GOD CODE | HISTORY | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 515 |
| 68 | AM JOY: N/A | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 1,048 |
| 69 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 2:00 AM | 28 | 0.10 | 275 |
| 70 | FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,524 |
| 71 | JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,176 |
| 72 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 28 | 0.09 | 523 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 620 |
| 74 | GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-5R1R05H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 306 |
| 75 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 771 |
| 76 | PITBULLS AND PAROLEES | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 587 |
| 77 | SMERCONISH | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 835 |
| 78 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,362 |
| 79 | POWER RANGERS BM | NICKELODEON | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.09 | 299 |
| 80 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 285 |
| 81 | RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE | NICK JR | 9:30 AM | 30 | 0.09 | 391 |
| 82 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,311 |
| 83 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 2:06 AM | 58 | 0.08 | 330 |
| 84 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,346 |
| 85 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | AMC | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 325 |
| 86 | TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2020 STAGE 20 | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:57 AM | 284 | 0.08 | 455 |
| 87 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L: STEPHEN F AUSTIN/UTSA | ESPN2 | 3:45 PM | 201 | 0.08 | 248 |
| 88 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,277 |
| 89 | LIGA MX L: ATLAS / PACHUCA | TUDN | 5:55 PM | 122 | 0.08 | 193 |
| 90 | TIME MACHINE: JEUSUS STRAND: A SEARCH FOR DNA | HISTORY | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 442 |
| 91 | SMERCONISH | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 637 |
| 92 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 116 | 0.07 | 330 |
| 93 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,144 |
| 94 | NASCAR CUP SERIES PRE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 34 | 0.07 | 481 |
| 95 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 214 |
| 96 | LICENSE TO KILL | OXYGEN MEDIA | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 358 |
| 97 | VELSHI: N/A | MSNBC | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 759 |
| 98 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | TUDN | 12:04 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 157 |
| 99 | NEW DAY SATURDAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 540 |
| 100 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 481 |
| 101 | MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN: N/A | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 710 |
| 102 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | AMC | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 301 |
| 103 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 11:09 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 241 |
| 104 | NEW DAY SATURDAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 427 |
| 105 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 7:06 PM | 24 | 0.06 | 195 |
| 106 | WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 816 |
| 107 | AMA MOTOCROSS: N/A | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 173 |
| 108 | I QUIT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 146 |
| 109 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 163 |
| 110 | BREEDERS CUP CHALLENGE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:01 PM | 59 | 0.05 | 216 |
| 111 | POLITICS NATION | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 866 |
| 112 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:30 PM | 27 | 0.05 | 169 |
| 113 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: LOUISIANA TECH/SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI | ESPN2 | 7:30 PM | 219 | 0.05 | 282 |
| 114 | KILLING OF JONBENET AC: HER FATHER SPEAKS | A&E NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 257 |
| 115 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 933 |
| 116 | DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.05 | 281 |
| 117 | ANIMAL BABIES | BBC-AMERICA | 8:00 PM | 70 | 0.04 | 275 |
| 118 | IFC MOVIE: GOONIES, THE | IFC TV | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.04 | 104 |
| 119 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 115 |
| 120 | DR POL COMPILATION | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.04 | 623 |
| 121 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 208 |
| 122 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 123 |
| 123 | DAILY POP WEEKEND | E! | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 114 |
| 124 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 153 |
| 125 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AFT L: LIBERTY/WESTERN KENTUCKY | ESPNU | 12:00 PM | 201 | 0.04 | 117 |
| 126 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 210 |
| 127 | SAVED BY THE BELL | IFC TV | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 90 |
| 128 | SAVED BY THE BELL | IFC TV | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 89 |
| 129 | POP TV MOVIES: SAFE HAVEN | POP | 10:25 AM | 155 | 0.04 | 108 |
| 130 | SAVED BY THE BELL | IFC TV | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 88 |
| 131 | NEW DAY SUNDAY | CNN | 5:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 332 |
| 132 | UNTOLD STORY, THE: HUNTING JONBENETS KILLER | A&E NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 165 |
| 133 | INSIDE AMER SECRET MISSIO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 269 |
| 134 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 4:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 297 |
| 135 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC | BRAVO | 2:30 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 98 |
| 136 | SUND MOVIE: NOVEMBER MAN, THE | SUNDANCE TV | 3:30 PM | 150 | 0.03 | 176 |
| 137 | QUICK PITCH | MLB NETWORK | 12:11 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 78 |
| 138 | 24 HOURS OF LE MANS 2020: 2 – EPISODE 2 | MOTOR TREND | 6:00 PM | 720 | 0.03 | 110 |
| 139 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY L: N/A | ESPNU | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 76 |
| 140 | MSNBC LIVE W/GIBSN&REISER: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 411 |
| 141 | SHO BOX SPECIAL EDITION | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:00 PM | 51 | 0.03 | 150 |
| 142 | SAVED BY THE BELL | IFC TV | 6:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 86 |
| 143 | CHIPS | MAXPRIME | 9:26 PM | 101 | 0.03 | 96 |
| 144 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 96 |
| 145 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 290 |
| 146 | SOCIO S4, EL | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 47 |
| 147 | SAVED BY THE BELL | IFC TV | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 83 |
| 148 | 24 HOURS OF LE MANS 2020: 1 – EPISODE 1 | MOTOR TREND | 7:30 AM | 630 | 0.03 | 147 |
| 149 | HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A | CMT | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 142 |
| 150 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 60 |
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