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January 17, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.16.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  EVIL lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On Freeform, the season premiere of GROWN-ISH was at 0.21 compared to last season’s 0.28/0.24, and the premiere of EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE OKAY was at 0.12/0.07.

TLC owned Thursday cable, with DR PIMPLE POPPER up a tenth to 0.64, and MY FEET ARE KILLING ME up 0.12 to 0.61.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.46/0.34.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW continued riding the Lev Parnas wave at 0.43/0.61/4.3M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.29/0.51/3.9M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.21/0.30/1.1M.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN rose 0.08 to 0.41, THE FIRST 48 dipped by 0.03 to 0.41, and ALASKA PD was down 0.03 to 0.35.  On MTV, FLORIBAMA SHORE lost 0.02 to 0.37, EX ON THE BEACH ticked up to 0.20 and RIDICULOUSNESS held at 0.10.  On HGTV, CHRISTINA ON THE COAST gained 0.04 to 0.28.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE was at 0.27/0.25 compared to last week’s 0.24/0.24, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY ticked up to 0.19.  On Discovery, HOMESTEAD RESCUE grew by 0.05 to 0.26, RECLAIMED was steady at 0.16, and BUILDING OFF THE GRID was down a tick to 0.14.  Bravo’s PROJECT RUNWAY ticked up to 0.24.  On ID, HOMETOWN HOMICIDE was at 0.21, and DEAD OF WINTER was steady at 0.17.  E!’s VERY CAVALLARI ticked down to 0.17.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP lost 0.02 to 0.13. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday January 16, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.64 3,003
2 MY FEET ARE KILLING ME TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.61 2,780
3 NBA BASKETBALL: CELTICS/BUCKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 150 0.46 1,277
4 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.43 4,255
5 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.41 1,063
6 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.41 1,295
7 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN3 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.37 703
8 ALASKA PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.35 1,019
9 NBA BASKETBALL: NUGGETS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:44 PM 169 0.34 873
10 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 3,651
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,856
12 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 3,376
13 CHRISTINA ON THE COAST HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,327
14 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 64 0.27 1,140
15 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,888
16 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,358
17 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,025
18 PROJECT RUNWAY BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.24 1,174
19 SWAMP PEOPLE AC HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,131
20 1000-LB SISTERS:SUPERSIZE TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,073
21 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.23 804
22 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,439
23 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 769
24 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 480
25 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 3,175
26 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.21 482
27 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,294
28 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,140
29 SWAMP PEOPLE AC HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.21 870
30 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,319
31 HOMETOWN HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 927
32 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,566
33 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 4 MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.20 374
34 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,779
35 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.19 371
36 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:04 PM 30 0.19 792
37 GHOST ADV: SCREAMING ROOM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 412
38 VERY CAVALLARI E! 9:00 PM 59 0.17 317
39 DEAD OF WINTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 861
40 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,339
41 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 7:00 PM 119 0.17 517
42 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 489
43 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.17 604
44 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 488
45 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.16 870
46 RECLAIMED DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 747
47 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,055
48 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:45 PM 57 0.16 2,278
49 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,963
50 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:33 AM 68 0.16 412
51 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,916
52 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 815
53 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:45 AM 75 0.15 1,980
54 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,917
55 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 410
56 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: IMPEACHMENT SWEARING IN MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.15 1,771
57 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 280
58 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,230
59 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,979
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 45 0.14 1,759
61 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,546
62 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 312
63 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,903
64 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.14 331
65 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,930
66 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 596
67 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.14 314
68 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 11:30 AM 30 0.14 869
69 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,058
70 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:47 PM 73 0.13 347
71 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.13 402
72 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,809
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,150
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,943
75 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,071
76 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 984
77 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 283
78 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,036
79 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.13 455
80 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,168
81 SWAMP PEOPLE AC HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.13 479
82 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.13 811
83 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:42 PM 18 0.13 1,968
84 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L ESPN 8:59 PM 108 0.12 380
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.12 308
86 EVERYTHINGS GONNA BE OKAY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 61 0.12 302
87 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 11:55 AM 65 0.12 1,518
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,989
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,623
90 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 45 0.12 1,810
91 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,896
92 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICK JR 4:30 PM 30 0.11 376
93 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 11:00 AM 22 0.11 1,272
94 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 220
95 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 30 0.11 843
96 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.11 439
97 RICKY ZOOM NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.10 401
98 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN16 MTV 10:02 PM 31 0.10 261
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,237
100 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 268
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:22 AM 33 0.10 1,256
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 798
103 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.10 270
104 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.10 437
105 MAFS: COUPLES COUCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 116 0.10 439
106 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,247
107 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,306
108 BARRETT JACKSON: 6 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 6 MOTOR TREND 8:00 PM 180 0.09 518
109 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 280
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 753
111 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 223
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,324
113 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: KIDNAPPED BY A CLASSMATE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.08 384
114 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 713
115 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.08 556
116 EVERYTHINGS GONNA BE OKAY FREEFORM 9:31 PM 30 0.07 216
117 LIGA MX L: FC JUAREZ / UNAM TUDN 10:00 PM 130 0.07 154
118 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: TAMPA/MINNESOTA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:02 PM 166 0.07 218
119 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:05 PM 115 0.06 222
120 CATCH 21 (2019) GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.06 421
121 UNDISPUTED L: 841 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 166
122 VERY CAVALLARI-SP E! 7:00 PM 60 0.05 124
123 ALASKA ST TROOPERS UPDATE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 390
124 ALASKA ST TROOPERS UPDATE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 325
125 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 299
126 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 561
127 MAFS: COUPLES COUCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 116 0.05 156
128 BARRETT JACKSON: 5 – SCOTTSDALE EPISODE 5 MOTOR TREND 5:00 PM 180 0.05 372
129 UNEXPECTED KILLER, AN OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 263
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 218
131 HERD L: 1154 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 132
132 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 383
133 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.04 90
134 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: COLORADO/ARIZONA STATE ESPN2 9:00 PM 125 0.04 173
135 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:48 PM 42 0.04 98
136 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 479
137 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.04 99
138 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 75
139 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 74
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 180
141 HIGH HEAT MLB NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 70
142 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 243
143 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 196
144 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 10:57 PM 17 0.03 88
145 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.03 99
146 INTENTIONAL TALK MLB NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.03 65
147 AMERICA SAYS GSN 4:30 PM 30 0.03 405
148 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 237
149 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.03 124
150 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 117

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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.