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January 3, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.2.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING and DEPUTY each gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games continued their holiday reign at 1.07/0.35.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER popped its way to a 0.08 gain at 0.60, and MY FEET ARE KILLING ME was a compatible lead-out at 0.56.  Lifetime’s SURVIVING R KELLY returned at 0.44/0.41.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 was at 0.39/0.37, with the season premiere of lead-out 60 DAYS IN at 0.32.  On MTV, FLORIBAMA SHORE jumped a tenth to 0.39, and EX ON THE BEACH was up 0.03 to 0.20.  On HGTV, CHRISTINA ON THE COAST rose 0.09 to 0.30.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE was at 0.28/0.26 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.19, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.25 compared to 0.18/0.16.  Discovery’s HOMESTEAD RESCUE climbed 0.09 to 0.26.  Bravo’s PROJECT RUNWAY grew by 0.04 to 0.25.  The cable news wars returned, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.25/0.44/3.5M, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.34/2.5M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.18/0.26/1.2M.  On ID, DEAD OF WINTER was at 0.19, and THE INTERROGATOR was down 0.05 to 0.18.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP slipped 0.02 to 0.17.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT lost 0.02 to 0.10. 

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday January 2, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: INDIANA/TENNESSEE ESPN 7:01 PM 224 1.07 4,317
2 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.60 2,801
3 MY FEET ARE KILLING ME TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.56 2,789
4 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:45 PM 75 0.49 1,470
5 SURVIVING R. KELLY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 65 0.44 1,214
6 SURVIVING R. KELLY LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:05 PM 69 0.41 1,136
7 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,230
8 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN3 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.39 759
9 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.37 1,197
10 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: BOSTON COLLEGE/CINCINNATI ESPN 3:00 PM 172 0.35 1,518
11 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.32 935
12 1000-LB SISTERS:SUPERSIZE TLC 11:04 PM 56 0.31 1,196
13 CHRISTINA ON THE COAST HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,443
14 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: COUNTD TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,485
15 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 972
16 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.26 963
17 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.26 698
18 HOMESTEAD RESCUE: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.26 1,201
19 PROJECT RUNWAY BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.25 1,155
20 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.25 788
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,470
22 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.24 1,229
23 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,535
24 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.22 2,038
25 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.22 518
26 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 3,064
27 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,889
28 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 4 MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.20 393
29 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,332
30 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 534
31 DEAD OF WINTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 826
32 INTERROGATOR, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 811
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,177
34 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.18 562
35 GHOST ADV REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 481
36 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,083
37 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,677
38 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.17 423
39 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.17 938
40 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,306
41 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.17 520
42 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 376
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 450
44 HOMESTEAD RESCUE SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 63 0.16 829
45 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 866
46 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.15 887
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 410
48 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.14 467
49 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,635
50 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 339
51 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL    L: UNDER ARMOUR ALL AMERICA GAME ESPN2 6:00 PM 181 0.13 312
52 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,546
53 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,073
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,506
55 ALASKA ST TROOPERS UPDATE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 490
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,719
57 ALASKA ST TROOPERS UPDATE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 494
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,468
59 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: ST. LOUIS/COLORADO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:40 PM 159 0.12 277
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,633
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,541
62 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 630
63 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SHEFFIELD/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:55 PM 132 0.11 310
64 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,544
65 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,439
66 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 781
67 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 261
68 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.10 1,102
69 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,190
70 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,517
71 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,349
72 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,355
73 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 948
74 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,265
75 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NEW JERSEY/NY ISLANDERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:02 PM 158 0.09 260
76 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.09 249
77 UNDISPUTED L: 831 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 246
78 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 878
79 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 557
80 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: TORONTO/MIAMI NBA-TV 7:30 PM 151 0.09 249
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,111
82 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: ILLINOIS/MICHIGAN ST FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 132 0.08 354
83 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: HER DEADLY REFLECTIONS LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.08 393
84 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,472
85 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 794
86 BREAKTHROUGH (2019) HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 116 0.08 320
87 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9 BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 288
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 895
89 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 244
90 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 10:01 PM 19 0.08 191
91 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 840
92 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 1,092
93 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 867
94 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.07 424
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 618
96 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 62 0.07 431
97 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 803
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 821
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 820
100 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9 BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.07 309
101 UNEXPECTED KILLER, AN OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 267
102 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: DETROIT/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:20 PM 160 0.07 212
103 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9 BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 289
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 910
105 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9 BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.06 282
106 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 586
107 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OREGON/COLORADO ESPN2 9:01 PM 123 0.06 191
108 HERD L: 1144 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 179
109 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 588
110 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 844
111 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 860
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 617
113 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 558
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 636
115 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 444
116 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 403
117 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 299
118 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 181
119 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:07 PM 53 0.05 122
120 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 153
121 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9 BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.05 194
122 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 476
123 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS: N/A SCIENCE 9:00 PM 120 0.05 290
124 TOM & JERRY SHOW BOOMERANG 6:00 PM 30 0.05 148
125 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 137
126 TOM & JERRY SHOW BOOMERANG 6:30 PM 30 0.05 150
127 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 537
128 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 143
129 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 177
130 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 112
131 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L: UCLA/WASHINGTON FOX SPORTS 1 10:14 PM 134 0.04 160
132 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 134
133 CATCH 21 (2019) GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 378
134 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:30 PM 30 0.04 122
135 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 125
136 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.04 124
137 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 127
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 241
139 PGA TOUR: 2020 SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHP GOLF CHANNEL 5:58 PM 252 0.04 256
140 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 102
141 GOLIC AND WINGO     L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.04 108
142 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:04 PM 116 0.04 133
143 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:19 AM 20 0.03 102
144 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 364
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 182
146 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9 BBC-AMERICA 6:00 PM 60 0.03 219
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 211
148 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 88
149 FS1 COLLEGE HOOPS EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 12:28 AM 26 0.03 76
150 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 138

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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.