Note: The text has been corrected to note the combined simulcast audience numbers for the Trump Town Hall on NBC, MSNBC & CNBC.
NETWORK FINALS: The BIDEN TOWN HALL adjusted up 0.3 to 3.0 in final numbers on ABC, and the TRUMP TOWN HALL was up half a point to 2.2 (combining NBC, MSNBC & CNBC viewing). The margin was closer in the older-skewing Total Viewers metric, where the total was 14.1M vs. 13.5M. In addition, FOX’s MLB PLAYOFFS game more than doubled its morning number to an adjusted 1.5. Elsewhere, BIG BROTHER and EMERGENCY CALL gained 0.1, while DATELINE lost the same.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS game topped Thursday cable t 0.63, with Fox Sports 1’s game at 0.53. In the world of cable news, the town halls were passed by Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.59/0.96/5.8M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.37/0.54/2.3M, and even MSNBC’s own RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.33/0.56/3.6M. On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP was at 0.32, with HOUSE HUNTERS up 0.02 to 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticking up to 0.21. On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS dropped 0.05 to 0.20, and THE BRADSHAW BUNCH ticked down to 0.18. TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.18/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.10. On ID, THE KILLER BESIDE ME rose 0.07 to 0.17, and SUSPICIOUS MINDS was up 0.06 to 0.15. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.17. On We, GET YA LIFE ticked up to 0.10, and BRIDEZILLAS also ticked up to 0.08. Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM gained 0.04 to 0.10.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday October 15, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | MLB ALCS | TBS NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 109 | 0.63 | 2,706 |
| 2 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.59 | 5,843 |
| 3 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.53 | 2,905 |
| 4 | MLB NLCS FOX L: GM4: LA DODGERS/ATLANTA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:04 PM | 221 | 0.53 | 1,776 |
| 5 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.52 | 4,994 |
| 6 | INSIDE THE MLB | TBS NETWORK | 8:49 PM | 21 | 0.42 | 1,303 |
| 7 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.41 | 4,394 |
| 8 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.39 | 3,899 |
| 9 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.37 | 2,304 |
| 10 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 1,815 |
| 11 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 4,414 |
| 12 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 3,596 |
| 13 | FLIP OR FLOP | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.32 | 1,749 |
| 14 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 2,882 |
| 15 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.31 | 1,554 |
| 16 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 3,195 |
| 17 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 3,839 |
| 18 | FLIP OR FLOP REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 1,482 |
| 19 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,817 |
| 20 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,710 |
| 21 | MLB NLCS POST GAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:45 PM | 67 | 0.26 | 695 |
| 22 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,940 |
| 23 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,629 |
| 24 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,694 |
| 25 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,915 |
| 26 | 2020 TRUMP TOWNHALL SIMUL | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,831 |
| 27 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,864 |
| 28 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 1,422 |
| 29 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,926 |
| 30 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,573 |
| 31 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,368 |
| 32 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,484 |
| 33 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,459 |
| 34 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: GEORGIA STATE/ARKANSAS STATE | ESPN | 7:26 PM | 262 | 0.20 | 698 |
| 35 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,439 |
| 36 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,546 |
| 37 | KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS | E! | 8:00 PM | 59 | 0.20 | 571 |
| 38 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,541 |
| 39 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,078 |
| 40 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER: BEFORE | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,266 |
| 41 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,359 |
| 42 | BRADSHAW BUNCH, THE | E! | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 670 |
| 43 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,147 |
| 44 | KILLER BESIDE ME, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 726 |
| 45 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,844 |
| 46 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 59 | 0.17 | 612 |
| 47 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 448 |
| 48 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 13 | 0.17 | 573 |
| 49 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,337 |
| 50 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,107 |
| 51 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,380 |
| 52 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.16 | 632 |
| 53 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,185 |
| 54 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:48 PM | 12 | 0.15 | 463 |
| 55 | MFAKM: FIRST STEPS | TLC | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 994 |
| 56 | SUSPICIOUS MINDS | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 686 |
| 57 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,007 |
| 58 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 340 |
| 59 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 489 |
| 60 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 302 |
| 61 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 335 |
| 62 | 2020 TRUMP TOWNHALL SIMUL | CNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 720 |
| 63 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,855 |
| 64 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 245 |
| 65 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 244 |
| 66 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,396 |
| 67 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,355 |
| 68 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 218 |
| 69 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,788 |
| 70 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 1:03 AM | 59 | 0.11 | 327 |
| 71 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 923 |
| 72 | COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 26 | 0.11 | 304 |
| 73 | TAMAR BRAXTON:GET YA LIFE | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 304 |
| 74 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 290 |
| 75 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 291 |
| 76 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,391 |
| 77 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 1,961 |
| 78 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,300 |
| 79 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,183 |
| 80 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 324 |
| 81 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.10 | 1,386 |
| 82 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 257 |
| 83 | SOUTHERN CHARM | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 328 |
| 84 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 182 |
| 85 | LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:11 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 556 |
| 86 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,495 |
| 87 | FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2020 WK 5 LV VS. KC | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.09 | 609 |
| 88 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,249 |
| 89 | LIFE BELOW ZERO FL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 11 | 0.09 | 670 |
| 90 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 837 |
| 91 | WHEN NEW YORK WAS ONE: | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:52 AM | 58 | 0.08 | 177 |
| 92 | BRIDEZILLAS | WETV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 274 |
| 93 | MLB NLCS FOX PREGAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:30 PM | 34 | 0.08 | 259 |
| 94 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 206 |
| 95 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:32 AM | 25 | 0.08 | 288 |
| 96 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,299 |
| 97 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 623 |
| 98 | GHOST ADV: SCREAMING ROOM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 271 |
| 99 | VICTOR & VALENTINO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 15 | 0.08 | 180 |
| 100 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 251 |
| 101 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 210 |
| 102 | VAMPIRINA | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.07 | 286 |
| 103 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 197 |
| 104 | LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 477 |
| 105 | KARDS KONFIDENTIAL | E! | 6:58 PM | 62 | 0.07 | 167 |
| 106 | MLB NLCS ON FOXD: GM4: DODGERS VS BRAVES | FOX DEPORTES | 7:58 PM | 235 | 0.07 | 200 |
| 107 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 515 |
| 108 | APPLE & ONION | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 15 | 0.06 | 211 |
| 109 | MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW | TBS NETWORK | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 324 |
| 110 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 190 |
| 111 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 188 |
| 112 | SP HGTV URBAN OASIS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 241 |
| 113 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL L: BOOKER T. WASHINGTON (LA)/NEWMAN (LA) | ESPN2 | 9:00 PM | 188 | 0.05 | 202 |
| 114 | UNDISPUTED L: 1022 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 121 |
| 115 | LIGA MX L: CLUB ATLETICO SAN LUIS/ QUERETARO | TUDN | 9:55 PM | 125 | 0.05 | 113 |
| 116 | HERD L: 1335 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 133 |
| 117 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 270 |
| 118 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 215 |
| 119 | FRONTERA S4 | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 89 |
| 120 | WHAT ON EARTH | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 298 |
| 121 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 278 |
| 122 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 206 |
| 123 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 265 |
| 124 | BURIED IN THE BACKYARD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 332 |
| 125 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: LAST WITCH HUNTER,THE | PARAMOUNT | 12:45 AM | 135 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 126 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 98 |
| 127 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 162 |
| 128 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 286 |
| 129 | PHANTOM SIGNALS | SCIENCE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 248 |
| 130 | NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 284 |
| 131 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 139 |
| 132 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 249 |
| 133 | INJUSTICE W NANCY GRACE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 280 |
| 134 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 255 |
| 135 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 211 |
| 136 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 182 |
| 137 | PGA TOUR: 2020 CJ CUP | GOLF CHANNEL | 4:58 PM | 212 | 0.03 | 234 |
| 138 | MAD MONEY | CNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 250 |
| 139 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 229 |
| 140 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 984 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 93 |
| 141 | SCOOBY-DOO AND GUESS WHO? | BOOMERANG | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 75 |
| 142 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 88 |
| 143 | FOX BET LIVE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 70 |
| 144 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 123 |
| 145 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 269 |
| 146 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 51 |
| 147 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 110 |
| 148 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 114 |
| 149 | LOU DOBBS TONIGHT | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 354 |
| 150 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 71 |
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