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October 30, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.29.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MATCH GAME, CONNECTING and the YOUNG SHELDON rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 3.4, up 0.02 from last week’s game.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 0.63, up 0.06 from last week.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.55/0.91/6.1M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.32/0.49/2.4M and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.31/0.48/3.7M.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS rose 0.14 to 0.29, and THE BRADSHAW BUNCH ticked down to 0.21.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP climbed 0.07 to 0.29, HOUSE HUNTERS grew by 0.04 to 0.17, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL held at 0.14.  Travel Channel’s GHOST ADVENTURES was at 0.26.  Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM was at 0.22.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was at 0.17.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE was at 0.14, and SUSPICIOUS MINDS was steady at 0.12.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.14.  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.10/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.10.  We’s BRIDEZILLAS dropped 0.02 to 0.04. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday October 29, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2020 WK 8 ATL VS. CAR NFL NETWORK 8:23 PM 182 0.63 2,103
2 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.55 6,129
3 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.51 5,376
4 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.46 4,567
5 NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:06 PM 17 0.34 1,186
6 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.33 4,288
7 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.33 2,695
8 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.32 2,352
9 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.31 3,572
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,675
11 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.31 3,025
12 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,823
13 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 59 0.29 795
14 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 31 0.29 1,556
15 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,080
16 GHOST ADVENTURES: TGA-SP97PH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.26 879
17 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,884
18 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:29 PM 31 0.25 699
19 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,672
20 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,655
21 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.22 851
22 NFLN THU NT PREGAME NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 36 0.22 661
23 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,396
24 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.22 1,557
25 BRADSHAW BUNCH, THE E! 9:00 PM 30 0.21 752
26 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 31 0.20 2,540
27 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 1,830
28 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,239
29 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.20 2,295
30 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,710
31 SR/BIDEN RALLY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:31 PM 23 0.19 2,157
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,590
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,385
34 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,716
35 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 2,211
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,308
37 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.18 662
38 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 2,229
39 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,100
40 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 2,234
41 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 2,256
42 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.17 1,238
43 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): GRAND FINALE, THE 1117 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.17 914
44 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.16 600
45 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 2,107
46 UNLEASHED NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.16 666
47 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,037
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,233
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 2,287
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 2,161
51 IJ: DINNER PARTY SHOW TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 327
52 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.15 2,135
53 EVIL LIVES HERE: SHADOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 651
54 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.14 616
55 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.14 1,203
56 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 423
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 2,288
58 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.14 582
59 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 25 0.14 399
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,898
61 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,380
62 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.13 419
63 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 30 0.12 375
64 SUSPICIOUS MINDS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 574
65 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.12 376
66 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,311
67 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 326
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,318
69 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: SOUTH ALABAMA/GEORGIA SOUTHERN ESPN 7:25 PM 201 0.11 441
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 975
71 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,343
72 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,407
73 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.11 628
74 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,221
75 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 869
76 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: BEFORE TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.10 924
77 HOLZER FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 409
78 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.10 301
79 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,351
80 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,237
81 TOY STORY OF TERROR DISNEY JUNIOR 6:00 PM 25 0.10 380
82 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 294
83 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 163
84 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,275
85 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.09 375
86 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.09 417
87 TOY STORY OF TERROR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.09 349
88 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 265
89 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 835
90 KARDS KONFIDENTIAL E! 6:58 PM 62 0.09 215
91 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 242
92 MFAKM: FIRST STEPS TLC 10:30 PM 30 0.08 716
93 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.08 205
94 TOP SECRET VIDEOS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 158
95 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.08 390
96 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 753
97 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:46 PM 74 0.08 249
98 ODDBODS SPECIAL DISNEY JUNIOR 12:40 PM 25 0.08 305
99 BET HIP HOP AWARDS: 2020 HIP HOP AWARDS ENC2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 PM 125 0.07 191
100 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 15 0.07 199
101 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.07 218
102 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 599
103 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 354
104 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 263
105 HALL OF VILLAINS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.06 246
106 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:30 AM 30 0.06 160
107 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:00 AM 30 0.06 171
108 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 339
109 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 174
110 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 173
111 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 165
112 SCOOBY-DOO AND GUESS WHO? BOOMERANG 7:00 PM 30 0.05 132
113 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.05 148
114 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.05 150
115 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 169
116 HERD L: 1345 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 142
117 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 321
118 BRAXTONS: FIRST LOOK WETV 11:00 PM 12 0.05 196
119 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 352
120 TNF FIRST LOOK: TNF FIRST LOOK NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.05 126
121 SHRIEK WEEK: INSIDIOUS BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 150 0.05 139
122 UNDISPUTED L: 1032 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 135
123 INJUSTICE W NANCY GRACE OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.04 290
124 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.04 129
125 SHRIEK WEEK: INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 BBC-AMERICA 10:30 PM 150 0.04 119
126 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.04 181
127 NASCAR ALL IN: DAYTONA MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 194
128 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 116
129 LIGA MX L: CLUB ATLETICO SAN LUIS / MAZATLAN TUDN 10:55 PM 125 0.04 79
130 PHANTOM SIGNALS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 204
131 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 292
132 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 304
133 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.04 292
134 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA DISNEY CHANNEL 4:30 PM 30 0.04 177
135 BRIDEZILLAS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.04 182
136 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 92
137 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 197
138 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 189
139 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 88
140 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 297
141 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 109
142 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.03 91
143 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.03 294
144 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 280
145 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 58 0.03 150
146 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE L: AC MILAN / SPARTA PRAHA TUDN 1:30 PM 140 0.03 83
147 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.03 60
148 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.03 422
149 CITY SO REAL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 65 0.03 147
150 NASCAR ALL IN: DAYTONA MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.03 156

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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.