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October 9, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.8.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The FOX end of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 4.5.  In addition, BIG BROTHER and MATCH GAME gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s piece of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 0.84, down 0.92 from last week when it didn’t have a broadcast partner.  MLB PLAYOFFS games were at 0.68/0.32 on TBS, 0.35 on MLB Network, and 0.24 on Fox Sports 1.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.45/0.72/4.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.33/0.54/3.9M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.33/0.50/2.6M.  HGTV’s FLIPPING 101 jumped 0.15 to 0.28, with HOUSE HUNTERS down a tick to 0.20 and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticking up to 0.20.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS gained 0.03 to 0.25, and THE BRADSHAW BUNCH was up 0.05 to 0.19.  MTV’s DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE ticked up to 0.22.  Food Network’s GOOD EATS was at 0.15.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.13/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.11.  On ID, THE KILLER BESIDE ME fell 0.04 to 0.10, and SUSPICIOUS MINDS was at 0.09.  On We, GET YA LIFE ticked down to 0.09, and BRIDEZILLAS was also down a tick to 0.07.  Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM fell 0.06 to 0.06.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT AUSTRALIA was at 0.06/0.06 compared to last week’s 0.08/0.08, and COUPLES CAM was steady at 0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday October 8, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2020 WK 5 TB VS. CHI NFL NETWORK 8:23 PM 190 0.84 2,702
2 MLB DIVISION SERIES: RAYS/YANKEES GM4 TBS NETWORK 7:22 PM 195 0.68 2,745
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.45 4,850
4 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.40 4,959
5 NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:07 PM 16 0.36 1,241
6 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:37 PM 35 0.35 889
7 DIVISION SERIES GAME: 2020 LAD AT SDP GAME 3 MLB NETWORK 9:09 PM 244 0.35 1,167
8 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.34 3,648
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 3,909
10 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.33 2,618
11 MLB DIVISION SERIES: ATHLETICS/ASTROS GM4 TBS NETWORK 3:30 PM 232 0.32 1,435
12 FLIPPING 101 TAREK REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.32 1,138
13 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.29 3,680
14 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.29 2,114
15 FLIPPING 101 TAREK REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.29 1,123
16 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,574
17 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.28 2,647
18 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.28 3,027
19 FLIPPING 101 W/TAREK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,378
20 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 3,165
21 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.26 2,107
22 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.25 2,228
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.25 1,897
24 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 59 0.25 684
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.25 1,857
26 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,086
27 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.24 2,531
28 MLB NL DIVISION SERIES L: ATLANTA BRAVES/MIAMI MARLINS 3 FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 220 0.24 1,013
29 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,585
30 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,731
31 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:12 AM 30 0.22 519
32 DOUBLE SHOT S2 REUNION P2 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.22 398
33 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,006
34 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,466
35 NFLN THU NT PREGAME NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 37 0.22 684
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,562
37 MLB DIVISION SERIES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 25 0.21 802
38 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,904
39 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 1,193
40 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,151
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 2,496
42 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,428
43 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 2,279
44 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 2,229
45 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 2,162
46 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,912
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,380
48 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,737
49 BRADSHAW BUNCH, THE E! 9:00 PM 30 0.19 665
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,381
51 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,861
52 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.17 683
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,996
54 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 10:37 PM 23 0.17 593
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 2,058
56 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,529
57 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.16 2,556
58 MLB NLDS POST GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 5:40 PM 20 0.16 581
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,208
60 GOOD EATS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.15 592
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,944
62 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 512
63 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.15 1,754
64 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,809
65 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.14 523
66 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,534
67 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: BEFORE TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.13 958
68 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 296
69 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 339
70 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,009
71 MFAKM: FIRST STEPS TLC 10:30 PM 30 0.12 854
72 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,405
73 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.12 262
74 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 337
75 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,668
76 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,886
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 285
78 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 286
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,378
80 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 320
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 269
82 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TULANE/HOUSTON ESPN 7:25 PM 238 0.11 418
83 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.11 258
84 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 25 0.11 267
85 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 252
86 KILLER BESIDE ME, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 576
87 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:23 PM 37 0.10 277
88 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 765
89 MLBT DIVISION POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 1:13 AM 90 0.09 277
90 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 222
91 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:00 AM 30 0.09 186
92 SUSPICIOUS MINDS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 516
93 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,773
94 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,732
95 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 242
96 TAMAR BRAXTON:GET YA LIFE WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.09 283
97 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:49 PM 11 0.09 326
98 GHOST ADV: SCREAMING ROOM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 264
99 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 3:00 PM 30 0.08 228
100 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.08 597
101 VAMPIRINA DISNEY JUNIOR 11:00 AM 25 0.08 330
102 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.08 236
103 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 751
104 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 15 0.07 281
105 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 625
106 UNDISPUTED L FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 90 0.07 149
107 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.07 229
108 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:30 AM 30 0.07 139
109 KARDS KONFIDENTIAL E! 6:59 PM 61 0.07 191
110 BRIDEZILLAS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.07 230
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 275
112 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.06 301
113 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.06 200
114 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 105 0.06 459
115 LIFE BELOW ZERO FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 13 0.06 626
116 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.06 154
117 MAFS: AUS SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:45 PM 18 0.06 445
118 CORN AND PEG NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.06 203
119 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 45 0.05 190
120 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 254
121 MAFS: COUPLES CAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.05 310
122 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 122
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 230
124 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.05 123
125 SCOOBY-DOO AND GUESS WHO? BOOMERANG 7:00 PM 30 0.05 124
126 LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 359
127 FIRST THINGS FIRST-S L: SPECIAL EDITION 778 FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 120 0.04 89
128 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:13 PM 60 0.04 461
129 MLBT DIVISION PREGAME MLB NETWORK 8:14 PM 55 0.04 167
130 SEGURID FRONTERA CAN – S2 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 30 0.04 97
131 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 333
132 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.04 198
133 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 274
134 MORNINGS WITH M.BARTIROMO FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 8:00 AM 60 0.04 376
135 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 319
136 SECRETS OF THE ZOO FL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 12 0.04 198
137 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 276
138 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 115
139 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 279
140 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.03 67
141 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.03 120
142 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 340
143 INJUSTICE W NANCY GRACE OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.03 285
144 SEGURID FRONTERA CAN – S2 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.03 81
145 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 218
146 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 314
147 MLB NLDS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 60 0.03 129
148 NFLEROS ON FOXD FOX DEPORTES 11:37 PM 23 0.03 46
149 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 85
150 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.03 344

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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.