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February 28, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.27.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  STATION 19 gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The return of MTV’s JERSEY SHORE led Thursday cable at 0.52, with EX ON THE BEACH down 0.02 to 0.18, and RIDICULOUSNESS down 0.04 to 0.08.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.44/0.34.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN slipped 0.02 to 0.39, THE FIRST 48 was at 0.37 compared to last week’s 0.46/0.44, and LIVE PD: WANTED was at 0.32.  Fox News’s HANNITY was on top of cable news at 0.29/0.52/3.8M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.40/3M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.15/0.25/1M.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER fell 0.06 to 0.28, and MY FEET ARE KILLING ME was down 0.05 to 0.28.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS shed 0.02 to 0.25.  Bravo’s PROJECT RUNWAY lost 0.03 to 0.24.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE was at 0.23/0.16, compared to last week’s 0.21/0.16/0.15.  On ID, MAN WITH A VAN climbed 0.04 to 0.22.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.21/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.26.  TUDN’s CONCACAF match was at 0.21.  On Discovery, HOMESTEAD RESCUE was steady at 0.19, and BUILDING OFF THE GRID was down 0.02 to 0.13.  HGTV’s CHRISTINA ON THE COAST was at 0.17, with HOT PROPERTIES up 0.02 to 0.16, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL at 0.15.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP rose 0.05 to 0.17, and GROWING UP HIP-HOP was up 0.04 to 0.17.  E!’s VERY CAVALLARI dropped 0.05 to 0.13.  USA’s THE SINNER shrank by 0.05 to 0.13.  On Freeform, GROWN-ISH ticked down to 0.11, THE BOLD TYPE held at 0.05, and EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE FINE was steady at 0.04.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday February 27, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S3B MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.52 924
2 NBA BASKETBALL: LAKERS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:39 PM 151 0.44 1,062
3 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.39 1,074
4 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.37 1,203
5 NBA BASKETBALL: TRAILBLAZERS/PACERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 145 0.34 883
6 LIVE PD: WANTED A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,109
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,764
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,640
9 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,651
10 MY FEET ARE KILLING ME TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,617
11 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 3,223
12 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 3,163
13 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.26 2,677
14 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 500
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,927
16 PROJECT RUNWAY BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.24 1,198
17 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 94 0.23 1,074
18 MAN WITH A VAN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 853
19 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.21 1,320
20 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: LAFC / LEON TUDN 10:00 PM 122 0.21 441
21 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:10 AM 43 0.21 461
22 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.20 606
23 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WISCONSIN/MICHIGAN ESPN2 7:00 PM 122 0.19 791
24 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.19 1,904
25 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,284
26 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 576
27 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 4 MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.18 321
28 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.18 528
29 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.17 540
30 C ON THE COAST REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.17 894
31 CHRISTINA ON THE COAST HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.17 917
32 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.17 453
33 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.17 812
34 SAVE MY SKIN TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 960
35 SEN KLOBUCHAR TOWN HALL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:30 PM 60 0.17 1,750
36 SWAMP PEOPLE SPECIALS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.17 910
37 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 471
38 HOT PROPERTIES SAN DIEGO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.16 821
39 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.16 890
40 NFL PROGRAMMING L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 468
41 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.16 320
42 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,796
43 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,210
44 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:34 PM 30 0.16 639
45 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 974
46 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.15 920
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 347
48 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,144
49 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,602
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 2,038
51 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,495
52 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.13 689
53 VERY CAVALLARI E! 9:00 PM 59 0.13 271
54 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 687
55 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 8:50 PM 10 0.13 439
56 SINNER, THE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.13 555
57 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.13 738
58 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,839
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,702
60 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,114
61 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 358
62 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.13 375
63 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 291
64 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 762
65 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OHIO STATE/NEBRASKA ESPN2 9:02 PM 121 0.12 465
66 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,354
67 NFL SCOUTING COMBINE: 2020 PRIMETIME TE, QB, WR NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 240 0.12 351
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,893
69 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,607
70 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,648
71 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 242
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,757
73 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 968
74 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 830
75 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 10:04 PM 118 0.11 318
76 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,476
77 HOLMES: BUY IT RIGHT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 691
78 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 11:04 PM 56 0.11 501
79 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 237
80 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,468
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,761
82 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.11 247
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,347
84 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.10 406
85 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,275
86 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 770
87 SWAMP PEOPLE SPECIALS HISTORY 1:06 AM 60 0.10 334
88 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.10 377
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 705
90 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: INDIANA/PURDUE FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 129 0.10 435
91 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 415
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 733
93 WIFE SWAP PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 56 0.10 286
94 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,619
95 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:02 AM 58 0.10 272
96 NFL SCOUTING COMBINE: 2020 TE, QB, WR NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 180 0.10 283
97 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.10 252
98 NFL LIVE                L: N/A ESPN 4:00 PM 120 0.10 241
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 262
100 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 813
101 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 706
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 250
103 HOLMES: BUY IT RIGHT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.09 670
104 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.09 337
105 CHASING CLASSIC CARS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.09 450
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 742
107 GHOST ADV REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 323
108 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 205
109 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 902
110 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 1:34 AM 30 0.09 277
111 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 230
112 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.09 273
113 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 677
114 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: DALLAS/BOSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 159 0.08 333
115 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.08 351
116 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.08 346
117 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 654
118 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 807
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 956
120 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN16 MTV 10:02 PM 31 0.08 247
121 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,498
122 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 877
123 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEMPLE/WICHITA STATE ESPN 8:00 PM 124 0.08 287
124 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 619
125 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.08 314
126 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 848
127 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 2:04 AM 56 0.07 237
128 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 564
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 887
130 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,025
131 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 189
132 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,031
133 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:02 AM 58 0.07 120
134 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 776
135 IN ICE COLD BLOOD OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 242
136 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 468
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 285
138 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 160
139 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:02 PM 28 0.06 136
140 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.06 225
141 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:03 PM 117 0.05 221
142 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 105
143 BOLD TYPE, THE FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.05 145
144 UNDISPUTED L: 871 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 120
145 ALWAYS LATE W/KATIE NOLAN ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.05 159
146 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.04 93
147 TUTRIBUNA L TUDN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 89
148 EVERYTHINGS GONNA BE OKAY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.04 130
149 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.04 145
150 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 313

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."