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March 6, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.5.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The SUPERSTORE rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.73/0.61.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE returned at 0.51, BUSCH FAMILY BREWED was at 0.20/0.13, and RIDICULOUSNESS was up 0.04 to 0.12.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.41/0.67/4.2M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.30/0.44/3M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.24/0.37/1.4M.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 ticked up to 0.38, 60 DAYS IN lost 0.02 to 0.37, and LIVE PD: WANTED ticked down to 0.31.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE rose 0.08 to 0.29.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS edged up 0.02 to 0.27.  Bravo’s PROJECT RUNWAY ticked up to 0.25.  On Food Network, RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE was at 0.20/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.16, and VEGAS CHEF PRIZEFIGHT premiered at 0.13.  On Discovery, HOMESTEAD RESCUE ticked up to 0.20, and BUILDING OFF THE GRID was steady at 0.13.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP gained 0.02 to 0.19, and GROWING UP HIP-HOP was up a tick to 0.18.  On ID, MAN WITH A VAN shed 0.03 to 0.19, and MY MURDER STORY was at 0.18.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.19, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL climbed 0.03 to 0.18, and FLIPPING 101 was at 0.18.  USA’s THE SINNER climbed 0.04 to 0.17.  On TLC, SAVE MY SKIN was at 0.17, MY FEET ARE KILLING ME plunged 0.14 to 0.14, and UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER was at 0.10.   E!’s VERY CAVALLARI was up 0.02 to 0.15.  On Freeform, GROWN-ISH grew by 0.03 to 0.14, EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE OK gained 0.02 to 0.06, and THE BOLD TYPEwas steady at 0.05.  FX’s BETTER THINGS returned at 0.10/0.06, compared to last season’s 0.19.  FXX’s CAKE returned at 0.06/0.04, compared to last season’s 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday March 5, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: RAPTORS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:46 PM 151 0.73 1,857
2 NBA BASKETBALL: CLIPPERS/ROCKETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:13 PM 153 0.61 1,531
3 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S3B MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.51 955
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.41 4,192
5 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.39 3,618
6 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.38 1,215
7 PRESIDENT TRUMP TOWN HALL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:30 PM 60 0.37 4,180
8 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 70 0.37 1,016
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.36 4,191
10 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:17 AM 61 0.31 731
11 LIVE PD: WANTED A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,074
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,989
13 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.29 1,465
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 3,329
15 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 13 0.28 824
16 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 537
17 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 3,434
18 PROJECT RUNWAY BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.25 1,257
19 FX MOVIE PRIME: PITCH PERFECT 3 FX 8:00 PM 120 0.24 650
20 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,434
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 677
22 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.22 3,027
23 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,387
24 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ILLINOIS/OHIO STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 126 0.21 944
25 PRESIDENT TRUMP TOWN HALL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,957
26 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.21 581
27 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 11:10 PM 48 0.20 529
28 CNN GLOBAL TOWN HALL: CORONAVIRUS: FACTS AND FEARS CNN 10:00 PM 120 0.20 1,313
29 BUSCH FAMILY BREWED MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.20 456
30 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 972
31 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.20 1,250
32 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,296
33 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.19 532
34 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.19 623
35 MAN WITH A VAN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 655
36 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,105
37 MY MURDER STORY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 711
38 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.18 533
39 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 1,028
40 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.18 1,452
41 FLIPPING 101 W/TAREK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.18 1,157
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,918
43 SINNER, THE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.17 656
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 2,127
45 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:06 PM 119 0.17 523
46 SAVE MY SKIN TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,073
47 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,917
48 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,931
49 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 392
50 VERY CAVALLARI E! 9:00 PM 59 0.15 339
51 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,821
52 WAKA & TAMMY FL WETV 11:00 PM 12 0.15 427
53 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,536
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,813
55 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,114
56 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,706
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,986
58 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.14 312
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,999
60 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.14 833
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,042
62 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 353
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,139
64 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,595
65 BUSCH FAMILY BREWED MTV 9:32 PM 31 0.13 338
66 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 365
67 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,614
68 VEGAS CHEF PRIZEFIGHT FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 64 0.13 653
69 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L: USA/ENGLAND ESPN2 7:00 PM 122 0.13 387
70 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:05 PM 55 0.13 338
71 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.13 772
72 HOLMES: BUY IT RIGHT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.13 676
73 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 829
74 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.13 815
75 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 478
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 883
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 925
78 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN16 MTV 10:03 PM 31 0.12 293
79 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 855
80 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.12 774
81 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 866
82 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 998
83 HOLMES: BUY IT RIGHT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.12 710
84 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.12 540
85 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.11 293
86 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,570
87 WIFE SWAP PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 56 0.11 255
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 821
89 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,453
90 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.11 296
91 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 302
92 WAKA & TAMMY FL WETV 8:48 PM 12 0.11 307
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 276
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,467
95 MY FEET KILLING ME:FNOTES TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 602
96 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,449
97 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.10 244
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 711
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,049
100 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 36 0.10 302
101 UNTOLD STORIES OF THE E.R TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 827
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.10 233
103 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 294
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,087
105 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 431
106 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 69 0.09 253
107 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,592
108 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,185
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,145
110 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:09 AM 51 0.09 250
111 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 665
112 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: SWEET HOME ALABAMA (2002) PARAMOUNT 6:30 PM 150 0.09 272
113 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 215
114 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.08 207
115 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WASHINGTON/ARIZONA STATE ESPN2 9:02 PM 122 0.08 266
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 324
117 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,161
118 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,044
119 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,038
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,075
121 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 633
122 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.07 342
123 EVERYTHINGS GONNA BE OKAY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.06 159
124 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 543
125 BETTER THINGS FX 10:36 PM 39 0.06 163
126 CAKE FXX 10:00 PM 36 0.06 130
127 IN ICE COLD BLOOD OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 325
128 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 60 0.06 238
129 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 289
130 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.05 271
131 CHASING CLASSIC CARS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 335
132 SPOTIFY AWARDS 2020: N/A UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 136 0.05 101
133 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 93
134 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 113 0.05 248
135 BOLD TYPE, THE FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.05 127
136 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:04 PM 116 0.05 137
137 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 297
138 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 12:30 AM 60 0.04 128
139 UNDISPUTED L: 876 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 125
140 PGA TOUR: 2020 ARNOLD PALMER INVIT GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 180 0.04 379
141 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 94
142 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 329
143 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CAROLINA/PHILADELPHIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:01 PM 153 0.04 167
144 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 307
145 HERD L: 1188 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 119
146 CAKE FXX 10:36 PM 34 0.04 80
147 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 96
148 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.04 126
149 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.04 75
150 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 285

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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."