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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.2.2020

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NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun LAST MAN STANDING lost 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun LEGACIES managed to round up to 0.1 (we don’t have the number to the next decimal place).

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The day’s news was led by Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER at 0.61/0.95/5.4M, with CNN’s GLOBAL TOWN HALL at 0.53/0.76/3M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.32/0.52/3.4M.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE was steady at 0.51, and BUSCH FAMILY BREWED was at 0.14/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.14.  E!’s KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS slipped 0.02 to 0.44, and TOTAL BELLAS returned at 0.25.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC returned at 0.43, and TOP CHEF was steady at 0.29.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN dropped 0.05 to 0.38, THE FIRST 48 lost 0.04 to 0.35, and LIVE PD: WANTED was down 0.08 to 0.24.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.28/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.30/0.28.  On Food Network, THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE dipped 0.02 to 0.23, and VEGAS CHEF PRIZEFIGHT was down 0.08 to 0.16.  On HGTV HOUSE HUNTERS shed 0.02 to 0.20, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.18.  On ID, MY MURDER STORY ticked up to 0.17, and IF I SHOULD DIE was at 0.16.  Tru’s TACOMA FD was at 0.16 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.12.  The season premiere of Freeform’s SIREN was at 0.15/0.12, down from the 0.23 for the 2019 premiere (but in keeping with the 0.12 for last season’s finale).  TLC’s SAVE MY SIN was down 0.03 to 0.14.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP was steady at 0.13, and WAKA & TAMMY held at 0.12.  Discovery’s ROB RIGGLE: INVESTIGATOR was at 0.13.  FX’s BETTER THINGS dropped 0.02 to 0.12.  FXX’s CAKE climbed 0.02 to 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 April 2, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.61 5,440
2 CNN GLOBAL TOWN HALL: CORONAVIRUS: FACTS AND FEARS CNN 8:00 PM 120 0.53 3,007
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.52 4,828
4 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.51 5,168
5 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.51 4,959
6 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S3B MTV 8:00 PM 62 0.51 906
7 AMERICA IS ASKING:COVID19 FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.47 3,814
8 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 60 0.44 1,043
9 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.43 4,094
10 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,089
11 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.42 2,284
12 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.41 2,514
13 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.38 1,117
14 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.38 2,102
15 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.38 2,125
16 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,266
17 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.34 2,153
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.34 2,166
19 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.34 2,150
20 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.33 2,133
21 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,417
22 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.31 2,451
23 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.31 2,409
24 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.31 2,655
25 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.31 2,737
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.31 1,919
27 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.30 2,514
28 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.29 1,482
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.29 1,841
30 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.29 2,512
31 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.29 2,687
32 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.29 829
33 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.29 2,567
34 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.28 1,743
35 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.28 2,750
36 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.28 1,666
37 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.25 1,131
38 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.25 563
39 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.24 2,113
40 LIVE PD: WANTED A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 992
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.24 1,408
42 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 889
43 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.23 599
44 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.22 631
45 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,543
46 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.21 729
47 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.21 1,198
48 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,215
49 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 1,219
50 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.19 477
51 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 503
52 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 1,164
53 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,988
54 MY MURDER STORY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 719
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,655
56 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,016
57 VEGAS CHEF PRIZEFIGHT FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 64 0.16 654
58 TACOMA FD TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.16 304
59 IF I SHOULD DIE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 631
60 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:35 AM 29 0.16 1,517
61 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 2,325
62 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.15 443
63 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:04 PM 56 0.15 1,595
64 SIREN FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.15 509
65 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:23 PM 101 0.15 1,847
66 BUSCH FAMILY BREWED MTV 9:02 PM 30 0.14 329
67 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 7:04 PM 56 0.14 1,932
68 SAVE MY SKIN TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 902
69 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.14 295
70 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,527
71 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,412
72 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 10:00 PM 120 0.14 574
73 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 357
74 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.13 361
75 HAWAII HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.13 806
76 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 381
77 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 23 0.13 2,179
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 35 0.13 1,303
79 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 397
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,551
81 KARDS KONFIDENTIAL E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 311
82 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.13 346
83 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME: TEXAS/USC ESPN 8:00 PM 180 0.13 371
84 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 774
85 ROB RIGGLE: INVESTIGATOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.13 489
86 HAWAII HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.12 773
87 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,472
88 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 331
89 SIREN FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.12 401
90 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 47 0.12 283
91 WAKA & TAMMY WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 299
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 266
93 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,350
94 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 8:48 PM 12 0.11 328
95 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,365
96 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.11 486
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,204
98 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 281
99 BUSCH FAMILY BREWED MTV 9:32 PM 30 0.11 256
100 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 473
101 MAX AND RUBY NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.10 381
102 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 259
103 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.09 231
104 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 228
105 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 250
106 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 428
107 WIFE SWAP PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 56 0.08 217
108 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 640
109 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 427
110 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 221
111 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 447
112 CAKE FXX 10:00 PM 34 0.08 153
113 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 428
114 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.07 453
115 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.07 291
116 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.07 380
117 FANCY NANCY DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 24 0.07 439
118 TFD: TALKOMA TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.06 124
119 ALASKA ST TROOPERS UPDATE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.06 361
120 CHASING CLASSIC CARS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 388
121 ALASKA ST TROOPERS UPDATE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.06 358
122 CFB 150 ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 216
123 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 355
124 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.05 175
125 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 274
126 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 6:00 PM 60 0.05 158
127 BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 301
128 IN ICE COLD BLOOD OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.05 296
129 UNDISPUTED SP L: 893 FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 AM 120 0.04 125
130 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 186
131 EVENING EDIT, THE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 381
132 LOU DOBBS TONIGHT FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.04 381
133 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 241
134 QUIEN DA MAS S5 UNIVERSO 5:00 PM 30 0.04 66
135 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.03 109
136 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 96
137 AFTER THE BELL FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.03 288
138 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.03 86
139 CLAMAN COUNTDOWN, THE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.03 251
140 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.03 144
141 TIME MACHINE: SECRETS SKY: UNTLD SKUNK WRKS HISTORY 8:00 AM 120 0.03 193
142 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 166
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 174
144 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.03 249
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 198
146 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.03 139
147 QUIEN DA MAS S5 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.03 69
148 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 187
149 ACUMULADORES COMPU S5 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.03 91
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 223

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PREVIOUS THURSDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

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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.
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