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May 1, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.30.2020

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Thursday ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE led Thursday cable, steady at 0.47, and FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA ticked down to 0.16.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC held at 0.40, and TOP CHEF was down 0.04 to 0.27.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.38/0.64/4.7M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.29/0.43/1.9M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.26/0.41/3M.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 dipped 0.03 to 0.35.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS was steady at 0.32, and TOTAL BELLAS was steady at 0.24.  On HGTV, FLIPPING 101 jumped 0.09 to 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS slipped 0.02 to 0.20, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.18.  On ID, PREDATOR AT LARGE rose 0.05 to 0.24, and IF I SHOULD DIE was up 0.04 to 0.19.  TNT’s SHAQ LIFE was at 0.20/0.17 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.12.  Tru’s TACOMA FD was steady at 0.17.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE returned at 0.15, and KITCHEN EXPEDITION was at 0.14.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP lost 0.03 to 0.15.  Freeform’s SIREN ticked up to 0.10.  The season finale of FX’s BETTER THINGS was at 0.06, down 0.02 from last week and down 0.03 from the 2019 finale.  The season finale of FXX’s CAKE was up 0.02 to 0.06.  Syfy’s VAGRANT QUEEN ticked down to 0.04. 

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 30, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S3B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.47 895
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,215
3 60 DAYS IN REUNION A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.40 975
4 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.38 4,658
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.37 4,416
6 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,150
7 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 60 0.32 810
8 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.31 4,118
9 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 3,833
10 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,919
11 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.28 1,354
12 FLIPPING 101 W/TAREK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 31 0.28 1,360
13 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.27 891
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,044
15 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 3,351
16 CNN GLOBAL TOWN HALL: CORONAVIRUS: FACTS AND FEARS CNN 8:00 PM 120 0.25 1,757
17 PREDATOR AT LARGE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 924
18 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.24 600
19 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,803
20 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.22 1,432
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.22 1,399
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.22 1,372
23 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,270
24 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 2,155
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,453
26 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,463
27 SHAQ LIFE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 30 0.20 601
28 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.20 545
29 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.20 1,345
30 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 619
31 IF I SHOULD DIE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 824
32 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,436
33 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.19 2,381
34 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,321
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,396
36 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.18 1,273
37 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 2,125
38 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 45 0.18 608
39 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 2,157
40 SHAQ LIFE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:30 PM 30 0.17 508
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 2,131
42 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,279
43 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,255
44 TACOMA FD TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 304
45 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,978
46 FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.16 355
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,169
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,999
49 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.15 663
50 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,865
51 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 71 0.15 413
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,888
53 KITCHEN EXPEDITION FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.14 620
54 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,880
55 PORTALS TO HELL TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 473
56 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 374
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 989
58 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.14 264
59 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,832
60 CASAGRANDES NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.14 556
61 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,996
62 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,719
63 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,716
64 SP GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 60 0.12 858
65 KARDS KONFIDENTIAL E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 307
66 60 DAYS IN REUNION A&E NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.12 275
67 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 373
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,663
69 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 2,038
70 PORTALS TO HELL REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 468
71 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.11 535
72 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,578
73 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN17 MTV 10:00 PM 30 0.11 298
74 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.11 361
75 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,431
76 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 30 0.11 422
77 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 2:30 PM 30 0.11 380
78 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 707
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 253
80 SIREN FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.10 340
81 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,423
82 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 226
83 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT: MICHIGAN/OHIO STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 240 0.10 293
84 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,271
85 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.10 435
86 60 DAYS IN REUNION A&E NETWORK 2:00 AM 60 0.10 257
87 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,388
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,201
89 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 269
90 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,259
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 226
92 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.09 322
93 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 274
94 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.09 356
95 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.08 365
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 34 0.08 1,175
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 541
98 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 520
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,251
100 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 220
101 TFD: TALKOMA TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 165
102 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 1:30 PM 30 0.08 311
103 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.08 461
104 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.08 437
105 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:23 PM 37 0.08 1,339
106 BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.08 374
107 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 425
108 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.07 200
109 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 401
110 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 260
111 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 389
112 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 380
113 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:34 AM 49 0.07 1,230
114 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 45 0.06 186
115 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.06 287
116 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.06 352
117 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 365
118 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 463
119 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 316
120 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.06 284
121 CAKE FXX 10:00 PM 33 0.06 107
122 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 325
123 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.05 180
124 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 323
125 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.05 287
126 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.05 117
127 UNDISPUTED SP L: 913 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 103
128 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.05 289
129 MARK OF A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 242
130 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 625
131 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.05 269
132 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 181
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 235
134 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.04 117
135 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.04 182
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 232
137 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 12:30 AM 60 0.04 140
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 205
139 VAGRANT QUEEN SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.04 168
140 HERD: COLIN COWHERD L: 1224 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 106
141 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 206
142 RETRO – CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 167
143 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.03 245
144 DESUS & MERO S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:00 PM 27 0.03 61
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 240
146 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 94
147 NFL LIVE ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.03 70
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 163
149 RETRO – CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.02 121
150 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.02 101

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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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