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March 4, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.3.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NBC ended up in the lead with Super Tuesday election coverage at 0.6, with ABC at 0.4 and CBS at 0.3.  There were no other changes from the preliminary ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The cable night was dominated by Super Tuesday coverage, with CNN’s 9PM hour at 0.70/0.94/2.8M, Fox News’s 10PM hour at 0.52/0.78/3.9M, and MSNBC’s 6PM hour at 0.44/0.60/3.2M.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.64 (Lakers vs. 76ers)/0.41 (Nets vs. Celtics).  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND ticked down to 0.60, and PROJECT BLUE BOOK was steady at 0.21.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES held at 0.40.  On Discovery, MOONSHINERS was at 0.32/0.26 compared to last week’s 0.31.  TBS’s MIRACLE WORKERS slipped 0.02 to 0.28.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 was at 0.24/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.26/0.19.  On MTV, SIESTA KEY was at 0.24/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.25, and RIDICULOUSNESS was down 0.02 to 0.09.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE gained 0.02 to 0.23, and I AM JAZZ was steady at 0.17.  USA’s THE BIGGEST LOSER rose 0.04 to 0.23.  Food Network’s CHOPPED grew by 0.02 to 0.23.  On OWN, THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS lost 0.02 to 0.23, and CHERISH THE DAY ticked up to 0.13.  On ID, MURDER COMES HOME ticked up to 0.19, and REASONABLE DOUBT was at 0.17.  Paramount’s INK MASTER climbed 0.04 to 0.19.  On HGTV, ONE OF A KIND was up 0.02 to 0.19, and UNSELLABLE HOMES ticked up to 0.19.  Tru’s HOT ONES was at 0.13/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.15.  VH1’s WILD N OUT fell 0.09 to 0.11.  Pop’s SCHITT’S CREEK ticked down to 0.11.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 3, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.70 2,819
2 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.69 2,799
3 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.65 2,767
4 NBA BASKETBALL: 76ERS/LAKERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:32 PM 122 0.64 1,448
5 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.63 2,520
6 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.60 3,208
7 FNC 2020: SUPER TUESDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.52 3,860
8 FNC 2020: SUPER TUESDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.48 4,301
9 FNC 2020: SUPER TUESDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.47 4,354
10 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.46 1,988
11 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.46 2,080
12 DECISION 2020: SUPER TUESDAY MSNBC 6:00 PM 300 0.44 3,181
13 DECISION 2020: SUPER TUESDAY MSNBC 11:00 PM 120 0.41 2,936
14 NBA BASKETBALL: NETS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:43 PM 169 0.41 1,118
15 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,155
16 FNC 2020: SUPER TUESDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.39 2,995
17 FNC 2020: SUPER TUESDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.33 3,283
18 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:34 AM 60 0.32 675
19 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,246
20 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.30 3,264
21 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.30 1,328
22 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TENNESSEE/KENTUCKY ESPN 9:08 PM 121 0.30 1,156
23 MIRACLE WORKERS TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.28 845
24 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN STATE/PENN STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 128 0.27 1,031
25 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 67 0.26 967
26 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.26 1,985
27 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.24 802
28 SIESTA KEY SSN 3 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.24 429
29 FNC 2020: SUPER TUESDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,717
30 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,030
31 BIGGEST LOSER USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.23 809
32 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 846
33 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.23 587
34 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,366
35 DECISION 2020 MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.22 1,663
36 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,296
37 SIESTA KEY SSN 3 MTV 9:01 PM 59 0.22 385
38 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 39 0.21 536
39 PROJECT BLUE BOOK HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.21 1,357
40 LOVE IT OR LIST IT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,072
41 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,314
42 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,881
43 MURDER COMES HOME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 971
44 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.19 483
45 ONE OF A KIND HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,206
46 UNSELLABLE HOUSES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.19 1,265
47 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.18 428
48 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 865
49 REASONABLE DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 823
50 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.17 1,351
51 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.17 587
52 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 435
53 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.17 780
54 I AM JAZZ TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 825
55 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.16 829
56 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.16 613
57 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,094
58 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:09 PM 51 0.16 514
59 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,579
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 2,066
61 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 13 0.14 458
62 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,665
63 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,851
64 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,631
65 HOT ONES: THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 266
66 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,549
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 958
68 CHERISH THE DAY OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 771
69 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 319
70 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.13 465
71 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 310
72 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,684
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,840
74 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 333
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,845
76 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 862
77 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:39 PM 32 0.12 249
78 ONE OF A KIND REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 1,016
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,815
80 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BOSTON/TAMPA BAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:32 PM 164 0.11 419
81 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 344
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 870
83 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 14 VH1 8:00 PM 30 0.11 251
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 272
85 SCHITTS CREEK POP 9:00 PM 31 0.11 348
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,218
87 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,058
88 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 253
89 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,200
90 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 754
91 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,789
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 971
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,112
94 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,210
95 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.10 443
96 HOT ONES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 201
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,443
98 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 289
99 FOX & FRIENDS FIRST FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.09 888
100 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 606
101 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.09 362
102 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-8R1R03H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.09 289
103 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 703
104 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN16 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.09 258
105 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.08 302
106 PROFIT AN INSIDE LOOK CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 299
107 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 659
108 LBZ: PORT P ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 601
109 JUNKYARD EMPIRE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.08 336
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 639
111 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.08 269
112 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,014
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 696
114 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: BOSTON/NY YANKEES ESPN 1:00 PM 210 0.08 279
115 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,028
116 COYOTE PETERSON: BTW ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 30 0.07 348
117 LBZ: PORT PROTECTION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.07 691
118 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 6:00 PM 60 0.07 399
119 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 465
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 280
121 COYOTE PETERSON: BTW ANIMAL PLANET 8:30 PM 30 0.06 325
122 PORTALS TO HELL REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 222
123 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 90 0.06 124
124 UNDISPUTED L: 874 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 165
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 260
126 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS/OKLAHOMA ESPN2 9:03 PM 127 0.05 202
127 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 96
128 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.05 141
129 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.05 136
130 COPA MX: SF:TIJUANA VS TOLUCA FOX DEPORTES 9:51 PM 129 0.05 114
131 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.05 129
132 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 268
133 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: SYRACUSE/BOSTON COLLEGE ESPN2 7:00 PM 123 0.04 187
134 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 122
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 257
136 NBA REGULAR SN L BONUS NBA-TV 10:10 PM 14 0.04 128
137 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.04 105
138 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 310
139 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN2 11:10 PM 30 0.04 113
140 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 3:59 PM 61 0.04 104
141 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 300
142 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 117
143 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:16 PM 44 0.04 133
144 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 448
145 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 246
146 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 2:58 PM 61 0.04 111
147 STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE 9 BBC-AMERICA 4:00 PM 60 0.04 195
148 EXTREME RESCUES EXT ED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 74 0.04 305
149 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 262
150 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.04 280

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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.