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September 16, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.15.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbres, while the post-Town Hall rerun of THE CONNERS lost the same.  TRANSPLANT held onto the 0.1 bump it had this morning.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were again at the top of cable, with Denver vs. Clippers at 2.16 and Miami vs. Boston at 1.57.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.48/0.73/4.8M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.27/0.42/2.4M and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.41/3.2M.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.34.  On HGTV, WINDY CITY REHAB was at 0.32.  On MTV, TEEN MOM dropped 0.06 to 0.31, and 16 & RECOVERING was down 0.06 to 0.08.  On Discovery, DEADLIEST CATCH gained 0.05 to 0.26.  On TLC, COUNTING ON edged up 0.0 to 0.24, and DOUBLING DOWN was up 0.02 to 0.16.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS climbed 0.03 to 0.24, and THEY CALL ME DAD was at 0.07.  On Food Network, CHOPPED grew by 0.03 to 0.20, and CHOPPED SWEETS ticked down to 0.15.  On ID, LIVING A NIGHTMARE rose 0.04 to 0.20, and HOMICIDE CITY ticked up to 0.18.  Comedy Central’s TOSH.0 returned at 0.16.  On A&E, EXTREME UNBOXING was at 0.08/0.07.  Lifetime’s SUPERNANNY was at 0.06/0.06 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.09.  Bravo’s BACKYARD ENVY ticked up to 0.06. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday September 15, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: DENVER/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 9:29 PM 134 2.16 5,226
2 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L: MIAMI/BOSTON ESPN 6:37 PM 172 1.57 4,008
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:43 PM 78 0.80 1,854
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.48 4,836
5 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.38 4,542
6 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: NY ISLANDERS/TAMPA BAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:55 PM 245 0.34 1,102
7 WINDY CITY REHAB HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 90 0.32 1,456
8 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 3,728
9 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.31 3,770
10 TEEN MOM II SSN10 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.31 633
11 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.29 698
12 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.28 703
13 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,352
14 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.26 1,174
15 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.26 2,532
16 KITCHEN CRASHERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,194
17 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,928
18 COUNTING ON TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.24 1,210
19 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,177
20 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.24 2,097
21 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,261
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 727
23 WINDY CITY REHAB REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,101
24 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,707
25 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,423
26 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 829
27 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 495
28 LIVING A NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 859
29 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 2,443
30 HOMICIDE CITY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 877
31 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,839
32 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 2,378
33 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 509
34 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,018
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 992
36 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,274
37 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 AM 37 0.16 418
38 DOUBLING DOWN W/DERRICOS TLC 10:01 PM 62 0.16 831
39 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,164
40 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.16 356
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 987
42 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,342
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,106
44 CHOPPED SWEETS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.15 635
45 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 436
46 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 360
47 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,170
48 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 2,042
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,843
50 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,896
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 880
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,761
53 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.14 406
54 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,542
55 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.13 556
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,072
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 913
58 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 390
59 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.13 332
60 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,544
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 997
62 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 2,044
63 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.12 1,936
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 290
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 314
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,255
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,683
68 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,727
69 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.11 283
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 303
71 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,394
72 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.10 454
73 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,695
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 856
75 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.10 396
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,640
77 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,155
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,101
79 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.09 178
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,276
81 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 339
82 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:11 PM 33 0.09 1,016
83 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 15 0.09 212
84 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,056
85 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 307
86 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:44 PM 16 0.09 981
87 16 AND RECOVERING MTV 9:00 PM 54 0.08 169
88 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 28 0.08 398
89 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-6R2R05H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 338
90 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:15 AM 15 0.08 236
91 EXTREME UNBOXING A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.08 371
92 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.08 358
93 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 11 0.08 990
94 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.08 572
95 LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.08 829
96 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 801
97 EXTREME UNBOXING A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.07 331
98 COUNTING ON:STILL GROWING TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 475
99 UNDISPUTED L: 1000 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 161
100 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 54 0.07 1,124
101 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 326
102 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 634
103 THEY CALL ME DAD OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 465
104 HERD L: 1313 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 153
105 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:34 PM 26 0.07 847
106 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.07 218
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 226
108 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 15 0.06 248
109 SUPERNANNY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.06 244
110 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.06 168
111 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 AM 30 0.06 169
112 BACKYARD ENVY BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.06 247
113 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.06 352
114 SUPERNANNY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.06 300
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 207
116 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.06 212
117 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 559
118 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 268
119 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:15 PM 15 0.05 261
120 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 12:54 PM 40 0.05 799
121 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.05 371
122 HOT ONES: THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.05 143
123 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 381
124 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 459
125 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 962 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.05 108
126 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.05 316
127 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:30 AM 30 0.05 137
128 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2020 STAGE 16 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 245 0.05 370
129 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.05 331
130 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.05 98
131 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.05 105
132 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.05 134
133 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 423
134 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 318
135 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.05 304
136 TIME MACHINE: SECRET ACCESS: SUPERPOWER HISTORY 11:00 AM 120 0.05 252
137 EDDIE EATS AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 146
138 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.05 145
139 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 149
140 MAN V. FOOD REPACK COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 163
141 MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 187
142 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.04 85
143 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 391
144 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 316
145 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 444
146 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 28 0.04 196
147 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 30 0.04 96
148 NHL SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:37 AM 60 0.04 139
149 HOT ONES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.04 141
150 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 443

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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."