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September 23, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.22.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  DANCING WITH THE STARS and LOVE ISLAND gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another big night for the NBA PLAYOFFS, with TNT’s game at 2.04.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.47/0.71/4.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.40/3.1M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.17/0.26/1.3M.  On MTV, TEEN MOM rose 0.05 to 0.36, and 16 & RECOVERING was up 0.07 to 0.15.  On Discovery, THE DEADLIEST CATCH gained 0.04 to 0.30.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING was at 0.26.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS ticked down to 0.23.  On Food Network, CHOPPED ticked up to 0.21.  On HGTV, WINDY CITY REHAB fell 0.11 to 0.21.  On TLC, COUNTING ON lost 0.03 to 0.21, and DOUBLING DOWN ticked down to 0.15.  On ID, LIVING A NIGHTMARE ticked down to 0.19, and HOMICIDE CITY was down 0.03 to 0.15.  Comedy Central’s TOSH.0 was steady at 0.16.  Lifetime’s SUPERNANNY was at 0.08 compared to last week’s 0.06/0.06.  Bravo’s BACKYARD ENVY ticked down to 0.05. 

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday September 22, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: LAKERS/NUGGETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 163 2.04 4,828
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:43 PM 55 0.78 1,743
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.47 4,727
4 NBA PLAYOFF PREGAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.45 1,192
5 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.41 4,428
6 TEEN MOM II SSN10 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.36 707
7 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.35 3,579
8 DEADLIEST CATCH: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.30 1,433
9 ALL ELITE WRESTLING SPCL TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:38 AM 59 0.26 585
10 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,800
11 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 3,806
12 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 3,020
13 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,150
14 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 2,067
15 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 844
16 WINDY CITY REHAB HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 90 0.21 1,087
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 3,053
18 COUNTING ON TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.20 1,081
19 LIVING A NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 787
20 WINDY CITY REHAB REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.19 900
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 562
22 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,304
23 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,241
24 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.17 377
25 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,204
26 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.16 343
27 KITCHEN CRASHERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.16 791
28 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 2,032
29 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,112
30 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 2,225
31 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,089
32 DOUBLING DOWN W/DERRICOS TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.15 920
33 HOMICIDE CITY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 789
34 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,909
35 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.15 474
36 16 AND RECOVERING MTV 9:00 PM 54 0.15 271
37 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 2,030
38 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 4:00 PM 30 0.15 571
39 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 986
40 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.14 507
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,034
42 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,834
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 997
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,034
45 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 840
46 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,894
47 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 807
48 CAL FIRE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 19 0.13 656
49 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 12 0.13 394
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,799
51 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 350
52 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 2,268
53 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 347
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 952
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 324
56 MLB WEEKDAY  L: NY YANKEES/TORONTO ESPN 6:30 PM 219 0.12 438
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,660
58 ARENA, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 60 0.12 300
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 917
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,746
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,805
62 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,596
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 283
64 LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.12 854
65 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 354
66 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,798
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 888
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 882
69 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 258
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 286
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 911
72 OLLIES PACK NICKELODEON 4:30 PM 30 0.11 423
73 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.10 245
74 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 254
75 MLB WEEKDAY  L: OAKLAND/LA DODGERS ESPN 10:09 PM 171 0.09 326
76 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 412
77 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,670
78 THE A&E MOVIE: MAGNIFICENT 7, THE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.09 535
79 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.09 249
80 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 270
81 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-4R2R02H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.09 358
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,150
83 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 264
84 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.08 639
85 SUPERNANNY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.08 265
86 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.08 359
87 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,018
88 KAL PENN APPROVES THIS ME FREEFORM 10:30 PM 30 0.08 157
89 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 23 0.08 1,090
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,055
91 COUNTING ON:STILL GROWING TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 481
92 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,659
93 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:23 PM 18 0.07 987
94 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 989
95 PAYNES VALLEY CUP: 2020 GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 287 0.07 330
96 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:41 PM 10 0.07 975
97 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,351
98 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,088
99 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.07 162
100 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 696
101 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,200
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 909
103 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 181
104 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:30 PM 30 0.06 153
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 959
106 ROADKILL MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.06 264
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 233
108 UNDISPUTED L: 1005 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 144
109 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2020 WK 2 ATL VS. DAL NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.06 260
110 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 583
111 TIME MACHINE: NOSTRADAMUS: 21ST CENT PROPH REV HISTORY 5:00 PM 120 0.05 338
112 BACKYARD ENVY BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.05 221
113 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.05 213
114 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.05 157
115 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 AM 30 0.05 165
116 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 117
117 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 180
118 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.04 111
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 215
120 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 285
121 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 307
122 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:30 AM 30 0.04 149
123 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 100
124 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 106
125 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 154
126 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 141
127 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 289
128 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 267
129 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 165
130 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 190
131 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.04 223
132 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: CONNECTICUT/LAS VEGAS ESPN2 7:00 PM 137 0.04 180
133 HERD L: 1318 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 110
134 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 290
135 NFL POWER RANKINGS NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.04 135
136 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 129
137 MAN V. FOOD REPACK COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 123
138 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 100
139 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.03 101
140 GEARED UP MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.03 189
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 188
142 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: MINNESOTA/SEATTLE ESPN2 9:17 PM 120 0.03 161
143 CHICAGO ER LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.03 148
144 MONSTER JAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.03 80
145 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.03 91
146 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 384
147 I WAS A TEENAGE FELON VICE 10:00 PM 60 0.03 71
148 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 192
149 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 86
150 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.03 93

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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."