NETWORK FINALS: As expected, lots of adjustments on every network except CW. The PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE rose across the board, by 0.3-0.6. In addition, CBS aired a pre-debate episode of LOVE ISLAND at 0.6, and NBC’s WEAKEST LINK premiere gained 0.1 in final numbers.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On the cable side, Fox News’s coverage of the PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE was on top at 3.36, with CNN at 2.35 and MSNBC at 100. The highest-rated non-news telecast was ESPN’s MLB WILD CARD games at 0.73/0.23, with TBS’s game at 0.27. On MTV, TEEN MOM slipped 0.02 to 0.34. On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE BIG WORLD was at 0.25, and SWEET HOME SEXTUPLETS was at 0.13. Food Network’s CHOPPED lost 0.03 to 0.18. Comedy Central’s TOSH.0 ticked up to 0.17. On ID, LIVING A NIGHTMARE dropped 0.05 to 0.14. On HGTV, WINDY CITY REHAB fell 0.07 to 0.14.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday September 29, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:03 PM | 96 | 3.36 | 17,812 |
| 2 | PRES DEBATE/ANALYSIS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:39 PM | 21 | 2.37 | 12,548 |
| 3 | 1ST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE | CNN | 9:04 PM | 95 | 2.35 | 8,287 |
| 4 | DEBATE NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 10:39 PM | 21 | 2.16 | 8,085 |
| 5 | PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE CVG | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:50 PM | 13 | 2.12 | 12,918 |
| 6 | DEBATE NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 1.62 | 6,731 |
| 7 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 50 | 1.18 | 8,266 |
| 8 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 1.16 | 7,139 |
| 9 | DEBATE | MSNBC | 9:03 PM | 97 | 1.00 | 7,189 |
| 10 | MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS | MSNBC | 10:40 PM | 20 | 0.93 | 6,954 |
| 11 | DEBATE NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 8:00 PM | 64 | 0.85 | 3,686 |
| 12 | MLB WILD CARD SERIES L: NEW YORK YANKEES/CLEVELAND | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 206 | 0.73 | 2,593 |
| 13 | DEBATE NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.67 | 3,188 |
| 14 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.59 | 4,568 |
| 15 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.52 | 4,021 |
| 16 | MSNBC DEBATE PREVIEW | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 63 | 0.52 | 4,443 |
| 17 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.51 | 3,833 |
| 18 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.40 | 2,161 |
| 19 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.38 | 3,680 |
| 20 | DEBATE NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.36 | 1,777 |
| 21 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 4,158 |
| 22 | 11TH HR W/ B.WILLIAMS SPC | MSNBC | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.34 | 2,985 |
| 23 | TEEN MOM II SSN10 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 682 |
| 24 | MLB WILDCARD | TBS NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 81 | 0.27 | 803 |
| 25 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 10:26 PM | 34 | 0.26 | 717 |
| 26 | LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD | TLC | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.25 | 1,308 |
| 27 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,544 |
| 28 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,909 |
| 29 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,346 |
| 30 | MLB WILD CARD SERIES L: CHICAGO WHITE SOX/OAKLAND | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 183 | 0.23 | 953 |
| 31 | DEBATE NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,145 |
| 32 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.21 | 666 |
| 33 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,470 |
| 34 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,488 |
| 35 | BASEBALL TONIGHT L | ESPN | 6:03 PM | 57 | 0.20 | 724 |
| 36 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,914 |
| 37 | MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS | MSNBC | 12:30 AM | 90 | 0.20 | 1,975 |
| 38 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 500 |
| 39 | LPBW: COUNTDOWN | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 976 |
| 40 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,110 |
| 41 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 14 | 0.18 | 485 |
| 42 | CHOPPED | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 702 |
| 43 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,093 |
| 44 | TOSH.O | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 332 |
| 45 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,922 |
| 46 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,098 |
| 47 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,012 |
| 48 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,190 |
| 49 | WINDY CITY REHAB REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,002 |
| 50 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,332 |
| 51 | PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 99 | 0.15 | 758 |
| 52 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,948 |
| 53 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.15 | 2,078 |
| 54 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,943 |
| 55 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,981 |
| 56 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 496 |
| 57 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,105 |
| 58 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 995 |
| 59 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,883 |
| 60 | LIVING A NIGHTMARE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 591 |
| 61 | WINDY CITY REHAB | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 91 | 0.14 | 902 |
| 62 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 432 |
| 63 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:01 PM | 59 | 0.13 | 366 |
| 64 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,177 |
| 65 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 840 |
| 66 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,286 |
| 67 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 349 |
| 68 | SWEET HOME SEXTUPLETS | TLC | 10:02 PM | 62 | 0.13 | 838 |
| 69 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 61 | 0.12 | 342 |
| 70 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 962 |
| 71 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 305 |
| 72 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 991 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 937 |
| 74 | KITCHEN CRASHERS REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 659 |
| 75 | LIFE BELOW COMPILATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 429 |
| 76 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.09 | 1,391 |
| 77 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 395 |
| 78 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 311 |
| 79 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,352 |
| 80 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 803 |
| 81 | LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 544 |
| 82 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,302 |
| 83 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,289 |
| 84 | BASEBALL TONIGHT L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 278 |
| 85 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 228 |
| 86 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.08 | 673 |
| 87 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,224 |
| 88 | FBN DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 10:39 PM | 51 | 0.08 | 408 |
| 89 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 651 |
| 90 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 506 |
| 91 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 209 |
| 92 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,131 |
| 93 | KAL PENN APPROVES THIS ME | FREEFORM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 181 |
| 94 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 164 |
| 95 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,047 |
| 96 | UNDISPUTED L: 1010 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 173 |
| 97 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 236 |
| 98 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,292 |
| 99 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 162 |
| 100 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 179 |
| 101 | DEAD FILES POPUPS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 266 |
| 102 | FBN DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 328 |
| 103 | HERD L: 1323 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 163 |
| 104 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 195 |
| 105 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 542 |
| 106 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.05 | 137 |
| 107 | TIME MACHINE | HISTORY | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 303 |
| 108 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 261 |
| 109 | DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-4R2R03H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 265 |
| 110 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 341 |
| 111 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 58 | 0.05 | 401 |
| 112 | PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 11:30 PM | 90 | 0.05 | 202 |
| 113 | WNBA PLAYOFFS L: CONNECTICUT/LAS VEGAS | ESPN2 | 7:30 PM | 125 | 0.05 | 209 |
| 114 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 203 |
| 115 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 153 |
| 116 | TIME MACHINE: MARIJUANA REVOLUTION, THE | HISTORY | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 261 |
| 117 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 118 |
| 118 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 195 |
| 119 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 291 |
| 120 | TIME MACHINE | HISTORY | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 331 |
| 121 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 136 |
| 122 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 181 |
| 123 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 145 |
| 124 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 1:01 AM | 61 | 0.04 | 309 |
| 125 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 215 |
| 126 | THE A&E MOVIE: APOLLO 13 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 182 | 0.04 | 262 |
| 127 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 79 |
| 128 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 172 |
| 129 | CAVUTO COAST TO COAST | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 230 |
| 130 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 145 |
| 131 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 307 |
| 132 | TIME MACHINE: COCAINE: HISTORY BETWEEN THE LINES | HISTORY | 11:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 194 |
| 133 | MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSE | SCIENCE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 198 |
| 134 | MAKING MONEY W/C.PAYNE | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 226 |
| 135 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 113 |
| 136 | TIME MACHINE: THE STONED AGES | HISTORY | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 230 |
| 137 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 88 |
| 138 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 118 |
| 139 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 146 |
| 140 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 295 |
| 141 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 770 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:30 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 142 | EDDIE EATS AMERICA | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 91 |
| 143 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 247 |
| 144 | NFL 360 | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 133 |
| 145 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 75 |
| 146 | VICE SPECIAL | VICE | 9:00 PM | 100 | 0.03 | 79 |
| 147 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 119 |
| 148 | MAN V. FOOD REPACK | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 133 |
| 149 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 159 |
| 150 | CAVUTO COAST TO COAST | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 232 |
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