NETWORK FINALS: As projected, Game 2 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted to 2.3, down 0.6 from 2019’s Game 2 final rating. In addition, BIG BROTHER, THE AMAZING RACE and AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR all gained 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Once again, THE CMT MUSIC AWARDS aired on multiple Viacom networks: 0.15 on CMT itself (down 0.09 from 2019), 0.06 on Paramount (down 0.04), 0.05 on TV Land (down 0.07), 0.05 on MTV (down 0.05), 0.04 on Pop, 0.02/77K on MTV2 (down 0.02), and zero/26K on Logo (down 0.03).
Cable news again topped cable overall on Wednesday (11 of the top 12 shows of the night), with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.47/0.79/5.3M, CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.35/0.57/2.7M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.35/0.59/4M. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY edged up 0.02 to 0.36. TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING was steady at 0.30. Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked up to 0.26. On BET, HOUSE OF PAYNE gained 0.02 to 0.26 (plus BET Her simulcast at 0.02), ASSISTED LIVING was up 0.02 to 0.24 (plus 0.02/67K simulcast), and SISTAS was at 0.24 (plus 0.03 simulcast) compared to last week’s 0.28/0.28. Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT dropped 0.08 to 0.25. On ID, CRIMES GONE VIRAL was at 0.22/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.13, and CHAOS IN COURT was up 0.08 to 0.20. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.03 to 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.02 to 0.18. History’s COUNTING CARS was at 0.20/0.15. TBS’s FULL FRONTAL was at 0.17. USA’s WWE NXT ticked down to 0.16. FXX’s just-renewed ARCHER lost 0.02 to 0.14. E!’s special KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS was at 0.13. IFC’s BARONNESS VON SKETCH show was at 0.04. HBO’s documentary 537 VOTES was at 0.02.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday October 21, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.47 | 5,330 |
| 2 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.44 | 5,076 |
| 3 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.42 | 4,587 |
| 4 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 1,108 |
| 5 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 2,670 |
| 6 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 3,995 |
| 7 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 2,428 |
| 8 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 4,040 |
| 9 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 2,250 |
| 10 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 3,056 |
| 11 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 2,245 |
| 12 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 2,668 |
| 13 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0055 | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.30 | 753 |
| 14 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 2,271 |
| 15 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 2,888 |
| 16 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,472 |
| 17 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 850 |
| 18 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 2,832 |
| 19 | HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 927 |
| 20 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 3,105 |
| 21 | MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): PACK YOUR BAGS 1115 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.25 | 1,177 |
| 22 | ASSISTED LIVING | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 900 |
| 23 | SISTAS SERIES S2 | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 899 |
| 24 | CRIMES GONE VIRAL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 878 |
| 25 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,395 |
| 26 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 1,269 |
| 27 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,686 |
| 28 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,806 |
| 29 | CRIMES GONE VIRAL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 871 |
| 30 | CHAOS IN COURT | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 862 |
| 31 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,753 |
| 32 | COUNTING CARS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.20 | 933 |
| 33 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,192 |
| 34 | BROTHER VS BROTHER RPK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 974 |
| 35 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,385 |
| 36 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,668 |
| 37 | SR/AZAR PC-VACCINE UPDATE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:46 PM | 21 | 0.19 | 1,943 |
| 38 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,058 |
| 39 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,310 |
| 40 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,239 |
| 41 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:07 PM | 53 | 0.18 | 2,225 |
| 42 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,197 |
| 43 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,401 |
| 44 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,181 |
| 45 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,472 |
| 46 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,610 |
| 47 | FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE | TBS NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 660 |
| 48 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 490 |
| 49 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,200 |
| 50 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 46 | 0.16 | 1,885 |
| 51 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,878 |
| 52 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.16 | 2,376 |
| 53 | BROTHER VS BROTHER RPK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 845 |
| 54 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,435 |
| 55 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.16 | 597 |
| 56 | WWE NXT: WWE NXT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.16 | 644 |
| 57 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,056 |
| 58 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,131 |
| 59 | CMT MUSIC AWARDS: 2020 | CMT | 8:00 PM | 130 | 0.15 | 754 |
| 60 | COUNTING CARS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.15 | 661 |
| 61 | ARCHER FXX | FXX | 10:00 PM | 32 | 0.14 | 327 |
| 62 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 13 | 0.13 | 461 |
| 63 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 595 |
| 64 | THE A&E MOVIE: MAGNIFICENT 7, THE | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 182 | 0.13 | 609 |
| 65 | KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-SP | E! | 10:00 PM | 59 | 0.13 | 479 |
| 66 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,030 |
| 67 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 315 |
| 68 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 335 |
| 69 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 1,549 |
| 70 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,498 |
| 71 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 351 |
| 72 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,445 |
| 73 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,314 |
| 74 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 889 |
| 75 | MLB WORLD SERIES ON FOXD: GM2: RAYS VS DODGERS | FOX DEPORTES | 7:57 PM | 238 | 0.10 | 270 |
| 76 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,418 |
| 77 | BASEBALL TONIGHT L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 307 |
| 78 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 358 |
| 79 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 251 |
| 80 | MAFS: UNFILTERED | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 506 |
| 81 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,182 |
| 82 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 268 |
| 83 | MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 118 | 0.09 | 481 |
| 84 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 187 |
| 85 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,344 |
| 86 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,327 |
| 87 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 233 |
| 88 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 270 |
| 89 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,337 |
| 90 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 234 |
| 91 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 691 |
| 92 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 353 |
| 93 | UEFA CHAMP LEAGUE WED 2: BAYERN MUNCHEN VS. ATLETICO DE MADRID | TUDN | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 197 |
| 94 | VAMPIRINA | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.08 | 298 |
| 95 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 218 |
| 96 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 588 |
| 97 | PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-1R13R09PH | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 320 |
| 98 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 236 |
| 99 | TOY STORY OF TERROR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 313 |
| 100 | UNDISPUTED L: 1026 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 144 |
| 101 | CRAIG OF THE CREEK | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 15 | 0.07 | 210 |
| 102 | BITCHIN RIDES | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 333 |
| 103 | UEFA CHAMP LEAGUE WED 1: REAL MADRID CF VS. FC SHAKHTAR DONETSK | TUDN | 12:30 PM | 150 | 0.07 | 143 |
| 104 | BACK TO DELOREAN: TIME MA | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 76 | 0.07 | 341 |
| 105 | BITCHIN BOOT CAMP | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 273 |
| 106 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 159 |
| 107 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 169 |
| 108 | CMT MUSIC AWARDS: 2020 | PARAMOUNT | 8:00 PM | 130 | 0.06 | 456 |
| 109 | LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 222 |
| 110 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 176 |
| 111 | MANSON: THE WOMEN: 100 SPECIAL | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 221 |
| 112 | VICTOR & VALENTINO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 15 | 0.05 | 177 |
| 113 | LOCKED UP ABROAD SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 200 |
| 114 | CMT MUSIC AWARDS: 2020 | TV LAND | 8:00 PM | 130 | 0.05 | 364 |
| 115 | CMT MUSIC AWARDS: 2020 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 130 | 0.05 | 192 |
| 116 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 218 |
| 117 | PARANORMAL: CAPTURED | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 286 |
| 118 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 98 |
| 119 | HERD L: 1339 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 125 |
| 120 | KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS-SP | E! | 11:30 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 174 |
| 121 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 292 |
| 122 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 115 |
| 123 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 126 |
| 124 | CMT MUSIC AWARDS: 2020 | POP | 8:00 PM | 130 | 0.04 | 201 |
| 125 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 329 |
| 126 | BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW | IFC TV | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 109 |
| 127 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 125 |
| 128 | BILLBOARD-20-TEL-UNVSO: N/A | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 188 | 0.03 | 143 |
| 129 | SCOOBY-DOO AND GUESS WHO? | BOOMERANG | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 127 |
| 130 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 276 |
| 131 | EXTREME ICE MACHINES | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 195 |
| 132 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 85 |
| 133 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 102 |
| 134 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 11:08 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 135 |
| 135 | MISION EUROPA L | TUDN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 59 |
| 136 | MAD MONEY | CNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 187 |
| 137 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 262 |
| 138 | DAILY WAGER L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 139 | SISTAS SERIES S2 | BET HER | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 77 |
| 140 | IMPOSSIBLE FIXES | SCIENCE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 220 |
| 141 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 988 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 93 |
| 142 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 105 |
| 143 | NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 245 |
| 144 | FOOD PARADISE | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 94 |
| 145 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 188 |
| 146 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 105 |
| 147 | HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) | BET HER | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 72 |
| 148 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 78 |
| 149 | 537 VOTES | HBO PRIME | 9:00 PM | 104 | 0.02 | 94 |
| 150 | FIRST TAKE EXTRA | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 71 |
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