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February 27, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.26.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY led Wednesday cable, up 0.05 to 0.47, and SUMMER HOUSE ticked down to 0.18.  It was a big night for Fox News, especially TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT, which topped cable news at 0.44/0.70/4.2M, with the 8PM CNN TOWN HALL at 0.22/0.35/1.6M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.38/2.9M.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.41/0.39.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW rose 0.07 to 0.34.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING ticked down to 0.30, with a post-hour at 0.14.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT edged up 0.02 to 0.30, and BRIDE & PREJUDICE premiered at 0.11.  TUDN’s CONCACAF matches were at 0.27/0.20.  On ID, IN PURSUIT gained 0.03 to 0.26, and THE MURDER TAPES was up 0.02 to 0.21.  BET’s SISTAS lost 0.04 to 0.25.  Discovery’s EXPEDITION UNKNOWN slipped 0.02 to 0.24, and EXPEDITION X was down 0.05 to 0.19.  On USA, WWE NXT was down 0.02 to 0.23, and MIZ & MRS was down 0.04 to 0.13.  On MTV, CATFISH was steady at 0.22, TRUE LIFE CRIME ticked up to 0.15, and RIDICULOUSNESS was up a tick to 0.14.  TBS premiered IT’S PERSONAL WITH AMY HOGGART at 0.22.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES dropped 0.02 to 0.19.  On A&E, PD CAM was at 0.19/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.28/0.24, and AMERICA’S TOP DOG ticked down to 0.16.  Comedy Central’s AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS was steady at 0.13.  Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS held at 0.10.  Paramount’s 68 WHISKEY stayed at 0.08.  On Freeform, PARTY OF FIVE gained 0.02 to 0.08, and GOOD TROUBLE ticked down to 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday February 26, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.47 1,348
2 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.44 4,193
3 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.41 4,190
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MEMPHIS/HOUSTON ESPN 8:13 PM 142 0.41 940
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BOSTON/UTAH ESPN 10:35 PM 137 0.39 945
6 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.37 3,844
7 BLACK INK CREW 8B VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.34 747
8 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 3,974
9 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0021 KANSAS CITY MO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.30 865
10 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): “L WORD”, THE 1009 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.30 1,080
11 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.29 3,421
12 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: AMERICA / COMINICACIONES TUDN 10:04 PM 139 0.27 576
13 IN PURSUIT W/ JOHN WALSH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 978
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 3,260
15 SISTAS SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 851
16 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 67 0.24 1,192
17 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 125 0.23 717
18 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.23 967
19 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 0.23 638
20 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN8 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.22 432
21 ITS PERSONAL AMY HOGGART TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.22 690
22 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,582
23 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,890
24 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,490
25 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:52 AM 68 0.21 527
26 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 939
27 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,330
28 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.21 686
29 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,566
30 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: TIGRES UANL / ALIANZA TUDN 8:00 PM 124 0.20 380
31 100 DAY DREAM HOME REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.19 930
32 PB FH: REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,043
33 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.19 723
34 EXPEDITION X DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:07 PM 61 0.19 920
35 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.19 890
36 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 596
37 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,344
38 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.18 844
39 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.18 574
40 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.18 835
41 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,852
42 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,895
43 AMERICAS TOP DOG A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.16 627
44 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.16 847
45 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 398
46 EXT MKOVR HOME ED REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.16 799
47 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,724
48 TRUE LIFE CRIME MTV 9:01 PM 53 0.15 344
49 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,069
50 SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 388
51 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,809
52 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:32 PM 28 0.15 1,714
53 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 385
54 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 402
55 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN16 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.14 338
56 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 960
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,808
58 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 369
59 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 6:37 PM 55 0.14 1,762
60 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,645
61 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.14 383
62 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:05 PM 32 0.13 394
63 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 461
64 AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QU COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.13 351
65 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.13 377
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 2,155
67 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: REAL MADRID VS. MANCHESTER CITY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:40 PM 150 0.13 329
68 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.13 815
69 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BUFFALO/COLORADO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 156 0.13 394
70 IRON RESURRECTION MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.12 555
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,901
72 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTER HUNT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:08 PM 60 0.12 685
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,082
74 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.12 260
75 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PITTSBURGH/LOS ANGELES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:39 PM 152 0.12 291
76 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,775
77 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,588
78 BRIDE & PREJUDICE: F. L. LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 63 0.11 474
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,472
80 LOCKED UP ABROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.11 344
81 UEFA CHAMP LEAGUE WED 1: REAL MADRID / MANCHESTER CITY TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.11 231
82 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,688
83 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 820
84 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 260
85 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.10 732
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,775
87 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 308
88 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 243
89 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 37 0.10 1,520
90 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,530
91 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.10 301
92 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,104
93 SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.10 306
94 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-2R3R02H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.10 439
95 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.09 347
96 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 715
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 225
98 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.09 237
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 757
100 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.09 247
101 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.08 276
102 68 WHISKEY PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 55 0.08 349
103 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 631
104 MEGA MACHINES: SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 310
105 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 550
106 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.08 297
107 PARTY OF FIVE (2020) FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.08 188
108 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 867
109 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 518
110 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 605
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 646
112 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.08 394
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 894
114 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.07 247
115 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VIRGINIA/VIRGINIA TECH ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.07 322
116 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 719
117 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 689
118 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 654
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 993
120 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 137
121 RICHARD HAMMONDS BIG SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 264
122 LISTING IMPOSSIBLE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 249
123 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 1,179
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 757
125 BR FOOTBALL POSTMATCH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:10 PM 20 0.06 162
126 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 404
127 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 1,409
128 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:04 PM 107 0.06 280
129 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:23 AM 37 0.06 134
130 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 396
131 UNDISPUTED L: 870 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 131
132 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 785
133 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.06 122
134 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 891
135 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.05 221
136 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:00 PM 40 0.05 138
137 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.05 362
138 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 940
139 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.05 389
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 213
141 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.05 126
142 SPRING TRAINING BRIDGE MLB NETWORK 3:46 PM 14 0.05 180
143 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 726
144 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.04 100
145 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 108
146 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 232
147 HERD L: 1182 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 128
148 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 461
149 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 99
150 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 83

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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."