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February 6, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.5.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fittingly, on the night of the Trump acquittal, Fox News led all of cable with THE FIVE at 0.52/0.85/5.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.41/3.1M, and CNN’s 10PM TOWN HALL at 0.22/0.30/1M.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.47/0.38.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY ticked down to 0.46, and SUMMER HOUSE was at 0.22.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING edged up 0.02 to 0.36.  On TLC, 1000-LB SISTERS was steady at 0.32, and MY 600-LB LIFE ticked up to 0.31.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN was at 0.30.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW gained 0.02 to 0.30.  On A&E, PD CAM was at 0.30/0.28 compared to last week’s 0.28/0.25, and AMERICA’S TOP DOG ticked down to 0.22.  On BET, SISTAS held at 0.29.  On ID, MURDER TAPES was at 0.29, IN PURSUIT was down 0.07 to 0.22, and SEE NO EVIL was at 0.19.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT lost 0.04 to 0.28.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS ticked up to 0.23, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.03 to 0.21, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.20.  On MTV, CATFISH dipped 0.02 to 0.22, TRUE LIFE CRIME dropped 0.04 to 0.20, and RIDICULOUSNESS ticked down to 0.15  On USA, WWE NXT was steady at 0.22, and MIZ & MRS was up 0.02 to 0.20.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.22/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.23, and VIKINGS was up 0.02 to 0.18.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL stayed at 0.21.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.21/0.20, compared to last week’s 0.25/0.23.  Comedy Central’s AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS was steady at 0.17.  Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS climbed 0.03 to 0.14.  On Freeform, PARTY OF FIVE gained 0.02 to 0.11, and GOOD TROUBLE was up 0.02 to 0.08.  Paramount’s 68 WHISKEY was down 0.03 to 0.09.  

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday February 5, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.52 5,336
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MIAMI/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:04 PM 141 0.47 1,170
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.47 5,117
4 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.46 1,291
5 SENATE IMPEACHMENT VOTE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:55 PM 65 0.46 5,404
6 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.44 4,275
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.43 5,170
8 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: ORLANDO/BOSTON ESPN 7:43 PM 141 0.38 997
9 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.37 4,710
10 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.36 3,607
11 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0018 HUNTSVILLE AL TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.36 928
12 1000-LB SISTERS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,188
13 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.31 1,173
14 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 134 0.30 1,515
15 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 6 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.30 689
16 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.30 1,000
17 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:25 AM 65 0.29 664
18 SISTAS SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 961
19 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,007
20 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): IN SEASICKNESS & IN HEALTH 1006 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.28 994
21 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.28 1,015
22 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 55 0.28 3,183
23 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.27 3,126
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 801
25 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,144
26 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.24 747
27 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.23 2,836
28 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.23 2,667
29 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.23 560
30 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.23 2,850
31 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.23 1,414
32 IN PURSUIT W/ JOHN WALSH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 816
33 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN8 MTV 8:00 PM 62 0.22 395
34 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 125 0.22 770
35 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.22 605
36 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,043
37 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 891
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.22 2,266
39 AMERICAS TOP DOG A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.22 693
40 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.21 732
41 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.21 1,121
42 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.21 661
43 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 647
44 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.20 1,274
45 TRUE LIFE CRIME MTV 9:02 PM 53 0.20 369
46 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:05 PM 31 0.20 475
47 SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS  L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.20 474
48 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.19 752
49 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 530
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 2,798
51 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.18 788
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 2,828
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 2,564
54 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTER HUNT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:14 PM 61 0.18 987
55 VIKINGS HISTORY 10:00 PM 65 0.18 1,035
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 2,722
57 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,036
58 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,189
59 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.17 874
60 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:01 PM 29 0.17 884
61 AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QU COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.17 399
62 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.17 861
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,292
64 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,596
65 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:30 AM 90 0.17 365
66 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,909
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.16 1,671
68 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,136
69 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,156
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,100
71 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.16 793
72 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:40 PM 20 0.15 2,205
73 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 774
74 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN16 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.15 300
75 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 458
76 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 59 0.14 338
77 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 360
78 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 394
79 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 348
80 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.14 463
81 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,150
82 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.14 301
83 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BOSTON/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:01 PM 169 0.14 467
84 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP MSNBC 4:00 PM 40 0.13 1,985
85 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,609
86 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 322
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 991
88 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,865
89 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 369
90 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,701
91 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 884
92 IRON RESURRECTION MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.13 509
93 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 810
94 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,536
95 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.12 496
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 859
97 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 323
98 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: FENCES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 180 0.12 462
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 274
100 LISTING IMPOSSIBLE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 279
101 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 350
102 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.11 328
103 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 879
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 769
105 PARTY OF FIVE (2020) FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.11 236
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.11 287
107 FASTEST CARS IN THE DIRTY MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.11 367
108 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 671
109 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 433
110 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,510
111 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA STATE/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.09 342
112 68 WHISKEY PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 58 0.09 410
113 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WAKE FOREST/LOUISVILLE ESPN2 9:04 PM 125 0.09 331
114 LIGA MX L: NECAXA / MONTERREY TUDN 9:00 PM 150 0.09 204
115 MAFS: COUPLES COUCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 114 0.09 341
116 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 289
117 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 614
118 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.08 217
119 CNN TONIGHT CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 463
120 LOCKED UP ABROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 287
121 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,138
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 485
123 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,209
124 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 263
125 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 507
126 UNDISPUTED L: 855 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 153
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 1,037
128 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 1,053
129 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 994
130 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 915
131 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 1,124
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 241
133 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 121
134 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:30 PM 30 0.06 110
135 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:09 PM 51 0.06 156
136 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 331
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 227
138 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:50 PM 40 0.05 138
139 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 112
140 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 114
141 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: VILLANOVA/BUTLER FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 144 0.04 260
142 HERD L: 1168 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 120
143 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L FOX SPORTS 1 8:54 PM 116 0.04 145
144 NFL MICD UP NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 147
145 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 115
146 SISTAS SERIES BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.04 121
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 216
148 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.04 113
149 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 131
150 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 235

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.