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March 12, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.11.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As expected, there were multiple news-driven adjustments in final numbers.  On CBS, SURVIVOR gained 0.1 and SEAL TEAM was down the same.  On NBC, the CHICAGO FIRE and CHICAGO PD reruns both lost 0.1.  FOX’s LEGO MASTERS dropped 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The 9PM hour that included the presidential address was the high point for cable news, branded by Fox News as HANNITY at 0.70/1.08/6.4M, by CNN as CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.62/0.92/3.4M, and by MSNBC as the RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.45/0.66/4.1M.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY ticked up to 0.46, and SUMMER HOUSE was up 0.03 to 0.21.  ESPN aired what turned out to be the last NBA game for a while at 0.45.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW edged up 0.02 to 0.34.  Discovery’s EXPEDITION UNKNOWN ticked up to 0.28, and EXPEDIITON X was up 0.06 to 0.28.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT ticked down to 0.28, and BRIDE & PREJUDICE was down 0.03 to 0.06.  On Food Network, TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS gained 0.03 to 0.27, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was down 0.06 to 0.22.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE rose 0.02 to 0.27.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING fell 0.09 to 0.26.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.24.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL lost 0.04 to 0.22.  On MTV, CATFISH ticked up to 0.21, and RIDICULOUSNESS was up a tick to 0.15.  On USA, WWE NXT slipped 0.02 to 0.21, and MIZ & MRS.  On ID, IN PURSUIT ticked up to 0.20, and THE MURDER TAPES was steady at 0.19.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS was at 0.20.  On A&E, PD CAM was at 0.19/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.22, and AMERICA’S TOP DOG was down 0.03 to 0.15.  Comedy Central’s AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS dipped 0.02 to 0.14.  BET’s TWENTIES was steady at 0.14.  Paramount’s 68 WHISKEY dropped 0.03 to 0.08.  FXX’s DAVE was at 0.08 compared to last week’s premiere 0.14/0.12.  Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS fell 0.05 to 0.07.  Tru’s IT’S PERSONAL lost 0.02 to 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 11, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.70 6,419
2 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 10:28 PM 62 0.65 1,699
3 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.62 3,436
4 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.52 2,505
5 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.46 1,308
6 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:11 PM 49 0.45 4,121
7 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DENVER/DALLAS ESPN 8:13 PM 135 0.45 1,151
8 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 9:00 PM 11 0.44 3,937
9 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.42 4,166
10 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.41 4,353
11 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:30 PM 90 0.40 985
12 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.39 3,493
13 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.37 1,567
14 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.35 2,110
15 BLACK INK CREW 8B VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.34 701
16 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.30 2,410
17 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 67 0.28 1,227
18 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): ANNIVERSARIES AND SECRETS 1011 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.28 1,043
19 EXPEDITION X DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:07 PM 61 0.28 1,187
20 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.27 2,303
21 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 64 0.27 1,053
22 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.27 3,358
23 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.27 943
24 SISTAS SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.27 916
25 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0023 SALT LAKE CITY UT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.26 766
26 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 0.26 713
27 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 1,533
28 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,428
29 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.25 562
30 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.24 823
31 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: NORTH CAROLINA/SYRACUSE ESPN2 9:25 PM 124 0.24 950
32 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 841
33 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: AMERICA / ATLANTA UNITED TUDN 10:00 PM 150 0.24 544
34 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,729
35 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: LIVERPOOL VS. ATLETICO MADRID TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 3:37 PM 173 0.22 469
36 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.22 655
37 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 9:00 PM 25 0.22 796
38 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,424
39 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.22 751
40 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.22 772
41 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN8 MTV 8:00 PM 62 0.21 419
42 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 125 0.21 697
43 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.21 573
44 IN PURSUIT W/ JOHN WALSH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 758
45 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,249
46 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTER HUNT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:08 PM 60 0.19 815
47 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 758
48 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.19 862
49 SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 466
50 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.18 826
51 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 448
52 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,731
53 BR FOOTBALL POSTMATCH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:30 PM 32 0.18 343
54 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,325
55 PB FH: REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.17 909
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,889
57 100 DAY DREAM HOME REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.17 960
58 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,181
59 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,349
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,393
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,130
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,239
63 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 484
64 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 2,006
65 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: PITTSBURGH/NC STATE ESPN 2:24 PM 126 0.17 622
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,987
67 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,806
68 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: NEW YORK CITY FC / TIGRES UANL TUDN 7:30 PM 150 0.16 333
69 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.16 790
70 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,740
71 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN16 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.15 367
72 AMERICAS TOP DOG A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.15 572
73 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 491
74 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.15 765
75 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,762
76 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 2:00 PM 24 0.14 507
77 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,657
78 AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QU COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.14 384
79 TWENTIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 465
80 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,052
81 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,942
82 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.13 805
83 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,878
84 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 357
85 BOOMERANG SERIES S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.13 391
86 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.13 409
87 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,721
88 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.13 334
89 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 803
90 UEFA CHAMP LEAGUE WED 1: LIVERPOOL FC / ATLETICO DE MADRID TUDN 3:30 PM 185 0.12 289
91 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 941
92 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,780
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,696
94 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: BOSTON COLLEGE/NOTRE DAME ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.12 507
95 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 270
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 257
97 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 6:35 PM 55 0.12 229
98 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.12 314
99 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: MIAMI/CLEMSON ESPN 12:00 PM 120 0.12 393
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,567
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 903
102 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.11 397
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 871
104 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.11 754
105 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:10 PM 50 0.11 1,291
106 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,306
107 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 1:00 PM 10 0.10 1,417
108 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,201
109 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 662
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,238
111 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 411
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,214
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,300
114 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,248
115 IRON RESURRECTION MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.09 509
116 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 544
117 68 WHISKEY PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 54 0.08 532
118 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,283
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,135
120 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.08 268
121 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.08 330
122 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: SAN JOSE/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 152 0.08 294
123 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 37 0.08 163
124 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L: USA/JAPAN ESPNEWS 8:00 PM 134 0.08 218
125 ALASKA TRIANGLE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 313
126 RICKY ZOOM NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.07 289
127 BORDERFORCE USA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.07 258
128 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 308
129 LOCKED UP ABROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.07 265
130 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.07 202
131 ITS PERSONAL AMY HOGGART TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 131
132 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 3:00 PM 37 0.07 150
133 BRIDE & PREJUDICE: F. L. LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 63 0.06 342
134 COPA MX: SF:MONTERREY VS JUAREZ FOX DEPORTES 10:47 PM 149 0.06 122
135 UNDISPUTED L: 880 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 152
136 NFL LIVE ESPN2 11:29 PM 91 0.05 182
137 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.05 125
138 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT  L: IOWA STATE/OKLAHOMA STATE ESPNU 7:00 PM 134 0.05 247
139 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.05 336
140 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 378
141 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 371
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 247
143 HERD L: 1192 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 142
144 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 139
145 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.05 454
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 245
147 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.04 137
148 BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: FIRST RD1: ST.JOHNS/GEORGETOWN FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 122 0.04 166
149 FUNNY DANCE SHOW E! 10:30 PM 60 0.04 113
150 BLIND DATE BRAVO 12:00 AM 30 0.04 127

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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.