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April 2, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.1.2020

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the CHICAGO MED rerun lost the same. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was led by Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER at 0.73/1.12/6.1M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.49/0.77/2.9M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.29/0.46/3.3M.  The season premiere of MTV’s THE CHALLENGE was the strongest non-news original at 0.62.  On Food Network, TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS jumped 0.14 to 0.48, with lead-in hours at 0.25/0.21.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW slipped 0.02 to 0.38.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT ticked down to 0.33, and BRIDE & PREJUDICE was up 0.02 to 0.09.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE ticked up to 0.30.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL was steady at 0.27.  BET’s SISTAS lost 0.03 to 0.26.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING fell 0.09 to 0.25.  Bravo’s SUMMER HOUSE ticked up to 0.25.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS shed 0.05 to 0.21, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.20, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.18, and MAINE CABIN MASTERS was at 0.15.  On ID, IN PURSUIT rose 0.05 to 0.21, and SEE NO EVIL returned at 0.19.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE shrank by 0.06 to 0.21, and EATING HISTORY was at 0.11/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.12.  USA’s WWE NXT fell 0.05 to 0.15.  The series finale of Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS edged up 0.02 to 0.14.  Comedy Central’s CRANK YANKERS returned at 0.12 (with the following simulcasts:  VH1 t 0.11, MTV at 0.07, Logo at 0.01/34K, MTV2 at 0.01/14K).  Freeform’s MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM was steady at 0.11.  FXX’s DAVE dropped 0.04 to 0.08.  IFC’s BROCKMIRE ticked up to 0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 1, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.73 6,081
2 CHALLENGE: TOTAL MADNESS MTV 8:00 PM 91 0.62 1,064
3 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.59 4,776
4 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.55 5,396
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.54 4,858
6 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.49 2,895
7 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 92 0.48 1,549
8 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.44 2,387
9 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.42 2,190
10 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.42 2,154
11 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.41 2,189
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.41 4,525
13 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.39 2,267
14 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.39 2,140
15 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.38 2,057
16 BLACK INK CREW 8B VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.38 771
17 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.38 4,099
18 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.36 2,220
19 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.34 1,870
20 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): FIGHT OR FLIGHT 1014 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.33 1,217
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.33 1,762
22 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.33 1,978
23 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.31 2,853
24 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.31 1,624
25 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.30 1,031
26 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.29 2,638
27 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.29 2,699
28 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.29 2,511
29 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,269
30 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.29 2,750
31 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.28 1,500
32 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.28 2,750
33 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.27 821
34 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.27 2,725
35 SISTAS SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 976
36 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.25 2,560
37 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0026 MILWAUKEE WI TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.25 685
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.25 1,286
39 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 963
40 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.25 702
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.24 2,399
42 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.23 2,218
43 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.22 701
44 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,207
45 IN PURSUIT W/ JOHN WALSH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 800
46 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.21 815
47 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.21 797
48 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:34 PM 86 0.21 1,990
49 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.20 1,055
50 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.20 2,458
51 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,571
52 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 993
53 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FOOD NETWORK 5:30 PM 90 0.19 663
54 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 34 0.19 2,110
55 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 792
56 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.18 1,121
57 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,097
58 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FOOD NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.18 653
59 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 2,018
60 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,945
61 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTER HUNT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 10 0.17 647
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,778
63 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 12:22 PM 50 0.17 1,869
64 MEDITERRANEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.17 836
65 FX MOVIE PRIME: PETER RABBIT FX 7:00 PM 120 0.16 510
66 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,480
67 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,501
68 LEGENDS OF THE WILD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 748
69 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.16 401
70 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:12 PM 48 0.16 1,623
71 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,687
72 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,502
73 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 22 0.15 1,608
74 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.15 590
75 MAINE CABIN MASTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,027
76 MEDITERRANEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.15 819
77 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 792
78 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 63 0.14 432
79 TWENTIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 524
80 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,525
81 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,347
82 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.13 562
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,307
84 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: SHREK FOREVER AFTER PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 120 0.13 379
85 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.13 566
86 CRANK YANKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.12 269
87 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 336
88 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 646
89 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: SHREK (2001) PARAMOUNT 7:00 PM 120 0.12 362
90 BOOMERANG SERIES S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 426
91 IRON RESURRECTION MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.12 613
92 EATING HISTORY HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.11 458
93 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.11 501
94 MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.11 341
95 CRANK YANKERS VH1 10:30 PM 30 0.11 203
96 MAX AND RUBY NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.10 382
97 GHOST HUNTERS SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.10 219
98 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 239
99 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 256
100 BRIDE & PREJUDICE: F. L. LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.09 423
101 EATING HISTORY HISTORY 10:33 PM 30 0.09 395
102 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.09 273
103 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 261
104 TRUE TERROR WITH ROBERT E TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 380
105 FORGED IN FIRE AC HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.09 414
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 207
107 BORDERFORCE USA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.09 296
108 THESE WOODS REPACK: TWAH-2R2R02H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 356
109 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.08 239
110 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 37 0.08 167
111 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 238
112 VINTAGE VOLTAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 255
113 CRANK YANKERS MTV 10:30 PM 30 0.07 141
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 273
115 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 181
116 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 404
117 DEED, THE: CHICAGO CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 256
118 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 191
119 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.07 179
120 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY JUNIOR 7:30 AM 55 0.07 265
121 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.07 416
122 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.07 217
123 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.07 390
124 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 406
125 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 327
126 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.06 222
127 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 350
128 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.06 196
129 APRIL FOOLS DAY MARATHON: HOT TUB TIME MANCHINE IFC TV 7:45 PM 135 0.06 151
130 MEGA MACHINES: SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 269
131 BLIND DATE BRAVO 12:00 AM 30 0.06 139
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 234
133 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.06 240
134 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 258
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 215
136 RICHARD HAMMONDS BIG SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 250
137 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 29 0.05 164
138 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.04 118
139 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 102
140 GET A CLUE GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.04 425
141 EVENING EDIT, THE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 464
142 LOU DOBBS TONIGHT FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.04 291
143 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.04 227
144 ITS PERSONAL AMY HOGGART TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.04 103
145 LATE MOVIE: LOST BOYS, THE FREEFORM 12:00 AM 120 0.04 107
146 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 9:00 AM 60 0.04 238
147 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 108
148 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 240
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 274
150 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 58 0.04 135

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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.