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April 16, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.15.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR, THE MASKED SINGER and THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the SWAT rerun lost the same. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was again at the top, with Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER (i.e. the White House briefing) at 0.56/0.87/5.6M, CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.44/0.65/2.7M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.29/0.43/3.3M.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE ticked down to 0.52.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS returned at 0.44, and SUMMER HOUSE was up 0.03 to 0.27.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW lost 0.04 to 0.36.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT climbed 0.08 to 0.35, and BRIDE & PREJUDICE was steady at 0.07.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.31/0.30 compared to last week’s 0.27.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS rose 0.06 to 0.31, HOUSE HUNTERS edged up 0.02 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.02 to 0.23.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE ticked up to 0.28.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE dropped 0.04 to 0.27, and EATING HISTORY was at 0.16 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.13.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL was steady at 0.25.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING ticked down to 0.25.  BET’s SISTAS fell 0.04 to 0.24.  On ID, DEADLY RECALL was at 0.23, and SEE NO EVIL was up 0.06 to 0.21.  The season premiere of WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS was at 0.22/0.17, compared to last season’s 0.21.  USA’s WWE NXT dipped 0.02 to 0.17.  Comedy Central’s CRANK YANKERS ticked down to 0.16.  FXX’s DAVE jumped 0.09 to 0.16.  Discovery’s LEGENDS OF THE WILD gained 0.03 to 0.15.  On A&E, CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES rose 0.05 to 0.14, and GHOST HUNTERS was at 0.13/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.10.  Freeform’s MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM was steady at 0.09.  IFC’s BROCKMIRE ticked down to 0.03.  Sundance’s LIAR held at 0.02/94K. 

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 15, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.56 5,586
2 CHALLENGE: TOTAL MADNESS MTV 8:00 PM 91 0.52 921
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.48 4,685
4 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.44 2,723
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.44 1,348
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.43 4,570
7 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.40 3,601
8 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.40 4,663
9 BLACK INK CREW 8B VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.36 747
10 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.36 2,404
11 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.35 2,100
12 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): UNTIL DECISION DAY DO WE PT 1016 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.35 1,424
13 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.34 3,727
14 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,980
15 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,999
16 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.31 908
17 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,590
18 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.30 863
19 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.30 2,228
20 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,277
21 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.28 1,028
22 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.27 770
23 PB FH: REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,233
24 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.27 916
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.27 1,553
26 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 33 0.25 789
27 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.25 1,883
28 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.25 819
29 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0028 BOSTON MA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.25 683
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.25 1,431
31 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.25 2,378
32 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.25 2,249
33 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.25 2,356
34 SISTAS SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 942
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.24 1,677
36 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.24 1,791
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.24 1,830
38 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.23 2,227
39 DEADLY RECALL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,055
40 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,395
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.23 1,659
42 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,394
43 WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS FX 10:00 PM 33 0.22 537
44 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.22 2,336
45 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,314
46 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 2,344
47 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 929
48 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,420
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 2,170
50 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,919
51 OLLIES PACK NICKELODEON 4:00 PM 30 0.19 717
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,213
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 2,107
54 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:49 PM 59 0.18 1,787
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 2,145
56 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.17 409
57 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,951
58 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.17 692
59 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:48 PM 12 0.17 1,571
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 2,156
61 WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS FX 10:33 PM 31 0.17 409
62 CRANK YANKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.16 321
63 EATING HISTORY HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.16 506
64 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 36 0.16 295
65 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.15 457
66 LEGENDS OF THE WILD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 754
67 CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.14 697
68 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 12:38 PM 44 0.14 1,722
69 TWENTIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 511
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,681
71 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:22 PM 38 0.13 1,485
72 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 49 0.13 1,891
73 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,701
74 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.13 568
75 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 510
76 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 2,138
77 BOOMERANG SERIES S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 435
78 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 904
79 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.12 553
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,444
81 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 90 0.12 1,419
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,469
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,338
84 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTER HUNT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 11 0.11 543
85 BORDERFORCE USA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.11 366
86 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:30 PM 30 0.11 1,582
87 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 332
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 246
89 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 38 0.11 1,507
90 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 7:05 PM 55 0.11 352
91 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 283
92 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,389
93 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 6:10 PM 55 0.10 294
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 232
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,199
96 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 735
97 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 268
98 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 625
99 TRUE TERROR WITH ROBERT E TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 343
100 MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.09 289
101 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 5:15 PM 55 0.09 240
102 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 231
103 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 411
104 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.08 357
105 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 440
106 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.08 179
107 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.07 273
108 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.07 375
109 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.07 403
110 BRIDE & PREJUDICE: F. L. LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.07 418
111 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.07 220
112 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.07 223
113 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 408
114 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.06 200
115 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.06 235
116 SEA MONSTERS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 281
117 VINTAGE VOLTAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.06 212
118 METHOD OF A SERIAL KILLER: 101 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.06 297
119 DAYTIME MOVIE: FUGITIVE, THE FREEFORM 11:00 AM 180 0.06 181
120 MEGA MACHINES: SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 298
121 GHOST ADVENTURES: TGA-SP94H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.06 205
122 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 387
123 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 187
124 HELLTOWN: HLLT-SP01FH TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 120 0.05 261
125 JAY LENOS GARAGE SP CNBC 10:00 PM 64 0.05 204
126 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.05 159
127 SALVAGE HUNTERS: CLASSIC MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 222
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 231
129 GREEN RIVER KILLER: 100 CRIM CONF 208 OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 AM 120 0.05 265
130 BLIND DATE BRAVO 12:00 AM 30 0.05 138
131 GHOST ADVENTURES: TGA-SP94H TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 AM 120 0.05 177
132 FUNNY DANCE SHOW E! 11:00 PM 60 0.04 97
133 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 263
134 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.04 129
135 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 58 0.04 182
136 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 144
137 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 155
138 SISTAS SERIES BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.04 128
139 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.04 93
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 231
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 195
142 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 257
143 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 560
144 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 100
145 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.03 111
146 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 4:00 PM 120 0.03 96
147 EVENING EDIT, THE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.03 297
148 LATINX NOW UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 30 0.03 98
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 166
150 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 31 0.03 114

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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.