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April 30, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.29.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The MASKED SINGER after-show and the rerun CHICAGO MED lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE led Wednesday cable, down a tick to 0.57, and RIDICULOUSNESS was down 0.09 to 0.10.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS rose 0.07 to 0.51, and SUMMER HOUSE was up 0.03 to 0.27.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW climbed 0.06 to 0.43.  Cable news was topped by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.37/0.60/4.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.25/0.39/3M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.25/0.40/1.9M.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.30/0.28 compared to last week’s 0.33/0.30.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE was steady at 0.29, and EATING HISTORY ticked up to 0.20.  BET’s SISTAS returned at 0.29 (plus 0.04 on BET HER), and BOOMERANG was at 0.17/0.14 (plus 0.02/73K & 0.02/69K on BET HER).  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.08 to 0.28, PROPERTY BROTHERS ticked down to 0.28, and HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.05 to 0.25.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING edged up 0.02 to 0.27.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE lost 0.03 to 0.25.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT fell 0.11 to 0.23, and BRIDE & PREJUDICE was down 0.03 to 0.06.  FX’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS ticked up to 0.23.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL dropped 0.08 to 0.22.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN was at 0.21 gained 0.04 to 0.21, and LEGENDS OF THE WILD was at 0.12.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL grew by 0.04 to 0.21, and DEADLY RECALL was down 0.06 to 0.16.  USA’s WWE NXT dipped 0.02 to 0.16.  The season finale of FXX’s DAVE was steady at 0.13.  On A&E, GHOST HUNTERS was at 0.12/0.17 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.08, and CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES was down 0.06 to 0.11.  Freeform’s MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM shed 0.03 to 0.08.  Comedy Central’s CRANK YANKERS fell 0.09 to 0.08.  IFC’s BROCKMIRE was steady at 0.04.  Sundance’s LIAR held at 0.01/93K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 29, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CHALLENGE: TOTAL MADNESS MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.57 1,001
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.51 1,517
3 BLACK INK CREW 8B VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.43 978
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.37 4,463
5 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.33 3,386
6 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.33 3,984
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.32 4,406
8 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 876
9 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.29 998
10 SISTAS SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 994
11 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.28 941
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:32 PM 30 0.28 1,522
13 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.28 1,673
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 3,613
15 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.28 2,851
16 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0030 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.27 693
17 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.27 731
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,000
19 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.25 963
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 31 0.25 1,439
21 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,939
22 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE): WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 1911 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.23 969
23 WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS FX 10:00 PM 32 0.23 618
24 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,421
25 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,534
26 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,401
27 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.22 645
28 EXP UNKNOWN: TONIGHT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.21 903
29 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 847
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.21 1,508
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.21 1,515
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,482
33 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 2,143
34 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,592
35 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,953
36 PB FH: REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,152
37 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,510
38 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,425
39 EATING HISTORY HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.20 621
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,470
41 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,522
42 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 2,089
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,399
44 BOOMERANG SERIES S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 530
45 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,804
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,986
47 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,832
48 DEADLY RECALL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 840
49 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 45 0.16 589
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 2,105
51 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.16 637
52 AMERICA COPES TOGETHER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,659
53 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 995
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,116
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,907
56 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.15 533
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,956
58 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,967
59 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 390
60 BOOMERANG SERIES S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.14 412
61 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 2,052
62 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,889
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 921
64 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 38 0.13 213
65 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.12 532
66 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 414
67 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 308
68 LEGENDS OF THE WILD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.12 629
69 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,635
70 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,497
71 NBA PLAYOFFS REPEAT: LA LAKERS/DETROIT ESPN 7:00 PM 150 0.12 315
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,421
73 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.11 296
74 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,688
75 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,400
76 CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 435
77 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 231
78 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,350
79 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 285
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 228
81 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,270
82 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.10 336
83 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN17 MTV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 274
84 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 765
85 DRUG LORDS: THE NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.09 347
86 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:11 PM 49 0.09 1,335
87 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:37 AM 34 0.09 1,324
88 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,393
89 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,178
90 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 282
91 BORDERFORCE USA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.08 368
92 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,205
93 MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.08 243
94 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 221
95 CRANK YANKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.08 173
96 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 414
97 GHOST NATION REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 296
98 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.07 461
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 37 0.07 1,158
100 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 578
101 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 435
102 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 428
103 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,031
104 GHOST NATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 366
105 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 427
106 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 446
107 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.07 204
108 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 190
109 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.07 264
110 SEA MONSTERS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 292
111 MEGA MACHINES: SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 302
112 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 183
113 DESTINATION FEAR TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 300
114 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 410
115 BRIDE & PREJUDICE: F. L. LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.06 358
116 FUNNY DANCE SHOW E! 11:00 PM 60 0.06 136
117 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 58 0.06 158
118 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.05 341
119 AMC MOVIE: GANGSTER SQUAD AMC 10:30 PM 150 0.05 274
120 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.05 192
121 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 547
122 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.05 149
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 246
124 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 92
125 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 170
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 209
127 UNDISPUTED SP L: 912 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 107
128 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 10:30 PM 30 0.04 140
129 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 290
130 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 32 0.04 144
131 SISTAS SERIES BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.04 124
132 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 175
133 VINTAGE VOLTAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 190
134 JAY LENOS GARAGE SP CNBC 10:00 PM 64 0.04 214
135 HERD: COLIN COWHERD L: 1223 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 101
136 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 276
137 FOX FOOTBALL NOW-S D FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 30 0.03 58
138 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 134
139 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 217
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 211
141 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 83
142 UFC MAIN EVENT ESPNEWS 8:00 PM 60 0.03 81
143 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.03 97
144 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.03 124
145 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 81
146 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.03 135
147 BLIND DATE BRAVO 12:00 AM 30 0.03 131
148 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 161
149 LOUD HOUSE NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 15 0.03 127
150 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 88

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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."