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April 9, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.8.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and SEAL TEAM 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 0.64/0.95/5.5M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.43/0.61/2.6M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.27/0.41/3.1M.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.09 to 0.53.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW edged up 0.02 to 0.40.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE jumped a tenth to 0.31, and EATING HISTORY was at 0.16/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.09.  BET’s SISTAS gained 0.02 to 0.28.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.27/0.27.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT lost 0.06 to 0.27, and BRIDE & PREJUDICE was down 0.02 to 0.07.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE shed 0.03 to 0.27.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING ticked up to 0.26.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS rose 0.04 to 0.25, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL grew by 0.03 to 0.21, and HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.21.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL dipped 0.02 to 0.25.  Bravo’s SUMMER HOUSE ticked down to 0.24.  USA’s WWE NXT rose 0.04 to 0.19.  Comedy Central’s CRANK YANKERS gained 0.05 to 0.17.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL dropped 0.04 to 0.15.  Discovery’s LEGENDS OF THE WILD was at 0.12.  On A&E, GHOST HUNTERS returned at 0.11/0.10, and CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES was at 0.09.  Freeform’s MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM slipped 0.02 to 0.09.  FXX’s DAVE ticked down to 0.07.  IFC’s BROCKMIRE lost a tick to 0.04. Sundance’s LIAR returned off the chart at 0.02/118K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 8, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.64 5,531
2 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.54 4,611
3 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.54 4,284
4 CHALLENGE: TOTAL MADNESS MTV 8:00 PM 91 0.53 927
5 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.50 4,793
6 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.43 2,607
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.43 4,117
8 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.41 3,724
9 BLACK INK CREW 8B VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.40 816
10 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.37 2,037
11 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.37 2,128
12 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,986
13 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.34 2,278
14 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.33 1,970
15 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.33 2,163
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.32 1,985
17 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.31 1,006
18 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.30 1,850
19 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.30 1,706
20 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.29 1,805
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.28 1,866
22 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.28 2,183
23 SISTAS SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 940
24 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,103
25 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.27 793
26 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): FOREVER OR NEVER 1015 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.27 1,184
27 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.27 996
28 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 838
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.26 1,502
30 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.26 2,521
31 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.26 2,578
32 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0027 ST. LOUIS MO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.26 692
33 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.25 1,496
34 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.25 1,344
35 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.25 738
36 PB FH: REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,265
37 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.25 2,414
38 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.24 667
39 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.24 760
40 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.23 2,365
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 2,428
42 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.23 2,243
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 1,200
44 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.23 2,159
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.22 2,425
46 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.21 1,164
47 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.21 1,206
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 2,219
49 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,311
50 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 12:34 PM 19 0.19 1,976
51 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.19 693
52 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 34 0.17 1,946
53 TWENTIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 488
54 CRANK YANKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.17 327
55 EATING HISTORY HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.16 563
56 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.16 366
57 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,862
58 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,948
59 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:47 PM 58 0.15 1,750
60 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,474
61 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY JUNIOR 3:30 PM 55 0.15 481
62 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 2,347
63 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 786
64 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 824
65 BOOMERANG SERIES S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.14 403
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,713
67 IRON RESURRECTION MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.14 625
68 EATING HISTORY HISTORY 10:33 PM 30 0.13 464
69 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,296
70 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,605
71 BORDERFORCE USA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.13 384
72 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,624
73 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:45 PM 15 0.13 1,571
74 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:30 PM 30 0.12 1,720
75 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 47 0.12 1,912
76 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTER HUNT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 10 0.12 559
77 LEGENDS OF THE WILD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 627
78 OLLIES PACK NICKELODEON 4:00 PM 30 0.12 409
79 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,405
80 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 427
81 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 90 0.11 1,601
82 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,329
83 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.11 346
84 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 673
85 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 435
86 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 218
87 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.09 277
88 CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 388
89 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 546
90 MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.09 245
91 TRUE TERROR WITH ROBERT E TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 326
92 ITS PERSONAL AMY HOGGART TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 139
93 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.07 405
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.07 190
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,156
96 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.07 130
97 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 448
98 VINTAGE VOLTAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 227
99 TIME MACHINE: 101 WEAPONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD HISTORY 1:00 PM 120 0.07 392
100 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 385
101 CMT GIANTS CMT 8:00 PM 60 0.07 532
102 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.07 396
103 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.07 201
104 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.07 433
105 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 356
106 BRIDE & PREJUDICE: F. L. LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.07 370
107 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 389
108 TIME MACHINE: 101 GADGETS THAT CHANGED WORLD HISTORY 11:00 AM 120 0.07 336
109 DEMON HOUSE: TDHS-SP01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.06 204
110 KIM K:THE JUSTICE PROJECT: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 1:00 AM 120 0.06 176
111 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.06 233
112 ZIMMERN LIST COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.06 151
113 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.06 211
114 DEED, THE: CHICAGO CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 214
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 256
116 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.06 183
117 MAX AND RUBY NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.06 325
118 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 310
119 MASTERS GOLF TOURN (RPT): 1986 FINAL ROUND ESPN 3:30 PM 210 0.05 184
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 242
121 RICHARD HAMMONDS BIG SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 196
122 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 151
123 TIME MACHINE: 101 FAST FOODS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD HISTORY 9:00 AM 120 0.05 280
124 FUNNY DANCE SHOW E! 11:00 PM 60 0.05 123
125 MEGA MACHINES: SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 249
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 240
127 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.05 132
128 BLIND DATE BRAVO 12:00 AM 30 0.04 141
129 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 3:59 PM 61 0.04 141
130 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 271
131 RICHARD HAMMONDS BIG SCIENCE 11:00 PM 60 0.04 135
132 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 6:00 PM 60 0.04 159
133 UNDISPUTED SP L: 897 FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 AM 120 0.04 107
134 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 31 0.04 178
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 253
136 DEMON HOUSE: TDHS-SP01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 AM 120 0.04 130
137 VICE NEWS TONIGHT VICE 11:00 PM 30 0.04 59
138 AMC MOVIE: BLADE: TRINITY AMC 12:15 PM 150 0.04 180
139 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 155
140 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 172
141 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 75
142 NASCAR AMERICA ESPORTS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 138
143 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 8:00 AM 60 0.03 153
144 FXX MOVIE PRIME: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE FXX 5:29 PM 150 0.03 81
145 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 148
146 EVENING EDIT, THE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.03 347
147 CLAMAN COUNTDOWN, THE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.03 296
148 SISTAS SERIES BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.03 115
149 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 121
150 OLLIES PACK NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.03 121

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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."