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July 9, 2020
 

Updated with Broadcast: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.8.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE 100 gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of BLACK-ISH lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE again led Wednesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.53.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS jumped 0.38 (probably from an unlabeled rerun or clip show) to 0.46.  Cable news was topped by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.38/0.64/4.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.28/0.42/3.3M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.28/0.41/1.9M.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES rose 0.07 to 0.35 (followed by a rerun at 0.34).  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING ticked down to 0.28.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS gained 0.03 to 0.25, HOT MESS HOUSE climbed 0.06 to 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.23/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.21.  On BET, THE OVAL grew by 0.05 to 0.22, and AMERICAN SOUL was up 0.03 to 0.15.  ESPN’s MLS match was at 0.21.  USA’s WWE NXT slipped 0.02 to 0.20.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE ticked down to 0.20, and COUNTING CARS was down 0.04 to 0.13.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.19, compared to last week’s 0.15/0.15.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL lost 0.04 to 0.17, and THE CASE THAT HAUNTS ME ticked down to 0.14.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN was steady at 0.16, and MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP was up 0.03 to 0.16.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was at 0.14 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.11.  VH1’s WILD N OUT held at 0.12. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday July 8, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CHALLENGE: TOTAL MADNESS MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.53 937
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,376
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.38 4,282
4 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,011
5 GUYS GROCERY GAMES RELOAD FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.34 967
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,909
7 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0040 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.28 715
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,273
9 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,888
10 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 3,211
11 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,531
12 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,832
13 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.25 1,398
14 HOT MESS HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,119
15 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 3,256
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.23 1,091
17 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,579
18 OVAL, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 978
19 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,334
20 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: ORLANDO/MIAMI ESPN 8:00 PM 159 0.21 464
21 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,538
22 PB FH: REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 60 0.21 842
23 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.20 1,449
24 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.20 759
25 FORGED: BEAT THE JUDGES HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.20 711
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,453
27 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,397
28 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,860
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,226
30 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 58 0.19 600
31 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,602
32 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,348
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,249
34 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,292
35 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 727
36 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,221
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,207
38 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,127
39 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,021
40 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 2,178
41 EXP UNKNOWN: TONIGHT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 68 0.16 915
42 MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:08 PM 61 0.16 783
43 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.15 513
44 AMERICAN SOUL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.15 596
45 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,738
46 CASE THAT HAUNTS ME, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 678
47 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.14 754
48 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,533
49 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,734
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,051
51 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,710
52 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.13 628
53 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,435
54 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 1:00 AM 58 0.13 324
55 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,561
56 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/BRIGHTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:10 PM 136 0.13 312
57 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,668
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,771
59 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,445
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,518
61 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 15 VH1 8:00 PM 30 0.12 223
62 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.12 509
63 COPA POR MEXICO L: CHIVAS GUADALAJARA / TIGRES UANL TUDN 9:55 PM 131 0.12 311
64 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:40 AM 35 0.12 1,172
65 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,938
66 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE): KICKOFF SPECIAL 1100 LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 125 0.11 672
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 884
68 CORN AND PEG NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.11 374
69 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,139
70 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:15 PM 45 0.11 1,184
71 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,457
72 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,276
73 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:39 PM 60 0.10 219
74 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:45 AM 120 0.10 265
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,605
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,610
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,230
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,558
79 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,171
80 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:01 PM 59 0.10 214
81 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,331
82 AT HOME W AMY SEDARIS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 160
83 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:47 PM 74 0.10 268
84 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.09 321
85 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L ESPN 4:00 PM 107 0.09 262
86 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 621
87 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:41 AM 124 0.08 208
88 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 479
89 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: BIG X/RED SCARE ESPN 2:00 PM 120 0.08 188
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:45 PM 75 0.08 180
91 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 718
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 40 0.07 1,091
93 PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:53 PM 137 0.07 215
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,226
95 MAO MAO:HEROES OF PURE THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:30 PM 15 0.06 263
96 WHEELER DEALERS: DREAMCAR MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 276
97 LATE MOVIE: STEP BROTHERS FREEFORM 12:00 AM 120 0.06 116
98 COPA POR MEXICO L: CRUZ AZUL / TOLUCA TUDN 7:30 PM 145 0.06 151
99 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:26 PM 34 0.06 152
100 CASH CAB BRAVO 12:00 AM 30 0.06 229
101 MIKE BREWERS WORLD OF CAR MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.05 236
102 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT REPACK: TEBF-1R4R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.05 329
103 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 274
104 UNDISPUTED L: 957 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 124
105 CASH CAB BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.04 212
106 AT HOME W AMY SEDARIS TRUTV 12:00 AM 30 0.04 65
107 SEA MONSTERS: N/A SCIENCE 9:00 PM 120 0.04 162
108 KOREAN BASEBALL   L: KT WIZ/KIA TIGERS ESPN 6:00 AM 161 0.04 78
109 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 129
110 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:30 PM 30 0.04 100
111 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.03 85
112 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 278
113 RESTORED REPACK DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.03 269
114 FAST MONEY: N/A CNBC 5:00 PM 120 0.03 210
115 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:06 AM 54 0.03 60
116 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 127
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 229
118 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 269
119 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.03 81
120 DALE JR. DOWNLOAD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.03 115
121 CAVUTO COAST TO COAST FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 176
122 OVAL, THE BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.03 94
123 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 55
124 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 281
125 HERD L: 1273 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 83
126 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 91
127 SEGURIDAD FRONTERA CAN UNIVERSO 11:00 AM 30 0.02 48
128 CAVUTO COAST TO COAST FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.02 171
129 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.02 261
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.02 209
131 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.02 63
132 AFTER THE BELL FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.02 238
133 SEGURIDAD FRONTERA CAN UNIVERSO 11:30 AM 30 0.02 37
134 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.02 57
135 DOROTHY/ THE WIZARD OZ BOOMERANG 9:00 AM 30 0.02 94
136 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.02 85
137 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.02 112
138 MAKING MONEY W/C.PAYNE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.02 179
139 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 263
140 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.02 134
141 LOU DOBBS TONIGHT FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.02 279
142 CLAMAN COUNTDOWN, THE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.02 191
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.02 245
144 FIRST THINGS FIRST-S D FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 AM 60 0.02 53
145 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: BARCELONA VS. ESPANYOL BEIN SPORT 3:51 PM 131 0.02 40
146 SEGURID FRONT AUS – S7 OV UNIVERSO 2:30 AM 30 0.02 46
147 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.02 228
148 VARNEY & COMPANY FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.02 267
149 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 85 0.02 62
150 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 60

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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.