NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS was on top of Wednesday cable at 0.51, up 0.13 from last week. ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.48/0.26. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.40/0.64/4.1M, with CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.36/0.52/2.6M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.32/0.52/3.6M. On Discovery’s Shark Week, MONSTER UNDER THE BRIDGE was at 0.33, GREAT WHITE DOUBLE TROUBLE was at 0.33, and ADAM DEVINE’S SHARK LAIR was at 0.30. TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING dipped 0.04 to 0.32. NBC Sports Net’s NHL games were at 0.31/0.26/0.20/0.18/0.15. On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT gained 0.04 to 0.30, and MARRYING MILLIONS was up 0.02 to 0.13. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.29/0.24 compared to last week’s 0.17, and BUILD ME UP was steady at 0.19. Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES dropped 0.06 to 0.22. History’s FORGED IN FIRE lost 0.05 to 0.19. BET’s NO LIMIT: CHRONICLES was at 0.18/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.15. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 edged up 0.02 to 0.17. USA’s WWE NXT fell 0.04 to 0.16. ID’s CHRONICLE OF HATE was at 0.16. MTV’s CATFISH shrank by 0.07 to 0.14, and TRUE LIFE. Comedy Central’s CORPORATE was down 0.03 to 0.11.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday August 12, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.51 | 1,576 |
| 2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LA CLIPPERS/DENVER | ESPN | 9:19 PM | 134 | 0.48 | 1,204 |
| 3 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.40 | 4,143 |
| 4 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 3,902 |
| 5 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 2,618 |
| 6 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 3,643 |
| 7 | MONSTER UNDER THE BRIDGE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.33 | 1,079 |
| 8 | GREAT WHITE DOUBLE TROUBL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:02 PM | 61 | 0.33 | 917 |
| 9 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0045 | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.32 | 792 |
| 10 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 3,625 |
| 11 | NHL QTR FINALS L: MONTREAL/PHILADELPHIA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:10 PM | 155 | 0.31 | 764 |
| 12 | ADAM DEVINE?S SHARK LAIR | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:01 PM | 61 | 0.30 | 916 |
| 13 | MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): HONEYMOON BEGINS, THE 1105 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.30 | 1,159 |
| 14 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 1,690 |
| 15 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,808 |
| 16 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 957 |
| 17 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 3,356 |
| 18 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: TORONTO/PHILADELPHIA | ESPN | 6:44 PM | 139 | 0.26 | 674 |
| 19 | HOME TOWN REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.26 | 1,717 |
| 20 | NHL QTR FINALS L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:32 PM | 98 | 0.26 | 626 |
| 21 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 3,073 |
| 22 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,707 |
| 23 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,674 |
| 24 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,864 |
| 25 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,699 |
| 26 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 4:55 PM | 36 | 0.24 | 3,409 |
| 27 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,233 |
| 28 | JAWS AWAKENS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 593 |
| 29 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 769 |
| 30 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.21 | 647 |
| 31 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:33 PM | 87 | 0.21 | 523 |
| 32 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:31 PM | 29 | 0.21 | 2,704 |
| 33 | EXP UNKNOWN: SW TONIGHT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:03 PM | 57 | 0.21 | 610 |
| 34 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,444 |
| 35 | NHL QTR FINALS L: VANCOUVER/ST. LOUIS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:45 PM | 159 | 0.20 | 464 |
| 36 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,229 |
| 37 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,600 |
| 38 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES RELOAD | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 618 |
| 39 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.19 | 873 |
| 40 | BUILD ME UP | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:01 PM | 29 | 0.19 | 1,096 |
| 41 | CHRONICLES | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 391 |
| 42 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,325 |
| 43 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,670 |
| 44 | NHL QTR FINALS L: NY ISLANDERS/WASHINGTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 3:51 PM | 161 | 0.18 | 459 |
| 45 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 603 |
| 46 | HOME TOWN REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,474 |
| 47 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,217 |
| 48 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,524 |
| 49 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 13 | 0.18 | 478 |
| 50 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,109 |
| 51 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 59 | 0.17 | 731 |
| 52 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,087 |
| 53 | BUILD ME UP | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 869 |
| 54 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,057 |
| 55 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 55 | 0.17 | 2,589 |
| 56 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,081 |
| 57 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,095 |
| 58 | CHRONICLES | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 364 |
| 59 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,345 |
| 60 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,966 |
| 61 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,505 |
| 62 | MONSTER UNDER THE BRIDGE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 61 | 0.16 | 464 |
| 63 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,886 |
| 64 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,567 |
| 65 | WWE NXT: WWE NXT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.16 | 619 |
| 66 | IMPACT OF HATE: CHRLTSVLL: N/A | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.16 | 605 |
| 67 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,780 |
| 68 | NHL LIVE PRE QTR FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:50 PM | 61 | 0.15 | 385 |
| 69 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 995 |
| 70 | DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,958 |
| 71 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,763 |
| 72 | NHL QTR FINALS L: CAROLINA/BOSTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 230 | 0.15 | 437 |
| 73 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,664 |
| 74 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,048 |
| 75 | CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8B | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 298 |
| 76 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 313 |
| 77 | ADAM DEVINE?S SHARK LAIR | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 1:01 AM | 61 | 0.14 | 335 |
| 78 | CASAGRANDES | NICKELODEON | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 579 |
| 79 | MARRYING MILLIONS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 598 |
| 80 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,636 |
| 81 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 896 |
| 82 | GW SERIAL KILLER EXTINCT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 432 |
| 83 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,628 |
| 84 | CORPORATE | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 239 |
| 85 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,487 |
| 86 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 1:03 AM | 59 | 0.11 | 375 |
| 87 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,450 |
| 88 | MAFS: UNFILTERED | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 508 |
| 89 | SHARKS OF HEADSTONE HELL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 370 |
| 90 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.11 | 1,328 |
| 91 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,316 |
| 92 | TO CATCH A SMUGGLER COMPS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.10 | 392 |
| 93 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,365 |
| 94 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 236 |
| 95 | SHARK LOCKDOWN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 312 |
| 96 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 15 | 0.09 | 418 |
| 97 | LIGA MX L | TUDN | 7:56 PM | 119 | 0.09 | 246 |
| 98 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,279 |
| 99 | SHARK VORTEX | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 304 |
| 100 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,317 |
| 101 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 11:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 231 |
| 102 | PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-3R1R02H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 345 |
| 103 | LAWS OF JAWS: DANGEROUS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 264 |
| 104 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,399 |
| 105 | UEFA CHAMP LEAGUE WED 1: ATALANTA BC VS. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN | TUDN | 2:30 PM | 151 | 0.08 | 259 |
| 106 | LIGA MX L: UNAM / MONTERREY | TUDN | 9:55 PM | 133 | 0.08 | 180 |
| 107 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 633 |
| 108 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 6:30 PM | 14 | 0.08 | 245 |
| 109 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,057 |
| 110 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 678 |
| 111 | TYSON VS JAWS: RUMBLE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 254 |
| 112 | AIR JAWS: NIGHT STALKER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 174 |
| 113 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 181 |
| 114 | RONDA ROUSEY UNCAGED | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 248 |
| 115 | CBS BIDEN/HARRIS COVERAGE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 4:53 PM | 38 | 0.07 | 177 |
| 116 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:51 AM | 129 | 0.07 | 186 |
| 117 | EXTINCT OR ALIVE: LAND OF | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 214 |
| 118 | TRUE LIFE PRESENTS QUARAN | MTV | 9:00 PM | 54 | 0.07 | 136 |
| 119 | MISION EUROPA L | TUDN | 5:01 PM | 54 | 0.06 | 143 |
| 120 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 266 |
| 121 | LIGA MX EF WED: QUER?TARO VS. CRUZ AZUL | TUDN | 5:55 PM | 121 | 0.06 | 138 |
| 122 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 175 |
| 123 | EXTINCT OR ALIVE: LOST | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 165 |
| 124 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 244 |
| 125 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 487 |
| 126 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 309 |
| 127 | NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:24 AM | 23 | 0.05 | 151 |
| 128 | MLB WEEKDAY L: ARIZONA/COLORADO | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 210 | 0.05 | 160 |
| 129 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 169 |
| 130 | CASH CAB | BRAVO | 12:00 AM | 31 | 0.05 | 254 |
| 131 | CASH CAB | BRAVO | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 259 |
| 132 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 276 |
| 133 | UNDISPUTED L: 976 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 118 |
| 134 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 134 |
| 135 | CORN AND PEG | NICK JR | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 268 |
| 136 | WHEN SHARKS ATTACK:DEEP D | NAT GEO WILD | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 133 |
| 137 | MIKE BREWERS WORLD OF CAR | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 193 |
| 138 | COUNTING CARS SPECIAL | HISTORY | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 310 |
| 139 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: INDIANA/HOUSTON | NBA-TV | 4:01 PM | 150 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 140 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 3:59 PM | 61 | 0.04 | 120 |
| 141 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 174 |
| 142 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP | MLB NETWORK | 10:42 PM | 113 | 0.04 | 133 |
| 143 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 126 |
| 144 | SUPER FACTORIES | SCIENCE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 173 |
| 145 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 235 |
| 146 | MLB BONUS GAME L | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 40 | 0.04 | 94 |
| 147 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 292 |
| 148 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 143 |
| 149 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 262 |
| 150 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 74 |
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