NETWORK FINALS: An unusual number of adjustments for a day that didn’t feature sports preemptions or breaking news/weather interruptions. THE MASKED SINGER rose 0.2 in final numbers, and BIG BROTHER, I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE, the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT finale and the recap hour all gained 0.1.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game beat everything on broadcast including the MASKED SINGER premiere at 1.76. Cable news was led by Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.46/0.80/5.2M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.28/0.42/1.7M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.37/2.2M. NBC Sports Net’s STANLEY CUP FINALS game was at 0.32. TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING dipped 0.02 to 0.32. On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT edged up 0.02 to 0.30, and MARRYING MILLIONS ticked up to 0.13. On BET, HOUSE OF PAYNE was at 0.24/0.19 (with BET Her simulcasts at 0.01/43K & 0.02/53K) compared to last week’s 0.25/0.21, and ASSISTED LIVING was at 0.23/0.19 (with simulcasts at 0.02/49K & 0.01/51K) compared to last week’s 0.24/0.23. On HGTV, BROTHER VS BROTHER slipped 0.02 to 0.22, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.04 to 0.18, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.07 to 0.16. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS fell 0.26 to 0.18, presumably for a clip show or something similar. USA’s WWE NXT was steady at 0.18. On ID, CRIMES GONE VIRAL was at 0.17/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.13, and CHAOS IN COURT was up 0.03 to 0.17. On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES dropped 0.08 to 0.17. TBS’s FULL FRONTAL shed 0.02 to 0.17. On MTV, CATFISH was steady at 0.16, and GHOSTED ticked down to 0.08. Discovery’s EXPEDITION UNKNOWN gained 0.02 to 0.12, and DODGEBALL THUNDERDOME was at 0.09. FXX’s ARCHER was at 0.10 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.13 premiere.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday September 23, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS L: BOSTON/MIAMI | ESPN | 8:40 PM | 164 | 1.76 | 4,484 |
| 2 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 8:30 PM | 10 | 0.80 | 2,156 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:24 PM | 66 | 0.69 | 1,661 |
| 4 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.46 | 5,158 |
| 5 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.43 | 4,861 |
| 6 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.41 | 4,038 |
| 7 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 60 | 0.38 | 963 |
| 8 | NHL STANLEY CUP L: TAMPA BAY/DALLAS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:02 PM | 168 | 0.32 | 1,145 |
| 9 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0051 | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.32 | 835 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:30 AM | 60 | 0.30 | 743 |
| 11 | MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): LETS TALK ABOUT SEX, BABY 111 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.30 | 1,101 |
| 12 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,703 |
| 13 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 3,930 |
| 14 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,552 |
| 15 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,542 |
| 16 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 3,505 |
| 17 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,429 |
| 18 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,880 |
| 19 | HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 895 |
| 20 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,318 |
| 21 | ASSISTED LIVING | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 860 |
| 22 | BROTHER VS BROTHER | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,557 |
| 23 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,439 |
| 24 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 3,167 |
| 25 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.21 | 639 |
| 26 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,244 |
| 27 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 12 | 0.21 | 538 |
| 28 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,268 |
| 29 | ASSISTED LIVING | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 805 |
| 30 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 499 |
| 31 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,326 |
| 32 | HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 709 |
| 33 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,378 |
| 34 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,116 |
| 35 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 777 |
| 36 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,340 |
| 37 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,112 |
| 38 | WWE NXT: WWE NXT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.18 | 696 |
| 39 | CRIMES GONE VIRAL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 785 |
| 40 | PROPERTY BROTHERS REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,041 |
| 41 | SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS L | ESPN | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 422 |
| 42 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 709 |
| 43 | CHAOS IN COURT | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 685 |
| 44 | FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE | TBS NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 549 |
| 45 | CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8B | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 368 |
| 46 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 1,266 |
| 47 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,320 |
| 48 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,581 |
| 49 | CRIMES GONE VIRAL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 770 |
| 50 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,714 |
| 51 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,957 |
| 52 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,077 |
| 53 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,751 |
| 54 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,006 |
| 55 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,444 |
| 56 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,059 |
| 57 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 496 |
| 58 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 526 |
| 59 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 1,745 |
| 60 | MARRYING MILLIONS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 674 |
| 61 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,862 |
| 62 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 1:03 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 350 |
| 63 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 381 |
| 64 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,935 |
| 65 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 318 |
| 66 | EXP UNKNOWN: TONIGHT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 764 |
| 67 | MAFS: UNFILTERED | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 524 |
| 68 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,812 |
| 69 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 315 |
| 70 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.12 | 1,857 |
| 71 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 939 |
| 72 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:37 AM | 13 | 0.12 | 1,553 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,004 |
| 74 | SR/GINSBURG LIES IN STATE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 30 | 0.11 | 1,641 |
| 75 | NHL LIVE POST STANLEY CUP | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:50 PM | 40 | 0.11 | 316 |
| 76 | ARCHER FXX | FXX | 10:00 PM | 32 | 0.10 | 239 |
| 77 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 32 | 0.10 | 1,603 |
| 78 | SR/COVID SENATE CMTE HRNG | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:32 AM | 65 | 0.10 | 1,569 |
| 79 | ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU | NICKELODEON | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 461 |
| 80 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,199 |
| 81 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 888 |
| 82 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 831 |
| 83 | DODGEBALL THUNDERDOME | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 58 | 0.09 | 364 |
| 84 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:40 PM | 20 | 0.09 | 1,168 |
| 85 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 303 |
| 86 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 239 |
| 87 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 1:49 PM | 51 | 0.09 | 1,097 |
| 88 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,286 |
| 89 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 49 | 0.09 | 1,122 |
| 90 | CONAN | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 276 |
| 91 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 298 |
| 92 | PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-3R1R03H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 389 |
| 93 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 304 |
| 94 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 226 |
| 95 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 233 |
| 96 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 320 |
| 97 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 190 |
| 98 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 224 |
| 99 | GHOSTED SSN 2 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 206 |
| 100 | OLLIES PACK | NICKELODEON | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 328 |
| 101 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 197 |
| 102 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.07 | 1,211 |
| 103 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 212 |
| 104 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.07 | 1,096 |
| 105 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 242 |
| 106 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 203 |
| 107 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 542 |
| 108 | FOOD PARADISE | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 173 |
| 109 | UNDISPUTED L: 1006 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 130 |
| 110 | WHEELER DEALERS | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 317 |
| 111 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,031 |
| 112 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 10:35 AM | 85 | 0.06 | 1,051 |
| 113 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 9:25 AM | 48 | 0.06 | 1,071 |
| 114 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 227 |
| 115 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 471 |
| 116 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 184 |
| 117 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 588 |
| 118 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 157 |
| 119 | RESTO MY RIDE | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 188 |
| 120 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:13 AM | 22 | 0.05 | 1,033 |
| 121 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 167 |
| 122 | HERD L: 1319 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 129 |
| 123 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 157 |
| 124 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 150 |
| 125 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 208 |
| 126 | NHL LIVE PRE STANLEY CUP | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 62 | 0.05 | 187 |
| 127 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 130 |
| 128 | THE SOUP | E! | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 163 |
| 129 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 284 |
| 130 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 326 |
| 131 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 3:59 PM | 61 | 0.04 | 135 |
| 132 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 161 |
| 133 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 260 |
| 134 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 292 |
| 135 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 202 |
| 136 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 295 |
| 137 | IMPOSSIBLE FIXES | SCIENCE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 281 |
| 138 | MAD MONEY | CNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 243 |
| 139 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 275 |
| 140 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 2:58 PM | 61 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 141 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 150 |
| 142 | EXTREME ICE MACHINES | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 254 |
| 143 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 214 |
| 144 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 98 |
| 145 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 184 |
| 146 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 208 |
| 147 | MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: SPORTING KANSAS CITY/ORLANDO FC | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:30 PM | 150 | 0.03 | 83 |
| 148 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 75 |
| 149 | NFL GREATEST GAMES | ESPN2 | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 113 |
| 150 | NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 44 |
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