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September 10, 2020
 

Updated with Broadcast: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.9.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and 48 HOURS: SUSPICION gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS games ruled the night at 1.32/1.24.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS dropped 0.09 to 0.46.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.42/0.72/4.8M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.33/0.55/4M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.27/0.42/2M.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING ticked up to 0.37.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.33.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT edged up 0.02 to 0.28, and MARRYING MILLIONS was steady at 0.14.  On ID, CRIMES GONE VIRAL was at 0.25/0.23.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.25/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.16.  On BET, HOUSE OF PAYNE was at 0.25/0.24 (plus 0.02/71K & 0.03/101K for the BET Her simulcast) compared to last week’s 0.33/0.27, and ASSISTED LIVING was at 0.20/0.20 (plus 0.02/82K & 0.02/56K) compared to 0.33/0.32.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW was in the Top 20 at 0.24/0.19.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked down to 0.24, BROTHER VS BROTHER was at 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.02 to 0.22.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL ticked up to 0.22.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.15.  On MTV, CATFISH lost 0.02 to 0.14, and GHOSTED held at 0.10. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday September 9, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: TORONTO/BOSTON ESPN 6:40 PM 191 1.32 3,427
2 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: LA CLIPPERS/DENVER ESPN 9:51 PM 134 1.24 2,977
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,468
4 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.42 4,798
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.41 4,445
6 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:05 AM 71 0.38 867
7 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 117 0.37 1,016
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 3,951
9 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: NY ISLANDERS/TAMPA BAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 162 0.33 1,140
10 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 3,603
11 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 6:30 PM 10 0.29 843
12 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): OPENING UP IS HARD TO DO 1109 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.28 1,154
13 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,960
14 CRIMES GONE VIRAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:30 PM 30 0.25 869
15 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 830
16 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.25 935
17 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.24 840
18 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 3,796
19 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.24 724
20 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,041
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,385
22 CRIMES GONE VIRAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 30 0.23 901
23 BROTHER VS BROTHER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,740
24 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,892
25 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.22 684
26 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.22 1,680
27 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,533
28 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,508
29 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,852
30 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 30 0.20 803
31 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 PM 30 0.20 760
32 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 3,002
33 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,515
34 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:16 AM 59 0.19 444
35 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,373
36 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,365
37 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,314
38 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.19 673
39 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 13 0.19 579
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,523
41 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,783
42 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,458
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,415
44 GUYS GROCERY GAMES RELOAD FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 660
45 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,303
46 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.17 413
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,266
48 PROPERTY BROTHERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,030
49 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,329
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,680
51 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.16 467
52 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.15 539
53 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 2,180
54 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:15 AM 45 0.15 331
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,923
56 EXP UNKNOWN: TONIGHT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.15 725
57 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.15 2,410
58 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,182
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,953
60 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:45 PM 45 0.14 373
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,813
62 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,949
63 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 2,264
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 970
65 MARRYING MILLIONS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.14 631
66 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.14 380
67 DODGEBALL THUNDERDOME DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 58 0.14 529
68 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 60 0.14 358
69 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 2,057
70 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: MENS/WOMENS QTRFINALS ESPN 12:00 PM 360 0.13 764
71 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,777
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 868
73 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:18 PM 42 0.12 1,760
74 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,627
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,701
76 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 342
77 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:49 PM 29 0.11 1,658
78 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,650
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,206
80 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN17 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 211
81 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: MENS/WOMENS QTRFINALS ESPN2 7:00 PM 261 0.10 618
82 GHOSTED SSN 2 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.10 247
83 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.10 513
84 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 287
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 790
86 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 402
87 UNDISPUTED L: 996 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 181
88 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-1R13R03H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.08 325
89 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 317
90 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 49 0.08 1,553
91 LIGA MX WED: CRUZ AZUL VS. PACHUCA TUDN 7:59 PM 124 0.08 241
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.08 177
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,225
94 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.07 251
95 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,234
96 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.07 263
97 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,423
98 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.07 151
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.06 173
100 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.06 197
101 NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 63 0.06 185
102 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.06 152
103 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 684
104 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 270
105 KAPLAN AMERICA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:58 PM 60 0.06 254
106 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:30 AM 30 0.06 213
107 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 167
108 WHEELER DEALERS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 318
109 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 280
110 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 AM 30 0.06 228
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 1,101
112 HERD L: 1309 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 127
113 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 310
114 LIGA MX L: MAZATLAN / TIJUANA TUDN 10:03 PM 121 0.05 130
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 246
116 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 144
117 JAY LENOS GARAGE SP CNBC 10:00 PM 64 0.05 232
118 LIGA MX: SANTOS VS PUMAS FOX DEPORTES 9:49 PM 133 0.05 106
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 1,020
120 THE SOUP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.05 192
121 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 321
122 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 259
123 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 550
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 263
125 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 456
126 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 140
127 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2020 STAGE 11 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 240 0.04 329
128 LIGA MX L: LEON / TIGRES TUDN 5:30 PM 149 0.04 137
129 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.04 290
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 268
131 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: LAD AT ARI/HOU AT OAK MLB NETWORK 9:42 PM 199 0.04 151
132 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 96
133 AMERICAS GAME NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 135
134 NFL SUPER STADIUMS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 209
135 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 241
136 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 958 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 90
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 216
138 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 756 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.03 65
139 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:30 PM 30 0.03 87
140 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BET HER 8:30 PM 30 0.03 101
141 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 137
142 RESTO MY RIDE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.03 182
143 TIME?S YOURS: ANDY REID NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.03 125
144 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 172
145 SAVAGE KINGDOM: PARADISE LOST NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 120 0.03 133
146 TOUR DE FRANCE – BONUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:12 AM 48 0.03 197
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 147
148 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 242
149 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 86
150 NFL SUPER STADIUMS SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.03 196

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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.