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March 18, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.17.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NEW AMSTERDAM and NCIS (which was indeed a rerun) gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MIXED-ISH lost the same. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led Tuesday cable, up a tenth to 0.70, and PROJECT BLUE BOOK was down 0.03 to 0.19.  On another huge news night, Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT was on top at 0.54/0.81/4.6M, with the 8PM hour on CNN at 0.49/0.70/2.3M, and MSNBC’s 7PM hour at 0.34/0.50/3M.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES was steady at 0.39.  MTV’s TEEN MOM was at 0.39.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.29/0.28 compared to last week’s 0.28/0.23.  On Food Network, CHOPPED was steady at 0.25, and SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT returned at 0.24.  TBS’s MIRACLE WORKERS gained 0.03 to 0.24.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 ticked down to 0.24.  USA’s THE BIGGEST LOSER rose 0.06 to 0.23.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE edged up 0.02 to 0.23, and I AM JAZZ was steady at 0.18.  Paramount’s INK MASTER climbed 0.07 to 0.22.  HGTV’s UNSELLABLE HOUSES grew by 0.03 to 0.22, and ONE OF A KIND ticked up to 0.16.  On ID, DIABOLICAL gained 0.04 to 0.20, and REASONABLE DOUBT was down 0.03 to 0.14.  VH1’s WILD N OUT rose 0.05 to 0.16.  POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK ticked up to 0.13.  OWN’s CHERISH THE DAY dropped 0.04 to 0.09. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 17, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.70 3,523
2 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.54 4,633
3 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.54 4,655
4 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.49 2,335
5 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.48 2,324
6 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.42 3,889
7 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.41 1,963
8 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 66 0.40 1,196
9 TEEN MOM SSN 8B MTV 8:00 PM 62 0.39 859
10 AMERICAS CHOICE 2020 CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.39 1,917
11 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.37 4,094
12 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.35 3,133
13 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.35 1,802
14 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.35 1,946
15 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.35 1,850
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.35 1,749
17 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.35 1,741
18 DECISION 2020: AZ, FL, IL PRIMARY ELECTIONS 2020 MSNBC 7:00 PM 240 0.34 2,991
19 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.34 1,881
20 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.33 1,813
21 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.33 1,478
22 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.30 1,571
23 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.30 3,028
24 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.30 1,556
25 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.30 3,305
26 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 59 0.29 1,370
27 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.29 2,524
28 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.29 2,363
29 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.28 1,356
30 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:59 PM 61 0.28 1,105
31 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.28 2,180
32 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.27 2,417
33 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.27 2,407
34 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.26 2,531
35 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 913
36 LOVE IT OR LIST IT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,237
37 MIRACLE WORKERS TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.25 862
38 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.25 2,273
39 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.24 2,478
40 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.24 812
41 SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.24 881
42 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.23 607
43 BIGGEST LOSER USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.23 792
44 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:06 PM 30 0.22 717
45 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 936
46 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 120 0.22 579
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,146
48 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.22 588
49 UNSELLABLE HOUSES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 32 0.22 1,305
50 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.22 1,548
51 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.22 571
52 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L: NFL FREE AGENCY ESPN 8:00 PM 180 0.21 542
53 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.20 955
54 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:39 AM 84 0.20 1,660
55 DIABOLICAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 820
56 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,876
57 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 427
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 2,287
59 PROJECT BLUE BOOK HISTORY 10:03 PM 61 0.19 1,344
60 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 10:19 AM 41 0.19 1,615
61 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 526
62 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,867
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 2,074
64 ONE OF A KIND HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:02 PM 59 0.18 1,058
65 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,505
66 I AM JAZZ: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 120 0.18 756
67 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:03 PM 57 0.18 1,408
68 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,902
69 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 999
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,662
71 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 39 0.17 1,568
72 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,528
73 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 14 VH1 8:00 PM 30 0.16 373
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 431
75 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.16 906
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 455
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,448
78 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.15 1,154
79 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 3:30 PM 90 0.15 451
80 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 803
81 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 19 0.14 1,469
82 REASONABLE DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 642
83 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 90 0.14 427
84 DECISION 2020 MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.14 1,478
85 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 699
86 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.14 587
87 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.14 781
88 SCHITTS CREEK POP 9:00 PM 31 0.13 389
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,270
90 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 612
91 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 324
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,249
93 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.11 869
94 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.10 369
95 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.10 402
96 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-8R1R05PH TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.10 294
97 PROFIT AN INSIDE LOOK CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 366
98 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.09 296
99 CHERISH THE DAY OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 474
100 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 306
101 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 276
102 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 453
103 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: MEN IN BLACK 3 PARAMOUNT 7:30 PM 150 0.08 240
104 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.08 497
105 MOVIE- THEATRICAL RPT: KIDNAP LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.07 281
106 PORTALS TO HELL REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 265
107 LBZ: PORT PROTECTION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.07 710
108 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 211
109 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 442
110 LBZ: PORT P ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 496
111 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 241
112 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 446
113 GOBLIN WORKS GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 215
114 COYOTE PETERSON: BTW ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 30 0.06 214
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 298
116 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:42 PM 30 0.06 182
117 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.06 146
118 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.06 531
119 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 432
120 MOVIE- THEATRICAL RPT: KIDNAP LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 121 0.06 280
121 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 2:58 PM 61 0.06 140
122 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 6:00 PM 60 0.06 159
123 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 225
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 265
125 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 11:00 AM 60 0.05 124
126 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 2:00 PM 58 0.05 132
127 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 384
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 262
129 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 1:00 PM 60 0.05 125
130 GET A CLUE GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 419
131 MAN V. FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 190
132 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 3:59 PM 61 0.05 132
133 COYOTE PETERSON: BTW ANIMAL PLANET 8:30 PM 30 0.05 179
134 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 1:12 AM 60 0.05 131
135 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.05 182
136 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.05 183
137 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.04 211
138 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 227
139 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 12:00 PM 60 0.04 110
140 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN: DUKE/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN2 8:00 PM 120 0.04 160
141 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 189
142 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.04 156
143 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 237
144 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 148
145 QUIEN DA MAS S2 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.04 115
146 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT: TEXAS/KANSAS ESPN2 6:00 PM 120 0.04 90
147 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 94
148 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.04 141
149 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 316
150 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 317

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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."