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January 6, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.3.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.70/0.59, and an afternoon COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl game was at 0.29.  A&E’s LIVE PD returned from its holiday break up 0.07 to 0.61, with the pre-show hour steady at 0.35, and a post-show episode of ALASKA PD at 0.35.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was steady with its last new episode at 0.56, with the post-show hour down 0.04 to 0.37.  Lifetime’s SURVIVING R KELLY was at 0.35/0.32 compared to the previous night’s 0.44/0.41.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME rose 0.04 to 0.30.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.30/0.30 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.23.  Adult Swim’s JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU was at 0.27/0.24.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP jumped 0.13 to 0.25, and lead-out EXTREME LOVE was at 0.09.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday January 3, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW ORLEANS/LA LAKERS ESPN 10:40 PM 140 0.70 1,664
2 LIVE PD: 261 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.61 1,948
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PHILADELPHIA/HOUSTON ESPN 8:13 PM 147 0.59 1,584
4 GOLD RUSH: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.56 2,557
5 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.41 937
6 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 0.40 1,068
7 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.37 1,744
8 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.35 1,217
9 ALASKA PD A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 58 0.35 1,099
10 SURVIVING R. KELLY LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:06 PM 66 0.35 855
11 SURVIVING R. KELLY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 66 0.32 813
12 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,654
13 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.30 1,051
14 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.30 927
15 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,284
16 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: OHIO/NEVADA ESPN 3:30 PM 206 0.29 1,361
17 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 6:56 PM 60 0.28 829
18 JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.27 527
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,460
20 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 692
21 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.25 2,547
22 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,724
23 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.24 590
24 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 3,152
25 JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.24 444
26 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,517
27 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,724
28 FOX NEWS REPORTING. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.20 2,105
29 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,906
30 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,150
31 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 1:00 AM 30 0.19 515
32 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,794
33 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.19 2,032
34 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,972
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,107
36 OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:03 PM 57 0.18 761
37 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.18 661
38 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 934
39 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 2,230
40 MY FEET KILLING ME:FNOTES TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 973
41 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,118
42 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,166
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,035
44 AMERICAS MOST MUSICAL FAM NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.15 648
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 2,160
46 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,714
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 423
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 2,236
49 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,002
50 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,006
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,870
52 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,091
53 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 436
54 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 970
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,012
56 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 787
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 2,062
58 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,014
59 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 870
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 336
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 2,057
62 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.14 454
63 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 9:33 AM 23 0.14 671
64 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 24 0.14 597
65 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 420
66 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 10:00 PM 120 0.13 516
67 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 90 0.13 486
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 983
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 881
70 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 24 0.13 626
71 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,586
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 368
73 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 678
74 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,720
75 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,410
76 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: WISCONSIN/OHIO ST FOX SPORTS 1 7:04 PM 128 0.11 530
77 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,297
78 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL  L ESPN2 9:09 PM 84 0.11 263
79 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,402
80 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,226
81 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 751
82 GHOST LOOP TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 385
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,129
84 UNDISPUTED L: 832 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.10 269
85 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,057
86 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 477
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,265
88 EXTREME LOVE WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.09 287
89 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.09 266
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,122
91 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,109
92 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 380
93 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DEADLY PRICE FOR HER P.F. LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.08 484
94 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 292
95 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,041
96 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,062
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,007
98 KINDRED SPIRITS (O) TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 407
99 HERD L: 1145 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.08 215
100 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 576
101 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.08 244
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,079
103 TRENDING FEAR TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 313
104 DRUGS, INC. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 193
105 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.08 165
106 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.07 472
107 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 62 0.07 500
108 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:33 PM 87 0.07 190
109 KINDRED SPIRITS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 359
110 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 425
111 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.07 185
112 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.06 199
113 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 10:02 PM 60 0.06 342
114 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: UCF/HOUSTON ESPN2 7:00 PM 129 0.06 162
115 WORST COOKS COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 193
116 WORST COOKS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 183
117 WORST COOKS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 168
118 PGA TOUR: 2020 SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHP GOLF CHANNEL 5:58 PM 282 0.06 340
119 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.06 141
120 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.05 166
121 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 310
122 HOT ROD GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.05 221
123 ANCIENT ALIENS SP EDITION HISTORY 10:00 AM 60 0.05 277
124 DRUGS, INC. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 AM 60 0.05 130
125 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 267
126 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 7:00 PM 60 0.05 410
127 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: GEORGETOWN/SETON HALL FOX SPORTS 1 9:14 PM 127 0.05 201
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 292
129 TOM & JERRY SHOW BOOMERANG 6:30 PM 30 0.05 179
130 WORST COOKS COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 183
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 249
132 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.04 119
133 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 88
134 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 167
135 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 102
136 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 4:00 PM 60 0.04 281
137 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 403
138 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 134
139 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.04 142
140 ANCIENT ALIENS SP EDITION HISTORY 9:00 AM 60 0.04 237
141 TOM & JERRY SHOW BOOMERANG 6:00 PM 30 0.04 159
142 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 3:00 PM 60 0.04 253
143 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 97
144 STEEL MAGNOLIAS: STEEL MAGNOLIAS POP 6:30 PM 180 0.04 165
145 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 92
146 TMZ SPORTS FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 AM 30 0.03 53
147 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 5:00 PM 60 0.03 266
148 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 6:00 PM 60 0.03 310
149 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 124
150 CATCH 21 (2019) GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 282

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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.