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March 23, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.20.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The HAWAII 5-0 rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News continued to be at the forefront of viewers’ minds, with Fox News’s OUTNUMBERED at 0.50/0.74/3.6M, CNN RIGHT NOW at 0.45/0.62/2.4M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.32/0.53/3.5M  The highest-rated non-news show was Discovery’s GOLD RUSH at 0.43/0.37/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.44/0.40/0.30.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was at 0.36/0.26 compared to last week’s 0.29.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME gained 0.08 to 0.35  VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE jumped a tenth to 0.33, and UNTUCKED was up 0.09 to 0.25.  Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET climbed 0.08 to 0.31.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was up 0.07 to 0.31.  FX’s THE WEEKLY dropped 0.03 to 0.06.  HBO’s HIGH MAINTENANCE lost 0.02 to 0.03. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday March 20, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.50 3,644
2 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.50 4,519
3 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.49 3,975
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.48 4,413
5 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.45 2,436
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.44 4,443
7 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.44 3,026
8 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.43 2,329
9 GOLD RUSH:PARKERS TRAIL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.43 2,163
10 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.42 3,479
11 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.42 2,214
12 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.41 2,938
13 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.40 2,192
14 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.40 3,110
15 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.39 2,070
16 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.39 2,040
17 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.38 2,917
18 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.37 1,810
19 GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 68 0.37 1,825
20 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.37 2,070
21 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.36 1,986
22 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.36 2,024
23 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 66 0.36 948
24 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,958
25 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.36 3,025
26 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 32 0.35 1,844
27 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 12 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.33 678
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.33 1,682
29 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.33 3,597
30 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,402
31 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.31 955
32 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.31 1,193
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.31 1,533
34 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.29 968
35 90 DAY B90D: FIRST LOOK TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,118
36 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.27 2,732
37 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 10:06 PM 11 0.26 691
38 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.26 2,275
39 UNTUCKED 11 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.25 532
40 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.25 2,305
41 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,320
42 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:08 PM 60 0.23 1,080
43 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,058
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 2,378
45 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:49 AM 97 0.23 1,875
46 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,149
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,211
48 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,385
49 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:26 PM 34 0.21 1,962
50 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 582
51 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,365
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 2,306
53 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:08 AM 41 0.20 1,628
54 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,870
55 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,965
56 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,751
57 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.19 1,511
58 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.17 717
59 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 451
60 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,580
61 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 2,007
62 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 962
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,690
64 CRYSTAL MAZE NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.15 562
65 STEVEN UNIVERSE FUTURE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:15 PM 15 0.15 525
66 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,480
67 STEVEN UNIVERSE FUTURE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 15 0.15 500
68 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 23 0.14 647
69 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 382
70 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY CHANNEL 11:25 AM 25 0.14 599
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 394
72 OWL HOUSE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:11 PM 23 0.13 521
73 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.13 639
74 COMEDY CELLAR COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.13 271
75 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 9:02 PM 61 0.13 767
76 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.13 667
77 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 375
78 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L: NFL FREE AGENCY ESPN 3:00 PM 120 0.13 388
79 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY CHANNEL 11:01 AM 24 0.13 580
80 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 355
81 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 772
82 GABBY D & THE UNSITTABLES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:24 PM 47 0.12 498
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 326
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,264
85 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.12 1,047
86 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 362
87 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 359
88 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.11 601
89 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.11 852
90 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 299
91 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 24 0.11 454
92 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MY DAUGHTERS PSYCHO FRND LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.10 532
93 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 601
94 KING OF QUEENS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:03 PM 28 0.10 397
95 DESCENDANTS REMX DNC PRTY DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.10 436
96 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,308
97 KINDRED SPIRITS (O) TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 446
98 ANCIENT ALIENS AC HISTORY 1:05 AM 61 0.10 437
99 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 274
100 OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:08 PM 52 0.10 519
101 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 657
102 MAMA JUNE: FIRST LOOK WETV 11:23 PM 18 0.09 301
103 PORTALS TO HELL TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 428
104 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.09 237
105 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 481
106 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.08 491
107 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.08 256
108 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 504
109 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 221
110 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 436
111 LOCKUP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 233
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 269
113 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 448
114 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 AM 53 0.07 311
115 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.07 439
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 251
117 KING OF QUEENS LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:04 AM 28 0.07 215
118 WEEKLY FX 10:00 PM 32 0.06 208
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 270
120 HAUNTING IN THE HEARTLAND TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 306
121 GET A CLUE GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 462
122 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 319
123 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 823 DEATH TRAP OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.05 314
124 CAVUTO COAST TO COAST FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.05 539
125 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 173
126 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 514
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 285
128 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 130
129 CAVUTO COAST TO COAST FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 444
130 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 124
131 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 318
132 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 243
133 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.04 182
134 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 170
135 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 127
136 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 229
137 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 188
138 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 132
139 DR. POL: DEJA MOO! NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 291
140 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 29 0.03 166
141 ACUMULADORES COMPU S4 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.03 95
142 DR. OAKLEY COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.03 261
143 VEGAS CAKES COOKING CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.03 87
144 INCREDIBLE DR POL: MINI M NAT GEO WILD 8:30 PM 30 0.03 250
145 VARNEY & COMPANY FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.03 412
146 ENGINE MASTERS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.03 236
147 ACUMULADORES COMPU S5 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.02 85
148 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 95
149 VARNEY & COMPANY FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.02 446
150 INCREDIBLE DR POL: MINI M NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 30 0.02 210

 

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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.