NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, up 0.04 to 0.48, with LIVE PD: WANTED steady at 0.37, and the lead-in hour up a tick to 0.22. On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ticked down to 0.34, RUPAUL’S SECRET CELEBRITY DRAG RACE was down 0.08 to 0.23, and UNTUCKED fell 0.08 to 0.11. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.33/0.24 compared to last week’s 0.36/0.26. Cable news was topped by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.31/0.49/4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.26/0.39/2.8M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.25/0.38/1.7M. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES edged up 0.02 to 0.31. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME gained 0.03 to 0.26. Bravo’s SHAHS OF SUNSET dropped 0.04 to 0.24. We’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT dipped 0.04 to 0.23. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.14/0.12/0.11. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER slipped 0.02 to 0.14, and BETTY premiered at 0.03.
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| Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 1, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | LIVE PD: 291 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.48 | 1,851 |
| 2 | LIVE PD: WANTED | A&E NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.37 | 1,316 |
| 3 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 12 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.34 | 701 |
| 4 | GOLD RUSH:PARKERS TRAIL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 73 | 0.33 | 1,886 |
| 5 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 3,967 |
| 6 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 4,013 |
| 7 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.31 | 1,033 |
| 8 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 1,465 |
| 9 | 90 DAY B90D: FIRST LOOK | TLC | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 997 |
| 10 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 2,783 |
| 11 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,704 |
| 12 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,412 |
| 13 | GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:13 PM | 121 | 0.24 | 1,174 |
| 14 | SHAHS OF SUNSET | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 912 |
| 15 | RUPAULS: SECRET CELEBRITY | VH1 | 9:30 PM | 90 | 0.23 | 551 |
| 16 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 3,222 |
| 17 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.23 | 962 |
| 18 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,311 |
| 19 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,378 |
| 20 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,411 |
| 21 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,599 |
| 22 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 3,477 |
| 23 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,855 |
| 24 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,346 |
| 25 | LIVE PD AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.22 | 917 |
| 26 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,390 |
| 27 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,468 |
| 28 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,448 |
| 29 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,501 |
| 30 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,421 |
| 31 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,295 |
| 32 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,094 |
| 33 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,248 |
| 34 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,368 |
| 35 | E:60 | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 517 |
| 36 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,336 |
| 37 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,889 |
| 38 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,091 |
| 39 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,028 |
| 40 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,105 |
| 41 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,590 |
| 42 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,181 |
| 43 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,054 |
| 44 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,676 |
| 45 | KING OF QUEENS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.14 | 396 |
| 46 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,543 |
| 47 | 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.14 | 636 |
| 48 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,807 |
| 49 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,925 |
| 50 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 577 |
| 51 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 544 |
| 52 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 48 | 0.14 | 1,197 |
| 53 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,929 |
| 54 | FLASHBACK FRIDAY: COCKTAIL | AMC | 10:30 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 394 |
| 55 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 897 |
| 56 | KING OF QUEENS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:03 PM | 28 | 0.13 | 316 |
| 57 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.13 | 1,630 |
| 58 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 262 |
| 59 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 640 |
| 60 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,337 |
| 61 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 254 |
| 62 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,761 |
| 63 | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 263 |
| 64 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,191 |
| 65 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,125 |
| 66 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,129 |
| 67 | DISNEY MOVIE: SECRETARIAT | ESPN | 8:30 PM | 135 | 0.11 | 628 |
| 68 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,402 |
| 69 | UNTUCKED 11 | VH1 | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 304 |
| 70 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 10:05 PM | 58 | 0.11 | 618 |
| 71 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,236 |
| 72 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,224 |
| 73 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 11:38 AM | 25 | 0.11 | 1,147 |
| 74 | DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,294 |
| 75 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 314 |
| 76 | LOCKUP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.11 | 307 |
| 77 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:03 PM | 57 | 0.10 | 1,182 |
| 78 | LOCKUP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 312 |
| 79 | RUSTY RIVETS | NICK JR | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 426 |
| 80 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 258 |
| 81 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,501 |
| 82 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 38 | 0.10 | 1,087 |
| 83 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.10 | 399 |
| 84 | SPORTSCENTER AFT L | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 61 | 0.09 | 257 |
| 85 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 716 |
| 86 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 193 |
| 87 | MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:59 AM | 24 | 0.09 | 413 |
| 88 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,398 |
| 89 | AUSSIE GOLD HUNTERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:14 PM | 46 | 0.09 | 556 |
| 90 | SHAHS OF SUNSET | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 398 |
| 91 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:01 PM | 2 | 0.09 | 200 |
| 92 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN | 7:02 PM | 28 | 0.09 | 212 |
| 93 | KING OF QUEENS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 31 | 0.08 | 258 |
| 94 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 268 |
| 95 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 371 |
| 96 | BUDDY VS DUFF | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 227 |
| 97 | BUDDY VS DUFF | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 230 |
| 98 | DIRTY DANCING: DIRTY DANCING | POP | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.07 | 213 |
| 99 | NBA: THE JUMP | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 169 |
| 100 | BUDDY VS DUFF | COOKING CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 224 |
| 101 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:45 PM | 75 | 0.07 | 227 |
| 102 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 588 |
| 103 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 435 |
| 104 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 354 |
| 105 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 321 |
| 106 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 363 |
| 107 | KING OF QUEENS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 1:04 AM | 28 | 0.06 | 195 |
| 108 | BUDDY VS DUFF | COOKING CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 192 |
| 109 | LATE MOVIE: FRIDAY | FREEFORM | 12:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 111 |
| 110 | BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 383 |
| 111 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 317 |
| 112 | MASTER MINDS | GSN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 569 |
| 113 | BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO | DIY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 363 |
| 114 | UNDISPUTED SP L: 914 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 113 |
| 115 | HOT CHICK, THE | HBO PRIME | 12:45 PM | 104 | 0.05 | 117 |
| 116 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 255 |
| 117 | FRIDAY NIGHT IN | AMC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 181 |
| 118 | OPTIONS ACTION | CNBC | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 220 |
| 119 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 285 |
| 120 | HERD: COLIN COWHERD L: 1225 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 112 |
| 121 | MAD MONEY | CNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 215 |
| 122 | BUDDY VS DUFF | COOKING CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 167 |
| 123 | HOT ROD GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 166 |
| 124 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 131 |
| 125 | ACUMULADORES COMPU S4 | UNIVERSO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 75 |
| 126 | MLB THE SHOW 20 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 70 |
| 127 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 457 |
| 128 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 86 |
| 129 | CNBC SPECIAL REPORT | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 140 |
| 130 | DIRT EVERY DAY | MOTOR TREND | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 148 |
| 131 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 72 |
| 132 | BUDDY VS DUFF | COOKING CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 128 |
| 133 | E:60 | ESPNEWS | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 134 | SHAHS OF SUNSET | BRAVO | 8:45 AM | 55 | 0.03 | 95 |
| 135 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 189 |
| 136 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 94 |
| 137 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 168 |
| 138 | GEORGIA RULE: GEORGIA RULE | POP | 10:30 PM | 150 | 0.03 | 95 |
| 139 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 148 |
| 140 | HIDDEN KINGDOMS OF CHINA | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 292 |
| 141 | BETTY | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 27 | 0.03 | 158 |
| 142 | GRAHAM NORTON SHOW | BBC-AMERICA | 11:00 PM | 40 | 0.03 | 165 |
| 143 | HIDDEN KINGDOMS OF CHINA | NAT GEO WILD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 241 |
| 144 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 69 |
| 145 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 164 |
| 146 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 155 |
| 147 | MLB THE SHOW 20 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 46 |
| 148 | PATH TO THE DRAFT | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 80 |
| 149 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 64 |
| 150 | VARNEY & COMPANY | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 292 |
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