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October 20, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.19.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  We don’t have specifics on this, but it appears as though ABC had some local preemptions for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, since DANCING WITH THE STARS dropped 0.2 and EMERGENCY CALL was down 0.1 in final numbers.  At FOX, as anticipated, LA’S FINEST dropped 0.3 in finals, although its 0.6 still showed the value of its NFL lead-in. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On HBO, the finale of THE THIRD DAY ticked up to 0.03/174K, and WE ARE WHO WE ARE was steady at 0.01/50K.

ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.57, up 0.22 from last week.  (NFL Network’s share of the late afternoon game was at 0.36.)  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.56/0.50/0.49 compared to last week’s 0.60/0.59/0.52.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.51/0.82/5.2M, with   MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.29/0.48/3.4M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.26/0.42/2M.  On TLC, THE FAMILY CHANTEL was at 0.27 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.19.  On Food Network, HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP ticked up to 0.25, and THE BIG BAKE was down 0.04 to 0.15.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.23/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.17.  On HGTV, LOVE IT OR LIST IT was steady at 0.22.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.12 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.16.  History’s PAWN STARS held at 0.12.  On ID, THE MISSING was at 0.11/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.13.  AMC’s SOULMATES ticked up to 0.06. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday October 19, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: ARIZONA/DALLAS ESPN 8:13 PM 194 3.57 11,317
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 13 1.67 5,451
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:27 PM 63 0.90 2,490
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.56 1,835
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.51 5,248
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.50 1,806
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.49 1,689
8 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,249
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.43 4,920
10 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.36 4,175
11 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2020 WK 6 KC VS. BUF NFL NETWORK 5:06 PM 173 0.36 1,406
12 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.33 4,364
13 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.32 2,954
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,383
15 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.28 3,436
16 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.28 2,866
17 FAMILY CHANTEL TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,119
18 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,015
19 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,076
20 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,741
21 90 DAY HEA: STRIKES BACK TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,192
22 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.25 2,361
23 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,130
24 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 1,662
25 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.23 2,343
26 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.23 2,401
27 STREET OUTLAWS: FASTEST: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 123 0.23 743
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,665
29 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.23 1,727
30 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.23 2,285
31 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.23 580
32 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.22 1,224
33 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.22 2,447
34 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,704
35 LIGA MX L: LEON / AMERICA TUDN 9:30 PM 155 0.21 466
36 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,425
37 LOVE IT OR LIST IT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.20 964
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 2,319
39 FAMILY CHANTEL: PILLOW TA TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 935
40 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 2,283
41 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,229
42 STREET OUTLAWS: LOCKED IN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 58 0.18 609
43 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,554
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,389
45 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 452
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,510
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 2,061
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,283
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,476
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 2,189
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,916
52 BRAVOS CHAT ROOM BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.16 522
53 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 423
54 BIG BAKE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.15 642
55 WORST COOKS AMER REPACK FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.15 450
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 353
57 NFL REWIND   L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 355
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 310
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,957
60 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 8:02 PM 30 0.14 526
61 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 423
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,165
63 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 2,061
64 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.14 403
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 349
66 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,074
67 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 2,043
68 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 381
69 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.12 468
70 NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 4:50 PM 16 0.12 469
71 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.12 610
72 DARCEY & STACEY: INSIDE TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 569
73 KILLER CARNIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 620
74 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.12 2,259
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 990
76 MISSING, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:30 PM 30 0.11 553
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,448
78 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.11 717
79 MISSING, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 30 0.11 559
80 PJ MASKS DISNEY JUNIOR 5:30 PM 25 0.11 459
81 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,293
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,429
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,148
84 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.10 376
85 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,452
86 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.10 397
87 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,285
88 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:30 AM 30 0.09 230
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,438
90 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:00 AM 30 0.09 236
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 267
92 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 836
93 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.08 245
94 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.08 274
95 SO: RACE NIGHT IN AMERICA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:01 PM 59 0.08 266
96 NFLN THU NT PREGAME NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 20 0.08 285
97 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,524
98 VAMPIRINA DISNEY JUNIOR 11:00 AM 25 0.08 354
99 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,471
100 DOOMSDAY CAUGHT ON CAMERA TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 405
101 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WOLVES/LEEDS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:57 PM 129 0.07 205
102 DR. 90210 (2020) E! 10:00 PM 60 0.07 292
103 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.07 260
104 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.07 684
105 UNDISPUTED L: 1024 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 148
106 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 623
107 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.07 688
108 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.06 107
109 RESTORING GALVESTON DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 397
110 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 12:00 AM 60 0.06 229
111 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R05H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.06 340
112 FORENSIC FILES HLN 11:30 PM 27 0.06 322
113 SOULMATES AMC 10:00 PM 61 0.06 164
114 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 538
115 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.05 223
116 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.05 243
117 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:05 AM 55 0.05 106
118 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.05 222
119 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.05 240
120 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 176
121 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S2 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.05 131
122 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 198
123 DC HALLOWEEN HOUSE PARTY DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.05 191
124 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 8:00 PM 60 0.04 99
125 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 90 0.04 166
126 HERD L: 1337 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 137
127 HERO DOG AWARDS: HERO DOG AWARDS 2020 10TH ANNI CELEB HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.04 346
128 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.04 202
129 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S2 UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.04 121
130 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.04 231
131 PAWN STARS HISTORY 1:06 AM 60 0.04 223
132 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 302
133 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 98
134 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.04 148
135 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:30 PM 27 0.04 107
136 DUCKTALES (2017) DISNEY XD 7:00 PM 60 0.04 105
137 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 126
138 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 294
139 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 307
140 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.03 87
141 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:30 AM 60 0.03 80
142 AUTO MASTERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.03 219
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 244
144 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 141
145 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 785 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.03 56
146 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.03 148
147 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.03 347
148 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 114
149 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.03 117
150 VICE NEWS TONIGHT VICE 11:00 PM 30 0.03 54

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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.