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March 24, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.23.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  9-1-1 gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MANIFEST and THE GOOD DOCTOR lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News topped Monday cable again, with Fox News’s THE STORY at 0.75/1.19/6.1M, CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.67/0.95/3.4M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.36/0.55/3.8M.  On USA, the WWE telecast was at 0.72/0.61/0.51 compared to last week’s 0.80/0.77/0.70, and BRIARPATCH ticked down to 0.14.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.65/0.59 compared to last week’s 0.64/0.54.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK slipped 0.02 to 0.37.  On AMC, BETTER CALL SAUL dropped 0.06 to 0.34, and DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE ticked down to 0.06.  On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP rose 0.06 to 0.30, and CHOPPED SWEETS was up 0.04 to 0.22.  On HGTV, HOME TOWN gained 0.03 to 0.28.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.25/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.18.  On ID, TORN FROM THE HEADLINES climbed 0.05 to 0.19, and BETRAYED was at 0.17.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS lost 0.03 to 0.12.  FX’s BREEDERS dropped 0.03 to 0.07.  On HBO, THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA ticked down to 0.05, and MY BRILLIANT FRIEND was steady at 0.02/147K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday March 23, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.75 6,053
2 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.72 6,418
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.72 2,289
4 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.67 3,448
5 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 9 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.65 1,478
6 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.63 3,153
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.63 5,402
8 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.61 2,004
9 LOVE & HIP HOP MIAMI 3 VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.59 1,249
10 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.51 1,726
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.51 5,108
12 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.48 2,537
13 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.48 2,561
14 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.48 2,711
15 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.47 2,480
16 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.46 2,213
17 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.46 2,375
18 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.45 5,041
19 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.42 2,378
20 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.42 2,197
21 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.41 2,058
22 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.41 2,226
23 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.40 4,010
24 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.39 3,234
25 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,170
26 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.37 3,261
27 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.36 2,756
28 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 3,761
29 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 9:00 PM 70 0.34 1,400
30 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.34 3,067
31 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.34 3,259
32 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.33 3,205
33 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.33 2,355
34 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.31 1,450
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.31 1,647
36 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 6:11 PM 72 0.30 2,663
37 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,336
38 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.30 2,792
39 HOME TOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.28 1,806
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.26 1,369
41 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 7:23 PM 37 0.26 2,626
42 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,830
43 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 11 0.26 2,606
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.25 2,635
45 STREET OUTLAWS: MEMPHIS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 124 0.25 732
46 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.23 1,584
47 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,455
48 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.23 2,702
49 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.23 2,272
50 CHOPPED SWEETS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.22 848
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 2,299
52 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 26 0.20 580
53 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,385
54 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,751
55 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,763
56 STREET OUTLAWS:MEMPH SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:04 PM 58 0.20 535
57 TORN HEADLINES NY POST INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 824
58 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,159
59 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:41 AM 19 0.19 1,640
60 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 448
61 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,750
62 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 10:54 AM 47 0.18 1,660
63 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,867
64 COPS (O) PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 30 0.17 532
65 BETRAYED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 717
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,713
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 340
68 FIRST 48, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 61 0.15 480
69 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY JUNIOR 4:30 PM 55 0.15 546
70 TOP RANK BOXING: WILDER VS. FURY II ESPN 8:00 PM 180 0.15 447
71 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 358
72 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 54 0.15 1,621
73 FIRST 48, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:03 PM 58 0.14 447
74 BRIARPATCH USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 64 0.14 457
75 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 879
76 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,525
77 FIRST 48, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 61 0.14 362
78 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 347
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,284
80 BOXING ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 356
81 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.13 841
82 GOTTI: GODFATHER & SON: 103/104:FATHERS&SONS/SINS FATHER A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 122 0.13 507
83 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.13 990
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 294
85 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.12 745
86 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.12 919
87 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 302
88 FIRST 48, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:04 AM 58 0.12 329
89 GOTTI: GODFATHER & SON: 101/102: KID CHRISTMAS/MADE MAN A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.12 500
90 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 295
91 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 328
92 HEY DUGGEE NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.11 434
93 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.11 1,010
94 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.11 789
95 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 453
96 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 700
97 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,299
98 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 24 0.10 436
99 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:24 PM 22 0.09 424
100 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN REPACK: TMOU-1R1R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.09 421
101 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 473
102 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 456
103 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 470
104 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 442
105 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.08 409
106 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.08 440
107 GOTTI: GODFATHER & SON: 101/102: KID CHRISTMAS/MADE MAN A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 121 0.07 302
108 BREEDERS FX 10:00 PM 35 0.07 188
109 COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.07 401
110 MAINE CABIN MASTERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 492
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 291
112 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 361
113 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 352
114 IN THE ROOM EXTENDED E! 8:00 PM 30 0.06 176
115 DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE AMC 10:10 PM 63 0.06 212
116 COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 356
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 239
118 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 166
119 PLOT AGAINST AMERICA, THE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 59 0.05 395
120 DESCENDANTS REMX DNC PRTY DISNEY CHANNEL 5:58 PM 27 0.05 309
121 DRAIN THE OCEANS COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.05 271
122 SOCIO S4, EL UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 116
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 222
124 SEX & MURDER HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 317
125 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 108
126 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 146
127 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 166
128 YOUNG DYLAN NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.04 122
129 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 204
130 HIDDEN KINGDOMS OF CHINA NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 171
131 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 133
132 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 93
133 SUPER BOWL CLASSICS: SB XXXV – BAL VS. NYG NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 180 0.03 123
134 HIDDEN KINGDOMS OF CHINA NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 174
135 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 157
136 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 4:00 PM 120 0.03 102
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 282
138 SOCIO S2, EL UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.03 71
139 HIDDEN KINGDOMS OF CHINA NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.03 173
140 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 99
141 MAKING MONEY W/C.PAYNE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.03 286
142 GET A CLUE GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 396
143 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.03 88
144 QUIEN DA MAS S5 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.02 74
145 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.02 185
146 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.02 166
147 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.02 218
148 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.02 185
149 POWER PLAYERS BOOMERANG 8:30 AM 30 0.02 57
150 TOTALLY SPIES UNIVERSAL KIDS 10:30 PM 30 0.02 49

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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."