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August 11, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.10.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of PENN & TELLER: TRY THIS AT HOME gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the rerun of THE NEIGHBORHOOD lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another win for TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE franchise at 0.80/0.49/0.45, compared to last week’s 0.81/0.46/0.45.  TNT’s NBA game was at 0.67, and ESPN’s game was at 0.31.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK slipped 0.02 to 0.57.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.50/0.46/0.46, compared to last week’s 0.55/0.51/0.48.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.42/0.70/4.5M, with CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.28/0.41/1.7M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.37/3.1M.  On Discovery, SHAQATTACK was at 0.42, JAWS AWAKENS was at 0.41, ABANDONED WATERS was at 0.39, and SHARK WEEK TONIGHT was at 0.23.  On HGTV, LOVE IT OR LIST IT was at 0.28.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD fell 0.09 to 0.22.  On A&E, HOARDERS edged up 0.02 to 0.17, and INTERVENTION was at 0.13.  E!’s BOTCHED was at 0.16.  On ID, YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE fell 0.05 to 0.15.  On Food Network, BEST THING I EVER ATE lost 0.05 to 0.15.  Lifetime’s SURVIVING JEFFREY EPSTEIN concluded at 0.11/0.08.  On VH1, LOVE & LISTINGS dropped 0.04 to 0.09, and TO CATCH A BEAUTICIAN was down 0.02 to 0.07.  HBO’s I MAY DESTROY YOU climbed 0.03 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 August 10, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: OTHER WAY TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.80 2,917
2 NBA BASKETBALL: NUGGETS/LAKERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:15 PM 157 0.67 1,532
3 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.57 1,732
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.50 1,811
5 90 DAY B90D: STRIKES BACK TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.49 2,025
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,754
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.46 1,601
8 90 DAY OTHER WAY: PILLOW TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.45 1,982
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.42 4,543
10 SHAQATTACK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.42 1,126
11 JAWS AWAKENS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.41 1,054
12 ABANDONED WATERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.39 1,012
13 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.38 4,207
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.38 4,381
15 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.36 3,605
16 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,031
17 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:52 PM 56 0.32 673
18 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: TORONTO/MILWAUKEE ESPN 6:41 PM 128 0.31 781
19 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 15 0.31 818
20 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.28 1,722
21 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.28 1,488
22 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.27 2,776
23 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.27 3,605
24 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,616
25 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,486
26 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,067
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,598
28 SHARK LOCKDOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 612
29 LOVE IT OR LIST IT REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,309
30 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,351
31 EXP UNKNOWN: SW TONIGHT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:03 PM 57 0.23 641
32 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,997
33 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.22 505
34 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.22 1,490
35 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 621
36 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,293
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,317
38 ABANDONED WATERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 12:00 AM 61 0.18 413
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,345
40 HOARDERS: BECKY 118 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.17 641
41 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.16 591
42 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,018
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,238
44 TYSON VS JAWS: RUMBLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 463
45 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.16 599
46 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,932
47 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,305
48 YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 782
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,081
50 ALL-STAR BTIEA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.15 789
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,120
52 SHAQATTACK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 1:01 AM 61 0.15 331
53 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 13 0.15 434
54 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.15 929
55 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,801
56 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.14 481
57 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,856
58 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 6:00 PM 52 0.14 1,508
59 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,802
60 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,817
61 MLB WEEKDAY  L: SAN FRANCISCO/HOUSTON ESPN 9:08 PM 191 0.14 445
62 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 521
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,884
64 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,727
65 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 6:30 PM 11 0.13 338
66 FIND LOVE LIVE TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 545
67 EXP UNKNOWN: MEGALODON DISCOVERY CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 456
68 INTERVENTION CA A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 395
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,012
70 JAWS STRIKES BACK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 354
71 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,884
72 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,871
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,827
74 GUY FIERIS FEEDING FRENZY DISCOVERY CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 348
75 INTO THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 427
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 832
77 GREAT WHITE ABYSS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 384
78 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 15 0.11 510
79 CASAGRANDES NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 30 0.11 456
80 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,658
81 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,453
82 SURVIVING JEFFREY EPSTEIN LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.11 531
83 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.11 266
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,694
85 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,161
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,426
87 MONSTER HAMMERHEAD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 326
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,228
89 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,341
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,586
91 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,316
92 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:33 PM 28 0.09 589
93 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.09 272
94 LOVE & LISTINGS 2 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.09 284
95 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 243
96 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,171
97 SURVIVING JEFFREY EPSTEIN LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.08 495
98 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 12:19 AM 71 0.08 216
99 AMERICAS NAT PARKS POPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.08 467
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,028
101 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN REPACK: TMOU-3R2R02H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 431
102 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 221
103 ALIEN SHARKS: RETURN TO DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 359
104 UNITED SHARKS OF AMERICA NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.08 206
105 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 219
106 AMERICAS NAT PARKS POPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.08 336
107 AIR JAWS: ULTIMATE BREACH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 301
108 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.08 195
109 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 189
110 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,134
111 TO CATCH A BEAUTICIAN VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.07 237
112 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,198
113 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 206
114 SUPER PREDATOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 297
115 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.06 245
116 CORN AND PEG NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.06 373
117 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 320
118 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 296
119 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 1,023
120 CHUGGINGTON TALES RAILS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:05 AM 25 0.06 252
121 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK:DEEP D NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.06 163
122 RETURN OF MONSTER MAKO DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 192
123 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.06 334
124 I MAY DESTROY YOU HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 30 0.06 115
125 SHARKS OF THE BERMUDA TRI NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 175
126 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 675
127 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 342
128 SHOWCASE GAME: WAS AT NYM/CWS AT DET MLB NETWORK 7:10 PM 181 0.05 184
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 190
130 10 THINGS YOU DONT KNOW E! 10:00 PM 30 0.05 254
131 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.05 189
132 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 1:36 AM 28 0.05 206
133 AMER GREED BIGGEST CONS CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 184
134 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 275
135 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 599
136 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: ATLANTA BRAVES/PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 184 0.05 167
137 UNDISPUTED L: 974 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 107
138 10 THINGS YOU DONT KNOW E! 10:30 PM 30 0.04 202
139 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 5:26 PM 64 0.04 105
140 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 11:20 PM 100 0.04 119
141 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: DALLAS/UTAH NBA-TV 3:00 PM 146 0.04 128
142 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 229
143 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 295
144 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.04 212
145 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: HELL OR HIGH WATER (2016) PARAMOUNT 10:30 PM 150 0.04 216
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 179
147 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 10:30 PM 30 0.04 128
148 HERD L: 1293 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 88
149 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 85
150 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 12:00 AM 60 0.04 200

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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.