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June 23, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.20.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The 9PM hour of the LAST DANCE rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It’s regular Fox News ratings policy to credit their regularly scheduled primetime programming even when those shows are preempted for live coverage of news events, which on Saturday night was the Trump rally in Tulsa.  So JUSTICE WITH JUDGE JANINE PIRRO officially had a rating of 0.94/1.39/8.2M, while CNN’s SITUATION ROOM as at 0.31/0.43/2M, and MSNBC LIVE was at 0.19/0.31/2.2M.  ESPN’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.32.  Adult Swim’s line-up performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL at 0.10/256K & 0.09/236K, MY HERO ACADEMIA at 0.27, PARANOIA AGENT at 0.19/359K, MOB PSYCHO 100 at 0.17/315K, BLACK CLOVER at 0.16/285K, NARUTO at 0.15/256K, and GEMUSETTO MACHU PICCHU at 0.13/212K.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN rose 0.05 to 0.21, PIONEER WOMAN edged up 0.02 to 0.20, TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN was at 0.18, and BAREFOOT CONTESSA was up 0.04 to 0.17.  Hallmark’s movie LOVE UNDER THE OLIVE TREE was at 0.14, and Lifetime’s movie BIRTH MOTHER’S BETRAYAL was at 0.11.  On OWN, GIRLFRIENDS CHECK IN was at 0.04.  AMC’s LINE OF DUTY dropped 0.02 to 0.03. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday June 20, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.94 8,195
2 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.76 7,112
3 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.53 4,642
4 SITUATION ROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.33 2,218
5 UFC FIGHT NIGHT  L: BLAYDES/VOLKOV ESPN 8:00 PM 193 0.32 912
6 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.31 3,175
7 SITUATION ROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.31 2,005
8 SITUATION ROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,183
9 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,167
10 MY HERO ACADEMIA ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.27 521
11 FORD V. FERRARI: FORD V. FERRARI HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 153 0.26 1,121
12 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,585
13 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,607
14 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.22 1,396
15 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.22 1,576
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.21 1,378
17 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,088
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.21 1,467
19 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.20 1,057
20 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,469
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,359
22 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,100
23 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 9:00 PM 120 0.19 2,192
24 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.18 898
25 RISK TAKERS CNN 2:30 PM 30 0.18 1,210
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,326
27 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 1,134
28 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.17 824
29 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,603
30 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS L: BLAYDES/VOLKOV ESPN 5:00 PM 180 0.15 513
31 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,678
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,229
33 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,415
34 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: LOVE UNDER THE OLIVE TREE HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.14 1,711
35 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,923
36 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,401
37 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,580
38 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,517
39 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 856
40 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.13 1,741
41 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,434
42 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 705
43 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L: TALLADEGA FOX SPORTS 1 5:30 PM 173 0.12 998
44 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,076
45 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,296
46 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 2:30 AM 30 0.11 333
47 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/BRIGHTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:53 AM 130 0.11 383
48 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: BIRTHMOTHERS BETRAYAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.11 687
49 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 11:00 PM 120 0.11 1,338
50 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,759
51 TOP RANK BOXING        L: NAVARRETE/LOPEZ ESPN 11:13 PM 132 0.10 327
52 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,287
53 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,243
54 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 3:00 AM 30 0.10 305
55 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,182
56 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.10 347
57 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 3:30 AM 30 0.09 263
58 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 774
59 PGA TOUR: 2020 RBC HERITAGE GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 120 0.09 739
60 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.09 1,279
61 THESE WOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 418
62 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,130
63 MY PARANORMAL NIGHTMARE TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 360
64 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,247
65 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.08 1,344
66 TIME MACHINE: 101 GADGETS THAT CHANGED WORLD HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.08 576
67 YOUNG DYLAN NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.08 349
68 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 655
69 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 738
70 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.08 477
71 GORDON RAMSAY: OFF MENU NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.08 358
72 SAVED BY THE BARN ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 60 0.08 526
73 ZOO, THE ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.08 569
74 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.08 569
75 GORDON: EXTRA HELPING NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.07 343
76 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,471
77 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:30 AM 30 0.07 223
78 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.07 477
79 TIME MACHINE: MOST EXTREME AIRPORTS HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.07 460
80 HAUNTING HEARTLAND REPACK: THIH-1R1R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.07 397
81 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.07 515
82 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 263
83 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 164
84 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 AM 30 0.06 202
85 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 209
86 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.06 972
87 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 PM 30 0.06 241
88 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:30 AM 30 0.06 164
89 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/WATFORD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:20 AM 136 0.06 188
90 LIVE RESCUE: EMERGENCY A&E NETWORK 1:30 PM 30 0.06 232
91 ARCA RACING L: TALLADEGA FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 120 0.06 360
92 IFC MOVIE: VARSITY BLUES IFC TV 11:00 PM 120 0.06 179
93 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1:30 PM 30 0.06 216
94 WEIGHTLIFTING L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 196
95 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:36 AM 17 0.06 201
96 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 1,008
97 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 192
98 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:30 PM 30 0.05 246
99 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1:00 PM 30 0.05 212
100 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 30 0.05 237
101 GROUP CHAT NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.05 247
102 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:30 PM 30 0.05 237
103 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 30 0.05 227
104 SUPER RUGBY    L ESPN2 11:30 PM 119 0.04 94
105 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN 1:25 AM 60 0.04 128
106 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 133
107 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 PM 30 0.04 214
108 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:30 PM 30 0.04 197
109 HEARTLAND DOCS, DVM NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 353
110 UFC ARCHIVAL ESPN 3:45 PM 20 0.04 144
111 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 2:04 AM 114 0.04 145
112 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 204
113 GIRLFRIENDS CHECK IN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.04 172
114 QUIEN DA MAS S5 UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 30 0.03 77
115 CORNHOLE            L: 2020 ACL PRO INVITATIONAL QUALIFIER ESPN 1:30 PM 135 0.03 139
116 SESAME STREET HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 26 0.03 80
117 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:30 PM 30 0.03 198
118 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.03 574
119 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 139
120 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:30 PM 30 0.03 162
121 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.03 156
122 ACCIDENT, SUICIDE, MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.03 331
123 LINE OF DUTY AMC 11:00 PM 85 0.03 160
124 ESPORTS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:03 PM 61 0.03 98
125 GREAT AMERICAN GROOMALONG ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 60 0.03 217
126 PAID PROGRAMMING CNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.03 47
127 BUNDESLIGA L: LEIPZIG/DORTMUND FOX SPORTS 2 9:20 AM 130 0.03 67
128 SOCIO S4, EL UNIVERSO 3:00 PM 60 0.03 56
129 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 30 0.03 170
130 BUNDESLIGA L: BAYERN MUNICH/FREIBURG FOX SPORTS 1 9:20 AM 130 0.03 65
131 AMERICAS DAY AT RACES L: 97 FOX SPORTS 1 11:30 AM 150 0.03 124
132 QUIEN DA MAS S5 UNIVERSO 7:30 PM 30 0.03 68
133 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 AM 30 0.03 125
134 QUIEN DA MAS S5 UNIVERSO 6:30 PM 30 0.03 55
135 HEARTLAND DOCS POPS NAT GEO WILD 7:00 PM 60 0.03 166
136 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.03 147
137 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.03 371
138 MY CLASSIC CAR MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.03 204
139 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.02 212
140 L&M: HUNTSVILLE COUPLES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.02 228
141 SEGUR FRONTERA AUS S12 UNIVERSO 4:00 PM 30 0.02 39
142 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.02 166
143 IFC MOVIE: MAJOR LEAGUE 2 IFC TV 8:00 AM 150 0.02 100
144 BEST IN SEX: 2020 AVN AWA SHOWTIME PRIME 11:36 PM 72 0.02 137
145 QUIEN DA MAS S5 UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 30 0.02 43
146 SEGUR FRONTERA AUS S12 UNIVERSO 4:30 PM 30 0.02 34
147 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.02 198
148 900 SERIES, THE MOTOR TREND 7:00 AM 30 0.02 86
149 COAST GUARD: MISSION CRIT HISTORY 7:00 AM 60 0.02 164
150 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME: N/A GOLF CHANNEL 11:00 AM 120 0.02 202

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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.