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January 24, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.23.2020

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS and the 8PM rerun of YOUNG SHELDON lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.65/0.49.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER dropped 0.05 to 0.59, and MY FEET ARE KILLING ME was down 0.18 to 0.43.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 slipped 0.02 to 0.39, 60 DAYS IN lost 0.06 to 0.35, and ALASKA PD was down 0.06 to 0.29.  On MTV, FLORIBAMA SHORE dipped 0.02 to 0.35, EX ON THE BEACH shrank by 0.03 to 0.17, and RIDICULOUSNESS was steady at 0.10.  Fox News continued to lead impeachment trial nights, with TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.35/0.56/4M, and with CNN’s primetime coverage at 0.25/0.31/1.4M and MSNBC’s coverage at 0.21/0.32/2M.  On Discovery, HOMESTEAD RESCUE rose 0.05 to 0.31, RECLAIMED was steady at 0.16, and BUILDING OFF THE GRID held at 0.14.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE was at 0.30/0.23/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.27/0.25.  HGTV’s CHRISTINA ON THE COAST was down 0.02 to 0.26.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE returned at 0.25.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW was in the Top 20 at 0.25.  Bravo’s PROJECT RUNWAY was steady at 0.24.  E!’s VERY CAVALLARI gained 0.04 to 0.21.  On ID, HOMETOWN HOMICIDE shed 0.02 to 0.19, and DEAD OF WINTER was up 0.02 to 0.19.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP was steady at 0.13.  On Freeform, GROWN-ISH fell 0.08 from last week’s season premiere to 0.13, the season premiere of THE BOLD TYPE was at 0.05 (down 0.04 from the 2019 premiere), and EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE OK was at 0.04 compared to last week’s premiere 0.12/0.07. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday January 23, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: LAKERS/NETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:01 PM 145 0.65 1,633
2 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.59 3,012
3 NBA BASKETBALL: MAVERICKS/BLAZERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:26 PM 152 0.49 1,312
4 MY FEET ARE KILLING ME TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.43 2,336
5 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.39 1,236
6 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 64 0.35 925
7 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN3 MTV 8:00 PM 62 0.35 641
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.35 3,964
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.35 4,166
10 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.34 817
11 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 1,401
12 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 64 0.30 1,167
13 ALASKA PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.29 940
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 3,961
15 CHRISTINA ON THE COAST HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,316
16 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.25 1,354
17 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 10:00 PM 32 0.25 1,352
18 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.25 732
19 PROJECT RUNWAY BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.24 1,184
20 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 14 0.24 1,326
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 794
22 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:33 PM 27 0.23 2,472
23 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 10:04 PM 60 0.23 884
24 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:58 AM 41 0.22 600
25 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,831
26 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,553
27 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.22 627
28 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,397
29 VERY CAVALLARI E! 9:00 PM 59 0.21 393
30 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,184
31 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP MSNBC 8:40 PM 113 0.21 2,011
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:32 PM 28 0.21 1,307
33 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:30 PM 30 0.21 2,178
34 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:20 PM 18 0.21 1,351
35 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 7:14 PM 46 0.20 1,217
36 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.20 906
37 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,144
38 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:20 PM 20 0.20 1,995
39 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,270
40 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 2,213
41 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 30 0.19 2,068
42 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,969
43 HOMETOWN HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 917
44 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 8:00 PM 20 0.19 1,272
45 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 8:38 PM 22 0.19 1,208
46 DEAD OF WINTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 963
47 1000-LB SISTERS:SUPERSIZE TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 992
48 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 61 0.19 411
49 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.19 1,080
50 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: MICHIGAN ST/INDIANA FOX SPORTS 1 8:43 PM 132 0.19 811
51 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 479
52 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP MSNBC 7:16 PM 64 0.18 1,862
53 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 974
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,895
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 2,142
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,831
57 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 4 MTV 9:02 PM 61 0.17 301
58 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 545
59 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,202
60 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.16 984
61 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:25 PM 51 0.16 1,875
62 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,009
63 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,559
64 RECLAIMED DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 739
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 2,058
66 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 402
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 2,118
68 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 369
69 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP: ART ONE- SCHIFF/LOFGREN/DEMINGS/JEFFRIES MSNBC 3:27 PM 178 0.15 1,802
70 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 448
71 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 908
72 X GAMES                 L: ASPEN, CO ESPN 10:00 PM 120 0.14 305
73 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,059
74 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.14 817
75 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 753
76 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 985
77 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.13 390
78 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 2:58 PM 29 0.13 1,559
79 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 288
80 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 388
81 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.13 341
82 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: TENNESSEE/UCONN ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.13 630
83 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 336
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 348
85 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 867
86 11TH HR W/ B.WILLIAMS SPC MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.13 1,341
87 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 285
88 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 901
89 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,394
90 MBC:RS HIP HOP EDITION FL WETV 8:47 PM 13 0.12 382
91 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 282
92 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP MSNBC 1:03 PM 115 0.12 1,509
93 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.12 456
94 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: THIRD ROUND ESPN2 8:52 PM 358 0.12 626
95 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 350
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,358
97 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,180
98 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.11 263
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.11 310
100 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 642
101 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,096
102 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 12:00 PM 63 0.10 1,309
103 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,232
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 831
105 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN16 MTV 10:03 PM 31 0.10 213
106 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 337
107 GHOST ADV: SCREAMING ROOM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 324
108 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,230
109 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,169
110 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/WOLVES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 126 0.09 263
111 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.09 354
112 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.09 458
113 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 633
114 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.09 444
115 ALASKA ST TROOPERS UPDATE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 425
116 MAFS: COUPLES COUCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 116 0.08 361
117 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 272
118 UNDISPUTED L: 846 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 193
119 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,119
120 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: MINNESOTA/OHIO ST FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 130 0.08 434
121 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: FRIENDS WHO KILL LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.07 373
122 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.07 137
123 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 534
124 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 315
125 HERD L: 1159 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 167
126 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 447
127 PGA TOUR: 2020 FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 242 0.06 499
128 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 159
129 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L: UCLA/OREGON ST FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 134 0.05 204
130 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 479
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 213
132 UNEXPECTED KILLER, AN OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 299
133 FIGURE SKATING: US CHAMP LADIES SHORT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.05 310
134 BOLD TYPE, THE FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.05 133
135 AMERICA SAYS GSN 4:30 PM 30 0.05 468
136 SENIOR BOWL PRACTICE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 120
137 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.04 210
138 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 110
139 EVERYTHINGS GONNA BE OKAY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.04 141
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 165
141 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 123
142 LIGA PREMIER: WOLVERHAMPTON VS LIVERPOOL UNIVERSO 2:54 PM 128 0.04 89
143 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 118
144 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 160
145 FIGURE SKATING: US CHAMP PAIRS SHORT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 120 0.04 173
146 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 128
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 148
148 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 141
149 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.03 122
150 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.03 197

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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.