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February 24, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.20.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE UNICORN lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 topped Thursday cable at 0.46/0.44 compared to last week’s 0.36, and 60 DAYS IN was up a tenth to 0.41.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.43/0.37.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.35/0.61/4.1M, with the 9PM CNN TOWN HALL at 0.22/0.31/1.2M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.21/0.37/2.8M.  On MTV, FLORIBAMA SHORE slipped 0.02 to 0.34, EX ON THE BEACH gained 0.05 to 0.20, and RIDICULOUSNESS ticked up to 0.12.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER gained 0.04 to 0.34, and MY FEET ARE KILLING ME was steady at 0.33.  Bravo’s PROJECT RUNWAY rose 0.05 to 0.27.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS was at 0.27/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.35.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE climbed 0.05 to 0.26.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.23/0.18.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE was at 0.21/0.16/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.17/0.16.  On Discovery, HOMESTEAD RESCUE fell 0.06 to 0.19, and BUILDING OFF THE GRID was was up 0.03 to 0.15.  On ID, MAN WITH A VAN was steady at 0.18, and HOMETOWN HOMICIDE was down 0.04 to 0.18.  E!’s VERY CAVALLARI was up 0.03 to 0.18.  USA’s THE SINNER moved to the 10PM slot and rose 0.03 to 0.18 (note that BRIARPATCH was pulled from Thursdays and will now air in the post-WWE Monday 11PM slot).  HGTV’s HOT PROPERTIES dipped 0.02 to 0.14.  On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP ticked up to 0.13, and MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP was up 0.03 to 0.12.  On Freeform, GROWN-ISH lost 0.02 to 0.12, THE BOLD TYPE ticked up to 0.05, and EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE OK was steady at 0.04.  Paramount’s WIFE SWAP was at 0.10.  

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday February 20, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.46 1,286
2 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.44 1,253
3 NBA BASKETBALL: NETS/76ERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 164 0.43 1,189
4 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 64 0.41 1,040
5 NBA BASKETBALL: ROCKETS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:58 PM 125 0.37 1,033
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.35 4,112
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.34 3,852
8 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN3 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.34 639
9 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.34 1,669
10 MY FEET ARE KILLING ME TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,524
11 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 3,580
12 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.28 3,533
13 PROJECT RUNWAY BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.27 1,364
14 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 31 0.27 537
15 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.26 1,316
16 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OHIO STATE/IOWA ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.23 859
17 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,768
18 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,248
19 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.21 1,048
20 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,766
21 C ON THE COAST REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 31 0.21 972
22 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.21 680
23 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,996
24 C ON THE COAST REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:31 PM 30 0.21 952
25 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,782
26 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 677
27 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,983
28 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 2,344
29 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 4 MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.20 366
30 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.19 1,206
31 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,951
32 MAN WITH A VAN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 728
33 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:03 AM 57 0.18 446
34 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,943
35 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,986
36 VERY CAVALLARI E! 9:00 PM 59 0.18 352
37 SINNER, THE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.18 584
38 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OREGON/ARIZONA ST ESPN 9:04 PM 121 0.18 550
39 HOMETOWN HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 724
40 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 9:00 PM 30 0.17 312
41 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:31 PM 30 0.17 364
42 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 2,015
43 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.17 860
44 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.16 302
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 2,055
46 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,131
47 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.16 770
48 SAVE MY SKIN TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 864
49 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 2,240
50 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 2,034
51 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.16 888
52 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 948
53 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:05 PM 55 0.16 378
54 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 10:01 PM 60 0.15 823
55 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.15 817
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,988
57 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 29 0.15 871
58 HOT PROPERTIES SAN DIEGO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.14 769
59 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 401
60 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,615
61 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.14 541
62 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 384
63 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-1R8R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.14 422
64 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.13 432
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,994
66 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 367
67 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 419
68 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.13 390
69 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN16 MTV 10:02 PM 31 0.12 285
70 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.12 293
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 781
72 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,499
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,527
74 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 863
75 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 255
76 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,579
77 WIFE SWAP PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 56 0.10 255
78 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 909
79 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 801
80 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 694
81 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.10 279
82 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,519
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 784
84 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 243
85 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 835
86 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 290
87 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,161
88 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 30 0.09 387
89 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 987
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 229
91 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,235
92 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 405
93 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 870
94 BAHAMAS LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:30 PM 30 0.09 408
95 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 117 0.09 344
96 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 751
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 768
98 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 218
99 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.09 225
100 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 352
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,027
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 968
103 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.08 234
104 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.08 237
105 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 612
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 642
107 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,424
108 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.07 409
109 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 534
110 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 30 0.07 363
111 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION FOOD NETWORK 2:30 PM 30 0.07 366
112 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 281
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 783
114 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION FOOD NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.07 420
115 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.07 389
116 UNDISPUTED L: 866 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 164
117 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 169
118 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION FOOD NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.07 409
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,159
120 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.07 393
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 977
122 IN ICE COLD BLOOD OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.07 286
123 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.07 348
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 887
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 271
126 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 822
127 CORN AND PEG NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.06 330
128 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 255
129 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L: UCLA/UTAH FOX SPORTS 1 10:44 PM 124 0.06 157
130 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.06 118
131 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 383
132 BOLD TYPE, THE FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.05 129
133 HERD L: 1178 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 116
134 FS1 COLLEGE HOOPS EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 12:48 AM 26 0.05 93
135 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: MONTREAL/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 158 0.04 172
136 PGA TOUR: 2020 WGC-MEXICO CHP GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 242 0.04 332
137 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 95
138 EVERYTHINGS GONNA BE OKAY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.04 122
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 233
140 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 133
141 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 469
142 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:34 PM 90 0.04 174
143 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 301
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 222
145 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:04 PM 116 0.04 207
146 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE L: ROUND OF 32: BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN VS. FC TUDN 2:55 PM 133 0.03 75
147 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 196
148 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: CONNECTICUT/TEMPLE ESPN2 7:00 PM 154 0.03 171
149 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 86
150 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 10:27 PM 17 0.03 138

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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.