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March 27, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.26.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  STATION 19, DEPUTY, BROOKLYN NINE-NINE and the reruns of THE NEIGHBORHOOD and BULL all lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News was again at the top of cable, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.65/0.97/5.6M, CNN’s GLOBAL TOWN HALL at 0.51/0.77/2.9M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.32/0.46/3.3M.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE gained 0.05 to 0.51, and BUSCH FAMILY BREWED was at 0.19/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.20.  E!’s KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS returned at 0.46.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN dipped 0.04 to 0.43, THE FIRST 48 was steady at 0.39, and LIVE PD: WANTED was up 0.02 to 0.32.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.30/0.28 compared to last week’s 0.27/0.20.  Bravo’s TOP CHEF climbed 0.03 to 0.29.  On HGTV, FLIPPING 101 ticked up to 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS edged up 0.02 to 0.22.  On Food Network, GREAT AMERICAN FOOD TRUCK RACE ticked up to 0.25, and VEGAS CHEF PRIZEFIGHT was up 0.08 to 0.24.  Tru’s TACOMA FD returned at 0.22/0.12. On Discovery, HOMESTEAD RESCUE ticked down to 0.19, and BUILDING OFF THE GRID ticked up to 0.15.   TLC’s SAVE MY SKIN was steady at 0.17.  On ID, MY MURDER STORY lost 0.03 to 0.16.  The season finale of USA’s THE SINNER was steady at 0.16.  FX’s BETTER THINGS grew by 0.03 to 0.14.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP held at 0.13, and WAKA & TAMMY was steady at 0.12.  The midseason finale of Freeform’s THE BOLD TYPE was steady at 0.07.  FXX’s CAKE stayed at 0.06.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday March 26, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.65 5,614
2 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.54 4,996
3 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.53 4,907
4 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.52 5,344
5 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S3B MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.51 962
6 CNN GLOBAL TOWN HALL: CORONAVIRUS: FACTS AND FEARS CNN 8:00 PM 120 0.51 2,870
7 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 60 0.46 1,069
8 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.46 3,630
9 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.45 4,180
10 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.44 2,110
11 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.43 1,179
12 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.42 2,490
13 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.39 1,310
14 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.38 2,517
15 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.38 1,997
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.36 2,049
17 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.36 2,030
18 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.36 1,934
19 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.35 1,948
20 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.35 2,024
21 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.34 2,830
22 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.34 2,775
23 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.33 2,442
24 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,331
25 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.32 3,034
26 LIVE PD: WANTED A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,118
27 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.32 1,586
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.31 1,683
29 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.31 2,023
30 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,713
31 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.30 2,614
32 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.30 2,890
33 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.30 2,666
34 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.30 2,686
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.29 1,475
36 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.29 821
37 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,415
38 FLIPPING 101 W/TAREK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,319
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.26 2,571
40 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,007
41 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:37 PM 23 0.24 2,172
42 VEGAS CHEF PRIZEFIGHT FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 64 0.24 849
43 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 26 0.24 783
44 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.23 1,222
45 TACOMA FD TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 411
46 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,572
47 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.22 1,315
48 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 566
49 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.21 589
50 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,166
51 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:27 PM 70 0.21 2,197
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 2,329
53 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.21 2,159
54 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,032
55 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.20 480
56 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.20 528
57 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: WATN TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,451
58 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.19 1,665
59 HOMESTEAD RESCUE SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,062
60 BUSCH FAMILY BREWED MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.19 401
61 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.19 792
62 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.19 501
63 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.19 482
64 KARDS KONFIDENTIAL E! 7:00 PM 60 0.19 458
65 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.18 1,070
66 TRADING SPACES HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.17 940
67 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.17 769
68 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 34 0.17 1,723
69 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,688
70 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:34 AM 50 0.17 1,852
71 SAVE MY SKIN TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 953
72 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.16 501
73 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.16 313
74 MY MURDER STORY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 697
75 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,646
76 SINNER, THE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.16 650
77 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 370
78 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,627
79 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 891
80 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 2,274
81 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.15 1,227
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,759
83 BUSCH FAMILY BREWED MTV 9:32 PM 30 0.14 323
84 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 871
85 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 27 0.14 2,023
86 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:24 PM 36 0.14 1,765
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,535
88 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 39 0.14 351
89 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 381
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,448
91 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 477
92 TACOMA FD TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 225
93 HEY DUGGEE NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.12 542
94 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 263
95 WAKA & TAMMY WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 307
96 WIFE SWAP PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 56 0.12 375
97 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.11 867
98 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,383
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 245
100 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 PM 55 0.10 369
101 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 8:48 PM 12 0.10 309
102 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:24 PM 24 0.10 447
103 CHASING CLASSIC CARS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.10 443
104 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 251
105 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,336
106 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:30 PM 30 0.09 248
107 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 24 0.09 416
108 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 216
109 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 256
110 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 452
111 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED: N/A SCIENCE 9:00 PM 120 0.08 489
112 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 678
113 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 452
114 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.08 344
115 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 233
116 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 414
117 GHOST ADVENTURES: TGA-SP94H TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 120 0.08 262
118 BOLD TYPE, THE FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.07 164
119 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.07 496
120 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 243
121 IN ICE COLD BLOOD OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.07 354
122 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 419
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 293
124 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.07 279
125 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.07 160
126 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 415
127 CAKE FXX 10:00 PM 34 0.06 113
128 DESCENDANTS REMX DNC PRTY DISNEY CHANNEL 5:11 PM 27 0.06 284
129 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 313
130 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 314
131 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 260
132 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.04 129
133 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 188
134 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.04 160
135 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 134
136 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 102
137 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 148
138 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 159
139 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.04 153
140 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.04 121
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 232
142 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.04 135
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 211
144 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 136
145 UNDISPUTED SP L: 888 FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 AM 120 0.03 109
146 EVENING EDIT, THE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.03 378
147 HERD: COLIN COWHERD L: 1199 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 97
148 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 82
149 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 177
150 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.03 195

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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.