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April 17, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.16.2020

NETWORK FINALS:  STATION 19 and the rerun of SUPERSTORE lost 0.1 in final numbers.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The 6PM White House briefing hour led cable news, with Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER at 0.70/1.05/6.4M and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.51/0.72/2.7M, and with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.42/3.1M.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE gained 0.04 to 0.48, and FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA was at 0.19/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.21.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN was steady at 0.46, THE FIRST 48 was down a tick to 0.40, and ACCUSED was at 0.35.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC rose 0.05 to 0.39, and TOP CHEF ticked up to 0.30.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS slipped 0.02 to 0.38, and TOTAL BELLAS was up 0.02 to 0.22.  On HGTV, FLIPPING 101 climbed 0.04 to 0.31, HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked down to 0.22.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.30/0.24, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.18.  On Food Network, GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE grew by 0.04 to 0.29.  TNT’s SHAQ LIFE was at 0.24/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.33/0.31.  On ID, PREDATOR AT LARGE was at 0.19, and IF I SHOULD DIE fell 0.06 to 0.12.  Tru’s TACOMA FD lost 0.03 to 0.14.  FX’s BETTER THINGS edged up 0.02 to 0.13.  Freeform’s SIREN ticked up to 0.12.  On We, WAKA & TAMMY dropped 0.03 to 0.10, and MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP was down 0.05 to 0.09.  Discovery’s ROB RIGGLE: INVESTIGATOR fell 0.06 to 0.06.  FXX’s CAKE was down 0.02 to 0.03. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 16, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.70 6,402
2 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.62 5,148
3 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.51 2,706
4 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.50 2,603
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.49 4,937
6 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S3B MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.48 888
7 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.46 1,223
8 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.45 4,791
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.43 4,751
10 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.40 1,271
11 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,168
12 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 60 0.38 871
13 CNN GLOBAL TOWN HALL: CORONAVIRUS: FACTS AND FEARS CNN 8:00 PM 120 0.37 2,435
14 ACCUSED: GUILTY OR… FL A&E NETWORK 11:03 PM 14 0.35 880
15 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.35 3,940
16 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.33 2,084
17 FLIPPING 101 W/TAREK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.31 1,358
18 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 75 0.30 822
19 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.30 1,587
20 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,058
21 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,677
22 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.29 2,517
23 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.28 1,273
24 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.28 1,918
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.28 1,882
26 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.28 2,556
27 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.27 2,731
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.27 1,734
29 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.26 2,512
30 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.26 2,525
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.25 1,740
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.25 1,685
33 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.25 2,205
34 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,105
35 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.24 1,395
36 SHAQ LIFE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 30 0.24 649
37 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,293
38 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.23 1,197
39 SHAQ LIFE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:30 PM 30 0.23 612
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.22 1,720
41 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 1,168
42 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.22 2,291
43 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.22 461
44 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 33 0.22 722
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,391
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 2,343
47 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.20 618
48 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 6:06 PM 75 0.20 1,905
49 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 548
50 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,485
51 FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA MTV 9:01 PM 59 0.19 439
52 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 7:21 PM 39 0.18 1,911
53 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.18 2,151
54 OLLIES PACK NICKELODEON 4:00 PM 30 0.18 673
55 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,941
56 NBA HORSE CHALLENGE: NBA HORSE CHALLENGE ESPN 9:00 PM 120 0.18 372
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 2,292
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,131
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 2,193
60 PREDATOR AT LARGE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 748
61 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 66 0.16 1,998
62 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 577
63 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 2,012
64 TACOMA FD TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 282
65 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.14 297
66 KARDS KONFIDENTIAL E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 284
67 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:34 AM 44 0.13 1,539
68 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:30 PM 30 0.13 1,483
69 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 907
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,630
71 FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA MTV 10:00 PM 60 0.13 299
72 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 40 0.13 353
73 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 90 0.12 1,467
74 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,424
75 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 239
76 IF I SHOULD DIE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 653
77 SIREN FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.12 369
78 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 329
79 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.12 536
80 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.12 338
81 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 34 0.11 1,311
82 WIFE SWAP PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 55 0.11 326
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,551
84 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:18 PM 42 0.10 1,539
85 WAKA & TAMMY WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 267
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,229
87 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,479
88 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.10 218
89 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,375
90 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 263
91 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 709
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 257
93 ALASKA ST TROOPERS UPDATE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.09 395
94 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.09 260
95 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 415
96 TFD: TALKOMA TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 158
97 GROWING UP HIP HOP: FL WETV 8:46 PM 14 0.08 246
98 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.08 396
99 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.08 309
100 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 30 0.07 301
101 KEMPER: SERIAL KILLER: 101 KEMPER ON KEMPER OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 120 0.07 269
102 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 423
103 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 199
104 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.07 458
105 BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 324
106 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:01 PM 59 0.07 193
107 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 61 0.07 227
108 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: MY BEST FRIENDS WEDDING PARAMOUNT 12:25 AM 155 0.07 212
109 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 360
110 ROB RIGGLE: INVESTIGATOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 271
111 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.06 179
112 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 443
113 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 301
114 MARK OF A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 328
115 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.06 214
116 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 385
117 CHASING CLASSIC CARS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 397
118 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.05 202
119 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 270
120 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 363
121 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 547
122 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 157
123 DAHMER:SERIAL KILLER: 100 2 HOUR SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 2:00 PM 120 0.05 186
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 244
125 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.05 117
126 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 216
127 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 308
128 ACUMULADORES COMPU S5 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 107
129 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 11:00 PM 60 0.04 103
130 UNDISPUTED SP L: 903 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 92
131 KIM K:THE JUSTICE PROJECT E! 1:00 AM 100 0.04 108
132 SAVING NOTRE DAME NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 231
133 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.04 150
134 EVENING EDIT, THE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 454
135 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 545
136 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 4:00 PM 120 0.03 90
137 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 30 0.03 80
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 266
139 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 75
140 SWAMP PEOPLE SPECIALS HISTORY 8:00 AM 60 0.03 159
141 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 197
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 178
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 219
144 CAKE FXX 10:00 PM 36 0.03 68
145 CAVUTO COAST TO COAST FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.03 250
146 SHELTER IN PLACE W/ SHANE VICE 10:30 PM 30 0.03 44
147 UFC UNLEASHED ESPNEWS 7:00 PM 60 0.03 69
148 WNBA PLAYOFFS: PHOENIX/SEATTLE ESPN2 8:00 PM 120 0.03 117
149 QUIEN DA MAS S4 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.03 90
150 HERD: COLIN COWHERD L: 1214 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.02 81

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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.