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April 24, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.23.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING and MAN WITH A PLAN gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the NFL DRAFT (adjusted for time zones) lost 0.2. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The ESPN portion of the NFL DRAFT was hugely up over last year thanks to a country full of sports-hungry viewers, an increase of 1.19 to 3.23 (plus 0.64 from NFL Network, up 0.04 from 2019).  Cable news was led by Fox News’s coverage of the daily White House briefing via SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER at 0.52/0.82/5.1M, with CNN’s coverage via SITUATION ROOM at 0.36/0.46/2M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.27/0.42/3.2M.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE ticked down to 0.47, and FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA was at 0.17 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.13.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC ticked up to 0.40, and TOP CHEF ticked up to 0.31.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 slipped 0.02 to 0.38, and  60 DAYS IN reunion special was down 0.11 from last week’s regular episode to 0.35.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS dropped 0.06 to 0.32, and TOTAL BELLAS was up 0.02 to 0.24.  On Food Network, THE GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE lost 0.03 to 0.26.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.22, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL also ticked down to 0.1, and FLIPPING 101 fell 0.12 to 0.19.  On ID, PREDATOR AT LARGE was steady at 0.19, and IF I SHOULD DIE was up 0.03 to 0.15.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP was at 0.18.  Tru’s TACOMA FD rose 0.03 to 0.17.  TNT’s SHAQ LIFE was at 0.13/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.24/0.23.  Discovery’s ROB RIGGLE: INVESTIGATOR climbed 0.03 to 0.09.  Freeform’s SIREN fell 0.03 to 0.09.  FX’s BETTER THINGS dropped 0.05 to 0.08.  Syfy’s VAGRANT QUEEN, now out of primetime and on a new night, was at 0.05.  FXX’s CAKE ticked up to 0.04. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 23, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL DRAFT               L: ROUND 1 ESPN 8:00 PM 255 3.23 7,859
2 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 1.07 2,635
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:15 AM 60 0.78 1,711
4 NFL DRAFT: 2020 NFL DRAFT DAY 1 ROUND 1 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 255 0.64 1,724
5 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.52 5,079
6 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S3B MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.47 868
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,251
8 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.39 4,441
9 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.38 1,211
10 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.36 1,994
11 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.36 3,902
12 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.36 1,980
13 60 DAYS IN REUNION A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.35 907
14 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.34 1,900
15 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,996
16 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 60 0.32 796
17 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 5:00 PM 120 0.31 801
18 CNN GLOBAL TOWN HALL: CORONAVIRUS: FACTS AND FEARS CNN 8:00 PM 120 0.31 1,974
19 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.31 919
20 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.29 2,972
21 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 33 0.29 773
22 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,680
23 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.27 1,656
24 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,249
25 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 967
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.25 1,591
27 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.24 1,471
28 NFL LIVE                L: N/A ESPN 3:00 PM 120 0.24 603
29 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.24 527
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.24 1,475
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.22 1,423
32 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 640
33 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,365
34 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,399
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.22 1,491
36 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 3,250
37 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.22 2,079
38 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.21 2,014
39 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.21 560
40 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,436
41 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:48 PM 65 0.21 1,877
42 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:53 PM 25 0.20 2,024
43 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.20 2,132
44 FLIPPING 101 W/TAREK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.19 1,180
45 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:15 AM 60 0.19 526
46 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.19 767
47 PREDATOR AT LARGE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 713
48 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF: N/A NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 180 0.19 525
49 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 71 0.18 469
50 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 2,070
51 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 2,003
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 470
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:01 PM 59 0.17 427
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,247
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 2,115
56 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 8:48 PM 12 0.17 424
57 FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA MTV 9:01 PM 55 0.17 348
58 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.17 2,211
59 TACOMA FD TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 319
60 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.16 1,085
61 MSNBC NEWS HOUR: CORONAVIRUS: TESTING & REOPENING MSNBC 10:00 PM 120 0.16 2,148
62 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 48 0.16 1,919
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 2,133
64 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.15 516
65 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,663
66 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.15 269
67 IF I SHOULD DIE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 748
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,828
69 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 7:18 PM 42 0.14 1,959
70 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 402
71 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 540
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 61 0.13 368
73 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 2,016
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,905
75 SHAQ LIFE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 30 0.13 370
76 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 372
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,538
78 SHAQ LIFE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:30 PM 30 0.12 309
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 960
80 60 DAYS IN REUNION A&E NETWORK 2:00 AM 60 0.11 285
81 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 772
82 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,583
83 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:39 AM 36 0.10 1,435
84 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,427
85 KARDS KONFIDENTIAL E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 235
86 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:15 PM 45 0.10 1,537
87 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.10 376
88 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 300
89 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 658
90 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,447
91 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 30 0.09 407
92 ROB RIGGLE: INVESTIGATOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 355
93 SIREN FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.09 423
94 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 572
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 39 0.09 1,287
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,317
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,123
98 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,309
99 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.08 358
100 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 417
101 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,425
102 TFD: TALKOMA TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 165
103 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 416
104 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.08 432
105 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 493
106 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.08 360
107 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 44 0.08 251
108 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.08 375
109 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 379
110 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 404
111 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 1:30 PM 30 0.06 287
112 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.06 289
113 BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 309
114 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.06 136
115 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.06 303
116 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.06 218
117 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 266
118 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 624
119 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 299
120 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.05 162
121 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 348
122 VAGRANT QUEEN SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.05 182
123 MARK OF A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 279
124 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 347
125 CAKE FXX 10:00 PM 34 0.04 84
126 IFC MOVIE: UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS IFC TV 10:00 PM 120 0.04 112
127 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 199
128 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.04 121
129 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.04 235
130 ACUMULADORES COMPU S5 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 102
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 203
132 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 151
133 HERD: COLIN COWHERD L: 1219 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 116
134 UNDISPUTED SP L: 908 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.03 88
135 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 148
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 196
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 178
138 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 30 0.03 86
139 WERE HERE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 61 0.03 122
140 FRONTERA UNIVERSO 3:00 PM 60 0.03 89
141 AMERICA WORKS TOGETHER FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.03 313
142 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 3:30 PM 120 0.03 92
143 LOU DOBBS TONIGHT FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.03 302
144 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 124
145 NFL DRAFT: 2005 NFL DRAFT: ROUND 1 ESPN2 10:00 AM 330 0.03 80
146 AFTER THE BELL FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.03 281
147 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 197
148 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.03 228
149 FRONTERA UNIVERSO 4:00 PM 60 0.03 76
150 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 150

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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.