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May 8, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.7.2020

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NETWORK FINALS:  MAN WITH A PLAN gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE led Thursday cable, steady at 0.47, and FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA was also steady at 0.16.  Cable news was topped by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.38/0.65/4.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.29/0.42/3.3M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.28/0.46/1.8M.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC dipped 0.04 to 0.36, and TOP CHEF was up 0.05 to 0.32.  TBS’s CONAN made a rare appearance in the Top 20 at 0.21.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL edged up 0.02 to 0.20, and HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.19.  TNT’s SHAQ LIFE was at 0.19 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.17.  Travel Channel’s GHOST ADVENTURES ticked down to 0.19.  E!’s TOTAL BELLAS lost 0.06 to 0.18.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP ticked up to 0.16.  On ID, IF I SHOULD DIE fell 0.05 to 0.14, and PREDATOR AT LARGE fell 0.11 to 0.13.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE was at 0.13/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.15, and KITCHEN EXPEDITION was down a tick to 0.13.  Freeform’s SIREN ticked up to 0.11.  Syfy’s VAGRANT QUEEN ticked down to 0.03.  HBO’s WE’RE HERE was at 0.02. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday May 7, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S3B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.47 841
2 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.38 4,661
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,178
4 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 4,755
5 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 75 0.32 949
6 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 4,046
7 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,263
8 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,763
9 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 3,380
10 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,952
11 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 3,876
12 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.23 2,190
13 CNN GLOBAL TOWN HALL: CORONAVIRUS: FACTS AND FEARS CNN 8:00 PM 120 0.23 1,732
14 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.22 1,197
15 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,386
16 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.21 586
17 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.20 1,186
18 SHAQ LIFE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.19 546
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.19 1,166
20 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,308
21 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 534
22 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,170
23 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,208
24 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.18 710
25 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.18 415
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,348
27 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,236
28 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 2,275
29 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,996
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,309
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,202
32 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L: 2020 NFL SCHEDULE RELEASE ESPN 8:00 PM 180 0.17 495
33 FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.16 360
34 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 71 0.16 460
35 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,409
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,200
37 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,746
38 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,840
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,865
40 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 2,364
41 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,867
42 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,977
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,079
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,896
45 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,683
46 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,338
47 IF I SHOULD DIE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 742
48 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.13 255
49 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 45 0.13 483
50 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 645
51 PREDATOR AT LARGE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.13 701
52 KITCHEN EXPEDITION FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 599
53 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.12 545
54 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 333
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 928
56 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 285
57 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.12 566
58 SIREN FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.11 406
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,893
60 PORTALS TO HELL TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 441
61 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,936
62 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,558
63 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 803
64 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,612
65 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,337
66 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,450
67 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:01 PM 59 0.09 298
68 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 30 0.09 307
69 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 278
70 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 261
71 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.09 398
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,595
73 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 61 0.09 271
74 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,318
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 225
76 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.08 351
77 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,347
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,156
79 BEST PLACES TO PIG OUT FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.08 312
80 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 513
81 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.08 327
82 RIDICULOUSNESS SPECIAL MTV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 177
83 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 611
84 MARK OF A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 436
85 BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 339
86 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.07 285
87 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 210
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,242
89 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.07 532
90 BEST PLACES TO PIG OUT FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.07 273
91 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:34 AM 28 0.07 1,126
92 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 396
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 34 0.07 1,098
94 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 346
95 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.07 265
96 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 1,076
97 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:02 PM 58 0.06 1,190
98 SCHEDULE RELEASE SHOW: SCHEDULE RELEASE ?20 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 242 0.06 204
99 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 175
100 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,024
101 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 475
102 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 90 0.06 186
103 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.06 380
104 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 193
105 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.06 176
106 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.05 160
107 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 284
108 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 171
109 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.05 289
110 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.05 281
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 190
112 BEST PLACES TO PIG OUT FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.05 214
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 165
114 AMC MOVIE: BLACKHAT AMC 11:00 AM 180 0.04 232
115 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 293
116 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 356
117 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 152
118 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.04 328
119 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 80
120 ROBBIE COMEDY CENTRAL 11:45 PM 30 0.04 111
121 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 217
122 UFC COUNTDOWN ESPN2 1:30 AM 60 0.04 84
123 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 148
124 VAGRANT QUEEN SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.03 208
125 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.03 97
126 HERD: COLIN COWHERD L: 1229 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 81
127 UNDISPUTED SP L: 918 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.03 94
128 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 197
129 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 69
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 188
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.02 223
132 NASCAR RACE HUB SP D FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.02 98
133 WERE HERE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 59 0.02 103
134 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.02 165
135 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.02 148
136 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.02 73
137 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.02 113
138 CLAMAN COUNTDOWN, THE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.02 209
139 BEST THING I EVER ATE FOOD NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.02 109
140 POPCAST: 2008 ECS GM7 CAVALIERS/CELTICS POP NBA-TV 9:00 PM 120 0.02 42
141 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 30 0.02 69
142 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.02 71
143 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.02 172
144 RETRO – CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.02 96
145 MAKING MONEY W/C.PAYNE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.02 206
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.02 143
147 RETRO – SALA DE PAREJAS UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.02 125
148 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 5:00 PM 30 0.02 45
149 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.02 93
150 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 52

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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.
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