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June 5, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.4.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BROKE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another news-heavy night was topped by CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.54/0.75/2.8M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.40/0.64/4.3M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.30/0.43/3.4M.  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE gained 0.04 to 0.46.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC dipped 0.04 to 0.37, and TOP CHEF ticked down to 0.28.  On Food Network, RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE gained 0.04 to 0.28, and SUMMER RUSH was at 0.16.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.26/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.25.  TBS’s THE MISERY INDEX lost 0.02 to 0.26.  On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP edged up 0.02 to 0.21, and UNTOLD STORIES OF HIP-HOP.  History’s MOUNTAIN MEN returned at 0.19/0.19.  E!’s TOTAL BELLAS dropped 0.04 to 0.17.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.16/0.16, compared to last week’s 0.19.  On ID, A TIME TO KILL was at 0.15, and DEAD RECKONING was also at 0.15.  The season finale of Syfy’s VAGRANT QUEEN ticked up to 0.05.  The season finale of HBO’s WE’RE HERE was at 0.02.  Sundance’s THE SPLIT was steady at 0.02/103K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday June 4, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.54 2,818
2 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.48 2,164
3 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S3B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.46 882
4 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.45 2,417
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.40 4,321
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.40 4,450
7 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.38 1,899
8 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.37 1,972
9 REMEMBERING GEORGE FLOYD CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.37 1,950
10 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,183
11 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.37 3,699
12 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.36 1,969
13 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.35 1,498
14 REMEMBERING GEORGE FLOYD CNN 1:50 PM 70 0.34 1,738
15 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.33 1,734
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,407
17 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 50 0.29 1,636
18 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.28 845
19 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,095
20 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.27 2,365
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.26 1,512
22 MISERY INDEX, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.26 740
23 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 3,148
24 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.25 2,529
25 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 31 0.23 1,412
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.23 1,363
27 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.23 1,197
28 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,670
29 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,608
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.22 1,417
31 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,153
32 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 74 0.21 543
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,250
34 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 2,005
35 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,791
36 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.19 1,688
37 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:21 PM 39 0.19 2,219
38 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.19 1,612
39 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.18 1,555
40 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,759
41 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.17 411
42 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.16 624
43 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,885
44 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.16 521
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 2,102
46 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 2,166
47 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,983
48 SUMMER RUSH FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 535
49 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.15 363
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,893
51 SR/G.FLOYD PROTEST CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.15 1,131
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,836
53 TIME TO KILL, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 681
54 DEAD RECKONING INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 702
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 997
56 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: GEORGE FLOYD MEMORIAL SERVICE MSNBC 2:00 PM 141 0.14 1,631
57 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,813
58 LAST WORD W. LO SPEC MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.14 1,304
59 AMC MOVIE: MAJOR LEAGUE 2 AMC 10:30 PM 150 0.14 439
60 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 835
61 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,631
62 G.FLOYD MEMORIAL SERVICE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 112 0.13 1,325
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,776
64 MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADY DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 27 0.12 492
65 MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADY DISNEY CHANNEL 10:27 AM 31 0.12 535
66 SR/G.FLOYD PROTEST CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.12 780
67 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,221
68 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,533
69 ITS PONY NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.11 412
70 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,417
71 PORTALS TO HELL TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 420
72 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 640
73 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 24 0.11 416
74 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:30 AM 120 0.11 299
75 KING OF QUEENS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 28 0.10 316
76 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:24 PM 23 0.10 381
77 HEY DUGGEE NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.10 380
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,328
79 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 660
80 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,418
81 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN PARAMOUNT 8:00 PM 180 0.09 336
82 GHOST ADV: SCREAMING ROOM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 383
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,270
84 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,291
85 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 61 0.09 286
86 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.09 372
87 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:25 AM 125 0.08 227
88 INSANE POOLS REPACK DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 255
89 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 66 0.07 465
90 KING OF QUEENS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 28 0.07 249
91 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 4:40 PM 20 0.06 230
92 UNDISPUTED L: 938 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 154
93 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.06 261
94 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 4:00 PM 20 0.06 173
95 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 327
96 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 315
97 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 156
98 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.06 336
99 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 225
100 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:01 PM 59 0.06 185
101 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 172
102 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:20 PM 20 0.06 206
103 UNTOLD STORIES OF HIP HOP WETV 10:14 PM 79 0.06 205
104 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 183
105 VAGRANT QUEEN SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.05 215
106 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 326
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:30 PM 91 0.05 174
108 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT: 1994: COLORADO/MICHIGAN ESPN 7:00 PM 240 0.05 160
109 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.05 319
110 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 301
111 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.05 232
112 INSIDE THE NBA 6/4/20 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 76 0.05 188
113 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:01 PM 59 0.04 186
114 KING OF QUEENS LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 28 0.04 184
115 KING OF QUEENS LIFETIME TELEVISION 2:04 AM 28 0.04 148
116 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 249
117 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.04 86
118 AMC MOVIE: FURY AMC 3:00 PM 171 0.04 221
119 KOREAN BASEBALL   L: LOTTE GIANTS/KIA TIGERS ESPN 6:00 AM 145 0.04 85
120 UNTOLD STORIES OF HIP HOP WETV 12:35 AM 80 0.04 134
121 YUM AND YUMMER COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.03 144
122 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.03 66
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 164
124 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 480
125 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 226
126 HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L: 1251 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 78
127 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:30 PM 30 0.03 66
128 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.03 161
129 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 153
130 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.03 201
131 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 235
132 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 110
133 ACUMULADORES COMPU S5 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.03 81
134 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 PM 30 0.02 183
135 FIRST THINGS FIRST-S D FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 AM 60 0.02 50
136 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.02 80
137 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 30 0.02 53
138 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.02 132
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 159
140 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.02 104
141 WERE HERE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 52 0.02 113
142 HEARTLAND UP 8:00 PM 60 0.02 174
143 CAVUTO COAST TO COAST FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.02 226
144 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: CSBI UNITY/CSBI LIBERTY ESPN2 7:00 PM 240 0.02 68
145 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.02 189
146 IFC MOVIE: STIR CRAZY IFC TV 6:30 AM 120 0.02 81
147 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.02 168
148 ESPNU STUDIO   L ESPN2 11:00 PM 25 0.02 44
149 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.02 156
150 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.02 152

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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.