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September 25, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.24.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  the FILTHY RICH rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL barely took the Thursday cable crown, down 0.44 from last week’s game to 1.90.  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was right behind at 1.87.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.42/0.67/4.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.26/0.43/3.2M, and CNN NEWSROOM at 0.18/0.25/1.2M.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC ticked up to 0.29.  On MTV, DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE gained 0.03 to 0.28.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS rose 0.03 to 0.27, and THE BRADSHAW BUNCH was up 0.03 to 0.21.  On HGTV, FLIPPING 101 slipped 0.02 to 0.20, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.17, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.02 to 0.16.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.20/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.17.  On ID, THE KILLER BESIDE ME lost 0.02 to 0.17, and IMPACT OF MURDER was down 0.08 to 0.12.  TBS’s LOST RESORT was steady at 0.13.  Discovery’s HOMESTEAD RESCUE dropped 0.04 to 0.09.  On We, BRIDEZILLAS was at 0.09, and GET YA LIFE ticked up to 0.08.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: AUSTRALIA was at 0.05/0.05 compared to last week’s 0.08/0.08. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 24, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2020 WK 3 MIA VS. JAX NFL NETWORK 8:23 PM 162 1.90 5,430
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: LAKERS/NUGGETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 163 1.87 4,602
3 TNF SUSTAINER NFL NETWORK 11:05 PM 19 1.51 4,015
4 TNF PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 23 0.86 2,462
5 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:43 PM 60 0.72 1,784
6 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:26 PM 23 0.62 1,640
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.42 4,740
8 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:49 PM 30 0.38 959
9 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.37 986
10 TNF SHOWCASE NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.34 947
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 4,511
12 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.33 3,714
13 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,004
14 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.29 2,926
15 DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE S2 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.28 502
16 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.27 3,719
17 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 59 0.27 695
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,169
19 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 3,023
20 FLIPPING 101 TAREK REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:31 PM 30 0.22 1,165
21 BRADSHAW BUNCH, THE E! 9:00 PM 30 0.21 695
22 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 4:00 PM 30 0.21 612
23 FLIPPING 101 W/TAREK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 31 0.20 1,148
24 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 2,244
25 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: BEFORE TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.20 1,434
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,174
27 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.18 565
28 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 594
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,199
30 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,615
31 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.17 607
32 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,878
33 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.17 434
34 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,391
35 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 25 0.17 444
36 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,235
37 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,202
38 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 454
39 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,863
40 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.17 1,093
41 KILLER BESIDE ME, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 660
42 FLIPPING 101 TAREK REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.16 949
43 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.16 1,021
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 2,095
45 FLIPPING 101 TAREK REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.16 884
46 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,240
47 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 2,006
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 2,205
49 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 2,084
50 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,823
51 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,911
52 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,173
53 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,225
54 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UAB/SOUTH ALABAMA ESPN 7:25 PM 215 0.15 497
55 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,810
56 OLLIES PACK NICKELODEON 4:30 PM 30 0.15 479
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,064
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 985
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,966
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,003
61 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,929
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,055
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,119
64 MFAKM: FIRST STEPS TLC 10:30 PM 30 0.14 1,072
65 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.13 396
66 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 2,219
67 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,781
68 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 343
69 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 324
70 LOST RESORT TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 420
71 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.13 571
72 GHOST ADV: SCREAMING ROOM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 408
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,788
74 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 856
75 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 343
76 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 310
77 IMPACT OF MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 521
78 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.11 872
79 NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.11 317
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 274
81 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.11 1,985
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,356
83 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.11 596
84 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 303
85 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.10 253
86 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.10 237
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 899
88 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,659
89 HOMESTEAD RESCUE SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 769
90 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.09 243
91 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 255
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 239
93 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.09 371
94 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,154
95 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.09 315
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,235
97 KARDS KONFIDENTIAL E! 6:58 PM 62 0.09 206
98 BRIDEZILLAS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.09 258
99 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 215
100 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 224
101 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,270
102 ARENA, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 60 0.08 280
103 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,199
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,108
105 UNDISPUTED L: 1007 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 158
106 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,218
107 TAMAR BRAXTON:GET YA LIFE WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.08 282
108 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.07 256
109 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.07 223
110 SPORTSCENTER LATE ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 209
111 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,246
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 955
113 CELEBRITY GAME FACE E! 9:30 PM 60 0.07 212
114 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 624
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 229
116 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 381
117 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 680
118 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.06 424
119 BBCA MOVIE: MEN IN BLACK 3 BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 150 0.05 232
120 SECRETS IN THE ICE SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 358
121 MAFS: AUS SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:38 PM 15 0.05 443
122 LIGA MX L: PACHUCA / TOLUCA TUDN 9:30 PM 155 0.05 125
123 HERD L: 1320 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 133
124 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 98 0.05 432
125 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 323
126 UEFA SUPER COPA 2020 9/24: FC BAYERN MUNCHEN / SEVILLA FC TUDN 2:30 PM 210 0.05 152
127 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.05 177
128 LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 436
129 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 478
130 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 299
131 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 323
132 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.04 154
133 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.04 101
134 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 260
135 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 200
136 MAFS: AUS FIRST LOOK LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:53 PM 10 0.04 389
137 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 100
138 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 321
139 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: MINNESOTA/SEATTLE ESPN2 7:30 PM 133 0.04 154
140 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:30 PM 30 0.04 99
141 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 93
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 199
143 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 224
144 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:05 AM 55 0.04 75
145 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.03 98
146 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.03 76
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 113
148 IFC MOVIE: THIS IS 40 IFC TV 3:00 PM 180 0.03 69
149 QUIEN DA MAS S8 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.03 85
150 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: DETROIT TIGERS/KANSAS CITY ROYALS FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 210 0.03 153

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."