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October 7, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.6.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Game 4 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 2.9, down 1.4 from 2019’s Game 4.  In addition, FBI DECLASSIFIED and ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS games were at 0.68/0.44, with Fox Sports 1’s game at 0.33.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.47/0.78/5.3M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.41/0.60/2.6M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.31/0.53/4.1M.  On MTV, TEEN MOM was steady at 0.34, and 16 & PREGNANT was appropriately enough at 0.16.  HGTV’s WINDY CITY REHAB jumped 0.16 to 0.30.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD held at 0.25, and SWEET HOME SEXTUPLETS was up 0.02 to 0.15.  Food Network’s CHOPPED rose 0.07 to 0.25.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS was at 0.23.  On ID, LIVING A NIGHTMARE gained 0.04 to 0.18, and HOMICIDE CITY was at 0.14.  Bravo’s DON’T BE TARDY was at 0.16/0.15.  Comedy Central’s TOSH.0 was at 0.15. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday October 6, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB DIVISION SERIES: YANKEES/RAYS GM2 TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 239 0.68 2,614
2 MLB GAME BREAK TBS NETWORK 7:39 PM 21 0.48 1,589
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.47 5,297
4 MLB NL DIVISION SERIES L: SAN DIEGO/LA DODGERS 1 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 PM 244 0.44 1,486
5 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.41 4,748
6 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.41 2,612
7 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.37 2,510
8 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.34 2,125
9 TEEN MOM II SSN10 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.34 730
10 MLB NL DIVISION SERIES L: MIAMI MARLINS/ATLANTA BRAVES 1 FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 205 0.33 1,300
11 MLB DIVISION SERIES TBS NETWORK 4:30 PM 39 0.32 1,368
12 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 3,805
13 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.31 1,915
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 4,117
15 WINDY CITY REHAB HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 91 0.30 1,452
16 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.30 2,225
17 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.29 2,029
18 MLB NLDS POST GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 5:25 PM 14 0.27 826
19 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.27 1,870
20 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.27 3,550
21 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,617
22 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.25 1,548
23 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,012
24 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,934
25 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,665
26 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.23 1,730
27 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,143
28 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 3,245
29 KITCHEN CRASHERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.22 967
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.22 1,630
31 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 2,061
32 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 11:59 PM 18 0.21 589
33 WINDY CITY REHAB REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.20 891
34 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,443
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,504
36 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,681
37 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: LAS VEGAS/WASHINGTON ESPN 7:00 PM 130 0.19 570
38 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.19 438
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,512
40 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 614
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,338
42 LIVING A NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 701
43 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 404
44 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 2,405
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 350
46 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.17 600
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 2,234
48 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 2,014
49 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,242
50 SR/BIDEN-GETTYSBURG, PA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:33 PM 21 0.16 1,739
51 SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS  L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 404
52 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 33 0.16 1,788
53 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.16 585
54 16 AND PREGNANT SSN 6 MTV 9:00 PM 55 0.16 485
55 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.15 538
56 SWEET HOME SEXTUPLETS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,073
57 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 390
58 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.15 2,335
59 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,122
60 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,712
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,193
62 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.15 325
63 HOMICIDE CITY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 685
64 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,779
65 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 12 0.14 467
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,874
67 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,607
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 2,047
69 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 986
70 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 60 0.13 809
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 298
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,827
73 HOMESTEAD RESCUE: RANEY DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.13 979
74 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 377
75 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,679
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 308
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,254
78 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 906
79 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,878
80 THE A&E MOVIE: JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BA A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.12 674
81 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 299
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,441
83 MLB NLDS POST GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 1:34 AM 53 0.12 372
84 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.12 322
85 NHL DRAFT: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:02 PM 227 0.11 259
86 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,445
87 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 258
88 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,430
89 LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 837
90 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.11 235
91 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,452
92 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 419
93 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.10 230
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,518
95 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-4R2R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.10 421
96 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,480
97 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 799
98 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 5:39 PM 30 0.10 285
99 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 777
100 CORN AND PEG NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.09 291
101 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,308
102 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 247
103 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 216
104 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN2 8:00 PM 30 0.08 232
105 UNDISPUTED L: 1015 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 170
106 THE A&E MOVIE: JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BA A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 149 0.08 269
107 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:30 AM 30 0.08 194
108 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:00 AM 30 0.08 195
109 HERD L FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 60 0.08 197
110 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 632
111 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.07 630
112 KAL PENN APPROVES THIS ME FREEFORM 10:30 PM 30 0.07 231
113 COMIC-COUCH: PACIFIC RIM BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 180 0.07 187
114 NFL GREATEST GAMES ESPN 9:10 PM 20 0.07 241
115 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 196
116 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 15 0.06 239
117 VAMPIRINA DISNEY JUNIOR 11:00 AM 25 0.06 282
118 GARAGE SQUAD MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 295
119 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.06 145
120 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.06 231
121 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.06 643
122 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.06 216
123 MLB NLDS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 60 0.06 164
124 QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S2 UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.06 112
125 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 627
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 232
127 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 4:00 PM 60 0.05 288
128 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 140
129 SHIFT TALKERS MOTOR TREND 11:00 PM 30 0.05 134
130 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.05 373
131 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:09 PM 60 0.05 172
132 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.05 228
133 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 149
134 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 355
135 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 3:00 PM 60 0.05 305
136 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.04 296
137 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 290
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 200
139 MLB NLDS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 30 0.04 196
140 QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S2 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.04 100
141 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 279
142 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 149
143 SCOOBY-DOO AND GUESS WHO? BOOMERANG 7:30 PM 30 0.04 132
144 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.04 70
145 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2020 WK 4 CLE VS. DAL NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.04 229
146 EDDIE EATS AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 114
147 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 290
148 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 263
149 NHL LIVE SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 32 0.03 77
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 202

 

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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.