NETWORK FINALS: The primetime network finals had ABC at 1.6 (down from 2.5/2.7 in 2016, when the network split up its night for ratings purposes), CBS at 1.1 (down from 2.4), NBC at 1.7 (down from 4.0), and FOX at 1.0 (compared to 1.2/0.5).
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The cable news networks were also strikingly down from 4 years ago, with Fox News peaking at 3.45 in the 10PM hour (down from a 4.48 peak in 2016), CNN at 3.29 (down from 5.81), and MSNBC at 1.69 (down from 2.29). News shows took up all the slots on our Top 50 list, the first time that’s ever happened. In election-adjacent coverage, Comedy Central’s live THE DAILY SHOW was at 0.13 (with simulcasts on MTV2 at 0.04, on BET at 0.03, on MTV at 0.03, on VH1 at 0.03, on BET Her at 0.01/16K, and on Pop at zero/14K). Showtime’s live STEPHEN COLBERT special was at 0.03.
The top-rated non-election-related programming was HGTV’s FIXER TO FABULOUS, down 0.03 to 0.19, with HOUSE HUNTERS INTL down 0.04 to 0.15, and HOUSE HUNTERS down 0.06 to 0.14.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday November 3, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | FOX NEWS DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 3.45 | 14,397 |
| 2 | FOX NEWS DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 3.43 | 13,598 |
| 3 | FOX NEWS DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 3.39 | 14,534 |
| 4 | ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 3.29 | 9,728 |
| 5 | ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 3.26 | 9,319 |
| 6 | ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 3.05 | 9,181 |
| 7 | ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 3.01 | 8,493 |
| 8 | FOX NEWS DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 3.00 | 11,502 |
| 9 | FOX NEWS DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2.97 | 13,332 |
| 10 | ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 2.31 | 7,359 |
| 11 | ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 2.22 | 6,030 |
| 12 | FOX NEWS DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 2.09 | 10,253 |
| 13 | FOX NEWS DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 2.05 | 7,900 |
| 14 | DECISION 2020: ELECTION DAY 2020 | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 180 | 1.69 | 7,630 |
| 15 | ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 1.49 | 4,438 |
| 16 | ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 1.48 | 5,266 |
| 17 | FOX NEWS DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 1.42 | 5,538 |
| 18 | DECISION 2020 | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 1.35 | 6,154 |
| 19 | FOX NEWS DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 1.15 | 6,849 |
| 20 | ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 1.09 | 4,364 |
| 21 | ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 1.06 | 3,279 |
| 22 | DECISION 2020 | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.89 | 5,032 |
| 23 | ELECTION NIGHT IN AMERICA | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.85 | 3,582 |
| 24 | DECISION 2020: ELECTION DAY 2020 | MSNBC | 12:00 AM | 180 | 0.85 | 3,879 |
| 25 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.77 | 5,892 |
| 26 | ELECTION DAY IN AMERICA | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.68 | 3,227 |
| 27 | ELECTION DAY IN AMERICA | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.61 | 3,029 |
| 28 | ELECTION DAY IN AMERICA | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.58 | 2,620 |
| 29 | ELECTION DAY IN AMERICA | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.57 | 2,511 |
| 30 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.55 | 4,031 |
| 31 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.49 | 3,748 |
| 32 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.47 | 3,588 |
| 33 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.47 | 3,312 |
| 34 | ELECTION DAY IN AMERICA | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.44 | 2,211 |
| 35 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.44 | 3,591 |
| 36 | DECISION 2020 | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.44 | 3,388 |
| 37 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.43 | 3,861 |
| 38 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.42 | 3,069 |
| 39 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.39 | 2,997 |
| 40 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.38 | 3,306 |
| 41 | ELECTION DAY IN AMERICA | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.36 | 1,947 |
| 42 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.35 | 2,980 |
| 43 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 3,069 |
| 44 | ELECTION DAY IN AMERICA | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.32 | 1,777 |
| 45 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 2,163 |
| 46 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 2,387 |
| 47 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,083 |
| 48 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,032 |
| 49 | ELECTION DAY IN AMERICA | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,344 |
| 50 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,893 |
| 51 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,893 |
| 52 | FIXER TO FABULOUS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,407 |
| 53 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 625 |
| 54 | ELECTION DAY IN AMERICA | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 979 |
| 55 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,836 |
| 56 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,888 |
| 57 | MORNING JOE: ELECTION DAY 2020 | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.17 | 1,785 |
| 58 | FIXER TO FABULOUS REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,130 |
| 59 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 407 |
| 60 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,110 |
| 61 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 405 |
| 62 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 386 |
| 63 | ELECTION DAY IN AMERICA | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 779 |
| 64 | FBN DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 706 |
| 65 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 1,060 |
| 66 | FBN DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 663 |
| 67 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 349 |
| 68 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 374 |
| 69 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 433 |
| 70 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 356 |
| 71 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 63 | 0.13 | 341 |
| 72 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 343 |
| 73 | FBN DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 687 |
| 74 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 318 |
| 75 | UEFA CHAMP LEAGUE TUE 2: REAL MADRID / INTER MILAN | TUDN | 2:50 PM | 130 | 0.12 | 281 |
| 76 | FBN DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 588 |
| 77 | FBN DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 636 |
| 78 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 278 |
| 79 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN | 9:30 PM | 90 | 0.09 | 301 |
| 80 | LEGO DC SHAZAM: MAGIC AND: LEGO DC SHAZAM: MAGIC AND | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 306 |
| 81 | CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS | HISTORY | 11:07 PM | 56 | 0.09 | 439 |
| 82 | UNDISPUTED L: 1035 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.09 | 177 |
| 83 | FBN DEMOCRACY 2020 | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 507 |
| 84 | THUNDERCATS ROAR! | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:15 AM | 15 | 0.08 | 232 |
| 85 | WELCOME TO PLATHVILLE REC | TLC | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 455 |
| 86 | BASEBALL | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 221 |
| 87 | CFP RANKINGS SHOW L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 255 |
| 88 | THUNDERCATS ROAR! | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 15 | 0.08 | 235 |
| 89 | CONAN | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 226 |
| 90 | HERD L: 1348 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 162 |
| 91 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 264 |
| 92 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 202 |
| 93 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 102 |
| 94 | PRIMAL SURVIVOR | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 390 |
| 95 | CBS NEWS 2020: ELECTION N: CBS NEWS 2020: ELECTION NIGHT PREM | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 149 |
| 96 | DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-3R2R03H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 274 |
| 97 | UEFA CHAMP LEAGUE TUE 1: LOKOMOTIV MOSKVA VS. ATLETICO DE MADRID | TUDN | 12:30 PM | 140 | 0.05 | 119 |
| 98 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 109 |
| 99 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 266 |
| 100 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 152 |
| 101 | PRIMAL SURVIVOR COMP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 340 |
| 102 | CARS AND STRIPES 2020 | MOTOR TREND | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 243 |
| 103 | LOU DOBBS TONIGHT | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 473 |
| 104 | DEAD FILES POPUPS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 217 |
| 105 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 309 |
| 106 | LOU DOBBS TONIGHT | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 492 |
| 107 | CAVUTO COAST TO COAST | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 281 |
| 108 | MISION EUROPA L | TUDN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 76 |
| 109 | NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 69 |
| 110 | WELCOME TO PLATHVILLE DIG | TLC | 11:01 PM | 59 | 0.04 | 330 |
| 111 | DAILY SHOW | MTV2 | 11:00 PM | 63 | 0.04 | 51 |
| 112 | VARNEY & COMPANY | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 428 |
| 113 | AFTER THE BELL | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 343 |
| 114 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 796 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:30 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 72 |
| 115 | CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS | HISTORY | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 237 |
| 116 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 189 |
| 117 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 282 |
| 118 | CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS | HISTORY | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 275 |
| 119 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 266 |
| 120 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 280 |
| 121 | MAKING MONEY W/C.PAYNE | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 307 |
| 122 | CARS AND STRIPES 2020: 2 – CARS AND STRIPES PART 2 | MOTOR TREND | 8:00 PM | 240 | 0.03 | 206 |
| 123 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 79 |
| 124 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 130 |
| 125 | VARNEY & COMPANY | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 445 |
| 126 | NFL POWER RANKINGS | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 102 |
| 127 | DAILY SHOW | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 11:00 PM | 65 | 0.03 | 73 |
| 128 | CLAMAN COUNTDOWN, THE | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 322 |
| 129 | YOUR MONEY YOUR VOTE: 2020 ELECTION NIGHT | CNBC | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 127 |
| 130 | DAILY SHOW | MTV | 11:00 PM | 63 | 0.03 | 89 |
| 131 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 129 |
| 132 | NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 176 |
| 133 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 192 |
| 134 | NASCAR RACE HUB L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 90 |
| 135 | DAILY SHOW | VH1 | 11:00 PM | 63 | 0.03 | 48 |
| 136 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 61 |
| 137 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 153 |
| 138 | INSIDE THE NFL 20-21 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 9:00 PM | 59 | 0.03 | 71 |
| 139 | COLBERT 2020 LIVE ELECT | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:00 PM | 77 | 0.03 | 225 |
| 140 | QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S2 | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 90 |
| 141 | SQUAWK BOX: N/A | CNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 154 |
| 142 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 266 |
| 143 | QUIEN DA MAS S4 | UNIVERSO | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 68 |
| 144 | SUPERVIVENCIA AL DESN:EXT | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 66 |
| 145 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 119 |
| 146 | MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 86 |
| 147 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.02 | 101 |
| 148 | CAVUTO COAST TO COAST | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 269 |
| 149 | SYMONS DINNER COOKING OUT | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 80 |
| 150 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 88 |
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