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February 13, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.12.2020

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Wednesday ratings.

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.58/0.31.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY dropped 0.06 to 0.40, and SUMMER HOUSE was up 0.02 to 0.24.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL jumped 0.11 to 0.32.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW ticked up to 0.31, and MARTHA & SNOOP’S POTLUCK PARTY was at 0.16.  BET’s SISTAS edged up 0.02 to 0.31.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.30/0.53/4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.21/0.34/2.7M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.16/0.24/1M.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING fell 0.06 to 0.30.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT ticked up to 0.29.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE lost 0.03 to 0.28.  Discovery’s EXPEDITION UNKNOWN was down 0.03 to 0.27, and EXPEDITION X was at 0.27.  On A&E, PD CAM was at 0.25/0.25 compared to last week’s 0.30/0.28, and AMERICA’S TOP DOG was down 0.06 to 0.16.  On USA, WWE NXT gained 0.02 to 0.24, and MIZ & MRS was down 0.04 to 0.16.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS ticked up to 0.24, HOUSE HUNTERS shed 0.03 to 0.18, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.02 to 0.18.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.22/0.21, compared to last week’s 0.21/0.20.  On MTV, CATFISH ticked down to 0.21, TRUE LIFE CRIME dipped 0.03 to 0.17, and RIDICULOUSNESS ticked down to 0.14.  On ID, THE MURDER TAPES fell 0.09 to 0.20, and IN PURSUIT was down 0.02 to 0.20.  Comedy Central’s AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS ticked up to 0.18.  Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS was at 0.09/0.0.07 compared to last week’s 0.14.  Paramount’s 68 WHISKEY ticked down to 0.08.  On Freeform, PARTY OF FIVE fell 0.03 to 0.08, and GOOD TROUBLE ticked down to 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday February 12, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA LAKERS/DENVER ESPN 10:04 PM 164 0.58 1,447
2 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.40 1,127
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:48 AM 62 0.35 789
4 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.32 949
5 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 6 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.31 677
6 SISTAS SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,018
7 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MILWAUKEE/INDIANA ESPN 7:30 PM 154 0.31 878
8 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 4,002
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 3,894
10 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0019 CEDAR PARK TX TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.30 817
11 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): NEW WIFE, NEW LIFE 1007 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.29 1,090
12 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.28 1,064
13 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 113 0.27 1,510
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 3,606
15 EXPEDITION X DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:53 PM 64 0.27 1,185
16 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 3,391
17 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.25 1,001
18 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.25 982
19 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,640
20 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.24 601
21 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 125 0.24 757
22 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,445
23 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.22 725
24 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.22 660
25 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,444
26 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.21 644
27 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN8 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.21 411
28 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTER HUNT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:57 PM 13 0.21 908
29 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,662
30 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 863
31 IN PURSUIT W/ JOHN WALSH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 803
32 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 2,186
33 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.19 467
34 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.19 932
35 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 676
36 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 1,131
37 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:50 AM 70 0.18 403
38 AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QU COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.18 373
39 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 1,272
40 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.17 946
41 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.17 992
42 TRUE LIFE CRIME MTV 9:01 PM 53 0.17 326
43 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.16 847
44 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 3 VH1 9:01 PM 30 0.16 411
45 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 966
46 AMERICAS TOP DOG A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.16 629
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 2,167
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 2,077
49 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:05 PM 31 0.16 457
50 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,804
51 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 433
52 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 988
53 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 917
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,898
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,818
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,754
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 913
58 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN16 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.15 350
59 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,732
60 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 412
61 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 735
62 RIDICULOUSNESS SPECIAL MTV 10:31 PM 30 0.14 313
63 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 438
64 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,919
65 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 560
66 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,707
67 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.13 305
68 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,075
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,443
70 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.13 340
71 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,646
72 SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS  L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.12 371
73 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ALABAMA/AUBURN ESPN2 7:00 PM 146 0.12 490
74 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: MARSHALL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 180 0.12 426
75 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,552
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 297
77 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,752
78 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 924
79 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 330
80 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,880
81 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.11 477
82 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 868
83 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: MONTREAL/BOSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:32 PM 163 0.10 419
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 836
85 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.10 280
86 IRON RESURRECTION MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.10 486
87 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 356
88 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 59 0.09 335
89 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,507
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 742
91 SP HGTV DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 60 0.09 477
92 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 334
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 720
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.09 267
95 FASTEST CARS IN THE DIRTY MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.09 326
96 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,107
97 68 WHISKEY PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 55 0.08 409
98 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 229
99 PARTY OF FIVE (2020) FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.08 219
100 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 697
101 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.08 362
102 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.08 225
103 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,363
104 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,528
105 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 659
106 LOCKED UP ABROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 261
107 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 539
108 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.08 181
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,054
110 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 1,326
111 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:59 PM 59 0.07 261
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 585
113 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:26 PM 87 0.07 272
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 307
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 926
116 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.07 183
117 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 464
118 LISTING IMPOSSIBLE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 231
119 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 6:00 PM 60 0.07 166
120 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 934
121 TRULLI TALES NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.06 269
122 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.06 149
123 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 617
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 813
125 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CALGARY/LOS ANGELES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:15 PM 162 0.06 150
126 CHERISH THE DAY OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 261
127 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 1:30 PM 30 0.06 431
128 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 403
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 250
130 AMC TRIPLE FEATURE: BRIDE WARS AMC 10:45 PM 125 0.05 185
131 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 937
132 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 176
133 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 268
134 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 852
135 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 849
136 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 143
137 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 112
138 RICHARD HAMMONDS BIG SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 182
139 COPA MX – L: PACHUCA / TOLUCA TUDN 7:55 PM 125 0.04 112
140 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:30 PM 30 0.04 98
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 236
142 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.04 125
143 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:53 PM 67 0.04 130
144 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 81
145 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 93
146 HENRY DANGER NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.04 150
147 POP OF THE MORNING E! 11:00 AM 60 0.03 68
148 GET A CLUE GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 341
149 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.03 91
150 SUBSTITUTE NICKTOONS 10:30 PM 30 0.03 152

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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."