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March 26, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.25.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR and THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while LEGO MASTERS lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News took up the Top 14 slots on Wednesday cable, with Fox News’s SPECIAL REPORT WITH BRET BAIER at 0.65/1.04/5.9M, CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.59/0.80/2.9M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.34/0.49/3.4M.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW climbed 0.09 to 0.40.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING ticked down to 0.34.  On Food Network, TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS gained 0.04 to 0.34, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was up 0.05 to 0.30.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT rose 0.04 to 0.34, and BRIDE & PREJUDICE ticked down to 0.07.  Discovery’s EXPEDITION UNKNOWN was at 0.30/0.24 compared to last week’s 0.28/0.28.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE edged up 0.02 to 0.29.  BET’s SISTAS grew by 0.03 to 0.29.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL returned with new episodes at 0.27.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE was steady at 0.27, and EATING HISTORY premiered at 0.16/0.12.  HGTV’s PROPERTY BROTHERS held at 0.26.  Bravo’s SUMMER HOUSE lost 0.03 to 0.24.  A&E’s PD CAM was at 0.23 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.20.  USA’s WWE NXT gained 0.04 to 0.20.  On ID, THE MURDER TAPES ticked down to 0.18, and IN PURSUIT was steady at 0.16.  The season finale of Comedy Central’s AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS ticked up to 0.17.  Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS dipped 0.02 to 0.12.  FXX’s DAVE rose 0.03 to 0.12.  Freeform’s MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM dropped 0.03 to 0.11.  On IFC, BROCKMIRE ticked down to 0.04, and the season finale of YEAR OF THE RABBIT was at 0.02/69K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 25, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.65 5,874
2 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.59 2,895
3 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.53 5,143
4 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.50 2,595
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.49 4,906
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.49 5,007
7 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.48 4,450
8 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.46 3,957
9 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.45 2,565
10 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.45 2,039
11 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.42 2,021
12 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.42 2,194
13 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.40 2,041
14 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.40 2,166
15 BLACK INK CREW 8B VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.40 874
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.39 2,127
17 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.39 2,191
18 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.38 3,157
19 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.38 2,149
20 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.36 2,186
21 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.35 3,056
22 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.35 3,114
23 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0025 NEWARK NJ TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.34 819
24 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 64 0.34 1,260
25 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.34 3,023
26 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): SECRETS AND LIES 1013 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.34 1,188
27 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,392
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.33 1,771
29 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.32 2,618
30 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.32 2,948
31 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.31 3,159
32 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.31 2,917
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.30 1,489
34 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 67 0.30 1,441
35 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 990
36 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.29 987
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.29 1,470
38 SISTAS SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,047
39 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,715
40 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.27 861
41 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 911
42 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,484
43 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.26 2,287
44 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:54 PM 60 0.26 2,412
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.25 2,959
46 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.24 665
47 EXPEDITION X DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:07 PM 61 0.24 1,179
48 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 26 0.24 838
49 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 28 0.23 819
50 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,290
51 PB FH: REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,184
52 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.21 1,859
53 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.21 2,340
54 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,208
55 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 54 0.21 2,258
56 WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.20 669
57 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 6:54 PM 66 0.20 2,145
58 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.19 993
59 MAINE CABIN MASTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,084
60 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,761
61 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.19 1,365
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 2,460
63 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,701
64 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.19 1,088
65 PANDEMIC: COVID-19 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:08 PM 60 0.19 773
66 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 815
67 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 18 0.18 1,595
68 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,645
69 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:18 AM 52 0.17 1,737
70 AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QU COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.17 442
71 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,701
72 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:10 PM 50 0.16 1,804
73 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,714
74 EATING HISTORY HISTORY 10:00 PM 30 0.16 565
75 IN PURSUIT W/ JOHN WALSH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 667
76 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 377
77 OFF THE GRID ON THE BEACH HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.14 761
78 OFF THE GRID ON THE BEACH HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.14 712
79 BOOMERANG SERIES S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.14 471
80 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.14 939
81 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 305
82 TWENTIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 527
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,784
84 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 827
85 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,405
86 IRON RESURRECTION MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.13 587
87 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 314
88 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.12 499
89 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 28 0.12 487
90 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 59 0.12 379
91 EATING HISTORY HISTORY 10:30 PM 30 0.12 492
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,394
93 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 672
94 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 34 0.12 210
95 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY JUNIOR 3:30 PM 55 0.11 474
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 270
97 MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.11 379
98 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 311
99 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 273
100 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 241
101 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 23 0.10 422
102 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 255
103 TRUE TERROR WITH ROBERT E TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 368
104 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.08 265
105 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:23 PM 24 0.08 406
106 DESCENDANTS REMX DNC PRTY DISNEY CHANNEL 9:09 PM 23 0.08 356
107 VINTAGE VOLTAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.08 278
108 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 458
109 BRIDE & PREJUDICE: F. L. LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.07 369
110 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.07 498
111 FUNNY DANCE SHOW E! 11:00 PM 60 0.07 195
112 BORDERFORCE USA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.07 254
113 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 423
114 THESE WOODS REPACK: TWAH-2R2R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.06 345
115 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.06 373
116 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.06 215
117 PANDEMIC: COVID-19 SCIENCE 10:08 PM 60 0.06 320
118 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 424
119 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.06 184
120 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA: 3 SPOILS OF WAR, THE HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.06 469
121 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.06 187
122 ITS PERSONAL AMY HOGGART TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 115
123 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 473
124 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 342
125 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA: 2 BEST SERVED COLD HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.05 375
126 MEGA MACHINES: SCIENCE 9:06 PM 62 0.05 290
127 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 320
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 211
129 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.05 162
130 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA: 1 LINES IN THE SAND HISTORY 10:00 AM 120 0.05 331
131 TOP RANK BOXING ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.05 197
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 221
133 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.05 185
134 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 169
135 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 266
136 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 446
137 UNDISPUTED SP L FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 60 0.04 148
138 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 186
139 BLIND DATE BRAVO 12:00 AM 30 0.04 155
140 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 170
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 255
142 CROSSROADS CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.04 133
143 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 31 0.04 142
144 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 89
145 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 147
146 HERD: COLIN COWHERD L: 1198 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 116
147 EVENING EDIT, THE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.03 433
148 GET A CLUE GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 390
149 DEED, THE: CHICAGO CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.03 164
150 90IN30 CLASSIC CLASICOS BEIN SPORT 9:30 PM 30 0.03 54

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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.