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March 5, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.4.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  LEGO MASTERS lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.57/0.30.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY slipped 0.02 to 0.45, and SUMMER HOUSE was steady at 0.18.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.40/0.62/4.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.28/0.44/2.8M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.20/0.28/1.3M.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING gained 0.05 to 0.35.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW lost 0.02 to 0.32.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT ticked down to 0.29, and BRIDE & PREJUDICE was down 0.02 to 0.09.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES climbed 0.09 to 0.28, and TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS debuted at 0.24.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN rose 0.03 to 0.27, and EXPEDITION X was up 0.03 to 0.22.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL returned at 0.28.  BET’s SISTAS was steady at 0.25, and TWENTIES premiered at 0.14.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE gained 0.02 to 0.25.  On USA, WWE NXT held at 0.23, and MIZ & MRS was up 0.04 to 0.17.  On A&E, PD CAM was at 0.22/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.18, and AMERICA’S TOP DOG was up 0.02 to 0.18.  On MTV, CATFISH dipped 0.02 to 0.20, and RIDICULOUSNESS held at 0.14.  On ID, THE MURDER TAPES was down 0.03 to 0.19, and IN PURSUIT fell 0.06 to 0.19.  Comedy Central’s AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS gained 0.03 to 0.16.  FXX’s DAVE debuted at 0.14/0.12.  Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS rose 0.02 to 0.12.  Paramount’s 68 WHISKEY grew by 0.03 to 0.11.  Tru’s IT’S PERSONAL was at 0.09.  On Freeform, the season finale of PARTY OF FIVE dropped 0.03 to 0.05, and the season finale of GOOD TROUBLE fell off the chart, down 0.03 to 0.03/100K (down a scary 0.12 from last season’s finale).  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 4, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW ORLEANS/DALLAS ESPN 9:34 PM 157 0.57 1,474
2 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.45 1,282
3 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.40 4,459
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:11 AM 49 0.36 847
5 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0022 BROOMFIELD CO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.35 906
6 BLACK INK CREW 8B VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.32 707
7 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: INDIANA/MILWAUKEE ESPN 7:13 PM 141 0.30 839
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 3,703
9 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 3,401
10 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): I WANT YOU TO WANT ME 1010 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.29 1,107
11 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 835
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 2,826
13 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 67 0.27 1,436
14 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.26 864
15 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 3,241
16 SISTAS SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 891
17 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.25 974
18 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 92 0.24 838
19 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.23 756
20 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 125 0.23 718
21 EXPEDITION X DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:07 PM 61 0.22 1,147
22 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,781
23 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.22 1,016
24 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.22 470
25 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.22 967
26 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 657
27 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,432
28 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN8 MTV 8:00 PM 62 0.20 396
29 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,285
30 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 799
31 IN PURSUIT W/ JOHN WALSH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 742
32 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,214
33 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,002
34 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 2,033
35 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.18 583
36 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 165 0.18 582
37 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,256
38 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,970
39 AMERICAS TOP DOG A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.18 680
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,085
41 MSNBC LIVE: DECISION 2020 MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,621
42 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:05 PM 31 0.17 494
43 PB FH: REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.17 927
44 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,273
45 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.17 425
46 100 DAY DREAM HOME REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 907
47 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 11:32 PM 28 0.16 525
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,954
49 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,183
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,995
51 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,661
52 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,826
53 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:00 PM 13 0.16 431
54 AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QU COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.16 347
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 2,088
56 EXP UNKNOWN: AFTER HUNT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:08 PM 60 0.16 808
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 992
58 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 339
59 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 397
60 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,761
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,807
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 2,103
63 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,616
64 TWENTIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 560
65 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,186
66 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,701
67 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 42 0.14 292
68 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,670
69 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN16 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.14 312
70 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,027
71 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 330
72 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 879
73 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,450
74 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 847
75 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,544
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,453
77 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,020
78 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,607
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 976
80 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 PM 30 0.13 820
81 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,033
82 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.13 776
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,004
84 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,382
85 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,293
86 DAVE FXX 10:42 PM 33 0.12 220
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,330
88 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 376
89 LIGHTS OUT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.12 315
90 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 947
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 951
92 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 373
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,397
94 TWENTIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 446
95 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,321
96 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.11 421
97 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: ANAHEIM/COLORADO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:48 PM 154 0.11 304
98 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 769
99 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA STATE/NOTRE DAME ESPN2 9:00 PM 128 0.11 367
100 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 270
101 68 WHISKEY PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 55 0.11 495
102 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,146
103 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 720
104 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,208
105 BRIDE & PREJUDICE: F. L. LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 63 0.09 430
106 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 478
107 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.09 319
108 LOCKED UP ABROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.09 352
109 IRON RESURRECTION MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.09 452
110 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 2:32 AM 28 0.09 212
111 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.09 656
112 ITS PERSONAL AMY HOGGART TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 177
113 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: ABOUT LAST NIGHT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 PM 120 0.09 270
114 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.08 268
115 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 247
116 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 217
117 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.08 440
118 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: ST. LOUIS/NY METS ESPN 1:00 PM 180 0.08 280
119 SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.08 274
120 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.07 168
121 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 575
122 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.07 241
123 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.07 227
124 COPA MX – L: FC JUAREZ / MONTERREY TUDN 9:30 PM 150 0.07 154
125 BORDERFORCE USA FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:03 PM 12 0.07 213
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 271
127 ALASKA TRIANGLE REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 418
128 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS A&M/AUBURN ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.06 274
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 262
130 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.06 168
131 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:08 PM 52 0.06 167
132 PARTY OF FIVE (2020) FREEFORM 8:30 PM 90 0.05 143
133 MEGA MACHINES: SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 203
134 UNDISPUTED L: 875 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 133
135 BLIND DATE BRAVO 12:00 AM 30 0.05 202
136 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.05 300
137 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 8:29 PM 15 0.05 163
138 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: VILLANOVA/SETON HALL FOX SPORTS 1 8:44 PM 124 0.05 199
139 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 174
140 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.05 129
141 NIGHTLY POP E! 10:30 PM 30 0.05 149
142 LISTING IMPOSSIBLE CNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 253
143 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 338
144 HERD L: 1187 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 113
145 IFC MOVIE: HORRIBE BOSSES IFC TV 8:15 PM 135 0.04 121
146 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 95
147 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 301
148 YOUNG DYLAN NICKTOONS 10:30 PM 30 0.04 136
149 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 158
150 FUTBOL CLUB L TUDN 6:59 PM 61 0.04 62

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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.