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June 18, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.17.2020

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

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE was at the top of Wednesday cable, up a tick to 0.52.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s HANNITY (which featured a Trump interview) at 0.47/0.73/4.5M, with CNN TONIGHT at 0.30/0.44/1.8M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.21/0.31/2.6M.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS rose 0.08 to 0.31, and HOUSE HUNTERS: COMEDIANS was at 0.19/0.19.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING gained 0.05 to 0.28.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW now reports its ratings in two pieces, with the initial half-hour followed by the remaining 15 minutes, and it was at 0.26/0.22.  Adult Swim’s TENDER TOUCHES was at 0.26, up 0.03 from Tuesday to 0.26.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.24.  NBC Sports Net’s return of PREMIER LEAGUE matches was at 0.22.  USA’s WWE NXT climbed 0.04 to 0.20.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE dropped 0.07 to 0.20, and COUNTING CARS was down 0.04 to 0.15.  ID’s SEE NO EVIL jumped 0.09 to 0.19, and THE CASE THAT HAUNTS ME was at 0.18.  On BET, THE OVAL lost 0.06 to 0.19, and AMERICAN SOUL ticked down to 0.15.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.18.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL shed 0.04 to 0.16.  Discovery’s MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP was at 0.15, and EXPEDITION UNKNOWN was at 0.13.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS was down 0.04 to 0.14.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: COUPLES CAM dipped 0.02 to 0.11, and the AUSTRALIA spin-off was at 0.11/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.07.  VH1’s WILD N OUT fell 0.07 to 0.09. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday June 17, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CHALLENGE: TOTAL MADNESS MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.52 901
2 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.47 4,532
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.41 4,044
4 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.36 3,624
5 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.31 1,860
6 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,762
7 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,010
8 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0037 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.28 772
9 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.26 754
10 TENDER TOUCHES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.26 490
11 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,910
12 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 861
13 PROPERTY BROTHERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,411
14 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,510
15 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,466
16 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,238
17 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:55 PM 65 0.22 1,448
18 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:08 PM 147 0.22 518
19 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 12 0.22 594
20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,720
21 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,881
22 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,570
23 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 1,319
24 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,616
25 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.20 746
26 FORGED: BEAT THE JUDGES HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.20 798
27 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 805
28 HOUSE HUNTERS: COMEDIANS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.19 1,185
29 HOUSE HUNTERS: COMEDIANS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.19 1,111
30 OVAL, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,001
31 CASE THAT HAUNTS ME, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 756
32 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.18 596
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 55 0.18 1,235
34 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,320
35 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 58 0.17 489
36 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,075
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,021
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,114
39 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.16 645
40 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,809
41 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,725
42 MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:08 PM 62 0.15 579
43 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,938
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 957
45 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.15 633
46 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,664
47 AMERICAN SOUL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.15 666
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,056
49 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,214
50 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.14 645
51 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 3:28 PM 46 0.14 1,887
52 EXP UNKNOWN: TONIGHT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 68 0.13 755
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,731
54 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,390
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,623
56 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:14 PM 46 0.13 2,069
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,581
58 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:49 PM 11 0.12 1,327
59 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 28 0.12 1,456
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 843
61 MAFS: COUPLES CAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.11 680
62 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,639
63 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:31 PM 18 0.11 1,213
64 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,601
65 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,642
66 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.11 619
67 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,625
68 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,910
69 SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.11 498
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,808
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,163
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,489
73 DRUG LORDS: THE NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.10 321
74 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,325
75 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.10 551
76 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 9:33 AM 37 0.09 1,097
77 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 228
78 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 15 VH1 8:00 PM 30 0.09 241
79 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SHEFFIELD/ASTON VILLA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:51 PM 137 0.09 240
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 33 0.09 1,222
81 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 27 0.09 453
82 MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADY DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 26 0.09 465
83 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 356
84 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:35 PM 25 0.08 202
85 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 31 0.08 1,085
86 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 211
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:10 AM 50 0.08 1,020
88 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 50 0.08 208
89 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 656
90 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:45 AM 120 0.07 239
91 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 307
92 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT REPACK: TEBF-1R4R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.07 434
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 881
94 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,005
95 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:06 PM 54 0.07 207
96 SUPERCROSS: SALT LAKE CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 180 0.07 166
97 AT HOME W AMY SEDARIS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 133
98 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 612
99 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:45 AM 120 0.06 198
100 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.06 320
101 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 352
102 MAN FIRE FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 162
103 TOP WING NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.06 323
104 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:45 PM 75 0.06 189
105 COPPA ITALIA  L: NAPOLI/JUVENTUS ESPN 2:50 PM 136 0.06 122
106 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 493
107 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 1,072
108 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.06 267
109 GOTTI: GODFATHER & SON: 101/102: KID CHRISTMAS/MADE MAN A&E NETWORK 2:00 PM 120 0.06 269
110 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 248
111 UNDISPUTED L: 947 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 145
112 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 334
113 CASH CAB BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.05 240
114 PARKS AND RECREATION IFC TV 12:00 AM 30 0.05 84
115 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 319
116 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 299
117 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 248
118 GOTTI: GODFATHER & SON: 103/104:FATHERS&SONS/SINS FATHER A&E NETWORK 4:00 PM 120 0.05 246
119 CASH CAB BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.05 280
120 PARKS AND RECREATION IFC TV 10:30 PM 30 0.04 112
121 PARKS AND RECREATION IFC TV 11:30 PM 30 0.04 99
122 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.04 516
123 BERMUDA TRI: NEW SECRETS: BTNSE-SP01BH TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 120 0.04 245
124 PARKS AND RECREATION IFC TV 11:00 PM 30 0.04 98
125 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.04 338
126 PARKS AND RECREATION IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.04 139
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 216
128 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 167
129 MIKE BREWERS WORLD OF CAR MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.04 183
130 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:20 PM 20 0.04 114
131 PARKS AND RECREATION IFC TV 12:30 AM 30 0.04 57
132 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 152
133 KOREAN BASEBALL   L: LG TWINS/HANWHA EAGLES ESPN 6:00 AM 165 0.04 72
134 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 168
135 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 87
136 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 4:40 PM 20 0.04 113
137 SEA MONSTERS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 244
138 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 176
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 201
140 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 263
141 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:30 PM 30 0.03 88
142 BUILDING GIANTS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 199
143 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.03 57
144 HERD L: 1260 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 95
145 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.03 100
146 ANT ANSTEAD MASTER MECHNC MOTOR TREND 9:30 PM 30 0.03 246
147 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 4:00 PM 20 0.03 81
148 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.03 60
149 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 69
150 PARKS AND RECREATION IFC TV 9:30 PM 30 0.03 73

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PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

NEWS & LATE NIGHT BROADCAST RATINGS

SPORTS RATINGS

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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.
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