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August 17, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.14.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.1 in final numbers.  For fans of car crashes, the more specific ratings for BEING REUBEN were 0.04/0.03.  It’s currently scheduled to continue airing new episodes this week.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.42/0.30.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.32/0.50/3.6M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.33/3M, and CNN NEWSROOM at 0.20/0.29/1.2M.  Discovery’s Shark Week continued with ALIEN SHARKS at 0.28, LAIR OF THE GREAT WHITE at 0.27, TIGER SHARK KING at 0.26, and I WAS PREY at 0.25.  We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was steady at 0.26.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL games were at 0.24/0.14/0.11.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.17/0.12, and MARTHA KNOWS BEST was at 0.16/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.16.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER gained 0.03 to 0.14, and ROOM 104 was up 0.03 to 0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 14, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PHILADELPHIA/HOUSTON ESPN 9:29 PM 120 0.42 1,041
2 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.32 3,625
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: OKLAHOMA CITY/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 6:40 PM 169 0.30 789
4 ALIEN SHARKS: CONTACT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 854
5 DDD RELOAD FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,065
6 LAIR OF THE GREAT WHITE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 835
7 TIGER SHARK KING DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 739
8 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.26 733
9 I WAS PREY: SHARK WEEK 2 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.25 619
10 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 3,133
11 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,682
12 NHL QTR FINALS L: NY ISLANDERS/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:17 PM 148 0.24 652
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 3,042
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,778
15 ALIEN SHARKS: CONTACT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.21 492
16 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,515
17 ABANDONED WATERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 522
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,187
19 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MIAMI/INDIANA ESPN 4:13 PM 147 0.20 505
20 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,130
21 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:29 PM 91 0.19 472
22 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,318
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,298
24 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,460
25 NHL PLAYOFF BONUS L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:33 PM 104 0.18 529
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,291
27 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,153
28 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.17 1,124
29 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:31 PM 29 0.17 1,084
30 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,690
31 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,158
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,153
33 MARTHA KNOWS BEST HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.16 935
34 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,649
35 LAIR OF THE GREAT WHITE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.15 340
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 992
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 939
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 964
39 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 4:00 PM 13 0.15 355
40 NHL QTR FINALS L: DALLAS/CALGARY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:45 PM 160 0.14 359
41 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,522
42 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,190
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,177
44 MAKO NATION DISCOVERY CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 430
45 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 58 0.14 1,013
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,799
47 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,913
48 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,688
49 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,599
50 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,274
51 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: EMPEROR?S NEW GROOVE, THE FREEFORM 7:00 PM 120 0.13 436
52 ALIEN SHARKS: CLOSE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 410
53 TIGER SHARK KING DISCOVERY CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.13 269
54 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: FC BARCELONA VS. FC BAYERN MUNCHEN TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.13 364
55 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,906
56 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 285
57 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,770
58 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.12 803
59 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 31 0.12 923
60 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,677
61 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.12 528
62 YARD CRASHERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.12 629
63 JAWS AWAKENS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 385
64 MARTHA KNOWS BEST HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 846
65 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 10:05 PM 116 0.11 588
66 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 283
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,429
68 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 8:30 PM 30 0.11 404
69 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,476
70 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,617
71 NHL QTR FINALS L: MONTREAL/PHILADELPHIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:10 PM 146 0.11 375
72 SHARKS AND THE CITY: LA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 347
73 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 826
74 GREAT HAMMERHEAD INVASION DISCOVERY CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 361
75 YARD CRASHERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.11 666
76 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,513
77 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,238
78 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.11 948
79 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.10 201
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,163
81 ALIEN SHARKS:STRANGER FIN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.10 381
82 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,692
83 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.10 258
84 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 882
85 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 40 0.10 1,208
86 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.10 453
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,653
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 227
89 RUTH & RUBY VIRTUAL SLEEP DISNEY CHANNEL 8:48 PM 11 0.10 347
90 GRAND DESIGNS:UNBELIEVABL HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.10 793
91 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:12 PM 48 0.10 1,384
92 PARANORMAL WITNESS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 399
93 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: LOS ANGELES DODGERS/LOS ANGELES ANGELS FOX SPORTS 1 9:47 PM 172 0.10 293
94 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:40 PM 32 0.10 1,320
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,525
96 GW SERIAL KILLER EXTINCT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 344
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,257
98 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 9:00 AM 120 0.09 240
99 NHL LIVE PRE QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:36 PM 57 0.09 282
100 SHARKADELIC SUMMER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 290
101 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 1:34 PM 20 0.09 1,097
102 COOP & CAMI ASK THE WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:24 PM 24 0.08 324
103 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 34 0.08 1,175
104 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,509
105 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,215
106 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.08 578
107 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 24 0.08 283
108 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 23 0.08 443
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,124
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,147
111 PARANORMAL WITNESS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 343
112 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 652
113 SP HGTV SMART HOME GIVEWA HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 30 0.07 379
114 MICKEY MOUSE MIXED-UP ADV DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 25 0.07 288
115 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.07 674
116 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: ERIN BROKOVICH (2000) PARAMOUNT 8:00 PM 180 0.07 333
117 SAVAGE KINGDOM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.07 414
118 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / PACHUCA TUDN 10:00 PM 151 0.07 153
119 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 215
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 247
121 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.06 398
122 GW SERIAL KILLER LIVES DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 277
123 SAVAGE KINGDOM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.06 448
124 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:25 AM 28 0.06 131
125 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 155
126 PGA TOUR: 2020 WYNDHAM CHP GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 240 0.05 511
127 BLUEY DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 22 0.05 318
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 220
129 UNDISPUTED L: 978 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 116
130 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 252
131 KOREAN BASEBALL   L: LG TWINS/NC DINOS ESPN 6:00 AM 180 0.05 103
132 NHL PLAYOFF BONUS L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 70 0.05 182
133 BBCA MOVIE: CHARLIE & CHOC FACTORY BBC-AMERICA 10:29 PM 151 0.05 237
134 WRATH OF A GREAT WHITE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 207
135 ROOM 104 HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 23 0.05 231
136 LAKEFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO DIY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 302
137 NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT: OKLAHOMA CITY/LA CLIPPERS ESPN2 1:00 AM 120 0.04 91
138 FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L ESPN2 8:55 AM 99 0.04 157
139 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 460
140 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:31 AM 29 0.04 71
141 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 95
142 SHOWCASE GAME: MIL AT CHC MLB NETWORK 8:16 PM 197 0.04 196
143 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 16 0.04 163
144 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 310
145 THROTTLE OUT MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.04 200
146 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 260
147 POP TV MOVIES: SHES OUT OF MY LEAGUE POP 8:00 PM 150 0.04 103
148 HERD L: 1297 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 86
149 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 255
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 195

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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.