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November 19, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.18.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps in final numbers for THE GOLDBERGS, both hours of THE AMAZING RACE, CHICAGO FIRE, and THE MASKED SINGER. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN listed its NBA DRAFT ratings in segments at 1.10/0.67/0.39.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.41/0.64/4.5M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.38/0.47/2.6M and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.28/0.46/3.4M.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING rose 0.07 to 0.37.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY ticked down to 0.37, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY was down 0.06 to 0.25.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE returned at 0.32.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES gained 0.04 to 0.28.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL slipped 0.02 to 0.24, PROPERTY BROTHERS edged up 0.02 to 0.21, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.02 to 0.19.  On ID, THE MURDER TAPES was at 0.23, and CRIMES THAT CHANGED US was at 0.18.  On BET, SISTAS climbed 0.03 to 0.22 (plus a BET Her simulcast at 0.03), HOUSE OF PAYNE lost 0.02 to 0.19 (plus 0.02/75K simulcast), and ASSISTED LIVING was down 0.02 to 0.16 (plus 0.01/73K simulcast).  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL ticked down to 0.19.  MTV’s CATFISH slid 0.03 to 0.14.  USA’s WWE NXT was down 0.02 to 0.14, with a special afterwards at 0.10.  On Discovery, JOSH GATES TONIGHT gained 0.03 to 0.13, EXPEDITION X ticked up to 0.13, and LOST RELICS OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR was steady at 0.12.  A&E’s COURT CAM was at 0.12/0.07.  HBO’s documentary CRAZY, NOT INSANE was at 0.04.  Sundance’s THE A WORD ticked down to 0.01/48K.  IFC’s BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW was steady at 0.01/25K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday November 18, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA DRAFT               L: 2020 NBA DRAFT ESPN 8:00 PM 181 1.10 2,587
2 NBA DRAFT               L ESPN 7:30 PM 30 0.67 1,508
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.41 4,490
4 NBA DRAFT               L ESPN 11:01 PM 84 0.39 998
5 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.38 2,596
6 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.38 2,327
7 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0059 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.37 850
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,059
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.35 3,845
10 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.32 986
11 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.30 2,018
12 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,923
13 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.28 2,034
14 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 824
15 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.28 686
16 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.28 1,900
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,386
18 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,884
19 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.26 1,953
20 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.25 1,798
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.25 1,701
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.25 1,726
23 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.25 655
24 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.24 1,297
25 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,407
26 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 917
27 SISTAS SERIES S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 872
28 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,851
29 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,356
30 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 730
31 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.21 1,318
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,486
33 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 3,155
34 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.19 1,332
35 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 2,102
36 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.19 696
37 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.19 730
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,566
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,458
40 CRIMES THAT CHANGED US INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 689
41 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:25 AM 65 0.18 411
42 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,366
43 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,453
44 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.17 644
45 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,983
46 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 484
47 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.16 722
48 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,222
49 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,294
50 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,335
51 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,577
52 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.14 346
53 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 345
54 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,591
55 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.14 2,325
56 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 125 0.14 638
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 322
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,696
59 JOSH GATES TONIGHT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.13 721
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 297
61 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,529
62 EXPEDITION X DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 68 0.13 773
63 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 343
64 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.12 311
65 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,066
66 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,497
67 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,531
68 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,220
69 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 262
70 LOST RELICS KNIGHTS TEMPL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:09 PM 60 0.12 596
71 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 28 0.12 531
72 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 294
73 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.12 441
74 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,507
75 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,349
76 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,393
77 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 298
78 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN18 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 269
79 SMOKE: MARIJUANA + BLACK: SMOKE: MARIJUANA + BLACK PREM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 120 0.10 329
80 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,620
81 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.10 260
82 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,397
83 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.10 254
84 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,525
85 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.10 296
86 WWE SPECIAL USA NETWORK 10:05 PM 60 0.10 461
87 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: WESTERN MICHIGAN/CENTRAL MICHIGAN ESPN2 7:00 PM 228 0.10 482
88 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,518
89 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.09 331
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 201
91 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 815
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,348
93 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 116 0.09 382
94 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,382
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,462
96 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: CHRISTMAS ON WHEELS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 121 0.08 416
97 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,362
98 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.07 473
99 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 650
100 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,487
101 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 28 0.07 249
102 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.07 263
103 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 352
104 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 305
105 UNDISPUTED L: 1046 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 155
106 BITCHIN BOOT CAMP MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.06 317
107 THUNDERCATS ROAR! THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 15 0.06 163
108 SNAPPED: INSIDE THE EP OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 310
109 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:48 PM 72 0.06 177
110 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 982
111 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-1R13R12H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.05 263
112 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.05 125
113 NASCAR AWARDS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 90 0.05 275
114 PARANORMAL: CAPTURED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 225
115 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 307
116 HERD L: 1360 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 114
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 182
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 230
119 SNAPPED: INSIDE THE EP OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.04 281
120 MALDAD EN EL PUEBLO DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 83
121 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: CHRISTMAS ON WHEELS LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 121 0.04 223
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 194
123 NFL LIVE ESPN2 12:30 AM 60 0.04 95
124 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 111
125 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.04 146
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 214
127 CAZADOR DE ASESINOS DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 104
128 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 248
129 CRAZY, NOT INSANE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 118 0.04 144
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 219
131 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 62
132 2020 NBA DRAFT PREVIEW L: 2020 DRAFT PREVIEW L NBA-TV 6:00 PM 120 0.03 74
133 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.03 120
134 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 288
135 INSTINTO DIABOLICO DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 87
136 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 156
137 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 232
138 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 139
139 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.03 61
140 UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE   L: POLAND/NETHERLANDS ESPN2 2:30 PM 150 0.03 97
141 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 263
142 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 292
143 2020 NBA DRAFT: 2020 NBA DRAFT NBA-TV 8:00 PM 267 0.03 82
144 SISTAS SERIES S2 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.03 114
145 WET MARKETS EXPOSED VICE 10:00 PM 30 0.03 81
146 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.03 56
147 CAVUTO COAST TO COAST FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.03 206
148 DALE JR. DOWNLOAD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 126
149 LIGA DE EXPANSION MX L: CORRECAMINOS DE LA UAT / ATLANTE TUDN 10:00 PM 120 0.03 38
150 NBA DRAFT               L: 2020 NBA DRAFT ESPNU 8:00 PM 181 0.02 61

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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."