Tuesday Cable Ratings 9/1/20: NBA Playoffs Game Leads Again, NHL and Tucker Carlson Tonight Also Strong, Hard Knocks Rises

Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Tuesday, 9/1/20. Items of note include the NBA Playoffs on ESPN, NHL on NBCSN, and Morning Joe on MSNBC.
(Note: Click any show with its name in green or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NBA Playoffs: Celtics v. Raptors	ESPN	0.69	1.88
Tucker Carlson Tonight	Fox News	0.48	4.91
NHL: Islanders v. Flyers	NBCSN	0.42	1.21
Teen Mom 2	MTV	0.41	0.81
Hannity	Fox News	0.41	4.84
The Ingraham Angle	Fox News	0.36	3.82
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.31	3.86
NHL: Canucks v. Golden Knights	NBCSN	0.27	0.73
The Five	Fox News	0.25	3.86
WWE NXT	USA	0.26	0.85
Deadliest Catch	Discovery	0.26	1.31
Special Report w/ Bret Baier	Fox News	0.25	3.19
Million Dollar Listing LA	Bravo	0.25	1.06
NBA Courtside	ESPN	0.24	0.70
Good Bones	HGTV	0.23	1.71
House Hunters International	HGTV	0.23	1.37
Good Bones	HGTV	0.22	1.49
The Story	Fox News	0.22	2.65
The Haves and the Have Nots	OWN	0.2	1.12
House Hunters	HGTV	0.19	1.30
93 Victims of Samuel Little	Invest. Disc.	0.19	0.78
CNN Newsroom	CNN	0.19	1.35
CNN Newsroom	CNN	0.19	1.10
Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNBC	0.19	2.81
Chopped	Food	0.18	0.85

Highlights Below the Chart:
Cuomo Prime Time	CNN	0.17	1.55
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNBC	0.16	2.02
The Situation Room	CNN	0.16	1.18
CNN Tonight with Don Lemon	CNN	0.15	1.35
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams	MSNBC	0.15	1.92
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.14	1.30
The ReidOut	MSNBC	0.14	1.73
Conan	TBS	0.14	0.41
Erin Burnett OutFront	CNN	0.13	1.16
Deadline: White House	MSNBC	0.13	1.97
Hard Knocks	HBO	0.09	0.26
Morning Joe	MSNBC	0.09	1.41
MSNBC Live with Stephanie Ruhle	MSNBC	0.08	1.33
NewsNation	WGN America	0.03	0.20

	Network	A25-54	A18-49	A18-34	Total viewers
Tucker Carlson Tonight	FOX News	0.77	0.48	0.25	4.907
Hannity	FOX News	0.74	0.41	0.24	4.837
The Ingraham Angle	FOX News	0.62	0.36	0.21	3.821
Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.52	0.31	0.14	3.864
The Story with Martha MacCallum	FOX News	0.40	0.22	0.09	2.649
Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell	MSNBC	0.34	0.19	0.07	2.810
Cuomo Prime Time	CNN	0.29	0.17	0.07	1.547
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNBC	0.27	0.16	0.09	2.019
CNN Tonight (10pm)	CNN	0.26	0.15	0.06	1.350
The ReidOut	MSNBC	0.25	0.14	0.08	1.730
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.25	0.14	0.07	1.296
Erin Burnett OutFront	CNN	—	0.13	—	1.158
NewsNation	WGN America	—	0.03	—	0.198