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Rebecca Presents The Daily, Monthly: August 2020 Edition: Democratic and Republican Conventions and NBA Games Dominate Cable, CBS Dominates as Big Brother Returns

Friday, September 11, 2020
It's a bit of a delayed update, but it's time for my monthly ratings update The Daily, Monthly. Here, I take a look at what won each night in the previous month, painting a picture of what ratings were like during the month and which networks and shows were thriving (and which aren't). August was a big month for live events, and also featured the return of a reliable summer staple. Keep reading to see how the month shook out.

Prime Time Cable News Ratings August 24 - August 27: President Trump’s Speech Fails To Match Former Vice President Biden’s In Viewers And The Most-Coveted Demographic

The Ratings Junkie Friday, August 28, 2020
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Breaking Down the Ratings of the 2020 Democratic National Convention

Monday, August 24, 2020
Last week, the Democrats had their virtual convention, a four-day long affair that was far more compact than usual conventions, with two-hour runtimes each night compared to the standard day-long events. Democrats, Republicans and Independents appeared to make their cases for Joe Biden  and Kamala Harris in their race against incumbent President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Below are the ratings across the week:

Prime Time Cable News Ratings August 17 - August 20: CNN Leads The Week With Hour Of Barack Obama’s Speech, Donald Trump Interview Leads FOX News

The Ratings Junkie Friday, August 21, 2020
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Below is a table with the ratings for prime time shows airing on CNN, FOX News, and MSNBC from Monday, August 17 through Thursday, August 20. While this column typically does not report ratings of programs airing in the 11pm hour, an exception was made this week for the special airings of The Ingraham Angle on FOX News. Let us know what you think by leaving a comment and voting in our poll!


Network
Day
A25-54
A18-49
A18-34
Total viewers
America’s Choice 2020 (10pm)
CNN
Wednesday
1.41
1.07
0.76
5.828
America’s Choice 2020 (10pm)
CNN
Thursday
1.40
1.02
0.58
5.569
America’s Choice 2020 (10pm)
CNN
Monday
1.26
0.92
0.58
4.848
America’s Choice 2020 (9pm)
CNN
Monday
1.14
0.83
0.48
4.587
America’s Choice 2020 (8:56pm)
CNN
Wednesday
1.12
0.81
0.57
4.880
America’s Choice 2020 (10pm)
CNN
Tuesday
1.07
0.76
0.52
4.304
America’s Choice 2020 (9pm)
CNN
Tuesday
1.05
0.75
0.46
4.288
MSNBC Special Coverage
MSNBC
Wednesday
1.00
0.69
0.33
6.187
America’s Choice 2020 (8:46pm)
CNN
Thursday
0.98
0.68
0.38
4.389
MSNBC Special Coverage
MSNBC
Thursday
0.92
0.62
0.33
5.676
MSNBC Special Coverage
MSNBC
Monday
0.70
0.49
0.25
4.373
Hannity
FOX News
Thursday
0.70
0.40
0.26
4.587
MSNBC Special Coverage
MSNBC
Tuesday
0.69
0.46
0.24
4.564
America’s Choice 2020 (8pm)
CNN
Monday
0.68
0.43
0.26
2.827
Tucker Carlson Tonight
FOX News
Wednesday
0.64
0.41
0.25
3.940
Tucker Carlson Tonight
FOX News
Monday
0.64
0.40
0.16
4.127
Tucker Carlson Tonight
FOX News
Tuesday
0.63
0.42
0.24
4.239
Tucker Carlson Tonight
FOX News
Thursday
0.62
0.38
0.22
4.283
Hannity
FOX News
Monday
0.61
0.34
0.12
3.882
Hannity
FOX News
Wednesday
0.58
0.39
0.28
3.648
Hannity
FOX News
Tuesday
0.56
0.37
0.20
3.990
FNC Democracy 2020: DNC Convention
FOX News
Thursday
0.54
0.35
0.25
2.968
America’s Choice 2020 (8pm)
CNN
Wednesday
0.53
0.34
0.19
2.583
The Ingraham Angle (11:29pm)
FOX News
Thursday
0.48
0.33
0.18
2.694
America’s Choice 2020 (8pm)
CNN
Tuesday
0.47
0.33
0.15
2.228
America’s Choice 2020 (8pm)
CNN
Thursday
0.47
0.29
0.14
2.273
The Ingraham Angle (11:23pm)
FOX News
Wednesday
0.44
0.30
0.17
2.285
FNC Democracy 2020: DNC Convention
FOX News
Wednesday
0.40
0.27
0.19
2.160
Erin Burnett OutFront
CNN
Monday
0.39
0.26
0.14
1.585
The Ingraham Angle (11:13pm)
FOX News
Tuesday
0.38
0.22
0.12
2.054
The Ingraham Angle (11:10 pm)
FOX News
Monday
0.37
0.24
0.10
2.163
FNC Democracy 2020: DNC
FOX News
Monday
0.36
0.24
0.10
2.100
FNC Democracy 2020: DNC
FOX News
Tuesday
0.35
0.22
0.10
2.145
The Story
FOX News
Monday
0.34
0.22
0.13
2.248
The Story
FOX News
Wednesday
0.34
0.22
0.12
2.174
Erin Burnett OutFront
CNN
Thursday
0.34
0.20
0.10
1.486
The ReidOut
MSNBC
Monday
0.33
0.21
0.10
2.417
The Story
FOX News
Thursday
0.33
0.21
0.09
2.106
The Story
FOX News
Tuesday
0.32
0.21
0.09
2.156
The ReidOut
MSNBC
Thursday
0.31
0.21
0.12
2.205
Erin Burnett OutFront
CNN
Wednesday
0.31
0.19
0.10
1.493
The ReidOut
MSNBC
Wednesday
0.30
0.19
0.09
2.154
Erin Burnett OutFront
CNN
Tuesday
0.28
0.18
0.06
1.387
The ReidOut
MSNBC
Tuesday
0.27
0.17
0.08
2.100

Viewers turned to cable news to watch the Democratic National Convention this week. CNN and MSNBC had no issue out-rating broadcast networks in key demos. FOX News was also competitive with broadcast at times. FOX News, like ABC, CBS, and NBC, only carried the 10pm hour, while CNN and MSNBC aired the convention start to finish.

Like with the coverage of the protests in late May and early June, these ratings demonstrate that viewers often turn to CNN for event viewing. The 9pm and 10pm coverage of the Democratic National Convention on CNN oftentimes brought ratings even higher than those of the coverage of the protests.

MSNBC also had its share of good news this week. Its coverage of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday was the most-viewed program of the week among prime time cable news programs, and was higher-rated in all key demos than the ratings smash Mary Trump interview the network aired in July.

The 10pm hour of Wednesday’s Democratic National Convention featured a speech from former President Barack Obama. The hour topped the weekly chart, narrowly edging out the same hour on Thursday night when viewers awaited Joe Biden’s speech. The speech’s ratings were more than double that of President Trump’s interview on Hannity. Meanwhile, CNN’s lowest-rated 9pm hour of the week came against President Trump’s interview.

While having Barack Obama give a speech was a ratings magnet for CNN, FOX News had less luck. Wednesday’s edition of FNC Democracy 2020: DNC fell sharply from its Hannity lead-in in all key demos. Some viewers returned for The Ingraham Angle, which did not begin until 11:23pm.

As a conservative network, FOX News was much better off carrying an interview with President Donald Trump on Thursday night. The phone interview on Hannity led FOX News’ week in the ratings, and even performed better than many of the other recent Hannity-Trump interviews. Their coverage of the Democratic National Convention had poor retention in the key A25-54 demographic, and was also down significantly with total viewers. This coverage at least managed to out-rate the special Ingraham Angle, which didn’t start until 11:29pm.

Thursday Cable Ratings 8/20/20: Democratic Convention Narrowly Hits 2020 High for Final Night, NBA Leads, Lost Resort Hits New Low

Friday, August 21, 2020
Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Thursday, 8/20/20. Items of note include the final night of the Democratic National Convention on MSNBC, CNN and Fox News, Tacoma FD on TruTV, and the NBA Playoffs on ESPN.
(Note: Click the names of the shows written in purple or blue to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)
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