The Wednesday cable ratings were, once again, topped by a live sports broadcast.
ESPN’s broadcast of the Houston vs. Portland NBA game led the night’s cable chart with a 0.5 rating among adults 18-49 and a 1.15 million viewer audience. Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey” placed second in the chart with a 0.5 of its own, which puts it even with its rating from last Wednesday.
ESPN’s broadcast of the Detroit vs. Brooklyn NBA game from earlier in the day landed a little lower in the chart than the Houston vs. Portland game, and raked in a 0.3 rating with 876,000 viewers. Elsewhere, the Discovery Channel’s “Alaskan Bush People” matched its 0.3 rating from a week ago, as did VH1’s “Black Ink Crew: Chicago” (0.3).
Top 25 original cable shows among adults 18-49 for Wednesday, January 29, 2020
| Show | Net | Time | Total viewers (000s) | 18-49 rating |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON – HOUSTON/PORTLAND | ESPN | 10:12 PM | 1,152 | 0.5 |
| REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NJ | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 1,304 | 0.5 |
| AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0017 CLEVELAND OHIO | TNT | 8:00 PM | 828 | 0.3 |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON – DETROIT/BROOKLYN | ESPN | 7:43 PM | 876 | 0.3 |
| TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS | 8:00 PM | 3,726 | 0.3 |
| MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: TROUBLE IN PARADISE | LIFETIME | 8:00 PM | 1,173 | 0.3 |
| ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE | DISCOVERY | 8:00 PM | 1,778 | 0.3 |
| 1000-LB SISTERS | TLC | 10:00 PM | 1,107 | 0.3 |
| HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE | INVESTIGATION | 9:00 PM | 1,519 | 0.3 |
| HANNITY | FOX NEWS | 9:00 PM | 4,251 | 0.3 |
| MY 600-LB LIFE | TLC | 8:00 PM | 1,032 | 0.3 |
| SISTAS SERIES | BET | 9:00 PM | 1,023 | 0.3 |
| THE FIVE | FOX NEWS | 5:00 PM | 3,490 | 0.3 |
| IN PURSUIT WITH JOHN WALSH | INVESTIGATION | 10:00 PM | 1,061 | 0.3 |
| BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 645 | 0.3 |
| SPORTSCENTER 12AM | ESPN | 12:34 AM | 670 | 0.3 |
| THE STORY | FOX NEWS | 7:00 PM | 2,641 | 0.3 |
| LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM | A&E | 8:30 PM | 1,072 | 0.3 |
| SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS | 6:00 PM | 2,882 | 0.3 |
| THE INGRAHAM ANGLE | FOX NEWS | 10:00 PM | 3,816 | 0.3 |
| CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 9:00 PM | 2,043 | 0.3 |
| FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 966 | 0.3 |
| LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM | A&E | 8:00 PM | 1,005 | 0.3 |
| CATFISH: THE TV SHOW | MTV | 8:00 PM | 501 | 0.3 |
| GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 857 | 0.3 |
Source: The Nielsen Company.