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January 6, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.4.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant upward adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE BACHELOR, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, both episodes of ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and the rerun of THE MASKED DANCER.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  In the absence of a Monday NFL game, USA’s WWE telecast took the Monday cable lead at 0.70/0.68/0.66, compared to last week’s 0.56/0.52/0.47.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK rose 0.09 to 0.53.  CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME topped cable news at 0.37/0.58/2.8M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.31/0.51/4M and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.31/0.51/4M.  On TLC, 100-LB SISTERS was at 0.34, and DR PIMPLE POPPER was steady at 0.31.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.25, compared to last week’s 0.20/0.11.  On HGTV, CELEBRITY IOU dropped 0.06 to 0.23, and 100 DAY DREAM HOME was at 0.20.  History’s PAWN STARS was at 0.22/0.16/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.13.  On ID, ATLANTA JUSTICE climbed 0.05 to 0.21, and TILL DEATH DO US PART was up 0.03 to 0.20.  Food Network’s KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.21 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.19.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP SECRETS UNLOCKED was at 0.20.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.12.  HBO’s 30 COINS premiered at 0.05 & 0.02/135K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday January 4, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.70 2,197
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.68 2,036
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.66 2,150
4 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,560
5 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.37 2,846
6 1000-LB SISTERS TLC 10:01 PM 62 0.34 1,258
7 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.33 2,596
8 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.33 2,341
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 4,046
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,962
11 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.31 1,926
12 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.31 3,163
13 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.30 2,360
14 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.30 2,136
15 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.27 2,222
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.25 2,482
17 STREET OUTLAWS: FASTEST: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 126 0.25 795
18 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 3,743
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 786
20 CELEBRITY IOU HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,322
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.23 1,781
22 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,551
23 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.22 2,293
24 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 3,120
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.22 2,000
26 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.22 1,106
27 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,619
28 ATLANTA JUSTICE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 851
29 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 962
30 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.21 648
31 100 DAY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,141
32 TIL DEATH DO US PART INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 794
33 L&HH SECRETS UNLOCKED VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.20 501
34 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 2,425
35 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,544
36 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.19 2,862
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,479
38 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,542
39 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 489
40 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 504
41 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:38 PM 22 0.17 1,935
42 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.16 901
43 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 2,389
44 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,640
45 BELOW DECK BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.15 496
46 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.15 714
47 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 3:07 PM 31 0.15 1,770
48 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 497
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,538
50 CELEBRITY IOU REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:05 PM 60 0.15 839
51 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,485
52 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 410
53 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/SOUTHAMPTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:55 PM 134 0.14 378
54 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: DALLAS/HOUSTON NBA-TV 8:02 PM 161 0.14 395
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 354
56 DPLUS FL: MONSTER GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:06 PM 66 0.14 438
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 398
58 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,469
59 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:43 PM 50 0.13 292
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,341
61 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 59 0.12 540
62 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,931
63 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,354
64 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,727
65 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,480
66 KIDS BAKING CHAMP REPACK FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 628
67 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 59 0.11 298
68 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 290
69 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 308
70 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.11 283
71 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 304
72 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,360
73 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,375
74 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,527
75 PRESIDENT TRUMP GEORGIA V: N/A NEWSMAX TV 9:00 PM 120 0.10 779
76 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WEST VIRGINIA/OKLAHOMA ST ESPN2 9:05 PM 133 0.10 342
77 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,635
78 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,501
79 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 61 0.10 774
80 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 386
81 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 277
82 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,232
83 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 257
84 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.09 243
85 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.09 390
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,129
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,565
88 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,070
89 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.09 232
90 E:60 ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 278
91 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,135
92 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 759
93 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 201
94 SP HGTV DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.08 436
95 PARANORMAL DECLASSIFIED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 329
96 HERD L: 1392 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.08 242
97 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:55 AM 25 0.08 247
98 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 176
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 248
100 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,275
101 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,193
102 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.07 712
103 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.07 585
104 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:05 AM 38 0.07 156
105 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,168
106 UNDISPUTED L: 1078 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 174
107 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 11:33 PM 87 0.07 172
108 WORLDS MOST UNEX REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 335
109 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:09 PM 21 0.07 143
110 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 654
111 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.06 1,346
112 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.06 248
113 CHUGGINGTON TALES RAILS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:05 AM 25 0.06 176
114 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.06 249
115 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 1,102
116 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.05 287
117 TINY HOUSE NATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 155
118 TINY HOUSE NATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 209
119 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 247
120 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 851
121 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 112
122 HAMILTONS PHARMACOPEIA VICE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 94
123 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 126
124 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.05 519
125 30 COINS HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 81 0.05 224
126 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 571
127 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.05 256
128 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 61 0.05 302
129 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 105
130 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 241
131 TINY HOUSE NATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 168
132 CLEVELAND SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:43 AM 39 0.04 109
133 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 88
134 AFTERMATH NFL NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.04 189
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 196
136 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 143
137 TINY HOUSE NATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 192
138 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 240 0.04 171
139 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 316
140 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 6:00 PM 60 0.04 184
141 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.04 106
142 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 318
143 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2020 WK 17 PIT VS. CLE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.04 249
144 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.04 235
145 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.04 146
146 BELOW DECK BRAVO 2:00 AM 60 0.04 111
147 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1036 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.04 91
148 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 216
149 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.03 127
150 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 5:00 PM 60 0.03 418

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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.