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February 23, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.22.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE BACHELOR, THE GOOD DOCTOR, the 8PM ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES and 9-1-1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.60/0.57/0.53, exactly the same as last week, and STRAIGHT UP STEVE AUSTIN was down 0.02 to 0.14.  On HGTV, 100 DAY DREAM HOME jumped 0.12 to 0.34, TY BREAKER was up 0.05 to 0.23, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.10, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.10.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.31/0.25 compared to last week’s 0.40/0.29.  Cable news was led by MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.27/0.45/3.5M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.26/0.41/3.3M and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.24/0.37/1.8M.  TNT’s SNOWPIERCER ticked up to 0.27.  On Food Network, SPRING TAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.26.  On TLC, 100-LB SISTERS ticked down to 0.25, and MY FEET ARE KILLING ME was steady at 0.18.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.22/0.14.  TBS’s CONAN hit the Top 20 at 0.20.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.19/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.17/0.13.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP REUNION dropped 0.06 to 0.18.  The subtitled double-feature on HBO had the premiere of BEARTOWN at 0.01/66K, and THE INVESTIGATION up a tick to 0.01/125K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday February 22, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.60 1,978
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.57 1,926
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.53 1,765
4 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,224
5 100 DAY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.34 1,278
6 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 875
7 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,463
8 SNOWPIERCER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.27 875
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 3,343
10 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.25 1,020
11 1000-LB SISTERS TLC 10:00 PM 62 0.25 963
12 STREET OUTLAWS: MEGA CASH: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 121 0.25 727
13 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,798
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,002
15 TY BREAKER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.23 993
16 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,666
17 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: SYRACUSE/DUKE ESPN 7:00 PM 125 0.22 827
18 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,621
19 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,825
20 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.20 342
21 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 694
22 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,970
23 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.19 1,239
24 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,505
25 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,561
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,478
27 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,566
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,411
29 VH1 FAMILY REUNION: L&HH VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.18 471
30 MY FEET ARE KILLING ME TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 888
31 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 667
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,331
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,450
34 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,102
35 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 2,047
36 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 66 0.15 1,164
37 SPRING BAKNG CHAMP REPACK FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.15 661
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:06 PM 54 0.15 1,246
39 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,926
40 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.15 815
41 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.15 930
42 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,872
43 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS TECH/OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN 9:05 PM 143 0.14 590
44 BELOW DECK BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.14 495
45 STRAIGHT UP STEVE AUSTIN USA NETWORK 11:31 PM 31 0.14 360
46 LIGA MX MON: PACHUCA / CHIVAS GUADALAJARA TUDN 9:30 PM 150 0.14 336
47 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 363
48 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 345
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,027
50 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:30 PM 30 0.13 1,957
51 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,559
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 983
53 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 6:00 PM 30 0.12 2,310
54 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,379
55 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 345
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,438
57 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,096
58 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 416
59 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 4:30 PM 30 0.11 404
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,038
61 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,174
62 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 769
63 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,178
64 TOONED IN NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.11 347
65 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.11 2,127
66 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.10 818
67 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: WASHINGTON/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:00 PM 171 0.10 361
68 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:28 PM 63 0.10 335
69 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,403
70 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,123
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,405
72 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,284
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 271
74 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.10 772
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,468
76 BELOW DECK BRAVO 2:58 PM 61 0.09 283
77 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 267
78 PJ MASKS DISNEY JUNIOR 5:30 PM 25 0.09 261
79 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 562
80 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,445
81 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,296
82 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.09 188
83 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:14 PM 46 0.09 1,270
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 263
85 WE REMEMBER CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 699
86 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,245
87 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:37 PM 23 0.08 1,224
88 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.08 233
89 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 3:06 PM 31 0.08 1,278
90 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:31 AM 59 0.08 222
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,201
92 BELOW DECK BRAVO 2:00 PM 58 0.08 248
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:10 AM 20 0.08 1,188
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 192
95 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 11:30 AM 44 0.07 1,207
96 BELOW DECK BRAVO 3:59 PM 61 0.07 242
97 VAMPIRINA DISNEY JUNIOR 11:00 AM 25 0.07 288
98 BELOW DECK BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.07 268
99 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:55 AM 25 0.07 270
100 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.07 546
101 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 203
102 BELOW DECK BRAVO 6:00 PM 60 0.07 233
103 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 1,095
104 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:00 AM 70 0.06 1,279
105 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.06 192
106 BELOW DECK BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.06 221
107 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CRYSTAL PALACE/BRIGHTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:53 PM 133 0.06 166
108 BELOW DECK BRAVO 1:00 PM 60 0.06 164
109 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.05 370
110 ALASKA TRIANGLE REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 445
111 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.05 527
112 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 60 0.05 159
113 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:51 AM 48 0.05 158
114 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 460
115 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.05 568
116 ALASKA TRIANGLE REPACK: TAKT-1R4R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.05 367
117 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:06 PM 24 0.05 97
118 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 541
119 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.04 291
120 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 318
121 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.04 249
122 BELOW DECK BRAVO 12:00 PM 60 0.04 128
123 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 346
124 MEXICAN FIRST DIVISION L: PACHUCA/GUADALAJARA ESPN DEPORTES 9:30 PM 150 0.04 64
125 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 296
126 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 306
127 UNDISPUTED SP L: 1113 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 104
128 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.04 97
129 BELOW DECK BRAVO 10:55 AM 65 0.04 111
130 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 168
131 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.03 237
132 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 778
133 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.03 70
134 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 284
135 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 517
136 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:34 PM 26 0.03 113
137 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 307
138 DUCKTALES (2017) DISNEY XD 7:00 PM 30 0.03 102
139 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT NEWSMAX TV 10:00 PM 60 0.03 177
140 HERD L: 1429 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 114
141 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.03 173
142 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.03 524
143 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 162
144 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 6:00 PM 60 0.03 176
145 LAW & ORDER BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.03 206
146 PREMIER LEAGUE SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 60 0.03 67
147 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.03 340
148 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.03 86
149 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.03 144
150 GET A CLUE GSN 4:30 PM 30 0.03 399

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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.