NETWORK FINALS: The primetime CBS NCAA TOURNAMENT games adjusted to 1.35/1.14.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: FX’s BREEDERS returned at 0.13/0.08 compared to last year’s series premiere at 0.12/0.09. The finale of HBO’s BEARTOWN ticked up to 0.02/115K.
TNT’s NCAA TOURNAMENT game was at 0.56, and TBS’s game was at 0.56 as well. USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.53/0.53/0.52, compared to last week’s 0.59/0.56/0.53. Bravo’s BELOW DECK gained 0.04 to 0.32. Cable news was led by CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.29/0.46/1.9M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.24/0.42/2.1M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.21/0.36/2.9M. HGTV’s ROCK THE BLOCK climbed 0.03 to 0.26. Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.25/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.33/0.27. VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP REUNION rose 0.04 to 0.21, and BIG SECRETS UNLOCKED was steady at 0.13. TLC’s SEEKING SISTER WIFE was at 0.19, RETURN TO AMISH was at 0.13, and UNEXPECTED was down 0.07 to 0.08. On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP edged up 0.02 to 0.18, and EASTER BASKET CHALLENGE was up 0.03 to 0.16. ID’s PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES returned at 0.18. A&E’s INTERVENTION ticked up to 0.14, and HOARDERS was at 0.12. History’s PAWN STARS was at 0.13/0.12. The second night of NatGeo’s GENIUS: ARETHA was at 0.0.11/0.11, down steeply from Sunday’s 0.21/0.19.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday March 22, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-MO-3 | TBS NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 20 | 0.62 | 2,064 |
| 2 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHMP-MO-4: MARYLAND VS ALABAMA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:39 PM | 126 | 0.56 | 1,976 |
| 3 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-MO-4: COLORADO VS FLORIDA ST | TBS NETWORK | 7:38 PM | 141 | 0.56 | 1,748 |
| 4 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.53 | 1,729 |
| 5 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.53 | 1,841 |
| 6 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.52 | 1,878 |
| 7 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHMP-MO-3 | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:00 PM | 81 | 0.46 | 1,483 |
| 8 | BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 1,042 |
| 9 | TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRMO | TBS NETWORK | 7:20 PM | 18 | 0.31 | 1,110 |
| 10 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 1,935 |
| 11 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,027 |
| 12 | ROCK THE BLOCK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,578 |
| 13 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,728 |
| 14 | STREET OUTLAWS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.25 | 834 |
| 15 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 3,096 |
| 16 | STREET OUTLAWS: MEGA CASH: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:01 PM | 121 | 0.23 | 727 |
| 17 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,395 |
| 18 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,869 |
| 19 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,734 |
| 20 | VH1 FAMILY REUNION: L&HH | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 452 |
| 21 | TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRMO | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:21 PM | 18 | 0.20 | 768 |
| 22 | SEEKING SISTER WIFE | TLC | 8:00 PM | 63 | 0.19 | 686 |
| 23 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,200 |
| 24 | SPRING BAKING CHAMPION | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 928 |
| 25 | PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 752 |
| 26 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.16 | 564 |
| 27 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,743 |
| 28 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,120 |
| 29 | EASTER BASKET CHALLENGE | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 664 |
| 30 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 636 |
| 31 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 887 |
| 32 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,990 |
| 33 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,848 |
| 34 | INTERVENTION | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 63 | 0.14 | 402 |
| 35 | BREEDERS | FX | 10:00 PM | 34 | 0.13 | 364 |
| 36 | PAWN STARS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.13 | 925 |
| 37 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 11 | 0.13 | 479 |
| 38 | BIC SECRETS UNLOCKED | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 278 |
| 39 | RETURN TO AMISH | TLC | 9:03 PM | 64 | 0.13 | 583 |
| 40 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 845 |
| 41 | FAST FOODIES | TBS NETWORK | 10:07 PM | 32 | 0.12 | 330 |
| 42 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,958 |
| 43 | PAWN STARS: BEST OF | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.12 | 720 |
| 44 | HOARDERS: ERIC 127 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.12 | 567 |
| 45 | PAWN STARS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.12 | 695 |
| 46 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 367 |
| 47 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 838 |
| 48 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,690 |
| 49 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 745 |
| 50 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 832 |
| 51 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 697 |
| 52 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 734 |
| 53 | GENIUS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 54 | 0.11 | 1,071 |
| 54 | GENIUS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,041 |
| 55 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 935 |
| 56 | BIG BAKE | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 477 |
| 57 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,600 |
| 58 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,142 |
| 59 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:56 PM | 64 | 0.11 | 343 |
| 60 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 345 |
| 61 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 823 |
| 62 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 847 |
| 63 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,273 |
| 64 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,350 |
| 65 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 246 |
| 66 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 667 |
| 67 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 844 |
| 68 | DELICIOUSNESS SSN2 | MTV | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 223 |
| 69 | TBS NCAA BK CHP-PRE-MO | TBS NETWORK | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 285 |
| 70 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,496 |
| 71 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,418 |
| 72 | FAST FOODIES | TBS NETWORK | 10:39 PM | 26 | 0.09 | 211 |
| 73 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 5:30 PM | 25 | 0.09 | 264 |
| 74 | UNEXPECTED | TLC | 10:07 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 451 |
| 75 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 532 |
| 76 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,284 |
| 77 | BREEDERS | FX | 10:34 PM | 31 | 0.08 | 256 |
| 78 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 633 |
| 79 | DELICIOUSNESS SSN2 | MTV | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 234 |
| 80 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,375 |
| 81 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,428 |
| 82 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.08 | 644 |
| 83 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,033 |
| 84 | 11TH HR W/ B.WILLIAMS SPC | MSNBC | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,076 |
| 85 | DINO RANCH | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:30 PM | 25 | 0.07 | 332 |
| 86 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 198 |
| 87 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 643 |
| 88 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: WRIGHT ST/ARKANSAS | ESPN | 2:05 PM | 134 | 0.07 | 337 |
| 89 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 1,353 |
| 90 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,077 |
| 91 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,215 |
| 92 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,190 |
| 93 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,276 |
| 94 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 58 | 0.07 | 385 |
| 95 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L | ESPN | 4:19 PM | 104 | 0.07 | 282 |
| 96 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.07 | 1,158 |
| 97 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,085 |
| 98 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,399 |
| 99 | E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY | E! | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 254 |
| 100 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: NORTH CAROLINA/ALABAMA | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 125 | 0.07 | 262 |
| 101 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 972 |
| 102 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 1:01 AM | 61 | 0.06 | 308 |
| 103 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: MICHIGAN ST/IOWA ST | ESPN | 6:03 PM | 124 | 0.06 | 288 |
| 104 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 812 |
| 105 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 891 |
| 106 | BELOW DECK | BRAVO | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 186 |
| 107 | TBS NCAA BSK POST GAME-MO | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 31 | 0.06 | 165 |
| 108 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 823 |
| 109 | GIGANTOSAURUS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 8:55 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 190 |
| 110 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 905 |
| 111 | BELOW DECK | BRAVO | 3:59 PM | 61 | 0.05 | 185 |
| 112 | SUB 23 OLYMPIC QUALIFIER: EL SALVADOR / HONDURA | TUDN | 8:25 PM | 128 | 0.05 | 153 |
| 113 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 235 |
| 114 | UNDISPUTED L: 1133 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 139 |
| 115 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 523 |
| 116 | FATAL ATTRACTION | TV ONE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 159 |
| 117 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 784 |
| 118 | VAMPIRINA | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 177 |
| 119 | BELOW DECK | BRAVO | 2:00 PM | 58 | 0.05 | 161 |
| 120 | BELOW DECK | BRAVO | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 159 |
| 121 | BELOW DECK | BRAVO | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 128 |
| 122 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 398 |
| 123 | BELOW DECK | BRAVO | 2:58 PM | 61 | 0.04 | 146 |
| 124 | BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 151 |
| 125 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L | ESPN2 | 10:05 PM | 115 | 0.04 | 169 |
| 126 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 103 |
| 127 | GET UP | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 108 |
| 128 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L | TUDN | 10:33 PM | 27 | 0.04 | 87 |
| 129 | HERD L: 1448 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 140 |
| 130 | BELOW DECK | BRAVO | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 122 |
| 131 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: ANAHEIM/MINNESOTA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:32 PM | 156 | 0.04 | 134 |
| 132 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L | ESPN | 8:07 PM | 115 | 0.04 | 203 |
| 133 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 134 | GREG KELLY REPORTS | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 550 |
| 135 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L | ESPN2 | 8:20 PM | 105 | 0.03 | 172 |
| 136 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 270 |
| 137 | QUIEN DA MAS S7 | UNIVERSO | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 81 |
| 138 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L | ESPN | 10:02 PM | 114 | 0.03 | 174 |
| 139 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 460 |
| 140 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | TUDN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 69 |
| 141 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 257 |
| 142 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 147 |
| 143 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 231 |
| 144 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 76 |
| 145 | FUTBOL CENTRAL L | TUDN | 8:02 PM | 23 | 0.03 | 73 |
| 146 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 251 |
| 147 | CHAIN REACTION (GSN) | GSN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 418 |
| 148 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 279 |
| 149 | SUND MOVIE: HOBBIT: DESOLATION SMAUG | SUNDANCE TV | 7:00 PM | 225 | 0.03 | 93 |
| 150 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: INDIANA/MILWAUKEE | NBA-TV | 9:00 PM | 153 | 0.03 | 124 |
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