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April 13, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.12.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for AMERICAN IDOL.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a big night for USA’s WWE telecast, which was at 0.70/0.69/0.65 compared to last week’s 0.54/0.51/0.50, followed by MIZ & MRS at 0.26.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.36/0.30.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.34/0.28 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.22.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK ticked up to 0.33.  HGTV’s ROCK THE BLOCK jumped 0.14 to 0.32.  Cable news was led by CNN TONIGHT at 0.27/0.38/1.3M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.27/0.47/2.1M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.27/0.39/2.8M.  On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP ticked up to 0.18, and CAKEALIKES ticked down to 0.13.  On TLC, SEEKING SISTER WIFE rose 0.05 to 0.18, RETURN TO AMISH grew by 0.04 to 0.16, and UNEXPECTED held at 0.10.  History’s PAWN STARS climbed 0.06 to 0.18.  ID’s PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES edged up 0.02 to 0.16.  VH1’s CONFESSIONS was at 0.14.  On A&E, HOARDERS was steady at 0.13, and INTERVENTION remained at 0.09.  FX’s BREEDERS fell 0.05 to 0.04. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday April 12, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.71 2,091
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.69 2,125
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.65 1,862
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DENVER/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:05 PM 158 0.36 1,046
5 SO: AMERICAS LIST: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.34 911
6 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.33 946
7 ROCK THE BLOCK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 91 0.32 2,009
8 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PHILADELPHIA/DALLAS ESPN 7:42 PM 143 0.30 853
9 STREET OUTLAWS SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.28 788
10 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,349
11 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,106
12 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 31 0.26 705
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,681
14 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,780
15 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,434
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,770
17 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,996
18 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 941
19 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,085
20 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,318
21 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,279
22 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.18 860
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,402
24 SEEKING SISTER WIFE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 588
25 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,289
26 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,332
27 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,232
28 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.18 882
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,253
30 ROCK THE BLOCK REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:32 PM 60 0.16 968
31 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 581
32 PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 637
33 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:43 AM 62 0.15 460
34 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,484
35 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 580
36 BIC CONFESSIONS VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.14 295
37 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.14 632
38 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.14 534
39 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,647
40 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 12 0.14 398
41 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,037
42 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,455
43 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,420
44 HOARDERS: COBRA 128 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.13 658
45 CAKEALIKES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 440
46 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,107
47 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,795
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,436
49 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.13 324
50 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,252
51 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,139
52 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 293
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,466
54 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,276
55 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.11 610
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,284
57 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,597
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 926
59 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,628
60 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:42 PM 18 0.11 1,111
61 SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS  L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.10 269
62 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,668
63 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: CHICAGO CUBS/MILWAUKEE BREWERS FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 196 0.10 405
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 763
65 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 339
66 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 28 0.10 1,117
67 BIG BAKE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.10 399
68 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 428
69 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,176
70 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.09 318
71 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.09 280
72 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,412
73 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 11 0.09 280
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 830
75 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:45 AM 60 0.09 251
76 UNDISPUTED L: 1148 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 179
77 INTERVENTION A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.09 363
78 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:56 PM 64 0.08 1,722
79 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 12:52 PM 50 0.08 1,094
80 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 304
81 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 12:26 PM 26 0.08 1,096
82 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.08 204
83 11TH HR W/ B.WILLIAMS SPC MSNBC 12:00 AM 27 0.08 1,139
84 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 459
85 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.08 342
86 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.08 204
87 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:28 PM 94 0.08 1,087
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 221
89 LIGA MX L: PACHUCA / PUEBLA TUDN 9:30 PM 152 0.08 208
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 200
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,220
92 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 4:30 PM 26 0.08 1,488
93 MADEAS BIG HAPPY FAM PLAY: MADEAS BIG HAPPY FAM PLAY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 180 0.08 305
94 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:06 PM 20 0.08 1,131
95 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 914
96 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.08 596
97 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.07 608
98 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:51 AM 75 0.07 1,052
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 222
100 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,169
101 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 51 0.07 1,076
102 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.07 211
103 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 673
104 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 233
105 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 458
106 AMER GREED BONUS ED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 274
107 DINO RANCH DISNEY JUNIOR 12:30 PM 25 0.07 332
108 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 394
109 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 417
110 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 435
111 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 947
112 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 263
113 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 445
114 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 215
115 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:45 PM 15 0.06 195
116 ALIENS IN ALASKA TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 337
117 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.06 199
118 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:02 PM 28 0.06 1,439
119 LOST CASE FILES: KEMPER ON KEMPER OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 120 0.06 231
120 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 412
121 MARK OF A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 315
122 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:55 AM 25 0.06 220
123 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 1,068
124 HERD L: 1463 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 146
125 RUNNING WILD: OFF THE MAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 282
126 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 311
127 RACE TO THE CENTER OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 219
128 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 135
129 PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/BRIGHTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:10 PM 125 0.05 151
130 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 367
131 PRAY, OBEY, KILL HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 58 0.05 122
132 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 456
133 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 104
134 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 187
135 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 1:00 PM 30 0.04 183
136 HOTEL SIN ESTRELLAS DISCOVERY FAMILIA 11:00 PM 60 0.04 84
137 BREEDERS FX 10:00 PM 31 0.04 160
138 D.CHAUVIN: TODAY IN COURT HLN 7:00 PM 60 0.04 137
139 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 297
140 SEGURID FRONTERA AUS – S6 UNIVERSO 1:00 PM 30 0.04 82
141 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 475
142 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:02 AM 58 0.04 77
143 RIFKIN:SERIAL KILLER: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 120 0.04 195
144 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.04 332
145 DAYTIME MOVIE: KNIGHT AND DAY FREEFORM 12:00 PM 150 0.04 149
146 DEVIL YOU KNOW VICE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 89
147 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 69
148 MLB REG SEASON POST L FOX SPORTS 1 10:46 PM 53 0.03 103
149 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 280
150 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 211

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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.