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April 6, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.5.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP adjusted to 4.12, down from 5.3 in 2019.  (The rerun of THE NEIGHBORHOOD adjusted down to 0.48.)  In addition, AMERICA’S MOST WANTED adjusted up to the next tenth.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.54/0.51/0.50 compared to last week’s 0.58/0.56/0.53.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK was steady at 0.32.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT AT 0.26/0.41/3.1M, with the 3PM CNN NEWSROOM at 0.20/0.30/1.4M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.18/0.33/2.6M.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.23/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.22.  HGTV’s ROCK THE BLOCK dropped 0.07 to 0.18.  On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP lost 0.03 to 0.17, and CAKEALIKES was at 0.14. ID’s PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES slipped 0.02 to 0.14.  On TLC, SEEKING SISTER WIFE fell 0.04 to 0.13, RETURN TO AMISH crashed by 0.06 to 0.12, and UNEXPECTED was down 0.03 to 0.10.  On A&E, HOARDERS was steady at 0.13, and INTERVENTION was down 0.02 to 0.09.  History’s PAWN STARS was at 0.12 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.14.  FX’s BREEDERS jumped 0.06 to 0.09. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday April 5, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.54 1,759
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.51 1,723
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.50 1,622
4 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.32 990
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 3,139
6 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 834
7 SO: AMERICAS LIST SPC: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 122 0.22 637
8 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 1,411
9 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,230
10 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,905
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,474
12 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,633
13 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,214
14 ROCK THE BLOCK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 61 0.18 1,435
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,572
16 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,248
17 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.17 988
18 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,681
19 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,060
20 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,168
21 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.16 783
22 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.16 515
23 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.15 773
24 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,038
25 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,163
26 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.15 500
27 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 993
28 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,080
29 CAKEALIKES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.14 552
30 PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 656
31 MLB OPENING DAY      L ESPN 5:35 PM 7 0.14 477
32 MLB OPENING DAY      L: MINNESOTA/DETROIT ESPN 1:48 PM 227 0.14 447
33 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: SHREK 2 FREEFORM 8:55 PM 125 0.14 430
34 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 13 0.13 395
35 SEEKING SISTER WIFE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 517
36 HOARDERS: DOLORES 130 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.13 669
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 849
38 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,833
39 MLB WEEKDAY  L: TAMPA BAY/BOSTON ESPN 7:07 PM 209 0.12 483
40 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 454
41 BIG BAKE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.12 450
42 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.12 619
43 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.12 261
44 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,828
45 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,717
46 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,209
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 364
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 970
49 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.11 417
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 741
51 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,615
52 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,768
53 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,606
54 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 345
55 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:50 PM 70 0.10 1,738
56 ELLIOTT FROM EARTH THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.10 244
57 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,306
58 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 477
59 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.10 362
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 263
61 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.09 879
62 INTERVENTION A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.09 393
63 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:31 PM 29 0.09 1,097
64 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 26 0.09 1,051
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,472
66 BIC CONFESSIONS VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.09 219
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 678
68 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,168
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,343
70 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:03 PM 20 0.09 1,495
71 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,211
72 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 11:58 AM 93 0.09 1,181
73 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,148
74 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 450
75 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 400
76 BREEDERS FX 10:00 PM 33 0.09 206
77 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.09 203
78 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:32 PM 91 0.09 1,119
79 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,454
80 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: NEW YORK/BROOKLYN NBA-TV 7:06 PM 144 0.08 225
81 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 4:23 PM 27 0.08 1,560
82 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 439
83 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 431
84 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:26 AM 68 0.08 1,047
85 MLB OPENING DAY      L: CHICAGO WHITE SOX/SEATTLE ESPN 10:36 PM 182 0.08 244
86 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 624
87 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 32 0.08 1,072
88 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 470
89 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,103
90 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.07 172
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 195
92 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,080
93 CHUGGINGTON TALES RAILS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:05 AM 25 0.07 239
94 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 185
95 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,103
96 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN2 7:09 PM 111 0.07 268
97 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.07 593
98 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:34 AM 24 0.07 1,059
99 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,122
100 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 1:00 PM 30 0.07 265
101 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,085
102 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.07 683
103 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:36 PM 26 0.07 335
104 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:38 AM 60 0.07 204
105 MLB OPENING DAY      L ESPN2 4:00 PM 96 0.07 227
106 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 418
107 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 803
108 ALIENS IN ALASKA TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 335
109 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 370
110 VAMPIRINA DISNEY JUNIOR 11:00 AM 25 0.06 201
111 MADEAS BIG HAPPY FAM PLAY: MADEAS BIG HAPPY FAM PLAY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 3:30 PM 180 0.06 157
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 1,023
113 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 344
114 UNDISPUTED L: 1143 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 133
115 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.05 101
116 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:02 PM 58 0.05 223
117 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 315
118 RUNNING WILD: OFF THE MAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 334
119 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:55 AM 25 0.05 182
120 AMER GREED BONUS ED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 209
121 MAINE CABIN MASTERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 387
122 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.04 117
123 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 414
124 DEVIL YOU KNOW VICE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 96
125 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 374
126 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 371
127 D.CHAUVIN: TODAY IN COURT HLN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 225
128 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 330
129 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 377
130 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.04 81
131 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 272
132 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.04 446
133 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 109
134 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 489
135 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:30 PM 44 0.04 105
136 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.04 341
137 JOYAS SOBRE RUEDAS: SUEN DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 11:00 PM 60 0.04 75
138 HERD L: 1458 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 119
139 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.03 102
140 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 278
141 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.03 82
142 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.03 299
143 ALTO OCTANAJE EN LAS VEGA DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 68
144 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.03 81
145 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 297
146 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 69
147 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: BARCELONA VS. VALLADOLID BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 2:50 PM 130 0.03 90
148 FOX BET LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 30 0.03 56
149 RACE TO THE CENTER OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 61 0.03 177
150 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 271

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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.