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January 26, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.24.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The AFC CHAMPIONSHIP game adjusted to 11.83, down a bit from the final 12.2 for 2020’s primetime NFC game.  FBI, which began at 10:30PM, had a 1.98 rating.  In addition, there was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  This isn’t a strong moment for Sunday scripted cable.  The highest-rated “original” was Showtime’s SHAMELESS HALL OF FAME clip show at 0.08, up 0.02 from last week’s clip show, with THE CIRCUS steady at 0.03.  Starz’s AMERICAN GODS held at 0.05, and IN THE LONG RUN ticked up to 0.03.  Off the chart, HBO’S 2nd EUPHORIA special was at 0.02/109K, down 0.06 from the December special. 

TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE easily led Sunday cable at 0.66, up 0.08 from last week, with UNEXPECTED steady at 0.25.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA rose 0.07 to 0.43.  HGTV’s HOME TOWN gained 0.04 to 0.26.  On Food Network, the morning GIRL MEETS FARM was at 0.23 with DELICIOUS MISS BROWN at 0.16, and the primetime WORST COOKS IN AMERICA dropped 0.06 to 0.19.  On ID, ON THE CASE grew by 0.03 to 0.18.  Discovery’s ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER was up 0.03 to 0.17. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday January 24, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.66 2,454
2 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 12:00 PM 180 0.47 1,383
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 61 0.43 1,325
4 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.30 848
5 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 10:18 PM 62 0.28 731
6 HOME TOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.26 1,795
7 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 951
8 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.24 667
9 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 607
10 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.23 1,120
11 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.21 1,471
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:20 PM 60 0.21 598
13 DPLUS FL: BARES ALL RECAP TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 923
14 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 825
15 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,541
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:20 AM 60 0.18 483
17 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 947
18 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 448
19 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 126 0.17 1,468
20 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,213
21 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.16 911
22 MOVIE- FEATURE RPT: SALT-N-PEPA SP ED LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 184 0.16 483
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,140
24 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 944
25 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,220
26 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,388
27 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 360 0.14 529
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,038
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,086
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 963
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 920
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 998
33 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:31 PM 30 0.12 525
34 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 12 0.12 405
35 BRAVOS CHAT ROOM BRAVO 10:01 PM 30 0.11 431
36 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.10 434
37 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 779
38 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 721
39 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 907
40 LIGA MX SUN: QUERETARO / UNAM TUDN 7:30 PM 150 0.10 245
41 SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 347
42 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,365
43 DISCOVERY OF WITCHES MARA AMC 1:25 PM 67 0.10 455
44 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 180 0.10 1,274
45 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,581
46 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,347
47 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 604
48 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2020 WK 6 KC VS. BUF NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 156 0.09 329
49 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: NATIONAL LAMPOON VACATION PARAMOUNT 10:00 AM 135 0.09 232
50 DPLUS FL: CAKEALIKES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 405
51 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 777
52 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.09 465
53 NARCO WARS SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:12 PM 60 0.08 303
54 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 4:22 PM 24 0.08 301
55 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,292
56 SHAMELESS HALL OF SHAME SHOWTIME PRIME 9:01 PM 51 0.08 400
57 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 223
58 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.07 278
59 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.07 272
60 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 641
61 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.07 1,098
62 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,749
63 DISCOVERY OF WITCHES MARA AMC 2:32 PM 64 0.07 351
64 EXPRESS WEEKEND – BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 12:11 PM 10 0.07 122
65 DISCOVERY OF WITCHES, A AMC 10:00 PM 63 0.07 427
66 DISCOVERY OF WITCHES MARA AMC 5:43 PM 64 0.07 367
67 MSNBC NEWS HOUR MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,055
68 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 134
69 NFL NFC CHAMPIONSHIP FD: TAMPA BAY VS GREEN BAY FOX DEPORTES 3:01 PM 205 0.06 129
70 DISCOVERY OF WITCHES MARA AMC 3:36 PM 63 0.06 328
71 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 10:16 PM 60 0.06 238
72 DISCOVERY OF WITCHES MARA AMC 4:39 PM 64 0.06 330
73 BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.06 132
74 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.06 288
75 VENGEANCE: KILLER MILLION HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 402
76 DISCOVERY OF WITCHES MARA AMC 7:51 PM 64 0.06 411
77 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 223
78 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 10:00 PM 18 0.06 171
79 DISCOVERY OF WITCHES MARA AMC 6:47 PM 64 0.06 410
80 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 1,079
81 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 6:14 PM 46 0.05 202
82 WEEK W/ JOSHUA JOHNSON: N/A MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.05 663
83 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.05 133
84 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.05 406
85 SECRETS OF VIKING STONE SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 239
86 AMERICAN GODS 3 STARZ PRIMARY 8:03 PM 50 0.05 160
87 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.05 701
88 TRACK & FIELD           L: AMERICAN TRACK LEAGUE ESPN 3:00 PM 122 0.05 199
89 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE PARAMOUNT 9:00 AM 60 0.05 122
90 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 214
91 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.05 895
92 DISCOVERY OF WITCHES MARA AMC 8:55 PM 65 0.05 408
93 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.05 373
94 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 106
95 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.05 786
96 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.05 146
97 LIGA MX SUN: TOLUCA / NECAXA TUDN 12:30 PM 150 0.05 105
98 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 923
99 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 119 0.05 129
100 THE A&E MOVIE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.05 154
101 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: ELCHE VS. BARCELONA BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 10:05 AM 126 0.05 120
102 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 80
103 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 308
104 EXHUMED OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 374
105 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 764
106 LALIGA SANTANDER-L: ATLETICO DE MADRID VS. VALENCIA BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 2:50 PM 130 0.04 111
107 NFL CONFERENCE CHAMP L: BUFFALO/KANSAS CITY ESPN DEPORTES 6:30 PM 227 0.04 106
108 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 794
109 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.04 903
110 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 690
111 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN TUDN 3:00 PM 60 0.04 73
112 ACCION L TUDN 4:00 PM 60 0.04 64
113 NFLEROS ON FOXD FOX DEPORTES 6:26 PM 34 0.04 106
114 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 895
115 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.04 143
116 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 1,251
117 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 651
118 VENGEANCE: KILLER MILLION HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 307
119 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 119
120 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.04 112
121 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 163
122 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 728
123 EXHUMED OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.03 404
124 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 63 0.03 256
125 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: TORONTO/INDIANA NBA-TV 1:08 PM 142 0.03 150
126 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 200
127 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.03 87
128 WILD LIFE OF DR. OLE NAT GEO WILD 10:03 PM 60 0.03 295
129 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 171
130 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:29 PM 61 0.03 84
131 CIRCUS, THE S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 28 0.03 305
132 LPGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:58 PM 59 0.03 311
133 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.03 217
134 FRAMED BY THE KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 AM 60 0.03 283
135 PBA BOWLING L: PBA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP: WEST FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.03 222
136 IF WE BUILT IT TODAY SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.03 185
137 JUGADA, LA LF SUN TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.03 52
138 PGA TOUR: THE AMERICAN EXPRESS GOLF CHANNEL 2:57 PM 256 0.03 297
139 MSNBC LIVE W/GIBSN&REISER: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.03 474
140 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: RUTGERS / INDIANA BIG TEN NETWORK 12:00 PM 121 0.03 240
141 SIDE HUSTLE NICKTOONS 10:30 AM 30 0.03 94
142 DANGER FORCE NICKTOONS 10:00 AM 30 0.03 97
143 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 146
144 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 334
145 FUTBOL PICANTE ESPN DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.03 41
146 NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT: UTAH/LA LAKERS ESPN 6:30 PM 120 0.03 90
147 IF WE BUILT IT TODAY SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 131
148 NICK UNFILTERED NICKTOONS 11:00 AM 30 0.03 88
149 IN THE LONG RUN S3 STARZ PRIMARY 9:00 PM 22 0.03 59
150 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 11:30 PM 80 0.03 64

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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.