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January 25, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.21.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE, B POSITIVE, SVU and CALL ME KAT. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader led Thursday cable at 0.63/0.51.  Cable news was topped by CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.46/0.64/2.5M (the network had slots 3-15), with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.33/0.60/4M, and Fox News’s HANNNITY at 0.28/0.53/3.3M.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE slipped 0.02 to 0.34, and REVENGE PRANK was down 0.02 to 0.13.  Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM was steady at 0.26.  USA’s CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was at 0.23/0.19.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY dropped 0.05 to 0.21.  TBS’s GO-BIG SHOW fell 0.09 to 0.20.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.20/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.24/0.14, and KILLER CASES was down 0.04 to 0.13, .  The season premiere of Freeform’s GROWN-ISH was at 0.19, compared to last season’s 0.28/0.24.  On History, MOUNTAIN MEN rose 0.08 to 0.18, and SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.11 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.08.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL lost 0.06 to 0.16, and FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA dipped 0.03 to 0.14.  On Discovery, BATTLEBOTS shrank by 0.09 to 0.15.  E!’s TOTAL BELLAS was down 0.02 to 0.15.  On ID, FEAR THY ROOMMATE ticked down to 0.14.  On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP ticked down to 0.11, and THE REAL BLAC CHYNA ticked up to 0.07. 

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday January 21, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: LAKERS/BUCKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:50 PM 146 0.63 1,713
2 NBA BASKETBALL: PELICANS/JAZZ TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:16 PM 159 0.51 1,287
3 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.46 2,523
4 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.46 2,887
5 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.45 3,150
6 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.44 2,644
7 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.44 2,350
8 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.43 2,405
9 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.41 2,183
10 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.41 2,173
11 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.40 2,781
12 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.40 2,709
13 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.39 2,171
14 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.38 2,489
15 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.36 1,968
16 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S4 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.34 625
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 3,966
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.28 1,698
19 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.28 1,520
20 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,346
21 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.26 1,443
22 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.26 906
23 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,355
24 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:55 AM 54 0.25 510
25 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,937
26 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.23 974
27 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 5:05 PM 55 0.22 2,853
28 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,488
29 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 4:00 PM 65 0.22 2,862
30 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.21 804
31 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,358
32 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,861
33 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,446
34 GO-BIG SHOW TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 770
35 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.20 879
36 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:35 PM 15 0.20 620
37 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:47 PM 22 0.19 2,017
38 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.19 434
39 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 9:31 PM 29 0.19 742
40 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 2,253
41 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,327
42 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.18 1,249
43 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,092
44 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 569
45 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:09 PM 51 0.17 2,007
46 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.17 674
47 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,682
48 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,746
49 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,139
50 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.16 1,202
51 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 31 0.16 1,249
52 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,612
53 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 47 0.16 1,713
54 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,653
55 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.15 763
56 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 59 0.15 352
57 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.15 1,232
58 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 12 0.15 508
59 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.15 1,652
60 FIRST 48 CRITICAL MINUTES A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.14 624
61 FEAR THY ROOMMATE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 632
62 FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.14 926
63 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 374
64 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,768
65 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.14 577
66 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 867
67 LIGA MX L: ATLETICO SAN LUIS / CHIVAS GUADALAJARA TUDN 9:30 PM 150 0.13 295
68 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:33 PM 27 0.13 991
69 REVENGE PRANK MTV 9:00 PM 30 0.13 276
70 KILLER CASES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.13 535
71 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:05 PM 28 0.13 976
72 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,824
73 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,311
74 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,349
75 NICK UNFILTERED NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.12 509
76 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: TAMPA/COLUMBUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:05 PM 160 0.12 344
77 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,443
78 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.12 305
79 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,412
80 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,281
81 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 441
82 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,388
83 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 324
84 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,280
85 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.11 328
86 REV, THE USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.11 457
87 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: INDIANA/IOWA FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 130 0.10 501
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,291
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,394
90 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:12 PM 48 0.10 287
91 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: CONNECTICUT/TENNESSEE ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.10 502
92 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,338
93 ARENA, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 35 0.10 265
94 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.10 374
95 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.10 220
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 269
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,112
98 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 243
99 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ARIZONA/ARIZONA STATE ESPN 9:04 PM 128 0.09 318
100 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 304
101 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BURNLEY/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 139 0.09 265
102 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:49 PM 11 0.09 361
103 SUBSTITUTE, THE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.09 435
104 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.08 196
105 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.08 277
106 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 201
107 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 268
108 CONSPIRACIES DECODED SCIENCE 10:06 PM 60 0.08 384
109 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 66 0.07 465
110 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 826
111 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 175
112 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.07 169
113 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 224
114 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: MONTREAL/VANCOUVER NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:45 PM 156 0.07 178
115 REAL BLAC CHYNA WETV 10:00 PM 62 0.07 244
116 UNDISPUTED L: 1091 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 134
117 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.06 595
118 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 449
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 222
120 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 339
121 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.05 678
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 183
123 HERD L: 1405 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 138
124 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.05 115
125 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 337
126 BIZ FOODS AMERICA REPACK COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 170
127 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:13 PM 47 0.04 106
128 LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 14 0.04 466
129 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.04 83
130 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT NEWSMAX TV 10:00 PM 60 0.04 267
131 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 328
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 157
133 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.04 472
134 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 278
135 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 339
136 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 303
137 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 155
138 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 131
139 FLEA MARKET FLIP DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.04 185
140 VICE NEWS TONIGHT VICE 11:00 PM 30 0.04 75
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 174
142 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 378
143 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 78
144 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 326
145 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WICHITA STATE/MEMPHIS ESPN2 7:00 PM 125 0.04 162
146 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 5:00 PM 60 0.03 409
147 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.03 359
148 SEGUR FRONTERA AUS S12 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.03 101
149 PGA TOUR: THE AMERICAN EXPRESS GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 240 0.03 235
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 159

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."