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January 11, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.7.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE, HELL’S KITCHEN and CALL ME KAT. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  CNN continued to be the news network of choice on Thursday, with 14 of the day’s Top 15 telecasts, led by the 8PM ANDERSON COOPER 360 hour at 1.04/1.51/5.8M, and with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.64/0.93/5.4M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.36/0.55/3.6M.  The top non-news original was TNT’s NBA doubleheader at 0.44/0.39.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE was at 0.39, and REVENGE PRANK was at 0.17/0.16.  TBS’s GO-BIG SHOW was at 0.36.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.29, FLIP OR FLOP was at 0.29, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.20, and FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA was at 0.19.  Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM was at 0.28.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.28/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.14, and KILLER CASES was at 0.17.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.25.  On ID, FEAR THY ROOMMATE rose 0.08 to 0.21, and A TIME TO KILL was at 0.19.  E!’s TOTAL BELLAS was at 0.20.  On Discovery, BATTLEBOTS was at 0.20.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.16/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.11, and MOUNTAIN MEN was at 0.12.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP was at 0.14. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday January 7, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 1.04 5,766
2 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.99 4,875
3 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.98 5,209
4 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.97 5,116
5 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.97 5,600
6 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.92 5,316
7 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.91 4,540
8 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.90 5,220
9 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.82 4,172
10 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.79 4,506
11 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.70 4,005
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.64 5,398
13 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.59 3,520
14 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.57 2,915
15 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.56 3,394
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.54 2,939
17 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.47 4,608
18 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.45 2,388
19 NBA BASKETBALL: 76ERS/NETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:45 PM 146 0.44 1,136
20 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.43 3,623
21 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 1:52 PM 41 0.42 3,826
22 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.42 3,466
23 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: NATION REACTS TO CAPITOL PROTEST MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.42 4,166
24 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 52 0.40 3,318
25 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S4 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.39 746
26 NBA BASKETBALL: MAVERICKS/NUGGETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:11 PM 161 0.39 993
27 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.39 3,797
28 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.37 3,535
29 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.36 3,582
30 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.36 3,370
31 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:33 PM 87 0.35 3,353
32 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:35 AM 25 0.33 3,187
33 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.32 1,833
34 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.31 1,601
35 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 95 0.30 2,898
36 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.30 3,602
37 GO-BIG SHOW TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,035
38 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:02 PM 31 0.29 1,344
39 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 31 0.29 1,347
40 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.28 906
41 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.28 2,839
42 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.28 905
43 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.27 2,186
44 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.26 2,583
45 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,000
46 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.25 983
47 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,393
48 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.21 1,849
49 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,950
50 FEAR THY ROOMMATE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 796
51 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,315
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,883
53 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.20 426
54 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 126 0.20 832
55 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL: ADV HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:33 PM 30 0.20 1,122
56 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 15 0.19 560
57 FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.19 1,089
58 TIME TO KILL, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 705
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,758
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,826
61 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,831
62 DPLUS FL: REST IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 774
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,704
64 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:52 AM 62 0.18 446
65 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 655
66 KILLER CASES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.17 712
67 REVENGE PRANK MTV 9:00 PM 30 0.17 325
68 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,691
69 REVENGE PRANK MTV 9:30 PM 30 0.16 302
70 FIRST 48 CRITICAL MINUTES A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.16 652
71 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.16 1,093
72 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,427
73 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 381
74 APOLLO 13: APOLLO 13 NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 150 0.14 473
75 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,687
76 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.14 313
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,261
78 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.13 446
79 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.13 769
80 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:49 PM 11 0.13 354
81 DPLUS FL: REST IMP RELOAD FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 603
82 DPLUS FL:GHOST ADV TOP 10 TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 360
83 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: INDIANA/WISCONSIN FOX SPORTS 1 7:12 PM 142 0.12 556
84 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.12 401
85 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.12 1,121
86 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 370
87 IJ: DINNER PARTY SHOW TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.11 222
88 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 255
89 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-2R4R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.11 338
90 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 301
91 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 240
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 984
93 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED: N/A SCIENCE 9:00 PM 132 0.10 446
94 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 287
95 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWRDS  L ESPN 7:00 PM 105 0.09 302
96 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.09 312
97 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 8:45 PM 112 0.09 414
98 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA/MARYLAND ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.09 472
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 258
100 NICK UNFILTERED NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.08 388
101 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.07 700
102 REAL BLAC CHYNA WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.07 227
103 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: UCLA/ARIZONA STATE ESPN 10:37 PM 136 0.07 234
104 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 433
105 UNDISPUTED L: 1081 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 137
106 TOP SECRET VIDEOS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.07 148
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 194
108 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.07 204
109 APOLLO 13 NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.07 348
110 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 7:02 PM 10 0.07 310
111 JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 104 0.06 149
112 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 158
113 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.06 466
114 JANE DOE MURDERS, THE: 100 JANE DOE MURDERS, THE OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 120 0.06 218
115 PGA TOUR: SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHPS GOLF CHANNEL 5:58 PM 237 0.06 345
116 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.06 166
117 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 155
118 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.05 491
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 183
120 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 322
121 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 943 MYSTERY ON THE MISSISSIPPI PT. 1 & 2 OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.05 259
122 HERD L: 1395 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 129
123 LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 465
124 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:04 PM 118 0.04 165
125 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 170
126 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.04 127
127 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 150
128 NATIONAL REPORT: N/A NEWSMAX TV 9:00 AM 180 0.04 356
129 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: ILLINOIS / NORTHWESTERN BIG TEN NETWORK 9:06 PM 121 0.04 290
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 186
131 SUBSTITUTE, THE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.04 258
132 AMERICAN AGENDA: N/A NEWSMAX TV 2:00 PM 180 0.04 322
133 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 104
134 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.04 149
135 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 5:00 PM 60 0.04 390
136 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:53 AM 67 0.04 132
137 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 254
138 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 91
139 LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 383
140 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 319
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 199
142 MOVIE SHOW, THE SYFY 11:00 PM 30 0.04 100
143 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L FOX SPORTS 1 9:34 PM 101 0.04 101
144 VICE NEWS TONIGHT VICE 11:00 PM 30 0.04 78
145 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 107
146 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:02 PM 58 0.03 103
147 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 75
148 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 132
149 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 9:55 PM 60 0.03 128
150 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 115

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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.