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February 12, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.11.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE, THE HUSTLER, YOUNG SHELDON, B POSITIVE, and MR MAYOR. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.42/0.34.  Beyond that, the cable Top 10 was all impeachment coverage, with the 1PM hour on CNN at 0.39/0.58/3.1M, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.34/0.56/3.9M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.23/0.42/3.4M.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE fell 0.08 to 0.31, and REVENGE PRANK was down 0.03 to 0.10.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 was at 0.25/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.29/0.21, and KILLER CASES was down 0.06 to 0.15.  On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS lost 0.08 to 0.21, and FAST FOODIES was down 0.04 to 0.10.  TBS’s GO-BIG SHOW shrank by 0.08 to 0.21.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY ticked down to 0.21.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.21, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.08 to 0.20, REHAB ADDICT RESCUE ticked up to 0.19, and FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA was down 0.04 to 0.16.  Bravo’s SUMMER HOUSE dipped 0.03 to 0.18.  On USA, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was at 0.18/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.16, and THE REV ticked down to 0.09.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.17/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.17.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS was down 0.02 to 0.16.  ID’s FEAR THY ROOMMATE was at 0.16.  Freeform’s GROWN-ISH ticked up to 0.11.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: COUPLES CAM gained 0.02 to 0.11, and AUSTRALIA was at 0.05/0.04 compared to last week’s 0.06/0.04.  On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP fell 0.07 to 0.11, and THE REAL BLAC CHYNA ticked down to 0.06. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday February 11, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: 76ERS/TRAILBLAZERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:13 PM 152 0.42 1,132
2 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.39 3,144
3 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 4:00 PM 25 0.37 3,127
4 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.36 2,985
5 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.36 2,780
6 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.35 2,891
7 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,921
8 NBA BASKETBALL: HEAT/ROCKETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:49 PM 144 0.34 1,073
9 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:25 PM 35 0.32 2,725
10 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.32 2,363
11 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S4 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.31 592
12 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.30 2,283
13 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.30 1,924
14 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,387
15 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.29 2,133
16 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,806
17 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 2:12 PM 34 0.27 3,126
18 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP MSNBC 2:46 PM 99 0.25 3,276
19 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP: RASKIN/DEGETTE/LIEU/CICILINE MSNBC 12:00 PM 132 0.25 3,014
20 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.25 951
21 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.24 1,910
22 NASCAR CUP SERIES L: DUEL AT DAYTONA FOX SPORTS 1 7:01 PM 191 0.24 1,482
23 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:25 PM 95 0.23 3,190
24 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 473
25 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 3,430
26 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,966
27 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,998
28 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.22 658
29 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:45 AM 53 0.22 535
30 GO-BIG SHOW TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 756
31 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.21 842
32 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 31 0.21 1,135
33 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,333
34 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.20 1,123
35 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 10 0.20 459
36 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 626
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,502
38 REHAB ADDICT RESCUE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,177
39 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.18 538
40 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.18 825
41 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,294
42 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 2,144
43 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,514
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,147
45 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.17 1,190
46 GOLDEN HOUR FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 62 0.17 1,057
47 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 1,149
48 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.16 766
49 FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.16 856
50 NASCAR CUP SERIES RAIN L FOX SPORTS 1 10:30 PM 43 0.16 913
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,384
52 FEAR THY ROOMMATE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 715
53 KILLER CASES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.15 671
54 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA STATE/KANSAS ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.15 428
55 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.15 261
56 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,931
57 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.14 585
58 FIRST 48 CRITICAL MINUTES A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.14 712
59 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,392
60 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 2,683
61 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 316
62 FIFA CLUB COPA MNDL FNL: BAYERN MUNICH VS TIGRES FOX DEPORTES 12:39 PM 142 0.14 344
63 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:35 PM 14 0.13 490
64 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 9:28 PM 32 0.13 651
65 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 365
66 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 10:30 AM 90 0.12 1,798
67 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,042
68 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 9:00 AM 90 0.12 1,603
69 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 349
70 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 396
71 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.11 300
72 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.11 256
73 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,702
74 MAFS: COUPLES CAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.11 530
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 273
76 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 302
77 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.11 301
78 FAST FOODIES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 244
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 331
80 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN20 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 336
81 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 842
82 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 3:01 PM 45 0.10 210
83 REVENGE PRANK MTV 9:01 PM 30 0.10 224
84 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 253
85 MORNING JOE: SECOND IMPEACHMENT OF DONALD TRUMP MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,482
86 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: PURDUE/MINNESOTA ESPN2 5:00 PM 128 0.10 325
87 AMC MOVIE: GET HARD AMC 10:30 PM 120 0.10 237
88 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.09 749
89 SP HGTV DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 60 0.09 540
90 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,411
91 TOONED IN NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.09 276
92 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.09 212
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,280
94 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.09 233
95 NICK UNFILTERED NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.09 349
96 REV, THE USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.09 379
97 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 31 0.08 606
98 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,155
99 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,359
100 DEER SQUAD NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.08 241
101 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,318
102 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:24 PM 36 0.08 1,128
103 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,017
104 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: WRONG VALENTINE, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.07 345
105 LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 14 0.07 665
106 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 858
107 FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP L: FINAL: BAYERN MUNICH/TIGRES UANL FOX SPORTS 1 12:53 PM 142 0.07 176
108 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: THIRD ROUND ESPN2 8:50 PM 363 0.07 347
109 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,066
110 DEER SQUAD NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.07 298
111 GHOSTED SSN 2B MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.07 198
112 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 569
113 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:04 PM 119 0.07 273
114 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 179
115 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 176
116 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:49 PM 11 0.07 260
117 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN: SECOND ROUND ESPN2 1:00 PM 180 0.07 191
118 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 24 0.07 760
119 ARENA, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 35 0.07 190
120 SUBSTITUTE, THE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.07 244
121 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 519
122 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.06 463
123 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 177
124 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 806
125 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.06 574
126 REAL BLAC CHYNA WETV 10:08 PM 61 0.06 184
127 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 726
128 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 66 0.06 259
129 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 AM 52 0.06 228
130 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO FOX DEPORTES 3:46 PM 14 0.05 98
131 CONSPIRACIES DECODED SCIENCE 10:06 PM 60 0.05 202
132 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.05 532
133 PORT PROTECT ALASKA SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:14 PM 60 0.05 519
134 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 141
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 191
136 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.05 457
137 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 944 DOUBLE LIVES PT. 1 & 2 OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.05 314
138 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:03 PM 57 0.05 170
139 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 294
140 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 166
141 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 323
142 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 61 0.04 196
143 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 326
144 PGA TOUR: AT&T PEBBLE BCH PRO-AM GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 189 0.04 487
145 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 706
146 UNDISPUTED L: 1106 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 105
147 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.04 401
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 177
149 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 327
150 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 245

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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.