NETWORK FINALS: There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for KENAN and NEW AMSTERDAM.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On OWN, the season finale of QUEEN SUGAR was at 0.13, up 0.03 from last week and down 0.09 from the last season finale, and DELILAH ticked down to 0.05. On Freeform, the series premiere of CRUEL SUMMER was at 0.11/0.08.
The news of the Derick Chauvin verdict dominated Tuesday cable, with CNN’s SITUATION ROOM in the lead at 1.10/1.44/4.7M, Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.50/0.80/4.3M, and MSNBC’s PRESS CONFERENCE coverage at 0.34/0.52/3.1M. On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND gained 0.06 to 0.50, and ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ticked down to 0.15. Discovery’s DEADLIEST CATCH was at 0.35/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.18. FX’s MAYANS MC rose 0.04 to 0.30. TNT’s NBA game was at 0.29. On MTV, TEEN MOM climbed 0.03 to 0.28. USA’s WWE NXT ticked up to 0.23, and TEMPTATION ISLAND was up 0.03 to 0.22. Food Network’s CHOPPED edged up 0.02 to 0.22. On HGTV, UNSELLABLE HOUSES dropped 0.06 to 0.20, HOUSE HUNTERS fell 0.06 to 0.18, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.08 to 0.15. BET’s THE OVAL gained 0.02 to 0.19 (plus 0.02/46K via BET Her simulcast). TBS’s CHAD dipped 0.02 to 0.18. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS ticked up to 0.17. On TLC, OUTDAUGHTERED lost 0.02 to 0.17, and THE BLENDED BUNCH was up 0.04 to 0.15. VH1’s WILD N OUT was at 0.16/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.13. On ID, STILL A MYSTERY grew by 0.05 to 0.16, and TRUE CONVICTION was at 0.14. A&E’s STORAGE WARS was at 0.14/0.14, and HUSTLE & TOW was at 0.12/0.07.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday April 20, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 1.10 | 4,689 |
| 2 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.85 | 4,006 |
| 3 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.70 | 2,903 |
| 4 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.56 | 2,406 |
| 5 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.50 | 4,330 |
| 6 | CURSE OF OAK ISLAND | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.50 | 2,939 |
| 7 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.44 | 1,956 |
| 8 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.42 | 2,075 |
| 9 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.38 | 3,214 |
| 10 | NBA BASKETBALL: CLIPPERS/TRAILBLAZERS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:13 PM | 151 | 0.37 | 986 |
| 11 | DEADLIEST CATCH: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 136 | 0.35 | 1,512 |
| 12 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 5:38 PM | 26 | 0.34 | 3,105 |
| 13 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 3,329 |
| 14 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 1,578 |
| 15 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 98 | 0.32 | 3,311 |
| 16 | MAYANS M.C. | FX | 10:00 PM | 67 | 0.30 | 872 |
| 17 | NBA BASKETBALL: NETS/PELICANS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:45 PM | 148 | 0.29 | 872 |
| 18 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,605 |
| 19 | TEEN MOM S9 REUNION P1 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 605 |
| 20 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 2,811 |
| 21 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 6:04 PM | 56 | 0.26 | 2,231 |
| 22 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,720 |
| 23 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,073 |
| 24 | DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL | HLN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 939 |
| 25 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 39 | 0.24 | 2,262 |
| 26 | DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL | HLN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 941 |
| 27 | WWE NXT: WWE NXT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.23 | 841 |
| 28 | DEADLIEST CATCH:BLOOD SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:16 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 870 |
| 29 | TEMPTATION ISLAND | USA NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.22 | 554 |
| 30 | CHOPPED | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 913 |
| 31 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,034 |
| 32 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,185 |
| 33 | SR/FLOYD FAMLY ATTNY PC | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:39 PM | 14 | 0.20 | 1,692 |
| 34 | UNSELLABLE HOUSES | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,591 |
| 35 | OVAL, THE S2 | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 838 |
| 36 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,927 |
| 37 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,635 |
| 38 | CHAD | TBS NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 582 |
| 39 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,429 |
| 40 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,001 |
| 41 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,607 |
| 42 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,969 |
| 43 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,163 |
| 44 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,266 |
| 45 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 550 |
| 46 | OUTDAUGHTERED | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,019 |
| 47 | NICK CANNON WILDNOUT 15B | VH1 | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 306 |
| 48 | STILL A MYSTERY | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 682 |
| 49 | INSIDE THE NBA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 12:44 AM | 58 | 0.16 | 413 |
| 50 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 841 |
| 51 | TYLER PERRYS RUTHLESS | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 581 |
| 52 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,307 |
| 53 | NICK CANNON WILDNOUT 15B | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 283 |
| 54 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,263 |
| 55 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,563 |
| 56 | ASSEMBLY REQUIRED | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.15 | 816 |
| 57 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 990 |
| 58 | BLENDED BUNCH | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 651 |
| 59 | MLB WEEKDAY L: NY METS/CHICAGO CUBS | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 226 | 0.14 | 630 |
| 60 | STORAGE WARS | A&E NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 31 | 0.14 | 833 |
| 61 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,498 |
| 62 | TRUE CONVICTION | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 626 |
| 63 | STORAGE WARS | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 838 |
| 64 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,655 |
| 65 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,696 |
| 66 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 898 |
| 67 | QUEEN SUGAR | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 662 |
| 68 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 694 |
| 69 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,685 |
| 70 | NBA PRE-GAME SHOW | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:30 PM | 15 | 0.12 | 417 |
| 71 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,576 |
| 72 | HUSTLE & TOW | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.12 | 541 |
| 73 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,474 |
| 74 | DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL | HLN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 462 |
| 75 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,548 |
| 76 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,631 |
| 77 | CRUEL SUMMER | FREEFORM | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 274 |
| 78 | DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL | HLN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 474 |
| 79 | AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,259 |
| 80 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:16 PM | 44 | 0.10 | 275 |
| 81 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 971 |
| 82 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,288 |
| 83 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 261 |
| 84 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 216 |
| 85 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:01 PM | 59 | 0.09 | 240 |
| 86 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 282 |
| 87 | PORT PROTECT ALASKA COMP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 761 |
| 88 | LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 638 |
| 89 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 305 |
| 90 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 250 |
| 91 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 536 |
| 92 | UNEXPECTED: MORE TO LOVE | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 359 |
| 93 | DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL | HLN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 291 |
| 94 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 662 |
| 95 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,114 |
| 96 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 200 |
| 97 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 278 |
| 98 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 250 |
| 99 | DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL | HLN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 367 |
| 100 | CRUEL SUMMER | FREEFORM | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 218 |
| 101 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 204 |
| 102 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 188 |
| 103 | DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL | HLN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 384 |
| 104 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 552 |
| 105 | HUSTLE & TOW | A&E NETWORK | 10:32 PM | 32 | 0.07 | 378 |
| 106 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 217 |
| 107 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 61 | 0.07 | 234 |
| 108 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,092 |
| 109 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 978 |
| 110 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 193 |
| 111 | DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL | HLN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 376 |
| 112 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 216 |
| 113 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,039 |
| 114 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 143 |
| 115 | GRAVEYARD CARZ | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 255 |
| 116 | BET DEREK CHAUVIN VERDICT: BET DEREK CHAUVIN VERDICT PREM | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 4:33 PM | 169 | 0.06 | 152 |
| 117 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 256 |
| 118 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,001 |
| 119 | DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 321 |
| 120 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 132 |
| 121 | DELILAH | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 320 |
| 122 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,031 |
| 123 | UNDISPUTED L: 1154 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 129 |
| 124 | FASTER WITH FINNEGAN | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 187 |
| 125 | DPLUS FL: DC: BLOODLINE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:50 AM | 10 | 0.05 | 341 |
| 126 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 857 |
| 127 | SPICER & CO | NEWSMAX TV | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 336 |
| 128 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 429 |
| 129 | LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INT | SUNDANCE TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 182 |
| 130 | GREG KELLY REPORTS | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 408 |
| 131 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 990 |
| 132 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 342 |
| 133 | DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 324 |
| 134 | HERD L: 1469 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 128 |
| 135 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 266 |
| 136 | REAL SPORTS 21 | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 59 | 0.04 | 109 |
| 137 | DIVORCE COURT | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 113 |
| 138 | UNDERGROUND ON OWN | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 233 |
| 139 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L | TUDN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 99 |
| 140 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 71 |
| 141 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: BOSTON/BUFFALO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:33 PM | 158 | 0.04 | 146 |
| 142 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 95 |
| 143 | LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INT | SUNDANCE TV | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 144 |
| 144 | TIME MACHINE: THE STONED AGES | HISTORY | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 203 |
| 145 | MAJOR CRIMES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.04 | 425 |
| 146 | SMOKE: MARIJUANA + BLACK: SMOKE: MARIJUANA + BLACK | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 136 |
| 147 | TIME MACHINE: MARIJUANA: A CHRONIC HISTORY | HISTORY | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 226 |
| 148 | LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INT | SUNDANCE TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 164 |
| 149 | LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INT | SUNDANCE TV | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 144 |
| 150 | DIVORCE COURT | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 98 |
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