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March 11, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.10.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE MASKED SINGER, SWAT, and CHICAGO FIRE. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A special episode of Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK topped Wednesday cable at 0.82.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE was steady at 0.53.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY held at 0.36.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING ticked down to 0.32.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT slipped 0.02 to 0.31, and MARRYING MILLIONS was down 0.04 to 0.11.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.29/0.49/3.4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.38/3.3M and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.23/0.33/1.9M.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS rose a tenth to 0.26, FARMHOUSE FIXER ticked up to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was steady at 0.22.  FX’s SNOWFALL fell 0.08 to 0.25.  BET’s SISTAS lost 0.03 to 0.22 (plus zero/52K via BET Her simulcast).  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE edged up 0.02 to 0.22.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE gained 0.02 to 0.21, and ASSEMBLY REQUIRED.  Syfy’s RESIDENT ALIEN lost 0.03 to 0.19.  USA’s WWE NXT was down 0.02 to 0.18.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL climbed 0.02 to 0.18.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked down to 0.16.  On A&E, I SURVIVED A CRIME was at 0.13/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.15, and COURT CAM was at 0.12/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.13.  Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE dropped 0.03 to 0.06.  IFC’s BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW ticked up to 0.04. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 10, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 62 0.82 1,740
2 CHALLENGE: DOUBLE AGENTS MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.53 927
3 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,032
4 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0075 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.32 743
5 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): THREE LITTLE WORDS 1209 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.31 1,282
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,414
7 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,315
8 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 61 0.25 600
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,293
10 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,915
11 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,909
12 FARMHOUSE FIXER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,196
13 SISTAS SERIES S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 924
14 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 1,188
15 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.22 821
16 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.21 590
17 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.21 856
18 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,702
19 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,389
20 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,372
21 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,250
22 RESIDENT ALIEN SYFY 10:00 PM 62 0.19 1,067
23 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,935
24 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,134
25 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 127 0.18 691
26 DAILY SHOW PRESENTS, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 40 0.17 487
27 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,290
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,242
29 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 882
30 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.16 523
31 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 634
32 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,316
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,234
34 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: PSG / BARCELONA TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.16 349
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,123
36 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 622
37 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 9:30 PM 119 0.15 560
38 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,399
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,054
40 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,997
41 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,079
42 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:29 PM 61 0.14 364
43 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 8:28 PM 62 0.13 468
44 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,249
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 981
46 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,340
47 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 523
48 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 6:30 PM 88 0.13 409
49 I SURVIVED A CRIME A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.13 469
50 I SURVIVED A CRIME A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.12 434
51 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 90 0.12 418
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,358
53 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.12 355
54 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.12 705
55 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: SAN ANTONIO/DALLAS NBA-TV 8:30 PM 146 0.12 307
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 969
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,616
58 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.11 693
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,473
60 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,411
61 MARRYING MILLIONS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.11 603
62 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LAS VEGAS/MINNESOTA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 156 0.11 356
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 922
64 FIRST WIVES CLUB BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.11 512
65 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 291
66 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 274
67 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,345
68 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,821
69 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,340
70 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,329
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,349
72 LIGA MX: MONTERREY VS LEON FOX DEPORTES 9:47 PM 137 0.10 233
73 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,887
74 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.10 327
75 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:56 PM 64 0.10 187
76 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,236
77 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 160
78 MY FEET KILLING ME:FNOTES TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 470
79 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 783
80 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:30 AM 60 0.09 231
81 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.09 1,867
82 LIVES WELL LIVED MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,457
83 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,919
84 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,421
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 200
86 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.08 556
87 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 187
88 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R23H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 533
89 DAILY SHOW PRESENTS, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 9:00 AM 11 0.08 264
90 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.08 262
91 NARCO WARS SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 302
92 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.08 207
93 DATELINE: UNFORGETTABLE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 381
94 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 651
95 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 203
96 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 1:06 PM 32 0.07 1,173
97 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,270
98 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,328
99 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 491
100 BIGGER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.07 347
101 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.07 343
102 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.07 178
103 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 159
104 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: PENN STATE / NEBRASKA BIG TEN NETWORK 9:10 PM 137 0.06 357
105 BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: FIRST RD:BUTLER/XAVIER FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 136 0.06 236
106 ULTIMATE COWBOY SHOWDOWN INSP 1:00 AM 60 0.06 376
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 1,193
108 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.06 244
109 DISRUPT & DISMANTLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 60 0.06 220
110 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:38 PM 22 0.06 1,090
111 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.06 147
112 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 159
113 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: NORTHWESTERN / MINNESOTA BIG TEN NETWORK 6:30 PM 133 0.05 378
114 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.05 241
115 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 463
116 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 1,091
117 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 910
118 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.05 103
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 1,014
120 UEFA CHAMPS EN 60 TUDN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 87
121 HERD L: 1441 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 126
122 UNDISPUTED L: 1125 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 119
123 BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: FIRST RD: DEPAUL/PROVIDENCE FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 130 0.05 189
124 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.05 440
125 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:54 PM 128 0.05 150
126 BIG EAST TOURN BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 8:16 PM 44 0.05 165
127 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 322
128 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 312
129 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 12:04 AM 26 0.04 96
130 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 1,083
131 BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW IFC TV 12:00 AM 30 0.04 141
132 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LOS ANGELES/ANAHEIM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:39 PM 147 0.04 124
133 ULTIMATE COWBOY SHOWDOWN INSP 9:00 PM 60 0.04 526
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 281
135 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 93
136 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 414
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 243
138 INCREDIBLE DR POL SNAPS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 270
139 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 318
140 INCREDIBLE DR POL SNAPS NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 294
141 LA CASA DEL MAL DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 90 0.04 73
142 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 269
143 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2021 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:22 PM 11 0.03 100
144 B1G LIVE: BKB GAMEBREAK L BIG TEN NETWORK 8:43 PM 27 0.03 253
145 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2021 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:48 PM 34 0.03 115
146 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2021 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:33 PM 27 0.03 118
147 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 513
148 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2021 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:00 PM 15 0.03 115
149 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2021 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:15 PM 12 0.03 111
150 SCRUBS IFC TV 3:00 PM 30 0.03 89

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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.