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April 15, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.14.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for HOME ECONOMICS, CALL YOUR MOTHER, THE MASKED SINGER and the CHICAGO PD rerun

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.04 to 0.53.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING, no longer facing direct competition from USA, jumped 0.16 to 0.44, with leadout ONE CHAMPIONSHIP at 0.11.  FX’s SNOWFALL climbed 0.08 to 0.35.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.34/0.32.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY ticked down to 0.32.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT rose 0.03 to 0.31, and COUPLES CAM was up 0.04 to 0.15.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.26/0.42/3.2M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.22/0.33/1.4M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.35/2.9M.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES rose 0.07 to 0.25.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS grew by 0.05 to 0.20, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.03 to 0.19, PROPERTY BROTHERS was at 0.16, and BARGAIN BLOCK was at 0.15.  USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH lost 0.04 to 0.19.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE dipped 0.02 to 0.15.  ID’s SEE NO EVIL ticked down to 0.15.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE fell 0.09 to 0.14, and SAVE MY SKIN ticked down to 0.11.  A&E’s COURT CAM ticked down to 0.14, and I SURVIVED A CRIME was at 0.11/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.13.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL was at 0.13.  On Discovery, JOSH GATES TONIGHT was at 0.09, and EXPEDITION X was at 0.08.  Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE ticked up to 0.06.  BET’s AMERICAN GANGSTER fell 0.04 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: Wednesday April 14, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CHALLENGE: DOUBLE AGENTS MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.53 929
2 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0080 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.44 1,219
3 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 62 0.35 802
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BROOKLYN/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 7:13 PM 142 0.34 1,095
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DALLAS/MEMPHIS ESPN 9:35 PM 142 0.32 942
6 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,050
7 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): I EXPECTED A LITTLE BETTER 1214 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.31 1,287
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 3,167
9 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 731
10 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,395
11 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,160
12 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,696
13 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,251
14 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:57 PM 63 0.20 555
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,868
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,930
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 1,357
18 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.19 1,294
19 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.19 656
20 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,041
21 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 951
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,072
23 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,125
24 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,243
25 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,105
26 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:00 PM 13 0.16 478
27 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.16 978
28 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,875
29 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: N/A TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.15 354
30 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.15 752
31 BARGAIN BLOCK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,128
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 881
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 980
34 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.15 536
35 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 798
36 MAFS: COUPLES CAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.15 693
37 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 758
38 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 392
39 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: AMERICA / CD OLIMPIA TUDN 8:03 PM 123 0.14 294
40 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 971
41 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,014
42 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.14 701
43 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,373
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 837
45 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,652
46 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.14 575
47 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,507
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 781
49 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,744
50 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.13 681
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,391
52 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,141
53 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 379
54 LIGA MX L: FC JUAREZ / TIGRES TUDN 10:06 PM 122 0.13 288
55 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.13 549
56 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,132
57 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,092
58 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 41 0.12 440
59 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.12 582
60 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,345
61 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,221
62 SAVE MY SKIN TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 562
63 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,476
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,406
65 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 387
66 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,256
67 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,470
68 I SURVIVED A CRIME A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.11 530
69 ONE CHAMPIONSHIP MMA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.11 337
70 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.11 771
71 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 345
72 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,612
73 SAVE MY SKIN TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 497
74 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,434
75 I SURVIVED A CRIME A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.09 489
76 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.09 1,502
77 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.09 604
78 JOSH GATES TONIGHT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 67 0.09 522
79 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 273
80 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 671
81 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.09 430
82 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: COLORADO/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 159 0.08 230
83 EXPEDITION X DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.08 768
84 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.08 415
85 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.08 268
86 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.08 298
87 MANSON: THE WOMEN: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 10:30 PM 122 0.08 279
88 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 551
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,144
90 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 394
91 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:45 PM 15 0.08 245
92 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R28H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 405
93 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 429
94 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 179
95 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 613
96 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LAS VEGAS/LOS ANGELES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:12 PM 146 0.07 212
97 SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 467
98 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 445
99 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 238
100 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:04 PM 56 0.07 311
101 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 918
102 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 189
103 UNDISPUTED L: 1150 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 163
104 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 173
105 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 417
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 237
107 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 1,088
108 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:39 PM 21 0.06 903
109 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.06 148
110 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:49 PM 50 0.06 941
111 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 380
112 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:30 PM 19 0.06 978
113 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 203
114 LIVING WITH SERIAL KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 90 0.06 315
115 AMERICAN GANGSTER: TRAP Q BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.06 310
116 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 541
117 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 322
118 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 461
119 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 364
120 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:08 AM 52 0.05 103
121 ULTIMATE COWBOY SHOWDOWN INSP 9:00 PM 60 0.05 571
122 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 287
123 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.05 206
124 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: TORONTO / LEON TUDN 6:00 PM 123 0.05 109
125 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 30 0.05 925
126 CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE L: R16:PHILADELPHIA/DEPORTIVO SAPRISSA FOX SPORTS 1 8:02 PM 148 0.05 104
127 BACK FUTURE TRILOGY: BACK TO THE FUTURE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 150 0.05 175
128 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 417
129 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.05 252
130 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: TRIAL OF DEREK CHAUVIN MSNBC 10:25 AM 187 0.05 833
131 SHOWCASE GAME: PHI AT NYM/TEX AT TB MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 184 0.05 326
132 HERD L: 1465 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 134
133 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.05 157
134 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAG 21 DT: BORUSSIA MNC VS MANCHS CT FC GALAVISION 2:30 PM 150 0.05 97
135 POLE, THE SYFY 12:00 AM 17 0.04 155
136 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 283
137 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1105 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.04 102
138 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:32 PM 28 0.04 915
139 DOING THE MOST PHOEBE ROB BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.04 160
140 SIDE HUSTLE TEENNICK 1:00 PM 30 0.04 79
141 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 25 0.04 938
142 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.04 151
143 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 6:00 PM 60 0.04 155
144 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.04 210
145 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 105
146 DR. OAKLEY FL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 15 0.04 288
147 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 263
148 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 1,010
149 DR. OAKLEY SNAPS NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 224
150 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.04 127

 

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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.