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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.28.2021

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday July 28, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0095 CHARLOTTE NC TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.45 1,108
2 S OLY PRIME ACCESS: TOKYO USA NETWORK 5:00 PM 180 0.30 1,141
3 SISTAS SERIES S3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 968
4 S OLY PRIME: TOKYO USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 241 0.23 797
5 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): HOUSTON, WE HAVE A MARRIAGE 1302 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.23 1,086
6 EVIL LIVES HERE: SHADOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 902
7 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,402
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,878
9 S OLY WEEKDAY: TOKYO USA NETWORK 12:00 PM 300 0.17 769
10 S OLY PRIME: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 243 0.17 585
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,397
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.16 562
13 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 603
14 MFAKM: SUMMER SHOCK TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 948
15 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 68 0.16 932
16 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,675
17 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.16 668
18 S OLY PRIME ACCESS: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 180 0.15 500
19 FAMILY KARMA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.15 448
20 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.15 939
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.14 905
22 AMERICAN DETECTIVE W/ JK INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 806
23 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.13 656
24 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,927
25 HILLS: NEW BEGINNINGS S2 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 246
26 MAFS: COUPLES CAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.13 718
27 S OLY PRIME PLUS USA NETWORK 12:01 AM 119 0.13 432
28 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 841
29 SIESTA KEY SSN 4 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.13 286
30 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:02 PM 298 0.13 445
31 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.13 949
32 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 389
33 MLB WEEKDAY  L: NY YANKEES/TAMPA BAY ESPN 7:00 PM 219 0.12 478
34 S OLY AM: TOKYO USA NETWORK 6:00 AM 360 0.12 491
35 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,792
36 S OLY PRIME ACCESS GOLF CHANNEL 6:29 PM 91 0.12 447
37 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,839
38 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.11 515
39 TWO STEPS HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.11 749
40 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:39 PM 21 0.11 422
41 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 300
42 S OLY PRIME: N/A GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 PM 240 0.11 514
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,324
44 BET PRESENTS THE ENCORE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 351
45 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,340
46 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 902
47 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 773
48 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,122
49 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 281
50 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,554
51 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,273
52 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.10 404
53 FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.09 484
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,199
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 213
56 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 247
57 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.09 190
58 S OLY PRIME: N/A CNBC 8:00 PM 242 0.09 335
59 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,027
60 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.09 297
61 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,194
62 HUNTING ATLANTIS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:08 PM 63 0.09 605
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 239
64 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,360
65 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,187
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,278
67 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,412
68 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.08 338
69 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 200
70 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 788
71 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,117
72 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.08 1,391
73 S OLY PRIME PLUS CNBC 12:02 AM 118 0.08 294
74 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 719
75 S OLY PRIME PLUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:03 AM 117 0.08 274
76 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,082
77 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 613
78 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.08 169
79 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 30 0.08 537
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 666
81 S OLY AM: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 AM 362 0.08 248
82 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 811
83 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 259
84 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 681
85 HUSTLE & TOW A&E NETWORK 11:04 PM 30 0.07 235
86 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,353
87 HUSTLE & TOW A&E NETWORK 11:34 PM 29 0.07 232
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 632
89 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 244
90 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 40 0.07 315
91 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 724
92 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 661
93 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 43 0.07 124
94 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.07 206
95 FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.06 363
96 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 1,149
97 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.06 208
98 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 582
99 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.06 103
100 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 1,029
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 695
102 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 756
103 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 798
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 715
105 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:33 PM 27 0.05 792
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 609
107 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 1,014
108 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 147
109 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 697
110 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-2R1R22H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.05 337
111 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 492
112 AMERICAN MYSTERY REPACK: TABM-1R1R03AH TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 120 0.05 327
113 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.05 175
114 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 936
115 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 753
116 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK DD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 175
117 SISTAS SERIES S3 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.05 131
118 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 797
119 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.04 392
120 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 164
121 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.04 142
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 369
123 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 522
124 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 453
125 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 1:33 AM 31 0.04 178
126 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK EXTRA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 185
127 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 167
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 237
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 217
130 IRON RESURRECTION MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.04 360
131 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:00 PM 33 0.04 737
132 BELOW DECK BRAVO 7:00 AM 60 0.04 91
133 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.04 644
134 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 675
135 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 120 0.03 125
136 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 102
137 WORLD M DANGER SHARK SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.03 198
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 197
139 CHASING CLASSIC CARS MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.03 225
140 DOG WHISPERER COMPS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 152
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 193
142 HOME & FAMILY HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.03 181
143 INTRIGA EN EL LAGO ERIE DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 87
144 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 5:00 PM 89 0.03 140
145 HERD L: 1540 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 86
146 VICE VERSA: CRUSADERS VICE 9:00 PM 120 0.03 129
147 FIRST THINGS FIRST-S L: 986 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.03 55
148 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 62
149 SIDE HUSTLE TEENNICK 9:00 PM 30 0.03 74
150 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 246
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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.