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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.4.2021

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Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday August 4, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 S OLY PRIME: TOKYO USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 240 0.46 2,108
2 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0096 JACKSONVILLE FL TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.46 1,102
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.33 1,117
4 S OLY PRIME PLUS: TOKYO USA NETWORK 12:00 AM 120 0.27 947
5 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,360
6 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): THEIR FIRST RODEO 1303 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.22 1,049
7 MY FEET ARE KILLING ME TLC 10:00 PM 62 0.22 1,192
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 3,069
9 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,889
10 S OLY PRIME ACCESS: TOKYO USA NETWORK 5:00 PM 180 0.20 920
11 SISTAS SERIES S3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 885
12 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.19 1,017
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 622
14 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.18 647
15 SIESTA KEY SSN 4 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.17 298
16 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,621
17 EVIL LIVES HERE: SHADOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 897
18 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,882
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:02 PM 30 0.15 899
20 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 578
21 S OLY PRIME ACCESS: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 180 0.14 605
22 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 67 0.14 863
23 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 534
24 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 314
25 BREAKING BLAND HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:32 PM 30 0.14 789
26 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 390
27 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:32 PM 30 0.13 787
28 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,528
29 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 365
30 SIESTA KEY SSN 4 REUNION MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 239
31 BET PRESENTS THE ENCORE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 393
32 BREAKING BLAND HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 31 0.12 785
33 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,455
34 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,605
35 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,586
36 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 2,108
37 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,296
38 S OLY PRIME: N/A CNBC 8:00 PM 241 0.11 390
39 MLB WEEKDAY  L: ATLANTA/ST. LOUIS ESPN 8:00 PM 224 0.10 428
40 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,311
41 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,284
42 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,265
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 253
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 666
45 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 296
46 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 905
47 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.10 521
48 S OLY WEEKDAY: TOKYO USA NETWORK 12:00 PM 300 0.10 556
49 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.10 532
50 HILLS: NEW BEGINNINGS S2 MTV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 184
51 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.10 223
52 HUNTING ATLANTIS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:07 PM 62 0.10 643
53 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.10 334
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,518
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 661
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 735
57 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,181
58 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.09 327
59 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 771
60 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,326
61 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,723
62 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 748
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 623
64 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 216
65 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 656
66 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:02 PM 298 0.09 358
67 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 733
68 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 819
69 MAFS: COUPLES CAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.09 547
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 644
71 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,302
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,147
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,414
74 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.08 208
75 S OLY PRIME: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 241 0.08 379
76 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 740
77 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 654
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 232
79 S OLY AM: TOKYO USA NETWORK 6:00 AM 360 0.08 405
80 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,135
81 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:44 PM 16 0.08 278
82 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 892
83 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,318
84 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 692
85 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,234
86 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.07 231
87 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.07 331
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 648
89 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 30 0.07 414
90 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 853
91 CHASING CLASSIC CARS MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 332
92 FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.07 378
93 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 503
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 163
95 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.06 198
96 IRON RESURRECTION MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 380
97 S OLY AM: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 AM 362 0.06 263
98 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 798
99 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 531
100 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.06 323
101 S OLY PRIME PLUS: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:01 AM 120 0.06 267
102 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.06 156
103 S OLY PRIME PLUS CNBC 12:01 AM 119 0.06 171
104 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.05 235
105 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 625
106 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 636
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 210
108 S OLY PRIME: N/A GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 PM 240 0.05 285
109 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 142
110 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 636
111 FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.05 298
112 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 434
113 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 249
114 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 115
115 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 608
116 LOSER LEAVES TOWN HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 12 0.05 72
117 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 41 0.04 251
118 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 45 0.04 105
119 HUSTLE & TOW A&E NETWORK 11:04 PM 30 0.04 206
120 OBAMA: IN PURSUIT OF A HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 96 0.04 109
121 HUSTLE & TOW A&E NETWORK 11:34 PM 29 0.04 240
122 HOME & FAMILY HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 231
123 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 343
124 AMERICAN MYSTERY REPACK: TABM-1R1R04AH TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 120 0.04 282
125 SISTAS SERIES S3 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.04 130
126 UNDISPUTED SP L: 1230 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 108
127 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-2R1R14H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.04 295
128 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 172
129 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.04 438
130 S OLY PRIME ACCESS GOLF CHANNEL 6:29 PM 91 0.04 239
131 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 273
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 177
133 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.03 217
134 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.03 507
135 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 796
136 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.03 116
137 LOCKED UP ABROAD SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.03 143
138 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 63
139 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 599
140 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 7:10 PM 50 0.03 153
141 HERD L: 1545 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 102
142 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 208
143 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 1:33 AM 31 0.03 154
144 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 240 0.03 70
145 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 62
146 QUIEN DA MAS S12 UNIVERSO 5:00 PM 30 0.03 48
147 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 693
148 QUIEN DA MAS S12 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.03 50
149 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 185
150 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 991 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.02 56
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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.