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January 13, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.12.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST and THIS IS US. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  News continued to be at the forefront of non-sports cable, with the 10PM CNN TONIGHT on top at 0.64/0.99/3.7M, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.46/0.77/4.7M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.32/0.53/3.6M.  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND dropped 0.04 to 0.56, with THE PROOF IS OUT THERE at 0.26/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.17.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.37/0.25.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.30/0.18, compared to last week’s 0.30/0.26, and LONE STAR LAW was down 0.03 to 0.08.  On Food Network, CHOPPED was steady at 0.28, and SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT was down 0.07 to 0.15.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE lost 0.03 to 0.26, 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS was up 0.06 to 0.26, and UNPOLISHED was at 0.13.  On MTV, TEEN MOM held at 0.23, and CATFISH was down 0.02 to 0.15.  On HGTV, FIXER TO FABULOUS gained 0.03 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.21.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS was at 0.20.  On ID, DEAD SILENT rose 0.05 to 0.18, and MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND was steady at 0.17.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS fell 0.04 to 0.16. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday January 12, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.64 3,653
2 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.63 3,944
3 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.62 4,174
4 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.58 3,530
5 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.56 2,939
6 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.55 3,537
7 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.55 2,632
8 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.52 3,695
9 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.51 3,734
10 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.47 2,991
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.46 4,682
12 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.46 2,978
13 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.45 3,391
14 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WISCONSIN/MICHIGAN ESPN 7:00 PM 123 0.37 1,145
15 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.37 2,574
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.37 2,663
17 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.33 3,535
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.32 2,351
19 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.32 3,566
20 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.31 3,222
21 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 1,097
22 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 2,892
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.28 1,959
24 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 959
25 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.26 2,893
26 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,023
27 PROOF IS OUT THERE HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.26 1,520
28 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.26 967
29 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.25 2,855
30 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ALABAMA/KENTUCKY ESPN 9:03 PM 132 0.25 873
31 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.25 3,186
32 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.24 3,482
33 TEEN MOM II S10 REUNION 2 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.23 527
34 FIXER TO FABULOUS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.23 1,380
35 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,404
36 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 31 0.21 1,292
37 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 722
38 PROOF IS OUT THERE HISTORY 10:33 PM 30 0.21 1,253
39 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.20 2,490
40 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.20 542
41 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,503
42 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:15 AM 60 0.20 437
43 FIXER TO FABULOUS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,031
44 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 497
45 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:15 PM 60 0.18 491
46 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.18 2,200
47 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 803
48 DEAD SILENT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 809
49 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,975
50 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 893
51 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,943
52 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,825
53 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.16 2,048
54 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,110
55 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: INDIANA/GOLDEN STATE NBA-TV 10:22 PM 166 0.15 445
56 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,177
57 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,427
58 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,767
59 SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.15 553
60 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,060
61 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8C MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.15 320
62 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 460
63 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.15 2,103
64 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,763
65 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: LA LAKERS/HOUSTON NBA-TV 8:00 PM 142 0.14 364
66 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,981
67 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 876
68 UNPOLISHED TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 591
69 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 382
70 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 488
71 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/BURNLEY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:09 PM 135 0.12 277
72 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.12 942
73 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,452
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 306
75 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,521
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 351
77 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT NEWSMAX TV 10:00 PM 60 0.11 616
78 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:15 AM 60 0.10 272
79 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 90 0.10 911
80 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 61 0.10 698
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,410
82 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.10 673
83 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 407
84 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.09 295
85 SP HGTV DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.09 484
86 CELEBRITY GAME FACE E! 10:00 PM 60 0.09 260
87 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.09 254
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,404
89 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.09 256
90 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,457
91 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,475
92 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.09 688
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 327
94 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,404
95 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,458
96 AMERICAN AGENDA: N/A NEWSMAX TV 2:00 PM 180 0.09 605
97 LONE STAR LAW: PATROL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.08 445
98 UNDISPUTED L: 1084 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 167
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,123
100 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 5:00 PM 60 0.07 563
101 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.07 194
102 HERD L: 1398 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 190
103 PORT PROTECTION ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:30 PM 60 0.07 783
104 LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:30 PM 30 0.07 639
105 TIME MACHINE: UFOS: TOP SECRET ALIEN FILES HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.07 451
106 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.07 172
107 JOHN BACHMAN NOW: N/A NEWSMAX TV 12:00 PM 120 0.07 491
108 WHEELER DEALERS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.07 326
109 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,374
110 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 191
111 FLIPPING BANGERS MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 207
112 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:00 AM 60 0.07 324
113 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 870
114 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 15 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.06 226
115 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-2R3R07H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.06 336
116 KBB: MAXIMUM SECURITY A&E NETWORK 1:30 PM 60 0.06 261
117 KBB: LOST FOR LIFE A&E NETWORK 2:30 PM 90 0.06 242
118 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 6:00 PM 60 0.06 122
119 UNDERGROUND ON OWN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 430
120 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 9:00 AM 60 0.06 259
121 TIME MACHINE: UFO CONSPIRACY:HUNT FOR TRUTH SP HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.06 516
122 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 5:00 PM 60 0.06 365
123 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.06 121
124 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 11:00 AM 60 0.06 333
125 GYPSY ROSE & NICK: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.06 181
126 IMPACT WRESTLING: 2102 AXS TV 8:00 PM 120 0.05 161
127 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 506
128 UNDERGROUND ON OWN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 333
129 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 61 0.05 329
130 NATIONAL REPORT: N/A NEWSMAX TV 9:00 AM 180 0.05 485
131 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 216
132 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:08 AM 52 0.05 114
133 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 133
134 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 121
135 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 289
136 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 93
137 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 68
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 192
139 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 85
140 PIKETON FAMILY MURDERS: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 120 0.04 191
141 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 369
142 GET A CLUE GSN 4:30 PM 30 0.03 312
143 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 81
144 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 7:31 PM 29 0.03 105
145 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 105
146 DSP. OF SUSAN COX POWELL: 102 A FAMILY AFFAIR OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 120 0.03 151
147 QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 30 0.03 70
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 157
149 QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.03 91
150 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 298

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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.