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March 3, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.2.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for MIXED-ISH, YOUNG ROCK and PRODIGAL SON.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND dipped 0.04 to 0.52, and ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ticked up to 0.26.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.46/0.41.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.40/0.22/0.15/0.13.  MTV’s TEEN MOM slipped 0.02 to 0.29.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.27/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.26/0.18.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.45/3.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.40/3.3M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.20/0.29/1.4M.  On Food Network, CHOPPED dropped 0.07 to 0.23.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS was at 0.22.  TBS’s THE MISERY INDEX fell 0.08 to 0.22.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW continued to hold a Top 20 hand at 0.20/0.15.  BET’s THE OVAL gained 0.03 to 0.20 (plus 0.02/76K via BET Her simulcast).  On TLC, OUTDAUGHTERED edged up 0.02 to 0.19, and UNPOLISHED was up 0.02 to 0.10.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.03 to 0.19, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.18. and HOME AGAIN WITH THE FORDS was steady at 0.14.  USA’s TEMPTATION ISLAND was at 0.16 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.11.  VH1’s BASKETBALL WIVES lost 0.05 to 0.16.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 held at 0.16.  OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR rose 0.03 to 0.15. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 2, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.52 2,897
2 NBA BASKETBALL: SUNS/LAKERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:14 PM 156 0.46 1,332
3 NBA BASKETBALL: CLIPPERS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:49 PM 145 0.41 1,222
4 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 7:28 PM 101 0.40 1,566
5 TEEN MOM SSN 9 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.29 613
6 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.27 1,003
7 ASSEMBLY REQUIRED HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.26 1,148
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,450
9 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 785
10 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 60 0.23 760
11 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.22 603
12 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: BAYLOR/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN 5:00 PM 148 0.22 893
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 3,341
14 MISERY INDEX, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.22 621
15 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 608
16 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,929
17 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 3,038
18 OVAL, THE S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 825
19 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,434
20 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.19 895
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,212
22 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 1,183
23 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,395
24 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,460
25 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,125
26 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 19 0.16 557
27 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,127
28 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 460
29 BASKETBALL WIVES 9 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.16 476
30 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.16 582
31 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,116
32 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.15 680
33 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,103
34 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 12 0.15 392
35 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:50 AM 71 0.15 411
36 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,069
37 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KENTUCKY/MISSISSIPPI ESPN 9:09 PM 128 0.15 666
38 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,175
39 OUTDAUGHTERED: CLIP SHOW TLC 9:01 PM 60 0.14 709
40 HOME AGAIN WITH THE FORDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,106
41 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,974
42 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.14 452
43 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,651
44 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,808
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,092
46 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,254
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,039
48 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WISCONSIN/PURDUE ESPN2 9:04 PM 134 0.13 492
49 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 2,223
50 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 324
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 733
52 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,200
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,163
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,142
55 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.11 296
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 943
57 LIGA MX L TUDN 10:02 PM 118 0.11 254
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 298
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,601
60 UNPOLISHED TLC 10:01 PM 60 0.10 483
61 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:17 PM 58 0.10 317
62 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.10 1,893
63 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,345
64 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.10 374
65 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WOLVES/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:56 PM 129 0.10 239
66 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,155
67 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 759
68 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,511
69 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,664
70 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,223
71 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:04 PM 56 0.09 284
72 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:41 PM 19 0.09 1,185
73 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,237
74 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: TAMPA BAY/BOSTON ESPN 1:00 PM 184 0.08 310
75 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: UNBROKEN AMC 8:00 PM 180 0.08 372
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 751
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,452
78 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,153
79 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,766
80 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,395
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,382
82 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 282
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,299
84 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 651
85 LIGA MX L: TIGRES / TOLUCA TUDN 7:55 PM 127 0.08 194
86 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: SENATE HEARINGS ON JAN 6 SECURITY FAIL MSNBC 10:00 AM 221 0.07 1,316
87 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 512
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,272
89 TOONED IN NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.07 315
90 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,162
91 PORT PROTECTION ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 755
92 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN2 11:18 PM 12 0.07 227
93 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,115
94 LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 657
95 LBZ NORTHERN TERRITORIES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 678
96 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:15 AM 60 0.06 153
97 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:15 AM 60 0.06 181
98 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 160 0.06 188
99 PROFIT BONUS EDITION CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 198
100 DPLUS FL: HOLZER FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 247
101 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.05 515
102 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.05 139
103 FASTEST CARS IN THE DIRTY MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 239
104 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.05 207
105 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 107
106 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: AUBURN/ALABAMA ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.05 184
107 MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 108
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 178
109 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 145
110 HERD L: 1435 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 125
111 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.04 628
112 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:30 PM 26 0.04 87
113 UNDISPUTED L: 1119 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 109
114 QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S3 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.04 126
115 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.04 176
116 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: INDIANA / MICHIGAN STATE BIG TEN NETWORK 8:00 PM 136 0.04 297
117 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 101
118 AUTO MUNDIAL MOTOR TREND 7:00 PM 30 0.04 164
119 IFC MOVIE: LEGO MOVIE IFC TV 8:15 PM 135 0.04 96
120 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.04 612
121 MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.04 104
122 BOILING POINT SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 60 0.04 183
123 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 964
124 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.04 380
125 QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S3 UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.04 105
126 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.04 91
127 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 363
128 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:43 PM 47 0.03 110
129 SPORTSCENTER-D          L ESPN DEPORTES 10:00 PM 60 0.03 46
130 IMPACT WRESTLING: 2109 AXS TV 8:00 PM 120 0.03 134
131 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.03 95
132 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.03 312
133 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L: 1077 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 76
134 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 295
135 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 132
136 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 89
137 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:05 PM 25 0.03 102
138 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 340
139 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.03 261
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 175
141 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 10:30 PM 60 0.03 107
142 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 242
143 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.03 100
144 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / CLUB ATLETICO DE SAN LUIS TUDN 5:30 PM 145 0.03 73
145 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S2 UNIVERSO 1:30 PM 30 0.03 70
146 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.03 452
147 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.03 275
148 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.03 279
149 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.02 294
150 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 88

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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.