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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.15.2021

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for STATION 19, UNITED STATES OF AL, SVU, LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME and HELL’S KITCHEN.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.39/0.23.  On HGTV, NO DEMO RENO rose 0.08 to 0.30, HOUSE HUNTERS jumped 0.09 to 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.04 to 0.22.  MTV’s FLORIBAMA SHORE dropped 0.06 to 0.27.  TBS’s WIPEOUT dipped 0.03 to 0.27.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.27/0.43/3.2M, with CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.19/0.26/1.2M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.16/0.30/2.8M.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS lost 0.05 to 0.26, and FOR REAL ticked down to 0.10.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 was at 0.24/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.28, and NIGHTWATCH was steady at 0.14.  On Bravo, TOP CHEF ticked down to 0.24, and SUMMER HOUSE was up 0.02 to 0.17.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.22/0.14/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.17.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY ticked up to 0.21, CHEF BOOT CAMP was steady at 0.16, and RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE ticked down to 0.14.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS was at 0.20, and FAST FOODIES was at 0.13.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW hit the Top 20 at 0.20.  ID’s FEAR THY NEIGHBOR was at 0.17, and A TIME TO KILL was at 0.12.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS ticked up to 0.11.  On We, WAKA & TAMMY dropped 0.02 to 0.08.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: AUSTRALIA was at 0.07/0.06 compared to last week’s 0.06/0.06.  FXX’s CAKE was down 0.02 to 0.06.  Freeform’s EVERYTHING GONNA BE OKAY was at 0.05 compared to last week’s 0.08/0.04. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 15, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: CELTICS/LAKERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:09 PM 148 0.39 1,141
2 NO DEMO RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.30 1,421
3 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN4 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.27 512
4 WIPEOUT TBS TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 861
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,221
6 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 59 0.26 671
7 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,485
8 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.24 846
9 TOP CHEF BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.24 748
10 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,281
11 NBA BASKETBALL: BUCKS/HAWKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:44 PM 145 0.23 762
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 1,427
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,708
14 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.22 1,540
15 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.21 832
16 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 479
17 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 583
18 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,298
19 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,199
20 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,327
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,021
22 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,116
23 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,652
24 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.17 493
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,157
26 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 622
27 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,061
28 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,796
29 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:37 AM 54 0.16 484
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,061
31 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,854
32 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,018
33 CHEF BOOT CAMP FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 541
34 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 774
35 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 590
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 965
37 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.15 547
38 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,137
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 971
40 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 750
41 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,022
42 NIGHTWATCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.14 562
43 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.14 814
44 SWAMP PEOPLE SPECIALS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.14 861
45 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,561
46 FAST FOODIES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.13 265
47 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 910
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 719
49 TIME TO KILL, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 560
50 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,848
51 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,626
52 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 313
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,385
54 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,162
55 MY 600LB LIFE WATN: SUPER: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.11 551
56 IJ: AFTER PARTY TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 199
57 BATTLEBOTS: BOUNTY HUNTER: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 126 0.11 577
58 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,680
59 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,899
60 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 314
61 FOR REAL STORY REALITY TV E! 9:00 PM 60 0.10 312
62 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,152
63 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,219
64 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.10 355
65 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 301
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,343
67 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 357
68 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 297
69 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.09 928
70 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,462
71 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.09 203
72 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,012
73 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,504
74 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.09 191
75 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 639
76 WNBA PREVIEW/REVIEW L: N/A ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.09 331
77 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,107
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,181
79 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 202
80 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.09 189
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 212
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 200
83 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,108
84 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 513
85 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 20 0.08 1,057
86 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,114
87 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 995
88 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,273
89 UNDISPUTED L: 1151 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 171
90 OVERSERVED WITH LVP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.08 249
91 WAKA & TAMMY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.08 240
92 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,304
93 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:20 AM 40 0.08 1,066
94 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.08 313
95 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 217
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 864
97 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,035
98 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,645
99 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 202
100 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.07 508
101 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,098
102 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.07 269
103 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 185
104 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.06 180
105 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.06 210
106 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 14 0.06 279
107 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 491
108 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 383
109 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 271
110 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 154
111 CAKE FXX 10:00 PM 33 0.06 134
112 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.06 487
113 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 9:04 PM 58 0.06 219
114 JOSELINES CABARET: MIAMI WETV 10:00 PM 61 0.06 189
115 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 944
116 LOST CASE FILES: DAHMER ON DAHMER OXYGEN MEDIA 10:30 PM 122 0.05 192
117 HERD L: 1466 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 138
118 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 241
119 STRANGE EVIDENCE SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 318
120 LIVING WITH SERIAL KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 12:32 AM 91 0.05 189
121 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 945
122 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: ARI AT WAS/TOR AT KC MLB NETWORK 7:05 PM 216 0.05 229
123 EVERYTHINGS GONNA BE OKAY FREEFORM 10:00 PM 30 0.05 116
124 LIVING WITH SERIAL KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 90 0.05 254
125 LOST CASE FILES: ISRAEL KEYES OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 120 0.05 197
126 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 396
127 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: MONTERREY / ATLETICO PANTOJA TUDN 10:00 PM 125 0.04 136
128 ALASKA ANIMAL RESCUE SNAP NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 200
129 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.04 307
130 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:45 PM 15 0.04 165
131 FUTBOL CENTRAL DT GALAVISION 2:00 PM 30 0.04 54
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 227
133 FIRE MASTERS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 149
134 DARK SIDE OF THE RING CON VICE 9:30 PM 90 0.04 130
135 BACK FUTURE TRILOGY: BACK TO THE FUTURE PT 2 BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 150 0.04 139
136 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 256
137 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 377
138 IMPACT WRESTLING: 2115 AXS TV 8:00 PM 120 0.04 132
139 LATIN AMA-21-TEL-UNVSO: N/A UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 186 0.04 109
140 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 134
141 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 106
142 UEFA EUROPA LEAG 21 DT: A.S. ROMA VS AJAX GALAVISION 2:30 PM 150 0.04 66
143 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 269
144 YUM AND YUMMER FOOD NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.03 139
145 YUM AND YUMMER FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.03 175
146 MARK OF A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.03 250
147 YUM AND YUMMER FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.03 181
148 PGA TOUR: RBC HERITAGE GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 180 0.03 401
149 ALASKA ANIMAL RESCUE FL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 15 0.03 205
150 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.03 170

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PREVIOUS THURSDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

NEWS & LATE NIGHT BROADCAST RATINGS

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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.
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