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April 22, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.21.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE CONNERS, CHICAGO FIRE and CHICAGO PD.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.05 to 0.58.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING dropped 0.07 to 0.37, and ONE CHAMPIONSHIP ticked down to 0.10.  The season finale of FX’s SNOWFALL was at 0.35, steady with last week and down 0.07 from the last finale.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY ticked down to 0.31.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT dipped 0.03 to 0.28, and UNMATCHABLES premiered at 0.10.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES held at 0.25.  ESPN’s MLB WEEKDAY game was at 0.25.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS jumped 0.09 to 0.25, BARGAIN BLOCK climbed 0.09 to 0.24, HOUSE HUNTERS edged up 0.02 to 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.02 to 0.21.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.23/0.40/2.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.31/2.5M and CNN TONIGHT at 0.15/0.25/1M.  On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.17/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.14.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE grew by 0.02 to 0.16, and SAVE MY SKIN was steady at 0.11.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL was steady at 0.15.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE ticked down to 0.14.  USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH dropped 0.05 to 0.14.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION X rose 0.05 to 0.13, and JOSH GATES TONIGHT ticked down to 0.08.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL stayed at 0.13.  BET’s AMERICAN GANGSTER was up 0.02 to 0.08.  The midseason finale of Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE was at 0.07, up a tick from last week and up 0.04 from the March 2020 finale. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 21, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CHALLENGE: DOUBLE AGENTS MTV 8:00 PM 89 0.58 990
2 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0081 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.37 1,104
3 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 65 0.35 881
4 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.31 970
5 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): RETREAT READY 1215 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.28 1,246
6 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 659
7 MLB WEEKDAY  L: ATLANTA/NY YANKEES ESPN 6:30 PM 175 0.25 835
8 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,098
9 BARGAIN BLOCK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,144
10 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,658
11 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,750
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,294
13 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,267
14 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,847
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,503
16 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 9:55 PM 65 0.19 564
17 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,946
18 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.17 702
19 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.16 749
20 SP HGTV SMART HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 60 0.16 745
21 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,033
22 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 738
23 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.15 706
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 582
25 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,177
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 933
27 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,923
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 874
29 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 717
30 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.14 562
31 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 959
32 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 774
33 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 359
34 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 778
35 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 947
36 EXPEDITION X DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.13 653
37 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,740
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 883
39 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.13 572
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 737
41 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 916
42 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,340
43 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 288
44 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.13 442
45 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,541
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 841
47 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,501
48 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,320
49 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,234
50 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,147
51 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,412
52 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,297
53 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MEMPHIS/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:06 PM 140 0.12 246
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,026
55 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,329
56 SAVE MY SKIN TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 472
57 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.11 469
58 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 719
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 774
60 LIGA MX: MONTERREY VS GUADALAJARA FOX DEPORTES 9:52 PM 142 0.11 261
61 I SURVIVED A CRIME SPCLS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.11 464
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,482
63 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,216
64 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.10 313
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,396
66 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NASHVILLE/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:04 PM 155 0.10 340
67 MAFS: UNMATCHABLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.10 725
68 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: SAN JOSE/LAS VEGAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:39 PM 152 0.10 229
69 ONE CHAMPIONSHIP MMA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.10 290
70 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 698
71 I SURVIVED A CRIME SPCLS A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.10 385
72 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 234
73 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 551
74 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.09 291
75 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 301
76 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,270
77 SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 465
78 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 431
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,204
80 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,103
81 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 263
82 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.08 345
83 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 259
84 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.08 324
85 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.08 199
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 188
87 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 194
88 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,360
89 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.08 375
90 JOSH GATES TONIGHT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 67 0.08 406
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 218
92 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,237
93 AMERICAN GANGSTER: TRAP Q BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.08 274
94 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/ASTON VILLA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 133 0.07 212
95 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.07 181
96 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,063
97 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:30 PM 36 0.07 235
98 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PHOENIX/PHILADELPHIA NBA-TV 7:05 PM 145 0.07 266
99 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,472
100 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.07 186
101 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 552
102 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 949
103 MTV NEWS PRESENTS MTV 9:30 PM 49 0.07 142
104 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 756
105 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 863
106 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 915
107 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:26 AM 64 0.06 114
108 UNDISPUTED L: 1155 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 144
109 HERD L: 1470 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 136
110 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 989
111 I SURVIVED A CRIME SPCLS A&E NETWORK 2:04 AM 30 0.06 224
112 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 224
113 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.06 261
114 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R29H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.06 356
115 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 820
116 LIGA DE HONDURAS: VIDA VS MOTAGUA FOX DEPORTES 7:06 PM 124 0.05 130
117 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.05 559
118 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:13 PM 17 0.05 121
119 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 135
120 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 764
121 BIOGRAPHY: STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN A&E NETWORK 12:00 PM 120 0.05 212
122 ULTIMATE COWBOY SHOWDOWN INSP 9:00 PM 60 0.05 641
123 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 152
124 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 874
125 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1110 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.05 82
126 DIVORCE COURT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 AM 30 0.04 84
127 SURVIVORS REMORSE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 50 0.04 168
128 MURDERS AT BOARDING HOUSE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:30 PM 90 0.04 217
129 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 12:14 AM 16 0.04 100
130 LIGA DE HONDURAS: MARATHON VS REAL DE MINAS FOX DEPORTES 5:00 PM 126 0.04 61
131 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 395
132 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 96
133 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 139
134 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 213
135 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 145
136 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 233
137 D.CHAUVIN: THE VERDICT HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 131
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 191
139 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 277
140 DIVORCE COURT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 AM 30 0.04 73
141 DIVORCE COURT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 AM 30 0.03 71
142 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 268
143 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.03 138
144 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:11 AM 29 0.03 83
145 DIVORCE COURT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:30 AM 30 0.03 73
146 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 246
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.03 55
148 CATCH SRL: BRUCE MCARTHUR: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 121 0.03 189
149 K. MORRISON INV: CONF FTL DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 82
150 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.03 64

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."