NETWORK FINALS: The only significant adjustment (to the next tenth) was upward for NBC’s primetime news coverage.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: CNN was by far Wednesday’s highest-rated network, with all of the day’s Top 10 programming for its coverage of the day’s tumultuous events, topped by its 4PM hour at 2.40/3.05/10.2M. By comparison, MSNBC’s 8PM hour was at 1.32/1.83/8.4M, and Fox News’s 4PM hour was at 1.01/1.39/6.1M.
The highest-rated non-news original was ESPN’s NBA doubleheader at 0.51/0.36. MTV’s THE CHALLENGE was at 0.47. TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING plunged 0.15 to 0.25. On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY dropped 0.06 to 0.23, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY was down 0.03 to 0.16. A&E’s COURT CAM was at 0.22/0.20, and NATURE GONE WILD was at 0.14/0.10. History’s FORGED IN FIRE slipped 0.02 to 0.20. On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE lost 0.02 to 0.20. On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked up to 0.17, and KITCHEN CRASH was at 0.15. USA’s WWE NXT gained 0.04 to 0.16. On HGTV, HOUSE IN A HURRY was at 0.15/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.16, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.09. On BET, ASSISTED LIVING dropped 0.03 to 0.14 (plus BET Her simulcast at zero/54K), and HOUSE OF PAYNE was down 0.06 to 0.14 (plus simulcast at 0.01/57K). On ID, THE MURDER TAPES fell 0.06 to 0.13. Discovery’s UNDERCOVER BILLIONAIRE was at 0.11/0.10. A Lifetime MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT special was at 0.07.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 6, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | BN/MOB ATTACKS US CAPITOL | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 2.40 | 10,168 |
| 2 | BN/MOB ATTACKS US CAPITOL | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 2.33 | 10,051 |
| 3 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2.14 | 8,725 |
| 4 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2.11 | 8,800 |
| 5 | BN/MOB ATTACKS US CAPITOL | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 2.03 | 8,807 |
| 6 | BN/MOB ATTACKS US CAPITOL | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 2.02 | 9,037 |
| 7 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1.96 | 7,748 |
| 8 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 1.94 | 8,167 |
| 9 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 11:00 PM | 80 | 1.61 | 6,290 |
| 10 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 12:20 AM | 40 | 1.38 | 5,481 |
| 11 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 8:06 PM | 54 | 1.32 | 8,448 |
| 12 | BN/MOB ATTACKS US CAPITOL | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 1.22 | 6,596 |
| 13 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1.19 | 7,733 |
| 14 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1.09 | 6,757 |
| 15 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 1.01 | 6,532 |
| 16 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.97 | 5,658 |
| 17 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.97 | 6,183 |
| 18 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.96 | 5,696 |
| 19 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.93 | 3,808 |
| 20 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: CAPITOL OVERRUN BY TRUMP SUPPORTERS | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.92 | 6,406 |
| 21 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.92 | 6,282 |
| 22 | MSNBC BREAKING NEWS | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 66 | 0.90 | 6,291 |
| 23 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.87 | 5,971 |
| 24 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.86 | 5,009 |
| 25 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.78 | 5,029 |
| 26 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.71 | 4,341 |
| 27 | ELECTION DAY AMER CONT | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.67 | 3,948 |
| 28 | MSNBC BREAKING NEWS | MSNBC | 2:15 PM | 105 | 0.66 | 4,875 |
| 29 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.59 | 2,694 |
| 30 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.58 | 4,515 |
| 31 | ELECTION DAY AMER CONT | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.54 | 3,236 |
| 32 | 11TH HR W/ B.WILLIAMS SPC | MSNBC | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.51 | 3,780 |
| 33 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LA CLIPPERS/GOLDEN STATE | ESPN | 10:07 PM | 146 | 0.51 | 1,334 |
| 34 | CHALLENGE: DOUBLE AGENTS | MTV | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.47 | 822 |
| 35 | ELECTION DAY AMER CONT | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.47 | 2,779 |
| 36 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.46 | 4,064 |
| 37 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.45 | 3,630 |
| 38 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.40 | 3,574 |
| 39 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: CONGRESS CERTS 2020 ELECTION | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 135 | 0.39 | 3,529 |
| 40 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: BOSTON/MIAMI | ESPN | 7:44 PM | 143 | 0.36 | 952 |
| 41 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.36 | 2,102 |
| 42 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON: GA RETURNS TRUMP PRTST ELECTION CERT | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.35 | 2,844 |
| 43 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 2,272 |
| 44 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 3,012 |
| 45 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: CONGRESS CERTS 2020 ELECTION | MSNBC | 1:00 AM | 120 | 0.32 | 2,125 |
| 46 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.29 | 2,620 |
| 47 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,557 |
| 48 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0066 | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.25 | 662 |
| 49 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 822 |
| 50 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,512 |
| 51 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.23 | 2,221 |
| 52 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:33 AM | 62 | 0.22 | 508 |
| 53 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 31 | 0.22 | 765 |
| 54 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,393 |
| 55 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.20 | 922 |
| 56 | MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.20 | 715 |
| 57 | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE | NEWSMAX TV | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,223 |
| 58 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 731 |
| 59 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,213 |
| 60 | SPICER & CO | NEWSMAX TV | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,045 |
| 61 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 14 | 0.18 | 488 |
| 62 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,725 |
| 63 | GREG KELLY REPORTS | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,028 |
| 64 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 598 |
| 65 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,896 |
| 66 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,782 |
| 67 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 486 |
| 68 | WWE NXT: WWE NXT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 128 | 0.16 | 641 |
| 69 | AMERICAN AGENDA: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 2:00 PM | 180 | 0.15 | 1,019 |
| 70 | KITCHEN CRASH | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 519 |
| 71 | HOUSE IN A HURRY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.15 | 1,049 |
| 72 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.15 | 664 |
| 73 | ASSISTED LIVING | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 672 |
| 74 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 28 | 0.14 | 486 |
| 75 | HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 660 |
| 76 | LIVE BREAKING NEWS COVG. | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 899 |
| 77 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 5:00 PM | 25 | 0.14 | 446 |
| 78 | NATURE GONE WILD | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.14 | 552 |
| 79 | STINCHFIELD | NEWSMAX TV | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.13 | 771 |
| 80 | MURDER TAPES, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 674 |
| 81 | JOHN BACHMAN NOW: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.12 | 801 |
| 82 | DPLUS FL: FROZEN IN TIME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:32 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 795 |
| 83 | DPLUS FL TRUE CONVICTION | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 646 |
| 84 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 1:35 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 287 |
| 85 | HOUSE IN A HURRY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:31 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 1,006 |
| 86 | DPLUS FL: FROZEN IN TIME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:01 PM | 31 | 0.11 | 839 |
| 87 | UNDERCOVER BILLIONAIRE: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 122 | 0.11 | 407 |
| 88 | LIVE BREAKING NEWS COVG. | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 727 |
| 89 | NATURE GONE WILD | A&E NETWORK | 10:32 PM | 32 | 0.10 | 532 |
| 90 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: ARKANSAS/TENNESSEE | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 127 | 0.10 | 509 |
| 91 | SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 262 |
| 92 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 286 |
| 93 | ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT | NEWSMAX TV | 9:30 PM | 90 | 0.10 | 574 |
| 94 | UNDERCOVER BILLIONAIRE:CC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:02 PM | 64 | 0.10 | 324 |
| 95 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 454 |
| 96 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 287 |
| 97 | MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R13H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 448 |
| 98 | TRAFFICKED W. MVZ | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 411 |
| 99 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:02 PM | 31 | 0.09 | 936 |
| 100 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 224 |
| 101 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 252 |
| 102 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,354 |
| 103 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 203 |
| 104 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 278 |
| 105 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 243 |
| 106 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 205 |
| 107 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 200 |
| 108 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,019 |
| 109 | NARCO WARS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 307 |
| 110 | MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE): KICKOFF SPECIAL 1200 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 183 | 0.07 | 510 |
| 111 | RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE | NICKELODEON | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 264 |
| 112 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 229 |
| 113 | NATIONAL REPORT: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.07 | 514 |
| 114 | CNBC BREAKING NEWS | CNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 354 |
| 115 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 9:07 PM | 111 | 0.06 | 257 |
| 116 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 214 |
| 117 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 8:30 PM | 117 | 0.05 | 296 |
| 118 | INCREDIBLE DR POL FL | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 12 | 0.05 | 317 |
| 119 | CNBC BREAKING NEWS | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 332 |
| 120 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 28 | 0.05 | 236 |
| 121 | CAVUTO COAST TO COAST | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 516 |
| 122 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 333 |
| 123 | COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:06 PM | 119 | 0.05 | 127 |
| 124 | CNBC BREAKING NEWS | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 349 |
| 125 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 190 |
| 126 | HERD L: 1394 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 141 |
| 127 | NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE | CNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 349 |
| 128 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 255 |
| 129 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 236 |
| 130 | LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: ATHLETIC VS. BARCELONA | BEIN SPORT ESPANOL | 2:50 PM | 130 | 0.04 | 105 |
| 131 | ITALIAN SERIE A FTBLL L: AC MILAN/JUVENTUS | ESPN2 | 2:30 PM | 150 | 0.04 | 87 |
| 132 | LOU DOBBS TONIGHT | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 448 |
| 133 | EVENING EDIT, THE | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 367 |
| 134 | SNAPPED: INSIDE THE EP | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 258 |
| 135 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 136 | MARRYING MILLIONS SP | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 11:03 PM | 58 | 0.04 | 193 |
| 137 | UNDISPUTED L: 1080 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.04 | 98 |
| 138 | NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 342 |
| 139 | MASTER MINDS | GSN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 378 |
| 140 | LOU DOBBS TONIGHT | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 322 |
| 141 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 86 |
| 142 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 128 |
| 143 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 182 |
| 144 | MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 165 |
| 145 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 116 |
| 146 | INCREDIBLE DR POL SNAPS | NAT GEO WILD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 194 |
| 147 | KENNEDY | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 163 |
| 148 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 58 |
| 149 | WAKE UP AMERICA: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 6:30 AM | 150 | 0.03 | 270 |
| 150 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 10:58 PM | 62 | 0.03 | 109 |
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