NETWORK FINALS: NBC’s primetime NFL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 7.31. In addition, there were significant upward adjustments (at least to the next tenth) to 60 MINUTES, AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, and the 8:30PM rerun of FAMILY GUY.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The top-rated shows on Sunday cable were simulcasts of NFL PLAYOFFS games: ESPN (simulcast with ABC) at 1.71, and Nickelodeon (simulcast with CBS) at 0.82, the lattere providing a big lead-out for the network’s SPONGEBOB at 0.40.
SPONGEBOB aside, it wasn’t a strong night for scripted cable. The highest-rated show was Adult Swim’s LAZOR WULF at 0.19/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.15. On Showtime, SHAMELESS aired a regular episode for the first time in 3 weeks at 0.14, up 0.06 from last week’s clip show, YOUR HONOR ticked down to 0.07, and THE CIRCUS returned at 0.04. HBO’s TIGER documentary premiered at 0.10. The Season 3 premiere of Starz’s AMERICAN GODS was at 0.04, down 0.12 from the Season 2 premiere, and IN THE LONG RUN dropped 0.03 to 0.02. AMC’s THE WATCH ticked down to 0.04.
The NFL games pushed TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE out of its usual perch, down 0.11 to 0.61, with UNEXPECTED down a tick to 0.24. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA ticked down to 0.39. On HGTV, HOME TOWN lost 0.07 to 0.23. Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA shed a tick to 0.21. On ID, AMERICAN MONSTER fell 0.03 to 0.15, and ON THE CASE was steady at 0.15. Discovery’s ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER was down 0.04 to 0.12, and CAL FIRE was at 0.06.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday January 10, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NFL WILDCARD L: BALTIMORE/TENNESSEE | ESPN | 1:04 PM | 173 | 1.71 | 5,578 |
| 2 | NFL WILD CARD KICKOFF L | ESPN | 12:50 PM | 14 | 0.88 | 2,802 |
| 3 | NFC WILDCARD PLYOFF-NICK: CHICAGO AT NEW ORLEANS | NICKELODEON | 4:40 PM | 195 | 0.82 | 2,061 |
| 4 | NFC WILD CARD KICK-OFF | NICKELODEON | 4:30 PM | 10 | 0.67 | 1,656 |
| 5 | 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.61 | 2,324 |
| 6 | NFL COUNTDOWN L: POSTSEASON NFL COUNTDOWN | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 170 | 0.54 | 1,580 |
| 7 | CNN SPECIAL REPORT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.50 | 3,319 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 3:57 PM | 63 | 0.48 | 1,520 |
| 9 | SPONGEBOB | NICKELODEON | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.40 | 1,054 |
| 10 | REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.39 | 1,180 |
| 11 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 2,441 |
| 12 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 2,297 |
| 13 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 2,511 |
| 14 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 2,280 |
| 15 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 2,369 |
| 16 | RELIABLE SOURCES | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.31 | 2,667 |
| 17 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 2,033 |
| 18 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,943 |
| 19 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,490 |
| 20 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,828 |
| 21 | UNEXPECTED | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 985 |
| 22 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 763 |
| 23 | HOME TOWN | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.23 | 1,697 |
| 24 | STATE OF THE UNION | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,035 |
| 25 | GIRL MEETS FARM | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.22 | 947 |
| 26 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 594 |
| 27 | WORST COOKS IN AMERICA | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 90 | 0.21 | 907 |
| 28 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 579 |
| 29 | FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,155 |
| 30 | DELICIOUS MISS BROWN | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 949 |
| 31 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,155 |
| 32 | LAZOR WULF | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 15 | 0.19 | 334 |
| 33 | LAZOR WULF | ADULT SWIM | 12:15 AM | 15 | 0.18 | 317 |
| 34 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,446 |
| 35 | BRAVOS CHAT ROOM | BRAVO | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 536 |
| 36 | SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,971 |
| 37 | MEDIA BUZZ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,425 |
| 38 | AMERICAN MONSTER | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 698 |
| 39 | ON THE CASE WITH PZ | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 729 |
| 40 | NEW DAY WEEKEND | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,175 |
| 41 | WORST COOKS AMER REPACK | FOOD NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 627 |
| 42 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 430 |
| 43 | LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,103 |
| 44 | WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.14 | 1,568 |
| 45 | SHAMELESS S11 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 9:02 PM | 54 | 0.14 | 569 |
| 46 | SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART: N/A | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 1,469 |
| 47 | NFL REWIND L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 443 |
| 48 | NEW DAY WEEKEND | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 942 |
| 49 | ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 126 | 0.12 | 1,353 |
| 50 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,521 |
| 51 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: NANNY MURDERS, THE | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.12 | 464 |
| 52 | NEXT REVOLUTION, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,577 |
| 53 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 342 |
| 54 | AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.11 | 1,187 |
| 55 | LIGA MX: SANTOS VS CRUZ AZUL | FOX DEPORTES | 7:47 PM | 137 | 0.10 | 307 |
| 56 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,078 |
| 57 | TIGER PART 1 | HBO PRIME | 9:01 PM | 90 | 0.10 | 340 |
| 58 | MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN: N/A | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 1,411 |
| 59 | WISE GUYS:AMERICAS FUTURE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,169 |
| 60 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 320 |
| 61 | VENGEANCE: KILLER MILLION | HLN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 355 |
| 62 | VELSHI: N/A | MSNBC | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 1,175 |
| 63 | NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 240 | 0.09 | 358 |
| 64 | WILD CARD KICK OFF FF | FREEFORM | 12:50 PM | 15 | 0.09 | 197 |
| 65 | WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN L: SOUTH CAROLINA/KENTUCKY | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 309 |
| 66 | POLITICS NATION | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,455 |
| 67 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 901 |
| 68 | FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 975 |
| 69 | BAKUGAN:BATTLE PLANET | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:30 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 129 |
| 70 | DPLUS FL: MOUNTAIN MONSTE | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 356 |
| 71 | PALEY: L&O BEFORE STARS | USA NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 287 |
| 72 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 206 |
| 73 | NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS | NFL NETWORK | 3:50 PM | 70 | 0.08 | 386 |
| 74 | FOX NEWS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 940 |
| 75 | DPLUS FL: EXP BIGFOOT | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 510 |
| 76 | YOUR HONOR | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:00 PM | 55 | 0.07 | 500 |
| 77 | WEEK W/ JOSHUA JOHNSON: N/A | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 1,034 |
| 78 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 2:30 PM | 114 | 0.07 | 344 |
| 79 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,238 |
| 80 | PGA TOUR: SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHPS | GOLF CHANNEL | 5:58 PM | 164 | 0.07 | 592 |
| 81 | VENGEANCE: KILLER MILLION | HLN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 311 |
| 82 | WISE GUYS:AMERICAS FUTURE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 565 |
| 83 | HIGHWAY THRU HELL | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 368 |
| 84 | CAL FIRE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:06 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 452 |
| 85 | LIGA MX SUN: TOLUCA / QUERETARO | TUDN | 12:30 PM | 150 | 0.06 | 134 |
| 86 | THE A&E MOVIE: JACK REACHER | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 182 | 0.06 | 395 |
| 87 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 234 |
| 88 | SNAPPED | OXYGEN MEDIA | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 312 |
| 89 | MIRACULOUS WORLD: NEW YOR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 2:35 PM | 70 | 0.06 | 203 |
| 90 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 844 |
| 91 | FLORIDA MAN MURDERS | OXYGEN MEDIA | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 405 |
| 92 | FLORIDA MAN MURDERS | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 381 |
| 93 | HEAVY RESCUE: 401 | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 297 |
| 94 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 116 | 0.05 | 230 |
| 95 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 212 |
| 96 | NFL WILD CARD KICKOFF L | ESPN2 | 12:50 PM | 14 | 0.05 | 159 |
| 97 | NFL GAMEDAY FINAL | NFL NETWORK | 11:44 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 165 |
| 98 | REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN | TUDN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 91 |
| 99 | IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S | USA NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 113 |
| 100 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 846 |
| 101 | AMERICAN GODS 3 | STARZ PRIMARY | 8:02 PM | 56 | 0.04 | 209 |
| 102 | MSNBC LIVE W/GIBSN&REISER: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 612 |
| 103 | PAID PROGRAM | USA NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 133 |
| 104 | TRAFFICKED FL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 15 | 0.04 | 150 |
| 105 | RAINBOW RANGERS | NICK JR | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 179 |
| 106 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 3:57 PM | 33 | 0.04 | 128 |
| 107 | ESPNU STUDIO | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 143 |
| 108 | TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH | USA NETWORK | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 139 |
| 109 | NARCO WARS SNAPS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:15 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 140 |
| 110 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: UTAH/DETROIT | NBA-TV | 3:06 PM | 154 | 0.04 | 95 |
| 111 | CIRCUS, THE S6 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 8:00 PM | 52 | 0.04 | 314 |
| 112 | HOW DID THEY BUILD THAT? | SMITHSONIAN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 196 |
| 113 | CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE: COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 120 |
| 114 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: MARYLAND / ILLINOIS | BIG TEN NETWORK | 8:08 PM | 126 | 0.04 | 251 |
| 115 | UNEARTHED | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 221 |
| 116 | WATCH, THE (SRS) | BBC-AMERICA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 248 |
| 117 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE 2 | NBA-TV | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.04 | 93 |
| 118 | JUGADA, LA LF SUN | TUDN | 12:00 AM | 45 | 0.04 | 63 |
| 119 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 194 |
| 120 | JOEL OSTEEN | USA NETWORK | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 146 |
| 121 | PAID PROGRAM | SYFY | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 78 |
| 122 | LAS ULTIMAS 24 HORAS | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 84 |
| 123 | ACCION L | TUDN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 86 |
| 124 | ESPNU STUDIO | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 96 |
| 125 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE | NBA-TV | 10:30 PM | 73 | 0.03 | 66 |
| 126 | NFL WILD CARD FF: BALTIMORE/TENNESSE | FREEFORM | 1:05 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 67 |
| 127 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE | NBA-TV | 6:47 PM | 13 | 0.03 | 79 |
| 128 | FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 668 |
| 129 | JUGADA, LA LF SUN B | TUDN | 12:45 AM | 15 | 0.03 | 54 |
| 130 | PAID PROGRAM | SYFY | 6:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 60 |
| 131 | MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV | MOTOR TREND | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 167 |
| 132 | CONTROL DE FRONTERAS: ESP | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 60 |
| 133 | NFL WILDCARD L: BALTIMORE/TENNESSEE | ESPN2 | 1:04 PM | 173 | 0.03 | 92 |
| 134 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 5:40 PM | 67 | 0.03 | 66 |
| 135 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 196 |
| 136 | SIDE HUSTLE | TEENNICK | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 58 |
| 137 | DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.03 | 259 |
| 138 | NFL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 110 | 0.03 | 114 |
| 139 | QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S2 | UNIVERSO | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 80 |
| 140 | FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP | FOX DEPORTES | 10:04 PM | 56 | 0.03 | 69 |
| 141 | DR. K: GLOVES OFF! | NAT GEO WILD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 189 |
| 142 | QUIEN DA MAS S6 | UNIVERSO | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 52 |
| 143 | QUIEN DA MAS S6 | UNIVERSO | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 69 |
| 144 | QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S2 | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 57 |
| 145 | IN THE LONG RUN S3 | STARZ PRIMARY | 9:01 PM | 23 | 0.02 | 66 |
| 146 | AMHQ WEEKEND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 119 |
| 147 | QUIEN DA MAS S6 | UNIVERSO | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 64 |
| 148 | PRECIO DE HISTORIA | UNIVERSO | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 55 |
| 149 | QUIEN DA MAS S6 | UNIVERSO | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 75 |
| 150 | FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2020 WC BAL VS. TEN | NFL NETWORK | 12:44 AM | 136 | 0.02 | 87 |
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