NETWORK FINALS: There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and CHICAGO PD.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Not unexpectedly, Impeachment II day was another big one for cable news, with CNN holding all of the Top 12 slots, led by the 5PM hour at 0.85/1.17/4.7M, and with MSNBC’s 6PM hour at 0.49/0.73/3.9M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.37/0.57/3.6M. The highest-rated non-news was ESPN’s NBA doubleheader at 0.45/0.40. MTV’s THE CHALLENGE lost 0.05 to 0.42. NBC Sports Net’s NHL games were at 0.37/0.32. On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY rose 0.09 to 0.32, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY was up 0.06 to 0.22. TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING gained 0.05 to 0.30. On History, FORGED IN FIRE grew by 0.06 to 0.26. The season premiere of TBS’s FULL FRONTAL was at 0.20. Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was at 0.18. On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE slipped 0.02 to 0.18. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL climbed 0.07 to 0.16, and HOUSE IN A HURRY was at 0.14 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.11. On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was up 0.07 to 0.24, and KITCHEN CRASH ticked up to 0.16. On ID, THE MURDER TAPES edged up 0.02 to 0.15. On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.15/0.13/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.20, and NATURE GONE WILD was at 0.11/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.10. On BET, HOUSE OF PAYNE ticked up to 0.15 (plus BET Her simulcast at 0.02/94K), and ASSISTED LIVING was steady at 0.14 (plus simulcast t 0.02/94K). USA’s WWE NXT was down 0.02 to 0.14. Discovery’s UNDERCOVER BILLIONAIRE was at 0.12/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.10.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 13, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.85 | 4,705 |
| 2 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.84 | 4,274 |
| 3 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.81 | 4,714 |
| 4 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.72 | 4,249 |
| 5 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.71 | 3,768 |
| 6 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.69 | 3,755 |
| 7 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.69 | 3,946 |
| 8 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.68 | 3,848 |
| 9 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.67 | 3,981 |
| 10 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.64 | 3,752 |
| 11 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.63 | 3,337 |
| 12 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.52 | 3,381 |
| 13 | DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.49 | 3,905 |
| 14 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.49 | 4,765 |
| 15 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.47 | 3,056 |
| 16 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: BROOKLYN/NEW YORK | ESPN | 7:45 PM | 140 | 0.45 | 1,183 |
| 17 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.45 | 2,359 |
| 18 | CHALLENGE: DOUBLE AGENTS | MTV | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.42 | 768 |
| 19 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.42 | 3,260 |
| 20 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: SECOND IMPEACHMENT OF DONALD TRUMP | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.40 | 3,964 |
| 21 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: NEW ORLEANS/LA CLIPPERS | ESPN | 10:05 PM | 141 | 0.40 | 987 |
| 22 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.37 | 3,611 |
| 23 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: CHICAGO/TAMPA BAY | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:06 PM | 168 | 0.34 | 844 |
| 24 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.34 | 2,331 |
| 25 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 3,095 |
| 26 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 3,667 |
| 27 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: PITTSBURGH/PHILLY | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:15 PM | 171 | 0.32 | 932 |
| 28 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.32 | 1,988 |
| 29 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 1,005 |
| 30 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.30 | 1,633 |
| 31 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0067 | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.30 | 762 |
| 32 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 3,073 |
| 33 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 3,279 |
| 34 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 15 | 0.27 | 735 |
| 35 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.26 | 891 |
| 36 | IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP: 2021 HOUSE DEBATE | MSNBC | 12:22 PM | 218 | 0.26 | 2,470 |
| 37 | IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 82 | 0.26 | 2,541 |
| 38 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,521 |
| 39 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 3,095 |
| 40 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 643 |
| 41 | IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP | MSNBC | 10:37 AM | 23 | 0.23 | 2,532 |
| 42 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,728 |
| 43 | SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 538 |
| 44 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,432 |
| 45 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 566 |
| 46 | IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP | MSNBC | 9:57 AM | 30 | 0.21 | 2,293 |
| 47 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 708 |
| 48 | IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP | MSNBC | 10:27 AM | 10 | 0.21 | 2,329 |
| 49 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,875 |
| 50 | FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE | TBS NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 682 |
| 51 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,800 |
| 52 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,337 |
| 53 | HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:02 PM | 31 | 0.19 | 1,126 |
| 54 | IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP | MSNBC | 9:18 AM | 39 | 0.18 | 2,287 |
| 55 | MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): COUNTDOWN TO MELTDOWN 1201 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 183 | 0.18 | 910 |
| 56 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:26 AM | 64 | 0.18 | 475 |
| 57 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 481 |
| 58 | MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.18 | 710 |
| 59 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,389 |
| 60 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,049 |
| 61 | IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 18 | 0.16 | 2,144 |
| 62 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,440 |
| 63 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.16 | 1,880 |
| 64 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:33 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 1,073 |
| 65 | KITCHEN CRASH | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 454 |
| 66 | MURDER TAPES, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 687 |
| 67 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 31 | 0.15 | 694 |
| 68 | HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 636 |
| 69 | ASSISTED LIVING | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 608 |
| 70 | WWE NXT: WWE NXT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 122 | 0.14 | 551 |
| 71 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: ST. LOUIS/COLORADO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:54 PM | 140 | 0.14 | 372 |
| 72 | DPLUS FL: HOME TOWN BENS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:01 PM | 61 | 0.14 | 919 |
| 73 | HOUSE IN A HURRY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.14 | 878 |
| 74 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,385 |
| 75 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 633 |
| 76 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 444 |
| 77 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: TEXAS TECH/TEXAS | ESPN2 | 9:10 PM | 139 | 0.13 | 398 |
| 78 | HOUSE IN A HURRY REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:31 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 900 |
| 79 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 288 |
| 80 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 369 |
| 81 | UNDERCOVER BILLIONAIRE: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.12 | 418 |
| 82 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,407 |
| 83 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,458 |
| 84 | GREG KELLY REPORTS | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 897 |
| 85 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 308 |
| 86 | BITCHIN RIDES | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 497 |
| 87 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 28 | 0.11 | 396 |
| 88 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: FULHAM/TOTTENHAM | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 3:12 PM | 123 | 0.11 | 270 |
| 89 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 316 |
| 90 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 267 |
| 91 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 302 |
| 92 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 293 |
| 93 | NATURE GONE WILD | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.10 | 500 |
| 94 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,217 |
| 95 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 294 |
| 96 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,430 |
| 97 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 333 |
| 98 | MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R16H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 490 |
| 99 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 226 |
| 100 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 223 |
| 101 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,361 |
| 102 | UNDERCOVER BILLIONAIRE:CC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:01 PM | 64 | 0.08 | 327 |
| 103 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 3:01 PM | 11 | 0.08 | 184 |
| 104 | UNDISPUTED L: 1085 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.08 | 169 |
| 105 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 299 |
| 106 | STINCHFIELD | NEWSMAX TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 540 |
| 107 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: ARKANSAS/LSU | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 130 | 0.08 | 287 |
| 108 | TRAFFICKED W. MVZ: GUNS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 267 |
| 109 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 184 |
| 110 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,125 |
| 111 | NATURE GONE WILD | A&E NETWORK | 10:32 PM | 32 | 0.07 | 410 |
| 112 | SPICER & CO | NEWSMAX TV | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 646 |
| 113 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 28 | 0.07 | 227 |
| 114 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 182 |
| 115 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,006 |
| 116 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: BRIGHTON/MANCHESTER CITY | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:55 PM | 126 | 0.06 | 171 |
| 117 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:29 PM | 31 | 0.06 | 172 |
| 118 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 134 |
| 119 | MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 11:03 PM | 58 | 0.06 | 284 |
| 120 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 115 |
| 121 | HERD L: 1399 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 141 |
| 122 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: IDENTITY THIEF (2013) | PARAMOUNT | 7:00 PM | 135 | 0.05 | 207 |
| 123 | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE | NEWSMAX TV | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 516 |
| 124 | NHL LIVE POST | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:14 AM | 31 | 0.05 | 114 |
| 125 | NATIONAL REPORT: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 375 |
| 126 | JOHN BACHMAN NOW: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 377 |
| 127 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 100 |
| 128 | ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT | NEWSMAX TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 312 |
| 129 | NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 347 |
| 130 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 825 |
| 131 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 197 |
| 132 | MVZ INVESTIGATES | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 131 |
| 133 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 2:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 123 |
| 134 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 85 |
| 135 | SUPER COPA L: REAL SOCIEDAD/BARCELONA | ESPN DEPORTES | 2:45 PM | 175 | 0.04 | 84 |
| 136 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 137 | AMERICAN AGENDA: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 2:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 359 |
| 138 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 144 |
| 139 | JOE KING: TIGRES, MENTIRA | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 105 |
| 140 | CLEVELAND SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 2:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 113 |
| 141 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 92 |
| 142 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 69 |
| 143 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 141 |
| 144 | NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 97 |
| 145 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 76 |
| 146 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 157 |
| 147 | LA CASA DEL MAL | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 91 |
| 148 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | TUDN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 46 |
| 149 | DAILY WAGER L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 86 |
| 150 | MASTER MINDS | GSN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 416 |
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