NETWORK FINALS: Quite a few adjustments to the next tenth, for SHARK TANK, 20/20, MACGYVER, THE BLACKLIST and WWE SMACKDOWN.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.41/0.29. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.25/0.25/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.19/0.14. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.24/0.38/2.8M, with CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.22/0.27/1.2M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.12/2M. On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE dropped 0.04 to 0.20. WE’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT rose 0.05 to 0.18. On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME edged up 0.02 to 0.18, and EVERYTHING BUT THE HOUSE was down 0.03 to 0.14. Nickelodeon’s SPONGEBOB was at 0.17, with lead-out BARBARIAN & THE TROLL at 0.14. MTVs RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.16/0.16. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was steady at 0.15. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.13/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.11. History’s THE UNXPLAINED was at 0.12/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.12. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER held at 0.10. OWN’s READY TO LOVE ticked up to 0.08. The final season premiere of Syfy’s VAN HELSING was at 0.06, down a tick from the last premiere in 2019.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday April 16, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: NEW YORK/DALLAS | ESPN | 9:50 PM | 142 | 0.41 | 1,171 |
| 2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LA CLIPPERS/PHILADELPHIA | ESPN | 7:14 PM | 156 | 0.29 | 885 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:12 AM | 48 | 0.26 | 686 |
| 4 | GOLD RUSH: FREDDY DODGE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:08 PM | 62 | 0.25 | 1,501 |
| 5 | GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 68 | 0.25 | 1,431 |
| 6 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,838 |
| 7 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,163 |
| 8 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 13: 1315 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.20 | 479 |
| 9 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,078 |
| 10 | MAMA JUNE: FIRST LOOK | WETV | 10:00 PM | 13 | 0.18 | 680 |
| 11 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 673 |
| 12 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME INT | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,055 |
| 13 | SPONGEBOB | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 593 |
| 14 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,407 |
| 15 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 920 |
| 16 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 14 | 0.16 | 385 |
| 17 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN20 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 408 |
| 18 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,161 |
| 19 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,150 |
| 20 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN20 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 387 |
| 21 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 514 |
| 22 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,014 |
| 23 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,033 |
| 24 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 738 |
| 25 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,792 |
| 26 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,098 |
| 27 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 913 |
| 28 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,559 |
| 29 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,445 |
| 30 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 385 |
| 31 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:33 PM | 27 | 0.14 | 2,319 |
| 32 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 843 |
| 33 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,366 |
| 34 | EVERYTHING BUT THE HOUSE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 1,090 |
| 35 | BARBARIAN AND THE TROLL | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 497 |
| 36 | SR/BIDEN-JAPAN PRIME MIN | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:05 PM | 28 | 0.13 | 1,851 |
| 37 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 895 |
| 38 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.13 | 420 |
| 39 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 974 |
| 40 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.13 | 493 |
| 41 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 979 |
| 42 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 328 |
| 43 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,366 |
| 44 | LIGA MX L: MAZATLAN / ATLAS | TUDN | 10:28 PM | 126 | 0.13 | 292 |
| 45 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME INT | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 979 |
| 46 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,548 |
| 47 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 897 |
| 48 | GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:10 PM | 59 | 0.12 | 865 |
| 49 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 343 |
| 50 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,387 |
| 51 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 2,034 |
| 52 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 667 |
| 53 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.12 | 826 |
| 54 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,577 |
| 55 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,747 |
| 56 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 273 |
| 57 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 261 |
| 58 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.11 | 721 |
| 59 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,511 |
| 60 | BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 403 |
| 61 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,247 |
| 62 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 234 |
| 63 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,479 |
| 64 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 25 | 0.10 | 279 |
| 65 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 463 |
| 66 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 218 |
| 67 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 348 |
| 68 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 57 | 0.10 | 1,054 |
| 69 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 6:00 PM | 25 | 0.10 | 375 |
| 70 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,268 |
| 71 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 5:34 PM | 26 | 0.10 | 1,523 |
| 72 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,612 |
| 73 | 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 538 |
| 74 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,189 |
| 75 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 257 |
| 76 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,209 |
| 77 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 302 |
| 78 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 247 |
| 79 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,248 |
| 80 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 218 |
| 81 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 199 |
| 82 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 892 |
| 83 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 708 |
| 84 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,085 |
| 85 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 349 |
| 86 | SYDNEY TO THE MAX | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:25 PM | 23 | 0.08 | 259 |
| 87 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 960 |
| 88 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:12 AM | 48 | 0.08 | 1,032 |
| 89 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,131 |
| 90 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.08 | 1,178 |
| 91 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 5:05 PM | 29 | 0.07 | 1,518 |
| 92 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 393 |
| 93 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,083 |
| 94 | COPS RELOADED | REELZCHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 212 |
| 95 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 10:39 AM | 33 | 0.07 | 1,208 |
| 96 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,239 |
| 97 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 39 | 0.07 | 1,143 |
| 98 | COPS RELOADED | REELZCHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 234 |
| 99 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 65 | 0.07 | 1,521 |
| 100 | JUST ROLL WITH IT | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:48 PM | 24 | 0.07 | 253 |
| 101 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/EVERTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:53 PM | 133 | 0.07 | 195 |
| 102 | DOING THE MOST PHOEBE ROB | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 200 |
| 103 | COPS RELOADED | REELZCHANNEL | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 224 |
| 104 | BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! | NICK JR | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 346 |
| 105 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,205 |
| 106 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 23 | 0.06 | 258 |
| 107 | ROADKILL GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 241 |
| 108 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 540 |
| 109 | VAN HELSING | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 304 |
| 110 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,059 |
| 111 | MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: SEATTLE SOUNDERS/MINNESOTA UNITED | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 PM | 151 | 0.06 | 163 |
| 112 | AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 972 |
| 113 | HOT ROD GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 263 |
| 114 | APPLE & ONION | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 15 | 0.06 | 179 |
| 115 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: SAVING MY DAUGHTER | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 316 |
| 116 | LIVING WITH SERIAL KILLER | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 90 | 0.05 | 285 |
| 117 | COPS RELOADED | REELZCHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 211 |
| 118 | LIGA MX L: NECAXA / QUERETARO | TUDN | 8:00 PM | 148 | 0.05 | 141 |
| 119 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 452 |
| 120 | COPS RELOADED | REELZCHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 197 |
| 121 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 308 |
| 122 | GREEN RIVER KILLER: 100 CRIM CONF 208 | OXYGEN MEDIA | 10:30 PM | 122 | 0.05 | 257 |
| 123 | VIOLA DAVIS | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 169 |
| 124 | HERD L: 1467 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 139 |
| 125 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 184 |
| 126 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: TB AT NYY/CWS AT BOS | MLB NETWORK | 7:08 PM | 210 | 0.04 | 233 |
| 127 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: ATL AT CHC | MLB NETWORK | 2:20 PM | 243 | 0.04 | 259 |
| 128 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 207 |
| 129 | MARK OF A KILLER | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 259 |
| 130 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 180 |
| 131 | D.CHAUVIN: TODAY IN COURT | HLN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 169 |
| 132 | NUESTRO HOGAR EN EL CARIB | DISCOVERY FAMILIA | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 103 |
| 133 | MLB TONIGHT BP | MLB NETWORK | 6:23 PM | 45 | 0.04 | 210 |
| 134 | APPLE & ONION | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:45 PM | 15 | 0.04 | 162 |
| 135 | ENGINE MASTERS | MOTOR TREND | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 222 |
| 136 | DOING THE MOST PHOEBE ROB | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 118 |
| 137 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 86 |
| 138 | D.CHAUVIN: TODAY IN COURT | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 155 |
| 139 | COMBATE GLOBAL | TUDN | 12:34 AM | 86 | 0.04 | 89 |
| 140 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:06 PM | 24 | 0.04 | 110 |
| 141 | OPTIONS ACTION | CNBC | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 164 |
| 142 | WICKED TUNA COMPILATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:15 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 150 |
| 143 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 244 |
| 144 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 295 |
| 145 | BACK FUTURE TRILOGY: BACK TO THE FUTURE PT 3 | BBC-AMERICA | 8:30 PM | 150 | 0.04 | 163 |
| 146 | UNDISPUTED SP L: 1152 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.04 | 104 |
| 147 | SCRUBS | IFC TV | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 59 |
| 148 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 271 |
| 149 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 89 |
| 150 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 74 |
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