BROADCAST FINALS:
ABC: BACHELOR IN PARADISE dropped 0.09 to 0.87, and the finale of ULTIMATE SURFER was down 0.06 to 0.25.
CBS: A solid night for the FBI franchise, with the season premiere of FBI at 0.72, compared to last fall’s 0.9 premiere, and the season premiere of FBI: MOST WANTED at 0.66 compared to last season’s 0.6. The series premiere of FBI: INTERNATIONAL was at 0.59.
NBC: The Tuesday season premiere of THE VOICE was at 1.09, steady with last fall’s 1.1. The season premiere of NEW AMSTERDAM was at 0.54, down 0.06 from last March’s season premiere.
FOX: The season premiere of THE RESIDENT was at 0.50, down 0.15 from last January’s season premiere. OUR KIND OF PEOPLE premiered at 0.35.
CW: STARGIRL gained 0.03 to 0.12, and SUPERGIRL was up 0.02 to 0.08.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Cable news topped Tuesday cable, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.32/0.52/3.5M, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.16/0.24/2.2M, and CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.14/0.19/800K. Discovery’s DEADLIEST CATCH was at 0.30/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.15. Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN ticked up to 0.22. On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE gained 0.05 to 0.20, and WELCOME TO PLATHVILLE was up 0.04 to 0,18. FX’s AMERICAN CRIME STORY: IMPEACHMENT dropped 0.04 to 0.20. MTV’s TEEN MOM was at 0.20/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.13. USA’s WWE NXT ticked down to 0.20. Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.19/0.17. On HGTV, GOOD BONES slipped 0.02 to 0.17, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.15, and HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.15. On History, HISTORY’S GREATEST MYSTERIES was at 0.13, and CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD was steady at 0.08. On ID, SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH was at 0.13 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.13, and BODY CAM was down 0.04 to 0.09. OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR rose 0.03 to 0.11. VH1’s WILD N OUT fell 0.04 to 0.09.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday September 21, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 3,465 |
| 2 | DEADLIEST CATCH: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.30 | 1,362 |
| 3 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 3,644 |
| 4 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 3,016 |
| 5 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,580 |
| 6 | ROBOT CHICKEN | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 15 | 0.22 | 361 |
| 7 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,716 |
| 8 | MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE | TLC | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.20 | 924 |
| 9 | ACS: IMPEACHMENT | FX | 10:00 PM | 83 | 0.20 | 657 |
| 10 | TEEN MOM SSN 9B | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 455 |
| 11 | WWE NXT: WWE NXT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.20 | 746 |
| 12 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 653 |
| 13 | BEAT B.FLAY | FOOD NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 700 |
| 14 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,298 |
| 15 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 466 |
| 16 | WELCOME TO PLATHVILLE | TLC | 10:01 PM | 63 | 0.18 | 933 |
| 17 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,998 |
| 18 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,806 |
| 19 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,896 |
| 20 | BEAT B.FLAY | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 754 |
| 21 | GOOD BONES | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.17 | 1,249 |
| 22 | MLB POST SEASON IMPACT L: TORONTO/TAMPA BAY | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 213 | 0.16 | 542 |
| 23 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,890 |
| 24 | DEADLIEST CATCH:BLOODLINE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:03 PM | 61 | 0.16 | 713 |
| 25 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,220 |
| 26 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,934 |
| 27 | GOOD BONES REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 987 |
| 28 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,110 |
| 29 | TEEN MOM:YOUNG & PREG S3 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 333 |
| 30 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,140 |
| 31 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 791 |
| 32 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 351 |
| 33 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.14 | 400 |
| 34 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 418 |
| 35 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 322 |
| 36 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 971 |
| 37 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 385 |
| 38 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 998 |
| 39 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,707 |
| 40 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,189 |
| 41 | HIST GREATEST MYSTERIES: 10 DEATH OF BRUCE LEE, THE | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.13 | 712 |
| 42 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 795 |
| 43 | SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 542 |
| 44 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 329 |
| 45 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 10:33 PM | 27 | 0.13 | 381 |
| 46 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 459 |
| 47 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 304 |
| 48 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,670 |
| 49 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 278 |
| 50 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,731 |
| 51 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,771 |
| 52 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,773 |
| 53 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 14 | 0.11 | 278 |
| 54 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 393 |
| 55 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 278 |
| 56 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 781 |
| 57 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 706 |
| 58 | QUEEN SUGAR | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 582 |
| 59 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 840 |
| 60 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,285 |
| 61 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 680 |
| 62 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 536 |
| 63 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 16 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 162 |
| 64 | BODY CAM: ON THE SCENE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 526 |
| 65 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 692 |
| 66 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,471 |
| 67 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 209 |
| 68 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 668 |
| 69 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,451 |
| 70 | BABY LOONEY TUNES | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 132 |
| 71 | VANDERPUMP RULES | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 239 |
| 72 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 247 |
| 73 | LIFE BELOW ZERO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 679 |
| 74 | LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 704 |
| 75 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 719 |
| 76 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,287 |
| 77 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,044 |
| 78 | CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.08 | 437 |
| 79 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,302 |
| 80 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 656 |
| 81 | BET ORIGINAL MOVIE: CARL WEBER?S INFLUENCE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 150 | 0.08 | 302 |
| 82 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 211 |
| 83 | LIFE BELOW COMPILATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 539 |
| 84 | CHICKEN SQUAD, THE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 25 | 0.07 | 209 |
| 85 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 665 |
| 86 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,069 |
| 87 | WOMENS INTL FRIENDLY L: USA/PARAGUAY | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:28 PM | 152 | 0.06 | 211 |
| 88 | FIRST LOOK | SYFY | 12:00 AM | 11 | 0.06 | 131 |
| 89 | HERD L: 1579 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 164 |
| 90 | POCOYO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 116 |
| 91 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 472 |
| 92 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 1,323 |
| 93 | UNDISPUTED L: 1264 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 140 |
| 94 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 191 |
| 95 | CAILLOU | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:05 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 106 |
| 96 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 580 |
| 97 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 450 |
| 98 | DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-1R3R03H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 373 |
| 99 | MLB REGULAR SEASON L: SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS/SAN DIEGO PADRES | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:00 PM | 237 | 0.05 | 234 |
| 100 | FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2021 WK 2 KC VS. BAL | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 188 |
| 101 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 172 |
| 102 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 10:36 AM | 24 | 0.04 | 744 |
| 103 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 292 |
| 104 | NFL POWER RANKINGS | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 148 |
| 105 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 632 |
| 106 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 274 |
| 107 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 855 |
| 108 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 118 |
| 109 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 125 |
| 110 | NCIS | SUNDANCE TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 352 |
| 111 | PROFIT, THE | CNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 195 |
| 112 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.04 | 378 |
| 113 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.04 | 309 |
| 114 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 300 |
| 115 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 717 |
| 116 | HAUNTED HOSPITALS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 273 |
| 117 | TIME MACHINE: PRESIDENTS BOOK OF SECRETS 402 | HISTORY | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 308 |
| 118 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 895 |
| 119 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 410 |
| 120 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 36 | 0.04 | 799 |
| 121 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 660 |
| 122 | JASON BIGGS CASH AT DOOR | E! | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 132 |
| 123 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 707 |
| 124 | GOBLIN WORKS MOD SHOP | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 129 |
| 125 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 226 |
| 126 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1217 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 83 |
| 127 | NCIS | SUNDANCE TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 329 |
| 128 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 258 |
| 129 | LIGA MX L: FC JUAREZ / CLUB ATLETICO DE SAN LUIS | TUDN | 9:50 PM | 134 | 0.03 | 80 |
| 130 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 95 |
| 131 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 656 |
| 132 | USWNT L: USA / PARAGUAY | TUDN | 7:35 PM | 135 | 0.03 | 108 |
| 133 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 248 |
| 134 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 100 |
| 135 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 121 |
| 136 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 306 |
| 137 | THIS JUST IN | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 91 |
| 138 | SQUAWK BOX: N/A | CNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 162 |
| 139 | NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 228 |
| 140 | TIME MACHINE: THE LOST PYRAMID | HISTORY | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 228 |
| 141 | MAD MONEY | CNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 206 |
| 142 | NCIS | SUNDANCE TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 311 |
| 143 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 76 |
| 144 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 58 | 0.03 | 237 |
| 145 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 1025 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:30 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 67 |
| 146 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 257 |
| 147 | TIME MACHINE: AMERICAS BOOK OF SEC: MONUMENTS | HISTORY | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 270 |
| 148 | NASCAR RACE HUB L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 126 |
| 149 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 142 |
| 150 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 240 |
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