BROADCAST FINALS:
ABC: After reruns of the WONDER YEARS and HOME ECONOMICS premieres at 0.37/0.26, 20/20 gained 0.07 to 0.35.
CBS: BIG BROTHER fell 0.13 to 0.50, followed by SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION at 0.20. A BLUE BLOODS rerun was also at 0.20.
NBC: Following a rerun of the ORDINARY JOE pilot at 0.22, DATELINE climbed 0.16 to 0.42.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN slipped 0.03 to 0.55.
CW: Back-to-back DYNASTY episodes were at 0.05/0.04, compared to last week’s 0.05.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s AEW: RAMPAGE led Friday cable, up 0.04 to 0.32, with a lead-out special at 0.25. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.28/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.11. ESPN’s MLB telecast was at 0.26. Golf Channel’s RYDER CUP coverage was at 0.25. ESPN2’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL came was at 0.24. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP ticked up to 0.23. Cable news was topped by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.20/0.38/3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.15/0.25/2.4M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.11/0.13/1M. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES dropped 0.05 to 0.18. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.15/0.13. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER ticked up to 0.13. History’s THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE was at 0.10/0.10, compared to last week’s 0.10, and ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.08. On A&E, COLD CASE FILES dropped 0.03 to 0.08, and AMERICAN JUSTICE was steady at 0.07. FX’s NY TIMES PRESENTS Britney Spears special was at 0.08.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 24, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 727 |
| 2 | GOLD RUSH: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 125 | 0.28 | 1,521 |
| 3 | MLB POST SEASON IMPACT L: NY YANKEES/BOSTON | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 223 | 0.26 | 846 |
| 4 | AEW: RAMPAGE SPECIAL | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 552 |
| 5 | RYDER CUP: WHISTLING STRAITS | GOLF CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 691 | 0.25 | 1,480 |
| 6 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: WAKE FOREST/VIRGINIA | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 224 | 0.24 | 1,113 |
| 7 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.23 | 716 |
| 8 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,950 |
| 9 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 866 |
| 10 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,556 |
| 11 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 3,021 |
| 12 | GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:05 PM | 67 | 0.16 | 826 |
| 13 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,755 |
| 14 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,774 |
| 15 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:36 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,004 |
| 16 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,406 |
| 17 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,137 |
| 18 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,444 |
| 19 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 487 |
| 20 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 339 |
| 21 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,835 |
| 22 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,172 |
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 327 |
| 24 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 56 | 0.13 | 934 |
| 25 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 771 |
| 26 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:06 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 964 |
| 27 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,624 |
| 28 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 338 |
| 29 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,434 |
| 30 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,687 |
| 31 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 349 |
| 32 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,924 |
| 33 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,583 |
| 34 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 270 |
| 35 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,022 |
| 36 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,579 |
| 37 | MLB POST SEASON IMPACT L: ATLANTA/SAN DIEGO | ESPN | 10:43 PM | 174 | 0.11 | 363 |
| 38 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 975 |
| 39 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,620 |
| 40 | LIVE FROM: RYDER CUP | GOLF CHANNEL | 7:31 PM | 121 | 0.11 | 511 |
| 41 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 348 |
| 42 | PROOF IS OUT THERE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 684 |
| 43 | PROOF IS OUT THERE | HISTORY | 10:33 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 600 |
| 44 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 205 |
| 45 | DARCEY & STACEY: PILLOW T | TLC | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 534 |
| 46 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 902 |
| 47 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 316 |
| 48 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 755 |
| 49 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 793 |
| 50 | CASAGRANDES | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 275 |
| 51 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 268 |
| 52 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 368 |
| 53 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,375 |
| 54 | MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 25 | 0.09 | 327 |
| 55 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.09 | 473 |
| 56 | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 210 |
| 57 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,310 |
| 58 | SMURFS, THE | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 252 |
| 59 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 695 |
| 60 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.08 | 335 |
| 61 | MLB BONUS GAME L: ST. LOUIS/CHICAGO CUBS | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 180 | 0.08 | 351 |
| 62 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.08 | 757 |
| 63 | COLD CASE FILES | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 535 |
| 64 | KAMP KORAL | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 286 |
| 65 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:37 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 253 |
| 66 | LIGA MX FRI: PUEBLA / CRUZ AZUL | TUDN | 8:55 PM | 128 | 0.08 | 206 |
| 67 | NEW YORK TIMES PRESENTS | FX | 10:00 PM | 98 | 0.08 | 197 |
| 68 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 5:00 PM | 25 | 0.08 | 304 |
| 69 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 711 |
| 70 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 707 |
| 71 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 982 |
| 72 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 513 |
| 73 | THA GODS HONEST TRUTH | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 166 |
| 74 | DINO RANCH | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:00 PM | 25 | 0.08 | 277 |
| 75 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 685 |
| 76 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 682 |
| 77 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 641 |
| 78 | AMERICAN JUSTICE | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 63 | 0.07 | 468 |
| 79 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 639 |
| 80 | MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.07 | 274 |
| 81 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 661 |
| 82 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,033 |
| 83 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 607 |
| 84 | CANADIAN FTBL LEAGUE L: SASKATCHEWAN/BC | ESPN2 | 10:44 PM | 166 | 0.07 | 241 |
| 85 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 444 |
| 86 | NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: LAS VEGAS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:00 PM | 140 | 0.07 | 462 |
| 87 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 251 |
| 88 | SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 221 |
| 89 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:00 PM | 25 | 0.06 | 306 |
| 90 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,175 |
| 91 | B/R GAMING | TBS NETWORK | 11:50 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 140 |
| 92 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 233 |
| 93 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 253 |
| 94 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 478 |
| 95 | DPLUS SN: CHIPPENDALES | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 11:00 PM | 11 | 0.06 | 313 |
| 96 | CHICKEN SQUAD, THE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:30 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 236 |
| 97 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,493 |
| 98 | TOONED IN | NICKELODEON | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 212 |
| 99 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 16 | CMT | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 246 |
| 100 | MINNIES BOW-TOONS: PPP | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:24 AM | 10 | 0.06 | 197 |
| 101 | PEPPA PIG | NICK JR | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 225 |
| 102 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,177 |
| 103 | DISNEYS MAGIC BAKE-OFF | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 209 |
| 104 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 725 |
| 105 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 241 |
| 106 | UNDISPUTED L: 1267 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 146 |
| 107 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: SECRET LIVES CLGE FRESHMN | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 244 |
| 108 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 206 |
| 109 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 596 |
| 110 | BABY LOONEY TUNES | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 90 |
| 111 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 35 | 0.05 | 729 |
| 112 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 159 |
| 113 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 138 |
| 114 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 460 |
| 115 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 802 |
| 116 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 170 |
| 117 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 507 |
| 118 | FOOTBALL LIFE | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 157 |
| 119 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 159 |
| 120 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 140 |
| 121 | CAILLOU | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:05 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 109 |
| 122 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 135 |
| 123 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 134 |
| 124 | NFL GAMEDAY VIEW | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 114 |
| 125 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 974 |
| 126 | TIG N? SEEK | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 15 | 0.04 | 142 |
| 127 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 1,209 |
| 128 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 229 |
| 129 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 197 |
| 130 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 158 |
| 131 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 270 |
| 132 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 218 |
| 133 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 93 |
| 134 | SPONGEBOB | NICKTOONS | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 94 |
| 135 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 94 |
| 136 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 148 |
| 137 | HERD L: 1582 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 116 |
| 138 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 409 |
| 139 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 2:35 PM | 35 | 0.04 | 689 |
| 140 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 267 |
| 141 | POCOYO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 95 |
| 142 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 272 |
| 143 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 190 |
| 144 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 9:58 AM | 29 | 0.03 | 726 |
| 145 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:10 PM | 50 | 0.03 | 684 |
| 146 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 72 |
| 147 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 162 |
| 148 | BACK ON THE RECORD | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 58 | 0.03 | 196 |
| 149 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 58 | 0.03 | 761 |
| 150 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 226 |
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