BROADCAST FINALS:
ABC: A MOST MAGICAL STORY special was at 0.61, then 20/20 ticked down to 0.34.
CBS: SWAT moved from Wednesdays, and its season premiere was at 0.42, just about the same as last year’s 0.4 premiere. The season premiere of MAGNUM PI was at 0.39 compared to last year’s 0.5, and the season premiere of BLUE BLOODS was at 0.45 compared to last year’s 0.5.
NBC: After a rerun of the LA BREA pilot at 0.25, DATELINE was steady at 0.42.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN gained 0.07 to 0.62.
CW: The season premiere of PENN & TELLER: FOOL US was at 0.08, and DYNASTY was at 0.03 compared to last week’s 0.05/0.04.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Fox Sports 1’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.38, and ESPN’s game was at 0.15. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.28/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.28/0.16. TNT’s AEW RAMPAGE fell 0.07 to 0.25. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP ticked up to 0.24. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES gained 0.03 to 0.21. On HGTV, SELLING THE BIG EASY was at 0.15/0.13. On A&E, THE FIRST 48 was at 0.13/0.12. On History, THE PROOF IS OUT THERE was at 0.11/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.10. On ID, WHO KILLED MY SON was at 0.10. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER dropped 0.04 to 0.09.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday October 1, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: IOWA/MARYLAND | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 223 | 0.38 | 1,381 |
| 2 | GOLD RUSH: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.28 | 1,494 |
| 3 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 622 |
| 4 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 630 |
| 5 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 771 |
| 6 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 665 |
| 7 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,857 |
| 8 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,878 |
| 9 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 568 |
| 10 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,601 |
| 11 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 1,198 |
| 12 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: HOUSTON/TULSA | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 219 | 0.15 | 548 |
| 13 | COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 457 |
| 14 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,915 |
| 15 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 359 |
| 16 | SELLING THE BIG EASY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 962 |
| 17 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:09 PM | 51 | 0.14 | 410 |
| 18 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 463 |
| 19 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,343 |
| 20 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,844 |
| 21 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 438 |
| 22 | MBC:RS HIP HOP EDITION FL | WETV | 10:00 PM | 17 | 0.14 | 368 |
| 23 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 330 |
| 24 | SELLING THE BIG EASY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 838 |
| 25 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,630 |
| 26 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,747 |
| 27 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.13 | 532 |
| 28 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,704 |
| 29 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 298 |
| 30 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.12 | 401 |
| 31 | GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:01 PM | 67 | 0.12 | 757 |
| 32 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,707 |
| 33 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 343 |
| 34 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,706 |
| 35 | PROOF IS OUT THERE | HISTORY | 10:33 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 610 |
| 36 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 972 |
| 37 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,963 |
| 38 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 357 |
| 39 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,615 |
| 40 | PROOF IS OUT THERE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 652 |
| 41 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 748 |
| 42 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 294 |
| 43 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 298 |
| 44 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 731 |
| 45 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 300 |
| 46 | WHO KILLED MY SON?: N/A | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 482 |
| 47 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,764 |
| 48 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 291 |
| 49 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 721 |
| 50 | DCOM | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 96 | 0.09 | 401 |
| 51 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 567 |
| 52 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,817 |
| 53 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 681 |
| 54 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 57 | 0.09 | 985 |
| 55 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 662 |
| 56 | DARCEY & STACEY: PILLOW T | TLC | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 550 |
| 57 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.09 | 674 |
| 58 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 290 |
| 59 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,624 |
| 60 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 268 |
| 61 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,214 |
| 62 | GHOST AND MOLLY MCGEE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:36 PM | 23 | 0.09 | 343 |
| 63 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 317 |
| 64 | HISTORY OF HORROR | AMC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 268 |
| 65 | FOOTBALL LIFE | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 208 |
| 66 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 63 | 0.08 | 395 |
| 67 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,507 |
| 68 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 5:00 PM | 25 | 0.08 | 318 |
| 69 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 638 |
| 70 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 646 |
| 71 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 364 |
| 72 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 979 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 666 |
| 74 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 469 |
| 75 | RUGRATS SHORTS | NICKELODEON | 2:00 PM | 10 | 0.07 | 250 |
| 76 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 279 |
| 77 | CHICKEN SQUAD, THE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:30 AM | 25 | 0.07 | 263 |
| 78 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 234 |
| 79 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 638 |
| 80 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 705 |
| 81 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,325 |
| 82 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 602 |
| 83 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 172 |
| 84 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 528 |
| 85 | BABY LOONEY TUNES | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 113 |
| 86 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,156 |
| 87 | LIGA MX L | TUDN | 10:55 PM | 75 | 0.06 | 210 |
| 88 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 570 |
| 89 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 958 |
| 90 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 204 |
| 91 | CASAGRANDES | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 248 |
| 92 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 400 |
| 93 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.06 | 794 |
| 94 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: TB AT NYY/BOS AT WAS | MLB NETWORK | 7:09 PM | 209 | 0.06 | 349 |
| 95 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 574 |
| 96 | LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / PACHUCA | TUDN | 7:30 PM | 205 | 0.06 | 167 |
| 97 | ANCIENT AMERICAS COMP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 299 |
| 98 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 1,266 |
| 99 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 197 |
| 100 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 387 |
| 101 | MICKEY MOUSE MIXED-UP ADV | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:00 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 180 |
| 102 | UNDISPUTED L: 1272 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 131 |
| 103 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 215 |
| 104 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 193 |
| 105 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 16 | CMT | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 264 |
| 106 | KAMP KORAL | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 255 |
| 107 | TOONED IN | NICKELODEON | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 212 |
| 108 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 217 |
| 109 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 799 |
| 110 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 168 |
| 111 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 846 |
| 112 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:00 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 194 |
| 113 | SMURFS, THE | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 242 |
| 114 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: PET SEMATARY (2019) | PARAMOUNT | 7:00 PM | 145 | 0.05 | 194 |
| 115 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 733 |
| 116 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 717 |
| 117 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 172 |
| 118 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 190 |
| 119 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 211 |
| 120 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 128 |
| 121 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICKELODEON | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 169 |
| 122 | CAILLOU | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:05 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 86 |
| 123 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 122 |
| 124 | NFL GAMEDAY VIEW | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 160 |
| 125 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 139 |
| 126 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:30 PM | 25 | 0.04 | 212 |
| 127 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL L: ST. FRANCES/DE LA SALLE | ESPN2 | 10:00 PM | 182 | 0.04 | 146 |
| 128 | ALASKA TRIANGLE | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 333 |
| 129 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 286 |
| 130 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE | ESPN2 | 2:30 PM | 25 | 0.04 | 125 |
| 131 | ANCIENT AMERICAS COMP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 243 |
| 132 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 112 |
| 133 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 116 |
| 134 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICK JR | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 176 |
| 135 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 815 |
| 136 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 742 |
| 137 | THA GODS HONEST TRUTH | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 125 |
| 138 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: LAA AT SEA/SD AT SF | MLB NETWORK | 10:38 PM | 166 | 0.04 | 197 |
| 139 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 206 |
| 140 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 592 |
| 141 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 25 | 0.03 | 172 |
| 142 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 830 |
| 143 | B/R GAMING | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 156 |
| 144 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 162 |
| 145 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL L: MEDINA/MENTOR | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 141 |
| 146 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 201 |
| 147 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 101 |
| 148 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 458 |
| 149 | COMBATE GLOBAL | TUDN | 12:10 AM | 80 | 0.03 | 86 |
| 150 | HERD L: 1587 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 112 |
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