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ABC: SHARK TANK dropped 0.05 to 0.39, and 20/20 was up 0.02 to 0.35.
CBS: SWAT lost 0.04 to 0.46, MAGNUM PI gained 0.03 to 0.43, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.05 to 0.46.
NBC: HOME SWEET HOME shed 0.03 to 0.18, and DATELINE was up 0.06 to 0.35.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN returned to broadcast at 0.58.
CW: PENN & TELLER: FOOL US slipped 0.02 to 0.09, and NANCY DREW held at 0.06.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Fox Sports 1’s ALCS MLB PLAYOFFS game was dominant at 1.29. ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.83/0.60. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.28/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.15. TNT’s AEW RAMPAGE lost 0.02 to 0.22. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES edged up 0.02 to 0.22. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP dropped 0.03 to 0.21. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.36/2.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.14/0.21/2.1M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.09/900K. Hallmark’s original movie was at 0.19. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 ticked up to 0.11 in primetime (the midnight rerun was at 0.12). On History, THE PROOF IS OUT THERE was at 0.10/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.08. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was at 0.07. OWN’s READY TO LOVE was at 0.07 compared to last week’s 0.07/0.06. Syfy’s DAY OF THE DEAD ticked down to 0.05.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday October 22, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | MLB AL CHAMPIONS SERIES L: BOSTON/HOUSTON 6 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 218 | 1.29 | 5,812 |
| 2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: PHOENIX/LA LAKERS | ESPN | 10:09 PM | 153 | 0.83 | 2,093 |
| 3 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: BROOKLYN/PHILADELPHIA | ESPN | 7:44 PM | 145 | 0.60 | 1,681 |
| 4 | MLB ALCS POST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:38 PM | 79 | 0.48 | 1,757 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:42 AM | 48 | 0.46 | 1,070 |
| 6 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 69 | 0.28 | 1,599 |
| 7 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 14 | 0.28 | 859 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 603 |
| 9 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 533 |
| 10 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 833 |
| 11 | GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:09 PM | 64 | 0.22 | 1,078 |
| 12 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.21 | 586 |
| 13 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,883 |
| 14 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,702 |
| 15 | HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: YOU, ME & THE XMAS TREES | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.19 | 2,222 |
| 16 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 3,158 |
| 17 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,800 |
| 18 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 683 |
| 19 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,050 |
| 20 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 518 |
| 21 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,355 |
| 22 | MLB ALCS PRE GAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 766 |
| 23 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,816 |
| 24 | PATRICK STAR SHOW | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 512 |
| 25 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,688 |
| 26 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: MEMPHIS/UCF | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 200 | 0.15 | 793 |
| 27 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 536 |
| 28 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 491 |
| 29 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,053 |
| 30 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,576 |
| 31 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: WASHINGTON/ARIZONA | ESPN2 | 10:30 PM | 201 | 0.14 | 660 |
| 32 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,891 |
| 33 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,777 |
| 34 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,585 |
| 35 | COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 10:20 PM | 10 | 0.13 | 634 |
| 36 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 362 |
| 37 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 407 |
| 38 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,892 |
| 39 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 361 |
| 40 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,502 |
| 41 | MIDDLEMOST POST | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 381 |
| 42 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,754 |
| 43 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.12 | 412 |
| 44 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 331 |
| 45 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 384 |
| 46 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,055 |
| 47 | LUCY LOUD HALLOWEEN | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 15 | 0.11 | 346 |
| 48 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 294 |
| 49 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 362 |
| 50 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.11 | 419 |
| 51 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 353 |
| 52 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 297 |
| 53 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,374 |
| 54 | PROOF IS OUT THERE | HISTORY | 10:33 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 599 |
| 55 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,519 |
| 56 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN23 | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 315 |
| 57 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN23 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 362 |
| 58 | RUGRATS NEW | NICKELODEON | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 272 |
| 59 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 872 |
| 60 | PROOF IS OUT THERE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 598 |
| 61 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 724 |
| 62 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 344 |
| 63 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 858 |
| 64 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 782 |
| 65 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN23 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 307 |
| 66 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN23 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 293 |
| 67 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 759 |
| 68 | FAMILY CHANTEL: PILLOW TA | TLC | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 551 |
| 69 | FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L | ESPN2 | 3:55 PM | 71 | 0.08 | 243 |
| 70 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 239 |
| 71 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.07 | 885 |
| 72 | B/R GAMING | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 204 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 638 |
| 74 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,093 |
| 75 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 776 |
| 76 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 667 |
| 77 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 632 |
| 78 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 575 |
| 79 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 291 |
| 80 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: ASTON VILLA/ARSENAL | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:56 PM | 131 | 0.07 | 220 |
| 81 | MLB ALCS ON FOXD: GM6: RED SOX VS ASTROS | FOX DEPORTES | 8:00 PM | 221 | 0.07 | 243 |
| 82 | DINO RANCH | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:00 PM | 25 | 0.07 | 237 |
| 83 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 782 |
| 84 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 918 |
| 85 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 741 |
| 86 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 1,238 |
| 87 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,175 |
| 88 | LIVING SINGLE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 AM | 36 | 0.06 | 122 |
| 89 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 920 |
| 90 | LIVING SINGLE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 11:12 AM | 36 | 0.06 | 120 |
| 91 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:30 PM | 25 | 0.06 | 219 |
| 92 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 629 |
| 93 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 595 |
| 94 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 696 |
| 95 | UNDISPUTED L: 1287 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 163 |
| 96 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: FOR LOVE OR MURDER | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 343 |
| 97 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 646 |
| 98 | HISTORY OF HORROR | AMC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 235 |
| 99 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 482 |
| 100 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 844 |
| 101 | LIVING SINGLE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 11:48 AM | 36 | 0.06 | 115 |
| 102 | HERD L: 1603 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 177 |
| 103 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 623 |
| 104 | FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L | ESPN2 | 12:25 PM | 69 | 0.05 | 255 |
| 105 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 201 |
| 106 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 178 |
| 107 | DAY OF THE DEAD-TV | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 216 |
| 108 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 403 |
| 109 | QUEENS | FX | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 158 |
| 110 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 261 |
| 111 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:07 PM | 23 | 0.05 | 136 |
| 112 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 482 |
| 113 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 197 |
| 114 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 201 |
| 115 | TOY STORY OF TERROR | DISNEY JUNIOR | 5:00 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 230 |
| 116 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 958 |
| 117 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 456 |
| 118 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 798 |
| 119 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 386 |
| 120 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 577 |
| 121 | ROADKILL | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 270 |
| 122 | FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP | FOX DEPORTES | 11:41 PM | 19 | 0.05 | 117 |
| 123 | LIGA MX L: MAZATLAN / QUERETARO | TUDN | 9:33 PM | 150 | 0.04 | 117 |
| 124 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:30 AM | 25 | 0.04 | 192 |
| 125 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 197 |
| 126 | DISNEYS MAGIC BAKE-OFF | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 176 |
| 127 | WORST WITCH (SERIES) | DISNEY CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 33 | 0.04 | 179 |
| 128 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 426 |
| 129 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 194 |
| 130 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 644 |
| 131 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 16 | CMT | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 211 |
| 132 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 431 |
| 133 | LIVING SINGLE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:24 PM | 36 | 0.04 | 88 |
| 134 | THESE WOODS ARE HAUNTED | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 344 |
| 135 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 201 |
| 136 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 204 |
| 137 | ALASKA TRIANGLE | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 313 |
| 138 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 219 |
| 139 | PREMIER LEAGUE DOWNLOAD | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 85 |
| 140 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 216 |
| 141 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICK JR | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 131 |
| 142 | NFL GAMEDAY VIEW | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 142 |
| 143 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 352 |
| 144 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 3:30 PM | 25 | 0.04 | 114 |
| 145 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 133 |
| 146 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 751 |
| 147 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 165 |
| 148 | COPS | REELZCHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 228 |
| 149 | HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP | COOKING CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 159 |
| 150 | HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP | COOKING CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 119 |
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