BROADCAST FINALS:
ABC: After a CORAZON DE AMERICA special at 0.22, 20/20 was at 0.28 compared to last week’s 0.48/0.43.
CBS: BIG BROTHER was at 0.63, followed by GREATEST #ATHOME VIDEOS at 0.19 and a BLUE BLOODS rerun at 0.14.
NBC: After an AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun at 0.33, DATELINE dropped 0.07 to 0.26.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN lost 0.07 to 0.58.
CW: The series finale of BURDEN OF TRUTH held at 0.05, and DYNASTY ticked down to 0.05.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game led Friday cable at 0.50. TNT”s AEW RAMPAGE ticked up to 0.28. Cable news was topped by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.23/0.42/3.2M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.11/0.19/2.1M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.09/900K. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES gained 0.06 to 0.23. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP ticked up to 0.22. Fox Sports 1’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.16. On A&E, THE FIRST 48 ticked down to 0.13, COLD CASE FILES was steady at 0.11, and AMERICAN JUSTICE ticked down to 0.07. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER slipped 0.02 to 0.12. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.12, and THE PROOF IS OUT THERE was at 0.10. On Discovery, GOLD RUSH was at 0.11 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.20. HGTV’s CASH IN THE ATTIC was at 0.10/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.13. FX’s NY TIMES PRESENTS was at 0.04.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 17, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: UCF/LOUISVILLE | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 217 | 0.50 | 1,881 |
| 2 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 642 |
| 3 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 3,151 |
| 4 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 940 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:07 PM | 53 | 0.22 | 804 |
| 6 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,850 |
| 7 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 636 |
| 8 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,725 |
| 9 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 10:00 PM | 12 | 0.20 | 584 |
| 10 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,979 |
| 11 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 779 |
| 12 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 494 |
| 13 | COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 537 |
| 14 | COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 10 L: MARYLAND/ILLINOIS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:09 PM | 221 | 0.16 | 690 |
| 15 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,173 |
| 16 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,050 |
| 17 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 502 |
| 18 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,051 |
| 19 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 442 |
| 20 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 1,234 |
| 21 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,290 |
| 22 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,624 |
| 23 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,697 |
| 24 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.13 | 563 |
| 25 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 340 |
| 26 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 390 |
| 27 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 321 |
| 28 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.12 | 1,033 |
| 29 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.12 | 724 |
| 30 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,618 |
| 31 | CASAGRANDES | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 407 |
| 32 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 361 |
| 33 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,649 |
| 34 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 356 |
| 35 | GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 124 | 0.11 | 783 |
| 36 | SMURFS, THE | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 419 |
| 37 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 2,082 |
| 38 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 373 |
| 39 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,596 |
| 40 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 393 |
| 41 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 335 |
| 42 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,575 |
| 43 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 346 |
| 44 | COLD CASE FILES | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.11 | 590 |
| 45 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.11 | 488 |
| 46 | DARCEY & STACEY: PILLOW T | TLC | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 552 |
| 47 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,681 |
| 48 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 333 |
| 49 | NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: BRISTOL | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:52 PM | 146 | 0.10 | 865 |
| 50 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 230 |
| 51 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,380 |
| 52 | KAMP KORAL | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 366 |
| 53 | PROOF IS OUT THERE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.10 | 671 |
| 54 | CASH IN THE ATTIC | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.10 | 929 |
| 55 | SURREALESTATE | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 350 |
| 56 | CASH IN THE ATTIC | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:31 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 808 |
| 57 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,611 |
| 58 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 254 |
| 59 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.09 | 463 |
| 60 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 270 |
| 61 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 899 |
| 62 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 854 |
| 63 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 660 |
| 64 | PEPPA PIG | NICK JR | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 350 |
| 65 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICKELODEON | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.09 | 305 |
| 66 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 873 |
| 67 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 5:00 PM | 25 | 0.08 | 289 |
| 68 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 873 |
| 69 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,006 |
| 70 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 760 |
| 71 | LIGA MX L: NECAXA / ATLAS | TUDN | 9:30 PM | 150 | 0.08 | 174 |
| 72 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 234 |
| 73 | TOONED IN | NICKELODEON | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 291 |
| 74 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 636 |
| 75 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 214 |
| 76 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 666 |
| 77 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 626 |
| 78 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 617 |
| 79 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 352 |
| 80 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 742 |
| 81 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,535 |
| 82 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,088 |
| 83 | BABY LOONEY TUNES | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:30 AM | 35 | 0.07 | 137 |
| 84 | THESE WOODS ARE HAUNTED | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 370 |
| 85 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 642 |
| 86 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 786 |
| 87 | AMERICAN JUSTICE | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 63 | 0.07 | 406 |
| 88 | NASCAR XFINITY START L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:33 PM | 19 | 0.07 | 617 |
| 89 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 258 |
| 90 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 16 | CMT | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 384 |
| 91 | UNDISPUTED L: 1262 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 163 |
| 92 | DISNEYS MAGIC BAKE-OFF | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 273 |
| 93 | CAILLOU | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:05 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 133 |
| 94 | FOOTBALL LIFE | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 183 |
| 95 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 692 |
| 96 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 1,378 |
| 97 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 534 |
| 98 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,269 |
| 99 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: AMERICAN PIE | PARAMOUNT | 7:00 PM | 150 | 0.06 | 244 |
| 100 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:30 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 180 |
| 101 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 203 |
| 102 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,140 |
| 103 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: AMERICAN PIE 2 | PARAMOUNT | 9:30 PM | 150 | 0.06 | 213 |
| 104 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 269 |
| 105 | THA GODS HONEST TRUTH | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 32 | 0.06 | 204 |
| 106 | DRAIN THE OCEANS COMPILAT | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 319 |
| 107 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 398 |
| 108 | NFL GAMEDAY VIEW | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 152 |
| 109 | CAILLOU | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:35 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 104 |
| 110 | DINO RANCH | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:00 PM | 15 | 0.05 | 184 |
| 111 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 979 |
| 112 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,047 |
| 113 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 149 |
| 114 | POCOYO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 79 |
| 115 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 184 |
| 116 | ALASKA TRIANGLE | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 330 |
| 117 | TIG N? SEEK | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:45 PM | 15 | 0.05 | 113 |
| 118 | POCOYO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 112 |
| 119 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 561 |
| 120 | THA GODS HONEST TRUTH | VH1 | 10:00 PM | 32 | 0.04 | 102 |
| 121 | TIG N? SEEK | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 15 | 0.04 | 106 |
| 122 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 143 |
| 123 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: AMERICAN WEDDING | PARAMOUNT | 12:00 AM | 150 | 0.04 | 146 |
| 124 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 154 |
| 125 | NEW YORK TIMES PRESENTS | FX | 10:00 PM | 93 | 0.04 | 135 |
| 126 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 93 |
| 127 | HERD L: 1577 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 141 |
| 128 | ENGINE MASTERS | MOTOR TREND | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 198 |
| 129 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: LAD AT CIN/PHI AT NYM | MLB NETWORK | 7:11 PM | 164 | 0.04 | 254 |
| 130 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 203 |
| 131 | THOMAS & FRIENDS: ALL ENG | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 95 |
| 132 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MY HUSBANDS SECRET BROTHR | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 348 |
| 133 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 421 |
| 134 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 95 |
| 135 | GABBY D & THE UNSITTABLES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 219 |
| 136 | DRAIN THE OCEANS COMPILAT | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 337 |
| 137 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/NEWCASTLE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:53 PM | 135 | 0.04 | 167 |
| 138 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 301 |
| 139 | AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:40 PM | 20 | 0.04 | 728 |
| 140 | COMBATE GLOBAL | TUDN | 12:00 AM | 72 | 0.04 | 68 |
| 141 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 115 |
| 142 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 787 |
| 143 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 837 |
| 144 | SPONGEBOB | NICKTOONS | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 106 |
| 145 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:00 PM | 25 | 0.04 | 134 |
| 146 | GABBY D & THE UNSITTABLES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 199 |
| 147 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 92 |
| 148 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICK JR | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 155 |
| 149 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 271 |
| 150 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 675 |
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