BROADCAST FINALS:
ABC: After a HOLEY MOLEY rerun at 0.36, WHEN NATURE CALLS held at 0.20, and THE HUSTLER was up 0.03 to 0.22.
CBS: A 2-hour BIG BROTHER gained 0.07 to 0.94, followed by a BULL rerun at 0.20.
NBC: The series finale of BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (and the last sitcom scheduled to air on NBC for the moment) rose to 0.39 compared to its last episodes at 0.28/0.25. Reruns followed at 0.23/0.24.
FOX: Reruns at 0.22-0.29.
CW: CORONER ticked up to 0.09 and the just-canceled THE OUTPOST was also up a tick to 0.05.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: NFL Network had the solo national THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game, and it easily took the night at 2.38. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.45/3.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.13/0.21/2.2M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.12/0.19/1M. On HGTV, FLIPPING 101 was at 0.24/0.20, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.17/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.12. On USA, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was steady at 0.19, and GROWING UP CHRISLEY held at 0.13. On MTV, DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE returned at 0.18, and FLORIBAMA SHORE was at 0.17. ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.17. On Bravo, MILLION DOLLAR LISTINGS edged up 0.02 to 0.16. Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN ticked up to 0.15. On A&E, ACCUSED was steady at 0.14, and KIDS BEHIND BARS was down 0.05 to 0.08. FX’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS gained 0.02 to 0.13. Tru’s TACOMA FD returned at 0.13. On We, BRAT LOVES JUDY remained at 0.11, and NOTORIOUS QUEENS. On ID, AMERICAN DETECTIVE rose 0.02 to 0.10, and DEADLY TYPE was at 0.09.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 16, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2021 WK 2 NYG VS. WAS | NFL NETWORK | 8:22 PM | 200 | 2.38 | 7,327 |
| 2 | TNF PRE-KICK | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 22 | 0.96 | 3,228 |
| 3 | TNF POST-GAME | NFL NETWORK | 11:44 PM | 30 | 0.83 | 2,297 |
| 4 | TNF SHOWCASE | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.42 | 1,254 |
| 5 | TNF POST-GAME | NFL NETWORK | 12:14 AM | 30 | 0.38 | 1,110 |
| 6 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 3,274 |
| 7 | FLIPPING 101 W/TAREK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,350 |
| 8 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 3,171 |
| 9 | FLIPPING 101 TAREK REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,079 |
| 10 | CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST | USA NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.19 | 819 |
| 11 | DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE S3 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.18 | 347 |
| 12 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,531 |
| 13 | FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN4B | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 364 |
| 14 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: OHIO/LOUISIANA | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 217 | 0.17 | 698 |
| 15 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 459 |
| 16 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 1,273 |
| 17 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 476 |
| 18 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 3,045 |
| 19 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,963 |
| 20 | FLIPPING 101 TAREK REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 973 |
| 21 | MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 75 | 0.16 | 722 |
| 22 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,128 |
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:37 PM | 68 | 0.15 | 423 |
| 24 | ROBOT CHICKEN | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 15 | 0.15 | 329 |
| 25 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,331 |
| 26 | ACCUSED: GUILTY OR INNCNT | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 63 | 0.14 | 508 |
| 27 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.14 | 435 |
| 28 | GROWING UP CHRISLEY | USA NETWORK | 9:31 PM | 31 | 0.13 | 734 |
| 29 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,817 |
| 30 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,231 |
| 31 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 522 |
| 32 | WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS | FX | 10:00 PM | 35 | 0.13 | 462 |
| 33 | TACOMA FD | TRUTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 309 |
| 34 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:45 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 336 |
| 35 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,007 |
| 36 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 382 |
| 37 | BRAT LOVES JUDY | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 298 |
| 38 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 910 |
| 39 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 858 |
| 40 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,597 |
| 41 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 350 |
| 42 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 944 |
| 43 | NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.10 | 356 |
| 44 | AMERICAN DETECTIVE W/ JK | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 782 |
| 45 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 315 |
| 46 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 393 |
| 47 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,520 |
| 48 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 15 | 0.10 | 313 |
| 49 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,471 |
| 50 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 789 |
| 51 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,495 |
| 52 | CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST | USA NETWORK | 10:02 PM | 32 | 0.10 | 531 |
| 53 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL | WETV | 8:49 PM | 11 | 0.10 | 332 |
| 54 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,614 |
| 55 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,624 |
| 56 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,653 |
| 57 | UNDISPUTED L: 1261 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.09 | 200 |
| 58 | USA SOCCER WOMEN L: PARAGUAY/USA | ESPN2 | 7:30 PM | 124 | 0.09 | 292 |
| 59 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:45 AM | 15 | 0.09 | 212 |
| 60 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:45 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 245 |
| 61 | PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 400 |
| 62 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 737 |
| 63 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 225 |
| 64 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 290 |
| 65 | DEADLY TYPE W/ CANDICE D | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 542 |
| 66 | UNEXPLAINED:CAUGHT ON CAM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 358 |
| 67 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 808 |
| 68 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,568 |
| 69 | PAWN STARS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 605 |
| 70 | KIDS BEHIND BARS: LIFE OR | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 427 |
| 71 | MY FEET KILLING ME:FNOTES | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 627 |
| 72 | CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: CRUZ AZUL / MONTERREY | TUDN | 10:00 PM | 146 | 0.08 | 216 |
| 73 | DEADLY TYPE W/ CANDICE D | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 547 |
| 74 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 687 |
| 75 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,705 |
| 76 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,302 |
| 77 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 737 |
| 78 | LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 459 |
| 79 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 784 |
| 80 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 738 |
| 81 | DARK SIDE OF THE RING | VICE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 153 |
| 82 | LIFE BELOW ZERO FL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 15 | 0.07 | 503 |
| 83 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 661 |
| 84 | LITTLE WOMEN ATL | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 93 | 0.07 | 352 |
| 85 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 702 |
| 86 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,342 |
| 87 | IJ: INSIDE JOKES | TRUTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 166 |
| 88 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 613 |
| 89 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 579 |
| 90 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 179 |
| 91 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 1,289 |
| 92 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 762 |
| 93 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 196 |
| 94 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,101 |
| 95 | NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: BRISTOL | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:04 PM | 153 | 0.06 | 422 |
| 96 | PAWN STARS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 313 |
| 97 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,534 |
| 98 | LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:15 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 396 |
| 99 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,078 |
| 100 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 169 |
| 101 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 450 |
| 102 | LITTLE WOMEN ATL | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:33 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 371 |
| 103 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 168 |
| 104 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 512 |
| 105 | HERD L: 1576 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 134 |
| 106 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 152 |
| 107 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 915 |
| 108 | LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 11:15 PM | 15 | 0.05 | 334 |
| 109 | AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 735 |
| 110 | LIVING WITH SERIAL KILLER | OXYGEN MEDIA | 10:00 PM | 90 | 0.05 | 251 |
| 111 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 823 |
| 112 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 187 |
| 113 | PRECIO DE HISTORIA | UNIVERSO | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 78 |
| 114 | PRECIO DE HISTORIA | UNIVERSO | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 79 |
| 115 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:15 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 137 |
| 116 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 862 |
| 117 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 153 |
| 118 | DAILY WAGER L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 117 |
| 119 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 790 |
| 120 | BABY LOONEY TUNES | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 115 |
| 121 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,084 |
| 122 | HARPER HOUSE | COMEDY CENTRAL | 12:44 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 91 |
| 123 | LIVING WITH SERIAL KILLER | OXYGEN MEDIA | 11:30 PM | 92 | 0.04 | 211 |
| 124 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 447 |
| 125 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 630 |
| 126 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 1022 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:30 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 103 |
| 127 | CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST | USA NETWORK | 1:05 AM | 31 | 0.04 | 248 |
| 128 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 627 |
| 129 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 174 |
| 130 | LWATL UNFILTERED | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 11:03 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 201 |
| 131 | SEGUR FRONTERA AUS S12 | UNIVERSO | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 54 |
| 132 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 86 |
| 133 | CHICKEN SQUAD, THE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 25 | 0.04 | 165 |
| 134 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 455 |
| 135 | LWATL UNFILTERED | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 11:33 PM | 28 | 0.04 | 194 |
| 136 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 655 |
| 137 | DARK SIDE OF THE 90S | VICE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 77 |
| 138 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 23 | 0.04 | 695 |
| 139 | HARPER HOUSE | COMEDY CENTRAL | 12:14 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 91 |
| 140 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:23 PM | 37 | 0.03 | 772 |
| 141 | GREAT AMERICAN EVENTS | ESPN2 | 9:34 PM | 57 | 0.03 | 126 |
| 142 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 122 |
| 143 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 86 |
| 144 | CAILLOU | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:45 AM | 20 | 0.03 | 85 |
| 145 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:26 AM | 34 | 0.03 | 71 |
| 146 | KEYSHAWN JWILL ZUBIN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 72 |
| 147 | NASCAR RACEDAY:TRCKS L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:33 PM | 31 | 0.03 | 204 |
| 148 | POCOYO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:05 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 79 |
| 149 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 81 |
| 150 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 116 |
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