NETWORK FINALS: There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for 20/20 and BLUE BLOODS.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.36/0.32/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.38/0.26/0.13. VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE jumped a tenth to 0.24, with UNTUCKED at 0.17. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.22/0.37/3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.34/3.1M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.17/0.27/1.5M. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was at 0.19/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.25. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES ticked down to 0.19. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.18/0.17. On History, THE UNXPLAINED was at 0.14/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.12, and ANCIENT ALIENS ticked up to 0.13. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was steady at 0.13. TNT’s THE INSIDE STORY was at 0.11. Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN ticked down to 0.09. Syfy’s WYONNA EARP returned at 0.09. A&E’s RESCUE CAM fell 0.07 to 0.08. OWN’s BELLE COLLECTIVE lost 0.02 to 0.03.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday March 5, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 68 | 0.36 | 2,077 |
| 2 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:08 PM | 68 | 0.32 | 1,665 |
| 3 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 13 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.24 | 582 |
| 4 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,959 |
| 5 | GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:16 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,005 |
| 6 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 3,093 |
| 7 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.19 | 610 |
| 8 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 922 |
| 9 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN20 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 436 |
| 10 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN20 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 437 |
| 11 | UNTUCKED 12 | VH1 | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 371 |
| 12 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,478 |
| 13 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,260 |
| 14 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 1,126 |
| 15 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,434 |
| 16 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,580 |
| 17 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,492 |
| 18 | 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 843 |
| 19 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,193 |
| 20 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,089 |
| 21 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.14 | 1,139 |
| 22 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,950 |
| 23 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 10:01 PM | 12 | 0.14 | 473 |
| 24 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,130 |
| 25 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,181 |
| 26 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,200 |
| 27 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,182 |
| 28 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,082 |
| 29 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,260 |
| 30 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 55 | 0.13 | 1,151 |
| 31 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,517 |
| 32 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 291 |
| 33 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.13 | 908 |
| 34 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,622 |
| 35 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,446 |
| 36 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 238 |
| 37 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,046 |
| 38 | HGTV DESIGN STAR REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.12 | 838 |
| 39 | DPLUS FL DEADLY TYPE W CD | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 497 |
| 40 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 930 |
| 41 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.12 | 829 |
| 42 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,848 |
| 43 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,387 |
| 44 | LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / TIGRES | TUDN | 10:28 PM | 122 | 0.11 | 274 |
| 45 | INSIDE STORY, THE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 90 | 0.11 | 305 |
| 46 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,040 |
| 47 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 830 |
| 48 | BUBBLE GUPPIES | NICKELODEON | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.11 | 363 |
| 49 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,251 |
| 50 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,818 |
| 51 | SECRETS OF SULPHUR SPRING | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.11 | 465 |
| 52 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 214 |
| 53 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,191 |
| 54 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,480 |
| 55 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 234 |
| 56 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICKELODEON | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.10 | 375 |
| 57 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,168 |
| 58 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,414 |
| 59 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 2,002 |
| 60 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 885 |
| 61 | ARE YOU AFRAID NEW | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 402 |
| 62 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 236 |
| 63 | WAKA & TAMMY FL | WETV | 10:13 PM | 13 | 0.09 | 327 |
| 64 | 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 490 |
| 65 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,762 |
| 66 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,219 |
| 67 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,103 |
| 68 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,186 |
| 69 | LIGA MX L: ATLETICO SAN LUIS / TOLUCA | TUDN | 8:00 PM | 148 | 0.09 | 227 |
| 70 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 224 |
| 71 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,546 |
| 72 | LITTLE WOMEN ATL | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 93 | 0.09 | 378 |
| 73 | WYNONNA EARP | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.09 | 338 |
| 74 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 414 |
| 75 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.08 | 1,327 |
| 76 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 320 |
| 77 | BUNKD | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 315 |
| 78 | NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: LAS VEGAS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:00 PM | 146 | 0.08 | 566 |
| 79 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 244 |
| 80 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 59 | 0.08 | 567 |
| 81 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 672 |
| 82 | RESCUE CAM | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.08 | 500 |
| 83 | PGA TOUR: ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL | GOLF CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 241 | 0.08 | 649 |
| 84 | UNEXPECTED KILLER, AN | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 312 |
| 85 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.07 | 264 |
| 86 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,572 |
| 87 | ENGINE MASTERS | MOTOR TREND | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 286 |
| 88 | MLB SPRING TRAINING L: LA DODGERS/KANSAS CITY | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 205 | 0.07 | 214 |
| 89 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 226 |
| 90 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,196 |
| 91 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 1,482 |
| 92 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E NETWORK | 1:03 AM | 59 | 0.06 | 298 |
| 93 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN | 9:59 PM | 61 | 0.06 | 216 |
| 94 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 23 | 0.06 | 283 |
| 95 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 198 |
| 96 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 202 |
| 97 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:25 PM | 35 | 0.06 | 198 |
| 98 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 285 |
| 99 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 328 |
| 100 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DANGEROUS MEDICINE | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 367 |
| 101 | WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 119 | 0.05 | 263 |
| 102 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 812 |
| 103 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 101 |
| 104 | PEPPA PIG | NICKELODEON | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 249 |
| 105 | LWATL UNFILTERED | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:33 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 276 |
| 106 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,077 |
| 107 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 153 |
| 108 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,003 |
| 109 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 977 |
| 110 | NASCAR RACEDAY:TRCKS L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 255 |
| 111 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,086 |
| 112 | ROADKILL GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 204 |
| 113 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,017 |
| 114 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 507 |
| 115 | UNDISPUTED L: 1122 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.04 | 116 |
| 116 | MAX ON BOXING | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 102 |
| 117 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 299 |
| 118 | GOLF CENTRAL-POST | GOLF CHANNEL | 6:01 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 200 |
| 119 | NASCAR RACE HUB D | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 170 |
| 120 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 335 |
| 121 | MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:00 AM | 55 | 0.03 | 155 |
| 122 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 329 |
| 123 | POKERSTARS PLAYERS CHAMP | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:26 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 153 |
| 124 | B1G WOMENS VOLLEYBALL L: NEBRASKA / ILLINOIS | BIG TEN NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 135 |
| 125 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 960 |
| 126 | HERD L: 1438 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 101 |
| 127 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 312 |
| 128 | UFC LIVE L | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 75 |
| 129 | MASTER MINDS | GSN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 484 |
| 130 | A10 BASKETBALL L: GEORGE MASON/DAVIDSON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:34 PM | 132 | 0.03 | 80 |
| 131 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 440 |
| 132 | COLLEGE HOCKEY L: PENN STATE/NOTRE DAME | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:46 PM | 141 | 0.03 | 81 |
| 133 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 310 |
| 134 | CHAIN REACTION (GSN) | GSN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 510 |
| 135 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 145 |
| 136 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 281 |
| 137 | LAS RENOVADORAS | DISCOVERY FAMILIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 48 |
| 138 | BELLE COLLECTIVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 126 |
| 139 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 69 |
| 140 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 152 |
| 141 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 341 |
| 142 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 65 |
| 143 | DAILY WAGER L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 73 |
| 144 | MAKING MONEY W/C.PAYNE | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 147 |
| 145 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 163 |
| 146 | VARNEY & COMPANY | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 274 |
| 147 | NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 75 |
| 148 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 81 |
| 149 | TINY HOUSE NATION | NAT GEO WILD | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 110 |
| 150 | COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 97 | 0.02 | 124 |
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