NETWORK FINALS: There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for 20/20, MACGYVER, THE BLACKLIST and WWE SMACKDOWN.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s coverage of the WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT was at 0.59/0.34. Cable news was led by the 3PM CNN NEWSROOM at 0.25/0.33/1.7M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.35/2.7M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.32/2.6M. Food Network’s DINER, DRIVE-INS & DIVES gained 0.03 to 0.24. On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE dropped 0.04 to 0.22, and UNTUCKED was down 0.04 to 0.14. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.21/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.18. On HGTV, EVERYTHING BUT THE HOME was at 0.21/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.19, and MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME was at 0.14. Nickelodeon’s KAMP KORAL was at 0.17. We’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT rose 0.03 to 0.16. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 slipped 0.02 to 0.13. History’s THE UNXPLAINED was at 0.10. On OWN, READY TO LOVE was at 0.07. FX’s HYSTERICAL was at 0.04. Syfy’s WYNONNA EARP fell off the chart, down 0.03 to 0.03/201K.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday April 2, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: ARIZONA/CONNECTICUT | ESPN | 9:23 PM | 137 | 0.59 | 2,692 |
| 2 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L | ESPN | 6:10 PM | 77 | 0.34 | 1,676 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 8:17 PM | 66 | 0.27 | 1,332 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:40 PM | 80 | 0.25 | 849 |
| 5 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,686 |
| 6 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,703 |
| 7 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 928 |
| 8 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 13 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.22 | 558 |
| 9 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,689 |
| 10 | GOLD RUSH: FREDDY DODGE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:08 PM | 61 | 0.21 | 1,389 |
| 11 | EVERYTHING BUT THE HOUSE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,089 |
| 12 | GOLD RUSH: FREDDY DODGE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:09 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,242 |
| 13 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,635 |
| 14 | EVERYTHING BUT THE HOUSE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 1,200 |
| 15 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,527 |
| 16 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,356 |
| 17 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,306 |
| 18 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,216 |
| 19 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,209 |
| 20 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,186 |
| 21 | KAMP KORAL | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 714 |
| 22 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,136 |
| 23 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.17 | 412 |
| 24 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,589 |
| 25 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,099 |
| 26 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.16 | 595 |
| 27 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,309 |
| 28 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN20 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 413 |
| 29 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,115 |
| 30 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 416 |
| 31 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.16 | 442 |
| 32 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 990 |
| 33 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN20 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 374 |
| 34 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,055 |
| 35 | 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 798 |
| 36 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,703 |
| 37 | BARBARIAN AND THE TROLL | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 607 |
| 38 | UNTUCKED 12 | VH1 | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 369 |
| 39 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:28 PM | 27 | 0.14 | 612 |
| 40 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME INT | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 886 |
| 41 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,675 |
| 42 | NCAA WBKBL CHAMP STUDIO L | ESPN | 5:55 PM | 15 | 0.14 | 638 |
| 43 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,680 |
| 44 | HALL OF FLAME TOP 100 | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 343 |
| 45 | LIGA MX LF FRI: JUAREZ / CRUZ AZUL | TUDN | 11:36 PM | 123 | 0.13 | 273 |
| 46 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,483 |
| 47 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: CAPITOL LOCKDOWN | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 1,926 |
| 48 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.13 | 468 |
| 49 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 406 |
| 50 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 374 |
| 51 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,778 |
| 52 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,360 |
| 53 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 820 |
| 54 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 334 |
| 55 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,509 |
| 56 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,310 |
| 57 | BLUEY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:03 AM | 22 | 0.12 | 532 |
| 58 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 948 |
| 59 | LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / MAZATLAN | TUDN | 9:00 PM | 156 | 0.11 | 276 |
| 60 | AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,473 |
| 61 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 299 |
| 62 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,476 |
| 63 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 28 | 0.11 | 436 |
| 64 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,654 |
| 65 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,368 |
| 66 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 441 |
| 67 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,722 |
| 68 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 277 |
| 69 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.10 | 853 |
| 70 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,324 |
| 71 | DESPICABLE ME | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 105 | 0.10 | 434 |
| 72 | PGA TOUR: VALERO TEXAS OPEN | GOLF CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 188 | 0.10 | 729 |
| 73 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,414 |
| 74 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,305 |
| 75 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 234 |
| 76 | BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 374 |
| 77 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 39 | 0.10 | 1,328 |
| 78 | MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H | DISNEY JUNIOR | 7:30 PM | 50 | 0.10 | 369 |
| 79 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 722 |
| 80 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,388 |
| 81 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,159 |
| 82 | DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL | HLN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 528 |
| 83 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 185 |
| 84 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,103 |
| 85 | BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! | NICK JR | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 353 |
| 86 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 246 |
| 87 | ELLIOTT FROM EARTH | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 15 | 0.08 | 256 |
| 88 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 221 |
| 89 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,454 |
| 90 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,131 |
| 91 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 704 |
| 92 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 205 |
| 93 | DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL | HLN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 332 |
| 94 | 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 470 |
| 95 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:39 PM | 21 | 0.08 | 1,230 |
| 96 | SYDNEY TO THE MAX | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:24 PM | 24 | 0.08 | 290 |
| 97 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,234 |
| 98 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 291 |
| 99 | DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 457 |
| 100 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.07 | 1,103 |
| 101 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,177 |
| 102 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 10:22 AM | 64 | 0.07 | 1,212 |
| 103 | JUST ROLL WITH IT | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:48 PM | 23 | 0.07 | 291 |
| 104 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: MILWAUKEE/PORTLAND | NBA-TV | 10:02 PM | 142 | 0.07 | 236 |
| 105 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:01 PM | 23 | 0.07 | 316 |
| 106 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:38 AM | 22 | 0.07 | 1,267 |
| 107 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 656 |
| 108 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 22 | 0.07 | 1,091 |
| 109 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 563 |
| 110 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:36 PM | 23 | 0.07 | 167 |
| 111 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 265 |
| 112 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 11:26 AM | 12 | 0.07 | 1,218 |
| 113 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 151 |
| 114 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 541 |
| 115 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: DALLAS/NEW YORK | NBA-TV | 7:31 PM | 132 | 0.06 | 200 |
| 116 | FUTURE IS NOW MARATHON: BACK TO THE FUTURE | IFC TV | 8:00 PM | 165 | 0.06 | 186 |
| 117 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:59 PM | 15 | 0.06 | 161 |
| 118 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: FRIENDSHIP NEVER DIES | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 280 |
| 119 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE | NBA-TV | 9:43 PM | 19 | 0.06 | 212 |
| 120 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 244 |
| 121 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 306 |
| 122 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 805 |
| 123 | MICKEYS ADV IN WONDERLAND | DISNEY JUNIOR | 7:50 AM | 55 | 0.06 | 242 |
| 124 | WICKED TUNA COMPILATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:15 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 228 |
| 125 | DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 393 |
| 126 | COLLEGE BASEBALL L: VANDERBILT/LSU | ESPN2 | 9:00 PM | 195 | 0.05 | 181 |
| 127 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:25 PM | 11 | 0.05 | 124 |
| 128 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 294 |
| 129 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: ARMAGEDDON | PARAMOUNT | 11:30 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 197 |
| 130 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 503 |
| 131 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 325 |
| 132 | HOT ROD GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 230 |
| 133 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 434 |
| 134 | ROADKILL GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 220 |
| 135 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 9:50 PM | 20 | 0.04 | 98 |
| 136 | FUTBOL CENTRAL L | TUDN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 111 |
| 137 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 331 |
| 138 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 129 |
| 139 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 101 |
| 140 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 436 |
| 141 | HYSTERICAL: N/A | FX | 9:00 PM | 123 | 0.04 | 153 |
| 142 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 120 |
| 143 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 9:36 PM | 14 | 0.04 | 85 |
| 144 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 470 |
| 145 | FUTURE IS NOW MARATHON: BACK TO THE FUTURE PT 2 | IFC TV | 10:45 PM | 150 | 0.04 | 111 |
| 146 | HOLLYWOOD RIPPER | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 210 |
| 147 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 72 |
| 148 | BEHIND EVERY MAN | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 167 |
| 149 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: BAL AT BOS | MLB NETWORK | 2:12 PM | 192 | 0.04 | 229 |
| 150 | UNEXPECTED KILLER, AN | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 229 |
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