NETWORK FINALS: There were no significant adjustments to the preliminary ratings.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.45/0.38. VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE jumped 0.12 to 0.32. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.25/0.25/0.17 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.25/0.12. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES rose 0.06 to 0.21. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME was at 0.20/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.18. We’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT slipped 0.02 to 0.16. TUDN’s LIGA match was t 0.17. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.16/0.25/2.2M, with CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.14/0.19/900K, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.13/0.22/2.3M. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER gained 0.03 to 0.13, and the season premiere of A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW was at 0.04. ID’s DISAPPEARED was at 0.11/0.10. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.10 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.13. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.10/0.09. OWN’s READY TO LOVE lost 0.02 to 0.06. Syfy’s VAN HELSING was down 0.02 to 0.04.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday April 23, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: DENVER/GOLDEN STATE | ESPN | 10:09 PM | 137 | 0.45 | 1,451 |
| 2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: BOSTON/BROOKLYN | ESPN | 7:43 PM | 146 | 0.38 | 1,146 |
| 3 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 13 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.32 | 772 |
| 4 | GOLD RUSH: FREDDY DODGE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:07 PM | 63 | 0.25 | 1,491 |
| 5 | GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 67 | 0.25 | 1,531 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:26 AM | 64 | 0.25 | 686 |
| 7 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 13 | 0.23 | 588 |
| 8 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 798 |
| 9 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME INT | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,064 |
| 10 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME INT | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 1,114 |
| 11 | MAMA JUNE: FIRST LOOK | WETV | 10:00 PM | 14 | 0.17 | 701 |
| 12 | LIGA MX L: MAZATLAN / LEON | TUDN | 10:31 PM | 128 | 0.17 | 391 |
| 13 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 794 |
| 14 | GOLD RUSH: FREDDY DODGE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:10 PM | 59 | 0.17 | 977 |
| 15 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 411 |
| 16 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 706 |
| 17 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 558 |
| 18 | TUCKER CARLSON ORIGINALS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,184 |
| 19 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,390 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 361 |
| 21 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 893 |
| 22 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,835 |
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 365 |
| 24 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,254 |
| 25 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 58 | 0.13 | 1,193 |
| 26 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,262 |
| 27 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,419 |
| 28 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,207 |
| 29 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 864 |
| 30 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,475 |
| 31 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,374 |
| 32 | BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 405 |
| 33 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,519 |
| 34 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,428 |
| 35 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 723 |
| 36 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 5:00 PM | 25 | 0.11 | 464 |
| 37 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,442 |
| 38 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 379 |
| 39 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 808 |
| 40 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICKELODEON | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.11 | 343 |
| 41 | DISAPPEARED: GONE IN AN I | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.11 | 403 |
| 42 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 761 |
| 43 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,340 |
| 44 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.10 | 386 |
| 45 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 379 |
| 46 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 738 |
| 47 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 498 |
| 48 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 390 |
| 49 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:01 PM | 24 | 0.10 | 267 |
| 50 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 732 |
| 51 | 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 598 |
| 52 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 267 |
| 53 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.10 | 352 |
| 54 | DISAPPEARED: GONE IN AN I | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.10 | 376 |
| 55 | SPONGEBOB | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 15 | 0.10 | 339 |
| 56 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 325 |
| 57 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 829 |
| 58 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 324 |
| 59 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 310 |
| 60 | BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS | NICKELODEON | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.09 | 312 |
| 61 | LIGA MX FRI: PUEBLA VS UNAM | TUDN | 8:00 PM | 151 | 0.09 | 227 |
| 62 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,090 |
| 63 | BARBARIAN AND THE TROLL | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 310 |
| 64 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 819 |
| 65 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 641 |
| 66 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 325 |
| 67 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 859 |
| 68 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,207 |
| 69 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 238 |
| 70 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,148 |
| 71 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,243 |
| 72 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 240 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 747 |
| 74 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 646 |
| 75 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,394 |
| 76 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 231 |
| 77 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,124 |
| 78 | SYDNEY TO THE MAX | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:25 PM | 22 | 0.08 | 284 |
| 79 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 229 |
| 80 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,018 |
| 81 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 719 |
| 82 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 784 |
| 83 | BLAZE | NICK JR | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 239 |
| 84 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 248 |
| 85 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 223 |
| 86 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,022 |
| 87 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/ARSENAL | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:52 PM | 137 | 0.07 | 209 |
| 88 | JUST ROLL WITH IT | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:47 PM | 23 | 0.07 | 264 |
| 89 | SHOWCASE GAME: SD AT LAD/MIA AT SF | MLB NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 184 | 0.07 | 292 |
| 90 | CNN TOWN HALL | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 496 |
| 91 | UNDISPUTED L: 1157 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 173 |
| 92 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,081 |
| 93 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 1,281 |
| 94 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,099 |
| 95 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 311 |
| 96 | DOING THE MOST PHOEBE ROB | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 163 |
| 97 | MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: SPORTING KANSAS CITY/ORLANDO CITY | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:30 PM | 150 | 0.07 | 153 |
| 98 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 545 |
| 99 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 408 |
| 100 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 310 |
| 101 | HOT ROD GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 263 |
| 102 | COMBATE GLOBAL | TUDN | 12:39 AM | 93 | 0.06 | 114 |
| 103 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 340 |
| 104 | LIGA MX: TIJUANA VS NECAXA | FOX DEPORTES | 9:56 PM | 133 | 0.06 | 113 |
| 105 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 273 |
| 106 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 829 |
| 107 | DOING THE MOST PHOEBE ROB | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 129 |
| 108 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 790 |
| 109 | HERD L: 1472 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 151 |
| 110 | AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 810 |
| 111 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 302 |
| 112 | TRAICIONADOS | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 106 |
| 113 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 944 |
| 114 | COPS RELOADED | REELZCHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 210 |
| 115 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 228 |
| 116 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 479 |
| 117 | MURDERS AT BOARDING HOUSE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 10:30 PM | 90 | 0.05 | 198 |
| 118 | GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-2R4R03H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 254 |
| 119 | UNEXPECTED KILLER, AN | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 359 |
| 120 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 849 |
| 121 | HERMANAS PERVERSAS | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 100 |
| 122 | PGA TOUR: ZURICH CLS | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:28 PM | 182 | 0.05 | 423 |
| 123 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 774 |
| 124 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 899 |
| 125 | ROADKILL GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 234 |
| 126 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 703 |
| 127 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 837 |
| 128 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 293 |
| 129 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 351 |
| 130 | VAN HELSING | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 197 |
| 131 | SOCIO S5, EL | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 103 |
| 132 | MURDERS AT BOARDING HOUSE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 170 |
| 133 | PRO FIGHTERS LEAGUE L: PFL 1: LIGHTWEIGHTS AND FEATHERWEIGHTS 2 | ESPN2 | 9:00 PM | 131 | 0.04 | 156 |
| 134 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 105 |
| 135 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 113 |
| 136 | ANCIENT ALIENS SP EDITION | HISTORY | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 281 |
| 137 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1112 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 88 |
| 138 | BIOGRAPHY: STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN | A&E NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 123 |
| 139 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICK JR | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 143 |
| 140 | WICKED TUNA COMPILATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:15 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 234 |
| 141 | BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW, A | HBO PRIME | 11:02 PM | 28 | 0.04 | 215 |
| 142 | COPS RELOADED | REELZCHANNEL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 231 |
| 143 | TUCKER CARLSON ORIGINALS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 540 |
| 144 | MAD MONEY | CNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 238 |
| 145 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 189 |
| 146 | CHOPPED | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 155 |
| 147 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 116 |
| 148 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DECEITFUL DATING | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 310 |
| 149 | MLBT ON DECK CIRCLE | MLB NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 126 |
| 150 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 99 |
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