NETWORK FINALS: Broadcast coverage of Night 2 of the NFL DRAFT adjusted to 0.47. In addition, MAGNUM PI adjusted up to the next tenth and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS adjusted to the next tenth down (the latter presumably due to local sports preemptions).
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The cable portion of NFL DRAFT coverage had ESPN down 0.61 from 2020 to 0.91, and NFL Network down 0.07 to 0.29. Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY: EXTRAS was at 0.24. On Discovery, GOLD RUSH was at 0.20 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.25/0.17, and the season premiere of BERING SEA GOLD was at 0.14. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.18/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.10. We’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT edged up 0.02 to 0.18. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.18/0.31/2.4M, with CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.14/0.17/900K, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.13/0.23/2.3M. NBA Network’s game was at 0.17. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER ticked up to 0.14, and A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW ticked down to 0.03. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME was at 0.13 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.19. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES fell 0.09 to 0.12. ID’s HOMICIDE HUNTER was at 0.11/0.11. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.09/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.09. OWN’s READY TO LOVE ticked up to 0.07, and BEHIND EVERY MAN was at 0.03. Syfy’s VAN HELSING was steady at 0.04.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday April 30, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NFL DRAFT L: ROUNDS 2-3 | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 286 | 0.91 | 2,591 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 868 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:46 PM | 74 | 0.32 | 850 |
| 4 | NFL DRAFT: 2021 NFL DRAFT DAY 2 ROUND 2-3 | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 284 | 0.29 | 837 |
| 5 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.24 | 632 |
| 6 | RICK & MORTY: EXTRAS | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.24 | 484 |
| 7 | NFL LIVE L: N/A | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.20 | 568 |
| 8 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY L | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 570 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 533 |
| 10 | GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 68 | 0.20 | 1,208 |
| 11 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.19 | 560 |
| 12 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.18 | 497 |
| 13 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.18 | 705 |
| 14 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 543 |
| 15 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,428 |
| 16 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 506 |
| 17 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: SACRAMENTO/LA LAKERS | NBA-TV | 10:28 PM | 150 | 0.17 | 441 |
| 18 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 507 |
| 19 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,469 |
| 20 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,842 |
| 21 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,282 |
| 22 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 933 |
| 23 | BERING SEA GOLD: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:08 PM | 134 | 0.14 | 982 |
| 24 | SPONGEBOB | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 540 |
| 25 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 58 | 0.14 | 1,110 |
| 26 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 892 |
| 27 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 380 |
| 28 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 909 |
| 29 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 833 |
| 30 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 365 |
| 31 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME INT | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 872 |
| 32 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 870 |
| 33 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DADDYS PERFCT LITTLE GIRL | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 517 |
| 34 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,269 |
| 35 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 841 |
| 36 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,610 |
| 37 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 740 |
| 38 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,404 |
| 39 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 751 |
| 40 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 778 |
| 41 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 804 |
| 42 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,751 |
| 43 | HOMICIDE HUNTER: MY MYST | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.11 | 444 |
| 44 | HOMICIDE HUNTER: MY MYST | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.11 | 445 |
| 45 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,068 |
| 46 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.11 | 408 |
| 47 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 756 |
| 48 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 789 |
| 49 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 914 |
| 50 | BARBARIAN AND THE TROLL | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 378 |
| 51 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,383 |
| 52 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,312 |
| 53 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,249 |
| 54 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 6:00 PM | 25 | 0.10 | 397 |
| 55 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 11:44 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 281 |
| 56 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 755 |
| 57 | UNDISPUTED L: 1162 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.09 | 238 |
| 58 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 316 |
| 59 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,281 |
| 60 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,188 |
| 61 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,399 |
| 62 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 532 |
| 63 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 650 |
| 64 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,286 |
| 65 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 564 |
| 66 | LIGA MX L: NECAXA / ATLAS | TUDN | 8:08 PM | 137 | 0.09 | 208 |
| 67 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,162 |
| 68 | LIGA MX L: FC JUAREZ / TOLUCA | TUDN | 10:25 PM | 125 | 0.09 | 245 |
| 69 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 12:58 AM | 62 | 0.09 | 202 |
| 70 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,096 |
| 71 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 442 |
| 72 | SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS | NICKELODEON | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 353 |
| 73 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 286 |
| 74 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 714 |
| 75 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 835 |
| 76 | COMBATE GLOBAL | TUDN | 12:30 AM | 75 | 0.08 | 159 |
| 77 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 25 | 0.08 | 297 |
| 78 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,054 |
| 79 | NFL DRAFT KICKOFF: 2021 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF – DAY 2 | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 360 | 0.08 | 245 |
| 80 | NFL DRAFT KICKOFF: 2021 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF – DAY 2 | NFL NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 196 |
| 81 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 301 |
| 82 | DELICIOUSNESS SSN2B | MTV | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 175 |
| 83 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 986 |
| 84 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 615 |
| 85 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 340 |
| 86 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 1,415 |
| 87 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: PORTLAND/BROOKLYN | NBA-TV | 8:00 PM | 148 | 0.07 | 262 |
| 88 | SYDNEY TO THE MAX | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:25 PM | 25 | 0.07 | 274 |
| 89 | JUST ROLL WITH IT | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:50 PM | 24 | 0.07 | 236 |
| 90 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 818 |
| 91 | HOT ROD GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 224 |
| 92 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,020 |
| 93 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,324 |
| 94 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,235 |
| 95 | DELICIOUSNESS SSN2B | MTV | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 152 |
| 96 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICK JR | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 208 |
| 97 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,312 |
| 98 | BLAZE | NICK JR | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 226 |
| 99 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 781 |
| 100 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 23 | 0.06 | 277 |
| 101 | MORNING JOE: PRES BIDEN FIRST 100 DAYS | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.06 | 962 |
| 102 | GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-2R4R05H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 255 |
| 103 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 874 |
| 104 | HERD L: 1477 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 172 |
| 105 | ANDRE THE GIANT: ANDRE THE GIANT | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 155 |
| 106 | HOT ROD GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 228 |
| 107 | COMBATE GLOBAL B | TUDN | 1:45 AM | 15 | 0.05 | 100 |
| 108 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 776 |
| 109 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 240 | 0.05 | 126 |
| 110 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 667 |
| 111 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,014 |
| 112 | BIOGRAPHY: ROWDY RODDY PIPER | A&E NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 167 |
| 113 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 177 |
| 114 | SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS | NICK JR | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 166 |
| 115 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 702 |
| 116 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 477 |
| 117 | PGA TOUR: VALSPAR CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 284 | 0.04 | 521 |
| 118 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 98 |
| 119 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 106 |
| 120 | AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 781 |
| 121 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 166 |
| 122 | UNEXPECTED KILLER, AN | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 297 |
| 123 | VENDER PARA COMPRAR | DISCOVERY FAMILIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 69 |
| 124 | SCRUBS | IFC TV | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 63 |
| 125 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 160 |
| 126 | MIRACULOUS WORLD: NEW YOR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:14 PM | 63 | 0.04 | 183 |
| 127 | UFC LIVE L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 91 |
| 128 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 408 |
| 129 | VAN HELSING | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 227 |
| 130 | SCRUBS | IFC TV | 7:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 61 |
| 131 | LIGA MX EN 60 | TUDN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 65 |
| 132 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 77 |
| 133 | IFC MOVIE: INTERNSHIP, THE | IFC TV | 8:30 PM | 165 | 0.03 | 95 |
| 134 | WICKED TUNA COMPILATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 153 |
| 135 | BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW, A | HBO PRIME | 11:01 PM | 27 | 0.03 | 205 |
| 136 | MANSON: THE WOMEN: 100 SPECIAL | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 162 |
| 137 | BEHIND EVERY MAN | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 220 |
| 138 | TOP RANK BOXING | ESPN2 | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 170 |
| 139 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 158 |
| 140 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 180 |
| 141 | CURSED FILMS | AMC | 11:41 PM | 40 | 0.03 | 112 |
| 142 | DOING THE MOST PHOEBE ROB | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 96 |
| 143 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 110 |
| 144 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 300 |
| 145 | COPS RELOADED | REELZCHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 185 |
| 146 | COPS RELOADED | REELZCHANNEL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 165 |
| 147 | CHOPPED | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 108 |
| 148 | COPS RELOADED | REELZCHANNEL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 168 |
| 149 | SCRUBS | IFC TV | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 150 | MLB REGULAR SEASON L: KANSAS CITY ROYALS/MINNESOTA TWINS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 202 | 0.03 | 130 |
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