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Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 21, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAY-IN GAME L: MEMPHIS/GOLDEN STATE | ESPN | 9:09 PM | 174 | 1.27 | 3,633 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 12:03 AM | 67 | 0.50 | 1,276 |
| 3 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 857 |
| 4 | PGA CHAMPIONSHIP L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 90 | 0.25 | 1,431 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:10 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 571 |
| 6 | NHL QTR FINALS L: WASHINGTON/BOSTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:34 PM | 171 | 0.21 | 630 |
| 7 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.20 | 802 |
| 8 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,514 |
| 9 | NHL QTR FINALS L | USA NETWORK | 11:24 PM | 56 | 0.19 | 476 |
| 10 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,514 |
| 11 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 994 |
| 12 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 1,200 |
| 13 | GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 68 | 0.16 | 1,261 |
| 14 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 55 | 0.16 | 2,300 |
| 15 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 697 |
| 16 | NHL QTR FINALS L: CAROLINA/NASHVILLE | USA NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 264 | 0.16 | 440 |
| 17 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,904 |
| 18 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 449 |
| 19 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,747 |
| 20 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 644 |
| 21 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.12 | 425 |
| 22 | BERING SEA GOLD: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:08 PM | 121 | 0.12 | 1,004 |
| 23 | NHL QTR FINALS L: WINNIPEG/EDMONTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 9:25 PM | 163 | 0.12 | 298 |
| 24 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 25 | 0.12 | 404 |
| 25 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,437 |
| 26 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,259 |
| 27 | SR/BIDEN-KOREAN PRES PC | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:55 PM | 34 | 0.11 | 1,432 |
| 28 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,239 |
| 29 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,490 |
| 30 | BARBARIAN AND THE TROLL | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 375 |
| 31 | CHICKEN SQUAD, THE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 7:30 PM | 25 | 0.10 | 440 |
| 32 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:25 PM | 24 | 0.10 | 331 |
| 33 | DPLUS FL: CLIPPED | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 90 | 0.10 | 636 |
| 34 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.10 | 438 |
| 35 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,203 |
| 36 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.09 | 444 |
| 37 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,344 |
| 38 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 586 |
| 39 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,410 |
| 40 | FAR AWAY FROM RAVEN?S HOM | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:49 PM | 11 | 0.09 | 294 |
| 41 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:29 PM | 31 | 0.09 | 1,203 |
| 42 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,214 |
| 43 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L | ESPN2 | 8:43 PM | 79 | 0.09 | 275 |
| 44 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,356 |
| 45 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICKELODEON | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 343 |
| 46 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 740 |
| 47 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 649 |
| 48 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 244 |
| 49 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 264 |
| 50 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,079 |
| 51 | RAVEN ABOUT BUNK?D | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 280 |
| 52 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: WICHITA STATE/TEXAS A&M | ESPN2 | 6:19 PM | 144 | 0.08 | 270 |
| 53 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 1,086 |
| 54 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,058 |
| 55 | GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-2R4R08H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 330 |
| 56 | PEPPA PIG | NICK JR | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 259 |
| 57 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 5:55 PM | 35 | 0.08 | 1,242 |
| 58 | UNDISPUTED L: 1177 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.08 | 180 |
| 59 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 699 |
| 60 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 597 |
| 61 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 641 |
| 62 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: TRACKING A KILLER | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 330 |
| 63 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 851 |
| 64 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 10:05 PM | 58 | 0.07 | 527 |
| 65 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 665 |
| 66 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 624 |
| 67 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.07 | 196 |
| 68 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,030 |
| 69 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 560 |
| 70 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,081 |
| 71 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,099 |
| 72 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 835 |
| 73 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 783 |
| 74 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 363 |
| 75 | MLB REGULAR SEASON L: MILWAUKEE BREWERS/CINCINNATI REDS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 221 | 0.07 | 372 |
| 76 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 672 |
| 77 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 213 |
| 78 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,276 |
| 79 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICK JR | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 188 |
| 80 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 115 | 0.06 | 1,291 |
| 81 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 207 |
| 82 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 625 |
| 83 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 520 |
| 84 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,019 |
| 85 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 334 |
| 86 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 435 |
| 87 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 225 |
| 88 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L | ESPN2 | 4:57 PM | 82 | 0.05 | 209 |
| 89 | SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS | NICKELODEON | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 221 |
| 90 | SOFTBALL BASES LOADED L | ESPN2 | 10:02 PM | 58 | 0.05 | 168 |
| 91 | AMERICAS BOOK OF SECRETS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 456 |
| 92 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 23 | 0.05 | 248 |
| 93 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 253 |
| 94 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 746 |
| 95 | HERD L: 1492 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 141 |
| 96 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 1,014 |
| 97 | FAR AWAY FROM RAVEN?S HOM | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:59 PM | 11 | 0.05 | 221 |
| 98 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 587 |
| 99 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 196 |
| 100 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 330 |
| 101 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 656 |
| 102 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 808 |
| 103 | SEE US UNITE FOR CHANGE: TAAF SERVICE OF AAPI COMMUNITY | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 74 |
| 104 | KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS | E! | 2:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 73 |
| 105 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 168 |
| 106 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 265 |
| 107 | SEE US UNITE FOR CHANGE | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 115 |
| 108 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 402 |
| 109 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 301 |
| 110 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 420 |
| 111 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: ARIZONA STATE/BYU | ESPNU | 10:29 PM | 134 | 0.04 | 112 |
| 112 | MAD MONEY | CNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 172 |
| 113 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 280 |
| 114 | NASCAR TRUCKS PRACTICE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 64 | 0.04 | 154 |
| 115 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:28 PM | 33 | 0.04 | 108 |
| 116 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 116 |
| 117 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: CENTRAL FLORIDA/AUBURN | ESPN2 | 2:08 PM | 169 | 0.04 | 188 |
| 118 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKTOONS | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 89 |
| 119 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:14 PM | 20 | 0.04 | 109 |
| 120 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L | ESPN2 | 11:00 PM | 118 | 0.04 | 141 |
| 121 | AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 701 |
| 122 | NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 163 |
| 123 | SEE US UNITE FOR CHANGE: TAAF SERVICE OF AAPI COMMUNITY | COMEDY CENTRAL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 90 |
| 124 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 265 |
| 125 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: NORTHWESTERN/KENTUCKY | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 128 | 0.03 | 171 |
| 126 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 107 |
| 127 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 16 | 0.03 | 730 |
| 128 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:08 PM | 20 | 0.03 | 106 |
| 129 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: SEA AT SD/LAD AT SF | MLB NETWORK | 10:11 PM | 215 | 0.03 | 122 |
| 130 | COPS RELOADED | REELZCHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 158 |
| 131 | COPS RELOADED | REELZCHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 148 |
| 132 | CHAIN REACTION (GSN) | GSN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 513 |
| 133 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 9:43 PM | 22 | 0.03 | 100 |
| 134 | HOT ROD GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 164 |
| 135 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:47 PM | 21 | 0.03 | 109 |
| 136 | SEE US UNITE FOR CHANGE: TAAF SERVICE OF AAPI COMMUNITY | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 90 |
| 137 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:34 PM | 13 | 0.03 | 104 |
| 138 | SEE US UNITE FOR CHANGE: TAAF SERVICE OF AAPI COMMUNITY | MTV | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 59 |
| 139 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 737 |
| 140 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 79 |
| 141 | MLB REG SEASON POST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:41 PM | 52 | 0.03 | 148 |
| 142 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 9:33 PM | 10 | 0.03 | 90 |
| 143 | COPS RELOADED | REELZCHANNEL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 181 |
| 144 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 229 |
| 145 | NHL LIVE PRE QTR FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 34 | 0.03 | 123 |
| 146 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 282 |
| 147 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: FRESNO STATE/MINNESOTA | ESPNU | 8:20 PM | 129 | 0.03 | 135 |
| 148 | VAN HELSING | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 264 |
| 149 | PAUSE WITH SAM JAY | HBO PRIME | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 88 |
| 150 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 266 |
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