NETWORK FINALS: There were no significant adjustments from the preliminary Friday ratings.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.39/0.29. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES jumped a tenth to 0.22. Cable news was led by Fox News’ THE FIVE at 0.19/0.30/2.4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.13/0.26/2.5M, and CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.11/0.15/800K. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH dropped 0.04 to 0.16, and BERING SEA GOLD ticked up to 0.15. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME gained 0.02 to 0.15, and HAPPY WHEREVER was at 0.14. Nickelodeon’s LOUD HOUSE was at 0.14. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was steady at 0.14, and A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW was up 0.04 to 0.07. Disney Channel’s MUPPET BABIES was at 0.14. We’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT fell 0.05 to 0.13. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.10 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.11. Syfy’s VAN HELSING climbed 0.04 to 0.08.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 7, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LA LAKERS/PORTLAND | ESPN | 10:09 PM | 151 | 0.39 | 1,174 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:40 AM | 60 | 0.29 | 788 |
| 3 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: BOSTON/CHICAGO | ESPN | 7:42 PM | 147 | 0.29 | 896 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 1:40 AM | 60 | 0.23 | 523 |
| 5 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 810 |
| 6 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,357 |
| 7 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 12 | 0.16 | 446 |
| 8 | GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 67 | 0.16 | 1,085 |
| 9 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,663 |
| 10 | BERING SEA GOLD: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:07 PM | 127 | 0.15 | 1,012 |
| 11 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,182 |
| 12 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 515 |
| 13 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 533 |
| 14 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 58 | 0.14 | 1,084 |
| 15 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 6:00 PM | 25 | 0.14 | 405 |
| 16 | HAPPILY WHEREVER | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 1,108 |
| 17 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 355 |
| 18 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,495 |
| 19 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 339 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 383 |
| 21 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.13 | 687 |
| 22 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 797 |
| 23 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 791 |
| 24 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,868 |
| 25 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,667 |
| 26 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,279 |
| 27 | BARBARIAN AND THE TROLL | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 425 |
| 28 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,425 |
| 29 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,427 |
| 30 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 795 |
| 31 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,177 |
| 32 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 782 |
| 33 | NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: DARLINGTON | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:30 PM | 181 | 0.10 | 643 |
| 34 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,209 |
| 35 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.10 | 352 |
| 36 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 665 |
| 37 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 250 |
| 38 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 881 |
| 39 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 319 |
| 40 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,600 |
| 41 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,427 |
| 42 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.10 | 402 |
| 43 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 220 |
| 44 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 407 |
| 45 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 685 |
| 46 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,628 |
| 47 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 663 |
| 48 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 699 |
| 49 | DPLUS SN QUEEN OF METH | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 10 | 0.09 | 487 |
| 50 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 764 |
| 51 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 323 |
| 52 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,176 |
| 53 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 617 |
| 54 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 461 |
| 55 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 753 |
| 56 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 579 |
| 57 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,161 |
| 58 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,305 |
| 59 | VAN HELSING | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 270 |
| 60 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,258 |
| 61 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 599 |
| 62 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 541 |
| 63 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 611 |
| 64 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 616 |
| 65 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 511 |
| 66 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 246 |
| 67 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 206 |
| 68 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,309 |
| 69 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,042 |
| 70 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 998 |
| 71 | GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-2R4R06H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 279 |
| 72 | BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW, A | HBO PRIME | 11:02 PM | 28 | 0.07 | 247 |
| 73 | BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 318 |
| 74 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 635 |
| 75 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 174 |
| 76 | DISAPPEARED: GONE IN AN I | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 316 |
| 77 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 812 |
| 78 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,167 |
| 79 | HOMICIDE HUNTER: MY MYST | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 287 |
| 80 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,348 |
| 81 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 370 |
| 82 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 202 |
| 83 | Z NATION: 301/302 NO MERCY | SYFY | 7:59 AM | 121 | 0.06 | 130 |
| 84 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 1,370 |
| 85 | BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! | NICK JR | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 193 |
| 86 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: WAS AT NYY/PHI AT ATL | MLB NETWORK | 7:08 PM | 186 | 0.06 | 309 |
| 87 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 718 |
| 88 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 155 |
| 89 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DECEIVED BY MY MTHR-N-LAW | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 398 |
| 90 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 794 |
| 91 | COMBATE GLOBAL | TUDN | 12:00 AM | 75 | 0.06 | 95 |
| 92 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 752 |
| 93 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP: LAD AT LAA/TB AT OAK (MILEY NH) | MLB NETWORK | 10:14 PM | 153 | 0.06 | 256 |
| 94 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 656 |
| 95 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICK JR | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 150 |
| 96 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,321 |
| 97 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 24 | 0.05 | 249 |
| 98 | SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS | NICK JR | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 169 |
| 99 | DOING THE MOST PHOEBE ROB | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 126 |
| 100 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 840 |
| 101 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 862 |
| 102 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 794 |
| 103 | PGA TOUR: WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP | GOLF CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 253 | 0.05 | 553 |
| 104 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 154 |
| 105 | HERD L: 1482 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 139 |
| 106 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 23 | 0.05 | 220 |
| 107 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 834 |
| 108 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/LEICESTER | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:54 PM | 134 | 0.05 | 164 |
| 109 | AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 792 |
| 110 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 169 |
| 111 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 9:24 PM | 17 | 0.04 | 86 |
| 112 | UNEXPECTED KILLER, AN | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 272 |
| 113 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 945 |
| 114 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 9:41 PM | 16 | 0.04 | 79 |
| 115 | LIGA DE EXPANSION MX L: CLUB ATLETICO MORELIA / ATLANTE | TUDN | 9:55 PM | 125 | 0.04 | 105 |
| 116 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:24 PM | 22 | 0.04 | 82 |
| 117 | HOT ROD GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 186 |
| 118 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 9:57 PM | 17 | 0.04 | 81 |
| 119 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:46 PM | 33 | 0.04 | 83 |
| 120 | HERMANOS A LA OBRA | DISCOVERY FAMILIA | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 76 |
| 121 | NUESTRO HOGAR EN MEXICO | DISCOVERY FAMILIA | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 112 |
| 122 | SKYVILLE LIVE | CMT | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 126 |
| 123 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:14 PM | 10 | 0.04 | 80 |
| 124 | SYDNEY TO THE MAX | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:24 PM | 27 | 0.04 | 203 |
| 125 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 80 |
| 126 | COPS RELOADED | REELZCHANNEL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 124 |
| 127 | GYPSY ROSE & NICK: 100 SPECIAL | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 147 |
| 128 | DOING THE MOST PHOEBE ROB | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 88 |
| 129 | QUICK PITCH | MLB NETWORK | 12:47 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 153 |
| 130 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 928 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:30 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 75 |
| 131 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 152 |
| 132 | JUST ROLL WITH IT | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:51 PM | 24 | 0.03 | 193 |
| 133 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 164 |
| 134 | BARBARIAN AND THE TROLL | NICKTOONS | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 73 |
| 135 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 291 |
| 136 | NUESTRO HOGAR EN MEXICO | DISCOVERY FAMILIA | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 92 |
| 137 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 158 |
| 138 | BELLATOR MMA 2021 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 9:00 PM | 15 | 0.03 | 62 |
| 139 | AMERICAS DAY AT RACES L: 160 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 81 |
| 140 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 291 |
| 141 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 80 |
| 142 | DAILY WAGER L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 63 |
| 143 | COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 105 | 0.03 | 110 |
| 144 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:08 PM | 52 | 0.03 | 76 |
| 145 | VENDER PARA COMPRAR | DISCOVERY FAMILIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 44 |
| 146 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKTOONS | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 71 |
| 147 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 101 |
| 148 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 107 |
| 149 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 266 |
| 150 | BIOGRAPHY: MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE | A&E NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 147 |
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