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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.18.2021

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday June 18, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: UTAH/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:21 PM 148 1.72 4,657
2 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: PHILADELPHIA/ATLANTA ESPN 7:39 PM 162 1.51 4,335
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:49 AM 41 0.73 1,927
4 EUROPEAN CHAMP FOOTBALL L: ENGLAND/SCOTLAND ESPN 2:30 PM 150 0.55 1,390
5 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.33 877
6 EUROPEAN CHAMP FOOTBALL L: CROATIA/CZECH REPUBLIC ESPN 11:30 AM 150 0.31 765
7 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: LAS VEGAS/MONTREAL USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 201 0.29 983
8 EUROPEAN CHAMP UPDATES  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.28 700
9 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.28 657
10 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.26 686
11 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 687
12 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,385
13 EUROPEAN CHAMP FOOTBALL L: SWEDEN/SLOVAKIA ESPN 8:30 AM 149 0.22 512
14 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0089 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 120 0.20 552
15 EUROPEAN CHAMP UPDATES  L ESPN 10:59 AM 31 0.20 509
16 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.19 768
17 GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 68 0.18 1,383
18 BERING SEA GOLD: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:08 PM 121 0.17 1,132
19 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 478
20 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 443
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,939
22 US OPEN: TORREY PINES GOLF CHANNEL 12:30 PM 330 0.17 1,394
23 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.16 1,294
24 COPA AMERICA 2021 08 UNI: ARGENTINA VS. URUGUAY TUDN 7:30 PM 150 0.16 400
25 FROZEN IN TIME HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 1,004
26 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 10:00 PM 13 0.15 447
27 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 2,272
28 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,707
29 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,043
30 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,351
31 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS: TRACK & FIELD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 189 0.13 507
32 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,402
33 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,457
34 FROZEN IN TIME HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.13 1,048
35 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,151
36 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.12 331
37 US OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 9:02 PM 58 0.12 855
38 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.12 308
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,515
40 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 269
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 30 0.11 261
42 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,786
43 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.11 840
44 CASAGRANDES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.11 457
45 BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.11 429
46 DPLUS FL: 90D DIARIES TLC 10:30 PM 60 0.10 764
47 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.10 610
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,235
49 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 24 0.09 316
50 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 814
51 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,283
52 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 56 0.09 1,046
53 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-1R14R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.09 266
54 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.09 436
55 UNDISPUTED L: 1197 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 195
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 630
57 NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: NASHVILLE FOX SPORTS 1 8:06 PM 129 0.09 536
58 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.09 512
59 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,267
60 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.09 795
61 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 714
62 BARBARIAN AND THE TROLL NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.09 360
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,173
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 621
65 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:24 PM 23 0.08 238
66 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 571
67 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.08 358
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 622
69 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 678
70 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 4:30 PM 30 0.08 469
71 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 663
72 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.08 208
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 675
74 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 23 0.08 313
75 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,209
76 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 929
77 COPA AMERICA 2021 07 UMA: CHILE VS. BOLIVIA TUDN 4:30 PM 150 0.07 199
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 643
79 FUTBOL CENTRAL FRI TUDN 7:00 PM 30 0.07 203
80 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 672
81 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.07 312
82 CHICKEN SQUAD, THE DISNEY JUNIOR 7:30 PM 25 0.07 290
83 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 1,061
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 581
85 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 631
86 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN2 8:00 AM 120 0.07 179
87 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 850
88 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.07 524
89 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 609
90 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 472
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 782
92 CONTACTO DEL VERANO L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 156
93 GACY: DEVIL IN DISGUISE OXYGEN MEDIA 10:09 PM 76 0.06 252
94 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.06 270
95 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICK JR 3:30 PM 30 0.06 191
96 READY TO LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 306
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.06 160
98 FUNGIES!, THE THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:15 AM 15 0.06 135
99 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 460
100 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,082
101 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,054
102 FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L ESPN2 6:00 AM 35 0.05 179
103 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.05 108
104 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 60 0.05 210
105 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 1,082
106 FUNGIES!, THE THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 15 0.05 130
107 GABBY D & THE UNSITTABLES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:47 PM 21 0.05 206
108 PEPPA PIG NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.05 221
109 BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! NICK JR 2:00 PM 30 0.05 178
110 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 8:30 PM 30 0.05 196
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 183
112 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.05 217
113 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 652
114 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.05 288
115 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 116
116 COPA AMERICA GS L: CHILE/BOLIVIA FOX SPORTS 1 4:48 PM 132 0.05 120
117 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 1,071
118 LIVE FROM: US OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 PM 120 0.05 247
119 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.05 235
120 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 625
121 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 215
122 COPA AMERICA GS L: ARGENTINA/URUGUAY FOX SPORTS 2 7:50 PM 130 0.05 132
123 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 173
124 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 215
125 VAN HELSING SYFY 8:00 PM 60 0.05 258
126 CELLMATE SECRETS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 63 0.05 328
127 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 358
128 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.05 149
129 LPGA TOUR: MEIJER LPGA CLASSIC GOLF CHANNEL 10:30 AM 120 0.04 308
130 AFV: ANIMAL EDITION NAT GEO WILD 9:01 PM 60 0.04 375
131 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.04 85
132 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 736
133 HERD L: 1512 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 106
134 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 648
135 KEYSHAWN JWILL ZUBIN   L ESPN2 6:35 AM 85 0.04 128
136 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 854
137 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.04 1,031
138 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 723
139 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.04 105
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 174
141 VAN HELSING SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.04 193
142 GACY: DEVIL IN DISGUISE OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 69 0.04 190
143 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 779
144 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 125
145 PAW PATROL NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.04 165
146 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 30 0.04 162
147 LOUD HOUSE NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.03 99
148 COMBATE GLOBAL TUDN 12:00 AM 90 0.03 59
149 ROADKILL GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.03 192
150 NASCAR RACEDAY:TRCKS L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 66 0.03 215
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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.