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August 2, 2021
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.30.2021

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Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 30, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 S OLY PRIME: TOKYO USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 240 0.46 1,812
2 S OLY PRIME ACCESS: TOKYO USA NETWORK 5:04 PM 176 0.30 1,105
3 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 711
4 S OLY AM: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 AM 361 0.21 727
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,518
6 S OLY PRIME ACCESS: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:01 PM 179 0.17 783
7 S OLY PRIME PLUS: TOKYO USA NETWORK 12:00 AM 120 0.17 564
8 BRAT LOVES JUDY: FL WETV 10:00 PM 17 0.17 489
9 S OLY WEEKDAY: TOKYO USA NETWORK 12:01 PM 303 0.16 795
10 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.16 641
11 GOLD RUSH: WINTERS FORTUN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,062
12 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 2,402
13 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 367
14 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.13 344
15 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.13 363
16 BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.12 478
17 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,891
18 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,708
19 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.12 421
20 S OLY PRIME: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 213 0.12 492
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.12 452
22 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,453
23 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,372
24 S OLY AM: TOKYO USA NETWORK 6:00 AM 361 0.11 445
25 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,150
26 S OLY PRIME: N/A CNBC 8:00 PM 240 0.10 378
27 MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.10 931
28 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.10 459
29 S OLY PRIME PLUS: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:33 PM 147 0.10 342
30 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 313
31 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,333
32 PATRICK STAR SHOW NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.10 396
33 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:01 PM 300 0.10 438
34 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 710
35 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,251
36 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 693
37 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,462
38 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 844
39 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 251
40 S OLY PRIME: N/A GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 PM 240 0.09 534
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 244
42 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 660
43 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.09 836
44 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,420
45 MIDDLEMOST POST NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.09 313
46 S OLY PRIME ACCESS GOLF CHANNEL 6:44 PM 76 0.09 454
47 ONE WEEK TO SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.09 812
48 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,100
49 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,209
50 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L: TRADE DEADLINE SPECIAL ESPN 2:00 PM 150 0.08 275
51 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 805
52 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 23 0.08 304
53 GABBY D & THE UNSITTABLES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:23 PM 25 0.08 262
54 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.08 1,311
55 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,153
56 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,060
57 LIGA MX FRI: PUEBLA VS GUADALAJARA TUDN 10:00 PM 134 0.08 246
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 238
59 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,045
60 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 689
61 DINO HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.08 715
62 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,158
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 693
64 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.08 425
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 641
66 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.08 540
67 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 598
68 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 4:30 PM 30 0.07 430
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 690
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 1,296
71 ONE WEEK TO SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.07 793
72 TIME MACHINE: UNIDENTIFIED: UFOS IN HEADLINES HISTORY 9:00 PM 125 0.07 654
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 180
74 T.O.T.S. DISNEY JUNIOR 6:30 PM 25 0.07 306
75 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:17 AM 43 0.07 173
76 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.07 273
77 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 984
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,197
79 GET UP   L ESPN 4:30 PM 60 0.07 215
80 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,004
81 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 148
82 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 208
83 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 681
84 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 148
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 701
86 TIME MACHINE: UNIDENTIFIED: UFOS IN HEADLINES HISTORY 12:03 AM 125 0.06 429
87 DARCEY & STACEY: PILLOW T TLC 10:30 PM 60 0.06 551
88 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 746
89 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: ORLANDO CITY/ATLANTA UNITED ESPN 8:00 PM 129 0.06 181
90 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MALICIOUS MOTIVES LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.06 327
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 567
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 828
93 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 580
94 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 678
95 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.06 486
96 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 992
97 S OLY PRIME PLUS: N/A CNBC 12:00 AM 120 0.06 191
98 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-15R3R06AH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.05 235
99 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 501
100 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 613
101 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.05 131
102 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 23 0.05 209
103 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 56 0.05 707
104 SURREALESTATE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.05 245
105 FUNGIES!, THE THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 15 0.05 144
106 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 787
107 FUNGIES!, THE THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:15 AM 15 0.05 142
108 ROADKILL GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.05 210
109 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 198
110 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 862
111 PAW PATROL NICK JR 6:30 PM 30 0.04 214
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 161
113 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 633
114 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 714
115 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 5:00 PM 104 0.04 293
116 BLAZE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.04 200
117 PUT A RING ON IT OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.04 158
118 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: LA GALAXY/PORTLAND ESPN 10:09 PM 128 0.04 111
119 MLB TONIGHT: TRADE DEADLI: 2021 TRADE DEADLINE MLB NETWORK 1:00 PM 240 0.04 224
120 CONTACTO DEL VERANO TUDN 12:14 AM 46 0.04 101
121 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 395
122 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.04 92
123 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.04 375
124 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 614
125 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.03 390
126 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 628
127 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.03 92
128 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 310
129 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.03 68
130 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 82
131 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.03 150
132 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 590
133 SHARK BEACH CHRIS HEMSNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.03 204
134 BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! NICK JR 2:00 PM 30 0.03 229
135 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 240 0.03 85
136 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 62
137 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 190
138 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: BOS AT TB/CHC AT WAS MLB NETWORK 7:10 PM 192 0.03 193
139 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 92
140 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.02 492
141 LIGA MX L: MAZATLAN / PACHUCA TUDN 7:30 PM 150 0.02 95
142 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 10:22 PM 162 0.02 115
143 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.02 62
144 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L: 1180 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.02 61
145 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.02 129
146 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 237
147 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.02 226
148 INTENTIONAL TALK MLB NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.02 139
149 HEY DUGGEE NICK JR 7:30 AM 30 0.02 111
150 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.02 65
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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.