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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.9.2021

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 9, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,508
2 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.24 910
3 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.24 1,509
4 PATRICK STAR SHOW NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.23 647
5 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 630
6 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 6:30 PM 30 0.21 560
7 SHREK 2: SHREK 2 NICKELODEON 4:30 PM 120 0.20 590
8 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 10:00 PM 11 0.18 549
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,038
10 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,249
11 MIDDLEMOST POST NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.16 466
12 COPA AMERICA 2021 27 UMA: COLOMBIA / PERU TUDN 7:30 PM 150 0.16 362
13 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.15 500
14 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.15 808
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.14 506
16 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,428
17 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON       L: MENS SEMIFINAL ESPN 8:03 AM 397 0.14 713
18 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.13 533
19 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 372
20 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,345
21 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,550
22 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 2,184
23 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:01 PM 22 0.12 401
24 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,268
25 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 MTV 8:30 PM 31 0.11 356
26 SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.11 442
27 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 327
28 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,478
29 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,657
30 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,224
31 NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: KNOXVILLE FOX SPORTS 1 8:44 PM 189 0.11 594
32 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,011
33 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 779
34 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,076
35 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:40 PM 20 0.10 434
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 296
37 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.10 473
38 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.10 315
39 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 749
40 GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 62 0.09 706
41 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,218
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,142
43 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,107
44 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.09 362
45 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 616
46 T.O.T.S. DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 23 0.09 335
47 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 733
48 BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.09 361
49 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 758
50 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,180
51 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,330
52 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK DD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 356
53 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,353
54 PEPPA PIG NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.09 296
55 READY TO LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 429
56 GABBY D & THE UNSITTABLES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:23 PM 22 0.08 287
57 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 238
58 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 823
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 813
60 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:54 PM 66 0.08 261
61 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 710
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.08 222
63 BERING SEA GOLD SPC: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:02 PM 121 0.08 596
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 727
65 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,112
66 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 8:30 PM 30 0.08 300
67 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.07 303
68 UFC LIVE  L: POIRIER/MCGREGOR 3 ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.07 214
69 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 294
70 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.07 254
71 WORLD?S MOST DANGEROUS SH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 350
72 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 264
73 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 370
74 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 641
75 LOONEY TUNES CARTOONS THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:15 AM 15 0.07 301
76 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 625
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 666
78 UNDISPUTED L: 1212 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 177
79 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-15R3R03AH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.07 267
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 640
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.06 176
82 CELLMATE SECRETS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 63 0.06 362
83 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 608
84 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,101
85 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN2 8:00 AM 120 0.06 223
86 CONTACTO DEL VERANO TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 156
87 STATE OF OUR UNION: VICE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.06 179
88 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 773
89 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 753
90 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,145
91 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 716
92 LOONEY TUNES CARTOONS THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.06 264
93 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2021 STAGE 13 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 240 0.06 389
94 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 521
95 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.06 153
96 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 283
97 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,022
98 WNBA  BASKETBALL        L ESPN 9:00 PM 114 0.05 221
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 791
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 591
101 NASCAR TRUCKS QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 61 0.05 336
102 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 161
103 PUT A RING ON IT OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 318
104 NASCAR RACEDAY:TRCKS L FOX SPORTS 1 8:01 PM 43 0.05 313
105 FUNGIES!, THE THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 15 0.05 192
106 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 848
107 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 856
108 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.05 163
109 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 656
110 PGA TOUR: JOHN DEERE CLASSIC GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 180 0.05 427
111 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.04 538
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 844
113 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT HOU/DET AT MIN MLB NETWORK 8:10 PM 196 0.04 264
114 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT: DOOMSDAY MOM: LORI V. ENH LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.04 268
115 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 12:00 AM 30 0.04 118
116 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 694
117 SHOCKING SHARKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 AM 60 0.04 132
118 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 498
119 MOLANG SPECIAL DISNEY CHANNEL 6:50 AM 10 0.04 193
120 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 741
121 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 12:00 AM 60 0.04 205
122 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.04 441
123 FUTBOL CENTRAL FRI TUDN 7:00 PM 30 0.04 106
124 FUNGIES!, THE THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:15 AM 15 0.04 173
125 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.04 129
126 LPGA TOUR: MARATHON CLASSIC GOLF CHANNEL 9:07 PM 120 0.04 220
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 197
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 173
129 COPA AMERICA 3RD PLACE L: PERU/COLOMBIA FOX SPORTS 2 7:50 PM 155 0.04 106
130 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 58 0.04 188
131 ROADKILL GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.04 197
132 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 332
133 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 440
134 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 304
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 180
136 BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! NICK JR 2:00 PM 30 0.03 114
137 SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS NICK JR 2:30 PM 30 0.03 123
138 NUESTRO HOGAR EN MEXICO DISCOVERY FAMILIA 11:00 PM 30 0.03 81
139 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.03 99
140 HERMANOS A LA OBRA DISCOVERY FAMILIA 10:00 PM 60 0.03 69
141 CHAMPIONS TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:01 PM 119 0.03 255
142 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 11:00 PM 60 0.03 221
143 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 240
144 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.03 195
145 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.03 216
146 CHAMPIONS TOUR: US SENIOR OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 PM 127 0.03 232
147 COMBATE GLOBAL TUDN 12:00 AM 75 0.03 78
148 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 240
149 TRACK & FIELD: IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 121 0.03 166
150 REVISTA PEOPLE INVESTIGA DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 11:00 PM 60 0.03 110
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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.