BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
ABC: Reruns at 0.39/0.29.
CBS: SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION lost 0.04 to 0.28, and GREATEST #ATHOME VIDEOS returned at 0.27, with a BLUE BLOODS rerun ending the night at 0.18.
NBC: Reruns at 0.23/0.23.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN easily won the night, down a tick to 0.57.
CW: BURDEN OF TRUTH dipped 0.02 to 0.05, and DYNASTY fell 0.04 to 0.03.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The NFL PRESEASON opened up shop on ESPN and took the night at 0.55, with an NFL Network game at 0.19. TNT’s AEW: REMPAGE jumped 0.22 to 0.53. Fox News’s 2PM AMERICA REPORTS led cable news at 0.28/0.41/3.1M, with CNN’s THE LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.11/0.16/900K, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.08/2M. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was steady at 0.25. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES edged up 0.02 to 0.23. ESPN’s LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES coverage was at 0.18/0.17/0.15/0.12. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was down 0.02 to 0.17, and DINO HUNTERS was at 0.10. HGTV’s ONE WEEK TO SELL was at 0.15. A&E’s COLD CASE FILES was at 0.10, and AMERICAN JUSTICE was at 0.09. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER dropped 0.04 to 0.08. OWN’s PUT A RING ON IT was at 0.04.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 20, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NFL PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL L: KANSAS CITY/ARIZONA | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 182 | 0.55 | 2,158 |
| 2 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.53 | 1,129 |
| 3 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 3,140 |
| 4 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 3,325 |
| 5 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,998 |
| 6 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 3,176 |
| 7 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: LOVE AFTER LOCKUP 03-44 | WETV | 9:00 PM | 121 | 0.25 | 681 |
| 8 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,871 |
| 9 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,419 |
| 10 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 879 |
| 11 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,523 |
| 12 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:02 PM | 58 | 0.22 | 752 |
| 13 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,556 |
| 14 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,001 |
| 15 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,139 |
| 16 | NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2021 – CIN VS. WAS | NFL NETWORK | 8:06 PM | 182 | 0.19 | 749 |
| 17 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,228 |
| 18 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L | ESPN | 5:19 PM | 91 | 0.18 | 937 |
| 19 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: ABILENE, TX/SAMMAMISH, WA | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 162 | 0.17 | 641 |
| 20 | GOLD RUSH: WINTERS FORTUN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 64 | 0.17 | 1,117 |
| 21 | MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | 6:50 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 632 |
| 22 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 339 |
| 23 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,684 |
| 24 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,655 |
| 25 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: PALM CITY, FL/TAYLOR, MI | ESPN | 3:03 PM | 136 | 0.15 | 893 |
| 26 | ONE WEEK TO SELL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,122 |
| 27 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 954 |
| 28 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,998 |
| 29 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.15 | 577 |
| 30 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,710 |
| 31 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 362 |
| 32 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 976 |
| 33 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,128 |
| 34 | RUGRATS NEW | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 420 |
| 35 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,698 |
| 36 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 63 | 0.13 | 553 |
| 37 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,088 |
| 38 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 389 |
| 39 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.13 | 810 |
| 40 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.12 | 724 |
| 41 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: OAKS, PA/LAKE OSWEGO, OR | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 123 | 0.12 | 630 |
| 42 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 682 |
| 43 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 322 |
| 44 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 312 |
| 45 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 313 |
| 46 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 852 |
| 47 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 782 |
| 48 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 813 |
| 49 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 11:08 PM | 22 | 0.10 | 419 |
| 50 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 265 |
| 51 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.10 | 452 |
| 52 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 993 |
| 53 | COLD CASE FILES | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.10 | 607 |
| 54 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 282 |
| 55 | DINO HUNTERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:04 PM | 62 | 0.10 | 683 |
| 56 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 725 |
| 57 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 722 |
| 58 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 312 |
| 59 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 813 |
| 60 | ONE WEEK TO SELL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 961 |
| 61 | DARCEY & STACEY: PILLOW T | TLC | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 556 |
| 62 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 208 |
| 63 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 764 |
| 64 | AMERICAN JUSTICE | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 64 | 0.09 | 562 |
| 65 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 1,093 |
| 66 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 541 |
| 67 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 704 |
| 68 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 66 | 0.08 | 275 |
| 69 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 291 |
| 70 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.08 | 903 |
| 71 | MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 8:25 AM | 25 | 0.08 | 201 |
| 72 | MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:01 AM | 24 | 0.08 | 289 |
| 73 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 495 |
| 74 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,288 |
| 75 | DESCENDANTS: ROYAL WEDDIN | DISNEY CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 25 | 0.08 | 235 |
| 76 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 2,038 |
| 77 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 711 |
| 78 | PGA TOUR: NORTHERN TRUST | GOLF CHANNEL | 1:58 PM | 242 | 0.08 | 625 |
| 79 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: SECRETS IN THE MANSION | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 358 |
| 80 | DISNEYS MAGIC BAKE-OFF | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 47 | 0.07 | 286 |
| 81 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.07 | 624 |
| 82 | REDISCOVERING T.REX | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:06 PM | 61 | 0.07 | 418 |
| 83 | SURREALESTATE | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 341 |
| 84 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 315 |
| 85 | UNDISPUTED L: 1242 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 176 |
| 86 | MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:25 AM | 25 | 0.07 | 287 |
| 87 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 197 |
| 88 | GOLD RUSH: FREDDY DODGE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:07 PM | 53 | 0.07 | 314 |
| 89 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,068 |
| 90 | MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 8:00 AM | 25 | 0.07 | 187 |
| 91 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 280 |
| 92 | GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-15R3R02AH | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 239 |
| 93 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.06 | 770 |
| 94 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:03 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 281 |
| 95 | NFL PRESEASON: 2021 – KC VS. ARI | NFL NETWORK | 11:30 PM | 150 | 0.06 | 241 |
| 96 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 920 |
| 97 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICK JR | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 257 |
| 98 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 186 |
| 99 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY JUNIOR | 3:30 PM | 25 | 0.06 | 200 |
| 100 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 914 |
| 101 | LIGA MX L: MAZATLAN / TIGRES | TUDN | 9:30 PM | 152 | 0.06 | 189 |
| 102 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 181 |
| 103 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 204 |
| 104 | NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: GATEWAY | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:06 PM | 213 | 0.06 | 374 |
| 105 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 1,114 |
| 106 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:30 PM | 25 | 0.06 | 203 |
| 107 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,087 |
| 108 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,102 |
| 109 | TIG N? SEEK | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 15 | 0.05 | 156 |
| 110 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 1:49 PM | 28 | 0.05 | 896 |
| 111 | TIG N? SEEK | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:45 PM | 15 | 0.05 | 129 |
| 112 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 199 |
| 113 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 452 |
| 114 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,035 |
| 115 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 114 |
| 116 | STAR TREK LOWER DECKS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 120 |
| 117 | AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:46 PM | 14 | 0.05 | 766 |
| 118 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 3:06 PM | 40 | 0.04 | 819 |
| 119 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 738 |
| 120 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 725 |
| 121 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:17 PM | 43 | 0.04 | 890 |
| 122 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:00 PM | 25 | 0.04 | 216 |
| 123 | HALF BROTHERS | HBO PRIME | 8:15 PM | 96 | 0.04 | 140 |
| 124 | STINCHFIELD | NEWSMAX TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 265 |
| 125 | NASCAR TRUCKS POST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:39 AM | 11 | 0.04 | 170 |
| 126 | FUNGIES!, THE | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 15 | 0.04 | 156 |
| 127 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 175 |
| 128 | CHICKEN SQUAD, THE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:00 PM | 25 | 0.04 | 180 |
| 129 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 49 | 0.04 | 750 |
| 130 | CM: BETTER HUMAN BETTER D | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:59 PM | 61 | 0.04 | 318 |
| 131 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME | MLB NETWORK | 11:01 PM | 109 | 0.04 | 184 |
| 132 | CRIMEN BAJO CERO | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 91 |
| 133 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 229 |
| 134 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 103 |
| 135 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 625 |
| 136 | PUT A RING ON IT | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 207 |
| 137 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 88 |
| 138 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 268 |
| 139 | CM: BETTER HUMAN BETTER D | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 59 | 0.03 | 303 |
| 140 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 141 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 429 |
| 142 | FUNGIES!, THE | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:15 AM | 15 | 0.03 | 160 |
| 143 | HERD L: 1557 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 115 |
| 144 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 210 |
| 145 | GREG KELLY REPORTS | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 351 |
| 146 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 621 |
| 147 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 376 |
| 148 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 86 |
| 149 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 265 |
| 150 | QUICK PITCH | MLB NETWORK | 12:50 AM | 67 | 0.03 | 130 |
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