BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
ABC: Reruns at 0.34/0.39.
CBS: SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION gained 0.04 to 0.32, and GREATEST #ATHOME VIDEOS ticked down to 0.26, followed by a BLUE BLOODS rerun at 0.17.
NBC: An AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR rerun at 0.26, followed by DATELINE at 0.31.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN edged up 0.02 to 0.59.
CW: BURDEN OF TRUTH ticked down to 0.04, and DYNASTY ticked up to 0.04.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s AEW RAMPAGE led Friday cable but fell 0.19 to 0.34. NFL Network’s PRESEASON NFL game was at 0.31. Cable news was topped by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.28/0.48/3.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.15/0.21/2.4M, and CNN NEWSROOM at 0.15/0.19/1.1M. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES lost a tick to 0.22. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP dropped 0.05 to 0.20. On Discovery, GOLD RUSH was steady at 0.17, and DINO HUNTERS ticked down to 0.09. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER rose 0.04 to 0.12. On A&E, COLD CASE FILES held at 0.10, and AMERICAN JUSTICE was up a tick to 0.10. HGTV’s ONE WEEK TO SELL was at 0.10/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.15. OWN’s PUT A RING ON IT gained 0.02 to 0.06.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 27, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 722 |
| 2 | NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2021 – MIN VS. KC | NFL NETWORK | 8:05 PM | 188 | 0.31 | 1,164 |
| 3 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 3,694 |
| 4 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 3,098 |
| 5 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 3,358 |
| 6 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,553 |
| 7 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,164 |
| 8 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 867 |
| 9 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,227 |
| 10 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,173 |
| 11 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,566 |
| 12 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.20 | 646 |
| 13 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,319 |
| 14 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,260 |
| 15 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,511 |
| 16 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 10:01 PM | 12 | 0.18 | 658 |
| 17 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,042 |
| 18 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,098 |
| 19 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 11:13 PM | 17 | 0.18 | 579 |
| 20 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,203 |
| 21 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: FL | TLC | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 879 |
| 22 | GOLD RUSH: WINTERS FORTUN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 65 | 0.17 | 1,090 |
| 23 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,874 |
| 24 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,133 |
| 25 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,367 |
| 26 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 65 | 0.15 | 486 |
| 27 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,069 |
| 28 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 1,177 |
| 29 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 513 |
| 30 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,122 |
| 31 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,164 |
| 32 | DPLUS FL: 90 DAY JOURNEY | TLC | 9:30 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 717 |
| 33 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,041 |
| 34 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,003 |
| 35 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 385 |
| 36 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 319 |
| 37 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.12 | 557 |
| 38 | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 287 |
| 39 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 344 |
| 40 | DISNEY PRINCESS REMIXED U | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 394 |
| 41 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 57 | 0.12 | 985 |
| 42 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 786 |
| 43 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,585 |
| 44 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 828 |
| 45 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 265 |
| 46 | DISNEYS MAGIC BAKE-OFF | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 46 | 0.11 | 368 |
| 47 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 992 |
| 48 | DARCEY & STACEY: PILLOW T | TLC | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 512 |
| 49 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,074 |
| 50 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 793 |
| 51 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 266 |
| 52 | COLD CASE FILES | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.10 | 617 |
| 53 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 424 |
| 54 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 260 |
| 55 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 974 |
| 56 | ONE WEEK TO SELL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 968 |
| 57 | NFL PRESEASON: 2021 – PIT VS. CAR | NFL NETWORK | 11:30 PM | 150 | 0.10 | 416 |
| 58 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 285 |
| 59 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 822 |
| 60 | CM: BETTER HUMAN BETTER D | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 59 | 0.10 | 399 |
| 61 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 280 |
| 62 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 824 |
| 63 | AMERICAN JUSTICE | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 64 | 0.10 | 466 |
| 64 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 259 |
| 65 | GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-14R4R01AH | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 345 |
| 66 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 783 |
| 67 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 62 | 0.09 | 435 |
| 68 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,090 |
| 69 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.09 | 297 |
| 70 | MESSYNESS | MTV | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 166 |
| 71 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 249 |
| 72 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 217 |
| 73 | DINO HUNTERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:05 PM | 62 | 0.09 | 668 |
| 74 | ONE WEEK TO SELL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 938 |
| 75 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,207 |
| 76 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:30 PM | 25 | 0.08 | 265 |
| 77 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 251 |
| 78 | RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE | NICKELODEON | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 374 |
| 79 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 523 |
| 80 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 621 |
| 81 | MESSYNESS | MTV | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 145 |
| 82 | MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.08 | 230 |
| 83 | CM: BETTER HUMAN BETTER D | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:59 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 295 |
| 84 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,173 |
| 85 | UNDISPUTED L: 1247 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 171 |
| 86 | IN PLAIN SIGHT | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 448 |
| 87 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 334 |
| 88 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,256 |
| 89 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 220 |
| 90 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.07 | 245 |
| 91 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 5:00 PM | 25 | 0.07 | 286 |
| 92 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T | TLC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 362 |
| 93 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 62 | 0.07 | 462 |
| 94 | TIG N? SEEK | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 15 | 0.07 | 212 |
| 95 | NASCAR XFINITY RACE L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:59 PM | 14 | 0.07 | 664 |
| 96 | DESCENDANTS: ROYAL WEDDIN | DISNEY CHANNEL | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 202 |
| 97 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 210 |
| 98 | TIG N? SEEK | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:45 PM | 15 | 0.07 | 185 |
| 99 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 747 |
| 100 | MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 253 |
| 101 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 175 |
| 102 | MLS REGULAR SEASON L | ESPN | 6:30 PM | 102 | 0.06 | 191 |
| 103 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 396 |
| 104 | MLS REGULAR SEASON L: ORLANDO CITY SC/INTER MIAMI CF | ESPN | 8:42 PM | 127 | 0.06 | 175 |
| 105 | PGA TOUR: BMW CHAMPIONSHIP WX | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 240 | 0.06 | 506 |
| 106 | FIRST 48 AC | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.06 | 303 |
| 107 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 357 |
| 108 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:49 PM | 71 | 0.06 | 194 |
| 109 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 450 |
| 110 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 990 |
| 111 | PUT A RING ON IT | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 267 |
| 112 | NASCAR XFINITY START L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:34 PM | 25 | 0.06 | 573 |
| 113 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 571 |
| 114 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 321 |
| 115 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 173 |
| 116 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 872 |
| 117 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 314 |
| 118 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 190 |
| 119 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DANGER IN THE SPOTLIGHT | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 308 |
| 120 | SURREALESTATE | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 279 |
| 121 | FUNGIES!, THE | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 15 | 0.05 | 120 |
| 122 | FUNGIES!, THE | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:15 AM | 15 | 0.05 | 131 |
| 123 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 373 |
| 124 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 99 |
| 125 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 417 |
| 126 | PRO FIGHTERS LEAGUE L: PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE (PFL 9) | ESPN2 | 10:00 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 196 |
| 127 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 1,001 |
| 128 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:00 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 187 |
| 129 | LIGA MX: TIJUANA VS MONTERREY | FOX DEPORTES | 9:56 PM | 136 | 0.05 | 121 |
| 130 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 201 |
| 131 | NASCAR RAIN DELAY | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:13 PM | 17 | 0.05 | 497 |
| 132 | LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / QUERETARO | TUDN | 10:05 PM | 133 | 0.05 | 119 |
| 133 | DISNEY PRINCESS REMIXED U | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:23 PM | 27 | 0.04 | 182 |
| 134 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 47 | 0.04 | 760 |
| 135 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 1:54 PM | 56 | 0.04 | 813 |
| 136 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 164 |
| 137 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 795 |
| 138 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 214 |
| 139 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:37 AM | 23 | 0.04 | 641 |
| 140 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 10:47 AM | 50 | 0.04 | 724 |
| 141 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 3:31 PM | 29 | 0.04 | 813 |
| 142 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 327 |
| 143 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 88 |
| 144 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 118 |
| 145 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 2:57 PM | 34 | 0.04 | 794 |
| 146 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 773 |
| 147 | LIGA MX L: MAZATALAN / ATLETICO SAN LUIS | TUDN | 7:30 PM | 155 | 0.04 | 114 |
| 148 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL L: MILTON (GA)/NORTH COBB (GA) | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 144 |
| 149 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 671 |
| 150 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICK JR | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 173 |
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