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August 8, 2021
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.6.2021

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Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 6, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 S OLY PRIME ACCESS: TOKYO USA NETWORK 5:00 PM 180 0.25 1,190
2 S OLY PRIME: TOKYO USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 270 0.23 1,100
3 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.19 621
4 S OLY PRIME PLUS USA NETWORK 12:30 AM 90 0.18 569
5 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 550
6 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.15 620
7 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.15 889
8 GOLD RUSH: WINTERS FORTUN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 64 0.14 877
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.14 2,460
10 BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.14 558
11 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 2,497
12 S OLY PRIME: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 270 0.13 444
13 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.13 428
14 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.12 786
15 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 302
16 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,484
17 S OLY PRIME ACCESS: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 180 0.11 510
18 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,725
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,979
20 S OLY PRIME: N/A GOLF CHANNEL 7:00 PM 271 0.11 685
21 PAW PATROL NICK JR 6:30 PM 30 0.11 383
22 MYSTERIOUS EAZY-E: FL WETV 10:00 PM 14 0.10 353
23 MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.10 1,122
24 S OLY WEEKDAY: TOKYO USA NETWORK 12:00 PM 300 0.10 614
25 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 250
26 DARCEY & STACEY: PILLOW T TLC 10:30 PM 60 0.10 629
27 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.10 367
28 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.10 462
29 DINO HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:04 PM 62 0.10 597
30 MLB BONUS GAME   L: NY METS/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 7:00 PM 210 0.10 359
31 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.09 571
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 250
33 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.09 501
34 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,610
35 S OLY AM: TOKYO USA NETWORK 6:00 AM 360 0.09 424
36 S OLY PRIME PLUS: N/A GOLF CHANNEL 11:31 PM 125 0.09 568
37 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.09 271
38 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,377
39 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 258
40 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,376
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,332
42 CHICKEN SQUAD, THE DISNEY JUNIOR 11:30 AM 25 0.09 362
43 PATRICK STAR SHOW NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.08 475
44 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.08 206
45 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,245
46 MIDDLEMOST POST NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.08 385
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,264
48 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 258
49 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.08 513
50 LIGA MX FRI: NECAXA / CRUZ AZUL TUDN 10:06 PM 127 0.08 183
51 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,106
52 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 184
53 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:30 PM 30 0.07 252
54 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 173
55 SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR DISNEY JUNIOR 9:25 AM 25 0.07 305
56 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:01 PM 25 0.07 333
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,280
58 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 991
59 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 513
60 GOLD RUSH: FREDDY DODGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:06 PM 61 0.07 382
61 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 24 0.07 287
62 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 56 0.07 826
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 1,453
64 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 558
65 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 432
66 FUNGIES!, THE THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 15 0.06 166
67 SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.06 355
68 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,142
69 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DEATH SHE WROTE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.06 330
70 S OLY PRIME ACCESS GOLF CHANNEL 5:29 PM 91 0.06 365
71 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY JUNIOR 6:00 PM 25 0.06 216
72 SR/GOV CUOMO ATTNY-AG RPT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:40 PM 20 0.06 1,070
73 TIG N? SEEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.06 175
74 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 1,140
75 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 40 0.06 1,022
76 S OLY PRIME PLUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:30 AM 90 0.06 206
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 633
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 928
79 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 1,144
80 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.06 221
81 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 PM 300 0.06 335
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 619
83 SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR DISNEY JUNIOR 9:00 AM 25 0.06 258
84 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-15R3R01AH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 228
85 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 194
86 FUNGIES!, THE THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:15 AM 15 0.06 151
87 SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:25 AM 28 0.06 359
88 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 630
89 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.06 171
90 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN22 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.06 206
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 141
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 614
93 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 725
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 676
95 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 1,028
96 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 613
97 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 686
98 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 621
99 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 589
100 GABBY D & THE UNSITTABLES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:26 PM 23 0.05 245
101 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 617
102 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 179
103 SR/GOV CUOMO ATTNY-AG RPT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 1,061
104 UNDISPUTED SP L: 1232 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 114
105 TIG N? SEEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:45 PM 15 0.05 146
106 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 212
107 LIGA MX L: MAZATLAN VS MONTERREY TUDN 7:30 PM 156 0.05 125
108 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.05 176
109 SURREALESTATE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.05 322
110 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 152
111 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 1,428
112 AFV: ANIMAL EDITION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 349
113 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 544
114 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 267
115 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 5:00 PM 29 0.04 311
116 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.04 694
117 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 738
118 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 781
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 188
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 599
121 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 684
122 PGA TOUR: WGC-FEDEX ST JUDE GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 300 0.04 405
123 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 562
124 S OLY PRIME: N/A CNBC 8:00 PM 270 0.04 163
125 S OLY AM: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 AM 360 0.04 207
126 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 867
127 AFV: ANIMAL EDITION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 284
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 203
129 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 484
130 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 641
131 COPS RELOADED REELZCHANNEL 7:00 PM 30 0.04 141
132 GABBY D & THE UNSITTABLES DISNEY CHANNEL 8:49 PM 25 0.04 211
133 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.04 431
134 CM: BETTER HUMAN BETTER D NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:59 PM 61 0.04 280
135 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 628
136 WORLD CHASE TAG: WORLD CHASE TAG USA 2021 ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.04 103
137 HERD: NICK WRIGHT L: 1547 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 89
138 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.04 684
139 CM: BETTER HUMAN BETTER D NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 59 0.03 340
140 ROADKILL GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.03 218
141 PUT A RING ON IT OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.03 156
142 CORNHOLE            L: 2021 ACL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (DAY 1) ESPN2 9:00 PM 124 0.03 78
143 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 567
144 GREAT AMERICAN EVENTS ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.03 86
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 144
146 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.03 793
147 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE: N/A NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 240 0.03 90
148 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.03 495
149 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: N/A NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.03 91
150 AFV: ANIMAL EDITION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 300
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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.