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April 27, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.26.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for SESAME STREET: 50 YEARS OF SUNNY DAYS.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.50/0.49/0.47 compared to last week’s 0.63/0.63/0.57, and MIZ & MRS was steady at 0.24.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.34/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.30/0.20.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK ticked down to 0.33.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.26/0.46/3M, with CNN TONIGHT at 0.17/0.29/1.1M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.17/0.32/2.4M.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD dipped 0.03 to 0.24.  VH1 COUPLES RETREAT rose rose 0.05 to 0.23, and BLACK INK CREW held at 0.22.  On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP ticked up to 0.21, and CAKEALIKES ticked up to 0.14.  On HGTV, INSIDE OUT was at 0.20, and $50K 3 WAYS was at 0.17/0.13.  On TLC, SEEKING SISTER WIFE ticked up to 0.20, RETURN TO AMISH also added a tick to 0.16, and UNEXPECTED did likewise to 0.15.  History’s PAWN STARS was at 0.18/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.19.  ESPN’s MLB game was at 0.18.  On ID, PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES lost 0.03 to 0.17, and WEB OF LIES was down 0.03 to 0.12.  On A&E, INTERVENTION was at 0.14/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.15.  FX’s BREEDERS rose 0.04 to 0.08.  AMC’s THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS, no longer in primetime, gained 0.02 to 0.04. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday April 26, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.50 1,830
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.49 1,775
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.47 1,718
4 SO: AMERICAS LIST: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.34 1,040
5 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,115
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,999
7 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.25 601
8 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 31 0.24 670
9 VH1 COUPLES RETREAT VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.23 445
10 BLACK INK CREW 9 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.22 488
11 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 976
12 INSIDE OUT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,064
13 STREET OUTLAWS SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.20 609
14 SEEKING SISTER WIFE TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.20 606
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,618
16 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.18 1,001
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 616
18 MLB WEEKDAY  L: CHICAGO CUBS/ATLANTA ESPN 7:00 PM 221 0.18 666
19 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,050
20 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,442
21 50K THREE WAYS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.17 942
22 PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 771
23 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.16 563
24 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.16 880
25 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,941
26 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,623
27 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 421
28 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 9:01 PM 61 0.16 629
29 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,075
30 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 982
31 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 982
32 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,939
33 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 10:41 PM 79 0.15 447
34 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.15 679
35 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,467
36 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,406
37 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.15 510
38 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,063
39 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 860
40 INTERVENTION A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.14 450
41 INTERVENTION CA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.14 455
42 CAKEALIKES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.14 503
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 876
44 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,895
45 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,697
46 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 932
47 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,232
48 50K THREE WAYS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.13 903
49 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,220
50 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 11 0.13 364
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,245
52 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 321
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 779
54 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 271
55 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 586
56 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 342
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 834
58 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 391
59 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 449
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 777
61 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 765
62 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 359
63 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,071
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 281
65 ALL IN W. C HAYES SPEC MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,358
66 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,350
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 668
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 661
69 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,406
70 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.10 326
71 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 238
72 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PHOENIX/NEW YORK NBA-TV 7:33 PM 142 0.10 260
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,330
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 244
75 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 779
76 DELICIOUSNESS SSN2B MTV 7:30 PM 30 0.09 203
77 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 567
78 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,070
79 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,016
80 DINO RANCH DISNEY JUNIOR 12:30 PM 25 0.09 313
81 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.09 244
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,346
83 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:44 PM 16 0.09 942
84 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 318
85 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.08 236
86 BREEDERS FX 10:00 PM 32 0.08 226
87 DELICIOUSNESS SSN2B MTV 7:00 PM 30 0.08 203
88 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: DALLAS/SACRAMENTO NBA-TV 9:55 PM 152 0.08 270
89 UNDISPUTED L: 1158 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 168
90 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.08 278
91 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.08 1,425
92 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,180
93 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 3:15 PM 29 0.07 827
94 ALIENS IN ALASKA TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 406
95 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 391
96 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 222
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,091
98 LIGA MX L: PACHUCA / SANTOS TUDN 9:30 PM 156 0.06 177
99 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 775
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 793
101 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 460
102 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CAROLINA/DALLAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 165 0.06 228
103 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.06 543
104 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 188
105 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 971
106 HERD L: 1473 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 160
107 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 754
108 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 669
109 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.05 455
110 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 142
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 226
112 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 38 0.05 752
113 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 692
114 MAINE CABIN MASTERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 417
115 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:38 PM 28 0.04 734
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 192
117 SECRETS SHE KEEPS AMC 11:00 PM 62 0.04 118
118 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 102
119 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 705
120 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.04 106
121 AMER GREED BONUS ED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 252
122 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 8:00 PM 60 0.04 128
123 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:55 AM 25 0.04 184
124 RUNNING WILD: OFF THE MAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 324
125 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:18 PM 12 0.04 130
126 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 206
127 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 884
128 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 97
129 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CIN AT LAD/COL AT SF MLB NETWORK 10:10 PM 230 0.04 184
130 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 339
131 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.04 108
132 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 88
133 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 102
134 NFL LIVE ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.04 94
135 UNPOLISHED: TOUCHED UP TLC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 127
136 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 325
137 RACE TO THE CENTER OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.03 197
138 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 60 0.03 104
139 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 262
140 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.03 543
141 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 308
142 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1113 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 78
143 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.03 91
144 INSPECCION SECRETA DISCOVERY FAMILIA 10:00 PM 60 0.03 80
145 JOYAS SOBRE RUEDAS: SUEN DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 11:00 PM 60 0.03 63
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 159
147 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 309
148 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.03 103
149 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.03 108
150 AFTERNOON MOVIE: ALIEN RESURRECTION FREEFORM 2:35 PM 155 0.03 109

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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.