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August 17, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.16.2021

 

 

BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE returned for the first time since Summer 2019, and it was at 0.93 compared to 1.3 for its last premiere.  The finale of CELEBRITY DATING GAME was at 0.40.

CBS:  Reruns, led by THE NEIGHBORHOOD at 0.37.

NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR ticked down to 0.52, and THE WALL was down 0.02 to 0.49.

FOX:  HELL’S KITCHEN dipped 0.04 to 0.63, the recently-renewed HOUSEBROKEN ticked down to 0.25, and DUNCANVILLE returned from a rerun week at 0.21.

CW:  ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO ticked up to 0.10, and THE REPUBLIC OF SARAH held at 0.05.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE led cable at 0.55/0.55/0.55 compared to last week’s 0.51/0.48/0.47.  The news of the day, though, was news, as presumably due to the Afghanistan story, it was a big night for 2 of the news networks, with Fox News and TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT on top at 0.41/0.65/4M, and CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.32/0.41/1.8M, while MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW trailed at 0.18/0.31/2.3M.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP ticked up to 0.33, INSIDE THE 305 was at 0.24, and MY TRUE CRIME STORY was at 0.15.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK edged up 0.02 to 0.33.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD gained 0.06 to 0.30.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE: SINGLE LIFE lost a tick to 0.23, and DARCEY & STACEY was down 0.05 to 0.20.  On Food Network, BEN & JERRY’S CLASH OF THE CONES was at 0.19.  HGTV’s CHEAP OLD HOUSES fell to 0.17/0.16 from last week’s 0.23/0.22.  On ID, A TIME TO KILL was up 0.02 to 0.15, and REASONABLE DOUBT was down 0.02 to 0.13.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS dipped 0.02 to 0.14, MONSTER GARAGE was at 0.13, and GETAWAY DRIVER fell 0.05 to 0.09.  On A&E, INVISIBLE MONSTERS was at 0.14.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS held at 0.11.  The finale of AMC’s THE BEAST MUST DIE was at 0.04/159K. 

 

 

 

 

 

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: Monday August 16, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.55 1,864
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.55 1,912
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.55 1,796
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.41 4,038
5 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.39 4,153
6 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.38 3,799
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,555
8 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.33 2,633
9 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 10 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.33 787
10 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,225
11 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:45 PM 75 0.32 1,848
12 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.30 588
13 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.30 2,787
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,875
15 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.27 2,805
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 45 0.24 1,198
17 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.24 1,368
18 LHH MIAMI: INSIDE THE 305 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.24 535
19 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,891
20 90 DAY: SINGLE LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 75 0.23 1,042
21 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,181
22 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,460
23 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,173
24 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.21 2,148
25 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.21 2,009
26 DARCEY & STACEY TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 990
27 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.20 1,094
28 BEN & JERRYS: CLASH CONES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.19 730
29 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,167
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,036
31 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 653
32 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,313
33 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 2,095
34 90 DAY: SINGLE LIFE PILLO TLC 10:15 PM 60 0.17 866
35 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,006
36 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,872
37 CHEAP OLD HOUSES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 31 0.17 1,133
38 CHEAP OLD HOUSES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:31 PM 30 0.16 1,127
39 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,101
40 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,855
41 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 4:00 PM 21 0.16 1,485
42 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.15 1,251
43 TIME TO KILL, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 775
44 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 972
45 MY TRUE CRIME STORY VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.15 389
46 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 451
47 STREET OUTLAWS: MEMPHIS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.14 647
48 INVISIBLE MONSTERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.14 534
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 933
50 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:21 PM 99 0.14 1,489
51 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 364
52 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.13 1,031
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 906
54 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 330
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,743
56 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 364
57 90 DAY DIARIES TLC 11:15 PM 45 0.13 610
58 MONSTER GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 61 0.13 322
59 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.13 368
60 REASONABLE DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.13 691
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 785
62 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 344
63 BEST THING I EVER ATE FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.12 433
64 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.12 309
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 320
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,629
67 MLB WEEKDAY  L: OAKLAND/CHICAGO WHITE SOX ESPN 8:00 PM 212 0.11 477
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 322
69 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 739
70 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 293
71 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.11 1,244
72 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.11 314
73 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 313
74 INVISIBLE MONSTERS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 434
75 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 461
76 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:32 PM 28 0.10 306
77 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 870
78 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:55 AM 25 0.10 289
79 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.09 606
80 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,613
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,331
82 INVISIBLE MONSTERS A&E NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 366
83 BEST THING I EVER ATE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.09 297
84 BRAVOS CHAT ROOM BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.09 401
85 DRAIN THE OCEANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 506
86 GETAWAY DRIVER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.09 341
87 UNDISPUTED L: 1238 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 210
88 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 256
89 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 579
90 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,123
91 INVISIBLE MONSTERS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.08 423
92 TITANS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 59 0.08 331
93 DRAIN THE OCEANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 538
94 MONSTERS & MYSTER REPACK: TMYA-3R1R03H TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 120 0.08 345
95 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,121
96 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-2R1R25H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 436
97 SUMMER PRO BBALL LEAGUE L: ORLANDO/DETROIT ESPN2 8:01 PM 129 0.07 204
98 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 189
99 INVISIBLE MONSTERS A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 61 0.07 225
100 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,178
101 SUMMER PRO BBALL LEAGUE L ESPN2 10:10 PM 114 0.07 164
102 INVISIBLE MONSTERS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 60 0.07 270
103 FLOODED TOMBS OF THE NILE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 410
104 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 754
105 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 257
106 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 282
107 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,091
108 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 241
109 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 879
110 HERD L: 1553 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 185
111 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.06 530
112 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 701
113 INVISIBLE MONSTERS A&E NETWORK 11:04 PM 59 0.06 276
114 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.06 658
115 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 775
116 DATELINE PRSNT: WIDOWER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 286
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 239
118 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 190
119 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.05 312
120 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 442
121 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 288
122 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1191 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.05 121
123 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 648
124 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 737
125 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 669
126 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.04 480
127 NFL LIVE ESPN2 12:04 AM 56 0.04 107
128 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 109
129 BETRAYING THE BADGE VICE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 135
130 SUPER HEISTS CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 164
131 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.04 603
132 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 338
133 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.04 149
134 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.04 252
135 BEAST MUST DIE, THE (SRS) AMC 12:00 AM 68 0.04 159
136 EN-CUBIERTOS DISCOVERY FAMILIA 10:00 PM 30 0.04 81
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 162
138 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 307
139 LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL  L ESPN2 1:00 PM 117 0.03 170
140 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.03 310
141 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.03 285
142 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 675
143 VICE NEWS TONIGHT VICE 11:00 PM 30 0.03 134
144 ATL HOMICIDE TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 136
145 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 284
146 RESCATA MI RESTAURANTE DISCOVERY FAMILIA 9:00 PM 60 0.03 63
147 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 297
148 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 236
149 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.03 238
150 US POKER OPEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.03 132
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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.