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August 31, 2021
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 8.30.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals (UPDATED)

 

BROADCAST FINALS:

ABC:  BACHELOR IN PARADISE dropped 0.13 to 0.91, and ULTIMATE SURFER was down 0.04 to 0.30.

CBS:  Reruns at 0.23-0.37.

NBC:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR climbed 0.09 to 0.54, and THE WALL was up 0.02 to 0.42.

FOX:  HELL’S KITCHEN edged up 0.02 to 0.64.  It was followed by a pair of season finales, with HOUSEBROKEN up a tick to 0.24, and DUNCANVILLE down a tick to 0.19.

CW:  ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO was up 0.01 to 0.09, and REPUBLIC OF SARAH was similarly up to 0.04.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast led Monday cable at 0.57/0.56/0.50, compared to last week’s 0.67/0.65/0.60.  Cable news was topped by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.37/0.64/4.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.18/0.30/2.8M, and CNN NEWSROOM at 0.15/0.21/1.1M.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.36/0.28 compared to last week’s 0.32/0.27, and MY TRUE CRIME STORY held at 0.19.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK dipped 0.03 to 0.29.  On TLC, DARCEY & STACEY gained 0.03 to 0.25, and 90 DAY FIANCE was steady at 0.23.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD was at 0.24.  Nat Geo’s 9/11: ONE DAY IN AMERICA was at 0.18/0.15.  On ID, REASONABLE DOUBT was at 0.17, and A TIME TO KILL was up 0.03 to 0.13.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS was steady at 0.16, GETAWAY DRIVER ticked up to 0.13, and MONSTER GARAGE was down 0.02 to 0.08.  On Food Network, CLASH OF THE CONES ticked up to 0.16.  HGTV’s CHEAP OLD HOUSES was at 0.14/0.14, compared to last week’s 0.14/0.13.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS dropped 0.03 to 0.09.  HBO’s foreign-language LAETITIA premiered at 0.03. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday August 30, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.57 1,936
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.56 1,955
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.50 1,830
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.37 4,312
5 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 10 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.36 761
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 3,841
7 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.32 4,130
8 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,195
9 LOVE & HIP HOP MIAMI 4 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.28 630
10 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.27 2,855
11 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 3,193
12 DARCEY & STACEY TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.25 988
13 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.25 2,783
14 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.24 516
15 90 DAY: SINGLE LIFE TLC 9:02 PM 68 0.23 1,135
16 90 DAY: SINGLE LIFE PILLO TLC 10:10 PM 57 0.21 991
17 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.21 2,263
18 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,988
19 MY TRUE CRIME STORY VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.19 429
20 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 2,037
21 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 2,159
22 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,763
23 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,835
24 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,913
25 9/11: ONE DAY IN AMERICA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:53 PM 53 0.18 820
26 MLB WEEKDAY  L: BOSTON/TAMPA BAY ESPN 7:00 PM 211 0.17 626
27 REASONABLE DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 742
28 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 2,170
29 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,956
30 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 2,056
31 STREET OUTLAWS: MEMPHIS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.16 710
32 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,802
33 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:06 PM 30 0.16 1,064
34 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.16 498
35 BEN & JERRYS: CLASH CONES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 594
36 9/11: ONE DAY IN AMERICA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 53 0.15 675
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,075
38 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.15 1,014
39 CHEAP OLD HOUSES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:36 PM 30 0.14 1,041
40 CHEAP OLD HOUSES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:05 PM 31 0.14 1,020
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,000
42 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,199
43 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,067
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,011
45 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,155
46 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,053
47 AT THIS HOUR CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,086
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,174
49 GETAWAY DRIVER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 63 0.13 385
50 90 DAY DIARIES TLC 11:07 PM 53 0.13 686
51 TIME TO KILL, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 661
52 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 834
53 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,109
54 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.13 524
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 869
56 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,181
57 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 909
58 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,145
59 MLB WEEKDAY  L: ATLANTA/LA DODGERS ESPN 10:31 PM 161 0.11 433
60 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L ESPN2 6:00 PM 69 0.11 495
61 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 877
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,435
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,097
64 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 767
65 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.11 277
66 TITANS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 53 0.10 370
67 UNDISPUTED L: 1248 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.10 219
68 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 791
69 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 1,068
70 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 657
71 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 311
72 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.10 311
73 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,750
74 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 761
75 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 764
76 BEST THING I EVER ATE FOOD NETWORK 2:30 PM 30 0.09 398
77 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,452
78 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 551
79 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 543
80 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:06 PM 54 0.09 275
81 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.09 1,098
82 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: FIRST ROUND ESPN2 7:09 PM 358 0.09 459
83 BEST THING I EVER ATE FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.09 408
84 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.09 178
85 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.08 279
86 MONSTER GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:04 PM 61 0.08 238
87 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 689
88 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 613
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 199
90 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 615
91 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 12:00 PM 366 0.08 415
92 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.08 177
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,016
94 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,475
95 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 718
96 HERD L: 1563 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 179
97 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.07 600
98 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.07 194
99 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 4:32 PM 28 0.07 1,444
100 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:16 PM 44 0.07 1,268
101 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.07 154
102 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-2R1R29H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.07 484
103 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 434
104 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 570
105 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:12 AM 60 0.06 204
106 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 710
107 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 7:00 PM 16 0.06 1,394
108 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:14 PM 48 0.06 941
109 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.06 686
110 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 14 0.06 867
111 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,358
112 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 967
113 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 423
114 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: FAULT IN OUR STARS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 180 0.06 204
115 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 430
116 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 704
117 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 32 0.06 1,242
118 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:14 AM 46 0.06 821
119 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:55 AM 25 0.06 204
120 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.06 504
121 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 849
122 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:02 PM 58 0.05 903
123 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 34 0.05 857
124 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 395
125 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 1,098
126 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.05 423
127 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L: 1201 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.05 118
128 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 820
129 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 10:34 AM 40 0.05 918
130 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 879
131 MONSTERS & MYSTER REPACK: TMYA-3R1R05H TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 120 0.05 297
132 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: UK TLC 6:00 AM 30 0.04 133
133 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 174
134 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.04 157
135 READER, THE: READER, THE HBO PRIME 6:51 PM 124 0.04 163
136 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 219
137 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 137
138 BET HER AND P&G PRESENT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 133
139 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 179
140 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.04 268
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 201
142 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.04 232
143 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 1009 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.04 79
144 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 292
145 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.03 427
146 LAETITIA HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 51 0.03 137
147 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.03 241
148 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.03 144
149 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 156
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 171
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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.