NETWORK FINALS: There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE, HELL’S KITCHEN and CALL ME KAT.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: CNN continued to be the news network of choice on Thursday, with 14 of the day’s Top 15 telecasts, led by the 8PM ANDERSON COOPER 360 hour at 1.04/1.51/5.8M, and with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.64/0.93/5.4M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.36/0.55/3.6M. The top non-news original was TNT’s NBA doubleheader at 0.44/0.39. On MTV, JERSEY SHORE was at 0.39, and REVENGE PRANK was at 0.17/0.16. TBS’s GO-BIG SHOW was at 0.36. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.29, FLIP OR FLOP was at 0.29, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.20, and FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA was at 0.19. Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM was at 0.28. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.28/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.14, and KILLER CASES was at 0.17. On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.25. On ID, FEAR THY ROOMMATE rose 0.08 to 0.21, and A TIME TO KILL was at 0.19. E!’s TOTAL BELLAS was at 0.20. On Discovery, BATTLEBOTS was at 0.20. History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.16/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.11, and MOUNTAIN MEN was at 0.12. We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP was at 0.14.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday January 7, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1.04 | 5,766 |
| 2 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.99 | 4,875 |
| 3 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.98 | 5,209 |
| 4 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.97 | 5,116 |
| 5 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.97 | 5,600 |
| 6 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.92 | 5,316 |
| 7 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.91 | 4,540 |
| 8 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.90 | 5,220 |
| 9 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.82 | 4,172 |
| 10 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.79 | 4,506 |
| 11 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.70 | 4,005 |
| 12 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.64 | 5,398 |
| 13 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.59 | 3,520 |
| 14 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.57 | 2,915 |
| 15 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.56 | 3,394 |
| 16 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.54 | 2,939 |
| 17 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.47 | 4,608 |
| 18 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.45 | 2,388 |
| 19 | NBA BASKETBALL: 76ERS/NETS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:45 PM | 146 | 0.44 | 1,136 |
| 20 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.43 | 3,623 |
| 21 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 1:52 PM | 41 | 0.42 | 3,826 |
| 22 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.42 | 3,466 |
| 23 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: NATION REACTS TO CAPITOL PROTEST | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.42 | 4,166 |
| 24 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 52 | 0.40 | 3,318 |
| 25 | JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S4 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.39 | 746 |
| 26 | NBA BASKETBALL: MAVERICKS/NUGGETS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:11 PM | 161 | 0.39 | 993 |
| 27 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.39 | 3,797 |
| 28 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.37 | 3,535 |
| 29 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 3,582 |
| 30 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 3,370 |
| 31 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 2:33 PM | 87 | 0.35 | 3,353 |
| 32 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 11:35 AM | 25 | 0.33 | 3,187 |
| 33 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.32 | 1,833 |
| 34 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.31 | 1,601 |
| 35 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 95 | 0.30 | 2,898 |
| 36 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 3,602 |
| 37 | GO-BIG SHOW | TBS NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 1,035 |
| 38 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:02 PM | 31 | 0.29 | 1,344 |
| 39 | FLIP OR FLOP | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:01 PM | 31 | 0.29 | 1,347 |
| 40 | SOUTHERN CHARM | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 75 | 0.28 | 906 |
| 41 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.28 | 2,839 |
| 42 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.28 | 905 |
| 43 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,186 |
| 44 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.26 | 2,583 |
| 45 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 3,000 |
| 46 | BEAT B.FLAY | FOOD NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 983 |
| 47 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,393 |
| 48 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,849 |
| 49 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,950 |
| 50 | FEAR THY ROOMMATE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 796 |
| 51 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,315 |
| 52 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,883 |
| 53 | TOTAL BELLAS | E! | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 426 |
| 54 | BATTLEBOTS: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 126 | 0.20 | 832 |
| 55 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL: ADV | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:33 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,122 |
| 56 | NBA PRE-GAME SHOW | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:30 PM | 15 | 0.19 | 560 |
| 57 | FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.19 | 1,089 |
| 58 | TIME TO KILL, A | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 705 |
| 59 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,758 |
| 60 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,826 |
| 61 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,831 |
| 62 | DPLUS FL: REST IMPOSSIBLE | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 774 |
| 63 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,704 |
| 64 | INSIDE THE NBA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 12:52 AM | 62 | 0.18 | 446 |
| 65 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 655 |
| 66 | KILLER CASES | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 63 | 0.17 | 712 |
| 67 | REVENGE PRANK | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 325 |
| 68 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,691 |
| 69 | REVENGE PRANK | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 302 |
| 70 | FIRST 48 CRITICAL MINUTES | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 652 |
| 71 | SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.16 | 1,093 |
| 72 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,427 |
| 73 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 381 |
| 74 | APOLLO 13: APOLLO 13 | NICK-AT-NITE | 9:00 PM | 150 | 0.14 | 473 |
| 75 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,687 |
| 76 | GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 313 |
| 77 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,261 |
| 78 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:15 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 446 |
| 79 | SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.13 | 769 |
| 80 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL | WETV | 8:49 PM | 11 | 0.13 | 354 |
| 81 | DPLUS FL: REST IMP RELOAD | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 603 |
| 82 | DPLUS FL:GHOST ADV TOP 10 | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 360 |
| 83 | COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: INDIANA/WISCONSIN | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:12 PM | 142 | 0.12 | 556 |
| 84 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 5:00 PM | 25 | 0.12 | 401 |
| 85 | MOUNTAIN MEN | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,121 |
| 86 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 370 |
| 87 | IJ: DINNER PARTY SHOW | TRUTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 222 |
| 88 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 255 |
| 89 | GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-2R4R04H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.11 | 338 |
| 90 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 301 |
| 91 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 240 |
| 92 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 984 |
| 93 | MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED: N/A | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 132 | 0.10 | 446 |
| 94 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 287 |
| 95 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWRDS L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 105 | 0.09 | 302 |
| 96 | SOUTHERN CHARM | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 312 |
| 97 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN | 8:45 PM | 112 | 0.09 | 414 |
| 98 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: IOWA/MARYLAND | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 124 | 0.09 | 472 |
| 99 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 258 |
| 100 | NICK UNFILTERED | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 388 |
| 101 | GREG KELLY REPORTS | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 700 |
| 102 | REAL BLAC CHYNA | WETV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 227 |
| 103 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: UCLA/ARIZONA STATE | ESPN | 10:37 PM | 136 | 0.07 | 234 |
| 104 | NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 433 |
| 105 | UNDISPUTED L: 1081 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 137 |
| 106 | TOP SECRET VIDEOS | TRUTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 148 |
| 107 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 194 |
| 108 | RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE | NICKELODEON | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 204 |
| 109 | APOLLO 13 | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 348 |
| 110 | FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:02 PM | 10 | 0.07 | 310 |
| 111 | JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 104 | 0.06 | 149 |
| 112 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 158 |
| 113 | STINCHFIELD | NEWSMAX TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 466 |
| 114 | JANE DOE MURDERS, THE: 100 JANE DOE MURDERS, THE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 218 |
| 115 | PGA TOUR: SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHPS | GOLF CHANNEL | 5:58 PM | 237 | 0.06 | 345 |
| 116 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 166 |
| 117 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 155 |
| 118 | SPICER & CO | NEWSMAX TV | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 491 |
| 119 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 183 |
| 120 | MAD MONEY | CNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 322 |
| 121 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 943 MYSTERY ON THE MISSISSIPPI PT. 1 & 2 | OXYGEN MEDIA | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 259 |
| 122 | HERD L: 1395 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 129 |
| 123 | LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 465 |
| 124 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 9:04 PM | 118 | 0.04 | 165 |
| 125 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 170 |
| 126 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 127 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 150 |
| 128 | NATIONAL REPORT: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 356 |
| 129 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: ILLINOIS / NORTHWESTERN | BIG TEN NETWORK | 9:06 PM | 121 | 0.04 | 290 |
| 130 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 186 |
| 131 | SUBSTITUTE, THE | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 258 |
| 132 | AMERICAN AGENDA: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 2:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 322 |
| 133 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 104 |
| 134 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 149 |
| 135 | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE | NEWSMAX TV | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 390 |
| 136 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:53 AM | 67 | 0.04 | 132 |
| 137 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 254 |
| 138 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 91 |
| 139 | LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 383 |
| 140 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 319 |
| 141 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 199 |
| 142 | MOVIE SHOW, THE | SYFY | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 100 |
| 143 | COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:34 PM | 101 | 0.04 | 101 |
| 144 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | VICE | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 78 |
| 145 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 107 |
| 146 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:02 PM | 58 | 0.03 | 103 |
| 147 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 75 |
| 148 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 132 |
| 149 | GOLF CENTRAL-POST | GOLF CHANNEL | 9:55 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 128 |
| 150 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 115 |
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