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February 26, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.25.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for MOM, SUPERSTORE, SVU, HELL’S KITCHEN and the WALKER rerun.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.40/0.31.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE ticked down to 0.31, and FLORIBAMA SHORE returned at 0.26.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.31/0.22.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.29/0.17 compared to last week’s 0.35.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.28/0.47/3.4M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.26/0.40/3.2M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.20/0.32/1.7M.  On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS was steady at 0.23, and FAST FOODIES was up 0.02 to 0.13.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY edged up 0.02 to 0.23.  On HGTV, REHAB ADDICT RESCUE gained 0.02 to 0.23, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.08 to 0.22, FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA dropped 0.04 to 0.16.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.22/0.15/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.19.  Bravo’s SUMMER HOUSE was up 0.02 to 0.21.  TBS’s GO-BIG SHOW lost 0.03 to 0.20.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW was in the Top 20 at 0.19/0.17.  On USA, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was at 0.17/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.14, and SHE’S THE BOSS premiered at 0.10.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS dipped 0.03 to 0.17.  Freeform’s GROWN-ISH ticked up to 0.12.  On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP fell 0.04 to 0.12, and THE REAL BLAC CHYNA ticked up to 0.06.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: COUPLES CAM shed 0.04 to 0.08, and AUSTRALIA was at 0.06 compared to last week’s 0.06/0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday February 25, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: PELICANS/BUCKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:47 PM 146 0.40 1,192
2 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S4 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.31 605
3 NBA BASKETBALL: MAVERICKS/76ERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:14 PM 153 0.31 990
4 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA/MICHIGAN ESPN 7:00 PM 128 0.31 1,193
5 FIRST 48 MINI A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.29 1,000
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,407
7 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN4 MTV 9:00 PM 62 0.26 550
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,238
9 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 516
10 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,957
11 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.23 851
12 REHAB ADDICT RESCUE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.23 1,305
13 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.22 1,233
14 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OHIO STATE/MICHIGAN STATE ESPN 9:08 PM 134 0.22 941
15 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:13 AM 60 0.22 540
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 31 0.22 1,296
17 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.21 591
18 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,731
19 GO-BIG SHOW TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 805
20 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.19 648
21 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,668
22 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,240
23 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,700
24 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,442
25 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.17 783
26 FIRST 48 CRITICAL MINUTES A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.17 734
27 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.17 910
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,210
29 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 10 0.17 491
30 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,169
31 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,132
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,231
33 FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.16 874
34 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,355
35 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,740
36 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.15 641
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,224
38 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 612
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,042
40 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.14 683
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,316
42 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,776
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,115
44 FAST FOODIES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.13 260
45 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,831
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,091
47 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 14 0.12 1,196
48 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 4:30 PM 30 0.12 382
49 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 997
50 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.12 2,068
51 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.12 293
52 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 765
53 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 339
54 LIGA MX L: ATLETICO SAN LUIS / TIGRES UANL TUDN 9:30 PM 150 0.12 287
55 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 357
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,522
57 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 9:31 PM 29 0.11 516
58 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 3:14 PM 22 0.10 1,167
59 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:22 PM 38 0.10 341
60 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:50 PM 10 0.10 360
61 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,825
62 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 343
63 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:36 PM 24 0.10 1,211
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,430
65 SHES THE BOSS USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 32 0.10 407
66 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,115
67 TOONED IN NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.09 336
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 944
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 902
70 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 28 0.09 1,281
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 869
72 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-3R1R06H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.09 323
73 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,224
74 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,087
75 TS MADISON: FL WETV 10:00 PM 16 0.09 259
76 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,037
77 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 246
78 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,179
79 MAFS: COUPLES CAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.08 577
80 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,255
81 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,286
82 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,247
83 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 14 0.08 308
84 NICK UNFILTERED NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.08 295
85 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,271
86 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 298
87 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,174
88 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,377
89 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:28 AM 53 0.08 1,180
90 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.07 222
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:21 AM 39 0.07 1,109
92 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 850
93 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,219
94 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 223
95 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 644
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 197
97 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,134
98 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS PARAMOUNT 9:30 PM 210 0.06 308
99 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 946 MYSTERY ON BRIDLE PATH – PARTS 1 & 2 OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.06 380
100 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 355
101 REV, THE USA NETWORK 11:03 PM 31 0.06 269
102 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.06 440
103 REAL BLAC CHYNA WETV 10:16 PM 65 0.06 182
104 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.06 441
105 LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.06 630
106 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 507
107 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 327
108 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.06 123
109 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.06 299
110 PORT PROTECT ALASKA SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.06 438
111 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 1:04 AM 60 0.05 233
112 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 159
113 PGA TOUR: WGC-MEXICO GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 316 0.05 404
114 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 209
115 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 188
116 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 185
117 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 530
118 SUBSTITUTE, THE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.05 225
119 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 452
120 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 326
121 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 1,182
122 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.05 148
123 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 300
124 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.05 186
125 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.05 446
126 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.05 311
127 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 100
128 GET A CLUE GSN 4:30 PM 30 0.04 381
129 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: NORTHWESTERN / MINNESOTA BIG TEN NETWORK 9:11 PM 125 0.04 144
130 TODO EN 90 DIAS: N/A DISCOVERY FAMILIA 9:00 PM 120 0.04 84
131 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 290
132 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.04 514
133 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.04 141
134 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 274
135 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 66 0.04 341
136 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.04 140
137 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 869
138 SEGURID FRONTERA AUS – S5 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.04 83
139 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 234
140 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.03 354
141 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 130
142 ALASKA: LA ULTIMA FRONTER: N/A DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 8:00 PM 120 0.03 96
143 CONSPIRACIES DECODED SCIENCE 10:06 PM 60 0.03 303
144 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 120
145 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:16 PM 60 0.03 191
146 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT NEWSMAX TV 10:00 PM 60 0.03 203
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 107
148 SEGURID FRONTERA AUS – S5 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.03 53
149 UNDISPUTED SP L: 1116 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.03 75
150 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 348

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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.