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February 5, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.4.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for SUPERSTORE.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.55/0.45.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE dipped 0.03 to 0.39, and REVENGE PRANK was up 0.03 to 0.13.  Cable news was led by CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.36/0.54/2.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.33/0.52/4M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.43/3.4M.  On Bravo, SOUTHERN CHARM rose 0.08 to 0.35, and SUMMER HOUSE was at 0.21.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.30.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.29/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.21, and KILLER CASES was up 0.09 to 0.21.  TBS’s THE GO-BIG SHOW gained 0.05 to 0.29.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS returned at 0.29, with lead-out FAST FOODIES at 0.14.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.22/0.17 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.13.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY was steady at 0.22.  On USA, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was at 0.22/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.15, and THE REV was up 0.02 to 0.10.  On HGTV, FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA slipped 0.02 to 0.20, REHAB ADDICT was at 0.18, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.12.  On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP climbed 0.07 to 0.18, and THE REAL BLAC CHYNA was down 0.02 to 0.07.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS ticked up to 0.18.  Freeform’s GROWN-ISH fell 0.04 to 0.10.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: COUPLES CAM was at 0.09, and AUSTRALIA was at 0.06/0.04. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday February 4, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: NUGGETS/LAKERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:19 PM 147 0.55 1,373
2 NBA BASKETBALL: WARRIORS/MAVERICKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:49 PM 150 0.45 1,391
3 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S4 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.39 735
4 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.36 2,706
5 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,101
6 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.35 2,537
7 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.34 2,458
8 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 4,018
9 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.32 2,153
10 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,582
11 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OHIO STATE/IOWA ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.30 1,092
12 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.29 909
13 GO-BIG SHOW TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 875
14 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 602
15 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.28 2,052
16 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:46 AM 60 0.28 600
17 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.27 2,075
18 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,963
19 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.25 2,018
20 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.25 1,816
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,406
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.24 2,158
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.23 1,673
24 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.22 1,235
25 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.22 920
26 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.22 921
27 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 9:00 PM 90 0.22 673
28 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.21 616
29 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.21 707
30 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,835
31 FIRST 48 CRITICAL MINUTES A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.21 751
32 KILLER CASES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.21 623
33 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,725
34 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,416
35 FLIPPING ACROSS AMERICA HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,088
36 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,599
37 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,858
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,312
39 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.18 398
40 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.18 849
41 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,261
42 REHAB ADDICT RESCUE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,246
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,213
44 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,607
45 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 2,333
46 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 12 0.17 543
47 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.17 1,095
48 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 9:29 PM 31 0.16 712
49 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.16 604
50 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.16 2,423
51 NICK UNFILTERED NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.15 561
52 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,046
53 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,748
54 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,973
55 FAST FOODIES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.14 248
56 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,290
57 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,891
58 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 359
59 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:35 PM 14 0.13 514
60 REVENGE PRANK MTV 9:00 PM 30 0.13 296
61 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:28 PM 32 0.13 1,530
62 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 31 0.12 1,181
63 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:41 AM 47 0.12 1,494
64 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 270
65 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,520
66 SUBSTITUTE, THE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.12 440
67 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 41 0.12 1,471
68 FEAR THY ROOMMATE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 577
69 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.11 383
70 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,442
71 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 332
72 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 10:30 PM 90 0.11 317
73 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 374
74 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:42 PM 23 0.10 1,396
75 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 777
76 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:05 PM 55 0.10 1,437
77 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.10 244
78 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 42 0.10 1,318
79 REV, THE USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.10 399
80 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,417
81 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 205
82 PORT PROTECT ALASKA SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:12 PM 60 0.09 470
83 MAFS: COUPLES CAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.09 633
84 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 306
85 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.09 298
86 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 563
87 LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 12 0.09 610
88 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,194
89 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,248
90 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,408
91 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:47 PM 13 0.08 308
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,372
93 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 244
94 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,334
95 UFC ULTIMATE KOS/SUBS ESPN DEPORTES 11:09 PM 21 0.08 121
96 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.08 166
97 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 175
98 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.07 150
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,072
100 REAL BLAC CHYNA WETV 10:00 PM 61 0.07 207
101 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,186
102 DEER SQUAD NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.07 331
103 PGA TOUR: WASTE MGMT PHOENIX OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 243 0.07 404
104 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / PACHUCA TUDN 9:55 PM 125 0.07 178
105 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,131
106 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,231
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 166
108 NO JOKE: CHRIS ROCK & GAY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.07 237
109 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,151
110 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 571
111 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 66 0.06 386
112 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 178
113 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 1,121
114 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.06 463
115 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 226
116 ARENA, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 35 0.06 218
117 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 11:03 PM 90 0.05 146
118 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 173
119 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 841
120 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.05 135
121 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.05 549
122 HERD L: 1415 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 147
123 UNDISPUTED L: 1101 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 134
124 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 359
125 LIGA MX L: SAN LUIS / TIJUANA TUDN 7:55 PM 120 0.05 136
126 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 137
127 YUM AND YUMMER FOOD NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.05 198
128 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 395
129 YUM AND YUMMER FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.04 208
130 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 356
131 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 473
132 DEER SQUAD NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.04 234
133 YUM AND YUMMER FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.04 192
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 180
135 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 352
136 YUM AND YUMMER FOOD NETWORK 9:00 AM 30 0.04 134
137 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 131
138 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 154
139 SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 174
140 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.04 422
141 CONSPIRACIES DECODED SCIENCE 10:06 PM 60 0.04 264
142 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 11:31 PM 61 0.04 115
143 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 31 0.04 82
144 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 338
145 AHORA O NUNCA   L ESPN DEPORTES 10:09 PM 60 0.04 57
146 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.04 596
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 127
148 PGA TOUR: FREEVIEW: WASTE MGMT PHOENIX OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 11:00 AM 240 0.04 196
149 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1059 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 78
150 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.03 394

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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.