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March 26, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.25.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for STATION 19 and the 8PM SUPERSTORE.  In addition, the MOM rerun dropped to the next-lowest tenth.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.38/0.27.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE INGRAHAM ANGLE at 0.27/0.48/3.2M, with CNN’s coverage of the FIRST BIDEN PRESS CONFERENCE at 0.24/0.31/1.8M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.18/0.32/2.7M.  MTV’s FLORIBAMA SHORE was at 0.25/0.26 compared to last week’s 0.24.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS dropped 0.06 to 0.26.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 edged up 0.02 to 0.25, and NIGHTWATCH was at 0.18.  On USA, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was at 0.24 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.11, and SHE’S THE BOSS was up 0.04 to 0.13.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS was at 0.22.  HGTV’s NO DEMO RENO was at 0.19, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.02 to 0.17.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY lost 0.02 to 0.18, RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE rose 0.02 to 0.17, and DINNER: IMPOSSIBLE was steady at 0.11.  Bravo’s SUMMER HOUSE ticked down to 0.17.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS was up 0.02 to 0.12.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: AUSTRALIA was at 0.08/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.06/0.05.  We’s WAKA & TAMMY dropped 0.03 to 0.07, and THE REAL BLAC CHYNA was down 0.04 to 0.03.  FXX’s CAKE ticked up to 0.03. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday March 25, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: 76ERS/LAKERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:14 PM 157 0.38 1,082
2 NBA BASKETBALL: TRAIL BLAZERS/HEAT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:44 PM 150 0.27 826
3 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 3,197
4 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN4 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 588
5 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN4 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.26 571
6 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 59 0.26 596
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,232
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,394
9 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.25 914
10 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.25 3,014
11 FIRST BIDEN PRESS CONF CNN 1:27 PM 63 0.24 1,770
12 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.24 944
13 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 475
14 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.21 2,876
15 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 3,023
16 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,226
17 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 1,262
18 NO DEMO RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,189
19 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,917
20 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.18 764
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:30 PM 30 0.18 1,393
22 NIGHTWATCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.18 634
23 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.17 1,190
24 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.17 833
25 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.17 499
26 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 596
27 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:51 AM 70 0.16 407
28 NBA: THE JUMP L: TRADE DEADLINE SPECIAL ESPN 2:00 PM 120 0.16 410
29 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,774
30 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,171
31 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 396
32 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: NC STATE/COLORADO ST ESPN 7:00 PM 122 0.14 547
33 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,047
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 398
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 27 0.14 1,241
36 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,464
37 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,161
38 SHES THE BOSS USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.13 432
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,026
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 963
41 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,896
42 USA SOCCER MEN          L: USA/JAMAICA ESPN2 1:20 PM 134 0.12 267
43 BATTLEBOTS: BOUNTY HUNTER: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 125 0.12 673
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 305
45 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 984
46 FOR REAL STORY REALITY TV E! 9:00 PM 60 0.12 340
47 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,042
48 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 972
49 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 383
50 DINNER IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 510
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,521
52 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 877
53 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: BOISE ST/MEMPHIS ESPN 9:02 PM 130 0.10 546
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,550
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,000
56 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,433
57 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,939
58 FAST FOODIES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 240
59 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.10 314
60 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.10 669
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 291
62 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 14 0.10 275
63 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 1:27 PM 63 0.10 1,415
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,377
65 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.09 276
66 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,527
67 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,566
68 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,696
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 795
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 848
71 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-3R1R09H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.08 322
72 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:30 PM 30 0.08 1,361
73 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.08 542
74 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,180
75 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.08 558
76 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,570
77 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,331
78 DELICIOUSNESS SSN2 MTV 7:30 PM 30 0.08 216
79 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 426
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 641
81 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 678
82 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 186
83 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.07 545
84 WAKA & TAMMY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 223
85 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:12 PM 48 0.07 277
86 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:00 PM 27 0.07 1,115
87 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 207
88 DELICIOUSNESS SSN2 MTV 7:00 PM 30 0.07 175
89 WORLD CUP QUAL MATCHES  L: GERMANY/ICELAND ESPN2 3:34 PM 146 0.07 181
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,027
91 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 556
92 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 894
93 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 1,020
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 955
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 873
96 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.06 284
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 201
98 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,388
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 862
100 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 177
101 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,494
102 SUB 23 OLYMPIC QUALIFIER: HONDURAS / CANADA TUDN 9:55 PM 125 0.06 209
103 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 1,112
104 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.06 265
105 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 9:34 PM 21 0.06 188
106 OVERSERVED WITH LVP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.06 169
107 PGA TOUR: WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 366 0.05 497
108 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 133
109 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 168
110 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 380
111 HERD L: 1451 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 127
112 YUM AND YUMMER FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.05 200
113 SUB 23 OLYMPIC QUALIFIER: EL SALVADOR / HAITI TUDN 7:25 PM 129 0.05 153
114 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 80 0.05 113
115 HEARTLAND DOCS SNAP NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 235
116 STRANGE EVIDENCE SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 251
117 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 372
118 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 437
119 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.05 110
120 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 341
121 HEARTLAND DOCS SNAP NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.04 196
122 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 8:23 PM 59 0.04 165
123 UNDISPUTED L: 1136 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 117
124 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.04 292
125 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 131
126 TS MADISON EXPERIENCE WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.04 127
127 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 271
128 YUM AND YUMMER FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.04 188
129 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 307
130 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.04 244
131 NFL LIVE ESPN2 9:22 PM 38 0.04 111
132 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 8:06 PM 54 0.04 179
133 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: MISSISSIPPI ST/RICHMOND ESPN2 6:00 PM 143 0.04 190
134 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.04 101
135 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 347
136 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 276
137 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1092 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 70
138 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 436
139 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.03 177
140 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: LOUISIANA TECH/WESTERN KENTUCKY ESPN2 10:00 PM 120 0.03 129
141 FOX BET LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 30 0.03 68
142 BARRETT JACKSON LIVE: SCOTTSDALE AUCTION 2021 D2 P4 FYI 8:00 PM 180 0.03 218
143 BRINGING UP BATES UP 10:00 PM 60 0.03 111
144 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 318
145 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.03 95
146 FUTBOL CLUB L TUDN 7:00 PM 25 0.03 79
147 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.03 277
148 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 221
149 CAKE FXX 10:00 PM 34 0.03 81
150 REAL BLAC CHYNA WETV 11:00 PM 60 0.03 89

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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.