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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.29.2021

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NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s coverage of the NFL DRAFT adjusted to 1.05, which compared to a final 1.4 for the broadcast portion in 2020.  In addition, there were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for both episodes of MANIFEST.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s share of the NFL DRAFT rating was 2.41, down 0.82 from last year’s number.  NFL Network’s coverage was at 0.70, down 0.06 from 2020.  On Bravo, TOP CHEF gained 0.02 to 0.31, and SUMMER HOUSE was up 0.02 to 0.19.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP was at 0.24, HOUSE HUNTERS dipped 0.02 to 0.21, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was also down 0.02 to 0.21, and NO DEMO RENO dropped 0.04 to 0.18.  TBS’s WIPEOUT lost 0.02 to 0.23.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.23/0.38/2.8M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.19/0.31/2.6M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.17/0.24/1.1M.  MTV’s FLORIBAMA SHORE dropped 0.06 to 0.22.  On ID, FEAR THY NEIGHBOR fell 0.05 to 0.16, and A TIME TO KILL was down 0.02 to 0.12.  On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS shrank by 0.08 to 0.16 and BIG TRICK ENERGY was down 0.08 to 0.07.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY shed 0.07 to 0.15, CHEF BOOT CAMP was down 0.07 to 0.08, and RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE fell 0.11 to 0.07.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 was at 0.14 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.15, and NIGHTWATCH ticked down to 0.13.  On We, WAKA & TAMMY ticked up to 0.10, and JOSELINE’S CABARET ticked down to 0.05.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.09 compared to lst week’s 0.19/0.12.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS was at 0.09.  E!’s FOR REAL lost 0.03 to 0.07.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: AUSTRALIA was at 0.07/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.06/0.05.  FXX’s CAKE was steady at 0.04.  Freeform’s EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE OKAY fell off the chart, down 0.03 to 0.02/107K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 29, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL DRAFT               L: ROUND 1 ESPN 8:00 PM 246 2.41 6,478
2 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.79 2,184
3 NFL DRAFT: 2021 NFL DRAFT DAY 1 ROUND 1 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 244 0.70 1,850
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:06 AM 54 0.69 1,666
5 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.37 864
6 TOP CHEF BRAVO 8:00 PM 75 0.31 898
7 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.30 793
8 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: N/A ESPN 5:00 PM 120 0.28 732
9 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.24 1,480
10 WIPEOUT TBS TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 747
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,795
12 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 3,034
13 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN4 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.22 443
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 1,550
15 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,497
16 NFL LIVE                L: N/A ESPN 3:00 PM 120 0.20 553
17 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:15 PM 60 0.19 542
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,588
19 NO DEMO RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,305
20 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,672
21 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,137
22 NFL DRAFT RED CARPET NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.16 470
23 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 694
24 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.16 343
25 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:04 AM 90 0.16 358
26 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 385
27 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 943
28 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 876
29 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.15 743
30 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 965
31 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 820
32 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,208
33 MY 600LB LIFE WATN: SUPER: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.14 485
34 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 996
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 952
36 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.14 599
37 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 908
38 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,869
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,082
40 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,645
41 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 705
42 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 704
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 757
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,588
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 326
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 302
47 NIGHTWATCH SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.13 512
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,423
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,078
50 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,305
51 TIME TO KILL, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 636
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 981
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,617
54 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,531
55 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,884
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 827
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 298
58 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,448
59 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.12 338
60 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 391
61 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 356
62 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,443
63 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,662
64 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,199
65 WAKA & TAMMY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.10 281
66 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,520
67 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.09 581
68 BATTLEBOTS: BOUNTY HUNTER: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 127 0.09 511
69 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,630
70 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,130
71 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,447
72 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 398
73 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.08 400
74 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 923
75 CHEF BOOT CAMP FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 395
76 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 717
77 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,132
78 FOR REAL STORY REALITY TV E! 9:00 PM 60 0.07 200
79 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 542
80 BIG TRICK ENERGY TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.07 181
81 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.07 230
82 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.07 553
83 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 532
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,181
85 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.07 521
86 UNDISPUTED L: 1161 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 143
87 HERD L: 1476 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 149
88 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 361
89 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,569
90 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF: 2021 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF – DAY 1 NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 300 0.06 186
91 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 830
92 I SURVIVED A CRIME SPCLS A&E NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.06 284
93 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 539
94 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 1,092
95 IJ: AFTER PARTY TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.06 128
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 855
97 DELICIOUSNESS SSN2B MTV 7:30 PM 30 0.06 141
98 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 990
99 I SURVIVED A CRIME SPCLS A&E NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.06 336
100 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 846
101 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 860
102 NIGHTWATCH SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.06 236
103 LIGA MX L: CLUB ATLETICO SAN LUIS VS. PACHUCA TUDN 9:30 PM 150 0.06 156
104 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.06 268
105 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 915
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 179
107 DELICIOUSNESS SSN2B MTV 7:00 PM 30 0.05 137
108 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.05 277
109 I SURVIVED A CRIME SPCLS A&E NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.05 209
110 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.05 239
111 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 11 0.05 267
112 IMPACT WRESTLING: 2117 AXS TV 8:00 PM 120 0.05 120
113 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 345
114 JOSELINES CABARET: MIAMI WETV 10:00 PM 61 0.05 164
115 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 900
116 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 10:01 PM 60 0.05 283
117 STRANGE EVIDENCE SCIENCE 9:00 PM 61 0.05 244
118 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1116 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.05 96
119 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 870
120 I SURVIVED A CRIME SPCLS A&E NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.04 221
121 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.04 100
122 CAKE FXX 10:00 PM 33 0.04 110
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 193
124 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 329
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 147
126 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 173
127 OVERSERVED WITH LVP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.04 156
128 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.04 73
129 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:38 PM 71 0.04 109
130 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE THU 1: MANCHESTER UNITED / AS ROMA TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.04 82
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 159
132 NHL REG SEASON-BONUS L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:35 PM 60 0.03 96
133 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 10:45 PM 60 0.03 159
134 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.03 72
135 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: BROOKLYN/INDIANA NBA-TV 7:01 PM 157 0.03 144
136 ALASKA ANIMAL RESCUE SNAP NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.03 201
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 189
138 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 258
139 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.03 178
140 UEFA EUROPA LEAG 21 DT: VILLAREAL CF VS ARSENAL GALAVISION 2:30 PM 150 0.03 47
141 FOX BET LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 30 0.03 54
142 DAILY SHOW PRESENTS, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 11:42 PM 41 0.03 147
143 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.03 95
144 SHOWCASE GAME: CHC AT ATL/LAD AT MIL MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 218 0.03 199
145 MLBT ON DECK CIRCLE MLB NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.03 67
146 PRO FIGHTERS LEAGUE  L: PFL 2: WELTERWEIGHTS & L HEAVYWEIGHTS ESPN2 9:00 PM 120 0.03 136
147 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:38 PM 64 0.03 134
148 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF: 2021 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF – DAY 1 NFL NETWORK 11:00 AM 120 0.03 104
149 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:35 PM 25 0.03 43
150 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 254

PREVIOUS THURSDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)

PREVIOUS THURSDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

NEWS & LATE NIGHT BROADCAST RATINGS

SPORTS RATINGS

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."
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