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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.17.2021

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday June 17, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: BROOKLYN/MILWAUKEE ESPN 8:40 PM 150 1.62 4,445
2 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:10 PM 50 0.81 2,068
3 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:30 PM 10 0.68 2,048
4 EUROPEAN CHAMP FOOTBALL L: NETHERLANDS/AUSTRIA ESPN 2:30 PM 150 0.42 888
5 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: TAMPA BAY/NY ISLANDERS USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 164 0.41 1,238
6 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.39 1,016
7 EUROPEAN CHAMP FOOTBALL L: DENMARK/BELGUIM ESPN 11:30 AM 155 0.38 854
8 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S4B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.33 587
9 EUROPEAN CHAMP UPDATES  L ESPN 2:05 PM 25 0.32 660
10 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 59 0.31 758
11 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:30 PM 60 0.31 949
12 ALONE HISTORY 9:33 PM 92 0.26 1,396
13 TOP CHEF BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.25 892
14 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.24 609
15 CHRISTINA ON THE COAST HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,227
16 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,624
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 704
18 EUROPEAN CHAMP FOOTBALL L: UKRAINE/NORTH MACEDONIA ESPN 8:30 AM 150 0.19 412
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,300
20 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS USA NETWORK 10:44 PM 16 0.18 548
21 EUROPEAN CHAMP UPDATES  L ESPN 11:00 AM 30 0.18 420
22 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 462
23 HOT MESS HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,101
24 CUBE, THE TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.18 644
25 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.18 821
26 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,050
27 US OPEN: TORREY PINES GOLF CHANNEL 12:30 PM 390 0.17 1,239
28 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,499
29 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.17 969
30 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.17 823
31 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,135
32 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 378
33 SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS  L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.16 468
34 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.15 429
35 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 430
36 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 654
37 NIGHTWATCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.14 585
38 FIRST 48 CRITICAL MINUTES A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.14 630
39 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.14 1,042
40 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 8:00 PM 93 0.14 1,319
41 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 853
42 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS: SWIMMING NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.13 436
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 2,257
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 980
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,538
46 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 814
47 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,471
48 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 316
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,423
50 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.12 463
51 COPA AMERICA 2021 06 UMA: BRASIL VS. PERU TUDN 7:30 PM 150 0.12 341
52 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 945
53 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 13 0.11 342
54 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.11 545
55 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 576
56 HOMESTEAD RESCUE: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.11 950
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 207
58 FUTBOL CENTRAL THU TUDN 7:00 PM 30 0.10 252
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,348
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 591
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 30 0.10 256
62 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,552
63 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 709
64 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,414
65 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 412
66 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,164
67 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,432
68 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,106
69 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:46 PM 14 0.09 309
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 606
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 666
72 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,133
73 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,289
74 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 10:00 PM 60 0.09 303
75 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 657
76 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,274
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 638
78 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 604
79 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,443
80 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.08 457
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 698
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 704
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,340
84 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:07 PM 113 0.08 1,405
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.08 197
86 REUNION ROAD TRIP E! 9:00 PM 60 0.08 282
87 UNDISPUTED L: 1196 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 204
88 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 492
89 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 607
90 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:06 PM 54 0.08 982
91 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 569
92 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.07 210
93 COPA AMERICA 2021 05 UMA: COLOMBIA VS. VENEZUELA TUDN 4:30 PM 150 0.07 187
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 606
95 COPA AMERICA GS L: BRAZIL/PERU FOX SPORTS 1 7:46 PM 135 0.07 179
96 SR/BIDEN-JUNETEENTH HOLDY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:47 PM 19 0.07 936
97 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 177
98 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,117
99 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 654
100 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.07 218
101 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 47 0.07 1,030
102 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: KILLER IN MY BACKYARD, TH LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.07 325
103 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.07 537
104 GORDON: EXTRA HELPING NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 268
105 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 857
106 GORDON UNCHARTED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.07 234
107 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 955
108 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,039
109 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 857
110 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.06 542
111 MDL: RYANS RENOVATION BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.06 364
112 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 3:46 PM 21 0.06 969
113 NICK UNFILTERED NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.06 270
114 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 762
115 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 11:30 PM 60 0.06 166
116 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 712
117 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 382
118 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 785
119 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.05 172
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 191
121 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.05 120
122 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.05 131
123 STRANGEST THINGS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 306
124 NICK NEWS: KIDS, IMMIGRAT NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.05 230
125 VICE VERSA: CHYNA VICE 9:00 PM 120 0.05 158
126 GORDON RAMSAY: OFF MENU NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 234
127 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 90 0.05 243
128 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 239
129 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 749
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 177
131 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 388
132 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 794
133 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 184
134 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN2 8:00 AM 120 0.05 191
135 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 46 0.05 747
136 BIG TRICK ENERGY TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.05 113
137 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 773
138 COPA AMERICA GS L: COLOMBIA/VENEZUELA FOX SPORTS 1 4:46 PM 138 0.04 97
139 CONTACTO DEL VERANO L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.04 108
140 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT TOR/STL AT ATL MLB NETWORK 7:09 PM 224 0.04 219
141 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.04 135
142 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 111
143 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.04 148
144 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:45 PM 30 0.04 147
145 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 248
146 HERD L: 1511 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 129
147 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 334
148 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:30 PM 30 0.03 214
149 COPA AMERICA MATCH DAY L FOX SPORTS 1 10:01 PM 29 0.03 73
150 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.03 76
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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.