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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.15.2021

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday July 15, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S4B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.30 530
2 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L: GS:MARTINIQUE/USA FOX SPORTS 1 9:49 PM 128 0.28 747
3 ALONE HISTORY 9:33 PM 92 0.27 1,705
4 SHARKADELIC SUMMER 2 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.24 700
5 MEGA JAWS OF BIRD ISLAND DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.24 720
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 3,127
7 DR. PIMPLE POPPER POPS SW DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.22 721
8 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,751
9 CUBE, THE TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 540
10 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 16 0.19 2,416
11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.17 1,234
12 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,993
13 CHRISTINA ON THE COAST HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,276
14 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 8:00 PM 93 0.17 1,584
15 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:50 PM 10 0.16 2,128
16 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 870
17 JAWS AWAKENS: PHRED SLASH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 477
18 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.16 312
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.16 1,151
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 521
21 GOLD CUP MATCH DAY L FOX SPORTS 1 9:28 PM 21 0.15 411
22 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 874
23 SR/BIDEN-MERKEL NEWS CONF FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:16 PM 34 0.15 1,885
24 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.14 369
25 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 2,358
26 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.14 469
27 FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA S2 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.14 274
28 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,332
29 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,301
30 HOT MESS HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,091
31 SHARKS OF THE BADLANDS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 406
32 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 367
33 JOSH GATES TONIGHT SW DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:03 PM 57 0.13 466
34 DR. PIMPLE POPPER POPS SW DISCOVERY CHANNEL 12:00 AM 61 0.13 327
35 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 635
36 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: 2021 OPEN – PART II GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 AM 423 0.12 888
37 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,288
38 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,577
39 SHARKADELIC SUMMER 2 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 1:01 AM 61 0.11 227
40 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,557
41 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 28 0.11 1,405
42 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.11 835
43 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,246
44 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L: GS: HAITI/CANADA FOX SPORTS 1 7:19 PM 129 0.11 304
45 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.11 367
46 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 8:00 PM 75 0.11 499
47 SR/BIDEN-CHILD TAX CREDIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:28 PM 12 0.10 1,405
48 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,411
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 979
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 287
51 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,105
52 SHARK ATTACK FILES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 376
53 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 772
54 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:40 PM 20 0.09 1,316
55 KILLER SHARK VS KILLER WH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 369
56 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 263
57 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,209
58 NICK UNFILTERED NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.09 368
59 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,038
60 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.09 334
61 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 772
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 252
63 COPA ORO 2021 UMA 21: MARINTICA VS ESTADOS UNIDOS TUDN 9:30 PM 210 0.09 266
64 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 275
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,290
66 CONCACAF COPA ORO 2021: HAITI VS CANADA TUDN 7:21 PM 129 0.09 252
67 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,095
68 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 307
69 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 3:03 PM 117 0.09 536
70 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,254
71 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 308
72 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 769
73 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 255
74 TRUE LIFE CRIME SSN 2 MTV 10:00 PM 60 0.08 198
75 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 264
76 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 762
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,146
78 GW SERIAL KILLER LIVES DISCOVERY CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 287
79 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,127
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 779
81 GREAT HAMMERHEAD INVASION DISCOVERY CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 332
82 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 408
83 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 235
84 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:49 PM 11 0.07 245
85 ALIEN SHARKS GREATEST HIT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 319
86 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 76 0.07 1,473
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 665
88 GREAT WHITE DOUBLE TROUBL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 267
89 GOLD CUP MATCH DAY L FOX SPORTS 1 11:57 PM 37 0.07 159
90 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.07 196
91 LOONEY TUNES CARTOONS THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:15 AM 15 0.07 304
92 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,532
93 UNDISPUTED L: 1216 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 156
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 756
95 NFL LIVE ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.06 187
96 BEYOND THE POLE WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.06 192
97 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,268
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 686
99 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 510
100 MECHASHARK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 263
101 SHARKADELIC SUMMER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 288
102 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.06 191
103 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 176
104 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2021 STAGE 18 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 240 0.06 416
105 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 646
106 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:16 PM 34 0.06 1,381
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 230
108 FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA S2 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.06 141
109 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 795
110 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 679
111 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 127
112 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK EXTRA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 275
113 LOONEY TUNES CARTOONS THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.05 301
114 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 776
115 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 691
116 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 863
117 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 362
118 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 869
119 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP: 2021 OPEN – PART I GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 AM 120 0.05 478
120 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 457
121 TOP CHEF AMATEURS BRAVO 9:15 PM 30 0.05 214
122 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 615
123 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 747
124 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 5:50 PM 10 0.05 1,379
125 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:45 PM 30 0.05 208
126 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 140
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 224
128 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 141
129 RETURN TO ISLE OF JAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.05 265
130 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 545
131 STRANGEST THINGS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 212
132 REAL SHARKNADO, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 214
133 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: KUWTJ: THE WRONG LETTER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.05 285
134 HERD L: 1531 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 110
135 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 348
136 PGA TOUR: BARBASOL CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF CHANNEL 5:00 PM 150 0.04 231
137 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.04 1,153
138 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.04 96
139 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 739
140 MY MANE PROBLEM WETV 11:00 PM 30 0.04 131
141 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1169 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.04 81
142 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 15 0.04 198
143 CONTENT FOR CHANGE BLACK BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 30 0.04 156
144 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.04 386
145 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 592
146 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 94
147 LPGA TOUR: GREAT LAKES BAY INVITATIONAL GOLF CHANNEL 7:30 PM 120 0.04 260
148 RETURN LAIR GREAT WHITE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 194
149 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 685
150 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.03 83
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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.