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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.29.2021

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday July 29, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA DRAFT               L: 2021 NBA DRAFT ESPN 8:00 PM 198 0.61 1,510
2 S OLY PRIME: TOKYO USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 240 0.36 1,504
3 COPA ORO 2021 UNI 39: MEXICO VS CANADA TUDN 9:52 PM 158 0.34 742
4 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L: SEMI:QATAR/USA FOX SPORTS 1 7:19 PM 139 0.32 863
5 S OLY PRIME ACCESS: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 180 0.32 1,093
6 NBA DRAFT               L ESPN 7:30 PM 30 0.30 757
7 NBA DRAFT               L ESPN 11:18 PM 92 0.28 718
8 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S4B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.24 490
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,835
10 FUTBOL CENTRAL THU TUDN 9:33 PM 19 0.19 447
11 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L: SEMI:MEXICO/CANADA FOX SPORTS 1 9:59 PM 176 0.19 457
12 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,642
13 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 411
14 S OLY AM: TOKYO USA NETWORK 6:00 AM 360 0.17 651
15 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,033
16 S OLY PRIME ACCESS: TOKYO USA NETWORK 5:00 PM 180 0.16 632
17 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.16 405
18 COPA ORO 2021 UNI 38: CATAR VS ESTADOS UNIDOS TUDN 7:00 PM 153 0.16 365
19 GOLD CUP MATCH DAY L FOX SPORTS 1 9:38 PM 21 0.15 404
20 S OLY PRIME PLUS: TOKYO USA NETWORK 12:00 AM 180 0.15 667
21 HOMESTEAD RESCUE: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.15 1,102
22 CHRISTINA ON COAST REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.15 829
23 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 2,216
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.14 431
25 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.14 981
26 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:50 AM 70 0.14 366
27 S OLY WEEKDAY: TOKYO USA NETWORK 12:00 PM 300 0.14 600
28 S OLY PRIME: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 240 0.14 467
29 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.13 1,011
30 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 916
31 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 373
32 BRAT LOVES JUDY: FL WETV 10:00 PM 16 0.13 365
33 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.13 469
34 S OLY PRIME ACCESS GOLF CHANNEL 6:29 PM 91 0.13 575
35 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,620
36 FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA S2 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 316
37 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.12 407
38 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,655
39 S OLY PRIME PLUS: N/A CNBC 12:00 AM 120 0.12 359
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 646
41 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 716
42 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 786
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 752
44 WHAT NOT TO DESIGN HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.11 748
45 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,797
46 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,308
47 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 669
48 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 840
49 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,197
50 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 624
51 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 765
52 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,335
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,151
54 S OLY PRIME PLUS: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 AM 120 0.10 384
55 S OLY PRIME: N/A GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 PM 240 0.10 422
56 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 285
57 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 861
58 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.10 268
59 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 PM 300 0.10 436
60 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 825
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 627
62 S OLY PRIME: N/A CNBC 8:00 PM 240 0.09 343
63 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,441
64 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,067
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,320
66 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,130
67 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,340
68 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 751
69 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.09 486
70 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,397
71 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 774
72 BACKYARD BAR WARS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 162
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,360
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,284
75 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.08 235
76 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,071
77 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 545
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 647
79 CONTACTO DEL VERANO TUDN 12:30 AM 60 0.08 195
80 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,220
81 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 995
82 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.07 245
83 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 5:01 PM 59 0.07 1,462
84 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.07 308
85 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 370
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 61 0.07 210
87 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:01 PM 59 0.07 192
88 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,043
89 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 23 0.07 1,239
90 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:49 PM 11 0.07 293
91 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 235
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 518
93 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 4:23 PM 38 0.06 1,297
94 STRANGEST THINGS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 231
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 861
96 BEYOND THE POLE WETV 10:16 PM 60 0.06 192
97 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 726
98 S OLY AM: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 AM 360 0.06 218
99 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 718
100 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 778
101 EYEWITNESS SHARK ATK SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 208
102 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.06 139
103 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.06 151
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 656
105 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 177
106 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 711
107 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 505
108 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 158
109 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 630
110 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 164
111 MY MANE PROBLEM WETV 11:16 PM 31 0.05 140
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 179
113 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 99
114 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 1019 MYSTERY ON SUNRISE DRIVE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.05 387
115 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 903
116 GOLD CUP MATCH DAY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:55 AM 19 0.04 112
117 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 406
118 HERD L: 1541 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 92
119 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.04 452
120 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: TOR AT BOS/MIL AT PIT MLB NETWORK 7:11 PM 207 0.04 249
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 180
122 UFC ARCHIVAL PPV: UFC 261: USMAN/MASVIDAL 2 ESPN2 8:00 PM 180 0.04 172
123 EYEWITNESS SHARK ATK SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 198
124 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: COL AT SD/OAK AT LAA MLB NETWORK 10:38 PM 148 0.04 167
125 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 99
126 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 855
127 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 5:00 PM 89 0.04 216
128 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 6:31 PM 40 0.04 231
129 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK DD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 210
130 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:30 PM 30 0.04 200
131 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.04 75
132 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 183
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 197
134 BIZARRE FOODS AMERICA COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 152
135 TOP CHEF AMATEURS BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.04 185
136 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 821
137 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.03 149
138 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 649
139 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 78
140 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.03 518
141 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 286
142 BBCA MOVIE: TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE BBC-AMERICA 8:30 PM 210 0.03 98
143 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 116
144 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.03 120
145 SINS OF THE CITY TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 98
146 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 203
147 DARK SIDE OF THE 90S VICE 10:00 PM 60 0.03 108
148 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.03 178
149 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 227
150 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 74
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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.