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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.12.2021

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Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday August 12, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2021 – WAS VS. NE NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 190 0.58 1,753
2 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,912
3 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,643
4 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S4B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.23 453
5 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 10:40 PM 27 0.22 744
6 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,293
7 ALONE HISTORY 9:33 PM 92 0.22 1,444
8 CHRISTINA ON THE COAST HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.19 1,122
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 31 0.19 1,145
10 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 430
11 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 32 0.18 795
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:32 PM 30 0.17 1,054
13 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,520
14 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,742
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,490
16 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,761
17 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.16 660
18 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,490
19 GROWING UP CHRISLEY USA NETWORK 9:32 PM 32 0.16 696
20 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 709
21 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 8:00 PM 93 0.14 1,422
22 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: AMERICA / PHILADELPHIA UNION TUDN 9:55 PM 130 0.14 333
23 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:35 PM 25 0.14 406
24 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.14 660
25 BOBBY AND GIADA IN ITALY FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.13 719
26 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,227
27 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.13 545
28 GLOBE, THE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 500
29 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,206
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 893
31 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,147
32 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,332
33 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.12 386
34 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.12 412
35 MY FEET KILLING ME:FNOTES TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 907
36 CHRISTINA ON COAST REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.12 827
37 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 853
38 AMERICAN DETECTIVE W/ JK INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 769
39 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 873
40 ACCUSED: G/I SPECIALS: AFTER THE VERDICT A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 124 0.12 522
41 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,188
42 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 286
43 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.11 239
44 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: SAMMAMISH, WA / BILLINGS, MT ESPN 9:06 PM 149 0.11 512
45 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 812
46 NFL PRESEASON: 2021 – PIT VS. PHI NFL NETWORK 11:07 PM 173 0.11 398
47 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 248
48 BRAT LOVES JUDY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.11 284
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 823
50 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 804
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,406
52 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,298
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.09 190
54 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 731
55 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 673
56 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,164
57 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 196
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,218
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 720
60 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 327
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 722
62 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 675
63 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,462
64 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 878
65 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,135
66 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 5:22 PM 55 0.08 497
67 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 712
68 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.08 182
69 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.08 1,385
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 703
71 SUMMER PRO BBALL LEAGUE L: PHILADELPHIA/ATLANTA ESPN2 9:35 PM 125 0.08 203
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.08 180
73 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 309
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,320
75 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,320
76 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 642
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,204
78 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 7:07 PM 119 0.08 423
79 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.07 243
80 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,207
81 MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF EAZY WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.07 241
82 FAMILIES OF THE MAFIA S2 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 223
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 779
84 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:49 PM 11 0.07 254
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 709
86 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: PETALUMA, CA / HONOLULU, HI ESPN 3:16 PM 126 0.07 507
87 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 8:58 PM 57 0.07 132
88 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.07 147
89 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.07 200
90 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: MANCHESTER, CT / PEABODY, MA ESPN 1:00 PM 136 0.07 331
91 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:07 PM 20 0.07 839
92 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.07 158
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 732
94 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.06 640
95 UNDISPUTED L: 1236 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 172
96 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-2R3R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 270
97 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.06 158
98 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 160
99 WE GOT LOVE T&I SNEAK E! 12:00 AM 30 0.06 139
100 TOP CHEF AMATEURS BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.06 238
101 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.06 207
102 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: HASTINGS, NE / SIOUX FALLS, SD ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.06 280
103 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.06 586
104 SUMMER PRO BBALL LEAGUE L: ORLANDO/BOSTON ESPN2 7:00 PM 155 0.05 172
105 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:50 PM 34 0.05 847
106 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 1:27 PM 21 0.05 869
107 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 768
108 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 582
109 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.05 165
110 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 50 0.05 825
111 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 148
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 883
113 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 889
114 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:24 PM 36 0.05 841
115 HERD L: 1551 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 130
116 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 1021 LONG ROAD, THE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.05 320
117 AMERICAS NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 197
118 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN2 3:06 PM 13 0.05 118
119 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:17 PM 50 0.05 278
120 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 764
121 GET UP ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 103
122 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.05 346
123 DARK SIDE OF THE 90S VICE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 81
124 LEAGUES CUP L: ORLANDO CITY VS SANTOS LAGUNA TUDN 6:45 PM 133 0.05 101
125 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 12:38 PM 29 0.05 814
126 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:48 PM 12 0.04 809
127 PGA TOUR: WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 180 0.04 290
128 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 38 0.04 817
129 BACKYARD BAR WARS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.04 122
130 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 99
131 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 103
132 AMERICAS NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 383
133 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1189 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.04 96
134 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 442
135 AMERICAS NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 376
136 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.04 394
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 205
138 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:30 PM 30 0.04 118
139 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 131
140 AMERICAS NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 AM 60 0.04 163
141 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 438
142 DESUS & MERO S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:00 PM 26 0.04 98
143 BRADSHAW BUNCH, THE E! 12:00 PM 30 0.04 94
144 AMERICAS NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 248
145 MY MANE PROBLEM WETV 11:00 PM 30 0.04 149
146 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.03 115
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 205
148 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:05 AM 55 0.03 64
149 KEYSHAWN JWILL ZUBIN   L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.03 64
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 217

 

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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.