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January 27, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.26.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for TO TELL THE TRUTH, NCIS, FBI: MOST WANTED and the rerun of THIS IS US.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND gained 0.04 to 0.62, with the lead-in hour at 0.27, and THE PROOF IS OUT THERE at 0.29 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.18.  MTV’s TEEN MOM rose 0.06 to 0.33.  Cable news was led by CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.33/0.47/2.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.28/0.50/3.7M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.28/0.55/3.6M.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.28/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.29/0.26.  On HGTV, FIXER TO FABULOUS was at 0.25, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.05 to 0.15.  TBS’s MISERY INDEX was at 0.25.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE lost 0.04 to 0.24, 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS edged up 0.02 to 0.23, and UNPOLISHED was down 0.05 to 0.15.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS climbed 0.04 to 0.21.  Food Network’s CHOPPED dropped 0.04 to 0.18, and SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT ticked down to 0.12. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday January 26, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.62 3,127
2 TEEN MOM SSN 9 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.33 687
3 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,254
4 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.31 1,948
5 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.30 2,250
6 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.30 2,103
7 PROOF IS OUT THERE HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.29 1,531
8 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,088
9 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,048
10 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.28 2,119
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,717
12 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,584
13 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.27 2,110
14 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,777
15 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.27 1,735
16 BEYOND OAK ISLAND HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,686
17 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.27 1,546
18 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 1,827
19 FIXER TO FABULOUS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,261
20 FIXER TO FABULOUS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.25 1,583
21 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KENTUCKY/ALABAMA ESPN 7:00 PM 129 0.25 958
22 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 1,686
23 MISERY INDEX, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.25 629
24 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.24 760
25 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,169
26 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.24 1,020
27 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 974
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.23 1,505
29 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,208
30 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:09 PM 106 0.21 667
31 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.21 616
32 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 684
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,365
34 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 735
35 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,890
36 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.18 2,655
37 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,386
38 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 12 0.17 519
39 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,179
40 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 2,214
41 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,736
42 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,265
43 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 756
44 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,909
45 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,059
46 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.16 335
47 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,079
48 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 411
49 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,240
50 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,120
51 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 12:39 PM 61 0.15 1,804
52 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:37 PM 30 0.15 1,053
53 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:06 PM 31 0.15 1,183
54 LIGA MX L: AMERICA / JUAREZ TUDN 9:00 PM 150 0.15 314
55 UNPOLISHED TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.15 567
56 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:40 PM 20 0.14 1,662
57 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 401
58 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 10:55 PM 65 0.14 387
59 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 39 0.13 1,454
60 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,787
61 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 844
62 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,275
63 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,448
64 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 377
65 SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 522
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 283
67 LBZ NORTHERN TERRITORIES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 705
68 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 291
69 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 305
70 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,556
71 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,385
72 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.10 306
73 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,330
74 NBA: THE JUMP L: N/A ESPN 2:00 PM 120 0.10 229
75 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,430
76 DPLUS FL: SIX DEGREES DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 436
77 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 254
78 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,463
79 PORT PROTECTION ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 805
80 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,376
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,480
82 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,344
83 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OKLAHOMA/TEXAS ESPN2 7:00 PM 141 0.09 308
84 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MISSOURI/AUBURN ESPN2 9:21 PM 127 0.09 303
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,445
86 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NY ISLANDERS/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:01 PM 157 0.09 217
87 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 210
88 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 660
89 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.09 685
90 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: LA CLIPPERS/ATLANTA NBA-TV 7:32 PM 144 0.09 275
91 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.09 220
92 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 322
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,338
94 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,132
95 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 281
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,047
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 237
98 LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 682
99 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.07 707
100 TIME MACHINE: TITANIC: INTO HEART OF WRECK HISTORY 4:00 PM 120 0.07 365
101 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/WEST BROM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:12 PM 128 0.07 161
102 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 225
103 WHEELER DEALERS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 348
104 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.06 216
105 DEER SQUAD NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.06 210
106 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,133
107 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:56 PM 63 0.06 151
108 UNDERGROUND ON OWN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.06 256
109 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:30 PM 30 0.06 104
110 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.06 406
111 HERD L: 1408 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 156
112 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 265
113 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.05 639
114 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 179
115 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 337
116 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.05 345
117 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 816
118 IMPACT WRESTLING: 2104 AXS TV 8:00 PM 120 0.05 186
119 UNDISPUTED L: 1094 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 134
120 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.05 320
121 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/NEWCASTLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:54 PM 130 0.05 148
122 AUTO MUNDIAL MOTOR TREND 7:00 PM 30 0.04 183
123 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.04 502
124 UNDERGROUND ON OWN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 272
125 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 386
126 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 152
127 FLIPPING BANGERS MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 198
128 FAST MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 298
129 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 324
130 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 501
131 AMERICAN AGENDA: N/A NEWSMAX TV 2:00 PM 180 0.04 352
132 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 314
133 TIME MACHINE: TITANICS ACHILLES HEEL HISTORY 8:00 AM 120 0.04 195
134 REAL SPORTS 21 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.04 148
135 ARIEL HELWANI MMA SHOW ESPN2 12:30 AM 30 0.04 79
136 FOX BET LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 30 0.04 66
137 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 10:59 PM 31 0.04 94
138 TIME MACHINE: TITANIC AT 100 MYSTERY SOLVED HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.04 318
139 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 288
140 STREETS OF DREAMS CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 120
141 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 278
142 JOHN BACHMAN NOW: N/A NEWSMAX TV 12:00 PM 120 0.03 302
143 NFL LIVE ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.03 104
144 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.03 80
145 TIME MACHINE: TITANICS FINAL MOMENTS: MISSING PIECES HISTORY 10:00 AM 120 0.03 258
146 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1052 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 69
147 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.03 90
148 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 92
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 145
150 QUIEN DA MAS S6 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 30 0.03 73

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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.