NETWORK FINALS: There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for BLACK-ISH, BIG SKY and YOUNG ROCK.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: CNN’s PRESIDENTIAL TOWN HALL led Tuesday cable at 0.53/0.75/3.6M, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.23/0.45/3.5M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.39/3.2M. History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND dropped 0.07 to 0.49. TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.36/0.34. On TLC, 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS jumped 0.14 to 0.29, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE rose 0.08 to 0.25, and UNPOLISHED ticked up to 0.15. On MTV, TEEN MOM edged up 0.02 to 0.27. On BET, the season premiere of THE OVAL was at 0.25 (plus 0.01/28K via BET Her simulcast) which compared to 0.28 (BET) + 0.17 (VH1) + 0.02 (BET Her) for its 2019 series premiere, and MADEA’S FAREWELL PLAY was at 0.25. Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.21/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.15. On Food Network, CHOPPED slipped 0.02 to 0.21. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS ticked up to 0.18. The season premiere of OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR was at 0.17, down 0.04 from its last premiere in 2019. TBS’s THE MISERY INDEX fell 0.08 to 0.17. HGTV’s HOME AGAIN WITH THE FORDS ticked up to 0.17, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.15, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.04 to 0.14. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.16/0.14. The season premiere of USA’s TEMPTATION ISLAND was at 0.15. On VH1, BASKETBALL WIVES lost 0.05 to 0.13.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday February 16, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | CNN PRES TOWN HALL | CNN | 9:00 PM | 73 | 0.53 | 3,639 |
| 2 | CURSE OF OAK ISLAND | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.49 | 2,797 |
| 3 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:13 PM | 47 | 0.39 | 2,253 |
| 4 | NBA BASKETBALL: NETS/SUNS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:30 PM | 146 | 0.36 | 984 |
| 5 | NBA BASKETBALL: PELICANS/GRIZZLIES | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:08 PM | 142 | 0.34 | 943 |
| 6 | 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 1,039 |
| 7 | TEEN MOM SSN 9 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 572 |
| 8 | OVAL, THE S2 | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,004 |
| 9 | MADEAS FAREWELL PLAY: MADEAS FAREWELL PLAY | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.25 | 1,085 |
| 10 | MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE | TLC | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.25 | 1,038 |
| 11 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 3,502 |
| 12 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,852 |
| 13 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 3,216 |
| 14 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 635 |
| 15 | MOONSHINERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 991 |
| 16 | CHOPPED | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 917 |
| 17 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,980 |
| 18 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 3,058 |
| 19 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,576 |
| 20 | NBA PRE-GAME SHOW | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:30 PM | 38 | 0.20 | 575 |
| 21 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,405 |
| 22 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,300 |
| 23 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,444 |
| 24 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,425 |
| 25 | INSIDE THE NBA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 12:56 AM | 69 | 0.19 | 407 |
| 26 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 527 |
| 27 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,146 |
| 28 | QUEEN SUGAR | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 753 |
| 29 | MISERY INDEX, THE | TBS NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 544 |
| 30 | HOME AGAIN WITH THE FORDS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,169 |
| 31 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: MICHIGAN STATE/PURDUE | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 134 | 0.16 | 648 |
| 32 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,167 |
| 33 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,287 |
| 34 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 390 |
| 35 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.16 | 532 |
| 36 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,334 |
| 37 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 10 | 0.15 | 526 |
| 38 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.15 | 611 |
| 39 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,196 |
| 40 | TEMPTATION ISLAND | USA NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 453 |
| 41 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,051 |
| 42 | UNPOLISHED | TLC | 10:02 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 576 |
| 43 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: MENS & WMNS QRTRFNLS | ESPN | 9:14 PM | 121 | 0.15 | 612 |
| 44 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,281 |
| 45 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,168 |
| 46 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 31 | 0.15 | 1,075 |
| 47 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.14 | 396 |
| 48 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,699 |
| 49 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 1,040 |
| 50 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,835 |
| 51 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 2,097 |
| 52 | BASKETBALL WIVES 9 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 400 |
| 53 | CASAGRANDES | NICKELODEON | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 423 |
| 54 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,177 |
| 55 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,095 |
| 56 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,436 |
| 57 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,450 |
| 58 | MOONSHINERS: MASTER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 639 |
| 59 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,867 |
| 60 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 340 |
| 61 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:15 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 330 |
| 62 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: BARCELONA VS. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN | TUDN | 2:30 PM | 150 | 0.11 | 270 |
| 63 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,477 |
| 64 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,875 |
| 65 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 381 |
| 66 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,431 |
| 67 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,265 |
| 68 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 975 |
| 69 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 231 |
| 70 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:15 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 270 |
| 71 | TOONED IN | NICKELODEON | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 352 |
| 72 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,642 |
| 73 | PORT PROTECTION ALASKA | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 747 |
| 74 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,246 |
| 75 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 271 |
| 76 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,428 |
| 77 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,245 |
| 78 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: FLORIDA/ARKANSAS | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 124 | 0.09 | 471 |
| 79 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 782 |
| 80 | DEER SQUAD | NICK JR | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 309 |
| 81 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:15 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 223 |
| 82 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,279 |
| 83 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:15 AM | 45 | 0.09 | 180 |
| 84 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 12:17 PM | 43 | 0.09 | 1,423 |
| 85 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,263 |
| 86 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 63 | 0.08 | 262 |
| 87 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:03 PM | 57 | 0.08 | 240 |
| 88 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: COUPLES RETREAT | PARAMOUNT | 10:30 PM | 180 | 0.08 | 205 |
| 89 | E:60 | ESPN2 | 9:04 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 329 |
| 90 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,360 |
| 91 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 279 |
| 92 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.08 | 1,213 |
| 93 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 294 |
| 94 | LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 650 |
| 95 | FOOD PARADISE | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 304 |
| 96 | LBZ NORTHERN TERRITORIES | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 626 |
| 97 | UNDERGROUND ON OWN | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 90 | 0.08 | 281 |
| 98 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 572 |
| 99 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: MENS & WMNS QRTRFNLS | ESPN2 | 11:00 PM | 180 | 0.08 | 290 |
| 100 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 585 |
| 101 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,095 |
| 102 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,027 |
| 103 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.07 | 488 |
| 104 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 503 |
| 105 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,351 |
| 106 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,156 |
| 107 | FASTEST CARS IN THE DIRTY | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 172 |
| 108 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,101 |
| 109 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: WASHINGTON/PITTSBURGH | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:03 PM | 153 | 0.06 | 200 |
| 110 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 17 | 0.06 | 1,171 |
| 111 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 190 |
| 112 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 199 |
| 113 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 475 |
| 114 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN20 | MTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 181 |
| 115 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 167 |
| 116 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 823 |
| 117 | IMPACT WRESTLING: 2107 | AXS TV | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 197 |
| 118 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 192 |
| 119 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 178 |
| 120 | AUTO MUNDIAL | MOTOR TREND | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 194 |
| 121 | DEER SQUAD | NICKELODEON | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 215 |
| 122 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 224 |
| 123 | HERD L: 1425 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 141 |
| 124 | MASTER MINDS | GSN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 542 |
| 125 | UNDISPUTED L: 1109 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 123 |
| 126 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:36 AM | 24 | 0.04 | 173 |
| 127 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 129 |
| 128 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 296 |
| 129 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 286 |
| 130 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN: MEN/WOMEN QTRFINALS | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 150 | 0.04 | 259 |
| 131 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: MENS & WMNS QRTRFNLS | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 156 | 0.04 | 166 |
| 132 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 123 |
| 133 | AUSTRALIAN OPEN: AUS OPEN ATPWTA:WQ3 MUCK/BARA | TENNIS CHANNEL | 7:04 PM | 137 | 0.04 | 372 |
| 134 | GET A CLUE | GSN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 372 |
| 135 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 126 |
| 136 | MTV DOCUMENTARY PRESENTS | MTV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 90 |
| 137 | FLIPPING BANGERS | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 149 |
| 138 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 338 |
| 139 | RIZZOLI & ISLES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 58 | 0.04 | 410 |
| 140 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 325 |
| 141 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC | BRAVO | 2:02 AM | 58 | 0.03 | 80 |
| 142 | IMPACT IN 60 | AXS TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 111 |
| 143 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 349 |
| 144 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 191 |
| 145 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 206 |
| 146 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 377 |
| 147 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 106 |
| 148 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 312 |
| 149 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 430 |
| 150 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 256 |
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