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March 24, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.23.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant increases (to the next tenth) for THIS IS US, SUPERMAN & LOIS, SOUL OF A NATION and the reruns of FBI and MIXED-ISH. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND lost 0.03 to 0.52, and ASSEMBLY REQUIRED was down 0.05 to 0.17.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.35/0.32.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS ticked up to 0.27.  FX’s MAYANS MC gained 0.03 to 0.27.  On MTV, TEEN MOM dropped 0.05 to 0.24, and 16 & PREGNANT was down 0.04 to 0.11.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.23/0.39/3.2M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.19/0.33/2.7M and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.18/0.25/1.1M.  Food Network’s CHOPPED fell 0.05 to 0.21.  BET’s THE OVAL rose 0.04 to 0.20 (plus 0.01/47K via BET Her simulcast).  USA’s TEMPTATION ISLAND was at 0.19/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.19.  VH1’s BASKETBALL WIVES ticked up to 0.19.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS edged up 0.02 to 0.19, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.04 to 0.18.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS dipped 0.03 to 0.18.  ID’s STILL A MYSTERY ticked down to 0.16.  On TLC, OUTDAUGHTERED climbed 0.02 to 0.16, and THE BLENDED BUNCH ticked down to 0.11.  TBS’s THE MISERY INDEX shed 0.04 to 0.15.  NatGeo’s GENIUS: ARETHA continued its run at 0.11/0.09.  On OWN, QUEEN SUGAR gained 0.02 to 0.08, and DELILAH ticked down to 0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 23, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.52 3,181
2 NBA BASKETBALL: 76ERS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:19 PM 157 0.35 996
3 NBA BASKETBALL: LAKERS/PELICANS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:43 PM 156 0.32 920
4 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.27 1,112
5 MAYANS M.C. FX 10:00 PM 77 0.27 843
6 TEEN MOM SSN 9 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.24 532
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 3,205
8 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,814
9 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 839
10 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,188
11 OVAL, THE S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 897
12 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 72 0.19 526
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,711
14 BASKETBALL WIVES 9 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.19 458
15 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.19 1,181
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.18 1,107
17 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,955
18 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.18 490
19 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,121
20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,374
21 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 13 0.17 422
22 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,249
23 ASSEMBLY REQUIRED HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.17 904
24 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 953
25 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 8:59 PM 61 0.16 469
26 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,059
27 STILL A MYSTERY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 681
28 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 9:01 PM 115 0.16 804
29 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 846
30 UNSELLABLE HOUSES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 30 0.15 992
31 MISERY INDEX, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.15 523
32 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.15 526
33 DPLUS FL: PIG ROYALTY DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 68 0.15 573
34 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,090
35 UNSELLABLE HOUSES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:31 PM 30 0.15 906
36 UNSELLABLE HOUSES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:31 PM 30 0.15 989
37 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,210
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,143
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,117
40 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 11 0.14 390
41 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.14 562
42 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 813
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,049
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,112
45 UNSELLABLE HOUSES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 31 0.13 875
46 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,811
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,049
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,037
49 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,392
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,042
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 934
52 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,686
53 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 405
54 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:56 AM 65 0.11 303
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,447
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,505
57 16 AND PREGNANT SSN 6B MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.11 291
58 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,427
59 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,216
60 BLENDED BUNCH TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 494
61 GENIUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 58 0.11 984
62 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,487
63 DELICIOUSNESS SSN2 MTV 7:00 PM 30 0.10 235
64 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 272
65 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,206
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,521
67 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.10 301
68 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,254
69 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: OREGON STATE/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN 7:00 PM 121 0.10 530
70 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 10:56 PM 64 0.10 340
71 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.10 658
72 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.10 488
73 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 773
74 UNEXPECTED: MORE TO LOVE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 377
75 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,298
76 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,127
77 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.09 335
78 GENIUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:58 PM 61 0.09 1,025
79 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 332
80 TYLER PERRYS RUTHLESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.09 428
81 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,495
82 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.09 230
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 279
84 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.08 621
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 324
86 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 652
87 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 275
88 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.08 630
89 DELICIOUSNESS SSN2 MTV 7:30 PM 30 0.08 166
90 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.08 209
91 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,700
92 PROFIT BONUS EDITION CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 304
93 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.07 341
94 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.07 301
95 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: MICHIGAN/TENNESSEE ESPN2 5:02 PM 122 0.07 453
96 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 168
97 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 935
98 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 266
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 241
100 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 538
101 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 6:00 PM 60 0.07 203
102 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,114
103 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.07 236
104 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NEW JERSEY/PHILADELPHIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:01 PM 162 0.07 200
105 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.07 190
106 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.06 215
107 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.06 510
108 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,410
109 OVERSERVED WITH LVP BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.06 222
110 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 1,102
111 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 1,064
112 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN2 7:04 PM 117 0.06 380
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:15 AM 45 0.06 1,073
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 1,106
115 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 893
116 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 10:35 AM 40 0.05 1,222
117 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.05 1,285
118 BBCA MOVIE: HOOSIERS BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 150 0.05 235
119 FASTEST CARS IN THE DIRTY MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 193
120 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.05 316
121 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 196
122 DELILAH OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 297
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 35 0.05 1,091
124 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 1,128
125 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.05 343
126 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 115
127 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 290
128 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN2 9:01 PM 118 0.05 301
129 IFC MOVIE: OUTSIDERS, THE IFC TV 10:00 PM 120 0.05 142
130 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.05 288
131 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 138
132 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: SOUTH FLORIDA/NC STATE ESPN2 3:00 PM 122 0.05 290
133 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:43 PM 47 0.05 132
134 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 881
135 UNDERGROUND ON OWN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.04 224
136 BOILING POINT SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 60 0.04 187
137 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.04 390
138 UNDISPUTED L: 1134 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 122
139 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 252
140 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 249
141 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.04 250
142 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.04 107
143 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 5:00 PM 30 0.04 101
144 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 327
145 NFL MOCK DRAFT LIVE NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 126
146 IMPACT WRESTLING: 2112 AXS TV 8:00 PM 120 0.04 116
147 TIME MACHINE: ALCATRAZ ESCAPE: LOST EVIDENCE HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.03 337
148 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 127
149 HERD L: 1449 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 99
150 TIME MACHINE: AMERICAS GREATEST PRISON BREAKS HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.03 274

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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.