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March 31, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.30.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for BLACK-ISH and the reruns of THE MASKED SINGER, FBI and FBI: MOST WANTED. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s Elite Eight NCAA TOURNAMENT games were at 1.82/1.36, with a “sneak peek” of the initial episode of WIPEOUT afterward at 0.29.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND ticked down to 0.51, and ASSEMBLY REQUIRED was up 0.02 to 0.19.  TUDN’s OLYMPIC QUALIFIER match was at 0.27.  FX’s MAYANS MC slipped 0.02 to 0.25.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.24/0.42/3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.38/2.9M and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.22/0.31/1.6M.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS lost 0.03 to 0.24.  On MTV, TEEN MOM ticked down to 0.23, and 16 & PREGNANT ticked down to 0.10.  Food Network’s CHOPPED was steady at 0.21.  ESPN’s WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT games were at 0.20/0.19.  USA’s TEMPTATION ISLAND was at 0.19 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.16.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.19, UNSELLABLE HOUSES was at 0.16, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.15.  On TLC, OUTDAUGHTERED was steady at 0.16, THE BLENDED BUNCH ticked up to 0.12, and COUNTING ON was at 0.12.  BET’s THE OVAL dropped 0.05 to 0.15 (plus 0.01/38K via BET Her simulcast).  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS lost 0.03 to 0.15  ID’s STILL A MYSTERY shed 0.02 to 0.14.  On OWN, QUEEN SUGAR rose 0.03 to 0.11. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 30, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-TUE-2: UCLA VS MICHIGAN TBS NETWORK 9:49 PM 139 1.82 6,886
2 TBS NCAA BSKBL-BRIDGE-TUE TBS NETWORK 9:26 PM 23 1.39 5,108
3 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-TUE-1: USC VS GONZAGA TBS NETWORK 7:02 PM 144 1.36 5,399
4 TBS NCAA BSK POST GAME-TU TBS NETWORK 12:15 AM 34 0.63 2,017
5 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.51 2,991
6 WIPEOUT SNEAK PEEK TBS NETWORK 12:49 AM 60 0.29 775
7 SUB 23 OLYMPIC QUALIFIER: HONDURAS / MEXICO TUDN 8:55 PM 193 0.27 673
8 MAYANS M.C. FX 10:00 PM 73 0.25 712
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,989
10 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.24 965
11 TEEN MOM SSN 9 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.23 527
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,897
13 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.22 1,623
14 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 937
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,821
16 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 9:07 PM 108 0.20 1,075
17 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 70 0.19 518
18 ASSEMBLY REQUIRED HISTORY 10:03 PM 63 0.19 963
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.19 1,369
20 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: TEXAS/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN 7:00 PM 127 0.19 938
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,237
22 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,104
23 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,247
24 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,405
25 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,204
26 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,086
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,300
28 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,720
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,168
30 UNSELLABLE HOUSES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.16 1,309
31 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.16 653
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,014
33 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 892
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 475
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,082
36 OVAL, THE S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.15 799
37 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.15 456
38 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.15 1,177
39 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,281
40 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 966
41 STILL A MYSTERY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 659
42 TBS NCAA BSK CHP-PRE-TUE TBS NETWORK 6:00 PM 2 0.14 494
43 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,820
44 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 25 0.13 1,195
45 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 5:45 PM 15 0.13 1,715
46 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,255
47 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,916
48 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 12:25 PM 35 0.12 1,140
49 BLENDED BUNCH TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 644
50 UNSELLABLE HOUSES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:31 PM 30 0.12 960
51 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,572
52 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 4:00 PM 105 0.12 1,574
53 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,478
54 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,486
55 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 350
56 COUNTING ON TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 671
57 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:25 PM 75 0.11 1,157
58 UNSELLABLE HOUSES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 31 0.11 1,067
59 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 734
60 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 599
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 874
62 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:40 PM 20 0.11 1,232
63 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 380
64 PORT PROTECT ALASKA COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 769
65 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:55 PM 65 0.10 334
66 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,381
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 714
68 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,535
69 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 300
70 16 AND PREGNANT SSN 6B MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.10 284
71 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 58 0.09 457
72 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:18 AM 102 0.09 1,004
73 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 264
74 HALL OF FLAME TOP 100 COMEDY CENTRAL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 214
75 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,387
76 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 18 0.09 939
77 ELLIOTT FROM EARTH THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:15 AM 15 0.09 235
78 TYLER PERRYS RUTHLESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.09 472
79 HALL OF FLAME TOP 100 COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 275
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 268
81 SELECCION NAT?L MEXICANA: COSTA RICA VS MEXICO TUDN 3:30 PM 150 0.09 210
82 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 8:00 PM 55 0.09 210
83 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.08 534
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,274
85 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PHILADELPHIA/DENVER NBA-TV 9:04 PM 141 0.08 200
86 LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 640
87 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,000
88 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 309
89 ELLIOTT FROM EARTH THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.08 221
90 LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INT SUNDANCE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.08 233
91 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,222
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 250
93 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 988
94 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.08 207
95 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 242
96 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 187
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,201
98 FASTEST CARS IN THE DIRTY MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.07 208
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 1,531
100 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.07 399
101 DPLUS FL: PIG ROYALTY DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 63 0.07 296
102 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,074
103 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 25 0.07 1,004
104 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,397
105 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,155
106 THESE WOODS REPACK: TWAH-1R1R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.07 274
107 UNDISPUTED L: 1139 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 156
108 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,170
109 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 197
110 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 587
111 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 12:08 AM 60 0.06 161
112 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CAROLINA/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 158 0.06 194
113 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 420
114 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.06 266
115 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 1,233
116 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 1,040
117 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 319
118 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 305
119 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.06 187
120 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.06 338
121 HERD L: 1454 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 147
122 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 502
123 LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INT SUNDANCE TV 11:00 PM 60 0.05 185
124 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 822
125 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 358
126 PROFIT BONUS EDITION CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 217
127 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 303
128 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.05 480
129 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.05 182
130 OUR OWN EASTER OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 317
131 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.05 285
132 LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INT SUNDANCE TV 12:00 AM 60 0.05 169
133 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1094 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.05 102
134 UNDERGROUND ON OWN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 214
135 LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INT SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 60 0.05 184
136 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 357
137 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.04 488
138 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 304
139 LAST CRUISE, THE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 40 0.04 140
140 LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INT SUNDANCE TV 1:00 AM 60 0.04 148
141 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 110
142 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 2:00 PM 60 0.04 372
143 TIME MACHINE: DB COOPER: CASE CLOSED PART 2 HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.04 291
144 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 356
145 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 274
146 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.04 302
147 LIFETIME SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.04 210
148 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 5:00 PM 60 0.04 351
149 AUTO MUNDIAL MOTOR TREND 7:00 PM 30 0.04 151
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 116

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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.