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April 28, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.27.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for BLACK-ISH, BIG SKY, FBI, YOUNG ROCK, and NEW AMSTERDAM.  However, both SUPERGIRL and the rerun of THE FLASH dropped to the next-lowest tenth. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND ticked up to 0.51, and ASSEMBLY REQUIRED was up 0.03 to 0.18.  On HGTV, UNSELLABLE HOUSES jumped 0.13 to 0.33, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.05 to 0.18, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.05 to 0.20.  TNT’s NBA game was at 0.29.  BET’s THE OVAL climbed 0.05 to 0.24 (plus 0.01/53K via BET Her simulcast).  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.24/0.42/3M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.17/0.26/900K and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.16/0.30/2.5M.  On USA, TEMPTATION ISLAND edged up 0.02 to 0.24, and WWE NXT ticked down to 0.22.  MTV’s TEEN MOM dipped 0.04 to 0.24.  On Discovery, DEADLIEST CATCH was at 0.24 compared to last week’s 0.35/0.22.  FX’s MAYANS MC dropped 0.07 to 0.23.  Food Network’s CHOPPED lost 0.03 to 0.19.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS gained 0.02 to 0.19.  TBS’s CHAD ticked down to 0.17.  On ID, STILL A MYSTERY was steady at 0.16, and TRUE CONVICTION held at 0.14.  On TLC, OUTDAUGHTERED ticked down to 0.16.  On A&E, STORAGE WARS was at 0.13/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.14, and HUSTLE & TOW was at 0.10/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.07.  VH1’s WILD N OUT was at 0.11/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.15.  Freeform’s CRUEL SUMMER was at 0.08 compared to last week’s premiere 0.11/0.08.  OWN’s DELILAH ticked down to 0.04. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday April 27, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.51 2,870
2 UNSELLABLE HOUSES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,665
3 NBA BASKETBALL: MAVERICKS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:30 PM 146 0.29 984
4 OVAL, THE S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 946
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,951
6 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.24 590
7 TEEN MOM S9 REUNION P2 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.24 523
8 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.24 1,148
9 MAYANS M.C. FX 10:00 PM 83 0.23 793
10 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,347
11 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.22 744
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,290
13 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 856
14 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 11:02 PM 61 0.19 467
15 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.19 578
16 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,580
17 ASSEMBLY REQUIRED HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.18 867
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 622
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,057
20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 942
21 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,574
22 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,091
23 CHAD TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.17 612
24 STILL A MYSTERY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 665
25 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,486
26 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,157
27 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 936
28 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 926
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,698
30 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 817
31 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.15 514
32 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 889
33 TRUE CONVICTION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 676
34 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: REAL MADRID VS CHELSEA TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.14 314
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 827
36 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 849
37 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.13 920
38 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,676
39 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,397
40 MLB WEEKDAY  L: BOSTON/NY METS ESPN 7:00 PM 172 0.13 474
41 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.13 848
42 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 800
43 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,631
44 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,004
45 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,804
46 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:56 PM 56 0.12 405
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 795
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 721
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 780
50 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT 15B VH1 8:30 PM 30 0.11 218
51 NICK CANNON WILDNOUT 15B VH1 8:00 PM 30 0.11 218
52 TYLER PERRYS RUTHLESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.11 470
53 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,262
54 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 314
55 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 306
56 HUSTLE & TOW A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.10 423
57 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.10 365
58 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 650
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,615
60 OUTDAUGHTERED: CLIP SHOW TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 814
61 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 249
62 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 10 0.10 338
63 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,133
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 617
65 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,113
66 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 30 0.10 259
67 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 9:52 PM 68 0.10 305
68 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,256
69 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.09 329
70 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 240
71 DELICIOUSNESS SSN2B MTV 7:30 PM 30 0.09 195
72 DELICIOUSNESS SSN2B MTV 7:00 PM 30 0.09 215
73 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 624
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,552
75 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,077
76 CRUEL SUMMER FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.08 228
77 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,364
78 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:30 PM 90 0.08 229
79 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: TORONTO FC / CRUZ AZUL TUDN 10:05 PM 123 0.08 223
80 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.08 187
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,342
82 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,317
83 UNDISPUTED L: 1159 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 182
84 HUSTLE & TOW A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.08 336
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,320
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 197
87 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.07 268
88 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,230
89 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,309
90 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 174
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 215
92 HERD L: 1474 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 172
93 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 532
94 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.07 237
95 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.07 258
96 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.07 137
97 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 30 0.07 274
98 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 850
99 CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE L: QF1:ATLANTA/PHILADELPHIA FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 124 0.06 152
100 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 1,037
101 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 148
102 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.06 158
103 PORT PROTECT ALASKA COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 730
104 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,345
105 LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 556
106 TIME MACHINE: PRESIDENTS BOOK OF SECRETS 402 HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.06 347
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 175
108 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 134
109 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CIN AT LAD/SD AT ARI MLB NETWORK 10:10 PM 195 0.05 231
110 FASTER WITH FINNEGAN MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 258
111 TIME MACHINE: AMERICAS BOOK OF SEC: MONUMENTS HISTORY 4:00 PM 120 0.05 404
112 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 126
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 241
114 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 828
115 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 711
116 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 8:30 PM 90 0.05 135
117 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 488
118 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.05 540
119 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.04 296
120 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 347
121 UNEXPECTED: MORE TO LOVE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 349
122 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MILWAUKEE/CHARLOTTE NBA-TV 7:01 PM 155 0.04 172
123 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN2 10:00 PM 30 0.04 107
124 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 222
125 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 304
126 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NY ISLANDERS/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 160 0.04 148
127 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:00 AM 29 0.04 688
128 MISION EUROPA TUDN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 100
129 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:29 AM 31 0.04 645
130 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 852
131 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:38 PM 22 0.04 644
132 LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INT SUNDANCE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.04 149
133 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1114 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.04 103
134 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 1:05 AM 60 0.04 114
135 EXPEDIENTES PARANORMALES DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 77
136 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 299
137 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.04 721
138 DELILAH OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 275
139 LOS BUSBY DISCOVERY FAMILIA 9:00 PM 60 0.04 107
140 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.04 396
141 HISTORIAS FANTASMAS DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 75
142 CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE L FOX SPORTS 1 10:04 PM 118 0.04 104
143 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:36 PM 24 0.04 110
144 NFL LIVE ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.04 108
145 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-2R3R09H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.04 304
146 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.04 76
147 NFL 360 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.04 80
148 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 17 0.04 728
149 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 85
150 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 821

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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.