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January 28, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.27.2021

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE GOLDBERGS, THE CONNERS, THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT and THE MASKED DANCER.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Syfy’s RESIDENT ALIEN premiered at 0.17, with a USA simulcast at 0.12.

ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.65 (Lakers vs. 76ers)/0.41 (Minnesota vs Golden State).  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE rose 0.06 to 0.58.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY edged up 0.02 to 0.35, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY was down 0.08 to 0.16.  Cable news was led by MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.32/0.49/3.7M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.27/0.42/2M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.23/0.47/3.6M.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING dropped 0.07 to 0.29.  BET’s SISTAS was at 0.29 (plus BET Her simulcast at 0.02/59K).  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT gained 0.04 to 0.28, and MARRYING MILLIONS was up a tenth to 0.13.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES slipped 0.02 to 0.24, and KITCHEN CRASH ticked down to 0.15.  USA’s WWE NXT climbed 0.06 to 0.21.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL jumped 0.08 to 0.20.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE ticked up to 0.19.  On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.18/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.14/0.07, and NATURE GONE WILD was at 0.09/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.08.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.03 to 0.17, and HOUSE IN A HURRY grew by 0.05 to 0.17.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE gained 0.05 to 0.17. HBO’s CB STRIKE was steady at 0.03/75K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 27, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA LAKERS/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 7:44 PM 161 0.65 1,775
2 CHALLENGE: DOUBLE AGENTS MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.58 987
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MINNESOTA/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:25 PM 137 0.41 1,156
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 65 0.35 1,095
5 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,742
6 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0069 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.29 734
7 SISTAS SERIES S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,026
8 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 14 0.28 802
9 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): NICE TO MARRY YOU 1203 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.28 1,238
10 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,981
11 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,653
12 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 1,891
13 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.25 1,741
14 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 671
15 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.24 1,743
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.23 1,788
17 CNN GLOBAL TOWN HALL CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,805
18 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 3,579
19 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.23 1,778
20 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,523
21 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.22 1,566
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.22 1,786
23 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,801
24 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.21 720
25 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:42 AM 61 0.21 538
26 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 682
27 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.20 703
28 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 717
29 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,245
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,501
31 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,835
32 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.19 769
33 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,261
34 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 2,130
35 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.18 786
36 RESIDENT ALIEN SYFY 10:00 PM 54 0.17 1,079
37 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 31 0.17 1,124
38 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,471
39 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.17 616
40 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,220
41 HOUSE IN A HURRY HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.17 965
42 SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS  L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.17 421
43 HOUSE IN A HURRY REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.17 871
44 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,863
45 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 412
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,269
47 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 10:05 PM 60 0.16 479
48 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 13 0.16 497
49 KITCHEN CRASH FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.15 458
50 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,142
51 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.14 260
52 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:43 AM 51 0.14 290
53 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 324
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,155
55 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.13 656
56 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 419
57 MARRYING MILLIONS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.13 607
58 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.13 2,326
59 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.13 299
60 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,934
61 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 482
62 RESIDENT ALIEN USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 54 0.12 450
63 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:24 PM 36 0.12 1,474
64 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,978
65 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.12 474
66 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,441
67 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CHICAGO/NASHVILLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:34 PM 159 0.12 388
68 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 321
69 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 971
70 OBESITY MED TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 584
71 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 11:10 AM 52 0.11 1,242
72 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,452
73 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,326
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 249
75 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,384
76 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:05 PM 30 0.11 294
77 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 362
78 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R18H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.11 625
79 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,365
80 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,339
81 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:02 PM 30 0.11 1,303
82 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,389
83 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SHEFFIELD/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:08 PM 135 0.10 281
84 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 12:32 PM 52 0.10 1,519
85 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 10 0.10 1,328
86 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 3:00 PM 32 0.10 1,312
87 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,294
88 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.10 304
89 NATURE GONE WILD A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.09 494
90 DEER SQUAD NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.09 289
91 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,314
92 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 562
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,354
94 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,302
95 NARCO WARS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 318
96 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 747
97 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 258
98 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 483
99 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 3:32 PM 20 0.09 1,356
100 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,359
101 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.08 523
102 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,163
103 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 405
104 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 204
105 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 420
106 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN19 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.08 211
107 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 615
108 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,176
109 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 219
110 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 12:00 PM 60 0.07 390
111 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.07 394
112 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 2:00 PM 60 0.07 413
113 NATURE GONE WILD A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.07 443
114 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,179
115 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 12:03 AM 58 0.07 271
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 206
117 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 1:00 PM 60 0.07 383
118 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 166
119 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 358
120 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 424
121 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 11:00 AM 60 0.06 382
122 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.06 659
123 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.06 109
124 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 1:33 AM 31 0.05 216
125 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:23 PM 37 0.05 119
126 DEER SQUAD NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.05 232
127 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 9:11 PM 117 0.05 307
128 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 174
129 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.05 98
130 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.05 273
131 UNDISPUTED L: 1095 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 131
132 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 305
133 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 11:35 PM 60 0.05 145
134 QANON: THE SEARCH FOR Q VICE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 158
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 178
136 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER: BRAZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 252
137 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 889
138 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 294
139 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:13 PM 47 0.04 110
140 SNAPPED: INSIDE THE EP OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 262
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 152
142 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 118 0.04 94
143 FAST MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 297
144 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:00 AM 60 0.04 359
145 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 481
146 HERD L: 1409 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 107
147 CENTRAL FOX US FOX DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.04 48
148 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KANSAS STATE/BAYLOR ESPN2 9:03 PM 120 0.04 143
149 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 109
150 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER: BRAZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 206

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."