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February 11, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.10.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for FOR LIFE and CHICAGO PD.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  CNN’s coverage of the impeachment trial led Wednesday cable, with the 7PM hour at 0.62/0.88/4M, and with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.42/0.70/4.5M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.23/0.40/3.1M.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE edged up 0.02 to 0.56.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING dipped 0.03 to 0.29.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was steady at 0.29, and MARRYING MILLIONS was up 0.02 to 0.12.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.27/0.24.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.23, and KITCHEN CRASH was up 0.03 to 0.17.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE was steady at 0.23.  BET’s SISTAS lost 0.02 to 0.22 (plus 0.02/70K for the BET Her simulcast).  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY ticked up to 0.20.  Syfy’s RESIDENT ALIEN was down 0.03 to 0.19.  On HGTV, THE FAMILY HAMMER was at 0.17, HOUSE HUNTERS fell 0.07 to 0.13.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL dropped 0.05 to 0.16.  A&E’s COURT CAM was at 0.15/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.12, and NATURE GONE WILD was at 0.11/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.11.  USA’s WWE NXT shrank by 0.03 to 0.12.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.12. The finale of HBO’s CB STRIKE was off the chart at 0.02/102K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday February 10, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.62 4,049
2 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 6:28 PM 32 0.61 3,761
3 CHALLENGE: DOUBLE AGENTS MTV 8:00 PM 91 0.56 974
4 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 28 0.56 3,426
5 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 5:00 PM 26 0.52 4,052
6 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:26 PM 34 0.52 3,613
7 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.50 3,232
8 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 4:09 PM 51 0.49 3,785
9 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.46 3,410
10 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.45 3,113
11 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.44 2,890
12 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.44 3,240
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.42 4,453
14 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:35 PM 25 0.40 4,180
15 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.38 2,119
16 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.37 2,747
17 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP MSNBC 6:28 PM 35 0.36 4,228
18 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 5:25 PM 63 0.35 4,240
19 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP MSNBC 4:11 PM 74 0.32 4,403
20 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.32 3,565
21 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0071 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.29 741
22 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): LAST NIGHT WAS MAGIC 1205 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.29 1,339
23 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP MSNBC 2:05 PM 99 0.28 3,661
24 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MILWAUKEE/PHOENIX ESPN 10:10 PM 149 0.27 780
25 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 1:40 PM 25 0.27 3,285
26 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 3:44 PM 27 0.27 3,674
27 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 3,185
28 CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.25 1,860
29 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: ATLANTA/DALLAS ESPN 7:43 PM 147 0.24 729
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,368
31 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 3,097
32 IMPEACHMENT OF DONALDTRMP MSNBC 12:00 PM 100 0.23 3,089
33 GUYS GROCERY GAMES RELOAD FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 716
34 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.23 865
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.23 1,504
36 SISTAS SERIES S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 833
37 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.22 693
38 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,782
39 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,321
40 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.20 538
41 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.19 1,371
42 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,288
43 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 2,255
44 RESIDENT ALIEN SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 876
45 KITCHEN CRASH FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.17 473
46 FAMILY HAMMER, THE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.17 1,108
47 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BOSTON/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:02 PM 162 0.17 569
48 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.16 581
49 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:39 AM 61 0.15 401
50 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.15 857
51 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 556
52 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 1,062
53 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L: DAYTONA FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 120 0.15 890
54 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,024
55 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 8:15 PM 88 0.14 501
56 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,333
57 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 2,666
58 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 31 0.13 1,118
59 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.13 353
60 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.13 2,040
61 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 10:45 AM 75 0.13 1,766
62 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 126 0.12 558
63 MORNING JOE: SECOND IMPEACHMENT OF DONALD TRUMP MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,484
64 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 58 0.12 430
65 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 330
66 SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS  L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.12 277
67 MARRYING MILLIONS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.12 581
68 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,403
69 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS MSNBC 9:00 AM 105 0.11 1,641
70 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.11 777
71 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 726
72 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 330
73 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:30 PM 30 0.11 1,252
74 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 30 0.11 368
75 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:40 AM 60 0.11 248
76 NATURE GONE WILD A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.11 590
77 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 465
78 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.10 291
79 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 298
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 251
81 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 303
82 NATURE GONE WILD A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.10 586
83 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.10 557
84 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 295
85 NARCO WARS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 290
86 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R19H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.09 566
87 TOONED IN NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.09 330
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 265
89 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.09 218
90 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 1:33 AM 31 0.09 283
91 GHOSTED SSN 2B MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.09 212
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 214
93 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 605
94 IMPEACHMENT ANALYSIS: SECOND IMPEACHMENT OF DONALD TRUMP MSNBC 12:00 AM 120 0.08 1,043
95 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 196
96 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.08 260
97 DEER SQUAD NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.08 296
98 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.08 391
99 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:39 PM 26 0.08 1,279
100 MY FEET KILLING ME:FNOTES TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 402
101 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.07 182
102 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 1,323
103 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,381
104 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,399
105 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 39 0.07 1,068
106 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.07 518
107 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: GIRLS TRIP FREEFORM 8:30 PM 150 0.07 168
108 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 55 0.07 1,420
109 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 503
110 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN20 MTV 11:00 PM 30 0.07 206
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 221
112 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 1,179
113 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 1,129
114 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: GEORGIA/TENNESSEE ESPN2 8:00 PM 137 0.06 294
115 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 11:30 PM 61 0.06 161
116 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: INDIANA / NORTHWESTERN BIG TEN NETWORK 5:30 PM 165 0.06 314
117 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.06 594
118 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:05 PM 55 0.06 1,064
119 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.06 647
120 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.06 192
121 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:44 PM 46 0.05 145
122 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 1,146
123 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 610
124 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.05 302
125 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.05 466
126 SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 1,006
127 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 322
128 DEER SQUAD NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.05 218
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 155
130 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.05 424
131 UNDISPUTED L: 1105 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 128
132 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 356
133 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 12:31 AM 61 0.05 141
134 SNAPPED: INSIDE THE EP OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 90 0.05 273
135 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: WISCONSIN / NEBRASKA BIG TEN NETWORK 9:43 PM 122 0.04 252
136 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 115
137 NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 60 0.04 237
138 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 274
139 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 336
140 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: UCONN/PROVIDENCE FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 122 0.04 127
141 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 31 0.04 108
142 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 98
143 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 848
144 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 266
145 CASO CRIMINAL DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 11:00 PM 60 0.04 94
146 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 276
147 MAN S GREATEST FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 162
148 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:02 PM 58 0.04 223
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 146
150 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 290

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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.