NETWORK FINALS: There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE CON, TOUGH AS NAILS, CHICAGO FIRE, CHICAGO MED, CHICAGO PD, THE MASKED SINGER, and the rerun of CALL YOUR MOTHER.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dipped 0.05 to 0.48. ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.42/0.31. BRAVO’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY was down 0.02 to 0.34. On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT lost 0.02 to 0.29, and MARRYING MILLIONS ticked up to 0.12. TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING dropped 0.04 to 0.28. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.27/0.44/3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.19/0.30/3M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.18/0.31/1.4M. FX’s SNOWFALL was steady at 0.25. TBS’s FULL FRONTAL rose 0.07 to 0.23. Syfy’s just-renewed RESIDENT ALIEN gained 0.03 to 0.22. BET’s SISTAS ticked down to 0.21 (plus 0.03/64K via BET Her simulcast). On HGTV, FARMHOUSE FIXER fell 0.04 to 0.19, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL shed 0.05 to 0.17. Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW was at 0.18/0.15. Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was steady at 0.16. On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE fell 0.06 to 0.16, and MY FEET ARE KILLING ME was at 0.11. On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.14/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.11, and I SURVIVED A CRIME was at 0.12/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.12. USA’s WWE NXT fell 0.05 to 0.13. Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE edged up 0.02 to 0.08. IFC’s BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW ticked down to 0.03/130K.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 17, 2021 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | CHALLENGE: DOUBLE AGENTS | MTV | 8:00 PM | 91 | 0.48 | 891 |
| 2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LA CLIPPERS/DALLAS | ESPN | 9:55 PM | 122 | 0.42 | 1,151 |
| 3 | REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 1,003 |
| 4 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: MILWAUKEE/PHILADELPHIA | ESPN | 7:14 PM | 161 | 0.31 | 931 |
| 5 | MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): THIRD WEEKS A CHARM 1210 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.29 | 1,163 |
| 6 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0076 | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.28 | 768 |
| 7 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,967 |
| 8 | SNOWFALL | FX | 10:00 PM | 64 | 0.25 | 683 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:57 PM | 63 | 0.24 | 634 |
| 10 | FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE | TBS NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 746 |
| 11 | RESIDENT ALIEN | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.22 | 1,271 |
| 12 | SISTAS SERIES S2 | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 998 |
| 13 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,660 |
| 14 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 682 |
| 15 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 3,008 |
| 16 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 580 |
| 17 | FARMHOUSE FIXER | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,067 |
| 18 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,362 |
| 19 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,214 |
| 20 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.18 | 598 |
| 21 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,184 |
| 22 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 1,262 |
| 23 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,033 |
| 24 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,029 |
| 25 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 633 |
| 26 | HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 1,153 |
| 27 | MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.16 | 727 |
| 28 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,620 |
| 29 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,700 |
| 30 | CONAN | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 372 |
| 31 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 14 | 0.15 | 414 |
| 32 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: PHILLY/NY RANGERS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:33 PM | 157 | 0.15 | 450 |
| 33 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 11 | 0.15 | 411 |
| 34 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,353 |
| 35 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,080 |
| 36 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 756 |
| 37 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,087 |
| 38 | FIRST WIVES CLUB | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 604 |
| 39 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,018 |
| 40 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 951 |
| 41 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,030 |
| 42 | WWE NXT: WWE NXT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 125 | 0.13 | 597 |
| 43 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 790 |
| 44 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 970 |
| 45 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 332 |
| 46 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 374 |
| 47 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,777 |
| 48 | I SURVIVED A CRIME | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.12 | 526 |
| 49 | MARRYING MILLIONS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 624 |
| 50 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 922 |
| 51 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,326 |
| 52 | COURT CAM SPECIALS | A&E NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 31 | 0.11 | 702 |
| 53 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,240 |
| 54 | MY FEET ARE KILLING ME | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 724 |
| 55 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 276 |
| 56 | BIGGER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 457 |
| 57 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,701 |
| 58 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 816 |
| 59 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,528 |
| 60 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 741 |
| 61 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 388 |
| 62 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,105 |
| 63 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,303 |
| 64 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,332 |
| 65 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 326 |
| 66 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 806 |
| 67 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,376 |
| 68 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,126 |
| 69 | MY FEET KILLING ME:FNOTES | TLC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 512 |
| 70 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,373 |
| 71 | UEFA CHAMP LEAGUE WED 1: ATLETICO MADRID VS. CHELSEA | TUDN | 3:30 PM | 150 | 0.09 | 231 |
| 72 | REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 305 |
| 73 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 625 |
| 74 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,212 |
| 75 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 340 |
| 76 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,168 |
| 77 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 206 |
| 78 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,449 |
| 79 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 223 |
| 80 | I SURVIVED A CRIME | A&E NETWORK | 10:32 PM | 32 | 0.08 | 422 |
| 81 | MAFS: UNFILTERED | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 478 |
| 82 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 215 |
| 83 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,029 |
| 84 | TEXAS METAL | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 318 |
| 85 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 28 | 0.08 | 459 |
| 86 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 253 |
| 87 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,494 |
| 88 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.08 | 1,228 |
| 89 | TO CATCH A SMUGGLER | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 364 |
| 90 | GOOD TROUBLE | FREEFORM | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 171 |
| 91 | ASSEMBLY REQUIRED | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 368 |
| 92 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: DAZED AND CONFUSED | PARAMOUNT | 11:30 PM | 150 | 0.08 | 177 |
| 93 | MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R24H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 416 |
| 94 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 1,756 |
| 95 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,147 |
| 96 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 202 |
| 97 | SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 335 |
| 98 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,103 |
| 99 | DISRUPT & DISMANTLE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 284 |
| 100 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 189 |
| 101 | HERD L: 1445 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 150 |
| 102 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 520 |
| 103 | ASSEMBLY REQUIRED | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 212 |
| 104 | MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,069 |
| 105 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: EDMONTON/CALGARY | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:10 PM | 147 | 0.06 | 139 |
| 106 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 221 |
| 107 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 28 | 0.06 | 266 |
| 108 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 981 |
| 109 | UNDISPUTED L: 1130 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 145 |
| 110 | BEYOND THE UNKNOWN | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 389 |
| 111 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:01 PM | 59 | 0.05 | 153 |
| 112 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 963 |
| 113 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 137 |
| 114 | NIT TOURNAMENT L | ESPN2 | 9:03 PM | 118 | 0.05 | 296 |
| 115 | RESTORATION GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 262 |
| 116 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 169 |
| 117 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 448 |
| 118 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 358 |
| 119 | COURT CAM SPECIALS | A&E NETWORK | 1:33 AM | 31 | 0.05 | 209 |
| 120 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 242 |
| 121 | NIT TOURNAMENT L: TOLEDO/RICHMOND | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 123 | 0.05 | 253 |
| 122 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 138 |
| 123 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,010 |
| 124 | ULTIMATE COWBOY SHOWDOWN | INSP | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 566 |
| 125 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 348 |
| 126 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 919 |
| 127 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 298 |
| 128 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 304 |
| 129 | MISION EUROPA L | TUDN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 110 |
| 130 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 210 |
| 131 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 128 |
| 132 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1086 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 81 |
| 133 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 305 |
| 134 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 695 |
| 135 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 133 |
| 136 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 129 |
| 137 | TREEHOUSE MASTERS | DIY NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 146 |
| 138 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 111 |
| 139 | POLE, THE | SYFY | 11:16 PM | 17 | 0.03 | 138 |
| 140 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 198 |
| 141 | NHL LIVE PRE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 63 | 0.03 | 106 |
| 142 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 99 |
| 143 | BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW | IFC TV | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 130 |
| 144 | FUTBOL CLUB L | TUDN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 60 |
| 145 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 342 |
| 146 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 305 |
| 147 | NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 258 |
| 148 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 310 |
| 149 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 94 |
| 150 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 303 |
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