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April 8, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.7.2021

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for HOME ECONOMICS, the 9PM THE CONNERS, CHICAGO FIRE and CHICAGO PD. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dipped 0.03 to 0.49.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.44/0.36.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY lost 0.03 to 0.33.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING edged up 0.02 to 0.28.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was at 0.28 compared to last week’s 0.32, and COUPLES CAM was at 0.11.  FX’s SNOWFALL gained 0.02 to 0.27.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.44/3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.19/0.34/3.1M and CNN’s INSIDE POLITICS at 0.17/0.25/1.1M.  The final season premiere of USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH was at 0.23, up 0.03 from the 2019 premiere.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE rose 0.04 to 0.23, and SAVE MY SKIN was at 0.12.  USA’s WWE NXT ticked up to 0.22.  On HGTV, FARMHOUSE FIXER climbed 0.03 to 0.19, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.16, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.15.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES dropped 0.06 to 0.18.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE dipped 0.02 to 0.17.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL was at 0.16.  On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.15 compared to last week’s 0.17/0.14, and I SURVIVED A CRIME was at 0.14/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.11.  BET’s AMERICAN GANGSTER was at 0.10.  Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE was steady at 0.05. 

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 7, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CHALLENGE: DOUBLE AGENTS MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.49 904
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: UTAH/PHOENIX ESPN 10:09 PM 154 0.44 1,162
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW ORLEANS/BROOKLYN ESPN 7:43 PM 146 0.36 1,000
4 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,013
5 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0079 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.28 688
6 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): UNANSWERED QUESTIONS 1213 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.28 1,125
7 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 73 0.27 676
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,007
9 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:05 PM 61 0.23 687
10 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.23 764
11 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 125 0.22 768
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,753
13 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,579
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 3,079
15 FARMHOUSE FIXER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.19 1,171
16 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.18 637
17 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:43 AM 77 0.18 452
18 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,053
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,916
20 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.17 620
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,136
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,070
23 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,736
24 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 672
25 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,057
26 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: OLIMPIA / AMERICA TUDN 10:00 PM 120 0.16 351
27 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:36 PM 30 0.16 1,027
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,010
29 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.15 747
30 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:06 PM 30 0.15 1,074
31 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,516
32 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,685
33 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 999
34 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.14 498
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 914
36 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,095
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 890
38 I SURVIVED A CRIME A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.14 485
39 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.13 410
40 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 915
41 I SURVIVED A CRIME A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.13 438
42 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.13 518
43 SAVE MY SKIN TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 536
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,281
45 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,099
46 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,258
47 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.12 548
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,303
49 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,602
50 UEFA CHAMP LEAGUE WED 1: BAYERN MUNCHEN VS PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.12 277
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 654
52 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,139
53 MAFS: COUPLES CAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.11 554
54 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,240
55 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.11 446
56 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,610
57 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 271
58 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,294
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 817
60 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,246
61 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 293
62 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,998
63 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 545
64 SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS  L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.10 274
65 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 336
66 AMERICAN GANGSTER: TRAP Q BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.10 347
67 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,764
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,372
69 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.10 321
70 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 469
71 SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 462
72 ELLIOTT FROM EARTH THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.09 213
73 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,438
74 MY FEET KILLING ME:FNOTES TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 388
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 690
76 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 984
77 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.08 384
78 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 375
79 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 366
80 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.08 1,433
81 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 434
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,151
83 CUANDO EL MAL SE DISFRAZA DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 132
84 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 803
85 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.08 526
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 202
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 853
88 ONE CHAMPIONSHIP MMA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 93 0.08 196
89 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 880
90 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 18 0.07 942
91 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.07 258
92 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:45 AM 15 0.07 823
93 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 498
94 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 381
95 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 384
96 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 231
97 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 12:08 PM 76 0.07 892
98 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 310
99 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.07 252
100 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 188
101 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 1,052
102 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 264
103 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:31 PM 49 0.06 928
104 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:00 PM 31 0.06 929
105 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:18 AM 87 0.06 884
106 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 196
107 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: LAND OF THE LOST (2009) PARAMOUNT 12:00 AM 150 0.06 149
108 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R27H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.06 408
109 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L: WEDNESDAY AT THE MASTERS ESPN 12:00 PM 120 0.06 213
110 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.06 304
111 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 1,061
112 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: BAL AT NYY MLB NETWORK 7:25 PM 194 0.06 288
113 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: LEON / TORONTO TUDN 8:00 PM 120 0.06 147
114 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 PM 180 0.06 254
115 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: MONTREAL/TORONTO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:40 PM 152 0.06 196
116 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:24 PM 36 0.06 918
117 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 657
118 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP MLB NETWORK 10:39 PM 63 0.06 220
119 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:20 PM 40 0.05 907
120 LA CASA DEL MAL DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 105
121 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 99
122 UNDISPUTED L: 1145 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 134
123 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 355
124 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.05 123
125 D.CHAUVIN: TODAY IN COURT HLN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 212
126 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 476
127 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 428
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 202
129 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.04 128
130 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 306
131 DR. OAKLEY SNAPS NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 148
132 NFL LIVE ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.04 117
133 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.04 81
134 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.04 71
135 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.04 130
136 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 83
137 QUIEN DA MAS S4 UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 30 0.04 89
138 RESTORED DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 240
139 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 266
140 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 196
141 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 290
142 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 221
143 BACK SEASON 2 IFC TV 12:00 AM 32 0.04 157
144 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 1:33 AM 31 0.03 197
145 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 110
146 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 11:42 PM 60 0.03 101
147 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 203
148 POLE, THE SYFY 11:00 PM 16 0.03 110
149 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 242
150 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:12 PM 27 0.03 99

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PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS

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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.
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