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July 22, 2021
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.21.2021

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Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday July 21, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0094 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.44 1,148
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,165
3 NHL DRAFT               L ESPN2 8:00 PM 93 0.26 637
4 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,904
5 SISTAS SERIES S3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 885
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,870
7 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): LONE STARS NO MORE 1301 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 183 0.21 904
8 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 642
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 1,377
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 648
11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,241
12 CNN PRES TOWN HALL CNN 8:00 PM 80 0.18 1,563
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,378
14 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,572
15 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.17 676
16 HILLS: NEW BEGINNINGS S2 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.17 321
17 SIESTA KEY SSN 4 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.16 310
18 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 456
19 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,815
20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:20 PM 40 0.15 1,321
21 TWO STEPS HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,059
22 EVIL LIVES HERE: SHADOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 748
23 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,109
24 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.15 618
25 S OLY PRE PRIME ACCESS: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 240 0.15 642
26 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,252
27 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,020
28 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,078
29 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,217
30 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 606
31 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 69 0.13 883
32 MLB WEEKDAY  L: CHICAGO CUBS/ST LOUIS ESPN 8:00 PM 268 0.13 509
33 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 377
34 FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.13 535
35 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,659
36 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,292
37 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 410
38 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 371
39 FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.12 495
40 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,371
41 FAMILY KARMA BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.12 432
42 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 906
43 HUNTING ATLANTIS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:09 PM 64 0.11 650
44 AMERICAN DETECTIVE W/ JK INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 640
45 BET PRESENTS THE ENCORE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.11 369
46 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,558
47 MAFS: UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 30 0.10 581
48 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.10 430
49 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 313
50 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.09 257
51 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.09 895
52 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,319
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 755
54 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,519
55 UNDISPUTED L: 1220 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 211
56 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.09 324
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 259
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 298
59 EYEWITNESS SHARK AT COMPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 322
60 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,151
61 HUSTLE & TOW A&E NETWORK 11:04 PM 30 0.09 358
62 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:28 AM 62 0.09 239
63 SHARK ATTACK FILES SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 279
64 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,158
65 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 312
66 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 229
67 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.08 209
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 693
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,270
70 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,163
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 695
72 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.08 222
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,280
74 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 681
75 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 42 0.07 166
76 MAFS FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:33 PM 16 0.07 456
77 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,108
78 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 656
79 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 729
80 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 708
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 191
82 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 724
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 626
84 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,278
85 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.07 293
86 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 607
87 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 37 0.07 356
88 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 803
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 911
90 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.07 201
91 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 1,231
92 MAFS: COUPLES CAM: FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:49 PM 12 0.07 450
93 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,130
94 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 281
95 S OLY PRE FRINGE WKDY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 PM 480 0.06 249
96 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: FC CINCINNATI/ATLANTA UNITED FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 151 0.06 178
97 HUSTLE & TOW A&E NETWORK 11:34 PM 29 0.06 311
98 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: PORTLAND TIMBERS/LAFC FOX SPORTS 1 10:31 PM 127 0.06 164
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 1,117
100 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 15 0.06 227
101 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,153
102 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 825
103 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.05 522
104 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 714
105 CHASING CLASSIC CARS MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.05 290
106 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:25 PM 35 0.05 788
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 210
108 TIME MACHINE: 101 INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.05 274
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 551
110 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 904
111 IRON RESURRECTION MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 384
112 HERD L: 1535 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 119
113 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 791
114 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 531
115 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:00 PM 25 0.04 789
116 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 795
117 S OLY PRE AM: TOKYO USA NETWORK 6:00 AM 210 0.04 119
118 ADORABLENESS MTV 7:00 PM 30 0.04 124
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 750
120 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 120
121 ADORABLENESS MTV 7:30 PM 30 0.04 116
122 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 511
123 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-2R1R20H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.04 368
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 186
125 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 7:06 PM 54 0.04 137
126 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 223
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 177
128 FOX BET LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 30 0.04 64
129 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 101
130 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 250
131 AMERICAN MYSTERY REPACK: TABM-1R1R02AH TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 120 0.04 269
132 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP MLB NETWORK 12:00 AM 69 0.04 152
133 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 981 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.03 82
134 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 89
135 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.03 198
136 S OLY PRE AM: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 AM 360 0.03 109
137 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1173 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 76
138 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.03 352
139 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.03 153
140 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.03 67
141 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 116
142 HOME & FAMILY HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.03 199
143 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.03 116
144 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 1:09 AM 60 0.03 96
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 165
146 SISTAS SERIES S3 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.03 120
147 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 343
148 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 223
149 ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 234
150 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 240 0.03 107
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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.