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October 27, 2021
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 10.26.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  THE BACHELORETTE dropped 0.08 to 0.71, and QUEENS was down 0.05 from last week’s premiere to 0.31.

CBS:  Reruns at 0.44/0.37/0.33.

NBC:  THE VOICE rose 0.11 to 0.77, LA BREA gained 0.04 to 0.59, and NEW AMSTERDAM was up 0.03 to 0.37.

FOX:  Game 1 of the WORLD SERIES was at 2.52, up a bit from last year’s 2.4 Game 1.

CW:  STARGIRL grew by 0.04 to 0.14, and SUPERGIRL ticked up to 0.09.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.59/0.51.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.22/0.38/3.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.13/0.22/2.2M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.08/700K, On BET, THE OVAL rose 0.04 to 0.20 (plus 0.01/70K on BET Her), ASSISTED LIVING was up 0.02 to 0.12 (plus 0.01/26K), and GAMES PEOPLE PLAY ticked down to 0.12 (plus zero/15K).  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE ticked down to 0.19, and WELCOME TO PLATHVILLE was up 0.03 to 0.18.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES dropped 0.03 to 0.19.  USA’s WWE NXT climbed 0.04 to 0.18.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS edged up 0.02 to 0.16, NATE & JEREMIAH rose 0.05 to 0.15, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was steady at 0.15.  FX’s AMERICAN CRIME STORY: IMPEACHMENT held at 0.16.  MTV’s TEEN MOM was at 0.16/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.12.  On ID, BODY CAM grew by 0.06 to 0.16.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY ticked up to 0.15, and DINNER: IMPOSSIBLE was up 0.02 to 0.12.  CHUCKY ticked up to 0.15 on Syfy, and was up 0.02 to 0.13 on USA.  On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD was at 0.12.  TBS’s THE LAST OG returned at 0.10/0.08, down from 0.23 for its last premiere.  OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR was back from a rerun week at 0.09.  History’s CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD ticked down to 0.07.  VH1’s WILD N OUT was down 0.02 to 0.07. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday October 26, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: 76ERS/KNICKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 144 0.59 1,431
2 NBA BASKETBALL: NUGGETS/JAZZ TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:54 PM 163 0.51 1,243
3 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:37 AM 53 0.27 631
4 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 768
5 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 3,264
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 3,113
7 OVAL, THE S3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,004
8 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 553
9 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.19 1,086
10 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.19 552
11 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.18 746
12 CFP RANKINGS SHOW ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 496
13 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 30 0.18 434
14 WELCOME TO PLATHVILLE TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.18 988
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,775
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.16 964
17 ACS: IMPEACHMENT FX 10:00 PM 82 0.16 622
18 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,361
19 TEEN MOM SSN 9B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.16 484
20 BODY CAM INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 767
21 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 563
22 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.15 821
23 BODY CAM: ON THE SCENE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 690
24 NATE & JEREMIAH HOME PROJ HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.15 1,028
25 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.15 1,002
26 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,812
27 CHUCKY SYFY 10:00 PM 59 0.15 330
28 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,389
29 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 2,094
30 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.14 516
31 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,656
32 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 433
33 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 480
34 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 2,157
35 CHUCKY USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 59 0.13 352
36 NHL REGULAR SEASON      L: LAS VEGAS/COLORADO ESPN 8:00 PM 161 0.13 385
37 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 417
38 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,727
39 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.13 366
40 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 62 0.12 739
41 DINNER IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 652
42 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.12 509
43 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,610
44 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 497
45 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 319
46 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,525
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 320
48 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.11 365
49 LAST OG, THE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.10 452
50 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,484
51 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,584
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,554
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 293
54 WOMENS INTL FRIENDLY L: USA/KOREA REPUBLIC FOX SPORTS 1 7:57 PM 136 0.10 299
55 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.09 700
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 314
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,614
58 TEEN MOM:YOUNG & PREG S3 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.09 205
59 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,109
60 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.09 665
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,223
62 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,585
63 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.09 645
64 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 285
65 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,239
66 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.08 417
67 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 680
68 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.08 238
69 LAST OG, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 31 0.08 326
70 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.08 226
71 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,309
72 CELEBRITY GAME FACE E! 10:00 PM 60 0.08 247
73 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 678
74 LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 752
75 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 663
76 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 603
77 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 664
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 910
79 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.07 748
80 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 718
81 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 912
82 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L ESPN 10:41 PM 116 0.07 164
83 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:37 AM 59 0.07 218
84 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 941
85 CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.07 583
86 SP HGTV URBAN OASIS HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 60 0.07 468
87 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,109
88 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 529
89 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 16 VH1 8:00 PM 30 0.07 160
90 STORAGE WARS SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.07 448
91 MLB WORLD SERIES ON FOXD: GM1: BRAVES VS ASTROS FOX DEPORTES 8:00 PM 263 0.06 265
92 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 575
93 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 629
94 WORST WITCH (SERIES) DISNEY CHANNEL 4:00 PM 33 0.06 200
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 558
96 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.06 338
97 UNDISPUTED L: 1289 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 185
98 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,265
99 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.06 308
100 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 589
101 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 11:05 PM 58 0.06 306
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 564
103 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:37 AM 60 0.05 143
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 582
105 HAUNTED HOSPITALS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 270
106 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.05 565
107 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.05 366
108 SHORTSTOBER WITH BIG CITY DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 31 0.05 181
109 KEVIN HARTS MUSCLE CAR CR MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.05 193
110 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 565
111 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 741
112 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 330
113 STORAGE WARS SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.05 393
114 BITCHIN RIDES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 342
115 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.05 342
116 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 356
117 STORAGE WARS SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 30 0.05 221
118 UNEXPLAINED CAM  REPACK: TGCU-1R2R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.05 229
119 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 7:00 PM 60 0.05 403
120 SECRETS IN THE ICE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:02 PM 61 0.05 375
121 WORST WITCH (SERIES) DISNEY CHANNEL 4:33 PM 32 0.05 169
122 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.05 475
123 HERD L: 1605 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 161
124 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.05 297
125 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 12:03 AM 63 0.04 248
126 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.04 584
127 LOST CASE FILES OXYGEN MEDIA 1:02 AM 118 0.04 251
128 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 801
129 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 35 0.04 129
130 LIVING SINGLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 AM 30 0.04 98
131 QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S2 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.04 87
132 ODDBODS SPECIAL DISNEY JUNIOR 1:00 PM 25 0.04 168
133 STORAGE WARS SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 1:33 AM 31 0.04 160
134 LIVING SINGLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 AM 30 0.04 101
135 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 317
136 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 104
137 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 98
138 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 409
139 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 476
140 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 251
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 202
142 NFL LIVE ESPN2 12:35 AM 57 0.04 118
143 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 85
144 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:50 PM 70 0.04 103
145 WOMENS INT FRIENDLY PST L FOX SPORTS 1 10:13 PM 17 0.04 138
146 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 346
147 MLB TONIGHT: WORLD SERIES MLB NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.03 131
148 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 259
149 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 236
150 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.03 124
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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.