Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Wednesday, 1/20/21. Items of note include coverage of the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News, the season premiere of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS, and Morning Joe on MSNBC.
(Click the names of the shows written in teal or blue to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)
Show | Network | 18-49 Viewers | Viewers (mil.) |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 12 PM | CNN | 2.31 | 10.01 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 11 AM | CNN | 2.04 | 9.33 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 1 PM | CNN | 1.86 | 7.81 |
| Celebrating America | CNN | 1.6 | 7.06 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 2 PM | CNN | 1.59 | 7.16 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 3 PM | CNN | 1.46 | 6.60 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 4 PM | CNN | 1.39 | 6.440 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 8 PM | CNN | 1.34 | 6.22 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 7 PM | CNN | 1.33 | 6.07 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 5 PM | CNN | 1.31 | 6.01 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 10 AM | CNN | 1.3 | 6.22 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 6 PM | CNN | 1.25 | 5.35 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 10 PM | CNN | 1.21 | 5.30 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 11:30 AM | MSNBC | 1.05 | 6.79 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 9 AM | CNN | 0.81 | 4.34 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 12:30 PM | MSNBC | 0.74 | 5.19 |
| Celebrating America | MSNBC | 0.71 | 4.52 |
| Jen Psaki Press Briefing | MSNBC | 0.62 | 4.43 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 11 PM | CNN | 0.62 | 2.67 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 8 AM | CNN | 0.61 | 3.92 |
| Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell | MSNBC | 0.61 | 4.20 |
| Deadline: White House | MSNBC | 0.6 | 4.85 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 8 PM | MSNBC | 0.57 | 4.09 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 7:30 PM | MSNBC | 0.56 | 4.02 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 6 PM | MSNBC | 0.55 | 3.92 |
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| Tucker Carlson Tonight | Fox News | 0.4 | 3.71 |
| The 11th Hour with Brian Williams | MSNBC | 0.37 | 2.96 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 12 PM | Fox News | 0.37 | 2.87 |
| Hannity | Fox News | 0.32 | 3.20 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden 11 AM | Fox News | 0.3 | 2.73 |
| The Five | Fox News | 0.3 | 3.14 |
| Fox News Primetime | Fox News | 0.27 | 2.16 |
| The Daily Show | Comedy Central | 0.24 | 0.75 |
| The Ingraham Angle | Fox News | 0.23 | 2.39 |
| Morning Joe | MSNBC | 0.2 | 2.10 |
| Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | TBS | 0.12 | 0.56 |
| Inauguration of Joe Biden | Newsmax TV | 0.07 | 0.43 |
| Greg Kelly Reports | Newsmax TV | 0.07 | 0.75 |
| Stinchfield | Newsmax TV | 0.06 | 0.50 |
| Spicer & Co | Newsmax TV | 0.06 | 0.55 |
| American Agenda | Newsmax TV | 0.06 | 0.40 |
| National Report | Newsmax TV | 0.06 | 0.53 |
| Conan | TBS | 0.06 | 0.26 |
| The Chris Salcedo Show | Newsmax TV | 0.05 | 0.44 |
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Total viewers
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Presidential Inauguration (9pm)
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CNN
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2.12
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1.60
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0.97
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7.060
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Presidential Inauguration (8pm)
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CNN
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1.81
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1.34
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0.84
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6.224
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Presidential Inauguration (7pm)
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CNN
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1.78
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1.33
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0.80
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6.074
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Presidential Inauguration (10pm)
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CNN
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1.63
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1.21
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0.71
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5.299
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Celebrating America (8:30pm)
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MSNBC
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1.03
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0.71
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0.37
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4.518
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MSNBC Press Conference (7:07pm)
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MSNBC
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0.94
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0.62
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0.35
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4.425
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Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
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MSNBC
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0.91
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0.61
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0.25
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4.201
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NBC News: Inauguration Prime Time
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MSNBC
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0.87
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0.57
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0.29
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4.090
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Presidential Inauguration (7:39pm)
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MSNBC
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0.86
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0.56
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0.32
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4.019
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Tucker Carlson Tonight
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FOX News
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0.59
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0.40
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0.18
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3.714
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Hannity
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FOX News
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0.46
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0.32
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0.11
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3.196
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Fox News Primetime
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FOX News
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0.42
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0.27
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0.14
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2.157
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The Ingraham Angle
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FOX News
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0.23
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2.394
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Greg Kelly Reports
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Newsmax TV
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—
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0.07
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0.752
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Stinchfield
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Newsmax TV
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0.06
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0.499
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Rob Schmitt Tonight
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Newsmax TV
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