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May 21, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.20.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary Monday ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.77.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.93/0.90/0.80, compared to last week’s 0.90/0.81/0.70.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP slipped 0.02 to 0.66, and TI & TINY was down 0.11 to 0.37.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES was steady at 0.53, and SUMMER HOUSE was down 0.03 to 0.20.  MTV’s TEEN MOM lost 0.04 to 0.44, and the lead-out hour was down 0.05 to 0.13.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD ticked down to 0.42.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS shed 0.06 to 0.39, and DIESEL BROTHERS was down 0.09 to 0.30.  HBO’s CHERNOBYL held impressively at 0.32, and GENTLEMAN JACK was down 0.04 to 0.10.  On Food Network, BEST BAKER IN AMERICA was steady at 0.26, and CAKE-OFF arrived at 0.16.  On HGTV, BARGAIN MANSIONS was at 0.24/0.24 compared to last week’s 0.29/0.27, SAY YES TO THE NEST was at 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.05 to 0.21.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW tied in 18-49s, with Carlson at 0.23/0.39/2.8M and Maddow at 0.23/0.33/2.7M, while CNN TONIGHT was at 0.10/600K.  A&E’s LIVE RESCUE fell 0.09 to 0.20.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.20, and PAWN STARS was at 0.17.  TLC’s PILLOW TALK dropped 0.04 to 0.18.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday May 20, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L: GOLDEN STATE/PORTLAND ESPN 9:11 PM 161 2.77 7,788
2 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 9:00 PM 11 1.36 4,099
3 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:52 PM 68 1.25 3,261
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.93 2,681
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.90 2,583
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.80 2,299
7 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 8 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.66 1,454
8 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.53 1,311
9 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,328
10 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.53 1,557
11 TEEN MOM II S9 REUNION P1 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.44 805
12 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.42 755
13 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.39 1,201
14 T.I. & TINY:FAM HUSTLE S2 VH1 9:01 PM 61 0.37 942
15 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.32 822
16 CHERNOBYL HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 62 0.32 1,063
17 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.30 806
18 BEST BAKER IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,126
19 BARGAIN MANSIONS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.24 1,119
20 BARGAIN MANSIONS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.24 1,065
21 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 667
22 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,823
23 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,710
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 749
25 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.22 597
26 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 546
27 SAY YES TO THE NEST HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,211
28 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,442
29 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,225
30 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.20 585
31 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.20 632
32 LIVE RESCUE: 6 LIVE RESCUE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.20 724
33 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.20 1,620
34 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 438
35 20/20 ON ID INVESTIGATES: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 120 0.19 795
36 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,884
37 90 DAY HEA: PILLOW TALK TLC 10:02 PM 61 0.18 701
38 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.18 308
39 COPS (O) PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 30 0.18 480
40 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 503
41 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,302
42 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,070
43 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.17 981
44 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.17 687
45 CAKE-OFF FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 726
46 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 430
47 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 354
48 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 381
49 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,980
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 360
51 ABBY HATCHER NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.15 504
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,460
53 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,190
54 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.14 612
55 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 343
56 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 15 0.14 510
57 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 324
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,538
59 TEEN MOM: YOUNG MOMS CLUB MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.13 277
60 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 831
61 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 395
62 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.12 526
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 761
64 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 943
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,489
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,325
67 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 946
68 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 771
69 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.12 349
70 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,420
71 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 399
72 WINNER CAKE ALL FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.11 494
73 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 383
74 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,603
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,662
76 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,329
77 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,511
78 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,440
79 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 15 0.10 293
80 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 15 0.10 460
81 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 323
82 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,208
83 GENTLEMAN JACK HBO PRIME 10:05 PM 59 0.10 362
84 PARANORMAL 911 TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 364
85 APOLLO 13: APOLLO 13 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 180 0.10 422
86 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 558
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 707
88 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.10 240
89 TEEN MOM: YOUNG MOMS CLUB MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.10 210
90 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,459
91 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,286
92 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,214
93 HAUNTED HOSPITALS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 353
94 PARANORMAL 911 TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 383
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,096
96 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,388
97 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,142
98 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 683
99 LIVE PD SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.08 354
100 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,260
101 CAKE-OFF FOOD NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.08 266
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 758
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 945
104 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.08 365
105 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.08 241
106 UNDISPUTED L: 675 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 177
107 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,013
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 598
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 556
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 605
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 842
112 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 777
113 SHOWCASE GAME: PHI AT CHC/SEA AT TEX MLB NETWORK 8:07 PM 216 0.07 345
114 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 529
115 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 502
116 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 563
117 IN ICE COLD BLOOD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 289
118 LIVE PD SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.07 312
119 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 561
120 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 11:30 PM 61 0.06 299
121 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 513
122 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 599
123 HERD L: 993 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 141
124 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS BOOMERANG 8:00 PM 30 0.06 174
125 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 327
126 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.06 117
127 POOL KINGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 197
128 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 744
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 836
130 JEFFREY DAHMER: CANNIBAL: 102: ZOMBIE EXPERIMENTS REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.05 155
131 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 352
132 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 397
133 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 418
134 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 799
135 MY GHOST STORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 210
136 CORNHOLE: JOHNSONVILLE CORNHOLE CHAMPIONSHIPS: ACL ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.05 131
137 MY GHOST STORY TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 178
138 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 210
139 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 269
140 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 86
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 190
142 DAHMER:SERIAL KILLER: 100 2 HOUR SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 120 0.04 141
143 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 311
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 210
145 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 78
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 208
147 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.04 122
148 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 60 0.04 74
149 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.04 335
150 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.04 247

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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.