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May 22, 2019
 

CORRECTION #2: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.21.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MENTAL SAMURAI and 1969 lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS (UPDATE #2): Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals has been correctly titled and added to the charts below in the #1 spot.  [TNT earned 3.634 million P2+ L+SD from 8-10 PM ET and a 1.31 adult 18-49 L+SD rating from 8-10PM.  In addition, the network’s 10PM-midnight ratings (which would have contained the remainder of the game and some post-game content) were 3.709M P2+ L+SD and 1.52 adult 18-49 L+SD.  That programming was erroneously titled TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE (repeat) and an additional run of the movie immediately afterward. Most likely TNT submitted its alternate schedule to Nielsen. The repeat indicator prevented this viewing (whatever the title) from making it into the chart. The correct title (Milwaukee-Toronto in Game 4 of the Eastern finals) should be reprocessed soon.]  The absence of an The mis-titled NBA playoff game placed NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game is now #3 on at the top of Tuesday’s cable chart at 0.62.  Right behind was USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN, up 0.05 to 0.61, with MIZ & MRS down 0.02 to 0.37, and GROWING UP CHRISLEY up a tick to 0.24.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS slipped 0.02 to 0.53, and TEXICANAS ticked down to 0.10.  TBS’s THE LAST OG jumped 0.11 to 0.39.  Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH was steady at 0.34.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS lost 0.02 to 0.28.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD ticked down to 0.28, and 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS was down 0.04 to 0.21.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.06 to 0.25, GOOD BONES declined 0.03 to 0.24, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.24, and RESTORED BY THE FORDS dropped 0.05 to 0.18.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.24/0.43/3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.34/2.6M, and a CNN TOWN HALL at 0.13/0.16/700K.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 gained 0.03 to 0.24, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW ticked down to 0.13.  Food Network’s CHOPPED climbed 0.03 to 0.23.  On ID, TRUE CONVICTION dipped 0.02 to 0.23, and DIABOLICAL premiered at 0.21.  On History, THE CURSE OF CIVIL WAR GOLD ticked up to 0.23.  On A&E, INTERVENTION rose 0.03 to 0.20, and KIDS BEHIND BARS was steady at 0.17.  BET’s GAMES PEOPLE PLAY lost 0.04 to 0.13.  Freeform’s THE BOLD TYPE held at 0.12.  FX’s FOSSE/VERDON fell 0.05 to 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 21, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: BUCKS/RAPTORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:30 PM 152 2.00 5,299
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:02 PM 41 1.08 2,608
3 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: SAN JOSE/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:55 PM 173 0.62 1,807
4 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.61 1,983
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.53 1,659
6 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 30 0.47 1,459
7 LAST OG, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.39 973
8 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.37 1,037
9 DEADLIEST CATCH: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 122 0.34 1,262
10 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,404
11 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,480
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 846
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,236
14 GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,278
15 GROWING UP CHRISLEY USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.24 716
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,208
17 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,004
18 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 31 0.24 469
19 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 573
20 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 796
21 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,626
22 TRUE CONVICTION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,087
23 CURSE OF CIVIL WAR GOLD HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.23 1,299
24 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.22 759
25 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS: N/A TLC 10:00 PM 120 0.21 1,037
26 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.21 502
27 DIABOLICAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,008
28 MLB WEEKDAY  L: PHILADELPHIA/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 7:00 PM 225 0.21 768
29 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,693
30 INTERVENTION: YOUNG & ADDICTED 231 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.20 599
31 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 513
32 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.19 684
33 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 445
34 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,393
35 RESTORED BY THE FORDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.18 891
36 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,274
37 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:48 PM 72 0.18 478
38 KIDS BEHIND BARS: LIFE OR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.17 484
39 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 504
40 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 376
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 397
42 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 410
43 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.16 551
44 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 337
45 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,248
46 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.15 331
47 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,007
48 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.15 315
49 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 344
50 BITE CLUB FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.15 449
51 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 436
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,598
53 MLB WEEKDAY  L: ATLANTA/SAN FRANCISCO ESPN 10:45 PM 139 0.15 397
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,539
55 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.14 781
56 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.14 511
57 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 833
58 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 896
59 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,717
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,655
61 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:31 PM 29 0.13 310
62 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,391
63 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 10:00 PM 72 0.13 719
64 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,615
65 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 377
66 BOLD TYPE, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.12 255
67 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 845
68 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.12 396
69 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:04 AM 56 0.11 292
70 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 721
71 ABBY HATCHER NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.11 472
72 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.11 483
73 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,540
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,138
75 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 249
76 LADIES NIGHT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 249
77 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 320
78 PAID OFF TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 198
79 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,564
80 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 325
81 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.10 409
82 BERMUDA TRI: NEW SECRETS: BTNSE-SP01BH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.10 391
83 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:12 PM 48 0.10 557
84 TEXICANAS BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.10 374
85 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.10 236
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,361
87 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,414
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,270
89 BERMUDA TRI: NEW SECRETS: BTNSE-SP01BH TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 AM 120 0.09 280
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 662
91 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,362
92 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,332
93 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,148
94 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 480
95 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,244
96 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 619
97 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 713
98 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 648
99 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,224
100 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,314
101 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 557
102 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,194
103 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 600
104 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,023
105 UNDISPUTED L: 676 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 174
106 REAL SPORTS 19 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.07 226
107 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 244
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,031
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 603
110 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 577
111 FOSSE/VERDON FX 10:00 PM 78 0.07 367
112 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 608
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 617
114 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 3:00 AM 60 0.07 194
115 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 15 0.07 245
116 NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 55 0.07 167
117 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 646
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 990
119 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 23 0.06 219
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 850
121 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 187
122 EARLY START CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.06 325
123 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.06 91
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 932
125 HOLMES MAKES IT RIGHT:RET DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 296
126 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 239
127 EARLY START CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.06 319
128 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 250
129 HERD L: 994 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 134
130 FOX & FRIENDS FIRST FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 AM 60 0.06 649
131 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 826
132 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 378
133 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.05 325
134 ARIEL HELWANI MMA SHOW ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.05 136
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 241
136 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:50 AM 10 0.05 364
137 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 815
138 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 103
139 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.05 146
140 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 891
141 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 115
142 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 223
143 FOX & FRIENDS FIRST FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 AM 60 0.04 477
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 222
145 FIRST LOOK MSNBC 5:00 AM 60 0.04 400
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 213
147 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 99
148 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 107
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 228
150 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 234

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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.