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May 29, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.27.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Game 1 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS adjusted up 0.1.  In addition, THE CODE and the reruns of 9-1-1, BULL and CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD each lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.76/0.73/0.67, compared to last week’s 0.93/0.90/0.80.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP gained 0.03 to 0.69, and TI & TINY was up 0.07 to 0.44.  Discovery’s DIESEL BROTHERS jumped 0.25 to 0.55, and DIRTY MUDDER TRUCKERS was at 0.33.  MTV’s TEEN MOM dropped 0.06 to 0.38, and the lead-out hour was up 0.02 to 0.15.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD fell 0.07 to 0.35.  On HBO, CHERNOBYL ticked up to 0.33, and GENTLEMAN JACK ticked down to 0.09.  On ID, REBECCA ZAHAU: AN ID MURDER MYSTERY was at 0.30, SEE NO EVIL was at 0.26, and MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND was at 0.29.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS climbed 0.09 to 0.29, and PAWN STARS was up 0.08 to 0.25.  On Food Network, BEST BAKER IN AMERICA edged up 0.02 to 0.28, and BEACH BAKE BATTLE was at 0.17.  NatGeo’s THE HOT ZONE miniseries premiered at 0.28/0.24.  On HGTV, BARGAIN MANSIONS was at 0.25/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.24/0.24, SAY YES TO THE NEST fell 0.06 to 0.16, and HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.20.  Hallmark’s original movie LOVE IN THE SUN was at 0.21.  Bravo’s SUMMER HOUSE stayed at 0.20.  Lifetime’s original movie HARRY & MEGHAN: BECOMING ROYAL was at 0.15.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday May 27, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.76 2,265
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.73 2,254
3 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 8 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.69 1,448
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.67 2,051
5 DIESEL BROTHERS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 123 0.55 1,520
6 T.I. & TINY:FAM HUSTLE S2 VH1 9:01 PM 61 0.44 1,052
7 TEEN MOM II S9 REUNION P2 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.38 799
8 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.35 757
9 TNT WEEKDAY MOVIES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:00 PM 60 0.35 965
10 CHERNOBYL HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 65 0.33 1,193
11 DIRTY MUDDER TRUCKERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 64 0.33 930
12 REBECCA ZAHAU: AN ID MURD: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 120 0.30 1,196
13 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.29 1,975
14 TNT WEEKDAY MOVIES: STAR WARS: EMPIRE STRIKES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:13 PM 167 0.29 798
15 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.29 1,169
16 BEST BAKER IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,399
17 HOT ZONE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 59 0.28 1,384
18 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,104
19 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.25 1,344
20 BARGAIN MANSIONS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,202
21 MEMORIAL DAY MOVIEFEST: DOCTOR STRANGE TBS NETWORK 12:30 PM 150 0.25 771
22 BIOGRAPHY: CHRIS FARLEY: ANYTHING FOR LAUGH A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 124 0.24 639
23 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 8:30 PM 30 0.24 682
24 HOT ZONE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:59 PM 61 0.24 1,256
25 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.23 1,048
26 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.23 587
27 BARGAIN MANSIONS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.23 1,199
28 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: LOVE IN THE SUN HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.21 1,786
29 MLB WEEKDAY  L: NEW YORK METS/LA DODGERS ESPN 8:00 PM 234 0.20 725
30 BEST BAKER IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.20 938
31 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.20 612
32 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,192
33 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:42 PM 18 0.20 689
34 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.20 882
35 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.20 802
36 MLB HOLIDAY L ESPN 4:12 PM 42 0.19 759
37 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 30 0.19 920
38 MURDER LOVES COMPANY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 7:00 PM 60 0.18 836
39 DIABOLICAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 4:00 PM 60 0.18 922
40 JURASSIC WORLD: JURASSIC WORLD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:15 PM 165 0.17 613
41 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.17 568
42 BEACH BAKE BATTLE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.17 744
43 STILL A MYSTERY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 5:00 PM 60 0.17 844
44 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 183 0.17 574
45 MURDER CHOSE ME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 6:00 PM 60 0.17 792
46 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.17 739
47 SAY YES TO THE NEST HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.16 1,119
48 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.16 593
49 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.16 1,160
50 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.16 628
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 408
52 TEEN MOM BEING LEVI MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.15 317
53 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.15 593
54 MOVIE- FEATURE PREM: HARRY & MEGHAN:BCMNG ROYL LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 154 0.15 819
55 SP FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 AM 60 0.14 590
56 MEMORIAL DAY MOVIEFEST: SORCERERS APPRENTICE, THE TBS NETWORK 10:15 AM 135 0.14 465
57 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 15 0.13 512
58 MLB HOLIDAY L: MIAMI/WASHINGTON ESPN 1:00 PM 192 0.13 521
59 KLEPPER COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.13 331
60 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 296
61 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 378
62 MEMORIAL DAY MOVIEFEST TBS NETWORK 8:30 AM 105 0.12 433
63 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:54 PM 66 0.12 335
64 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.12 553
65 JURASSIC PARK III: JURASSIC PARK III NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:15 PM 120 0.11 416
66 HAUNTING TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 383
67 CNN OS SPCL PRESENTATION CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 759
68 HAUNTING REPACK: TAHU-7R1R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.11 397
69 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.11 446
70 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 247
71 RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,553
72 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.11 380
73 FIVE, THE SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,454
74 JURASSIC PARK II: LOST WO: THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1:15 PM 180 0.10 376
75 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,375
76 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,106
77 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 756
78 HAUNTING (O) TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 362
79 MICKEYS ADV IN WONDERLAND DISNEY JUNIOR 8:30 AM 50 0.10 368
80 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 755
81 HAUNTING TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 321
82 LIFETIME SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:34 PM 60 0.10 569
83 UNDISPUTED L: 680 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.10 194
84 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,605
85 OUTNUMBERED SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,378
86 BEACH BAKE BATTLE FOOD NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.09 314
87 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,572
88 GENTLEMAN JACK HBO PRIME 10:06 PM 60 0.09 499
89 HAUNTING TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 326
90 SR/TRUMP ADDRESSES TROOPS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:31 PM 23 0.09 1,346
91 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 31 0.09 1,408
92 JURASSIC PARK: JURASSIC PARK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:30 AM 165 0.09 246
93 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 333
94 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,411
95 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 255
96 HOT ZONE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:59 PM 61 0.09 319
97 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,079
98 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,450
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,556
100 HAUNTING TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 332
101 NCAA LACROSSE CHAMP L: YALE/VIRGINIA ESPN2 1:00 PM 160 0.08 296
102 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 591
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 582
104 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 918
105 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 633
106 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 865
107 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 967
108 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.08 210
109 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,395
110 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.07 378
111 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 605
112 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 609
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 531
114 LAST WORD W. LO SPEC MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,190
115 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.07 219
116 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 588
117 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,169
118 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.07 171
119 FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP L: USA/NIGERIA FOX SPORTS 1 2:20 PM 133 0.07 200
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 529
121 YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 861
122 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 616
123 ALL IN W. C HAYES SPEC MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 886
124 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,294
125 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 553
126 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 467
127 HERD L: 998 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 140 0.06 154
128 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 93 0.06 158
129 IN ICE COLD BLOOD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 309
130 BEAT W/ ARI MELBER SPEC MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 862
131 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 622
132 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 165
133 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 550
134 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 3:40 PM 20 0.06 178
135 11TH HR W/ B.WILLIAMS SPC MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 686
136 HARDBALL W. CM SPECIAL MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 887
137 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 510
138 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.06 110
139 MLB HOLIDAY L ESPN2 4:00 PM 23 0.05 177
140 MTP DAILY SPECIAL MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 800
141 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 137
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 276
143 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 11:00 AM 30 0.05 111
144 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 131
145 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 409
146 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.05 573
147 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 613
148 BEST THING I EVER ATE COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.05 153
149 SEGURIDAD FRONTERA CAN UNIVERSO 2:05 PM 20 0.05 95
150 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.05 467

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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.