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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.18.2021

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 18, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- PLAY-IN L: WIZARDS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 154 1.08 2,500
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- PLAY-IN L: HORNETS/PACERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:30 PM 120 0.56 1,385
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:34 PM 51 0.47 1,048
4 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,169
5 TEEN MOM II SSN10B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.25 553
6 NHL QTR FINALS L: NY ISLANDERS/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:32 PM 159 0.24 720
7 NHL QTR FINALS L: MINNESOTA/LAS VEGAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:11 PM 163 0.23 648
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,885
9 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.22 822
10 UNSELLABLE HOUSES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.21 1,324
11 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8D MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 411
12 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 692
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,664
14 SECRET SKINWALKER RANCH HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.19 1,523
15 AMERICAS BOOK OF SECRETS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.19 894
16 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.18 827
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,618
18 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,067
19 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,181
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.17 1,220
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 535
22 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:00 PM 30 0.16 430
23 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,483
24 CHAD TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.16 559
25 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 128 0.15 700
26 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 632
27 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.14 1,127
28 TRUE CONVICTION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 619
29 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,676
30 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 340
31 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.13 523
32 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 2,665
33 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 889
34 MLB WEEKDAY  L: NEW YORK YANKEES/TEXAS ESPN 8:00 PM 219 0.13 462
35 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:09 PM 139 0.13 367
36 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 801
37 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.12 476
38 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 716
39 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 850
40 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 908
41 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 314
42 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,966
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 668
44 BORN WITH ALBINISM TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 639
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 775
46 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 391
47 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 899
48 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 697
49 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,235
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 666
51 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:04 AM 60 0.11 285
52 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.11 806
53 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 623
54 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 747
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 278
56 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,913
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 670
58 DEADLY WOMEN: QUICK HITS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 7:00 AM 30 0.10 432
59 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 776
60 HUSTLE & TOW A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.09 441
61 CRUEL SUMMER FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.09 261
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 762
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 252
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,201
65 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,478
66 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:39 PM 21 0.09 294
67 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,348
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,306
69 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 537
70 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 595
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 619
72 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 289
73 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 233
74 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.09 510
75 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,343
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,395
77 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.08 1,473
78 NHL QTR FINALS L: TAMPA BAY/FLORIDA CNBC 8:00 PM 168 0.08 262
79 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.08 240
80 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.08 375
81 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 64 0.08 293
82 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.08 292
83 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.08 220
84 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 239
85 HUSTLE & TOW A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.08 373
86 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,237
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,294
88 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.07 480
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 890
90 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:54 AM 30 0.07 225
91 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,217
92 FAMILY BUSINESS, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 310
93 LBZ NORTHERN COMPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 699
94 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,323
95 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 192
96 UNDISPUTED L: 1174 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 192
97 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.06 328
98 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 156
99 NHL LIVE PRE QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 32 0.06 170
100 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.06 177
101 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:28 PM 32 0.06 165
102 FAMILY BUSINESS, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.06 319
103 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,360
104 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 552
105 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,067
106 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 889
107 FASTER WITH FINNEGAN MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 212
108 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 671
109 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 206
110 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 11:00 AM 77 0.05 747
111 LOS BUSBY DISCOVERY FAMILIA 9:00 PM 60 0.05 89
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 948
113 AUTO MUNDIAL MOTOR TREND 7:00 PM 30 0.04 166
114 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 769
115 HAVES AND HAVE NOTS SP OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 372
116 IFC MOVIE: ARACHNOPHOBIA IFC TV 6:30 PM 150 0.04 149
117 HERD L: 1489 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 134
118 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 51 0.04 753
119 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 383
120 LBZ NEXT GEN COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 532
121 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.04 316
122 HAUNTING REPACK: TAHN-8R1R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.04 227
123 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 227
124 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 1:51 PM 26 0.04 741
125 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:17 PM 43 0.04 714
126 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 8:00 PM 60 0.03 64
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 181
128 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 7:00 PM 60 0.03 436
129 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 837
130 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 113
131 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 105
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 147
133 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.03 107
134 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:17 PM 43 0.03 733
135 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 119
136 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 294
137 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.03 73
138 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 267
139 VICE NEWS TONIGHT VICE 11:00 PM 30 0.03 58
140 MLB TONIGHT BP: MLBT BP MLB NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.03 97
141 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1129 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 76
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 185
143 LIVE FROM: PGA CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF CHANNEL 7:00 PM 120 0.03 100
144 HISTORIAS FANTASMAS DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 73
145 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 5:00 PM 60 0.03 207
146 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 107
147 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.03 68
148 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 295
149 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 935 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.02 66
150 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME (TURNBULL NO-HITTER) MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 321 0.02 102
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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.
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