BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: It was season finale night, and the line-up fared as follows: THE GOLDBERGS at 0.39 (down 0.03 from last week and down 0.19 from last season), THE WONDER YEARS at 0.33 (up 0.03 from last week), THE CONNERS at 0.42 (up a tick from last week and down 0.14 from 2021), HOME ECONOMICS at 0.29 (up 0.05 from last week and down 0.13 from last season, when it aired at 8:30PM), and A MILLION LITTLE THINGS at 0.24 (up 0.05 from last week and down 0.08 from 2021).
CBS: SURVIVOR jumped 0.14 to 0.92, and the season finale of BEYOND THE EDGE ticked up to 0.32. An FBI rerun was at 0.21.
NBC: The CHICAGO franchise had MED down a tick to 0.63, FIRE up a tick to 0.69, and PD down 0.02 to 0.65.
FOX: The season finale of THE MASKED SINGER was at 0.71, up 0.06 from the last new episode but down a whopping 0.64 from the 2021 finale. The season premiere of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was at 0.34, compared to 0.7 for its last premiere on a Monday in June 2019.
CW: THE FLASH ticked up to 0.12, and KUNG FU was up a tick to 0.08.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.20, followed by RICH & SHAMELESS at 0.42. ESPN’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.56/0.35. TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE was steady at 0.33. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS dropped 0.06 to 0.27. TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.25. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.23/0.41/3.3M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.08/600K, and MSNBC’s REIDOUT at 0.06/900K. Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT slipped 0.02 to 0.21. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.14/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.12, and BUY IT OR BUILD IT was at 0.12. On TLC, MY FEET ARE KILLING ME ticked up to 0.13, and SAVE MY SKIN was up a tick to 0.10. On ID, SEE NO EVIL rose 0.04 to 0.12, and I WENT UNDERCOVER was at 0.09. USA’s TEMPTATION ISLAND gained 0.03 to 0.11. On BET, THE MS PAT SHOW climbed 0.04 to 0.10 (plus 0.01/65K via BET Her simulcast), and ASSISTED LIVING was up 0.04 to 0.10 (plus 0.01/49K). Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.07/0.06 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.09.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 18, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: MAVERICKS/WARRIORS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:01 PM | 146 | 2.20 | 6,518 |
| 2 | INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 11:27 PM | 41 | 0.91 | 2,665 |
| 3 | NHL CONF SEMIFINALS L: NEW YORK RANGERS/CAROLINA | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 178 | 0.56 | 1,658 |
| 4 | NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.52 | 1,678 |
| 5 | RICH & SHAMELESS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 12:08 AM | 60 | 0.42 | 1,185 |
| 6 | NHL CONF SEMIFINALS L: EDMONTON/CALGARY | ESPN | 9:58 PM | 161 | 0.35 | 894 |
| 7 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0137 HOUSTON TX | TBS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.33 | 922 |
| 8 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 943 |
| 9 | LIGA MX L: SF: ATLAS / TIGRES | TUDN | 9:30 PM | 155 | 0.25 | 553 |
| 10 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 3,264 |
| 11 | MAFS (LIF) REUNION: BOSTON REUNION, PART 1 1418 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.21 | 1,057 |
| 12 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 3,305 |
| 13 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,453 |
| 14 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 688 |
| 15 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 491 |
| 16 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,882 |
| 17 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 644 |
| 18 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,474 |
| 19 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,791 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:39 AM | 61 | 0.17 | 436 |
| 21 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.16 | 430 |
| 22 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,155 |
| 23 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 480 |
| 24 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 1,009 |
| 25 | MY FEET ARE KILLING ME | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 954 |
| 26 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,904 |
| 27 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 377 |
| 28 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,938 |
| 29 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN25 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 306 |
| 30 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 324 |
| 31 | BUY IT OR BUILD IT | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.12 | 756 |
| 32 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 322 |
| 33 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 971 |
| 34 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 274 |
| 35 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,834 |
| 36 | SEE NO EVIL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 610 |
| 37 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,775 |
| 38 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,808 |
| 39 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:40 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 268 |
| 40 | HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 546 |
| 41 | TEMPTATION ISLAND | USA NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.11 | 338 |
| 42 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,605 |
| 43 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,614 |
| 44 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,546 |
| 45 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 281 |
| 46 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN25 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 273 |
| 47 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 264 |
| 48 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:05 AM | 55 | 0.10 | 214 |
| 49 | MS. PAT SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 498 |
| 50 | SAVE MY SKIN | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 737 |
| 51 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,644 |
| 52 | ASSISTED LIVING | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 506 |
| 53 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,566 |
| 54 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 700 |
| 55 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 254 |
| 56 | I WENT UNDERCOVER | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.09 | 504 |
| 57 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.09 | 283 |
| 58 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,178 |
| 59 | GREAT DEBATE WITH CHARLES | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:30 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 297 |
| 60 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 606 |
| 61 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 599 |
| 62 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 703 |
| 63 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 522 |
| 64 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 599 |
| 65 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 533 |
| 66 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,166 |
| 67 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 659 |
| 68 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 649 |
| 69 | MOONSHINERS: MASTER TOURN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 65 | 0.07 | 371 |
| 70 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 634 |
| 71 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 597 |
| 72 | UNDISPUTED L: 1435 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 149 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 596 |
| 74 | MOONSHINERS: AMERICAN SPI | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 330 |
| 75 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.06 | 323 |
| 76 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 564 |
| 77 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 944 |
| 78 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 1054 SCORNED | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 337 |
| 79 | NHL CONF SEMIFINALS L | ESPN2 | 9:47 PM | 20 | 0.06 | 138 |
| 80 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 541 |
| 81 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 806 |
| 82 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 852 |
| 83 | TO CATCH A SMUGGLER: ROME | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 311 |
| 84 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 213 |
| 85 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 482 |
| 86 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 489 |
| 87 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,081 |
| 88 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 572 |
| 89 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 190 |
| 90 | MSNBC PRIME | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,109 |
| 91 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,197 |
| 92 | POCOYO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 20 | 0.04 | 155 |
| 93 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 370 |
| 94 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: STL AT NYM/SEA AT TOR | MLB NETWORK | 7:12 PM | 208 | 0.04 | 219 |
| 95 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 299 |
| 96 | HERD L: 1754 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 95 |
| 97 | FUTBOL CENTRAL L | TUDN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 91 |
| 98 | MAFS: AUSTRALIA | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 329 |
| 99 | COURTSHIP | USA NETWORK | 11:01 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 134 |
| 100 | LIVE FROM: PGA CHAMPIONSHIP | GOLF CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 158 |
| 101 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 337 |
| 102 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 530 |
| 103 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 104 |
| 104 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 1,002 |
| 105 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 367 |
| 106 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 320 |
| 107 | NASCAR RACE HUB L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 174 |
| 108 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 575 |
| 109 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 274 |
| 110 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 203 |
| 111 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 91 |
| 112 | MAFS (LIF) REUNION: BOSTON REUNION, PART 1 1418 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 123 | 0.03 | 140 |
| 113 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 110 |
| 114 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 160 |
| 115 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 1,031 |
| 116 | UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 1: FINAL: EINTRACHT FRANKFURT / RANGERS FC | TUDN | 2:30 PM | 225 | 0.03 | 98 |
| 117 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 602 |
| 118 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 116 |
| 119 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 171 |
| 120 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 121 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 243 |
| 122 | KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 55 |
| 123 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1378 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 63 |
| 124 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME | MLB NETWORK | 5:16 PM | 116 | 0.02 | 146 |
| 125 | PRIMAL SURVIVOR: AMAZON | NAT GEO WILD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 75 |
| 126 | AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 172 |
| 127 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 144 |
| 128 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 258 |
| 129 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 301 |
| 130 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 824 |
| 131 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 250 |
| 132 | STORM CENTER | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 97 |
| 133 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 272 |
| 134 | 25 WORDS OR LESS | GSN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 360 |
| 135 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: ATL AT MIL/DET AT TB | MLB NETWORK | 1:11 PM | 245 | 0.02 | 164 |
| 136 | STORM CENTER | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 96 |
| 137 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 102 |
| 138 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 1196 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:30 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 71 |
| 139 | MAFS: AUSTRALIA | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 11:03 PM | 58 | 0.02 | 207 |
| 140 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | TUDN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 56 |
| 141 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 522 |
| 142 | PORT PROTECTION ALASKA | NAT GEO WILD | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 177 |
| 143 | MLB TONIGHT PRIME | MLB NETWORK | 10:40 PM | 75 | 0.02 | 94 |
| 144 | PATTRN | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 125 |
| 145 | SHOOTING USA | OUTDOOR CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 55 |
| 146 | AMC MOVIE: JARHEAD | AMC | 9:15 AM | 165 | 0.02 | 112 |
| 147 | VARNEY & COMPANY | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 332 |
| 148 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 74 |
| 149 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 55 |
| 150 | MAKING MONEY W/C.PAYNE | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 250 |
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