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May 17, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 5.16.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  After a run of the movie UP at 0.40, THE GOOD DOCTOR ticked up to 0.36.

CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD ticked down to 0.54, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was up 0.02 to 0.46.  Returning from a rerun week, NCIS fell 0.11 to 0.44, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.11 to 0.32.

NBC:  The first DOWNTON ABBEY movie, airing because NBCUniversal’s sequel opens this week, was at 0.22.

FOX:  The season finale of 9-1-1 was at 0.75, up 0.05 from last week but down 0.30 from the 2021 finale.  The season finale of 9-1-1: LONE STAR was at 0.62, down 0.02 from last week and down 0.25 from the 2021 finale.

CW:  ALL-AMERICAN rose 0.06 to 0.17, and ALL-AMERICAN: HOMECOMING was up 0.05 to 0.13.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE: RAW was at 0.46/0.46/0.44 compared to last week’s 0.47/0.43/0.42.  On Bravo BELOW DECK gained 0.03 to 0.33, and SUMMER HOUSE was down 0.08 to 0.18.  AMC’s BETTER CALL SAUL edged up 0.02 to 0.28.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.26/0.42/3.2M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.11/0.19/2M, and CNN NEWSROOM at 0.09/700K.  On HGTV, CELEBRITY IOU rose 0.05 to 0.22, and LIL JON WANTS TO DO WHAT ticked down to 0.14.  TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE was at 0.22/0.16/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.19/0.19.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was steady at 0.20.  On VH1, BASKETBALL WIVES was at 0.17 and COUPLES RETREAT was at 0.13.  On Food Network, BBQ BRAWL ticked up to 0.17.  On ID, MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND dropped 0.03 to 0.07.  FX’s BREEDERS was at 0.04, compared to last week’s 0.04/0.01.  On HBO, WE OWN THIS CITY ticked down to 0.02/159K, and GENTLEMAN JACK fell a tick to an ugly zero/93K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday May 16, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,816
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.46 1,646
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.44 1,749
4 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.33 1,079
5 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 9:00 PM 65 0.28 1,134
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 3,161
7 CELEBRITY IOU HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.22 1,319
8 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.22 635
9 90 DAY: SINGLE LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 121 0.22 1,065
10 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 3,306
11 SO: AMERICAS LIST: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 182 0.20 743
12 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.18 582
13 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,702
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,144
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,475
16 BASKETBALL WIVES 10 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.17 517
17 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,964
18 BBQ BRAWL FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.17 872
19 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,577
20 90 DAY DIARIES TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.16 924
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 745
22 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 504
23 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 406
24 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 405
25 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,684
26 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 549
27 LIL JON WANTS TO DO WHAT? HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 60 0.14 771
28 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 500
29 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 391
30 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 394
31 CELEBRITY IOU REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.14 851
32 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 510
33 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 472
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 438
35 VH1 COUPLES RETREAT 2 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.13 379
36 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 504
37 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,510
38 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 352
39 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 389
40 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/NEWCASTLE USA NETWORK 2:54 PM 133 0.12 388
41 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,615
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,629
43 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,532
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,577
45 90 DAY: SINGLE LIFE PILLO TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.11 648
46 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:09 PM 51 0.11 1,735
47 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 2,035
48 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 358
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 289
50 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 985
51 UNDISPUTED L: 1433 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 227
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 691
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 642
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 791
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 620
56 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 53 0.09 1,714
57 HIST GREATEST MYSTERIES HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.09 624
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 581
59 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 666
60 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 649
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,669
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 607
63 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.08 367
64 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 660
65 SR/BIDEN AWARD-OFFICERS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:53 AM 16 0.08 1,515
66 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 678
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 537
68 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 491
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,343
70 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 676
71 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 61 0.07 565
72 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 265
73 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.07 329
74 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,110
75 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,069
76 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 560
77 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.06 423
78 SHOWCASE GAME RAIN DELAY MLB NETWORK 9:13 PM 93 0.06 262
79 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,135
80 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.06 657
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 990
82 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,265
83 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 206
84 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 504
85 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.06 191
86 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 160
87 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.05 427
88 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 390
89 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.05 215
90 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 173
91 SHOWCASE GAME: HOU AT BOS/STL AT NYM MLB NETWORK 7:13 PM 194 0.05 232
92 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 881
93 HERD L: 1752 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 153
94 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE USA NETWORK 5:07 PM 53 0.05 141
95 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.05 1,093
96 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 771
97 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.04 346
98 BREEDERS FX 10:00 PM 35 0.04 155
99 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 783
100 MECHA BUILDERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.04 99
101 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 105
102 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 308
103 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 275
104 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 238
105 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 2:00 PM 54 0.04 133
106 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 209
107 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.04 158
108 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.03 495
109 MECHA BUILDERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.03 88
110 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 628
111 KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.03 90
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 205
113 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1376 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 82
114 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-4R1R06H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.03 301
115 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 221
116 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 227
117 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.03 89
118 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 266
119 PGA TOUR-THE CUT GOLF CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.03 82
120 25 WORDS OR LESS GSN 3:30 PM 30 0.03 326
121 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 297
122 THIS JUST IN ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 80
123 AKC PREMIER CUP: AKC DIVING DOGS PREMIER CUP ESPN2 9:00 PM 120 0.03 111
124 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.03 143
125 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 616
126 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 623
127 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 1194 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.03 76
128 NFL LIVE ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.03 82
129 LIVE FROM: PGA CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF CHANNEL 7:00 PM 120 0.03 110
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 168
131 MECHA BUILDERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.03 72
132 LIGA MX FEMENIL: SF:MONTERREY VS PACHUCA FOX DEPORTES 9:58 PM 132 0.03 84
133 25 WORDS OR LESS GSN 3:00 PM 30 0.03 329
134 FUTBOL CHIVAS FEMINIL: GUADALAJARA VS TIGRES UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 135 0.03 61
135 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 532
136 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S3 UNIVERSO 11:15 PM 30 0.03 54
137 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 71
138 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.03 77
139 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.03 112
140 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 634
141 CLOSING BELL CNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.03 208
142 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 233
143 CHAMPIONS TOUR LRNG CTR GOLF CHANNEL 11:30 PM 30 0.03 73
144 MECHA BUILDERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.03 63
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.02 168
146 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 564
147 FOX BET LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 30 0.02 47
148 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.02 212
149 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 77
150 TEXAS METAL DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 60 0.02 54

 

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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.