BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: An NBA PLAYOFFS game at 1.93.
CBS; The season finale of THE NEIGHBORHOOD was at 0.56, up 0.02 from last week and down two-tenths from the 2021 finale. The season finale of BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was at 0.51, up 0.05 from last week and down 0.18 from last year. The season finale of NCIS was at 0.50, up 0.06 from last week and down 0.22 from last year (when it aired on Tuesday). The season finale of NCIS: HAWAII rose 0.09 to 0.41.
NBC: A synergistic run of the movie JURASSIC WORLD was at 0.42.
FOX: The series premiere of DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS was at 0.36, and the season premiere of BEAT SHAZAM was at 0.38.
CW: The season finale of ALL-AMERICAN was at 0.19, up 0.02 from last week and down 0.04 from last season (when the finale aired in July). The season finale of ALL-AMERICAN: HOMECOMING ticked up to 0.14.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.46/0.43. USA’s WWE: RAW was at 0.43/0.42/0.38 compared to last week’s 0.46/0.46/0.44. On Bravo, BELOW DECK ticked up to 0.34, and SUMMER HOUSE. The midseason finale of AMC’s BETTER CALL SAUL slipped 0.02 to 0.26. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.24/0.42/3.3M, with CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.10/0.12/600K, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.09/2M. TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE was at 0.20/0.15/ compared to last week’s 0.22/0.16/0.11. Food Network’s BBQ BRAWL gained 0.03 to 0.20. Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS ticked down to 0.19. On HGTV, CELEBRITY IOU dropped 0.04 to 0.18, and LIL JON WANTS TO DO WHAT was down 0.02 to 0.12. ID’s 2 SHALLOW GRAVES was at 0.13/0.12, and MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND was up 0.04 to 0.11. On VH1, BASKETBALL WIVES fell 0.06 to 0.11, and COUPLES RETREAT was down 0.05 to 0.08. FX’s BREEDERS was steady at 0.04. On HBO, WE OWN THIS CITY ticked up to 0.03, and GENTLEMAN JACK held at a sad zero/113K.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday May 23, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NHL PLAYOFFS – SEMIFNLS L: COLORADO/ST LOUIS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:58 PM | 163 | 0.46 | 1,218 |
| 2 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.43 | 1,821 |
| 3 | NHL PLAYOFFS – SEMIFNLS L: FLORIDA/TAMPA BAY | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:06 PM | 172 | 0.43 | 1,363 |
| 4 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.42 | 1,846 |
| 5 | WWE ENTERTAINMENT | USA NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.38 | 1,530 |
| 6 | BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 1,152 |
| 7 | BETTER CALL SAUL | AMC | 9:00 PM | 71 | 0.26 | 1,187 |
| 8 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 3,303 |
| 9 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 3,414 |
| 10 | 90 DAY SINGLE LIFE: TELL: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.20 | 1,220 |
| 11 | BBQ BRAWL | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 947 |
| 12 | SO: AMERICAS LIST: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 182 | 0.19 | 749 |
| 13 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 446 |
| 14 | CELEBRITY IOU | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.18 | 1,335 |
| 15 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 488 |
| 16 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,637 |
| 17 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,196 |
| 18 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 683 |
| 19 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,915 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 350 |
| 21 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,758 |
| 22 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.15 | 440 |
| 23 | 90 DAY: SINGLE LIFE PILLO | TLC | 10:01 PM | 59 | 0.15 | 1,012 |
| 24 | CELEBRITY IOU REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 969 |
| 25 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,610 |
| 26 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 346 |
| 27 | TWO SHALLOW GRAVES | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 593 |
| 28 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 304 |
| 29 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 337 |
| 30 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 415 |
| 31 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,989 |
| 32 | TWO SHALLOW GRAVES | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:01 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 549 |
| 33 | LIL JON WANTS TO DO WHAT? | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 828 |
| 34 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,753 |
| 35 | BASKETBALL WIVES 10 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 419 |
| 36 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 366 |
| 37 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 303 |
| 38 | MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.11 | 526 |
| 39 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,546 |
| 40 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,691 |
| 41 | NHL PLAYOFFS POSTGAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 12:41 AM | 34 | 0.10 | 238 |
| 42 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 601 |
| 43 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,619 |
| 44 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 318 |
| 45 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 706 |
| 46 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,006 |
| 47 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,437 |
| 48 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,496 |
| 49 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,606 |
| 50 | NHL PLAYOFFS – SEMIFNLS L | TRUTV | 9:49 PM | 11 | 0.09 | 236 |
| 51 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,768 |
| 52 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,079 |
| 53 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 607 |
| 54 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 281 |
| 55 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,782 |
| 56 | BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT | BRAVO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 343 |
| 57 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,967 |
| 58 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 198 |
| 59 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 255 |
| 60 | NHL PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:30 PM | 6 | 0.08 | 241 |
| 61 | VH1 COUPLES RETREAT 2 | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 316 |
| 62 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 191 |
| 63 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 507 |
| 64 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 507 |
| 65 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 586 |
| 66 | TALKING SAUL | AMC | 10:11 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 454 |
| 67 | UNDISPUTED L: 1438 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 173 |
| 68 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 557 |
| 69 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 485 |
| 70 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 508 |
| 71 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 569 |
| 72 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 570 |
| 73 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 545 |
| 74 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 970 |
| 75 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 435 |
| 76 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 544 |
| 77 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 495 |
| 78 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 509 |
| 79 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 899 |
| 80 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 1,020 |
| 81 | POCOYO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 20 | 0.06 | 128 |
| 82 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 359 |
| 83 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 397 |
| 84 | ANCIENT ALIENS SPECIALS | HISTORY | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 397 |
| 85 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 506 |
| 86 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 390 |
| 87 | FUTBOL CHIVAS FEMINIL: GUADALAJARA VS PACHUCA | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 142 | 0.05 | 89 |
| 88 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 129 |
| 89 | HERD L: 1757 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 116 |
| 90 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 760 |
| 91 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 15 | 0.04 | 120 |
| 92 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,013 |
| 93 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 108 |
| 94 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 276 |
| 95 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 404 |
| 96 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 134 |
| 97 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 215 |
| 98 | 25 WORDS OR LESS | GSN | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 419 |
| 99 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 257 |
| 100 | THIS JUST IN | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 102 |
| 101 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L: 1381 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 73 |
| 102 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,081 |
| 103 | BREEDERS | FX | 10:00 PM | 36 | 0.04 | 168 |
| 104 | SP HGTV SMART HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 247 |
| 105 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 107 |
| 106 | THOMAS & FRIENDS: ALL ENG | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 89 |
| 107 | BING | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:20 AM | 10 | 0.03 | 85 |
| 108 | SPRING SHORTS-TACULAR-GHO | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 153 |
| 109 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 267 |
| 110 | MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-4R1R07H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 305 |
| 111 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 719 |
| 112 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 304 |
| 113 | MYST MUSEUM: AREA 51 | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 158 |
| 114 | WE OWN THIS CITY | HBO PRIME | 9:01 PM | 58 | 0.03 | 208 |
| 115 | FATAL ATTRACTION | TV ONE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 136 |
| 116 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 114 |
| 117 | CHAIN REACTION (GSN) | GSN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 504 |
| 118 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 529 |
| 119 | CNBC SPECIAL REPORT | CNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 160 |
| 120 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 543 |
| 121 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 747 |
| 122 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 167 |
| 123 | NHL THE POINT L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 67 |
| 124 | 25 WORDS OR LESS | GSN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 381 |
| 125 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 521 |
| 126 | DAILY WAGER L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 84 |
| 127 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 160 |
| 128 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 1199 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:30 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 86 |
| 129 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 499 |
| 130 | TEXAS METAL | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 53 |
| 131 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 542 |
| 132 | SHOWCASE GAME: LAD AT WAS/PHI AT ATL | MLB NETWORK | 7:06 PM | 174 | 0.03 | 162 |
| 133 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 246 |
| 134 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 191 |
| 135 | NASCAR RACE HUB L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 152 |
| 136 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 105 |
| 137 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 214 |
| 138 | BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 107 |
| 139 | FUT EST CHIVAS: HOMENAJE | UNIVERSO | 11:22 PM | 13 | 0.02 | 41 |
| 140 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 92 |
| 141 | NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 213 |
| 142 | JAIL | REELZCHANNEL | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 119 |
| 143 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 193 |
| 144 | UK PD | BBC-AMERICA | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 155 |
| 145 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 236 |
| 146 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 265 |
| 147 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 213 |
| 148 | JAIL | REELZCHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 98 |
| 149 | AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 180 |
| 150 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 130 |
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