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June 1, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 5.29.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  Reruns at 0.29/0.30/0.28/0.25.

CBS:  Reruns at 0.35/0.19/0.18/0.19.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.17/0.15/0.16/0.17.

FOX:  A NASCAR race at 0.57.

CW:  RIVERDALE ticked down to 0.04, followed by reruns at 0.04/0.04.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD dropped 0.03 to 0.08, and the season finale of 61ST STREET was steady at 0.03.  On HBO, BARRY ticked down to 0.03, THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE remained at 0.02, and THE BABY was steady at 0.01/91K.  Starz’s GASLIT held at 0.02.  On Showtime, THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH returned from a week off at 0.02, VICE was at 0.01/56K, I LOVE THAT FOR YOU ticked up to 0.01/53K, THE FIRST LADY ticked down to 0.01/202K, and ZIWE ticked down to zero/26K. 

ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS Game 7 towered over the night at 3.47.  and earlier in the day the network had a FORMULA 1 race at 0.46, COLLEGE SOFTBALL at 0.18, and COLLEGE LACROSSE at 0.16.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE fell 0.11 to 0.35 (after-show up a tick to 0.14), and UNEXPECTED was up 0.05 to 0.26.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.30.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID lost 0.09 to 0.18.  ESPN’s MLB SUNDAY NIGHT was at 0.18, and COLLEGE BASEBALL was at 0.12.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA slipped 0.02 to 0.16.  On HGTV, HOME TOWN KICKSTART fell 0.05 to 0.12, and BUILDING ROOTS was down 0.04 to 0.10.  On ID, AMERICAN MONSTER was at 0.09, and ON THE CASE was at 0.09.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE dropped 0.05 to 0.09.  Bravo’s LOVE MATCH ATLANTA shed 0.02 to 0.06. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday May 29, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L: BOSTON/MIAMI ESPN 8:39 PM 160 3.47 9,875
2 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:19 PM 71 1.35 3,560
3 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:30 PM 60 0.48 1,502
4 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: MONACO GRAND PRIX ESPN 8:53 AM 216 0.46 1,396
5 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 12:30 AM 60 0.43 1,130
6 90 DAY FIANCE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 121 0.35 1,612
7 LIGA MX PT SUN: FINAL: PACHUCA / ATLAS TUDN 8:30 PM 202 0.30 732
8 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.26 1,041
9 NAKED AND AFRAID XL: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 130 0.18 1,097
10 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L ESPN 2:28 PM 96 0.18 618
11 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: PHILADELPHIA/NY METS ESPN2 7:00 PM 244 0.18 994
12 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 835
13 WMNS COLL LACROSSE     L ESPN 12:29 PM 119 0.16 428
14 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.15 488
15 90 DAY FIANCE:PILLOW TALK TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.14 774
16 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: FLORIDA/TENNESSEE ESPN2 3:16 PM 181 0.12 498
17 DUFF: ACE OF TASTE FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.12 735
18 HOME TOWN KICKSTART HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.12 1,169
19 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.11 807
20 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 741
21 BUILDING ROOTS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 61 0.10 980
22 FUTBOL CENTRAL PT SUN TUDN 8:00 PM 30 0.10 270
23 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: NORTHWESTERN/ARIZONA STATE ESPNU 9:30 PM 185 0.10 298
24 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 61 0.09 659
25 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 59 0.09 395
26 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,360
27 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:01 PM 60 0.09 727
28 FORMULA 1 SURROUND L ESPN 7:30 AM 83 0.09 350
29 CORNHOLE ESPN 4:04 PM 56 0.09 279
30 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,295
31 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 291
32 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,195
33 F48: HOMICIDE SQUAD ATL A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.09 339
34 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 668
35 SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,226
36 CORNHOLE ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 226
37 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,070
38 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,313
39 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 74 0.08 598
40 BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.07 898
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 665
42 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 223
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 483
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 431
45 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 963
46 WMNS COLL LACROSSE     L ESPN2 12:00 PM 33 0.07 244
47 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 227
48 AMERICA?S TOP RANGER 2022 FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 775
49 LOVE MATCH ATLANTA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.06 220
50 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 1,009
51 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 241
52 COMBATE GLOBAL 5/29 TUDN 11:52 PM 90 0.06 177
53 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 683
54 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 586
55 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 461
56 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 30 0.05 204
57 F48: HOMICIDE SQUAD ATL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.05 312
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 463
59 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 928
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 432
61 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 800
62 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 448
63 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: NC STATE/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN2 12:33 PM 163 0.05 197
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 590
65 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 400
66 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 7:30 AM 90 0.05 182
67 NOMAD WITH CARLTON MCCOY CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.05 262
68 ANDERSON COOPER SPCL RPT CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 339
69 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN2 6:17 PM 43 0.05 270
70 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: SEATTLE SOUNDERS/CHARLOTTE FC FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 PM 150 0.05 141
71 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 510
72 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 725
73 WICKED TUNA SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 258
74 NOMAD WITH CARLTON MCCOY CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 327
75 EXHUMED OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.04 347
76 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 636
77 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.04 246
78 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 699
79 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L ESPNU 2:00 PM 36 0.04 189
80 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 30 0.04 215
81 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: OREGON STATE/STANFORD ESPN2 11:04 PM 170 0.04 250
82 ROLAND GARROS: ROLAND GAR ATPWTA:M16 NADR/AUGF TENNIS CHANNEL 10:11 AM 291 0.04 420
83 WILD FISH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 238
84 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT TB/BAL AT BOS MLB NETWORK 1:40 PM 156 0.04 192
85 MAJOR LEAG SOCCER EF SUN: LA GALAXY / AUSTIN FC TUDN 5:55 PM 125 0.04 89
86 SEX & MURDER HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.03 266
87 61ST STREET AMC 10:14 PM 71 0.03 159
88 TIME MACHINE: WW2 FROM SPACE HISTORY 7:30 AM 120 0.03 216
89 ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.03 558
90 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 395
91 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.03 488
92 QUIEN DA MAS NUEVA YORK UNIVERSO 11:30 PM 30 0.03 64
93 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 92
94 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.03 251
95 AMERICA?S TOP RANGER 2022 FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.03 344
96 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.03 424
97 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 500
98 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.03 189
99 BARRY HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 29 0.03 210
100 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 359
101 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.03 449
102 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN DEPORTES 11:30 PM 60 0.03 60
103 SECRETS OF THE ZOO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 246
104 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION MAGNOLIA NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.02 153
105 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L ESPNU 12:00 PM 38 0.02 75
106 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.02 152
107 AYMAN MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.02 442
108 SEGUR FRONTERA AUS S12 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.02 50
109 SEGUR FRONTERA AUS S12 UNIVERSO 5:00 PM 30 0.02 42
110 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.02 403
111 GASLIT STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 59 0.02 217
112 KATIE PHANG SHOW MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.02 367
113 MLBT WEEKEND AFTERNOON MLB NETWORK 1:00 PM 40 0.02 153
114 QUIEN DA MAS NUEVA YORK UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 30 0.02 45
115 AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP: HOU AT SEA/TOR AT LAA MLB NETWORK 4:16 PM 175 0.02 154
116 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S7 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.02 79
117 LPGA TOUR: LPGA MATCH-PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 6:30 PM 178 0.02 144
118 SECRETS OF THE ZOO FL NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 15 0.02 215
119 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S6 UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 30 0.02 41
120 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.02 64
121 WELCOME HOME NIKKI GLASER E! 10:00 PM 30 0.02 93
122 QUIEN DA MAS UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.02 43
123 RUTAS MORTALES UNIVERSO 4:00 PM 60 0.02 37
124 COMBATE GLOBAL B 5/29 TUDN 1:22 AM 30 0.02 54
125 KATIE PHANG SHOW MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.02 309
126 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: TEXAS/OKLAHOMA ESPNU 6:00 PM 189 0.02 103
127 SEGUR FRONTERA AUS S12 UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 30 0.02 43
128 NBA GAMETIME CF RECAP L: NBA GAMETIME ECF RECAP GM7 NBA-TV 11:28 PM 124 0.02 52
129 GREAT BALLOON BOMB INVASI SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.02 124
130 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 288
131 MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 46 0.02 162
132 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION MAGNOLIA NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.02 136
133 FUTBOL PICANTE ESPN DEPORTES 12:30 AM 60 0.02 32
134 SYMONE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.02 393
135 UP PREMIERE MOVIE: LOVE UNDER THE LEMON TREE UP 7:00 PM 120 0.02 238
136 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 5:00 PM 55 0.02 44
137 ACCION L TUDN 4:00 PM 60 0.02 44
138 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.02 118
139 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN TUDN 3:00 PM 60 0.02 34
140 SPORTSCENTER FIN   L ESPN DEPORTES 1:00 PM 50 0.02 55
141 ROLAND GARROS TENNIS CHANNEL 8:21 AM 110 0.02 182
142 B1G BASEBALL L: MICHIGAN / IOWA BIG TEN NETWORK 2:00 PM 200 0.02 82
143 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S7 UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.02 39
144 AIR WARRIORS SMITHSONIAN 8:00 PM 60 0.02 140
145 SEGUR FRONTERA AUS S12 UNIVERSO 6:30 PM 30 0.02 36
146 TIME TRAVELER?S WIFE, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 47 0.02 159
147 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: MONACO GRAND PRIX ESPN DEPORTES 8:00 AM 270 0.02 46
148 NBA GAMETIME CF PREVIEW L NBA-TV 7:30 PM 60 0.02 57
149 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.02 174
150 SECRETS ZOO DOWN UNDER NAT GEO WILD 10:15 PM 60 0.01 197

 

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."