BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: The 2-hour season finale of GREY’S ANATOMY was at 0.65, up 0.05 from last week but down 0.19 from the 2021 finale. A rerun of THE ROOKIE followed at 0.23.
CBS: After reruns at 0.40/0.36/0.34/0.24, the series finale of BULL gained 0.02 to 0.32.
NBC: Reruns at 0.37/0.34/0.25.
FOX: MASTERCHEF JR dropped 0.07 to 0.31. The season finale episodes of WELCOME TO FLATCH were at 0.15/0.15, compared to last week’s 0.15/0.12.
CW: Reruns at 0.03/0.01.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.11. ESPN’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.53/0.44. Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.23/0.38/3.1M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.13/0.18/800K, and MSNBC’s REIDOUT was at 0.08/1.1M. TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.21. Bravo’s TOP CHEF was at 0.20/0.05 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.03. On Food Network, RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE gained 0.02 to 0.13 and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.12. History’s ALONE returned at 0.15, and KINGS OF PAIN was at 0.05. On HGTV, WINDY CITY REHAB slipped 0.02 to 0.14, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked down to 0.14, and HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.12. On A&E, ACCUSED was at 0.13, AFTER THE FIRST 48 was at 0.12, and INTERROGATION RAW was at 0.09. On TBS, RAT IN THE KITCHEN rose 0.03 to 0.13, and FULL FRONTAL was down 0.02 to 0.04. On MTV, SIESTA KEY ticked down to 0.12, and EX ON THE BEACH held at 0.08. On ID, CRIMES GONE VIRAL was at 0.12/0.11. On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP ticked up to 0.09, and COMMIT OR QUIT ticked up to 0.04. Discovery’s MYSTERIES OF THE ABANDONED was steady at 0.05. AXS’s IMPACT WRESTLING ticked down to 0.03.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday May 26, 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 | 145 | 2.11 | 6,793 |
| 2 | INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 11:26 PM | 53 | 1.19 | 3,746 |
| 3 | NHL CONF SEMIFINALS L: NEW YORK RANGERS/CAROLINA | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 164 | 0.53 | 1,770 |
| 4 | NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.47 | 1,551 |
| 5 | NHL CONF SEMIFINALS L: EDMONTON/CALGARY | ESPN | 9:44 PM | 184 | 0.44 | 1,169 |
| 6 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 3,137 |
| 7 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 3,028 |
| 8 | LIGA MX THU: FINAL: ATLAS / PACHUCA | TUDN | 9:31 PM | 156 | 0.21 | 500 |
| 9 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,984 |
| 10 | TOP CHEF | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 631 |
| 11 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,314 |
| 12 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,002 |
| 13 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,269 |
| 14 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:48 AM | 72 | 0.16 | 433 |
| 15 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 640 |
| 16 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,416 |
| 17 | RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE | FOOD NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 858 |
| 18 | ALONE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 94 | 0.15 | 1,283 |
| 19 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,762 |
| 20 | WINDY CITY REHAB | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.14 | 967 |
| 21 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 1,029 |
| 22 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 400 |
| 23 | ACCUSED: GUILTY OR INNCNT | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.13 | 558 |
| 24 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 824 |
| 25 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 418 |
| 26 | RAT IN THE KITCHEN | TBS NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 451 |
| 27 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,741 |
| 28 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,561 |
| 29 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,539 |
| 30 | SIESTA KEY SSN 4B | MTV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 263 |
| 31 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 1,055 |
| 32 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 659 |
| 33 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,627 |
| 34 | BEAT B.FLAY | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 725 |
| 35 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,628 |
| 36 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 287 |
| 37 | AFTER THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 570 |
| 38 | COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: TEXAS/ARKANSAS | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 176 | 0.12 | 575 |
| 39 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 302 |
| 40 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 287 |
| 41 | COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L | ESPN2 | 9:56 PM | 107 | 0.12 | 469 |
| 42 | CRIMES GONE VIRAL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 618 |
| 43 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 438 |
| 44 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 296 |
| 45 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,591 |
| 46 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,648 |
| 47 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,615 |
| 48 | DEVIL IN THE WEB | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.11 | 577 |
| 49 | CRIMES GONE VIRAL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 576 |
| 50 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,482 |
| 51 | MFAKM: SUPERSIZED | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 634 |
| 52 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 328 |
| 53 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,094 |
| 54 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 295 |
| 55 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 287 |
| 56 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 676 |
| 57 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 607 |
| 58 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 541 |
| 59 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,053 |
| 60 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 686 |
| 61 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 854 |
| 62 | MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 323 |
| 63 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 735 |
| 64 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 728 |
| 65 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 248 |
| 66 | INTERROGATION RAW | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 63 | 0.09 | 461 |
| 67 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 762 |
| 68 | CHEF BOOT CAMP | FOOD NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 269 |
| 69 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 451 |
| 70 | EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 5 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 193 |
| 71 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,051 |
| 72 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 507 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 534 |
| 74 | MSNBC PRIME | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,248 |
| 75 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:07 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 208 |
| 76 | UNDISPUTED L: 1441 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 162 |
| 77 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 596 |
| 78 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 779 |
| 79 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 398 |
| 80 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 595 |
| 81 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 567 |
| 82 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,159 |
| 83 | DANGER FORCE | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 279 |
| 84 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 557 |
| 85 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 1,256 |
| 86 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,301 |
| 87 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 394 |
| 88 | FORBIDDEN HISTORY | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 330 |
| 89 | PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 404 |
| 90 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,190 |
| 91 | KINGS OF PAIN | HISTORY | 10:34 PM | 59 | 0.05 | 380 |
| 92 | SIDE HUSTLE | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 238 |
| 93 | MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 62 | 0.05 | 540 |
| 94 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: RISKY BUSINESS | PARAMOUNT | 1:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 162 |
| 95 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 915 |
| 96 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 304 |
| 97 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 886 |
| 98 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 308 |
| 99 | TOP CHEF FAMILY STYLE | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 231 |
| 100 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:43 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 190 |
| 101 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 156 |
| 102 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 206 |
| 103 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 672 |
| 104 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 147 |
| 105 | COMMIT OR QUIT | WETV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 171 |
| 106 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 340 |
| 107 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 253 |
| 108 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT TB/PHI AT ATL | MLB NETWORK | 6:40 PM | 170 | 0.04 | 233 |
| 109 | HERD L: 1760 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 102 |
| 110 | FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE | TBS NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 233 |
| 111 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 12:43 AM | 18 | 0.04 | 113 |
| 112 | ULTIMATE COWBOY SHOWDOWN | INSP | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 494 |
| 113 | CHRIS JANSING REPORTS | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 622 |
| 114 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 480 |
| 115 | BRAT LOVES JUDY: FL | WETV | 8:46 PM | 14 | 0.04 | 154 |
| 116 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 155 |
| 117 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 647 |
| 118 | FUTBOL CENTRAL THU | TUDN | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.03 | 96 |
| 119 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 15 | 0.03 | 172 |
| 120 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 242 |
| 121 | PRIMAL SURVIVOR AMZN SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 190 |
| 122 | RUNNING WILD: OFF THE MAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 149 |
| 123 | 25 WORDS OR LESS | GSN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 338 |
| 124 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: TOR AT LAA/TEX AT OAK | MLB NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 187 | 0.03 | 129 |
| 125 | PGA TOUR: CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE | GOLF CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 368 |
| 126 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 81 |
| 127 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 511 |
| 128 | DESUS & MERO S4 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:00 PM | 27 | 0.03 | 58 |
| 129 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 720 |
| 130 | IMPACT WRESTLING: 2221 | AXS TV | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 125 |
| 131 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 94 |
| 132 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 255 |
| 133 | SECRETS OF THE ZOO SNAP | NAT GEO WILD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 177 |
| 134 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 274 |
| 135 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 1:01 AM | 29 | 0.03 | 78 |
| 136 | THIS JUST IN | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 82 |
| 137 | ULTIMATE COWBOY SHOWDOWN | INSP | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 311 |
| 138 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1384 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 66 |
| 139 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 93 |
| 140 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 213 |
| 141 | SECRETS OF THE ZOO SNAP | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 174 |
| 142 | LEGENDS & LIES | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 123 |
| 143 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 66 |
| 144 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 223 |
| 145 | WEATHER UNDERGROUND | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 124 |
| 146 | NASCAR RACE HUB L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 85 |
| 147 | MLB TONIGHT BP | MLB NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 100 | 0.02 | 87 |
| 148 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 68 |
| 149 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 133 |
| 150 | CHAIN REACTION (GSN) | GSN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 399 |
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