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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.14.2021

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 14, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW ORLEANS/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 9:44 PM 146 0.29 894
2 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,251
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,957
4 GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 67 0.20 1,242
5 HAPPILY WHEREVER HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.19 1,088
6 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 9:30 PM 14 0.19 657
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:10 AM 60 0.19 586
8 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.17 762
9 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,010
10 BERING SEA GOLD: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:07 PM 121 0.16 1,044
11 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.16 474
12 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.16 744
13 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.15 408
14 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,556
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,446
16 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.15 387
17 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,342
18 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 2,543
19 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:01 PM 23 0.13 312
20 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 8:30 PM 60 0.13 365
21 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 305
22 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 848
23 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 786
24 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.12 770
25 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,624
26 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,518
27 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 270
28 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 8:00 PM 30 0.11 283
29 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 751
30 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,262
31 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 908
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 772
33 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 716
34 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY JUNIOR 6:30 PM 25 0.11 299
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 727
36 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,342
37 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 902
38 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:10 AM 60 0.10 344
39 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.10 397
40 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 255
41 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 692
42 CHICKEN SQUAD, THE DISNEY JUNIOR 7:30 PM 25 0.10 282
43 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.10 358
44 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 785
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,555
46 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 808
47 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,261
48 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,120
49 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,181
50 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.10 444
51 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.09 209
52 BARBARIAN AND THE TROLL NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.09 294
53 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.09 207
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,363
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 761
56 DISAPPEARED: GONE IN AN I INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:30 AM 30 0.09 389
57 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,776
58 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:24 PM 23 0.09 295
59 CHICKEN SQUAD, THE DISNEY JUNIOR 7:55 PM 25 0.09 305
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 686
61 HOMICIDE HUNTER: MY MYST INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 AM 30 0.09 391
62 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,288
63 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 230
64 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 798
65 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,177
66 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 225
67 PGA TOUR: AT&T BYRON NELSON GOLF CHANNEL 3:28 PM 182 0.08 598
68 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.08 483
69 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 10:05 PM 116 0.08 553
70 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,445
71 READY TO LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 319
72 JUST ROLL WITH IT DISNEY CHANNEL 8:47 PM 23 0.08 274
73 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 252
74 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.08 442
75 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 221
76 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 185
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 744
78 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,371
79 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.08 264
80 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 780
81 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 1,118
82 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.06 493
83 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 166
84 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,411
85 ROADKILL GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.06 294
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 178
87 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.06 306
88 SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS NICK JR 1:00 PM 30 0.06 164
89 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 756
90 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MOMMYS DEADLY CON ARTIST LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.05 326
91 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 1,277
92 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 1,365
93 SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.05 206
94 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 698
95 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 547
96 BLACK LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 224
97 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 970
98 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: TENNESSEE/ALABAMA ESPN2 7:27 PM 168 0.05 348
99 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 709
100 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 412
101 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 197
102 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 181
103 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 885
104 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 115
105 BIOGRAPHY: BOOKER T A&E NETWORK 11:00 AM 120 0.04 119
106 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: LAA AT BOS/NYY AT BAL MLB NETWORK 7:10 PM 166 0.04 229
107 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 776
108 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 102
109 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.04 165
110 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 108
111 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 654
112 HOT ROD GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.04 211
113 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 326
114 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN2 6:58 PM 29 0.04 238
115 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 785
116 LIVING WITH SERIAL KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 12:30 AM 90 0.04 174
117 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 9:56 PM 188 0.04 140
118 LOUD HOUSE NICKTOONS 11:30 PM 30 0.04 100
119 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.04 485
120 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 300
121 BARBARIAN AND THE TROLL NICKTOONS 12:00 AM 30 0.03 91
122 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.03 99
123 CHOPPED COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 154
124 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: MISSOURI/FLORIDA ESPN2 4:00 PM 178 0.03 207
125 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 287
126 PRIDE FX 8:00 PM 63 0.03 219
127 BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW, A HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 28 0.03 140
128 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.03 77
129 NCAA MENS SOCCER TOURN  L: INDIANA/PITTSBURGH ESPNU 8:36 PM 125 0.03 66
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 180
131 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 28 0.03 271
132 UNEXPECTED KILLER, AN OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.03 306
133 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.03 82
134 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.03 82
135 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 288
136 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 5:40 PM 90 0.03 144
137 CHOPPED COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 130
138 WNBA REGULAR SEASON L: INDIANA/NEW YORK NBA-TV 7:00 PM 126 0.03 81
139 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:30 PM 60 0.03 174
140 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 284
141 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.03 75
142 CHAMPIONS TOUR: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CLS GOLF CHANNEL 12:54 PM 126 0.03 167
143 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: KC AT CWS MLB NETWORK 3:11 PM 149 0.03 187
144 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 250
145 CHOPPED COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 145
146 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.03 43
147 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: UCLA/ARIZONA ESPNU 10:41 PM 142 0.03 68
148 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.02 282
149 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 89
150 CHOPPED COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.02 147
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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.
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