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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.17.2021

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday May 17, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,932
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.47 1,748
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.45 1,790
4 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,078
5 NHL QTR FINALS L: BOSTON/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 182 0.25 754
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,179
7 SO: AMERICAS LIST: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.25 823
8 BLACK INK CREW 9 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.23 480
9 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 692
10 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 31 0.22 683
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,690
12 NHL QTR FINALS L: ST. LOUIS/COLORADO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:35 PM 139 0.21 580
13 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.20 459
14 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.20 951
15 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.19 985
16 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,114
17 SEEKING SISTER WIFE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 627
18 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,675
19 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 672
20 BEST BAKER IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 762
21 MLB WEEKDAY  L: NY METS/ATLANTA ESPN 7:00 PM 205 0.16 703
22 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,554
23 PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 739
24 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 643
25 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,169
26 DIRTY MUDDER TRUCKERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.15 538
27 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 418
28 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,971
29 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 463
30 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,194
31 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 383
32 UNEXPECTED: TELL ALL TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 550
33 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 385
34 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,446
35 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 912
36 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 318
37 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,604
38 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.13 481
39 INSIDE OUT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 923
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 716
41 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:25 PM 35 0.12 438
42 HOARDERS: DEBBIE 133 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.11 587
43 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 368
44 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 360
45 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 281
46 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.11 598
47 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 735
48 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.11 368
49 CHOPPED SWEETS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.10 516
50 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 273
51 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 470
52 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,254
53 50K THREE WAYS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.10 736
54 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.10 439
55 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,735
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,483
57 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 11 0.10 357
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 305
59 CHOPPED SWEETS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.10 421
60 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 809
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 287
62 BREAKING BOBBY BONES FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.09 335
63 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 991
64 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,390
65 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 793
66 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 682
67 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2 FREEFORM 9:00 PM 120 0.09 233
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 653
69 INTERVENTION CA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.09 420
70 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.09 784
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 725
72 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,552
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,451
74 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,374
75 RUNNING WILD: OFF THE MAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 330
76 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.08 233
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,358
78 2021 MTV M&TVA:UNSCRIPTED MTV 9:00 PM 85 0.08 151
79 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,335
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,077
81 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 214
82 NHL LIVE PRE QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 33 0.08 201
83 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 620
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 694
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 654
86 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,081
87 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.07 587
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 727
89 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,162
90 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,446
91 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.07 226
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 804
93 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,121
94 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,189
95 NCAA MENS SOCCER TOURN  L: MARSHALL/INDIANA ESPN2 9:07 PM 150 0.07 195
96 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 188
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 222
98 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:55 AM 25 0.06 264
99 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.06 534
100 NHL QTR FINALS L: NASHVILLE/CAROLINA CNBC 8:00 PM 177 0.06 211
101 2021 MTV M&TVA:UNSCRIPTED VH1 9:00 PM 85 0.06 120
102 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 1,255
103 WMNS COLL SOCCER TOURN  L: SANTA CLARA/FLORIDA STATE ESPN2 5:30 PM 175 0.06 149
104 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 888
105 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.06 132
106 ALIENS IN ALASKA TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 416
107 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 813
108 UNDISPUTED SP L: 1173 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 182
109 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 799
110 BREEDERS FX 10:00 PM 33 0.05 139
111 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 641
112 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 496
113 HERD L: 1488 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 165
114 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 804
115 MAINE CABIN MASTER REPACK DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 291
116 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 938
117 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.05 184
118 FOX BET LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 30 0.05 81
119 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-2R1R11H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.05 327
120 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1128 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.05 119
121 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.04 392
122 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.04 335
123 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 295
124 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 89
125 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 830
126 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: ARI AT LAD/COL AT SD MLB NETWORK 10:10 PM 186 0.04 229
127 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:54 AM 26 0.04 143
128 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 843
129 MYST MUSEUM: AREA 51 TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 161
130 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 375
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 211
132 LIGA MX FEMENIL L: TIGRES / MONTERREY TUDN 7:55 PM 125 0.04 87
133 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 831
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 192
135 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.04 79
136 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.04 78
137 UNCENSORED SPECIAL: DMX T TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.03 104
138 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.03 78
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 208
140 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 934 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.03 108
141 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 118
142 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 264
143 NHL SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.03 93
144 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 267
145 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 5:00 PM 30 0.03 61
146 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.03 555
147 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 322
148 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 4:00 PM 30 0.03 57
149 SECRETS SHE KEEPS AMC 11:00 PM 61 0.03 106
150 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 261
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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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