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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.24.2021

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday May 24, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: BLAZERS/NUGGETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:22 PM 165 1.02 2,548
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: HEAT/BUCKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:49 PM 153 0.91 2,417
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,655
4 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 19 0.45 1,216
5 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,193
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.44 1,661
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.44 1,546
8 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:07 AM 49 0.36 901
9 SO: AMERICAS LIST: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.31 1,041
10 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.24 482
11 BLACK INK CREW 9 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.24 503
12 NHL QTR FINALS L: NY ISLANDERS/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:02 PM 216 0.21 642
13 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,791
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,629
15 SEEKING SISTER WIFE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 644
16 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,665
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,431
18 PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 722
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 709
20 MLB WEEKDAY  L: ST. LOUIS/CHICAGO WHITE SOX ESPN 8:00 PM 206 0.16 701
21 BEST BAKER IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 827
22 VH1 COUPLES RETREAT VH1 9:00 PM 61 0.15 388
23 DIRTY MUDDER TRUCKERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.15 521
24 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 705
25 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 507
26 50K THREE WAYS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.14 959
27 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 404
28 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 529
29 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,556
30 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.14 421
31 INSIDE OUT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.14 891
32 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 380
33 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 373
34 CARS THAT BUILT THE WORLD HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.12 868
35 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 332
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 455
37 NHL QTR FINALS L: EDMONTON/WINNIPEG NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:38 PM 211 0.12 308
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 302
39 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,896
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,925
41 INTERVENTION CA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.12 442
42 GORDON RAMSAY: UC COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 330
43 CARS THAT BUILT THE WORLD HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.11 810
44 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 749
45 NHL QTR FINALS L: MINNESOTA/LAS VEGAS CNBC 10:43 PM 153 0.11 314
46 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.11 269
47 GORDON UNCHARTED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.11 312
48 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.11 254
49 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 329
50 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 919
51 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,803
52 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 754
53 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,393
54 GORDON RAMSAY: UC COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 327
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,430
56 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,147
57 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,141
58 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:26 PM 34 0.09 360
59 IN TREATMENT HBO PRIME 9:27 PM 27 0.09 228
60 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 749
61 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.09 330
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,142
63 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,335
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,326
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 706
66 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 248
67 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,351
68 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 699
69 CARS THAT BUILT THE WORLD HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.09 471
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 654
71 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:55 AM 25 0.09 324
72 IN TREATMENT HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 26 0.09 238
73 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,347
74 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 820
75 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,031
76 DEER SQUAD NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.08 348
77 NHL QTR FINALS L: TAMPA BAY/FLORIDA CNBC 8:00 PM 163 0.08 267
78 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,238
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 226
80 CARS THAT BUILT THE WORLD HISTORY 11:05 PM 58 0.08 497
81 CARS THAT BUILT THE WORLD HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.08 570
82 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,235
83 UNEXPECTED: BABY BUMPS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 375
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 578
85 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 667
86 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 231
87 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 554
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 661
89 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,515
90 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 181
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 668
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 675
93 UNDISPUTED L: 1178 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 182
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 745
95 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 1,240
96 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 532
97 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 1,201
98 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 165
99 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-2R1R12H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.06 427
100 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 648
101 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 662
102 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.05 1,389
103 CARS THAT BUILT THE WORLD HISTORY 7:00 PM 60 0.05 457
104 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.05 158
105 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 393
106 CARS THAT BUILT THE WORLD HISTORY 1:03 AM 63 0.05 312
107 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.05 188
108 DINO RANCH DISNEY JUNIOR 12:30 PM 25 0.05 290
109 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 194
110 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 201
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 172
112 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 711
113 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 916
114 HERD L: 1493 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 123
115 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 671
116 MAINE CABIN MASTER REPACK DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 332
117 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 459
118 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 5:00 PM 30 0.04 74
119 IN SEARCH MONSTERS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 298
120 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 835
121 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 92
122 NHRA L: HOUSTON FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.04 164
123 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.04 82
124 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 688
125 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.04 733
126 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 811
127 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 4:30 PM 30 0.04 57
128 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 685
129 I, SNIPER VICE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 106
130 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 261
131 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.04 292
132 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 91
133 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 295
134 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 82
135 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 179
136 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 939 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.03 88
137 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 136
138 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 232
139 INSPECCION SECRETA DISCOVERY FAMILIA 10:00 PM 60 0.03 92
140 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 130
141 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 231
142 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 259
143 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 137
144 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.03 122
145 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 4:00 PM 30 0.03 43
146 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 101
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 149
148 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 236
149 LIFETIME SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 60 0.03 132
150 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 92
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About the Author

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.