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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.5.2021

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday June 5, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: BUCKS/NETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 151 1.25 3,499
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:01 PM 42 0.72 2,010
3 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: UCLA/OKLAHOMA ESPN 9:10 PM 192 0.31 1,314
4 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 30 0.29 834
5 NHL SEMI FINALS L: CAROLINA/TAMPA BAY USA NETWORK 4:00 PM 172 0.28 896
6 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: ARIZONA/FLORIDA STATE ESPN 2:40 PM 165 0.25 1,139
7 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: OKLAHOMA/GEORGIA ESPN 12:00 PM 137 0.23 1,087
8 VACATION HOUSE RULES HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,401
9 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 2:17 PM 23 0.19 816
10 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 12:22 AM 21 0.19 726
11 BASEBALL    L ESPN 5:25 PM 35 0.18 637
12 VACATION HOUSE RULES RPK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,126
13 FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING L ESPN2 7:54 AM 98 0.17 512
14 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: FLORIDA STATE/OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN 12:43 AM 159 0.17 532
15 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 480
16 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.15 693
17 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 526
18 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 425
19 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 8:00 PM 70 0.15 631
20 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,048
21 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.15 723
22 SYMONS DINNER COOKING OUT FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.15 816
23 UNFILTERED W/DAN BONGINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,751
24 MY HERO ACADEMIA ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.15 281
25 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 402
26 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.13 644
27 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.13 629
28 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN 3:22 AM 63 0.12 339
29 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.12 891
30 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: GONE MOM: DISAP JEN DULOS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.11 841
31 DR. STONE ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.11 212
32 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,268
33 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:32 AM 28 0.11 237
34 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 329
35 BEYOND THE HEADLINES LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.10 612
36 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: YOU HAD ME AT ALOHA HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.10 1,939
37 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L: MID OHIO FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 185 0.10 719
38 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 322
39 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,304
40 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,569
41 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,512
42 FOOD WARS ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.09 204
43 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 810
44 PGA TOUR: MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT GOLF CHANNEL 12:30 PM 138 0.08 797
45 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 974
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 660
47 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 761
48 BLACK CLOVER ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 30 0.08 154
49 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 865
50 CHEERLEADING ESPN2 10:00 AM 30 0.08 175
51 PROMISED NEVERLAND, THE ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.08 171
52 NARUTO: SHIPPUDEN ADULT SWIM 2:30 AM 30 0.08 146
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 722
54 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 865
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 566
56 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 670
57 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: TEXAS TECH/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN2 10:05 PM 139 0.07 208
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 668
59 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 12:04 AM 58 0.07 310
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 681
61 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 722
62 CHEERLEADING ESPN2 10:30 AM 30 0.07 173
63 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 938
64 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: OLE MISS/FLORIDA STATE ESPN2 6:55 PM 190 0.06 281
65 BIG SATURDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 653
66 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 1:02 AM 55 0.06 269
67 ROLAND GARROS TENNIS CHANNEL 12:19 PM 59 0.06 404
68 SPIKEBALL ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.06 164
69 FRESH OUT PLAYLIST AMTV 8:00 AM 60 0.06 139
70 KINDRED SPIRITS (O) TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 427
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 581
72 VIKINGS SPECIALS HISTORY 7:00 PM 60 0.06 498
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 538
74 CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS SP ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 71 0.06 498
75 CRITTER FIXERS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 61 0.06 365
76 CROSS CONNECTION W/TCROSS: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.05 646
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 566
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 614
79 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 600
80 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 796
81 KINDRED SPIRITS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 367
82 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 11:07 PM 57 0.05 375
83 ROLAND GARROS: ROLAND GAR ATPWTA:MR3 NADR/NORC TENNIS CHANNEL 9:58 AM 141 0.05 370
84 US GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHP: MEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 151 0.05 177
85 CRITTER FIXER COMPS NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.05 331
86 NARCO WARS FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.05 231
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 617
88 ACCIDENT, SUICIDE, MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.05 292
89 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 661
90 CRIKEY! AWARDS ANIMAL PLANET 9:11 PM 60 0.05 412
91 BIOGRAPHY A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.05 193
92 US WOMENS OPEN: OLYMPIC CLUB GOLF CHANNEL 5:00 PM 292 0.05 437
93 WRONG TURN SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 110 0.04 159
94 WIZARD OF PAWS, THE NAT GEO WILD 10:01 PM 30 0.04 291
95 BIOGRAPHY A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 119 0.04 104
96 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.04 506
97 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: MICHIGAN/CENTRAL MICHIGAN ESPN2 12:00 PM 198 0.04 193
98 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: UCLA/ARMY ESPN2 3:18 PM 217 0.04 203
99 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 3:30 AM 30 0.04 127
100 SATURDAY MOVIE: WORKING GIRL FREEFORM 11:20 PM 160 0.04 233
101 NARCO WARS SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 209
102 VIKINGS HISTORY 9:04 PM 64 0.04 547
103 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: CIN AT STL/ARI AT MIL MLB NETWORK 2:15 PM 195 0.04 197
104 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 86
105 BIOGRAPHY: CHRIS FARLEY: ANYTHING FOR LAUGH A&E NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.04 160
106 7INNINGS LIVE ESPNU 11:30 AM 30 0.04 127
107 ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 180 0.04 593
108 RIFKIN:SERIAL KILLER: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 AM 120 0.04 190
109 MEERKAT MANOR: RISE OF TH BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 35 0.04 245
110 WIZARD OF PAWS, THE NAT GEO WILD 10:31 PM 30 0.04 297
111 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:01 AM 60 0.04 134
112 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: 430 (CMTMA) CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.04 147
113 CATCH SRL: BRUCE MCARTHUR: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 AM 120 0.04 192
114 VIKINGS HISTORY 8:00 PM 64 0.04 504
115 BIOGRAPHY A&E NETWORK 2:04 AM 116 0.04 102
116 BIOGRAPHY: BOOKER T A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 122 0.04 111
117 MY LIFE ON MTV AMTV 9:00 AM 30 0.04 91
118 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:08 PM 59 0.03 385
119 ALL GIRLS GARAGE MOTOR TREND 11:30 AM 30 0.03 195
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.03 509
121 NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 60 0.03 170
122 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 451
123 COPA AMERICA FINAL R: ARGENTINA / CHILE TUDN 7:00 PM 120 0.03 78
124 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 157
125 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.03 265
126 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.03 696
127 WEEK W/ JOSHUA JOHNSON: N/A MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.03 504
128 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 303
129 RUMBO AL MUNDIAL: ISLAS VIRGENES DE EE.UU VS EL SALVADOR UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 121 0.03 61
130 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.03 244
131 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYM AT SD/SEA AT LAA MLB NETWORK 10:10 PM 208 0.03 161
132 RUTAS MORTALES S2 UNIVERSO 9:01 PM 60 0.03 49
133 AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP MLB NETWORK 5:30 PM 115 0.03 168
134 RUTAS MORTALES S2 UNIVERSO 10:01 PM 60 0.03 53
135 12 CORAZONES UNIVERSO 8:00 AM 60 0.03 84
136 ROLAND GARROS: ROLAND GAR ATPWTA:WR3 KENS/PEGJ TENNIS CHANNEL 7:35 AM 143 0.03 210
137 TOURNAMENT TENNIS CHANNEL 1:18 PM 58 0.03 201
138 AMA MOTOCROSS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:31 PM 119 0.03 104
139 COURAGE TO RUN W C GAINES DIY NETWORK 8:00 PM 62 0.03 327
140 PARTIDO AMISTOSO L: MEXICO U 24 / RUMANIA TUDN 1:50 PM 132 0.02 87
141 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.02 458
142 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 12:01 PM 29 0.02 206
143 BELMONT STAKES PREP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 113 0.02 273
144 CONCACAF EN 60 TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.02 71
145 GIBSON AND REISER REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.02 372
146 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:01 PM 60 0.02 49
147 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L ESPNU 8:27 PM 102 0.02 95
148 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 7:25 PM 35 0.02 104
149 12 CORAZONES UNIVERSO 9:00 AM 60 0.02 80
150 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.02 360

 

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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.