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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.16.2021

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday May 16, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MEMPHIS/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 3:34 PM 156 0.54 1,816
2 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 132 0.50 2,144
3 NASCAR CUP SERIES L: DOVER FOX SPORTS 1 1:49 PM 251 0.37 2,431
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BOSTON/NEW YORK ESPN 1:12 PM 142 0.35 1,074
5 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: ST. LOUIS/SAN DIEGO ESPN 7:00 PM 221 0.33 1,350
6 HOME TOWN TAKEOVER HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.32 2,361
7 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 6:10 PM 50 0.30 905
8 NAKED AND AFRAID XL: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.30 1,377
9 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.30 808
10 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 70 0.27 1,091
11 LIGA MX PT SUN: QF: AMERICA VS PACHUCA TUDN 8:30 PM 159 0.26 606
12 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 1:00 PM 12 0.25 670
13 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.24 832
14 NHL QTR FINALS L: TAMPA BAY/FLORIDA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:34 PM 180 0.24 742
15 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 10:41 PM 19 0.23 914
16 EXTREME SISTERS TLC 10:12 PM 60 0.23 1,101
17 AMERICAN DAD ADULT SWIM 9:30 PM 30 0.22 518
18 BIOGRAPHY: SHAWN MICHAELS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 122 0.22 634
19 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.22 867
20 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: LA LAKERS/NEW ORLEANS NBA-TV 9:05 PM 138 0.21 502
21 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.20 606
22 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 891
23 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 747
24 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:08 PM 32 0.18 805
25 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 448
26 90 DAY HEA: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:12 PM 48 0.17 950
27 WWE MOST WANTED TREASURES A&E NETWORK 10:02 PM 63 0.17 497
28 SNACK SIZED HISTORY 10:32 PM 31 0.17 604
29 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 666
30 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.17 915
31 LOUISIANA LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.16 650
32 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/WEST BROM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:28 AM 143 0.16 460
33 VERY SCARY PEOPLE HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 546
34 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.16 572
35 SNACK SIZED HISTORY 10:00 PM 32 0.15 540
36 MARE OF EASTTOWN HBO PRIME 10:07 PM 59 0.15 1,064
37 WICKED TUNA FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.15 633
38 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: CINCINNATI VS INTER MIAMI FOX DEPORTES 4:00 PM 148 0.15 374
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 30 0.14 425
40 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.14 852
41 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.14 336
42 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,799
43 NHRA D: CHARLOTTE FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 180 0.14 818
44 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:34 PM 26 0.13 356
45 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.13 392
46 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 407
47 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARD: 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS (L) MTV 9:00 PM 124 0.13 252
48 BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME L ESPN 11:30 AM 30 0.13 347
49 VERY SCARY PEOPLE HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 467
50 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 327
51 POSE FX 10:00 PM 69 0.12 404
52 GOOD WITCH HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,711
53 MISS UNIVERSE 2021 LIVE: MISS UNIVERSE 2021 LIVE FYI 8:00 PM 180 0.12 393
54 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WOLVES/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:05 AM 130 0.12 316
55 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 273
56 SIX DEGREES MIKE ROWE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.11 506
57 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 354
58 BIOGRAPHY: SHAWN MICHAELS A&E NETWORK 12:04 AM 120 0.10 247
59 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.10 376
60 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,530
61 WICKED TUNA SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 441
62 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,309
63 SOMOS LMX L TUDN 11:09 PM 60 0.10 232
64 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:15 AM 13 0.10 272
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 765
66 STORY OF LATE NIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 862
67 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 618
68 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,009
69 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 658
70 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARD: 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS COMEDY CENTRAL 9:00 PM 124 0.09 176
71 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,072
72 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,398
73 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,079
74 LIGA MX PLAYOFFS: QF:MONTERREY VS SANTOS FOX DEPORTES 6:52 PM 141 0.08 146
75 UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 598
76 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 863
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 553
78 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 898
79 UNCENSORED TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.08 211
80 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 1:00 PM 60 0.08 549
81 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 PM 79 0.08 560
82 NEVERS, THE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 64 0.08 552
83 RUNNING WILD: OFF THE MAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.08 319
84 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 848
85 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.08 337
86 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,359
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 643
88 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 11:23 PM 97 0.08 191
89 MONSTERS & MYSTER REPACK: TMYA-2R1R03H TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 120 0.08 438
90 MASTERMIND OF MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.07 353
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 624
92 BIOGRAPHY: BOOKER T A&E NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.07 226
93 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,484
94 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,071
95 IN THE VALLEY OF SIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 940
96 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: MVM: POISONED IN PARADISE HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 8:00 PM 120 0.07 1,156
97 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 8:35 PM 30 0.07 173
98 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 719
99 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.07 256
100 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARD: 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 124 0.07 195
101 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.07 225
102 BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 849
103 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 836
104 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: SORORITY SISTER KILLER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.06 354
105 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: BARCELONA VS. CELTA BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 12:20 PM 134 0.06 157
106 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARD: 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 124 0.06 157
107 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: SEATTLE SOUNDERS/LAFC FOX SPORTS 1 9:29 PM 130 0.06 214
108 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 3:00 PM 60 0.06 429
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 599
110 BIOGRAPHY: CHRIS FARLEY: ANYTHING FOR LAUGH A&E NETWORK 1:00 PM 120 0.06 235
111 TALKING DEAD: FEAR AMC 10:10 PM 60 0.06 391
112 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 548
113 BIOGRAPHY: MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE A&E NETWORK 4:00 PM 120 0.06 211
114 NHRA QUALIFYING D FOX SPORTS 1 11:30 AM 60 0.06 315
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 625
116 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ASTON VILLA/CRYSTAL PALACE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 AM 125 0.06 138
117 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 2:00 PM 60 0.05 414
118 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 9:58 AM 107 0.05 362
119 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 181
120 NHL LIVE PRE QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 34 0.05 179
121 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 317
122 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 681
123 EXPRESS WEEKEND – BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 2:34 PM 21 0.05 98
124 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 9:13 PM 17 0.05 91
125 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: NEW ENGLAND/COLUMBUS ESPN2 6:02 PM 131 0.05 135
126 IFC MOVIE: HOT CHICK, THE IFC TV 4:05 PM 135 0.05 204
127 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 306
128 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 427
129 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.04 163
130 ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 180 0.04 568
131 ESPNU SELECTION SPECIAL L ESPN2 9:00 PM 60 0.04 211
132 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 298
133 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARD: 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS TV LAND 9:00 PM 124 0.04 155
134 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 270
135 FLAY LIST COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 107
136 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: ATHLETIC VS. REAL MADRID BEIN SPORT 12:22 PM 133 0.04 102
137 FLAY LIST COOKING CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.04 108
138 SECRETS ZOO WILDSIDE COMP NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 191
139 MASTERS SERIES: ROME ATPWTA:MF NADR/DJON TENNIS CHANNEL 11:06 AM 189 0.04 287
140 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO WKND FOX DEPORTES 3:00 PM 60 0.04 83
141 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARD: 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 124 0.04 102
142 BIOGRAPHY A&E NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.04 207
143 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARD: 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS VH1 9:00 PM 124 0.04 92
144 DEEP WATER SALVAGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 309
145 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.03 133
146 IF WE BUILT IT TODAY SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.03 278
147 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 195
148 CITY ON A HILL S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 56 0.03 382
149 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 189
150 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.03 91
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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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