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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.30.2021

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday May 30, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: NETS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 156 1.24 3,473
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: CLIPPERS/MAVERICKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:36 PM 156 1.10 3,129
3 LIGA MX PT SUN: F: CRUZ AZUL VS SANTOS TUDN 9:00 PM 165 0.48 1,035
4 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 124 0.45 1,979
5 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:12 AM 49 0.42 1,186
6 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:30 PM 30 0.40 1,108
7 JUGADA, LA LF5/30 TUDN 11:45 PM 15 0.32 738
8 HOME TOWN TAKEOVER HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.31 2,284
9 MARE OF EASTTOWN HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 67 0.27 1,519
10 NAKED AND AFRAID XL: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.26 1,208
11 NHL SEMI FINALS L: TAMPA BAY/CAROLINA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 180 0.24 821
12 BIOGRAPHY: MICK FOLEY A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 122 0.20 518
13 EXTREME SISTERS TLC 10:04 PM 60 0.19 920
14 JUGADA, LA LF SUN TUDN 12:00 AM 45 0.19 443
15 WWE MOST WANTED TREASURES A&E NETWORK 10:02 PM 63 0.18 455
16 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.18 888
17 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: TEXAS/OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN 4:08 PM 124 0.17 691
18 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.17 649
19 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: JAMES MADISON/MISSOURI ESPN 12:00 PM 161 0.17 673
20 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.17 689
21 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 507
22 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 494
23 USA SOCCER MEN          L ESPN 2:41 PM 87 0.16 476
24 90 DAY HEA: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:04 PM 56 0.16 949
25 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:01 PM 59 0.16 697
26 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 467
27 GOOD WITCH HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,614
28 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.14 772
29 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.14 815
30 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,491
31 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,361
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 395
33 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,401
34 SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:30 PM 30 0.12 647
35 LOUISIANA LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.12 536
36 POSE FX 10:00 PM 87 0.12 434
37 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.12 591
38 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.11 311
39 CHI, THE S4 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:08 PM 51 0.11 404
40 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN21 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.11 342
41 FUTBOL CENTRAL PT SUN TUDN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 265
42 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,151
43 SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 30 0.10 590
44 TIME MACHINE: TULSA BURNING:1921 RACE MASSACRE HISTORY 8:00 PM 127 0.10 1,046
45 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 942
46 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 606
47 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 821
48 BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.09 777
49 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.09 269
50 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 325
51 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: ARKANSAS/TENNESSEE ESPN2 3:00 PM 182 0.09 280
52 VERY SCARY PEOPLE HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 416
53 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 967
54 ABBY HATCHER NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.08 284
55 BIOGRAPHY: MICK FOLEY A&E NETWORK 12:04 AM 120 0.08 179
56 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 6:12 PM 60 0.08 319
57 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 628
58 VERY SCARY PEOPLE HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 432
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 538
60 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 591
61 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:07 PM 114 0.08 474
62 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 674
63 TIME MACHINE: TULSA BURNING:1921 RACE MASSACRE HISTORY 12:03 AM 124 0.07 406
64 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 711
65 MOTOGP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 90 0.07 232
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 574
67 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 786
68 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 60 0.07 433
69 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 881
70 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: OKLAHOMA STATE/TCU ESPN2 6:02 PM 243 0.07 229
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 522
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 492
73 MONSTERS & MYSTER REPACK: TMYA-2R1R05H TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 120 0.07 347
74 WICKED TUNA SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 370
75 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:58 PM 62 0.07 535
76 MASTERMIND OF MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.06 346
77 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.06 379
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 585
79 BIOGRAPHY: ULTIMATE WARRIOR A&E NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.06 203
80 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: SEATTLE SOUNDERS/AUSTIN FC FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 PM 139 0.06 197
81 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 466
82 WICKED TUNA FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.06 413
83 INDYCAR CENTRAL POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:58 PM 62 0.06 289
84 SECRETS OF THE LOST ARK SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 359
85 MIRACULOUS WORLD: SHANGHA DISNEY CHANNEL 4:56 PM 64 0.06 191
86 BIOGRAPHY: ROWDY RODDY PIPER A&E NETWORK 4:00 PM 120 0.06 196
87 RAINBOW RANGERS NICK JR 11:00 AM 30 0.06 261
88 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 510
89 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: PHILADELPHIA UNION/PORTLAND FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 150 0.06 179
90 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.05 170
91 SELECCION NA E.U. DT SUN: SUIZA VS ESTADOS UNIDOS TUDN 1:55 PM 135 0.05 123
92 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 676
93 SEC NOW  L ESPN2 2:50 PM 10 0.05 165
94 FEAR TWD BONUS AMC 10:41 PM 69 0.05 209
95 JUGADA, LA LF SUN B TUDN 12:45 AM 15 0.05 116
96 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 2:00 PM 60 0.05 134
97 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 950
98 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 162
99 IN TREATMENT HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 25 0.05 186
100 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.05 130
101 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 236
102 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.05 250
103 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 395
104 MODERN WARRIORS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 588
105 GRAVITY FALLS:BTWN THE PI DISNEY XD 11:00 PM 30 0.04 156
106 FLATBUSH MISDEMEANORS S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:30 PM 27 0.04 130
107 STORY OF LATE NIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 668
108 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 3:00 PM 60 0.04 134
109 DATELINE EXTRA MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.04 353
110 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.04 177
111 FUTBOL PICANTE      L ESPN DEPORTES 12:23 AM 37 0.04 80
112 BLACK MONDAY S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 29 0.04 172
113 BLOOD ON BLACK WALL ST MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 564
114 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.04 146
115 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 239
116 SECRETS ZOO WILDSIDE COMP NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 232
117 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 4:00 PM 60 0.04 149
118 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 269
119 SECRETS ZOO DOWN UNDER NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 259
120 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 131
121 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 143
122 MODERN WARRIORS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.04 287
123 GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, TH STARZ PRIMARY 8:01 PM 25 0.04 89
124 INDYCAR CENTRAL PRE: INDY 500 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:00 AM 120 0.03 190
125 UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.03 446
126 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.03 486
127 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: DUKE/NC STATE ESPN2 12:00 PM 170 0.03 140
128 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 7:00 PM 60 0.03 79
129 USA SOCCER MEN          L ESPNU 2:27 PM 16 0.03 86
130 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.03 555
131 BLOOD ON BLACK WALL ST CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 134
132 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT DET/MIA AT BOS MLB NETWORK 1:10 PM 191 0.03 191
133 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 363
134 ACCION L TUDN 4:10 PM 60 0.03 74
135 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 175
136 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 9:00 PM 30 0.03 73
137 FUTBOL PICANTE      L ESPN DEPORTES 11:23 PM 60 0.03 43
138 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 301
139 MLB TONIGHT SUNDAY MLB NETWORK 7:18 PM 72 0.03 131
140 ROLAND GARROS TENNIS CHANNEL 10:45 AM 82 0.03 213
141 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.03 543
142 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: SF AT LAD/STL AT ARI MLB NETWORK 4:21 PM 177 0.03 156
143 RUN THE WORLD STARZ PRIMARY 8:31 PM 27 0.03 77
144 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 6:06 PM 54 0.03 58
145 SOMOS LMX L TUDN 1:00 AM 60 0.03 75
146 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 516
147 POP TV MOVIES: SINGLE MOMS CLUB POP 4:30 PM 150 0.03 120
148 FUTBOL CENTRAL DT SUN TUDN 1:30 PM 25 0.02 52
149 RED BULL UCI MOUNTAIN BIK FOX SPORTS 1 5:30 PM 30 0.02 189
150 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.02 421
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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.