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May 15, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.14.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  CELEBRITY WATCH PARTY gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE topped Thursday cable, steady at 0.47, and RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.15.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC jumped 0.09 to 0.45, and TOP CHEF was down 0.03 to 0.29.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.39/0.63/4.6M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.27/0.39/3.4M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.26/0.39/1.7M.  TBS’s THE MISERY INDEX returned at 0.29.  On HGTV, FLIPPING 101 was at 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.03 to 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked down to 0.19.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE was at 0.24 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.12, and OPENING NIGHT was at 0.13.  E!’s TOTAL BELLAS edged up 0.02 to 0.20.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP rose 0.03 to 0.19.  On ID, PREDATOR AT LARGE climbed 0.04 to 0.17.  Freeform’s SIREN ticked down to 0.10.  Syfy’s VAGRANT QUEEN ticked up to 0.04.  HBO’s WE’RE HERE was up a tick to 0.03. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday May 14, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S3B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.47 862
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.45 1,265
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.39 4,605
4 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 4,460
5 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.31 3,800
6 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.29 899
7 MISERY INDEX, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.29 805
8 FLIPPING 101 W/TAREK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 31 0.28 1,310
9 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 3,733
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,357
11 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,670
12 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,070
13 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.23 1,608
14 CNN GLOBAL TOWN HALL: CORONAVIRUS: FACTS AND FEARS CNN 8:00 PM 120 0.23 1,480
15 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.22 1,299
16 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 3,113
17 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.22 1,388
18 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,604
19 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,232
20 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 3,080
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,579
22 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.20 1,037
23 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,726
24 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,537
25 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.20 485
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,378
27 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,426
28 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 2,024
29 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 70 0.19 527
30 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.19 1,244
31 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 538
32 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 2,055
33 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,192
34 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,446
35 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 2,134
36 PREDATOR AT LARGE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 826
37 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 45 0.17 549
38 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 2,050
39 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,142
40 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.16 662
41 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,026
42 PORTALS TO HELL TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 455
43 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN17 MTV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 406
44 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,840
45 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.15 538
46 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.15 388
47 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 2,197
48 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,775
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 941
50 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,884
51 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,896
52 OPENING NIGHT FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 533
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,768
54 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 316
55 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.13 425
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,776
57 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,521
58 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:30 PM 30 0.11 1,573
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,703
60 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,559
61 OLLIES PACK NICKELODEON 4:30 PM 30 0.11 416
62 A. SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.11 345
63 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,644
64 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,938
65 TRULLI TALES NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.11 440
66 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: DR. BRIGHT TESTIMONY MSNBC 10:27 AM 123 0.11 1,563
67 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,683
68 SIREN FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.10 416
69 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 316
70 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 27 0.10 1,437
71 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 754
72 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,394
73 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 61 0.09 259
74 SP HGTV SMART HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 60 0.09 453
75 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,500
76 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:03 PM 26 0.09 1,282
77 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:01 PM 59 0.09 213
78 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 4:40 PM 20 0.08 216
79 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 218
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 211
81 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 66 0.08 512
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 193
83 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 10:52 PM 68 0.08 197
84 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.08 326
85 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 236
86 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.08 349
87 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 30 0.08 343
88 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 235
89 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 378
90 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.08 202
91 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.08 322
92 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 4:00 PM 20 0.08 208
93 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 349
94 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 642
95 FIRST TAKE EXTRA ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.08 209
96 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 63 0.07 1,239
97 MAN V FOOD FOOD NETWORK 2:30 PM 30 0.07 338
98 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:29 PM 31 0.07 1,251
99 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPEAT: FLORIDA STATE/MIAMI ESPN 7:00 PM 232 0.07 197
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,309
101 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 354
102 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.07 349
103 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:20 PM 20 0.07 179
104 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 323
105 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 498
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 251
107 GREEN RIVER KILLER: 100 CRIM CONF 208 OXYGEN MEDIA 9:30 PM 120 0.06 210
108 A. SCHUMER LEARNS TO COOK FOOD NETWORK 2:00 AM 60 0.06 155
109 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 308
110 HOLLYWOOD RIPPER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 90 0.05 192
111 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 252
112 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.05 137
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 220
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 220
115 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 117
116 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 389
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 263
118 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 251
119 UNDISPUTED SP L: 923 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 101
120 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 106
121 VAGRANT QUEEN SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.04 189
122 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:30 PM 30 0.04 200
123 UFC UNLEASHED ESPNEWS 9:00 PM 60 0.04 111
124 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.04 70
125 BEST THING I EVER ATE FOOD NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.04 118
126 HERD L: 1234 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 94
127 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 12:30 AM 60 0.03 153
128 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.03 458
129 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 172
130 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.03 371
131 WERE HERE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 57 0.03 130
132 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 141
133 RETRO – CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 143
134 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:30 PM 30 0.03 68
135 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 PM 30 0.03 168
136 YUM AND YUMMER COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.03 144
137 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 6:00 PM 20 0.03 50
138 QUIEN DA MAS S3 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.03 51
139 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1:30 PM 30 0.03 156
140 LOUD HOUSE NICKTOONS 9:00 PM 30 0.03 92
141 RETRO – CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.02 113
142 UFC FIGHT NIGHT ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 73
143 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.02 270
144 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.02 138
145 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.02 124
146 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.02 79
147 FOOD FACTORY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1:00 PM 30 0.02 135
148 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.02 91
149 QUIEN DA MAS S7 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 30 0.02 76
150 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 6:20 PM 20 0.02 50

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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.