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May 31, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.30.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Game 1 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 4.8, down 1.5 from 2018’s Game 1.  In addition, PARADISE HOTEL and the rerun THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while IN THE DARK lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a low-rated cable night, MTV’s DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE was on top, down a tick to 0.36, with HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR at 0.16/0.12, compared to last week’s 0.28/0.25/0.24/0.22.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE jumped a tenth to 0.33, with MARTHA & SNOOP’S POTLUCK DINNER at 0.16.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.32/0.27/0.27/0.26 compared to last week’s 0.19, CHRISTINA ON THE COAST gained 0.03 to 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.11 to 0.26.  On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS dipped 0.02 to 0.27, and TACOMA FD ticked down to 0.19.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.27/0.40/3.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.35/2.7M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.15/0.22/1.1M.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA climbed 0.05 to 0.25.  On ID, MURDER LOVES COMPANY arrived at 0.24.  ESPN’s coverage of the COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES was at 0.24, preceded by the NATIONAL SPELLING BEE at 0.20.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY ticked down to 0.23.  Bravo’s PROJECT RUNWAY lost 0.04 to 0.21.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES dropped a tick to 0.19, and HUSTLE & SOUL was down 0.04 to 0.14.  Paramount’s LIP SYNC BATTLE returned at 0.16, and WIFE SWAP was up 0.02 to 0.12.  The season finale of Freeform’s CLOAK & DAGGER was steady at 0.12, which was down 0.03 from the 2018 finale.  Comedy Central’s KLEPPER ticked down to 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday May 30, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 DOUBLE SHOT AT LOVE MTV MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.36 626
2 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 11 VH1 9:00 PM 91 0.33 700
3 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 8:00 PM 30 0.32 829
4 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,605
5 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:10 AM 65 0.31 629
6 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.27 1,212
7 SP HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.27 1,456
8 CHRISTINA ON THE COAST HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,615
9 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 564
10 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,093
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.26 1,380
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,366
13 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 65 0.25 716
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,342
15 MURDER LOVES COMPANY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 992
16 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: ALABAMA/OKLAHOMA ESPN2 9:39 PM 136 0.24 974
17 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.23 806
18 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 579
19 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 11:55 PM 12 0.23 653
20 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,688
21 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN2 9:16 PM 23 0.23 806
22 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:15 AM 46 0.22 461
23 PROJECT RUNWAY BRAVO 9:00 PM 91 0.21 1,104
24 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: OKLAHOMA ST/FLORIDA ESPN2 7:00 PM 136 0.21 865
25 NATIONAL SPELLING BEE   L: FINALS, CLOSING PORTION ESPN 8:30 PM 220 0.20 555
26 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.20 727
27 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,576
28 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.19 583
29 TACOMA FD TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.19 322
30 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:01 AM 59 0.18 366
31 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:45 PM 75 0.18 486
32 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.17 572
33 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 435
34 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 2:45 PM 24 0.16 493
35 LIP SYNC BATTLE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 32 0.16 432
36 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK 3 VH1 10:31 PM 30 0.16 414
37 HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR S2 MTV 9:01 PM 31 0.16 297
38 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,166
39 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: MINNESOTA/UCLA ESPN 3:09 PM 156 0.16 621
40 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,540
41 LWATL FIRST LOOK LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:05 PM 10 0.15 550
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,810
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,243
44 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: ARIZONA/WASHINGTON ESPN 12:00 PM 165 0.15 499
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,417
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,073
47 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 923
48 HUSTLE & SOUL WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 472
49 DEAD FILES REPACK: TDFL-9R1R03H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.14 466
50 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 837
51 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 322
52 LIVE PD PRESENTS: PD CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.13 491
53 MOUNTAIN MEN AC HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,088
54 LW ATL: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 56 0.13 406
55 MY 600LB LIFE WATN: SUPER: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.13 465
56 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,706
57 GUHH: ATL FIRST LOOK WETV 7:48 PM 12 0.13 326
58 MOUNTAIN MEN AC HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.13 962
59 NBA POST GAME  L ESPN2 12:07 AM 53 0.12 329
60 HOW FAR IS TATTOO FAR S2 MTV 9:32 PM 32 0.12 245
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 312
62 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,701
63 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,984
64 MARVELS CLOAK & DAGGER FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.12 346
65 WIFE SWAP PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 60 0.12 314
66 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 721
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,645
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,406
69 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,191
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,059
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 811
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,463
73 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,482
74 MOUNTAIN MEN AC HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.10 429
75 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,362
76 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,474
77 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,495
78 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,361
79 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 10:00 PM 59 0.09 489
80 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,188
81 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,240
82 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,143
83 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 697
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 714
85 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 1,300
86 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:59 PM 61 0.09 562
87 INSANE POOLS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 318
88 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,142
89 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 673
90 KLEPPER COMEDY CENTRAL 11:36 PM 31 0.08 211
91 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.08 346
92 UNDISPUTED L: 683 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 166
93 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 356
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,099
95 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 675
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 966
97 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.08 202
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 697
99 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 714
100 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.07 251
101 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 253
102 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 424
103 HERD L: 1001 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 150 0.06 146
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 644
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 612
106 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 176
107 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 844
108 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPNEWS 11:40 PM 16 0.06 128
109 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 586
110 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 903
111 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN2 3:31 PM 29 0.06 142
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 834
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 948
114 NOW OR NEVER ESPN2 2:00 AM 30 0.05 126
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 241
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 233
117 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 405
118 NASAS UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 336
119 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 876
120 NBA GAMETIME FNLS RECAP L: NBA GAMETIME FNLS RECAP GM1 NBA-TV 11:42 PM 138 0.04 142
121 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 418
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 186
123 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 85
124 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 11 0.04 203
125 PGA TOUR: 2019 MEMORIAL TOURN GOLF CHANNEL 2:28 PM 242 0.04 427
126 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:32 PM 22 0.04 237
127 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CLE AT CWS/KC AT TEX MLB NETWORK 8:11 PM 191 0.04 176
128 LW ATL: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 56 0.04 168
129 SP AMERICA MOST DESP LAND HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 60 0.04 161
130 NASCAR AMERICA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.04 116
131 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.04 99
132 IFC MOVIE IFC TV 6:00 PM 15 0.04 121
133 MLB TONIGHT BP: MLBT BP MLB NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.04 139
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 185
135 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.03 106
136 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.03 96
137 AUSTRALIAS MOST DANGEROUS NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.03 184
138 NBA GAMETIME LIVE-FNLS L: NBA GAMETIME LIVE-FNLS GM1 NBA-TV 7:00 PM 120 0.03 140
139 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 9:00 PM 30 0.03 158
140 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 192
141 NBA POST-GAME   L ESPNEWS 11:56 PM 33 0.03 90
142 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 82
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 187
144 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:30 PM 60 0.03 169
145 AUSTRALIAS MOST DANGEROUS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 173
146 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 28 0.03 143
147 NATIONAL SPELLING BEE   L: FINALS, OPENING PORTION ESPN2 10:00 AM 331 0.03 102
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 177
149 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.03 248
150 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 162

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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.