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May 20, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.19.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The pre-finale hour of THE VOICE and THE MASKED SINGER gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES led Tuesday cable, down 0.03 to 0.49.  MTV’s TEEN MOM ticked down to 0.39, and RIDICULOUSNESS was down 0.05 to 0.13. Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH was at 0.38/0.32/0.17, compared to last week’s 0.39/0.33/0.17.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD ticked down to 0.37, and 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS was down 0.04 to 0.26.  Cable news was topped by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.34/0.57/4.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.28/0.41/3.1M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.26/0.40/1.6M.  On A&E, ACCUSED: GUILTY OR INNOCENT climbed 0.09 to 0.31.  On History, THE SECRETS OF SKINWALKER RANCH edged up 0.02 to 0.28, and LOST GOLD OF WORLD WAR II ticked down to 0.25.  TBS’s THE LAST OG rose 0.05 to 0.28.  On Food Network, SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT gained 0.07 to 0.27, and CHOPPED was down 0.04 to 0.21.  On HGTV, BARGAIN MANSIONS lost 0.04 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.08 to 0.19.  VH1’s WILD N OUT was up 0.04 to 0.19.  Vice’s DARK SIDE OF THE RING was at 0.18.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG slipped 0.02 to 0.17.  On ID, RAW TERROR lost 0.02 to 0.15.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 19, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.49 1,342
2 TEEN MOM SSN 8B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.39 712
3 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.38 1,419
4 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.37 2,110
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.34 4,302
6 DEADLIEST CATCH:BLOODLINE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 68 0.32 1,204
7 ACCUSED: GUILTY OR INNCNT A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.31 915
8 SECRET SKINWALKER RANCH HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.28 1,591
9 LAST OG, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.28 721
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,105
11 SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.27 922
12 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 3,276
13 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,683
14 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,346
15 LOST GOLD OF WORLD WAR II HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.25 1,328
16 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 58 0.25 610
17 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 4,086
18 BARGAIN MANSIONS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.23 1,359
19 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.22 738
20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,496
21 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 3,595
22 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,310
23 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 850
24 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,942
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,241
26 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 3,029
27 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,668
28 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 15 VH1 8:00 PM 30 0.19 407
29 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.19 1,175
30 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,294
31 DARK SIDE OF THE RING VICE 10:00 PM 60 0.18 349
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,252
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,139
34 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,772
35 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,855
36 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.17 514
37 DEADLIEST CATCH: AFTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:09 PM 60 0.17 709
38 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,074
39 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,069
40 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 2,163
41 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 2,040
42 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 859
43 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,133
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,174
45 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 45 0.15 563
46 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,028
47 RAW TERROR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 661
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,746
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,105
50 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,218
51 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,801
52 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.14 436
53 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,917
54 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN17 MTV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 309
55 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 2,024
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,069
57 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,894
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 961
59 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 328
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,614
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,927
62 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,792
63 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,542
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,892
65 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,558
66 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,587
67 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 240
68 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-7R1R06H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.10 354
69 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 287
70 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,323
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 784
72 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 4:40 PM 20 0.09 281
73 OVERHAULIN MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.09 288
74 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,320
75 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 14 0.09 1,232
76 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,450
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:45 AM 15 0.09 1,062
78 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:14 AM 31 0.09 1,137
79 PROFIT AN INSIDE LOOK CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 298
80 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:20 PM 20 0.08 240
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 236
82 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,113
83 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 229
84 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,093
85 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 686
86 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.07 210
87 CLASSICS MLB GAME: 2011 TEXAS/ST. LOUIS ESPN 7:00 PM 255 0.07 248
88 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 10 0.07 1,183
89 NASCAR XFINITY SRS RAIN L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 11 0.07 243
90 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,095
91 FASTER WITH FINNEGAN MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 231
92 FIRST TAKE EXTRA ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.07 199
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,197
94 BUILDING OFF GRID REPACK DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 275
95 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 205
96 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 12:10 PM 18 0.07 1,144
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 200
98 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 4:00 PM 20 0.07 197
99 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:28 PM 32 0.07 1,221
100 QUIEN DA MAS UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.07 132
101 RICKY ZOOM NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.07 344
102 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 619
103 TIRDY WORKS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 137
104 QUIEN DA MAS UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 30 0.06 145
105 WWE RUTHLESS AGGRESSION FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.06 214
106 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 264
107 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:15 PM 75 0.06 177
108 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 296
109 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 336
110 HERD L: 1237 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 126
111 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 261
112 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 360
113 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 496
114 WWE RUTHLESS AGGRESSION FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 60 0.05 177
115 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.05 123
116 MONK SUNDANCE TV 12:00 AM 60 0.05 175
117 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.05 301
118 BRAVERY AND HOPE: 7 DAYS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.05 149
119 QUIEN DA MAS UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.04 101
120 VICE NEWS TONIGHT VICE 11:00 PM 30 0.04 107
121 QUIEN DA MAS S8 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.04 109
122 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 187
123 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 301
124 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.04 111
125 MONK SUNDANCE TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 224
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 179
127 UNDISPUTED SP L: 926 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 87
128 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 483
129 MONK SUNDANCE TV 6:00 PM 60 0.04 188
130 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 168
131 KINGDOM OF THE MUMMIES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.04 294
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 205
133 MONK SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 60 0.04 185
134 DRAIN THE OCEAN: DD POPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 309
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 175
136 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 295
137 DRAIN THE OCEAN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.03 350
138 DARK SIDE: AFTER DARK VICE 9:30 PM 30 0.03 95
139 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:30 PM 30 0.03 87
140 MONK SUNDANCE TV 5:00 PM 60 0.03 190
141 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 154
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 201
143 MONK SUNDANCE TV 11:00 PM 60 0.03 167
144 MONK SUNDANCE TV 4:00 PM 60 0.03 197
145 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 6:20 PM 20 0.03 62
146 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.03 121
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 149
148 NASCAR RACE HUB SP D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.03 137
149 MONK SUNDANCE TV 7:00 PM 60 0.03 202
150 MONK SUNDANCE TV 3:00 PM 60 0.02 186

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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.