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May 23, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.22.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE and CHICAGO PD each gained 0.1 in final numbers, while MY LAST DAYS and JANE THE VIRGIN each lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Last night there really truly wasn’t an NBA game, so MTV’s THE CHALLENGE topped cable, up 0.16 to 0.61.  On Bravo, SOUTHERN CHARM slipped 0.02 to 0.47, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC was down 0.09 to 0.37, and BEST ROOM WINS ticked down to 0.10.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE jumped 0.12 to 0.41, and THE BUTCHER premiered at 0.27.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER was steady at 0.32, and MY 600-LB LIFE was down 0.06 to 0.28.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES rose 0.06 to 0.31.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN ticked down to 0.27, and MUMMIES UNWRAPPED was down 0.02 to 0.15.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.27, PROPERTY BROTHERS lost 0.02 to 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.25.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL shed 0.02 to 0.26, and HOMICIDE CITY was down 0.02 to 0.24.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.25/0.40/3.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.37/2.9M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.19/0.25/1M.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW made into the Top 20 at 0.24.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL fell 0.12 to 0.19.  FX’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS ticked down to 0.18.  On A&E, WAHLBURGERS dipped 0.02 to 0.15, and THE EMPLOYABLES was down 0.05 to 0.09.  Freeform’s THE PERFECTIONISTS ticked up to 0.12.  Syfy’s HAPPY ticked up to 0.08.  The season finale of IFC’s BROCKMIRE was up a tick to 0.05.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 22, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CHALLENGE: WAR OF WORLDS MTV 9:00 PM 62 0.61 1,042
2 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.47 1,228
3 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.41 1,242
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,220
5 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,274
6 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.31 774
7 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.28 947
8 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.27 1,074
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,482
10 BUTCHER, THE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.27 784
11 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,248
12 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,002
13 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,321
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,121
15 HOMICIDE CITY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,079
16 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.24 739
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,902
18 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.23 525
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,545
20 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,765
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 729
22 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.20 439
23 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,008
24 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 625
25 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.19 512
26 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,067
27 WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS FX 10:00 PM 31 0.18 434
28 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 427
29 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.18 394
30 BOISE BOYS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.17 961
31 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,083
32 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 444
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 433
34 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.15 388
35 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,831
36 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,691
37 MUMMIES UNWRAPPED DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.15 592
38 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,331
39 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,506
40 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 452
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 328
42 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 804
43 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,307
44 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,107
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,517
46 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,696
47 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.13 352
48 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.13 327
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,793
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,504
51 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 292
52 IN SEARCH OF MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 479
53 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 321
54 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 456
55 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 280
56 PLL: THE PERFECTIONISTS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.12 265
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,391
58 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 710
59 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,606
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 734
61 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 764
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,410
63 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,397
64 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 256
65 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 315
66 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 15 0.11 264
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 261
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,116
69 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 299
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 811
71 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,728
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 721
73 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 244
74 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,564
75 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,255
76 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 710
77 BEST ROOM WINS BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.10 431
78 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,568
79 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 753
80 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,347
81 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 556
82 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,330
83 EMPLOYABLES, THE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.09 217
84 ABBY HATCHER NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.09 389
85 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 21 0.08 280
86 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,425
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 804
88 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 578
89 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 686
90 IFC MOVIE: MONEYBALL IFC TV 7:00 PM 180 0.08 213
91 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 207
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 642
93 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 261
94 HAPPY! SYFY 10:00 PM 58 0.08 250
95 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 265
96 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 246
97 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 435
98 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 964
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 974
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 709
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,012
102 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.07 158
103 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,179
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,013
105 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.07 142
106 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,035
107 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.07 142
108 UNDISPUTED L: 677 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 164
109 WHEELER DEALERS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 352
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 882
111 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: PHI AT CHC/WAS AT NYM MLB NETWORK 8:06 PM 185 0.06 263
112 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 1,074
113 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 122
114 TOP RANK BOXING: CRAWFORD/KHAN ESPN2 9:00 PM 180 0.06 268
115 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.06 132
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 223
117 IE: EXTREME RAILROADS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 272
118 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP MLB NETWORK 11:11 PM 83 0.06 175
119 HERD L: 995 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 154
120 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 126
121 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 113
122 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.05 87
123 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.05 173
124 SKYSCRAPERS: ENGINEERING SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 235
125 INSIDE STORY (BIO SPCLS) A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 57 0.05 155
126 INSIDE STORY (BIO SPCLS) A&E NETWORK 11:04 PM 59 0.05 159
127 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 104
128 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 167
129 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 12:34 AM 60 0.04 121
130 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 188
131 IFC MOVIE IFC TV 6:00 PM 60 0.04 163
132 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 82
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 215
134 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 83
135 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 88
136 KILLING EVE AMC 1:05 AM 60 0.03 95
137 DARK SIDE OF THE RING AC VICELAND 9:00 PM 61 0.03 111
138 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.03 91
139 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 6:39 PM 81 0.03 132
140 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.03 143
141 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.03 175
142 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 160
143 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 86
144 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.03 176
145 PARALELO 23 GALAVISION 4:30 PM 30 0.03 70
146 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 132
147 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 156
148 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 442 FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 AM 180 0.03 73
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 222
150 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 177

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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.