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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.26.2021

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 26, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: GRIZZLIES/JAZZ TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:20 PM 164 1.11 2,755
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: HAWKS/KNICKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:44 PM 156 0.98 2,582
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:04 AM 50 0.50 1,137
4 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,092
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.33 899
6 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 14 0.31 932
7 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,160
8 NHL QTR FINALS L: PITTSBURGH/NY ISLANDERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:29 PM 166 0.24 753
9 NHL QTR FINALS L: LAS VEGAS/MINNESOTA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:15 PM 165 0.23 751
10 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,751
11 BARGAIN BLOCK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,110
12 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.20 642
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,368
14 DPLUS FL: 40 YO PROP VIRG HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,028
15 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,595
16 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,110
17 MAFS (LIF) REUNION: ATLANTA REUNION PART 2 1219 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.18 966
18 SIESTA KEY SSN 4 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.17 315
19 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,449
20 HILLS: NEW BEGINNINGS S2 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.16 296
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.15 1,032
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 538
23 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 779
24 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,446
25 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,377
26 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 606
27 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 867
28 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 680
29 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 831
30 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,809
31 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,028
32 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 506
33 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,385
34 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 857
35 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 361
36 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 930
37 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,236
38 MLB WEEKDAY  L: LA DODGERS/HOUSTON ESPN 7:30 PM 202 0.12 541
39 EXPEDITION X DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.12 880
40 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 798
41 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,452
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,522
43 CRANK YANKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.11 209
44 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 AM 33 0.11 315
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,339
46 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 314
47 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 880
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 834
49 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,389
50 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 310
51 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.10 276
52 AMERICAN GANGSTER: TRAP Q BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.10 249
53 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,211
54 UNDISPUTED L: 1180 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.10 243
55 SAVE MY SKIN TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 615
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 246
57 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,809
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 249
59 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: WASHINGTON/PHILADELPHIA GM2 NBA-TV 7:03 PM 152 0.10 341
60 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 582
61 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.10 397
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,196
63 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.09 301
64 NHL QTR FINALS L: FLORIDA/TAMPA BAY CNBC 8:00 PM 165 0.09 266
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 771
66 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,173
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 769
68 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 250
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,354
70 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,397
71 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.08 237
72 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 809
73 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 669
74 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.08 295
75 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,349
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 486
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 605
78 MAFS (LIF) REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 58 0.08 277
79 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,386
80 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,450
81 MAFS: UNMATCHABLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.07 472
82 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 235
83 BOLD TYPE, THE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.07 176
84 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.07 198
85 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 183
86 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE WED 1: MANCHESTER UNITED VS VILLAREAL TUDN 2:30 PM 225 0.07 165
87 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,435
88 SURVIVORS REMORSE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 195
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 1,031
90 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 217
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 190
92 CURSE OF AKAKOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.07 695
93 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 221
94 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 10:52 PM 68 0.06 260
95 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 494
96 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 178
97 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 813
98 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 914
99 DEER SQUAD NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.06 229
100 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 222
101 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 6:00 PM 60 0.06 176
102 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 307
103 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 791
104 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 896
105 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 225
106 HERD L: 1495 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 149
107 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 827
108 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 183
109 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 868
110 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 486
111 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 393
112 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 309
113 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 765
114 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 817
115 SP HGTV SMART HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.04 404
116 JUSTICE NOW: RACE & RECKO BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 114
117 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 231
118 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 941 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.04 95
119 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 350
120 NARCO WARS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 230
121 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 908
122 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-2R1R02H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.04 377
123 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 6:15 PM 60 0.04 74
124 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 270
125 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 118
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 157
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 173
128 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.04 63
129 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 99
130 MLB TONIGHT BP: MLBT BP MLB NETWORK 5:37 PM 143 0.04 121
131 NARCO WARS COMPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 253
132 MAFS (LIF) REUNION: ATLANTA REUNION PART 2 1219 LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 123 0.03 154
133 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.03 557
134 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 3:00 PM 60 0.03 129
135 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 204
136 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 90
137 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.03 79
138 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 76
139 NASCAR RACE HUB D FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.03 73
140 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1134 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 88
141 NBA PO PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 6:30 PM 33 0.03 76
142 MISTERIO EN LOS TITULARES DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 96
143 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 115
144 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 208
145 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 249
146 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 209
147 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.03 151
148 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.03 45
149 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 4:00 PM 60 0.03 140
150 LIVING WITH SERIAL KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 1:02 AM 91 0.02 97
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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.
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