NETWORK FINALS: The premiere of GAME ON gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the premiere of AGENTS OF SHIELD lost the same.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: MTV’s THE CHALLENGE led Wednesday cable, down 0.04 to 0.56. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS dipped 0.04 to 0.59. History’s GRANT concluded at 0.32, steady with Tuesday’s installment. TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING rose 0.06 to 0.32. On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES gained 0.03 to 0.29. On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS climbed 0.06 to 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS grew by 0.04 to 0.26. Cable news was topped by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.28/0.50/3.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.34/3M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.22/0.34/1.6M. Discovery’s afternoon SPACE LAUNCH special was at 0.28, and in primetime EXPEDITION UNKNOWN was up 0.03 to 0.19, and MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP was at 0.18. TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE rose 0.05 to 0.25. On BET, THE OVAL went up 0.04 to 0.23 (plus 0.02/79K on BET Her), and AMERICAN SOUL returned at 0.17 compared to last year’s 0.26/0.23 (plus 0.01/41K on BET Her). On ID, DISAPPEARED IN THE DARKNESS was at 0.23, and SEE NO EVIL ticked down to 0.16. USA’s WWE NXT jumped 0.06 to 0.19. FX’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS edged up 0.02 to 0.17. A&E’s GHOST HUNTERS held at 0.16. Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: AUSTRALIA was at 0.16, and COUPLES CAM ticked up to 0.15. Comedy Central’s CRANK YANKERS gained 0.02 to 0.12.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 27, 2020 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | CHALLENGE: TOTAL MADNESS | MTV | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.56 | 934 |
| 2 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.49 | 1,524 |
| 3 | GRANT: 3 FREEDOMS CHAMPION | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 125 | 0.32 | 2,775 |
| 4 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0034 | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.32 | 827 |
| 5 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 1,040 |
| 6 | PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:01 PM | 61 | 0.28 | 1,644 |
| 7 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 3,876 |
| 8 | SPACE LAUNCH LIVE: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 150 | 0.28 | 1,341 |
| 9 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 3,566 |
| 10 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 3,454 |
| 11 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:02 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 1,629 |
| 12 | MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.25 | 999 |
| 13 | PROPERTY BROTHERS REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.25 | 1,307 |
| 14 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,877 |
| 15 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,983 |
| 16 | OVAL, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,027 |
| 17 | DISAPPEARED DARKNESS IDM: N/A | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.23 | 1,007 |
| 18 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,565 |
| 19 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,928 |
| 20 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 3,005 |
| 21 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,561 |
| 22 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,361 |
| 23 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,578 |
| 24 | WWE NXT: WWE NXT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.19 | 731 |
| 25 | EXP UNKNOWN: TONIGHT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 67 | 0.19 | 830 |
| 26 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,362 |
| 27 | BILL HEMMER REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,228 |
| 28 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,737 |
| 29 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,262 |
| 30 | MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:07 PM | 61 | 0.18 | 705 |
| 31 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,338 |
| 32 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,157 |
| 33 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,178 |
| 34 | AMERICAN SOUL | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 740 |
| 35 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,428 |
| 36 | WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS | FX | 10:00 PM | 33 | 0.17 | 443 |
| 37 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,150 |
| 38 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,311 |
| 39 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,249 |
| 40 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,036 |
| 41 | SEE NO EVIL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 827 |
| 42 | GHOST HUNTERS | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 541 |
| 43 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,712 |
| 44 | MAFS: AUSTRALIA | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 93 | 0.16 | 588 |
| 45 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,783 |
| 46 | MAFS: COUPLES CAM | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 746 |
| 47 | MAFS: AUS FIRST LOOK | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:33 PM | 27 | 0.14 | 589 |
| 48 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,064 |
| 49 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,828 |
| 50 | GHOST NATION | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 506 |
| 51 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,750 |
| 52 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,599 |
| 53 | CRANK YANKERS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 236 |
| 54 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,678 |
| 55 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,752 |
| 56 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,810 |
| 57 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,687 |
| 58 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,803 |
| 59 | DESTINATION FEAR | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 409 |
| 60 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,503 |
| 61 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,760 |
| 62 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 869 |
| 63 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,675 |
| 64 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 981 |
| 65 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,266 |
| 66 | DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,439 |
| 67 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 714 |
| 68 | SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.10 | 373 |
| 69 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,212 |
| 70 | DRUG LORDS: THE NEXT GEN | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 274 |
| 71 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.09 | 1,373 |
| 72 | SPORTSCENTER AFT L | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 59 | 0.09 | 273 |
| 73 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 4:40 PM | 20 | 0.09 | 218 |
| 74 | NASCAR RACE HUB SP D | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 469 |
| 75 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,101 |
| 76 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 230 |
| 77 | GHOST NATION REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 440 |
| 78 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:45 PM | 75 | 0.08 | 202 |
| 79 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 382 |
| 80 | RICKY ZOOM | NICK JR | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 411 |
| 81 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,532 |
| 82 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 1:34 PM | 26 | 0.08 | 1,160 |
| 83 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 5:59 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 190 |
| 84 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 585 |
| 85 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 34 | 0.07 | 1,165 |
| 86 | SQUAWK ALLEY | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 359 |
| 87 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:20 PM | 20 | 0.07 | 177 |
| 88 | SPACE LAUNCH LIVE: N/A | SCIENCE | 2:00 PM | 150 | 0.07 | 350 |
| 89 | BUILDING GIANTS | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 308 |
| 90 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 177 |
| 91 | JAY LENOS GARAGE | CNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 464 |
| 92 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,123 |
| 93 | FIRST TAKE EXTRA | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 146 |
| 94 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 449 |
| 95 | SEA MONSTERS | SCIENCE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 247 |
| 96 | CASH CAB | BRAVO | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 283 |
| 97 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 371 |
| 98 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 325 |
| 99 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 188 |
| 100 | NBA: THE JUMP | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 153 |
| 101 | AT HOME W AMY SEDARIS | TRUTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 158 |
| 102 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 177 |
| 103 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 950 |
| 104 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,119 |
| 105 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 160 |
| 106 | LAUNCH AMERICA: MISSION TO SPACE LIVE | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 341 |
| 107 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 338 |
| 108 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 20 | 0.05 | 122 |
| 109 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 146 |
| 110 | MAN FIRE FOOD | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 186 |
| 111 | CASH CAB | BRAVO | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 259 |
| 112 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 137 |
| 113 | DEEP SEA KILLERS | NAT GEO WILD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 220 |
| 114 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 207 |
| 115 | MASTER MINDS | GSN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 478 |
| 116 | BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 184 |
| 117 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 183 |
| 118 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 328 |
| 119 | MIKE BREWERS WORLD OF CAR | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 235 |
| 120 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 182 |
| 121 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 194 |
| 122 | LOU DOBBS TONIGHT | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 334 |
| 123 | MAD MONEY | CNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 246 |
| 124 | HERD L: 1245 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 92 |
| 125 | FXX MOVIE PRIME: LOVE, SIMON | FXX | 7:00 PM | 150 | 0.04 | 97 |
| 126 | UNDISPUTED SP L: 932 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.03 | 94 |
| 127 | ANT ANSTEAD MASTER MECHNC | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 241 |
| 128 | BUNDESLIGA L: LEIPZIG/HERTHA BERLIN | FOX SPORTS 2 | 12:20 PM | 130 | 0.03 | 62 |
| 129 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 236 |
| 130 | AFTER THE BELL | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 285 |
| 131 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 169 |
| 132 | ANT ANSTEAD MASTER MECHNC | MOTOR TREND | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 260 |
| 133 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 237 |
| 134 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 175 |
| 135 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 209 |
| 136 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 56 |
| 137 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 163 |
| 138 | SQUAWK BOX: N/A | CNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 145 |
| 139 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 66 |
| 140 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 79 |
| 141 | BUNDESLIGA L: FORTUNA/SCHALKE | FOX SPORTS 2 | 2:30 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 60 |
| 142 | NEVER BACK DOWN | HBO PRIME | 8:10 AM | 113 | 0.02 | 73 |
| 143 | CNBC SPECIAL REPORT | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 126 |
| 144 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 157 |
| 145 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 116 |
| 146 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 209 |
| 147 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 127 |
| 148 | FIRST THINGS FIRST-S D | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:30 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 38 |
| 149 | CLAMAN COUNTDOWN, THE | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 235 |
| 150 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 132 |
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