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May 6, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.5.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS, CHICAGO MED, CHICAGO FIRE and THE MASKED SINGER.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING led Wednesday cable, up 0.09 to 0.42,  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dipped 0.03 to 0.32.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY lost 0.04 to 0.29.  Cable news was topped by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.22/0.38/2.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.19/0.31/2.6M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.15/0.20/1.2M.  On HGTV, BARGAIN BLOCK ticked down to 0.21, HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.05 to 0.18, PROPERTY BROTHERS was down a tick to 0.17,  and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.05 to 0.17.  TUDN’s CONCACAF match was at 0.21, and its UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE match was at 0.18.  ESPN’s MLB WEEKDAY game was at 0.19.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL climbed 0.05 to 0.19.  USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH fell 0.06 to 0.17.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was at 0.16 compared to last week’s 0.22, and UNMATCHABLES was at 0.09/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.11.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL slipped 0.02 to 0.16, and THE MURDER TAPES was at 0.11.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE ticked up to 0.14.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE shed a tick to 0.13, and SAVE MY SKIN was also down a tick to 0.09.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was down 0.02 to 0.13.  BET’s AMERICAN GANGSTER rose 0.03 to 0.12.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION X ticked down to 0.10, and JOSH GATES TONIGHT ticked down to 0.07.  Comedy Central’s CRANK YANKERS returned at 0.07. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 5, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0083 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.42 1,090
2 CHALLENGE:DOUBLE AGE REU2 MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.32 579
3 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,057
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,913
5 BARGAIN BLOCK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.21 1,254
6 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: AMERICA / PORTLAND TIMBERS TUDN 10:00 PM 130 0.21 441
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,835
8 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.20 689
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,638
10 MLB WEEKDAY  L: LA DODGERS/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 7:30 PM 276 0.19 771
11 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.19 549
12 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: CHELSEA VS REAL MADRID TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.18 376
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.18 1,149
14 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,082
15 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.17 704
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.17 1,197
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.16 586
18 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.16 932
19 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 740
20 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,049
21 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:06 AM 55 0.15 489
22 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,221
23 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 946
24 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,084
25 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 2,492
26 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: WASHINGTON/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 162 0.14 423
27 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 680
28 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,604
29 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.13 572
30 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 569
31 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 809
32 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,821
33 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 870
34 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,404
35 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 15 0.12 375
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 969
37 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,499
38 AMERICAN GANGSTER: TRAP Q BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 325
39 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,182
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,730
41 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.11 470
42 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,229
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 755
44 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 774
45 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,522
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 762
47 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 570
48 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,406
49 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.10 309
50 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:15 PM 15 0.10 256
51 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.10 408
52 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: CF MONTERREY VS COLUMBUS CREW TUDN 8:00 PM 120 0.10 204
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 797
54 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,383
55 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 307
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 721
57 EXPEDITION X DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.10 718
58 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 591
59 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,025
60 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.10 239
61 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 642
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 710
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,209
64 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.09 305
65 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,552
66 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 13 0.09 334
67 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.09 207
68 SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 507
69 MAFS: UNMATCHABLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.09 549
70 SAVE MY SKIN TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 530
71 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,229
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 763
73 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.09 323
74 MAFS: UNMATCHABLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.09 613
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 231
76 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 665
77 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 227
78 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,052
79 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.08 326
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 241
81 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:10 AM 50 0.08 172
82 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.08 240
83 SURVIVORS REMORSE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 261
84 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:00 PM 55 0.08 139
85 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 201
86 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.08 389
87 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,408
88 CRANK YANKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.07 155
89 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,325
90 UNDISPUTED L: 1165 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 187
91 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 199
92 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,043
93 JOSH GATES TONIGHT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 67 0.07 503
94 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 601
95 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: COLORADO/SAN JOSE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:45 PM 146 0.06 202
96 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,540
97 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.06 276
98 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 798
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 181
100 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:40 PM 20 0.06 886
101 YELLOWSTONE JOURNALS ANIMAL PLANET 11:00 PM 30 0.06 223
102 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 40 0.06 899
103 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 877
104 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 165
105 YELLOWSTONE JOURNALS ANIMAL PLANET 11:30 PM 30 0.05 205
106 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 976
107 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 972
108 PIKETON FAMILY MURDERS: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 120 0.05 277
109 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 454
110 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.05 295
111 HERD L: 1480 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 154
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 999
113 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 201
114 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 161
115 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.04 737
116 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 336
117 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 903
118 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 1:00 AM 60 0.04 76
119 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICK JR 1:00 PM 30 0.04 189
120 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: SAN ANTONIO/UTAH NBA-TV 9:04 PM 136 0.04 154
121 QUIEN DA MAS S4 UNIVERSO 4:30 PM 30 0.04 87
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 156
123 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 820
124 I SURVIVED A CRIME SPCLS A&E NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.04 182
125 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 8:31 PM 33 0.04 139
126 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L: 1120 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.04 93
127 BEYOND THE UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 274
128 QUIEN DA MAS S4 UNIVERSO 5:00 PM 30 0.04 91
129 QUIEN DA MAS S4 UNIVERSO 4:00 PM 30 0.04 79
130 I SURVIVED A CRIME SPCLS A&E NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.04 173
131 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:11 AM 28 0.04 109
132 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-1R1R31H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.04 277
133 I SURVIVED A CRIME SPCLS A&E NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.04 176
134 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.04 83
135 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 96
136 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S3 UNIVERSO 3:00 PM 30 0.03 72
137 CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE L: QF2:CLUB AMERICA/PORTLAND FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 150 0.03 81
138 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 722
139 LIGA DE EXPANSION MX L: TEPATITLAN F.C. / MINEROS DE ZACATECAS TUDN 5:55 PM 125 0.03 70
140 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 118
141 DR. OAKLEY FL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 15 0.03 188
142 SCRUBS IFC TV 2:30 PM 30 0.03 46
143 SCRUBS IFC TV 1:00 PM 30 0.03 50
144 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S3 UNIVERSO 3:30 PM 30 0.03 72
145 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 310
146 SCRUBS IFC TV 1:30 PM 30 0.03 41
147 QUIEN DA MAS S4 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.03 66
148 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP: TB AT LAA/TOR AT OAK MLB NETWORK 10:35 PM 143 0.03 107
149 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 220
150 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 174

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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.