BROADCAST FINALS: THE GREAT AMERICAN TAG SALE was at 0.35, and THE AMERICAN RESCUE DOG SHOW was at 0.25.
CBS: The season finale of SURVIVOR was at 0.79, down 0.13 from last week and down two-tenths from the December 2021 finale (however, in December it was presented as a 2-hour finale and separate lower-rated reunion special, rather than as a single 3-hour show).
NBC: On season finale night, CHICAGO MED was at 0.67 (up 0.04 from last week and down 0.17 from last season’s finale), CHICAGO FIRE was at 0.80 (up 0.11 from last week and down a tenth from last season), and CHICAGO PD was at 0.74 (up 0.09 from last week and down 0.11 from last season).
FOX: The season premiere of MASTERCHEF was at 0.34, and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE dropped 0.09 to 0.25.
CW: THE FLASH lost 0.03 to 0.09, and KUNG FU was down 0.02 to 0.06.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’S NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.25. TNT’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.47. TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE gained 0.02 to 0.35. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS edged up 0.02 to 0.29. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.26/0.43/3.2M, with CNN NEWSROOM at 0.18/0.23/1.1M, and MSNBC’s 11TH HOUR at 0.09/800K. On TLC, MY FEET ARE KILLING ME rose 0.03 to 0.16, and SAVE MY SKIN was up 0.04 to 0.14. Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT dropped 0.05 to 0.16. On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.13. On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN was at 0.12, EXPEDITION X was at 0.08, and JOSH GATES TONIGHT was at 0.07. On USA, TEMPTATION ISLAND was at 0.11/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.11, and THE COURTSHIP was at 0.04. On ID, SEE NO EVIL ticked down to 0.11, and I WENT UNDERCOVER was down 0.02 to 0.07. History’s FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.11. On HGTV, BUY IT OR BUILD IT lost 0.02 to 0.10, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.08/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.14/0/12. On BET, THE MS PAT SHOW ticked down to 0.09 (plus 0.01/89K via BET Her simulcast, and ASSISTED LIVING was down 0.03 to 0.07 (plus zero/65K).
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 25, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS L: BOSTON/MIAMI | ESPN | 8:36 PM | 152 | 2.25 | 6,422 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:08 PM | 52 | 0.94 | 2,467 |
| 3 | NHL PLAYOFFS – SEMIFNLS L: ST LOUIS/COLORADO | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:10 PM | 185 | 0.47 | 1,394 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.44 | 1,114 |
| 5 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 60 | 0.42 | 1,271 |
| 6 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0138 LAS VEGAS NV | TBS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.35 | 929 |
| 7 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.29 | 985 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.27 | 682 |
| 9 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 3,180 |
| 10 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,803 |
| 11 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 3,361 |
| 12 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,571 |
| 13 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,136 |
| 14 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,149 |
| 15 | NHL PLAYOFFS POSTGAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 11:15 PM | 34 | 0.19 | 509 |
| 16 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,065 |
| 17 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 627 |
| 18 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 935 |
| 19 | MY FEET ARE KILLING ME | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 933 |
| 20 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,443 |
| 21 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,020 |
| 22 | MAFS (LIF) REUNION: BOSTON REUNION, PART 2 1419 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.16 | 923 |
| 23 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,737 |
| 24 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 998 |
| 25 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 404 |
| 26 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 444 |
| 27 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 950 |
| 28 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 977 |
| 29 | SAVE MY SKIN | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 749 |
| 30 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 424 |
| 31 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,754 |
| 32 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,651 |
| 33 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 786 |
| 34 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 877 |
| 35 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,665 |
| 36 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,791 |
| 37 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,781 |
| 38 | GUYS GROCERY GAMES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 687 |
| 39 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,808 |
| 40 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 886 |
| 41 | EXPEDITION UNKNOWN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 68 | 0.12 | 1,152 |
| 42 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,177 |
| 43 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,626 |
| 44 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,587 |
| 45 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 316 |
| 46 | NHL PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:30 PM | 40 | 0.12 | 395 |
| 47 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 837 |
| 48 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,613 |
| 49 | TEMPTATION ISLAND | USA NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.11 | 333 |
| 50 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 732 |
| 51 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 826 |
| 52 | SEE NO EVIL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 632 |
| 53 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.11 | 530 |
| 54 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 372 |
| 55 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 303 |
| 56 | BUY IT OR BUILD IT | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.10 | 722 |
| 57 | TEMPTATION ISLAND | USA NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 90 | 0.10 | 266 |
| 58 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 330 |
| 59 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 651 |
| 60 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 646 |
| 61 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 281 |
| 62 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 628 |
| 63 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,223 |
| 64 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 695 |
| 65 | MS. PAT SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 525 |
| 66 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.09 | 432 |
| 67 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN26 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 326 |
| 68 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 799 |
| 69 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN26 | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 236 |
| 70 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN26 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 240 |
| 71 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 249 |
| 72 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 812 |
| 73 | HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 379 |
| 74 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN26 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 292 |
| 75 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 1,277 |
| 76 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 792 |
| 77 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,088 |
| 78 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 260 |
| 79 | EXPEDITION X | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:08 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 981 |
| 80 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 522 |
| 81 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 714 |
| 82 | ASSISTED LIVING | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 417 |
| 83 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,043 |
| 84 | FORGED IN FIRE: BEST OF | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 362 |
| 85 | JOSH GATES TONIGHT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:09 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 616 |
| 86 | I WENT UNDERCOVER | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 514 |
| 87 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,030 |
| 88 | UNDISPUTED L: 1440 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 152 |
| 89 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 449 |
| 90 | MSNBC PRIME | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,031 |
| 91 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 267 |
| 92 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,039 |
| 93 | NICK NEWS NEW | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 246 |
| 94 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 168 |
| 95 | TEXAS METAL | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 395 |
| 96 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 960 |
| 97 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 210 |
| 98 | CATCH SMUGGLER ROME COMP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 330 |
| 99 | BBCA MOVIE: SICARIO | BBC-AMERICA | 8:00 PM | 165 | 0.05 | 234 |
| 100 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 1:31 PM | 59 | 0.05 | 864 |
| 101 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 31 | 0.05 | 861 |
| 102 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 1055 HALLOWEEN PARTY, THE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 321 |
| 103 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 940 |
| 104 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 795 |
| 105 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 271 |
| 106 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 914 |
| 107 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 305 |
| 108 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 948 |
| 109 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: BAL AT NYY/PHI AT ATL | MLB NETWORK | 7:09 PM | 189 | 0.04 | 261 |
| 110 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 671 |
| 111 | COURTSHIP: 112 COMMITMENT OF A LIFETIME | USA NETWORK | 11:33 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 119 |
| 112 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 803 |
| 113 | POCOYO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 20 | 0.04 | 99 |
| 114 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 374 |
| 115 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS L: BOSTON/MIAMI | ESPN DEPORTES | 8:30 PM | 156 | 0.04 | 88 |
| 116 | NASCAR RACE HUB L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 145 |
| 117 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 116 |
| 118 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1383 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 70 |
| 119 | AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 223 |
| 120 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 214 |
| 121 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 324 |
| 122 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 95 |
| 123 | UFO HUNTERS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 116 |
| 124 | HLN SPECIAL REPORT | HLN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 178 |
| 125 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 15 | 0.03 | 112 |
| 126 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP: TEX AT LAA/BOS AT CWS | MLB NETWORK | 10:18 PM | 132 | 0.03 | 135 |
| 127 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 222 |
| 128 | UFO HUNTERS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 149 |
| 129 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 85 |
| 130 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 148 |
| 131 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 222 |
| 132 | MAFS: AUSTRALIA | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 367 |
| 133 | MLB TONIGHT BP | MLB NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 39 | 0.03 | 141 |
| 134 | HERD L: 1759 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 92 |
| 135 | GRAVEYARD CARZ | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 263 |
| 136 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 170 |
| 137 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: NYM AT SF/LAD AT WAS | MLB NETWORK | 3:57 PM | 153 | 0.03 | 134 |
| 138 | DEEP END, THE | FREEFORM | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 71 |
| 139 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L | TUDN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 61 |
| 140 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 205 |
| 141 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | VICE | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 75 |
| 142 | COLLEGE CENTRAL | GOLF CHANNEL | 4:30 PM | 28 | 0.02 | 144 |
| 143 | CHAIN REACTION (GSN) | GSN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 399 |
| 144 | DAILY WAGER L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 50 |
| 145 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 152 |
| 146 | MAFS: AUSTRALIA | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 11:03 PM | 58 | 0.02 | 278 |
| 147 | ROLAND GARROS: ROLAND GAR ATPWTA:MR2 NADR/MOUC | TENNIS CHANNEL | 2:57 PM | 148 | 0.02 | 205 |
| 148 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 182 |
| 149 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 189 |
| 150 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 97 |
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