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May 4, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.3.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There was a significant adjustment (to the next tenth) for 9-1-1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.57/0.54/0.47 compared to last week’s 0.50/0.49/0.47, and MIZ & MRS was down 0.02 to 0.22.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.43/0.34.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK rose 0.09 to 0.42.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD gained 0.05 to 0.29.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.41/3.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.18/0.30/2.5M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.12/0.20/1.1M.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.25 compared to last week’s 0.34/0.20.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW ticked up to 0.23, and COUPLES RETREAT was down 0.06 to 0.17.  On Food Network, BEST BAKER IN AMERICA was at 0.17, and CHOPPED SWEETS was at 0.16.  On TLC, SEEKING SISTER WIFE lost 0.03 to 0.17, RETURN TO AMISH was steady at 0.16, and UNEXPECTED held at 0.15.  On ID, PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES was steady at 0.17, and WEB OF LIES was up 0.04 to 0.16.  On A&E, HOARDERS was at 0.15, and INTERVENTION was at 0.10 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.14.  On HGTV, $50K 3 WAYS was at 0.14 compared to last week’s 0.17/0.13, and INSIDE OUT was down 0.08 to 0.12.  History’s PAWN STARS was at 0.13/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.15.  FX’s BREEDERS ticked down to 0.07.  AMC’s THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS fell 0.02 to 0.02/104K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday May 3, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.57 1,979
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.54 1,891
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.47 1,746
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DENVER/LA LAKERS ESPN 10:15 PM 155 0.43 1,100
5 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.42 1,119
6 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/NEW ORLEANS ESPN 7:44 PM 151 0.34 1,119
7 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.29 618
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,081
9 SO: AMERICAS LIST: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.25 883
10 BLACK INK CREW 9 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.23 515
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,834
12 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 31 0.22 693
13 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:50 AM 57 0.21 593
14 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,738
15 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,352
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,457
17 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 14 0.18 598
18 VH1 COUPLES RETREAT VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.17 444
19 BEST BAKER IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.17 878
20 SEEKING SISTER WIFE TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.17 654
21 PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 775
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.16 603
23 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 397
24 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 653
25 CHOPPED SWEETS FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 60 0.16 636
26 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 9:01 PM 61 0.16 679
27 HOARDERS: TIM 126 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.15 623
28 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.15 504
29 50K THREE WAYS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.14 966
30 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 876
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,009
32 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,740
33 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:47 AM 59 0.14 378
34 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.13 815
35 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,522
36 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.13 458
37 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.13 406
38 SPORTSCENTER WITH SAS  L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.12 397
39 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,104
40 INSIDE OUT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,024
41 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 427
42 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/NEW ORLEANS ESPN2 7:44 PM 147 0.12 274
43 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 924
44 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.11 413
45 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 851
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,348
47 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,807
48 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,138
49 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 641
50 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 370
51 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,379
52 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,270
53 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 808
54 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 367
55 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 487
56 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 674
57 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,120
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,335
59 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 344
60 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 908
61 INTERVENTION CA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.10 368
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 678
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 757
64 UNDISPUTED L: 1163 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 221
65 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,115
66 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.09 812
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,405
68 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.09 604
69 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 13 0.09 275
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 811
71 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,025
72 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,401
73 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,395
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 809
75 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.09 192
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 657
77 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 217
78 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,209
79 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN2 7:30 PM 14 0.08 205
80 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.08 433
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 61 0.08 246
82 BREEDERS FX 10:00 PM 36 0.07 247
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,082
84 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.07 211
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 784
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:01 PM 59 0.07 224
87 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,320
88 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:55 AM 25 0.07 286
89 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 578
90 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 220
91 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,456
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 783
93 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.06 259
94 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.06 204
95 ALIENS IN ALASKA TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 370
96 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,385
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 168
98 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 1,015
99 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 96
100 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 549
101 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 1:09 PM 23 0.06 828
102 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 11:30 PM 60 0.06 154
103 RUNNING WILD: OFF THE MAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 320
104 HERD L: 1478 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 178
105 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.05 163
106 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CLE AT KC/TEX AT MIN MLB NETWORK 8:10 PM 222 0.05 215
107 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 825
108 RACE TO THE CENTER OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 229
109 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.05 332
110 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.05 500
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 124
112 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.04 90
113 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 781
114 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 699
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 140
116 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 127
117 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:32 PM 28 0.04 710
118 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 98
119 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 806
120 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.04 267
121 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.04 70
122 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.04 491
123 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICK JR 1:00 PM 30 0.04 139
124 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 194
125 AMER GREED BONUS ED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 197
126 DEVIL YOU KNOW VICE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 85
127 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 94
128 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 691
129 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 122
130 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 924 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.03 92
131 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 726
132 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 455
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 137
134 HOME & FAMILY HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.03 210
135 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 11:52 PM 69 0.03 129
136 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.03 116
137 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 315
138 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LAS VEGAS/MINNESOTA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:02 PM 172 0.03 114
139 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.03 133
140 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.03 76
141 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 323
142 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 304
143 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 1:01 AM 60 0.03 95
144 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.03 105
145 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 109
146 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1118 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 88
147 TUTRIBUNA L TUDN 9:00 PM 60 0.03 51
148 PRECIO DE HISTORIA UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 30 0.03 44
149 MISION EUROPA TUDN 1:00 AM 60 0.03 43
150 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 68

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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.