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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.31.2021

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday May 31, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: JAZZ/GRIZZLIES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:59 PM 147 1.13 2,968
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: 76ERS/WIZARDS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:14 PM 165 1.02 2,791
3 NHL SEMI FINALS L: NY ISLANDERS/BOSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:31 PM 212 0.47 1,496
4 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:26 AM 52 0.45 1,184
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.45 1,586
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.43 1,536
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,549
8 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 14 0.35 1,075
9 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,002
10 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.23 464
11 SO: AMERICAS LIST: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.22 734
12 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.21 614
13 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 3:00 PM 30 0.20 558
14 INSIDE OUT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,352
15 MEMORIAL DAY MOVIES: LONE SURVIVOR TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:45 PM 135 0.19 725
16 AMERICAN CARTEL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.19 696
17 SEEKING SISTER WIFE TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.19 697
18 NHL QTR FINALS L: MONTREAL/TORONTO CNBC 7:00 PM 161 0.19 507
19 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 61 0.19 720
20 MLB HOLIDAY L ESPN 4:03 PM 26 0.18 632
21 CNN FILMS: DREAMLAND: BLACK WALL STREET CNN 9:00 PM 120 0.18 1,413
22 MLB HOLIDAY L: MINNESOTA/BALTIMORE ESPN 1:00 PM 183 0.17 585
23 SMOTHERED TLC 9:01 PM 64 0.17 634
24 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 2:30 PM 30 0.17 570
25 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 1:30 PM 30 0.17 505
26 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.17 498
27 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,007
28 TITANS THAT BUILT AMERICA: 1 NEW GENERATION RISES, A HISTORY 9:00 PM 127 0.16 906
29 MLB WEEKDAY  L: PITTSBURGH/KANSAS CITY ESPN 8:00 PM 205 0.16 526
30 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.16 517
31 BEST BAKER IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.15 879
32 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.15 462
33 BLACK INK CREW 9 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.15 327
34 AMERICAN CARTEL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 713
35 DIRTY MUDDER TRUCKERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.14 425
36 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.14 436
37 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.14 463
38 PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.14 768
39 BEST BAKER IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 886
40 VH1 COUPLES RETREAT VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.13 342
41 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.13 411
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 409
43 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.13 460
44 AMERICAN CARTEL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 692
45 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 430
46 SMOTHERED: KNOWS BEST TLC 10:05 PM 60 0.12 508
47 ANDERSON COOPER SPECIAL CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 886
48 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:25 PM 35 0.12 330
49 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 30 0.11 405
50 FIVE, THE SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,554
51 MEMORIAL DAY MOVIES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 4:00 PM 20 0.11 510
52 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.11 317
53 FRIENDS MARATHON TBS NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.11 334
54 NCAA LACROSSE CHAMP L: VIRGINIA/MARYLAND ESPN2 1:00 PM 169 0.11 399
55 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 249
56 MEMORIAL DAY MOVIES: PATRIOTS DAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:15 AM 150 0.10 494
57 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.10 359
58 CASAGRANDES NICKELODEON 1:30 PM 30 0.09 322
59 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 267
60 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 308
61 ESPNU SELECTION SPECIAL L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.09 283
62 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,321
63 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,134
64 BREAKING BOBBY BONES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:01 PM 31 0.09 412
65 PJ MASKS DISNEY JUNIOR 5:30 PM 25 0.09 249
66 LIGA MX FEMENIL L: F: TIGRES UANL / CHIVAS TUDN 7:50 PM 145 0.09 188
67 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:26 PM 34 0.09 354
68 SPCL RPT W/BRET BAIER SPC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,189
69 MICKEYS ADV IN WONDERLAND DISNEY JUNIOR 8:30 AM 50 0.09 262
70 ANDERSON COOPER SPECIAL CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 717
71 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 683
72 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,675
73 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRNT SPCL CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 605
74 FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,374
75 UNDISPUTED L: 1183 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 230
76 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: OPEN RANGE (2003) PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 180 0.08 576
77 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 651
78 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: PARTY GONE WRONG, A LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.08 467
79 MIRACULOUS WORLD: NEW YOR DISNEY CHANNEL 11:45 AM 70 0.08 289
80 AT THIS HOUR SPCL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 694
81 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 590
82 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 118 0.08 416
83 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 201
84 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.07 344
85 MIRACULOUS WORLD: SHANGHA DISNEY CHANNEL 12:55 PM 65 0.07 247
86 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,446
87 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 10:15 PM 45 0.07 115
88 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,023
89 NHL LIVE PRE SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 31 0.07 258
90 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 205
91 OUTNUMBERED SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,163
92 BIOGRAPHY A&E NETWORK 11:04 PM 59 0.07 209
93 SITUATION ROOM SPCL CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 536
94 GUTFELD SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 900
95 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 694
96 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 918
97 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 748
98 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 577
99 YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 726
100 HERD L: 1498 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 178
101 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 559
102 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.07 217
103 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 205
104 BIOGRAPHY A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 60 0.06 201
105 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.06 203
106 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.06 452
107 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 276
108 NOSTRADAMUS: END OF DAYS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 502
109 FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 944
110 CNN NEWSROOM SPCL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 619
111 RAVEN ABOUT BUNK?D DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 230
112 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.06 617
113 MONSTER JAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:11 PM 60 0.06 169
114 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.06 177
115 BREAKING BOBBY BONES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:32 PM 30 0.06 310
116 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 616
117 11TH HR W/ B.WILLIAMS SPC: N/A MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.06 1,039
118 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-2R1R07H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.06 397
119 SITUATION ROOM SPCL CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 612
120 ROLAND GARROS: ROLAND GAR ATPWTA:WR1 WILS/BEGI TENNIS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 122 0.06 394
121 GORDON RAMSAY: OFF MENU NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 366
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 188
123 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.05 966
124 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 178
125 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 80
126 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 1,099
127 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 477
128 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 278
129 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:30 AM 30 0.05 806
130 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 240
131 NEW DAY SPECIAL CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 441
132 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 265
133 CYCLING NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 AM 60 0.05 83
134 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 273
135 GET UP ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 152
136 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.05 576
137 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 3:49 PM 11 0.04 153
138 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.04 382
139 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 181
140 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.04 728
141 MTV NEWS PRESENTS VH1 10:00 PM 62 0.04 99
142 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 204
143 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 257
144 ROLAND GARROS TENNIS CHANNEL 10:19 AM 116 0.04 271
145 EN-CUBIERTOS DISCOVERY FAMILIA 10:00 PM 30 0.04 86
146 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 713
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 197
148 FOX AND FRIENDS SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 690
149 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S5 UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.04 65
150 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 90 0.04 803
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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.