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May 7, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.6.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The season finale of MAN WITH A PLAN gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE FIX dropped the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s CHERNOBYL miniseries premiered at 0.19, and GENTLEMAN JACK was down 0.03 to 0.08.   The series finale of AMC’s INTO THE BADLANDS dropped 0.03 to 0.13.  The series finale of Freeform’s SHADOWHUNTERS lost 0.02 to 0.09.  

TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games led Monday cable at 2.55 (Golden State vs. Houston)/1.28 (Milwaukee vs. Boston).  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.79/0.73/0.64, compared to last week’s 0.79/0.74/0.64.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP slipped 0.04 to 0.75, TI & TINY lost 0.07 to 0.42, and a DEAR MAMA special was at 0.31.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.62/0.48.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES ticked down to 0.55, and SUMMER HOUSE was up 0.07 to 0.25.  MTV’s TEEN MOM lost a tick to 0.49, and the lead-out hour was down 0.05 to 0.13.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD dipped 0.02 to 0.39.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS was steady at 0.38, and DIESEL BROTHERS was up 0.05 to 0.32.  On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP eased by 0.02 to 0.31, DUFF TAKES THE CAKE held at 0.19, and BAKE YOU RICH was at 0.15.  A&E’s LIFE RESCUE dropped 0.02 to 0.30, preceded by LIVE PD clip specials at 0.26/0.23.  TLC’s  PILLOW TALK was at 0.25.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.24/0.43/3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.36/2.6M, and CNN.  On HGTV, BARGAIN MANSIONS was at 0.24/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.28/0.27, ONE OF A KIND ticked down to 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.20.  On ID, BETRAYED fell 0.11 to 0.18, and UNBREAKABLE was down 0.08 to 0.25.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART was at 0.15.  History’s KNIGHTFALL lost 0.03 to 0.12.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday May 6, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: WARRIORS/ROCKETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:36 PM 157 2.55 6,881
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: BUCKS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 156 1.28 3,716
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:13 AM 53 1.05 2,489
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.79 2,468
5 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 8 VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.75 1,579
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.73 2,240
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.64 2,024
8 NHL SEMI FINALS L: BOSTON/COLUMBUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:56 PM 184 0.62 1,871
9 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.55 1,284
10 TEEN MOM II SSN9 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.49 930
11 NHL SEMI FINALS L: SAN JOSE/COLORADO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:00 PM 187 0.48 1,228
12 T.I. & TINY:FAM HUSTLE S2 VH1 9:01 PM 60 0.42 1,006
13 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.39 819
14 STREET OUTLAWS SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.38 1,026
15 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.32 820
16 DEAR MAMA 2019 VH1 10:01 PM 60 0.31 809
17 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,366
18 LIVE RESCUE: 3 LIVE RESCUE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.30 1,053
19 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.26 768
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 763
21 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.25 615
22 90 DAY HEA: PILLOW TALK TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 811
23 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,957
24 BARGAIN MANSIONS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.24 1,119
25 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.23 852
26 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 3,118
27 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,568
28 ONE OF A KIND HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 1,172
29 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,371
30 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,093
31 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 554
32 DUFF TAKES THE CAKE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.19 733
33 CHERNOBYL HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 59 0.19 756
34 BARGAIN MANSIONS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.19 973
35 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,186
36 BETRAYED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 873
37 LRC: 2019 MET GALA: N/A E! 5:00 PM 240 0.18 532
38 COPS (O) PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 30 0.17 530
39 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 466
40 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.17 455
41 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 455
42 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,383
43 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,015
44 UNBREAKABLE: LIVE TO TELL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 790
45 DUDE PERFECT SHOW NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.17 782
46 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.17 357
47 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,511
48 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.17 622
49 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 363
50 NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:07 AM 23 0.16 401
51 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.16 411
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 335
53 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 310
54 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,646
55 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,904
56 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 15 0.15 549
57 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,097
58 BAKE YOU RICH FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 60 0.15 484
59 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 282
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 335
61 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.14 590
62 TEEN MOM: YOUNG MOMS CLUB MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.13 274
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,703
64 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 341
65 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,557
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,575
67 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.13 478
68 INTO THE BADLANDS AMC 10:00 PM 61 0.13 463
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,791
70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,508
71 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 303
72 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 241
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,493
74 MLB WEEKDAY  L: PHILADELPHIA/ST LOUIS ESPN 8:00 PM 184 0.12 504
75 SPORTSCENTER LATE ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 245
76 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 297
77 NASCAR M.E. CUP RACING L: DOVER FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 211 0.12 798
78 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,280
79 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 829
80 KNIGHTFALL HISTORY 10:00 PM 62 0.12 593
81 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 15 0.12 501
82 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,168
83 HAUNTED HOSPITALS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 408
84 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 286
85 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 60 0.11 271
86 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,499
87 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 273
88 HOSTILE PLANET NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 567
89 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 687
90 TOP WING NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.10 430
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,109
92 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 768
93 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 11:30 PM 61 0.10 293
94 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 671
95 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:53 PM 137 0.10 295
96 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,261
97 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 793
98 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,030
99 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,291
100 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 663
101 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,281
102 PARANORMAL 911 TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 400
103 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.09 209
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 687
105 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,473
106 SHADOWHUNTERS: 399 ALLIANCE/ALL GOOD THINGS… FREEFORM 8:00 PM 150 0.09 305
107 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 574
108 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 705
109 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.09 239
110 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: RISE PLANET OF APES AMC 7:30 PM 150 0.09 323
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 604
112 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 652
113 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 527
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 637
115 UNDISPUTED L: 665 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 201
116 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 680
117 GENTLEMAN JACK HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 60 0.08 338
118 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,384
119 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,282
120 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 641
121 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 497
122 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 495
123 HOSTILE PLANET: ENHANCED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 399
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 959
125 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 805
126 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 859
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 760
128 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 174
129 SAVAGE KINGDOM: NEW REALM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 289
130 LIFETIME SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 90 0.07 251
131 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 135
132 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.06 100
133 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:04 PM 56 0.06 179
134 FEA MAS BELLA, LA DT 3 GALAVISION 2:00 PM 60 0.06 155
135 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 1,091
136 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:10 PM 20 0.06 178
137 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 424
138 IN ICE COLD BLOOD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 281
139 BIG HERO 6 SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 3:30 PM 30 0.06 213
140 NHL LIVE PRE SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 56 0.06 129
141 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 178
142 DAYTIME MOVIE: SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE FREEFORM 11:00 AM 180 0.05 164
143 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 789
144 BEST THING I EVER ATE COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.05 175
145 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 129
146 DSP. OF SUSAN COX POWELL: 102 A FAMILY AFFAIR OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 120 0.05 186
147 DR. KS: DOUBLE DOSE NAT GEO WILD 9:30 PM 30 0.05 150
148 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 129
149 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.05 119
150 MEN IN BLAZERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.05 143

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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.