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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.15.2021

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday May 15, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIGA MX SAT: QF: CRUZ AZUL VS TOLUCA TUDN 9:09 PM 130 0.25 607
2 UFC PPV PRELIMS  L: 262: OLIVEIRA/CHANDLER ESPN 8:00 PM 120 0.25 787
3 BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME L ESPN 5:30 PM 60 0.22 711
4 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: SWEET CAROLINA HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.18 2,378
5 ESCAPE TO THE CHATEAU HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,342
6 LIGA MX L: QF: PUEBLA /ATLAS TUDN 6:30 PM 159 0.17 439
7 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 444
8 FINAL SPACE ADULT SWIM 10:30 PM 30 0.15 353
9 MY HERO ACADEMIA ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.15 300
10 DR. STONE ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.15 286
11 FOOD WARS ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.14 272
12 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.14 905
13 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.14 919
14 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 394
15 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 460
16 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: BACK TO THE FUTURE PARAMOUNT 8:00 PM 150 0.13 424
17 NARUTO: SHIPPUDEN ADULT SWIM 3:00 AM 30 0.13 228
18 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 381
19 BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME ESPN 3:32 PM 118 0.13 367
20 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 377
21 PROMISED NEVERLAND, THE ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 30 0.12 240
22 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: DUKE/CLEMSON ESPN 12:00 PM 151 0.12 457
23 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,540
24 SYMONS DINNER COOKING OUT FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.12 756
25 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 360
26 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,538
27 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:30 AM 30 0.11 441
28 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: FORREST GUMP COMEDY CENTRAL 4:00 PM 180 0.11 255
29 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L ESPN2 6:40 PM 114 0.11 563
30 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,894
31 BLACK CLOVER ADULT SWIM 2:30 AM 30 0.11 193
32 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 332
33 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 339
34 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,905
35 PIKWIK PACK DISNEY JUNIOR 8:30 AM 25 0.10 448
36 SIDE HUSTLE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.10 303
37 BIOGRAPHY: STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 122 0.10 285
38 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 AM 30 0.10 403
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 376
40 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 950
41 CNN FILMS: RACE FOR THE VACCINE CNN 9:00 PM 120 0.09 578
42 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 7:30 AM 30 0.09 387
43 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:19 PM 60 0.09 215
44 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.09 234
45 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,172
46 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 779
47 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,016
48 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L: DOVER FOX SPORTS 1 1:30 PM 157 0.08 734
49 DRAMA CLUB NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.08 251
50 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: BACK TO THE FUTURE PART 2 PARAMOUNT 10:30 PM 150 0.08 233
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 589
52 BIG SATURDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 946
53 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,243
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 616
55 IN PLAIN SIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 7:00 AM 30 0.08 363
56 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 994
57 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 278
58 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS/SAN DIEGO PADRES FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 224 0.08 509
59 HOLZER FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 367
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 597
61 SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 432
62 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:30 AM 15 0.08 217
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 587
64 GHOST NATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 438
65 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 674
66 TRACK & FIELD           L ESPN 2:31 PM 61 0.07 282
67 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:58 PM 108 0.07 691
68 PITBULLS AND PAROLEES: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 120 0.07 398
69 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: OKLAHOMA STATE/OKLAHOMA ESPN2 4:18 PM 142 0.07 369
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 623
71 PREMIER LEAGUE L: FULHAM/SOUTHAMPTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:58 AM 127 0.07 222
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 668
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 576
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 623
75 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 745
76 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:30 AM 15 0.07 219
77 HOLZER FILES REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 290
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 592
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 559
80 FRESH OUT PLAYLIST AMTV 8:00 AM 60 0.06 151
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 610
82 COPS RELOADED REELZCHANNEL 5:00 PM 30 0.06 169
83 DR. OAKLEY, YUKON VET NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 90 0.06 538
84 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: BACK TO THE FUTURE PART 3 PARAMOUNT 1:00 AM 180 0.06 160
85 SATURDAY MOVIE: BLOCKERS FREEFORM 11:55 PM 125 0.06 149
86 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:43 AM 15 0.06 174
87 BIOGRAPHY A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.06 196
88 BIOGRAPHY: ROWDY RODDY PIPER A&E NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.06 210
89 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:05 PM 25 0.05 164
90 SHO CH BOX: 21 SHOWTIME PRIME 12:20 AM 33 0.05 221
91 IFC MOVIE: SUPER TROOPERS 2 IFC TV 8:00 PM 130 0.05 137
92 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 707
93 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: OAKLAND ATHLETICS/MINNESOTA TWINS FOX SPORTS 1 4:07 PM 173 0.05 287
94 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/BURNLEY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:26 AM 137 0.05 144
95 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.05 1,032
96 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.05 307
97 NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY L FOX SPORTS 1 1:03 PM 27 0.05 364
98 TRACK & FIELD ESPN2 10:04 PM 90 0.05 167
99 SHO CH BOX: 21 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:58 PM 22 0.05 202
100 BIOGRAPHY A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 119 0.05 131
101 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE: AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL BLACK MEN OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.05 254
102 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 786
103 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 6:00 PM 30 0.05 139
104 FUTBOL MLS SAT: LA GALAXY VS AUSTIN FC TUDN 3:30 PM 150 0.05 113
105 PBA BOWLING L: PBA PLAYOFFS – ROUND OF 4 FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 123 0.05 281
106 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 484
107 ALASKA ANIMAL RESCUE NAT GEO WILD 10:30 PM 60 0.04 379
108 SHO CH BOX: 21 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:16 PM 42 0.04 213
109 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: SECRETS ON SORORITY ROW LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.04 425
110 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: NYM AT TB MLB NETWORK 1:10 PM 182 0.04 277
111 DR. OAKLEY SNAPS NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.04 378
112 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.04 294
113 COPS RELOADED REELZCHANNEL 4:30 PM 30 0.04 153
114 UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE  L ESPN2 8:34 PM 90 0.04 127
115 ACCIDENT, SUICIDE, MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.04 316
116 POP TV MOVIES: MY COUSIN VINNY POP 9:00 PM 180 0.04 175
117 SHO CH BOX: 21 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:59 PM 17 0.04 192
118 COPS RELOADED REELZCHANNEL 5:30 PM 30 0.04 174
119 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 5:05 PM 30 0.04 135
120 ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 180 0.04 589
121 PREAKNESS STAKES PREP: 2021 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 180 0.04 264
122 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.04 310
123 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.03 342
124 NHRA QUALIFYING D FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 90 0.03 242
125 SHO CH BOX: 21 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:16 PM 43 0.03 168
126 SHO CH BOX: 21 SHOWTIME PRIME 12:53 AM 14 0.03 155
127 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.03 668
128 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 453
129 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN2 11:34 PM 28 0.03 81
130 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 392
131 COPS RELOADED REELZCHANNEL 4:00 PM 30 0.03 162
132 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 119
133 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 190
134 MLB REG SEASON POST L FOX SPORTS 1 12:14 AM 59 0.03 130
135 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 3:00 AM 60 0.03 68
136 GIBSON AND REISER REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.03 337
137 COPS RELOADED REELZCHANNEL 3:30 PM 30 0.03 155
138 SHAQ NBA-TV 9:00 PM 30 0.03 87
139 NFL LIVE ESPN2 6:00 AM 60 0.03 76
140 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.03 169
141 CHINA: NATURES ANCIENT K BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 70 0.03 207
142 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 12:07 PM 51 0.03 163
143 MLBT WEEKEND AFTERNOON MLB NETWORK 4:12 PM 108 0.03 140
144 DRA. PIMPLE POPPER DISCOVERY FAMILIA 10:00 PM 60 0.03 51
145 CROSS CONNECTION W/TCROSS: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.03 664
146 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 10:00 PM 60 0.02 89
147 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN2 12:02 AM 28 0.02 56
148 ALL GIRLS GARAGE MOTOR TREND 11:30 AM 30 0.02 107
149 WEEK W/ JOSHUA JOHNSON: N/A MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.02 519
150 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 240 0.02 135
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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.