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May 7, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.6.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for STATION 19 and YOUNG SHELDON.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.47/0.38.  On Bravo, TOP CHEF dipped 0.03 to 0.28, MILLION DOLLAR LISTING returned at 0.15, and SUMMER HOUSE was down 0.06 to 0.13.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP ticked up to 0.25, NO DEMO RENO gained 0.05 to 0.23, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.02 to 0.19, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.04 to 0.17.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.25/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.09.  On MTV, FLORIBAMA SHORE edged up 0.02 to 0.24.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 was at 0.22/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.14, and NIGHTWATCH was up 0.03 to 0.16.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.37/2.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.18/0.31/2.8M, and CNN TONIGHT at 0.14/0.22/900K.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY rose 0.06 to 0.21, RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE grew by 0.07 to 0.14, and CHEF BOOT CAMP was up 0.04 to 0.12.  TBS’s WIPEOUT shed 0.03 to 0.20.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS was at 0.20, and FOR REAL was up 0.03 to 0.10.  Comedy Central’s DAILY SHOW hit the Top 20 at 0.16/0.12.  On ID, FEAR THY NEIGHBOR shrank by 0.03 to 0.13, and A TIME TO KILL was down 0.02 to 0.10.  Discovery’s HOMESTEAD RESCUE was at 0.11.  On We, WAKA & TAMMY ticked down to 0.09, and JOSELINE’S CABARET ticked up to 0.06.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: AUSTRALIA was at 0.08/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.07/0.07.  Freeform’s EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE OKAY rose 0.04 to 0.06. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday May 6, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: LAKERS/CLIPPERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:13 PM 153 0.47 1,309
2 NBA BASKETBALL: NETS/MAVERICKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:44 PM 149 0.38 1,117
3 TOP CHEF BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.28 906
4 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 30 0.25 1,373
5 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.25 1,366
6 FLORIBAMA SHORE SSN4 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.24 458
7 NO DEMO RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.23 1,279
8 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.22 842
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,853
10 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.21 855
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,631
12 WIPEOUT TBS TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 688
13 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 59 0.20 561
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.19 1,157
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,756
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.17 1,068
17 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:46 AM 68 0.17 481
18 NIGHTWATCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.16 581
19 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.16 539
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.16 581
21 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.15 603
22 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,472
23 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 742
24 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 855
25 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,107
26 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,945
27 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 335
28 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,482
29 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.13 664
30 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 10:15 PM 60 0.13 441
31 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 993
32 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.12 474
33 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 13 0.12 362
34 CHEF BOOT CAMP FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 504
35 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,758
36 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,477
37 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,236
38 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 762
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,246
40 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 14 0.11 382
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 788
42 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,614
43 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,416
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 676
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,403
46 HOMESTEAD RESCUE: RANEY: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.11 946
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 703
48 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 359
49 SWAMP PEOPLE SPECIALS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.11 697
50 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,444
51 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.11 260
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 786
53 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 687
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 269
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 734
56 FOR REAL STORY REALITY TV E! 9:00 PM 60 0.10 275
57 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 664
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 667
59 TIME TO KILL, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 629
60 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,455
61 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 536
62 BIG TRICK ENERGY TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 245
63 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 820
64 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.09 350
65 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 312
66 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,090
67 WAKA & TAMMY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.09 256
68 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.09 312
69 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,304
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 221
71 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 723
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 890
73 PRO FIGHTERS LEAGUE  L: PFL 3:HEAVYWEIGHTS & WOMENS LIGHTWEIGHTS ESPN 7:00 PM 222 0.09 324
74 DARK SIDE OF THE RING VICE 9:00 PM 115 0.09 272
75 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 636
76 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 291
77 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,171
78 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 241
79 GROWING UP HIP HOP: FL WETV 8:47 PM 13 0.08 244
80 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.08 199
81 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.08 207
82 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 995
83 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.08 546
84 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN 11:30 PM 30 0.08 209
85 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 198
86 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,244
87 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 179
88 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.07 289
89 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,474
90 MY 600LB LIFE WATN: SUPER: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.07 424
91 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 951
92 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.07 502
93 UNDISPUTED L: 1166 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 171
94 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 186
95 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 320
96 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 223
97 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 951
98 EVERYTHINGS GONNA BE OKAY FREEFORM 10:00 PM 30 0.06 141
99 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 565
100 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,359
101 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 30 0.06 217
102 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 10:42 PM 48 0.06 187
103 JOSELINES CABARET: MIAMI WETV 10:00 PM 62 0.06 169
104 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 976
105 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICK JR 1:00 PM 30 0.06 223
106 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:07 PM 31 0.05 808
107 HERD L: 1481 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 154
108 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 806
109 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 885
110 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:38 PM 22 0.05 739
111 OVERSERVED WITH LVP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.05 168
112 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 946
113 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 400
114 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 151
115 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 186
116 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 745
117 TODO EN 90 DIAS: FELICES: N/A DISCOVERY FAMILIA 9:00 PM 120 0.05 87
118 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 814
119 SWAMP PEOPLE SPECIALS HISTORY 1:06 AM 62 0.04 243
120 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: TB AT LAA MLB NETWORK 9:38 PM 184 0.04 275
121 FAMILIA DE CHANTEL DISCOVERY FAMILIA 11:00 PM 60 0.04 76
122 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.04 221
123 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 726
124 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.04 758
125 IMPACT WRESTLING: 2118 AXS TV 8:00 PM 120 0.04 123
126 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 346
127 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.04 97
128 STRANGE EVIDENCE SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 275
129 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.04 162
130 MLBN GAME BRIDGE SHOW MLB NETWORK 9:25 PM 13 0.04 248
131 PGA TOUR: WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 242 0.04 396
132 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 83
133 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NY RANGERS/BOSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 152 0.03 151
134 FOX BET LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 30 0.03 76
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 188
136 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 292
137 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.03 78
138 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 239
139 QUIEN DA MAS S4 UNIVERSO 5:30 PM 30 0.03 71
140 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.03 75
141 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.03 59
142 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: MIA AT ARI MLB NETWORK 6:53 PM 152 0.03 207
143 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 83
144 DESUS & MERO S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:00 PM 29 0.03 42
145 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 279
146 ALASKA ANIMAL RESCUE FL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 15 0.03 164
147 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 117
148 MOVE THE STICKS NFL NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.03 65
149 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 106
150 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 1:00 AM 60 0.03 84

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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.