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May 15, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.14.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The season finale of THE FLASH gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was ESPN’s night, with the NBA PLAYOFFS game at 2.79, preceded by the NBA DRAFT at 1.68.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.64.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN slipped 0.02 to 0.56, MIZ & MRS jumped a tenth to 0.39, and GROWING UP CHRISLEY was steady at 0.23.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS lost 0.03 to 0.55, and TEXICANAS fell 0.04 to 0.11.  Discovery’s DEADLIEST CATCH eased by 0.02 to 0.34.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS was down 0.03 to 0.30.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD held at 0.29, and 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS was steady at 0.25.  TBS’s THE LAST OG ticked up to 0.28.  On HGTV, GOOD BONES returned at 0.27, RESTORED BY THE FORDS rose 0.04 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS stayed at 0.19.  On ID, TRUE CONVICTION gained 0.03 to 0.25.  On History, LOST GOLD OF WORLD WAR II ticked down to 0.23, and CURSE OF CIVIL WAR GOLD was down 0.06 to 0.22.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 ticked up to 0.21, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was up 0.02 to 0.14.  Food Network’s CHOPPED ticked down to 0.20, and BITE CLUB was down 0.02 to 0.15.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW tied in 18-49s on a low-rated cable news night with Carlson at 0.20/0.35/2.7M, and Maddow at 0.20/0.30/2.5M, with CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.12/0.17/800K.  On A&E, KIDS BEHIND BARS shed 0.04 to 0.17, and INTERVENTION was down 0.06 to 0.17.  BET’s GAMES PEOPLE PLAY ticked up to 0.17.  Freeform’s just-renewed THE BOLD TYPE climbed 0.04 to 0.12.  FX’s FOSSE/VERDON grew by 0.05 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: Tuesday May 14, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L: PORTLAND/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 9:00 PM 151 2.79 7,315
2 NBA DRAFT LOTTERY       L ESPN 8:30 PM 30 1.68 4,427
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:31 PM 89 1.05 2,517
4 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 8:00 PM 30 0.75 2,040
5 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: BOSTON/CAROLINA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:55 PM 183 0.64 1,904
6 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.56 1,827
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.55 1,758
8 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.48 1,098
9 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.40 1,030
10 MIZ & MRS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.39 1,009
11 DEADLIEST CATCH: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 122 0.34 1,193
12 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 62 0.30 1,438
13 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.29 696
14 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.29 1,448
15 LAST OG, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.28 735
16 GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,295
17 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 675
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 831
19 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.25 1,142
20 TRUE CONVICTION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 979
21 GROWING UP CHRISLEY USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 32 0.23 728
22 LOST GOLD OF WORLD WAR II HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.23 1,267
23 RESTORED BY THE FORDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,112
24 CURSE OF CIVIL WAR GOLD HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.22 1,240
25 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 31 0.21 449
26 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 679
27 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,705
28 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 560
29 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,455
30 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,827
31 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.19 936
32 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,367
33 KIDS BEHIND BARS: LIFE OR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.17 485
34 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,301
35 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 462
36 INTERVENTION A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.17 450
37 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 438
38 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 757
39 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 366
40 SP FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 4:00 PM 60 0.15 610
41 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,383
42 BITE CLUB FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.15 497
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,490
44 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,876
45 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 495
46 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:31 PM 29 0.14 325
47 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:58 PM 62 0.13 375
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,589
49 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 362
50 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.13 468
51 LADIES NIGHT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.13 287
52 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,420
53 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,829
54 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 318
55 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 795
56 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 9:30 PM 30 0.12 246
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 304
58 BOLD TYPE, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.12 244
59 FOSSE/VERDON FX 10:00 PM 61 0.12 364
60 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 800
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,391
62 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,995
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 283
64 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,310
65 DUCKTALES (2017) DISNEY CHANNEL 3:00 PM 30 0.11 408
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 622
67 TEXICANAS BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.11 392
68 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 738
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,125
70 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 258
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,453
72 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 251
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,536
74 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 321
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 664
76 BIG HERO 6 SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 3:30 PM 30 0.10 377
77 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,297
78 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,364
79 INTERVENTION A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 119 0.09 257
80 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,300
81 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,198
82 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 645
83 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.09 436
84 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 573
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 558
86 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 666
87 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,333
88 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,129
89 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 525
90 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 272
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 606
92 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 593
93 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,169
94 AMERICA UNEARTHED TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 277
95 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 2:00 PM 58 0.08 192
96 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 10:59 AM 61 0.08 165
97 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 607
98 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 515
99 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 541
100 WHATS MY NAME:ALI PART I HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 83 0.08 319
101 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 970
102 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 577
103 HERD L: 989 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 153
104 WHATS MY NAME:ALI PART II HBO PRIME 9:24 PM 79 0.07 341
105 NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:04 PM 51 0.07 196
106 SECRETS OF THE LOST SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 308
107 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.07 134
108 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:32 PM 24 0.07 224
109 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,218
110 UNDISPUTED L: 671 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 158
111 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 1,149
112 PAID OFF TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 126
113 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 439
114 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 130
115 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.06 169
116 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 400
117 BUSY TONIGHT E! 11:00 PM 30 0.06 129
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 900
119 AMERICA UNEARTHED TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 260
120 AMERICA UNEARTHED REPACK: TAUH-5R1R06H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 303
121 AMERICA UNEARTHED TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 315
122 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:58 AM 61 0.05 103
123 UFC MAIN EVENT ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.05 204
124 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 697
125 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 144
126 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 797
127 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 748
128 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS BOOMERANG 8:00 PM 30 0.05 150
129 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 6:30 AM 30 0.05 164
130 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 134
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 237
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 222
133 CONCACAF U17 – L: SF: MEXICO / HAITI UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:20 PM 131 0.05 130
134 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 689
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 225
136 HOLMES MAKES IT RIGHT:RET DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 187
137 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 99
138 DSP. OF SUSAN COX POWELL: 102 A FAMILY AFFAIR OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 120 0.04 181
139 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 34 0.04 87
140 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: COL AT BOS/STL AT ATL MLB NETWORK 7:12 PM 223 0.04 229
141 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 12 0.04 134
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 92
143 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.04 99
144 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 111
145 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 82
146 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 10:55 PM 132 0.04 134
147 GET UP ESPN2 10:34 AM 86 0.04 77
148 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.04 200
149 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.04 78
150 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 765

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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.