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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.25.2021

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 25, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: LA LAKERS/SUNS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:58 PM 171 1.67 4,016
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: CELTICS/NETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 148 0.95 2,458
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:49 AM 54 0.61 1,576
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.28 836
5 SECRET SKINWALKER RANCH HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.25 1,714
6 TEEN MOM II SSN10B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.24 520
7 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.24 976
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,698
9 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:30 PM 30 0.22 541
10 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:02 PM 60 0.20 1,126
11 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 651
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:02 PM 31 0.18 1,320
13 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:33 PM 30 0.18 1,188
14 CHAD TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.18 563
15 UNSELLABLE HOUSES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 61 0.18 1,283
16 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8D MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 374
17 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,590
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,318
19 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,493
20 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 PM 30 0.17 657
21 FAMILY BUSINESS, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.17 564
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.16 532
23 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.16 782
24 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 30 0.15 559
25 MR INBETWEEN FX 10:00 PM 37 0.15 444
26 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 422
27 NHL QTR FINALS L: NASHVILLE/CAROLINA CNBC 8:00 PM 201 0.14 389
28 AMERICAS BOOK OF SECRETS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.14 783
29 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,862
30 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: DALLAS/LA CLIPPERS GM2 NBA-TV 10:32 PM 162 0.13 331
31 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 128 0.13 698
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 935
33 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.13 686
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 350
35 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 339
36 NHL QTR FINALS L: TORONTO/MONTREAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:30 PM 161 0.12 331
37 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 892
38 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,020
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,726
40 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 347
41 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,476
42 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 720
43 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 341
44 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.10 339
45 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,653
46 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,496
47 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: LOS ANGELES DODGERS/HOUSTON ASTROS FOX SPORTS 1 7:58 PM 220 0.10 351
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,193
49 HUSTLE & TOW A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.10 395
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 564
51 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.09 602
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 228
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 570
54 DOUBLING DOWN W/DER RECAP TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.09 533
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 259
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 545
57 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 200
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 687
59 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.09 460
60 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 198
61 HUSTLE & TOW A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.09 344
62 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,241
63 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,533
64 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 216
65 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 706
66 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,112
67 TRUE CONVICTION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 497
68 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,453
69 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,286
70 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 550
71 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,262
72 AKC PREMIER CUP: 2021 AKC PREMIER CUP ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.08 222
73 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.08 192
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 571
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,157
76 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 641
77 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.08 1,299
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 583
79 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 518
80 MR INBETWEEN FX 10:37 PM 36 0.07 290
81 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.07 193
82 CRUEL SUMMER FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.07 198
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 916
84 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,226
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 1,271
86 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,367
87 BARS AND BALLADS FOR GEOR BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.07 210
88 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 500
89 NBA PO POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:14 AM 58 0.07 162
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 212
91 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,272
92 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.07 428
93 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.07 300
94 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,063
95 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,093
96 UNDISPUTED L: 1179 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 173
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 444
98 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.06 480
99 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-3R1R05H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 272
100 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 550
101 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.05 478
102 TIME MACHINE AC: UFO CONSPIRACY: HUNT FOR TRUTH HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.05 406
103 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 610
104 AYMAN MOHYELDIN REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 646
105 TIME MACHINE: UFOS: TOP SECRET ALIEN FILES HISTORY 10:00 AM 120 0.05 354
106 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 621
107 DEER SQUAD NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.05 209
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 241
109 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 306
110 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 711
111 HERD L: 1494 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 130
112 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 147
113 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.04 678
114 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 971
115 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 9:00 AM 60 0.04 243
116 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1133 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.04 102
117 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 594
118 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 582
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 226
120 HOME & FAMILY HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 206
121 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 291
122 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 239
123 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.04 112
124 LBZ NORTHERN COMPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 558
125 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 799
126 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 61
127 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 124
128 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.04 65
129 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 75
130 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 8:00 AM 60 0.04 170
131 LOST CITIES W ALBERT COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.03 264
132 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 940 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.03 171
133 NHL LIVE PRE QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.03 104
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 184
135 LOST CITIES W ALBERT COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.03 324
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 143
137 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.03 216
138 CORTES & PELLEGRINO NEWSMAX TV 9:00 PM 60 0.03 295
139 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.03 94
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 193
141 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT NEWSMAX TV 10:00 PM 60 0.03 192
142 ULTIMATE FIGHTER ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.03 74
143 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.03 70
144 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 261
145 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.03 108
146 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 71
147 QUIEN DA MAS S4 UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.03 79
148 UFC ULTIMATE KOS/SUBS ESPN 10:30 PM 30 0.03 80
149 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 72
150 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 71
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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.