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May 28, 2020
 

Updated with Broadcast Finals: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.27.2020

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The premiere of GAME ON gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the premiere of AGENTS OF SHIELD lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE led Wednesday cable, down 0.04 to 0.56.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS dipped 0.04 to 0.59.  History’s GRANT concluded at 0.32, steady with Tuesday’s installment.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING rose 0.06 to 0.32.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES gained 0.03 to 0.29.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS climbed 0.06 to 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS grew by 0.04 to 0.26.  Cable news was topped by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.28/0.50/3.9M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.34/3M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.22/0.34/1.6M.  Discovery’s afternoon SPACE LAUNCH special was at 0.28, and in primetime EXPEDITION UNKNOWN was up 0.03 to 0.19, and MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP was at 0.18.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE rose 0.05 to 0.25.  On BET, THE OVAL went up 0.04 to 0.23 (plus 0.02/79K on BET Her), and AMERICAN SOUL returned at 0.17 compared to last year’s 0.26/0.23 (plus 0.01/41K on BET Her).  On ID, DISAPPEARED IN THE DARKNESS was at 0.23, and SEE NO EVIL ticked down to 0.16.  USA’s WWE NXT jumped 0.06 to 0.19.  FX’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS edged up 0.02 to 0.17.  A&E’s GHOST HUNTERS held at 0.16.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: AUSTRALIA was at 0.16, and COUPLES CAM ticked up to 0.15.  Comedy Central’s CRANK YANKERS gained 0.02 to 0.12.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 27, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CHALLENGE: TOTAL MADNESS MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.56 934
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,524
3 GRANT: 3 FREEDOMS CHAMPION HISTORY 9:00 PM 125 0.32 2,775
4 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0034 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.32 827
5 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,040
6 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 61 0.28 1,644
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,876
8 SPACE LAUNCH LIVE: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 2:00 PM 150 0.28 1,341
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 3,566
10 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 3,454
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:02 PM 30 0.26 1,629
12 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.25 999
13 PROPERTY BROTHERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.25 1,307
14 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.23 2,877
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,983
16 OVAL, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,027
17 DISAPPEARED DARKNESS IDM: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 120 0.23 1,007
18 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,565
19 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,928
20 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 3,005
21 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,561
22 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,361
23 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,578
24 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.19 731
25 EXP UNKNOWN: TONIGHT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 67 0.19 830
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,362
27 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.19 2,228
28 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,737
29 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,262
30 MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:07 PM 61 0.18 705
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,338
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,157
33 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,178
34 AMERICAN SOUL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.17 740
35 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,428
36 WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS FX 10:00 PM 33 0.17 443
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,150
38 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,311
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,249
40 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 2,036
41 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.16 827
42 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 541
43 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,712
44 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 93 0.16 588
45 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,783
46 MAFS: COUPLES CAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.15 746
47 MAFS: AUS FIRST LOOK LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:33 PM 27 0.14 589
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,064
49 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,828
50 GHOST NATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 506
51 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,750
52 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,599
53 CRANK YANKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.12 236
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,678
55 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,752
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,810
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,687
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,803
59 DESTINATION FEAR TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 409
60 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,503
61 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,760
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 869
63 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,675
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 981
65 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,266
66 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,439
67 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 714
68 SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.10 373
69 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,212
70 DRUG LORDS: THE NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.09 274
71 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 1,373
72 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 59 0.09 273
73 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 4:40 PM 20 0.09 218
74 NASCAR RACE HUB SP D FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.08 469
75 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,101
76 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.08 230
77 GHOST NATION REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 440
78 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:45 PM 75 0.08 202
79 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 382
80 RICKY ZOOM NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.08 411
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,532
82 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:34 PM 26 0.08 1,160
83 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:59 PM 61 0.08 190
84 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 585
85 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 1:00 PM 34 0.07 1,165
86 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 359
87 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:20 PM 20 0.07 177
88 SPACE LAUNCH LIVE: N/A SCIENCE 2:00 PM 150 0.07 350
89 BUILDING GIANTS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 308
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 177
91 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 464
92 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,123
93 FIRST TAKE EXTRA ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.07 146
94 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 449
95 SEA MONSTERS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 247
96 CASH CAB BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.06 283
97 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.06 371
98 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 325
99 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 188
100 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.06 153
101 AT HOME W AMY SEDARIS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 158
102 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.06 177
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 950
104 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 1,119
105 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.06 160
106 LAUNCH AMERICA: MISSION TO SPACE LIVE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 341
107 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 338
108 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 4:00 PM 20 0.05 122
109 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 146
110 MAN FIRE FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.05 186
111 CASH CAB BRAVO 12:00 AM 30 0.05 259
112 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.05 137
113 DEEP SEA KILLERS NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.05 220
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 207
115 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.04 478
116 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 184
117 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 183
118 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 328
119 MIKE BREWERS WORLD OF CAR MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.04 235
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 182
121 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 194
122 LOU DOBBS TONIGHT FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.04 334
123 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 246
124 HERD L: 1245 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 92
125 FXX MOVIE PRIME: LOVE, SIMON FXX 7:00 PM 150 0.04 97
126 UNDISPUTED SP L: 932 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.03 94
127 ANT ANSTEAD MASTER MECHNC MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.03 241
128 BUNDESLIGA L: LEIPZIG/HERTHA BERLIN FOX SPORTS 2 12:20 PM 130 0.03 62
129 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 236
130 AFTER THE BELL FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.03 285
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 169
132 ANT ANSTEAD MASTER MECHNC MOTOR TREND 9:30 PM 30 0.03 260
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 237
134 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.03 175
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 209
136 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 56
137 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.03 163
138 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 145
139 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:30 PM 30 0.03 66
140 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 79
141 BUNDESLIGA L: FORTUNA/SCHALKE FOX SPORTS 2 2:30 PM 120 0.02 60
142 NEVER BACK DOWN HBO PRIME 8:10 AM 113 0.02 73
143 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.02 126
144 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.02 157
145 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.02 116
146 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.02 209
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.02 127
148 FIRST THINGS FIRST-S D FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 AM 60 0.02 38
149 CLAMAN COUNTDOWN, THE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.02 235
150 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.02 132

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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.