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May 30, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.29.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The rerun of SCHOOLED lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of FXX’s ARCHER was at 0.20, down 0.08 from the 2018 premiere.  The season finale of FX’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS ticked down to 0.17.  The season finale of Syfy’s HAPPY ticked up to 0.09, down a tenth from the 2018 finale.

Game 2 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS aired on NBC Sports Net, where it was at 1.12.  On Bravo, SOUTHERN CHARM gained 0.04 to 0.51, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC grew by 0.05 to 0.42, and BEST ROOM WINS was steady at 0.10.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS rose 0.09 to 0.35, HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.03 to 0.30, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.04 to 0.29.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE (a reunion episode) fell 0.29 to 0.32, with a lead-out hour at 0.29.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE fell 0.09 to 0.32, and THE BUTCHER was down 0.02 to 0.25.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE edged up 0.02 to 0.30, and DR PIMPLE POPPER was down 0.07 to 0.25.  Fox News’s HANNITY won cable news at 0.30/0.48/3.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.34/2.7M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.20/0.30/1.3M.  On ID, HOMICIDE CITY gained 0.05 to 0.29, and SEE NO EVIL was steady at 0.26.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES slipped 0.02 to 0.29.  ESPN’s MLB game was at 0.27.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN lost 0.07 to 0.20, and MUMMIES UNWRAPPED was down 0.05 to 0.10.  The final night of NatGeo’s THE HOT ZONE tumbled to 0.19/0.16 from Tuesday’s 0.25/0.23.  On A&E, WAHLBURGERS ticked up to 0.16, and THE EMPLOYABLES was up 0.03 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: Wednesday May 29, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NHL STANLEY CUP L: ST. LOUIS/BOSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:09 PM 189 1.12 3,386
2 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.51 1,367
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.42 1,354
4 NHL LIVE POST STANLEY CUP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:18 PM 30 0.36 970
5 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,902
6 CHALLENGE: WOW REUNION P1 MTV 9:00 PM 62 0.32 551
7 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.32 896
8 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.30 1,127
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,582
10 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,508
11 HOMICIDE CITY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,082
12 CHALLENGE: WOW REUNION P2 MTV 10:02 PM 62 0.29 500
13 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 826
14 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,539
15 MLB WEEKDAY  L: CHICAGO CUBS/HOUSTON ESPN 8:00 PM 171 0.27 977
16 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,036
17 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,030
18 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,113
19 BUTCHER, THE HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.25 709
20 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,675
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 658
22 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.22 712
23 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:51 PM 69 0.22 538
24 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 471
25 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,956
26 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,670
27 ARCHER FXX FXX 10:00 PM 30 0.20 450
28 BOISE BOYS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,024
29 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.20 892
30 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,268
31 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 2,472
32 HOT ZONE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,009
33 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,112
34 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,378
35 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,271
36 EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL: CHELSEA VS. ARSENAL TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:41 PM 153 0.17 413
37 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 396
38 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 602
39 WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS FX 10:00 PM 31 0.17 427
40 HOT ZONE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 943
41 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 397
42 CYCLING SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:48 PM 30 0.16 444
43 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 400
44 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,070
45 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.16 515
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,091
47 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,193
48 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 329
49 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 411
50 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 303
51 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,677
52 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 869
53 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,469
54 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,776
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 876
56 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 886
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 320
58 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 314
59 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:10 AM 50 0.13 1,808
60 IN SEARCH OF MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 553
61 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,751
62 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 720
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,516
64 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 839
65 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,639
66 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 764
67 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 273
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,588
69 EMPLOYABLES, THE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.12 367
70 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 271
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,676
72 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,761
73 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,460
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 767
75 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,526
76 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,348
77 WAHLBURGERS AC A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.11 377
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:45 AM 15 0.11 976
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,111
80 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 288
81 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 794
82 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,437
83 HOT ZONE: GOING VIRAL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 546
84 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,271
85 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,325
86 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 252
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 748
88 BEST ROOM WINS BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.10 425
89 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,490
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 261
91 MUMMIES UNWRAPPED DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.10 562
92 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 235
93 NHL LIVE PRE STANLEY CUP: ST. LOUIS/BOSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 129 0.09 284
94 HOT ZONE: BREAKOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 457
95 HAPPY! SYFY 10:00 PM 57 0.09 286
96 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:30 AM 40 0.09 1,432
97 UNDISPUTED L: 682 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 168
98 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,350
99 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 305
100 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 1,040
101 BR FOOTBALL POSTMATCH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:14 PM 16 0.08 162
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,231
103 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.07 283
104 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 246
105 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 173
106 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,232
107 HOT ZONE: BREAKOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 293
108 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,127
109 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 481
110 BBCA MOVIE: BREAKFAST CLUB, THE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 135 0.07 154
111 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 524
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 105 0.06 614
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 305
114 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 418
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 30 0.06 1,118
116 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 986
117 NBA STUDIO   L ESPN2 8:00 PM 26 0.06 153
118 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 227
119 BR FOOTBALL MATCHDAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:00 PM 41 0.05 146
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 298
121 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 106
122 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 211
123 ROADKILL CLASSICS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 257
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 268
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 261
126 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 198
127 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 106
128 UEFA E.L. 2019 WED: CHELSEA FC / ARSENAL FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 2:30 PM 160 0.05 106
129 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 279
130 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 105
131 POKER ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.05 127
132 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP: NYM AT LAD MLB NETWORK 11:00 PM 163 0.05 163
133 EYEWITNESS SHARK ATTACK NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 185
134 IE: EXTREME RAILROADS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 281
135 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 102
136 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 101
137 SKYSCRAPERS: ENGINEERING SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 250
138 PREDATORS IN PARADISE NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.04 173
139 WRESTLERS, THE VICELAND 10:01 PM 61 0.04 100
140 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 244
141 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 84
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 153
143 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: SD AT NYY/PIT AT CIN MLB NETWORK 1:10 PM 160 0.04 187
144 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.03 119
145 HERD L: 1000 FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 120 0.03 85
146 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.03 92
147 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 88
148 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 278
149 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.03 329
150 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.03 235

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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.