NETWORK FINALS: DATELINE and the rerun of BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the reruns of both THE ORIGINALS and REIGN lost the same.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The NBA PLAYOFFS were again at the top of cable, with Friday’s games on ESPN at 1.47/1.00, led by Houston vs. Oklahoma City. A&E’s LIVE PD rose 0.03 to 0.43. VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE climbed 0.03 to 0.34, with lead-out FIRE ISLAND at 0.09. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned at 0.33, and ANIMALS was at 0.06. Nickelodeon’s noon PAW PATROL stayed in the Top 10, but dropped 0.06 to 0.33, with lead-out BLAZE & THE MONSTER down 0.03 to 0.27. On Lifetime, BRING IT was steady at 0.32, and THE POP GAME ticked up to 0.18. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.30. Disney Channel’s 10:30AM LION GUARD was at 0.25. Spike’s BELLATOR gained 0.07 to 0.24. Discovery’s YUKON MEN, at 0.22, was around half the level of last week’s GOLD RUSH special. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS jumped 0.08 to 0.22.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday April 21, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD L: HOUSTON/OKLAHOMA CITY | ESPN | 9:33 PM | 157 | 1.47 | 3,439 |
| 2 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD L: BOSTON/CHICAGO | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 153 | 1.00 | 2,502 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:10 AM | 70 | 0.58 | 1,264 |
| 4 | LIVE PD: 33 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.43 | 1,265 |
| 5 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD L: TBA | ESPN2 | 10:00 PM | 169 | 0.39 | 994 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:20 AM | 60 | 0.36 | 769 |
| 7 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 9 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 59 | 0.34 | 693 |
| 8 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.33 | 1,511 |
| 9 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.33 | 1,444 |
| 10 | BRING IT! | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.32 | 816 |
| 11 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 1,056 |
| 12 | BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 1,194 |
| 13 | LION GUARD | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:30 AM | 25 | 0.25 | 1,022 |
| 14 | NHL QTR FINALS L: TORONTO/WASHINGTON | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:04 PM | 190 | 0.25 | 642 |
| 15 | BELLATOR MMA LIVE | SPIKE TV | 9:00 PM | 113 | 0.24 | 674 |
| 16 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 572 |
| 17 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 509 |
| 18 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:55 AM | 25 | 0.24 | 1,047 |
| 19 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,025 |
| 20 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.23 | 985 |
| 21 | YUKON MEN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.22 | 1,444 |
| 22 | NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS | USA NETWORK | 11:49 PM | 11 | 0.22 | 535 |
| 23 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN9 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.22 | 433 |
| 24 | NHL QTR FINALS L: BOSTON/OTTAWA | USA NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 259 | 0.22 | 525 |
| 25 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,574 |
| 26 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,080 |
| 27 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,962 |
| 28 | STRANGE MAGIC | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 105 | 0.21 | 1,243 |
| 29 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 437 |
| 30 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,594 |
| 31 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 387 |
| 32 | ANDI MACK | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 25 | 0.20 | 1,272 |
| 33 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 371 |
| 34 | FACTOR, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,261 |
| 35 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,287 |
| 36 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,844 |
| 37 | ADVENTURE TIME | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:45 PM | 15 | 0.19 | 712 |
| 38 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,757 |
| 39 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.18 | 401 |
| 40 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 370 |
| 41 | POP GAME | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:02 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 469 |
| 42 | TANKED | ANIMAL PLANET | 10:02 PM | 61 | 0.18 | 540 |
| 43 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,207 |
| 44 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 905 |
| 45 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 334 |
| 46 | TANGLED: THE SERIES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:30 PM | 25 | 0.17 | 967 |
| 47 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 997 |
| 48 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,732 |
| 49 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,649 |
| 50 | HONEY BOO BOO: LOST EPISO: N/A | TLC | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.17 | 589 |
| 51 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 732 |
| 52 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,657 |
| 53 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,485 |
| 54 | CNN SPECIAL REPORT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 606 |
| 55 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,570 |
| 56 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,544 |
| 57 | FIRST 100 DAYS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,853 |
| 58 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: RUNNING AWAY | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.16 | 646 |
| 59 | BUNKD | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 963 |
| 60 | WARCRAFT: WARCRAFT | MAXPRIME | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.15 | 430 |
| 61 | NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:14 PM | 24 | 0.15 | 353 |
| 62 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 311 |
| 63 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,468 |
| 64 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 726 |
| 65 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,170 |
| 66 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 776 |
| 67 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 1:19 AM | 30 | 0.15 | 384 |
| 68 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 303 |
| 69 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 690 |
| 70 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 808 |
| 71 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 308 |
| 72 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,402 |
| 73 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 657 |
| 74 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 645 |
| 75 | VICE | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 496 |
| 76 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 852 |
| 77 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 673 |
| 78 | MBC: RS FIRST LOOK | WETV | 11:00 PM | 12 | 0.13 | 303 |
| 79 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 309 |
| 80 | NFL INSIDERS L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 291 |
| 81 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 663 |
| 82 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 289 |
| 83 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,333 |
| 84 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 715 |
| 85 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 636 |
| 86 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,094 |
| 87 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 674 |
| 88 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 624 |
| 89 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 550 |
| 90 | ELEAGUE: STREET FIGHTER V – GROUP B | TBS NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.11 | 181 |
| 91 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 553 |
| 92 | P. KING DUCKLING | DISNEY JUNIOR | 2:30 PM | 25 | 0.10 | 342 |
| 93 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,096 |
| 94 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 462 |
| 95 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 917 |
| 96 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 270 |
| 97 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 195 |
| 98 | GREATEST EVER | TRUTV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 185 |
| 99 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 201 |
| 100 | GODS OF EGYPT: GODS OF EGYPT | HBO PRIME | 5:20 PM | 127 | 0.09 | 240 |
| 101 | FIRE ISLAND | VH1 | 8:59 PM | 58 | 0.09 | 208 |
| 102 | FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 761 |
| 103 | SP BEHIND BUILD SMART HOM | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 378 |
| 104 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:02 PM | 62 | 0.09 | 225 |
| 105 | MAMMA MIA! | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 109 | 0.08 | 315 |
| 106 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.08 | 832 |
| 107 | DR. MIAMI | WETV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 198 |
| 108 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 168 |
| 109 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.07 | 204 |
| 110 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 588 |
| 111 | WATERWORLD: WATERWORLD | MAXPRIME | 10:05 PM | 135 | 0.07 | 198 |
| 112 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 9:49 PM | 11 | 0.07 | 259 |
| 113 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 248 |
| 114 | KUU KUU HARAJUKU | NICK JR | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 452 |
| 115 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 725 |
| 116 | GHOST BROTHERS | DESTINATION AMERICA | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 254 |
| 117 | PURGE, THE: ELECTION YEAR | MAXPRIME | 4:30 PM | 109 | 0.07 | 147 |
| 118 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 589 |
| 119 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 567 |
| 120 | IT TAKES A KILLER | OXYGEN MEDIA | 11:01 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 245 |
| 121 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 136 |
| 122 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 594 |
| 123 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 205 |
| 124 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 616 |
| 125 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 226 |
| 126 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 680 |
| 127 | UNDISPUTED L: 158 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 160 |
| 128 | ANIMALS. | HBO PRIME | 11:31 PM | 26 | 0.06 | 241 |
| 129 | SPORTSNATION | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 117 |
| 130 | ER | POP | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 150 |
| 131 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 568 |
| 132 | I AM LEGEND | HBO PRIME | 3:35 PM | 100 | 0.06 | 144 |
| 133 | ER | POP | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 152 |
| 134 | MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME | MLB NETWORK | 10:56 PM | 71 | 0.05 | 176 |
| 135 | WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 163 |
| 136 | TATTOO AGE | VICELAND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 100 |
| 137 | PRINCE: ONE YEAR LATER | HLN | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 240 |
| 138 | PGA TOUR: 2017 VALERO TEXAS OPEN | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:28 PM | 182 | 0.05 | 414 |
| 139 | SHOWCASE GAME: WAS AT NYM/CHC AT CIN | MLB NETWORK | 7:12 PM | 224 | 0.05 | 169 |
| 140 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 130 |
| 141 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 483 |
| 142 | YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T | POP | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 433 |
| 143 | COMPETITION READY | VELOCITY | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 164 |
| 144 | SPEED RACER | HBO PRIME | 6:00 AM | 95 | 0.04 | 97 |
| 145 | KINDERGARTEN COP | MAXPRIME | 12:20 AM | 111 | 0.04 | 136 |
| 146 | NBA: THE JUMP | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 117 |
| 147 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 206 |
| 148 | MLB TONIGHT PRIME | MLB NETWORK | 12:07 AM | 53 | 0.04 | 149 |
| 149 | NASCAR M.E. CUP PRAC L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 263 |
| 150 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 148 |
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