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May 1, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.28.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the Friday preliminary ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Apr 28.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Friday cable was once again sports-heavy.  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS games sandwiched the NFL DRAFT coverage shared between the mothership network, ESPN2, and NFL Network.  The NBA games were at 1.12/0.88, led by Clippers vs. Utah, and the NFL DRAFT coverage was at 0.94 (ESPN), 0.90 (ESPN2), and 0.62 (NFL Network).  The highest-rated non-sports show was A&E’s LIVE PD, up a tick to 0.44.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER climbed 0.07 to 0.40, and ANIMALS ticked up to 0.07.  The season finale of Lifetime’s BRING IT rose 0.05 to 0.37.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ticked down to 0.33.  Nickelodeon’s early afternoon pairing of PAW PATROL and BLAZE & THE MONSTER were at 0.32 (down 0.01) and 0.30 (up 0.03).  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.27. On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP returned at 0.27.  Discovery’s YUKON MEN gained 0.03 to 0.25.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES fell 0.08 to 0.22, after GINORMOUS FOOD returned at 0.17.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS lost a tick to 0.21.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Apr 28.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday April 28, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD     L: LA CLIPPERS/UTAH ESPN 10:34 PM 170 1.12 2,836
2 NFL DRAFT               L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.94 2,332
3 NFL DRAFT               L: N/A ESPN2 8:00 PM 225 0.90 2,210
4 NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD     L: BOSTON/CHICAGO ESPN 8:00 PM 154 0.88 2,218
5 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:24 AM 66 0.65 1,446
6 NFL DRAFT – LIVE: 2017 NFL DRAFT DAY 2 ROUNDS 2-3 NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 283 0.62 1,568
7 LIVE PD: 35 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.44 1,282
8 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.40 1,660
9 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 72 0.37 952
10 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 11:45 PM 95 0.35 700
11 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.34 714
12 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 9 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.33 674
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.33 758
14 ALVIN SQUEAKQUEL: ALVIN SQUEAKQUEL NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 120 0.32 1,501
15 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.32 650
16 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.32 1,159
17 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.30 1,029
18 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.29 577
19 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.28 545
20 NHL SEMI FINALS L: NASHVILLE/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 162 0.28 748
21 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 25 0.28 1,395
22 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:43 PM 60 0.28 622
23 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.28 543
24 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.28 541
25 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.27 1,175
26 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 65 0.27 749
27 NHL SEMI FINALS L: EDMONTON/ANAHEIM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:45 PM 163 0.27 571
28 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.27 587
29 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,013
30 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.26 1,168
31 YUKON MEN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.25 1,423
32 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,180
33 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 30 0.24 1,180
34 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.23 556
35 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.23 912
36 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.23 567
37 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 488
38 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.22 832
39 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,911
40 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,610
41 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 25 0.22 764
42 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.22 1,655
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,847
44 TANGLED: THE SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.21 1,005
45 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,717
46 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,930
47 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,294
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 1,863
49 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN9 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.21 440
50 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.20 462
51 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.20 458
52 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.19 401
53 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 912
54 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.19 934
55 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,351
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,766
57 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,502
58 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,492
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,548
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 904
61 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,935
62 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,549
63 GINORMOUS FOOD FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.17 569
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 867
65 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 661
66 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,469
67 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,527
68 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 786
69 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.16 442
70 VICE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 27 0.16 580
71 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:20 AM 30 0.15 284
72 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 576
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,170
74 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 743
75 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF: 2017 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF – DAY 2 NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 360 0.14 335
76 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 722
77 SUPERSIZED FOOD FOOD NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.13 447
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 623
79 DR. MIAMI WETV 10:05 PM 61 0.13 343
80 NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD     L: WASHINGTON/ATLANTA ESPNU 7:30 PM 160 0.13 355
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 654
82 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 730
83 KUU KUU HARAJUKU NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.13 503
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 677
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 731
86 PAW PATROL NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.12 557
87 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 689
88 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 291
89 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,035
90 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,251
91 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 654
92 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 606
93 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 531
94 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 283
95 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 649
96 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 825
97 NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:28 AM 32 0.11 206
98 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: WASHINGTON/ATLANTA G6 SIM NBA-TV 7:30 PM 159 0.10 287
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:01 AM 59 0.10 202
100 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.10 203
101 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 538
102 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:30 PM 60 0.09 216
103 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 245
104 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 662
105 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 255
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 740
107 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: SOMETIMES THE GOOD KILL LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.09 439
108 GHOST BROTHERS DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.09 252
109 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.09 172
110 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 879
111 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.08 171
112 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 213
113 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 30 0.08 231
114 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.08 223
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 729
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 669
117 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 766
118 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.07 156
119 ANIMALS. HBO PRIME 11:31 PM 28 0.07 265
120 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 629
121 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.07 187
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 243
123 PATH TO THE DRAFT: PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 180 0.07 166
124 ER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.07 204
125 ER POP 4:00 PM 60 0.06 194
126 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 61 0.06 163
127 THIS IS LIFE HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 230
128 DAN LE BATARD SHOW L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.06 121
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 612
130 NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.06 438
131 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.06 126
132 NHL LIVE PRE SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:01 PM 62 0.06 140
133 UNCOMMON SENSE S3 MTV2 11:30 PM 30 0.06 109
134 SPEED RACER: SPEED RACER HBO PRIME 5:15 PM 135 0.06 154
135 SHOWCASE GAME: CHC AT BOS/NYM AT WAS MLB NETWORK 7:11 PM 210 0.06 338
136 UNDISPUTED L: 163 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 120 0.06 133
137 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 509
138 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 562
139 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.05 133
140 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 313
141 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 208
142 GREATEST EVER TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.05 133
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 221
144 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING HBO PRIME 8:20 AM 95 0.05 106
145 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 47 0.05 176
146 LA ULTIMA PALABRA – L FOX DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.05 81
147 NBA PO POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:09 PM 84 0.04 120
148 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 105
149 SOLO BOXEO TECATE: N/A UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:00 PM 126 0.04 83
150 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 147

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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.