NETWORK FINALS: The season finale of BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the MEGHAN MARKLE: AN AMERICAN PRINCESS special lost the same.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: A&E’s LIVE PD rose 0.06 to 0.63. NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.45. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER ticked down to 0.31, and WYATT CENAC’S PROBLEM AREAS was up 0.02 to 0.09. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL climbed 0.07 to 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS grew by 0.04 to 0.25, and MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE returned at 0.25. On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD edged up 0.02 to 0.26, and lead-in BATTLEBOTS was at 0.26 as well. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES ticked up to 0.25. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was steady at 0.24, and TESLA FILES held at 0.20. Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.24/0.41/2.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.34/2.1M, and CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.14/0.18/700K. On iD, THE LAST 24 was at 0.21/0.19. Cartoon Network’s 8:15AM MIGHTY MAGISWORDS was in the Top 17 at 0.20. On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP remained at 0.19. Cinemax’s RELLIK stayed well off the chart at 0.01/62K.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 11, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | LIVE PD: 117 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.63 | 1,839 |
| 2 | NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: WASHINGTON/TAMPA BAY | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:03 PM | 166 | 0.45 | 1,348 |
| 3 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.31 | 1,520 |
| 4 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 1,385 |
| 5 | BERING SEA GOLD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:01 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,003 |
| 6 | BATTLEBOTS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.26 | 1,032 |
| 7 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,310 |
| 8 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,308 |
| 9 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 920 |
| 10 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.24 | 1,174 |
| 11 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,545 |
| 12 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 604 |
| 13 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,130 |
| 14 | LAST 24, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 919 |
| 15 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: CELTICS/LAKERS (PART 3) | ESPN | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.20 | 528 |
| 16 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,099 |
| 17 | MIGHTY MAGISWORDS | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:15 AM | 15 | 0.20 | 444 |
| 18 | TESLA FILES, THE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 854 |
| 19 | LAST 24, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 904 |
| 20 | MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS | WETV | 9:00 PM | 65 | 0.19 | 569 |
| 21 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,616 |
| 22 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,781 |
| 23 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 417 |
| 24 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,074 |
| 25 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,224 |
| 26 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 406 |
| 27 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,687 |
| 28 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,578 |
| 29 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,957 |
| 30 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 440 |
| 31 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 400 |
| 32 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.17 | 403 |
| 33 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 370 |
| 34 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 352 |
| 35 | NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:49 PM | 71 | 0.16 | 373 |
| 36 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,699 |
| 37 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,367 |
| 38 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 25 | 0.16 | 564 |
| 39 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 452 |
| 40 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,447 |
| 41 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 297 |
| 42 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,362 |
| 43 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 621 |
| 44 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,264 |
| 45 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 375 |
| 46 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 328 |
| 47 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,609 |
| 48 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,420 |
| 49 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 652 |
| 50 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,609 |
| 51 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,513 |
| 52 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,572 |
| 53 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 307 |
| 54 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.14 | 1,112 |
| 55 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 781 |
| 56 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 21 | 0.13 | 682 |
| 57 | TANKED | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.13 | 443 |
| 58 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 351 |
| 59 | JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 574 |
| 60 | 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.13 | 481 |
| 61 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,059 |
| 62 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,303 |
| 63 | FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE | HBO PRIME | 5:10 PM | 136 | 0.13 | 349 |
| 64 | GREYS ANATOMY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.13 | 368 |
| 65 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,388 |
| 66 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,420 |
| 67 | DUCKTALES (2017) | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 677 |
| 68 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 674 |
| 69 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,238 |
| 70 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,300 |
| 71 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 668 |
| 72 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 706 |
| 73 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,196 |
| 74 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 262 |
| 75 | NCWTS RACING L: KANSAS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:24 PM | 146 | 0.12 | 589 |
| 76 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 680 |
| 77 | GREYS ANATOMY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:02 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 343 |
| 78 | CNN SPECIAL REPORT | CNN | 9:21 PM | 39 | 0.11 | 579 |
| 79 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 566 |
| 80 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 713 |
| 81 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 505 |
| 82 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 937 |
| 83 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 635 |
| 84 | DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 314 |
| 85 | PGA TOUR: 2018 PLAYERS | GOLF CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 360 | 0.10 | 971 |
| 86 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.10 | 250 |
| 87 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 687 |
| 88 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 621 |
| 89 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 676 |
| 90 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 744 |
| 91 | DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 321 |
| 92 | GREYS ANATOMY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 11:02 PM | 59 | 0.10 | 325 |
| 93 | NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:30 PM | 90 | 0.10 | 472 |
| 94 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 204 |
| 95 | GREYS ANATOMY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 336 |
| 96 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 863 |
| 97 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 681 |
| 98 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 225 |
| 99 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MOMMY BE MINE | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 408 |
| 100 | TASKMASTER | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 149 |
| 101 | NASCAR RACEDAY: NCWTS L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 24 | 0.09 | 411 |
| 102 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 744 |
| 103 | WYATT CENACS PROBLEM AREA | HBO PRIME | 11:30 PM | 27 | 0.09 | 269 |
| 104 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 622 |
| 105 | DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS | WETV | 10:05 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 314 |
| 106 | KONG: SKULL ISLAND | HBO PRIME | 2:06 PM | 118 | 0.08 | 260 |
| 107 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 722 |
| 108 | BRIDGET JONES DIARY | HBO PRIME | 8:15 PM | 98 | 0.08 | 234 |
| 109 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 907 |
| 110 | VICE | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 246 |
| 111 | NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 63 | 0.08 | 239 |
| 112 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 799 |
| 113 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 12:26 AM | 35 | 0.08 | 276 |
| 114 | NBA: THE JUMP | ESPN2 | 7:30 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 166 |
| 115 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 606 |
| 116 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 244 |
| 117 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 258 |
| 118 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 12:10 AM | 16 | 0.07 | 248 |
| 119 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 448 |
| 120 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:41 PM | 29 | 0.06 | 250 |
| 121 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 110 |
| 122 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:58 PM | 31 | 0.06 | 209 |
| 123 | TASKMASTER | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 105 |
| 124 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:29 PM | 12 | 0.06 | 226 |
| 125 | E! NEWS | E! | 12:30 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 145 |
| 126 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 241 |
| 127 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 1:01 AM | 10 | 0.06 | 187 |
| 128 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 106 |
| 129 | MLB WHIPAROUND L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:50 PM | 70 | 0.05 | 144 |
| 130 | HBO FIRST LOOK | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 14 | 0.05 | 145 |
| 131 | OTL – FIRST REPORT | ESPN2 | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 93 |
| 132 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 131 |
| 133 | HARRY POTTER & HALF-BLOOD: HARRY POTTER & HALF-BLOOD | HBO PRIME | 9:40 AM | 153 | 0.05 | 140 |
| 134 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 94 |
| 135 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: BOS AT TOR/OAK AT NYY | MLB NETWORK | 7:09 PM | 234 | 0.05 | 305 |
| 136 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:14 PM | 32 | 0.05 | 159 |
| 137 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:46 PM | 12 | 0.05 | 165 |
| 138 | LIVE FROM: PLAYERS CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 292 |
| 139 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 157 |
| 140 | IRON RESURRECTION | VELOCITY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 206 |
| 141 | DIRT EVERY DAY | VELOCITY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 163 |
| 142 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 94 |
| 143 | ACCOUNTANT, THE: ACCOUNTANT, THE | MAXPRIME | 5:50 PM | 128 | 0.04 | 133 |
| 144 | MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME | MLB NETWORK | 11:03 PM | 126 | 0.04 | 149 |
| 145 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2018 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:00 PM | 14 | 0.04 | 107 |
| 146 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 101 |
| 147 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 210 |
| 148 | LIVE FROM | GOLF CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 348 |
| 149 | AMC MOVIE: DESCENDANTS, THE | AMC | 11:50 AM | 150 | 0.04 | 204 |
| 150 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 75 |
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