NETWORK FINALS: GRIMM and THE AMAZING RACE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while 20/20 lost the same.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game topped Friday cable (and broadcast) at 1.43. Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE edged up 0.02 to 0.75. NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.65. A pair of afternoon Nickelodeon shows made it to the Top 10, with LOUD HOUSE steady at 0.38, and ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS at 0.34. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER gained 0.02 to 0.30. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS dropped 0.09 to 0.27. OWN’s FOR BETTER OR WORSE ticked down to 0.21. On We, KENDRA ON TOP was at 0.20/0.19, compared to last week’s 0.16/0.14. TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS rose 0.06 to 0.20. Cinemax’s BANSHEE ticked up to 0.14. Bravo’s THE PEOPLE’S COUCH lost 0.02 to 0.13. Syfy’s WYNONNA EARP was also down 0.02 to 0.13. In response to a reader request, Boomerang’s PEANUTS was at 0.04/98K.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 13, 2016 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: TORONTO/MIAMI | ESPN | 8:04 PM | 154 | 1.43 | 3,735 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:38 PM | 82 | 0.78 | 1,724 |
| 3 | ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.75 | 2,990 |
| 4 | NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: TAMPA BAY/PITTSBURGH | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:04 PM | 171 | 0.65 | 1,718 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.47 | 953 |
| 6 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKELODEON | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.38 | 1,839 |
| 7 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 64 | 0.37 | 812 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.34 | 716 |
| 9 | ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU | NICKELODEON | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.34 | 1,603 |
| 10 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.33 | 754 |
| 11 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.32 | 639 |
| 12 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.30 | 1,272 |
| 13 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 540 |
| 14 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.27 | 1,101 |
| 15 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 521 |
| 16 | BUNKD | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,286 |
| 17 | NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:55 PM | 65 | 0.25 | 537 |
| 18 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 556 |
| 19 | I ALMOST GOT AWAY WITH IT | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 810 |
| 20 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 1,340 |
| 21 | SPORTSNATION | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 413 |
| 22 | FOR BETTER OR WORSE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 681 |
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 477 |
| 24 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 553 |
| 25 | KENDRA ON TOP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 461 |
| 26 | TANKED | ANIMAL PLANET | 10:02 PM | 61 | 0.20 | 567 |
| 27 | SAY YES TO THE DRESS | TLC | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.20 | 878 |
| 28 | KENDRA ON TOP | WETV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 467 |
| 29 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 417 |
| 30 | COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: A HAUNTED HOUSE 2 | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.19 | 426 |
| 31 | KELLY FILE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,186 |
| 32 | THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,840 |
| 33 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 353 |
| 34 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,629 |
| 35 | INSANE POOLS: OFF THE DEE | ANIMAL PLANET | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.18 | 552 |
| 36 | BACKSTAGE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 1,113 |
| 37 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 363 |
| 38 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 362 |
| 39 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.17 | 337 |
| 40 | HIS & HERS L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 296 |
| 41 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 330 |
| 42 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 90 | 0.15 | 317 |
| 43 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,316 |
| 44 | MAKO MERMAIDS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:30 PM | 25 | 0.15 | 893 |
| 45 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,455 |
| 46 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 696 |
| 47 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 313 |
| 48 | BANSHEE | MAXPRIME | 10:00 PM | 49 | 0.14 | 424 |
| 49 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 282 |
| 50 | NFL INSIDERS L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 308 |
| 51 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,244 |
| 52 | SPIKE TV MOVIE: JASON X | SPIKE TV | 12:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 306 |
| 53 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,045 |
| 54 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,856 |
| 55 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,170 |
| 56 | PGA TOUR: 2016 PLAYERS | GOLF CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 428 | 0.13 | 826 |
| 57 | PEOPLES COUCH, THE | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 432 |
| 58 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 691 |
| 59 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,331 |
| 60 | WYNONNA EARP | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 404 |
| 61 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,389 |
| 62 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:00 PM | 62 | 0.12 | 308 |
| 63 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 596 |
| 64 | JUPITER ASCENDING: JUPITER ASCENDING | HBO PRIME | 3:15 PM | 128 | 0.11 | 270 |
| 65 | MINNESOTA SALVAGE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.11 | 475 |
| 66 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 861 |
| 67 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,176 |
| 68 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 486 |
| 69 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 649 |
| 70 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 559 |
| 71 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,267 |
| 72 | REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,043 |
| 73 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 884 |
| 74 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 598 |
| 75 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 855 |
| 76 | UNCOMMON SENSE S2 | MTV2 | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 179 |
| 77 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 615 |
| 78 | BREAK | MAXPRIME | 10:49 PM | 11 | 0.09 | 299 |
| 79 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,340 |
| 80 | NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 64 | 0.09 | 266 |
| 81 | ON THE RECORD SPCL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,254 |
| 82 | HALLOWEEN H2O:20 YEARS LA | HBO PRIME | 1:00 AM | 86 | 0.09 | 218 |
| 83 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 577 |
| 84 | ROC NATION SPORTS PRESENT: DUSTY HERNANDEZ-HARRISON VS. MIKE DALLAS | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 250 |
| 85 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 549 |
| 86 | NCWTS RACING L: DOVER | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:15 PM | 135 | 0.09 | 519 |
| 87 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.09 | 210 |
| 88 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 598 |
| 89 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 324 |
| 90 | GHOST BROTHERS | DESTINATION AMERICA | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 290 |
| 91 | LEGAL VIEW | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 589 |
| 92 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.08 | 595 |
| 93 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 310 |
| 94 | BINGE THINKING | MTV2 | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 150 |
| 95 | PRE-DRAFT CAMPS L: NBA DRAFT COMBINE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 240 | 0.08 | 170 |
| 96 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,027 |
| 97 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 608 |
| 98 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 218 |
| 99 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 558 |
| 100 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: PIT AT CHC | MLB NETWORK | 2:14 PM | 182 | 0.07 | 283 |
| 101 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 298 |
| 102 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 397 |
| 103 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 532 |
| 104 | INTENTIONAL TALK | MLB NETWORK | 5:16 PM | 44 | 0.06 | 170 |
| 105 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: STL AT LAD/SF AT ARI | MLB NETWORK | 10:10 PM | 182 | 0.06 | 194 |
| 106 | MLB TONIGHT PRIME | MLB NETWORK | 9:54 PM | 16 | 0.06 | 228 |
| 107 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 155 |
| 108 | TAKEN 3 | MAXPRIME | 8:05 PM | 109 | 0.06 | 187 |
| 109 | ROAD WARRIORS | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 425 |
| 110 | NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA | GALAVISION | 11:32 PM | 53 | 0.06 | 158 |
| 111 | MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., THE | HBO PRIME | 1:15 PM | 116 | 0.06 | 132 |
| 112 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 246 |
| 113 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 412 |
| 114 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 392 |
| 115 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 110 |
| 116 | WITH ALL DUE RESPECT | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 528 |
| 117 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 180 |
| 118 | NBA TONIGHT L | ESPN2 | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 126 |
| 119 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 176 |
| 120 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 103 |
| 121 | MLB PREGAME | MLB NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 14 | 0.05 | 128 |
| 122 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 486 |
| 123 | ANIMALS GONE WILD | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 260 |
| 124 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:36 PM | 18 | 0.05 | 170 |
| 125 | UNITED STATES OF ANIMALS | NAT GEO WILD | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 243 |
| 126 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CWS AT NYY/HOU AT BOS | MLB NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 174 | 0.05 | 237 |
| 127 | YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T | POP | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 363 |
| 128 | NCWTS SETUP L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:40 PM | 35 | 0.04 | 236 |
| 129 | LIVE FROM: PLAYERS CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 8:08 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 224 |
| 130 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 333 |
| 131 | 2016 ROCK AND ROLL HALL O: N/A | HBO PRIME | 5:30 PM | 148 | 0.04 | 142 |
| 132 | WWE RAW – EN ESP: N/A | NBC UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 109 |
| 133 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:10 PM | 26 | 0.04 | 158 |
| 134 | AFV | UP | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 123 |
| 135 | LATE MOVIE: GET A CLUE | FREEFORM | 12:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 103 |
| 136 | MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 432 |
| 137 | REAPING, THE | MAXPRIME | 6:25 PM | 99 | 0.04 | 97 |
| 138 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 375 |
| 139 | RADIO DISNEY MUSIC AWARDS: 2016 RADIO DISNEY MUSIC AWARDS | FREEFORM | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 124 |
| 140 | RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 134 |
| 141 | LIVE FROM | GOLF CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 237 |
| 142 | DETROIT MUSCLE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 61 |
| 143 | BREAK | MAXPRIME | 11:49 PM | 11 | 0.04 | 147 |
| 144 | CHOPPED CANADA | COOKING CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 97 |
| 145 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 80 |
| 146 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 421 |
| 147 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 166 |
| 148 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:00 AM | 90 | 0.04 | 243 |
| 149 | DAILY SHARE | HLN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 160 |
| 150 | TRUCK TECH | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 2:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 72 |
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