NETWORK FINALS: The CW line-up, which may have been inflated by local sports preemption, dropped across the board, with the MASTERS OF ILLUSION special down 0.1, and the WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY reruns down to 0.2/0.1.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: A&E’s LIVE PD easily topped Friday cable, back with a new episode at 0.62, and with the lead-in hour at 0.38. We’s MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT gained 0.03 to 0.30. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE was at 0.29. ESPN’s COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES coverage was at 0.29/0.21. On HBO, DEADWOOD aired its 2-hour movie at 0.20, then lead-out REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned at 0.27, and WYATT CENAC’S PROBLEM AREAS ticked down to 0.08. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS returned at 0.26, followed by UNIDENTIFIED at 0.22. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.24, compared to last week’s 0.33/0.30. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.22/0.20, compared to last week’s 0.25/0.24. Adult Swim’s YOUR PRETTY FACE was at 0.21/0.21. ID’s THE LAST 24 lost 0.04 to 0.19. On Discovery, GOLD RUSH dropped 0.05 to 0.15, and DARK WATERS was up 0.02 to 0.10. Cinemax’s WARRIOR ticked its way up onto the chart at 0.03.
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| Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 31, 2019 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | LIVE PD: 209 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.62 | 2,086 |
| 2 | LIVE PD AC | A&E NETWORK | 8:06 PM | 52 | 0.38 | 1,276 |
| 3 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 75 | 0.30 | 921 |
| 4 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 1,636 |
| 5 | COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS L: OKLAHOMA/OKLAHOMA STATE | ESPN | 9:58 PM | 169 | 0.29 | 1,058 |
| 6 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 56 | 0.27 | 1,573 |
| 7 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.26 | 1,303 |
| 8 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 867 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:47 AM | 73 | 0.22 | 524 |
| 10 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 | MTV | 8:31 PM | 31 | 0.22 | 516 |
| 11 | UNIDENTIFIED:INSIDE…UFO | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.22 | 1,286 |
| 12 | COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS L: UCLA/ARIZONA | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 156 | 0.21 | 866 |
| 13 | YOUR PRETTY FACE/HELL | ADULT SWIM | 12:15 AM | 15 | 0.21 | 406 |
| 14 | YOUR PRETTY FACE/HELL | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 15 | 0.21 | 387 |
| 15 | NCAA STUDIO UPDATE L | ESPN | 9:36 PM | 22 | 0.21 | 799 |
| 16 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,971 |
| 17 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,608 |
| 18 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.20 | 479 |
| 19 | DEADWOOD: THE MOVIE | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 110 | 0.20 | 931 |
| 20 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL | WETV | 10:15 PM | 11 | 0.20 | 605 |
| 21 | LAST 24, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 801 |
| 22 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.18 | 474 |
| 23 | TOP WING | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 691 |
| 24 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 632 |
| 25 | CORN AND PEG | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 653 |
| 26 | ROGUE ONE:STAR WARS STORY: ROGUE ONE:STAR WARS STORY | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 178 | 0.17 | 580 |
| 27 | PORTALS TO HELL | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 503 |
| 28 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,670 |
| 29 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 432 |
| 30 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 373 |
| 31 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 379 |
| 32 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 446 |
| 33 | HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 386 |
| 34 | GOLD RUSH:PARK TRAIL SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.15 | 663 |
| 35 | CUOMO PRIME TIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,056 |
| 36 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 365 |
| 37 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 902 |
| 38 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,254 |
| 39 | 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A | TLC | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.14 | 495 |
| 40 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 363 |
| 41 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.14 | 531 |
| 42 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,393 |
| 43 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 290 |
| 44 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 904 |
| 45 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 934 |
| 46 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,778 |
| 47 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,602 |
| 48 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 2,062 |
| 49 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 310 |
| 50 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,587 |
| 51 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: HUNGER GAMES CATCHING FIR | PARAMOUNT | 11:30 PM | 210 | 0.11 | 246 |
| 52 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,403 |
| 53 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 736 |
| 54 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,487 |
| 55 | PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-1R2R01H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.11 | 384 |
| 56 | DARK WATERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:01 PM | 61 | 0.10 | 520 |
| 57 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: HUNGER GAMES, THE | PARAMOUNT | 8:00 PM | 210 | 0.10 | 280 |
| 58 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 651 |
| 59 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,399 |
| 60 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,368 |
| 61 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.10 | 242 |
| 62 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,348 |
| 63 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,297 |
| 64 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 237 |
| 65 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,302 |
| 66 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,026 |
| 67 | NEW NEGROES | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 213 |
| 68 | SHOWCASE GAME: BOS AT NYY/MIN AT TB | MLB NETWORK | 7:08 PM | 172 | 0.09 | 422 |
| 69 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: SECRETS OF THE SISTERHOOD | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 469 |
| 70 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 27 | 0.09 | 287 |
| 71 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 673 |
| 72 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,295 |
| 73 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.08 | 1,052 |
| 74 | UNDISPUTED L: 684 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.08 | 192 |
| 75 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,226 |
| 76 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 620 |
| 77 | WYATT CENACS PROBLEM AREA | HBO PRIME | 11:01 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 356 |
| 78 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,334 |
| 79 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 655 |
| 80 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,512 |
| 81 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 500 |
| 82 | KENNEDYS: A FATAL AMBIT | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 370 |
| 83 | CNN RIGHT NOW | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 559 |
| 84 | NEW NEGROES | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 176 |
| 85 | PGA TOUR: 2019 MEMORIAL TOURN | GOLF CHANNEL | 2:28 PM | 242 | 0.08 | 808 |
| 86 | MOVIE- FEATURE RPT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 114 | 0.08 | 284 |
| 87 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 249 |
| 88 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 587 |
| 89 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 247 |
| 90 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 705 |
| 91 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 994 |
| 92 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 329 |
| 93 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,074 |
| 94 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,180 |
| 95 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 329 |
| 96 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,205 |
| 97 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 542 |
| 98 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,208 |
| 99 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,361 |
| 100 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 598 |
| 101 | NATURES STRANGEST: SOLVED | ANIMAL PLANET | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 396 |
| 102 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 158 |
| 103 | LAST DAYS OF JOHN F. KENN: LAST DAYS OF JOHN F. KENN | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 338 |
| 104 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 391 |
| 105 | NATURES STRANGEST: SOLVED | ANIMAL PLANET | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 413 |
| 106 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 156 |
| 107 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 876 |
| 108 | MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME | MLB NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 71 | 0.06 | 206 |
| 109 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 764 |
| 110 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 575 |
| 111 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 219 |
| 112 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 806 |
| 113 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 397 |
| 114 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 791 |
| 115 | GARY AND HIS DEMONS | SYFY | 12:37 AM | 17 | 0.06 | 161 |
| 116 | COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: STONY BROOK/LSU | ESPNU | 7:28 PM | 152 | 0.05 | 188 |
| 117 | COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: OHIO STATE/VANDERBILT | ESPN2 | 7:04 PM | 190 | 0.05 | 203 |
| 118 | GARY AND HIS DEMONS | SYFY | 12:54 AM | 17 | 0.05 | 132 |
| 119 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 829 |
| 120 | COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: DUKE/TEXAS A&M | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 184 | 0.05 | 168 |
| 121 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 219 |
| 122 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 500 |
| 123 | WNBA BASKETBALL L: LAS VEGAS/PHOENIX | ESPN2 | 10:14 PM | 134 | 0.05 | 204 |
| 124 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 109 |
| 125 | HERD L: 1002 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 150 |
| 126 | MLB TONIGHT PRIME | MLB NETWORK | 11:11 PM | 109 | 0.05 | 153 |
| 127 | GRAHAM NORTON SHOW | BBC-AMERICA | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 190 |
| 128 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 129 | KENNEDYS: A FATAL AMBIT | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 250 |
| 130 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 708 |
| 131 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 105 |
| 132 | NBA: THE JUMP | ESPN2 | 12:28 AM | 32 | 0.04 | 158 |
| 133 | SP TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 226 |
| 134 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 98 |
| 135 | MOLANG SPECIAL | DISNEY JUNIOR | 2:35 AM | 10 | 0.04 | 144 |
| 136 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 150 |
| 137 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 193 |
| 138 | COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: CINCINNATI/OREGON STATE | ESPNU | 10:00 PM | 216 | 0.04 | 139 |
| 139 | WARRIOR | MAXPRIME | 10:00 PM | 49 | 0.03 | 176 |
| 140 | SAVAGE KINGDOM COMPS: REIGN OF TORMENT | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 208 |
| 141 | X GAMES L | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 90 | 0.03 | 75 |
| 142 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 140 |
| 143 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 244 |
| 144 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 196 |
| 145 | DETROIT MUSCLE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 76 |
| 146 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 213 |
| 147 | ON THE STORY | HLN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 121 |
| 148 | QUIET STORM: THE RON ARTE | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:00 PM | 106 | 0.03 | 83 |
| 149 | STARTERS P, THE | NBA-TV | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 55 |
| 150 | GOLF CENTRAL-POST | GOLF CHANNEL | 6:30 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 267 |
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