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May 8, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.5.2017

 

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The BLUE BLOODS season finale gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 May 05.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was ESPN’s turn to lead cable with the NBA PLAYOFFS, at 1.92/1.42 led by San Antonio vs. Houston, as NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS remained on a lower tier at 0.44/0.26. A&E’s LIVE PD rose 0.04 to 0.48.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER edged up 0.02 to 0.42, and ANIMALS was up 0.03 to 0.10.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE was steady at 0.33.  Food Network’s GINORMOUS FOOD returned at 0.27.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS gained 0.05 to 0.26.  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.26.  Disney Channel’s 10:30AM PUPPY DOG PALS hit the Top 15, up 0.03 to 0.26, a tick ahead of Nickelodeon’s 11AM SHIMMER & SHINE at 0.25, with lead-out NELLA at 0.24. HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.24.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP fell 0.04 to 0.23, with lead-out DR MIAMI down 0.02 to 0.11.  Discovery’s YUKON MEN dropped 0.05 to 0.20.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 May 05.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 5, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: SPURS/ROCKETS ESPN 9:41 PM 144 1.92 4,907
2 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: CAVALIERS/RAPTORS ESPN 6:59 PM 162 1.42 3,642
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:05 AM 65 0.91 2,099
4 LIVE PD: 37 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.48 1,426
5 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:10 AM 60 0.48 1,076
6 NHL SEMI FINALS L: NASHVILLE/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 162 0.44 1,112
7 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.42 1,605
8 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 9 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.33 694
9 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 740
10 GINORMOUS FOOD FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.27 789
11 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN9 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.26 510
12 NHL SEMI FINALS L: EDMONTON/ANAHEIM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:45 PM 241 0.26 568
13 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.26 1,179
14 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.26 1,049
15 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 59 0.26 590
16 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.25 1,102
17 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,093
18 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.24 944
19 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 70 0.23 595
20 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 478
21 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.23 1,180
22 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 25 0.22 1,410
23 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,080
24 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,857
25 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 25 0.21 766
26 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,573
27 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 461
28 YUKON MEN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.20 1,278
29 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 481
30 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,771
31 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.18 542
32 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,732
33 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 400
34 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,713
35 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,346
36 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 2,078
37 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,919
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 430
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 403
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,946
41 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 793
42 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,755
43 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 741
44 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,064
45 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.16 358
46 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 726
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,233
48 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MOMMYS PRISON SECRET LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.15 699
49 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,587
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 358
51 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,509
52 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,842
53 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 755
54 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.14 344
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 668
56 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,341
57 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 735
58 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,216
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 705
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 843
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 721
62 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,476
63 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 598
64 GREATEST EVER TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.13 243
65 PAW PATROL NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.13 569
66 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,455
67 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 327
68 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 624
69 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 546
70 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,437
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 620
72 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 343
73 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,164
74 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.12 311
75 BABYLON A.D. HBO PRIME 8:30 PM 90 0.12 327
76 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 638
77 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 539
78 DR. MIAMI WETV 10:10 PM 62 0.11 266
79 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 490
80 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 253
81 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 551
82 KUU KUU HARAJUKU NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.10 487
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 875
84 ANIMALS. HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 25 0.10 247
85 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.09 258
86 GOLDEN BOY BOXING L: YURIORKIS GAMBOA/ROBINSON CASTELLANOS ESPN2 8:00 PM 180 0.09 329
87 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 409
88 ELEAGUE: STREET FIGHTER V – GROUP C TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 125 0.09 160
89 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.08 300
90 CONCACAF SUB-17 L: COSTA RICA / MEXICO UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 120 0.08 186
91 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 312
92 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 292
93 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 25 0.08 217
94 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 229
95 NHL LIVE PRE SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 63 0.08 220
96 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 30 0.08 209
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 647
98 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.07 139
99 FOOLS GOLD HBO PRIME 4:15 PM 112 0.07 210
100 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/WEST HAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:59 PM 120 0.07 201
101 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 754
102 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 166
103 GHOST BROTHERS DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.07 256
104 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 755
105 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 613
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 275
107 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.06 122
108 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 64 0.06 163
109 X-RAY EARTH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 343
110 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 124
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 603
112 SCARFACE: SCARFACE MAXPRIME 12:00 AM 170 0.06 149
113 KENTUCKY OAKS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:59 PM 94 0.06 272
114 AUSTRALIAS DEADLY MONSTER NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 332
115 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.06 131
116 ANIMAL FIGHT NIGHT NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 349
117 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT CHC MLB NETWORK 2:21 PM 198 0.06 355
118 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 543
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 617
120 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 554
121 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 545
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 660
123 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.06 105
124 ER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.05 178
125 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 11:06 PM 122 0.05 140
126 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 130
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 212
128 ER POP 3:00 PM 60 0.05 141
129 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 15 0.05 157
130 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.05 117
131 MICHAELA HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 157
132 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 93
133 DAN LE BATARD SHOW L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.05 89
134 UNDISPUTED L: 168 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 120 0.05 107
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 187
136 ON THE STORY W/ HILL HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 131
137 GRUMPY OLD MEN HBO PRIME 2:30 PM 103 0.05 157
138 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 11:02 PM 45 0.05 121
139 ER POP 4:00 PM 60 0.05 138
140 NASCAR M.E. CUP PRAC L FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 60 0.05 302
141 GIRL STARTER TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 128
142 MY KNIGHT & ME BOOMERANG 8:00 PM 30 0.05 168
143 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CLE AT KC/BOS AT MIN MLB NETWORK 8:15 PM 171 0.05 157
144 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.04 348
145 MAX KELLERMAN:CANELO/CHAV HBO PRIME 6:15 PM 14 0.04 104
146 GRIZZY & THE LEMMINGS BOOMERANG 8:30 PM 30 0.04 194
147 MICHAELA HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 143
148 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 84
149 NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L FOX SPORTS 1 3:30 PM 60 0.04 257
150 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 1:08 AM 60 0.04 86

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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.