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May 17, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.16.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The series finale episode of MIKE & MOLLY, HOUDINI & DOYLE and THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 May MON.16

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The first game of the Golden State vs. Oklahoma City NBA PLAYOFFS series gave TNT a big 3.65 win in Monday cable, after which the network aired THE DUNK KING and scored 0.85 despite a post-midnight start.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP returned from a Sunday airing last week, up 0.08 from 2 weeks ago to 1.51, with BLACK INK CREW down 0.07 from last week to 1.08.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.13/1.11/1.02, compared to 1.19/1.14/1.06 last week.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS climbed 0.15 to 0.99, and FAT N FURIOUS slipped 0.03 to 0.51.  MTV’s TEEN MOM returned at 0.81, followed by a 0.44 post-show.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.66.  The season finale of A&E’s BATES MOTEL edged up 0.03 to 0.52, down 0.06 from the 2015 finale.  On TBS, AMERICAN DAD was down 0.02 to 0.49, THE DETOUR fell 0.09 to 0.33, and FULL FRONTAL ticked up to 0.27.  Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM climbed 0.07 to 0.45, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS was up 0.05 to 0.36.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.33, TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING was at 0.31/0.29, down from last week’s pair of 0.42s, and HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.12 to 0.30.  History’s IRON & FIRE was at 0.24/0.24, compared to last week’s 0.33/0.29.  Food Network’s CAKE MASTERS held at 0.20.  AMC’s TURN lost a tick to 0.13.  Logo’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE was at 0.13.  On Syfy, 12 MONKEYS remained at 0.12, and HUNTERS fell 0.02 to 0.07.  Freeform’s MONICA THE MEDIUM lost 0.02 to 0.10.  HBO’s AFTER THE THRONES, which didn’t air until 1:15AM, dropped 0.04 to 0.05/146K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 May MON.16

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday May 16, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: OKLAHOMA CITY/GOLDEN STATE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 163 3.65 8,706
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:43 PM 36 1.91 4,061
3 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 5 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.51 2,853
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.13 3,302
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.11 3,376
6 BLACK INK CREW 4 VH1 9:00 PM 60 1.08 2,056
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 71 1.02 2,894
8 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.99 2,322
9 DUNK KING, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:19 AM 101 0.85 1,821
10 TEEN MOM II SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.81 1,455
11 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.76 1,879
12 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: TAMPA BAY/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:08 PM 178 0.66 1,705
13 BATES MOTEL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 67 0.52 1,498
14 FAT N FURIOUS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.51 1,365
15 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.49 928
16 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.45 1,161
17 TEEN MOM II SPECIAL MTV 11:01 PM 31 0.44 802
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.43 999
19 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.37 1,856
20 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.36 883
21 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.33 695
22 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,579
23 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.33 707
24 GOLDIE & BEAR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.32 1,073
25 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,042
26 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.32 793
27 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.31 1,039
28 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.31 644
29 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,516
30 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.29 1,166
31 60 DAYS IN FL A&E NETWORK 10:07 PM 10 0.29 734
32 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.27 564
33 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.27 632
34 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:10 AM 50 0.26 537
35 DISAPPEARED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 940
36 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,522
37 IRON & FIRE HISTORY 10:00 PM 31 0.24 984
38 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.24 608
39 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.24 451
40 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.24 572
41 IRON & FIRE HISTORY 10:31 PM 32 0.24 776
42 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.23 623
43 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,975
44 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.22 433
45 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:06 PM 54 0.22 499
46 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.21 391
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.21 398
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.21 396
49 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.20 450
50 CAKE MASTERS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.20 584
51 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.20 402
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 361
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 391
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.19 418
55 TRUE CRIME W/APHRODITE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 798
56 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,043
57 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.19 386
58 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 372
59 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.19 382
60 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.18 347
61 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,245
62 PEANUTS THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.17 501
63 BASEBALL RAIN DELAY    L: N/A ESPN 7:00 PM 179 0.17 512
64 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 702
65 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 70 0.15 346
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 304
67 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 298
68 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,189
69 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.15 636
70 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,874
71 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 657
72 KATE & MIM-MIM DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 PM 25 0.14 640
73 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 731
74 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 120 0.13 290
75 TURN AMC 10:00 PM 61 0.13 504
76 WICKED TUNA REEL TALK LIV NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 453
77 HOTEL IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 388
78 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 8 LOGO 9:00 PM 92 0.13 319
79 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 625
80 NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:16 PM 52 0.12 343
81 ALMOST GENIUS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.12 278
82 12 MONKEYS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 367
83 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 572
84 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,020
85 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 261
86 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.11 2,015
87 JUSTICE BY ANY MEANS TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.11 276
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,330
89 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 922
90 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,319
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,134
92 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 260
93 WCB: 5/14/16 HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 44 0.11 209
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 576
95 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 9:59 PM 61 0.10 294
96 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 845
97 MONICA THE MEDIUM FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.10 302
98 MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., THE HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 116 0.10 240
99 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.10 304
100 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 624
101 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 294
102 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 639
103 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 553
104 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 572
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 576
106 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,101
107 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,118
108 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,371
109 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 170
110 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 391
111 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,255
112 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,433
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 306
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 334
115 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,164
116 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 577
117 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 493
118 FANTASTIC FOUR:RISE OF TH HBO PRIME 12:30 PM 92 0.08 171
119 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 197
120 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 360
121 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 345
122 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 147
123 YARD CRASHERS DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.07 238
124 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 795
125 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 540
126 HUNTERS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 288
127 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 423
128 MEN IN BLAZERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.07 127
129 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,172
130 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 484
131 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 622
132 UNINVITED THE HBO PRIME 11:00 AM 87 0.07 138
133 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.07 150
134 LAST MAN STANDING HALLMARK CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.07 264
135 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 608
136 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 474
137 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 486
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 278
139 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 491
140 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 500
141 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: LAA AT LAD/TEX AT OAK MLB NETWORK 10:00 PM 251 0.06 173
142 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 123
143 NFL LIVE ESPN2 8:30 PM 60 0.06 147
144 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.06 128
145 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM:SECRE HBO PRIME 9:15 AM 98 0.06 108
146 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.05 167
147 BOY MEETS WORLD TEENNICK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 180
148 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 450
149 TROOP BEVERLY HILLS HBO PRIME 2:05 PM 106 0.05 120
150 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 315

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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.