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May 22, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.19.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game adjusted to 0.8 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 May 19.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was dominant at 2.54.  CNN’s coverage of the ROYAL WEDDING gave it 9 of the Top 20 slots (led by the 11AM CNN NEWSROOM at 0.46), as once again viewers went to that network for non-divisive news events.  The Adult Swim line-up performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL at the same 0.45/0.34 as last week, MY HERO ACADEMIA down 0.01 to 0.26/554K, FOOLY COOLY steady at 0.24/485K, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE steady at 0.24, HUNTER X HUNTER up 0.03 to 0.24/480K, BLACK CLOVER up 0.03 to 0.22/440K, NARUTO up 0.03 to 0.21/415K, SPACE DANDY up 0.05 to 0.19/361K, COWBOY BEBOP up 0.04 to 0.17/333K, and GHOST IN THE SHELL up 0.03 to 0.16/327K.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.42, followed by UFC FIGHT NIGHT at 0.31.  HBO’s FAHRENHEIT 451 was fairly hot for a Saturday night at 0.26.  Hallmark’s movie ROYALLY EVER AFTER was at 0.24.  ID’s KILLER BESIDE ME lost 0.03 to 0.23.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION dropped 0.11 to 0.21.  On TLC, TRADING SPACES ticked up to 0.19, and NATE & JEREMIAH BY DESIGN was up 0.05 to 0.16.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN shed 0.04 to 0.17.  On OWN, SWEETIE PIES held at 0.09, and BLACK LOVE was down 0.02 to 0.08.  Off the chart, Showtime’s PATRICK MELROSE was steady at 0.03/186K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 May 19.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday May 19, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L: BOSTON/CLEVELAND ESPN 8:30 PM 155 2.54 6,827
2 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:05 PM 67 0.95 2,227
3 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:35 PM 55 0.60 1,650
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:12 AM 48 0.53 1,202
5 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.46 2,432
6 ROYAL WEDDING CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.46 2,029
7 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 10:30 PM 30 0.45 876
8 NASCAR M.E. CUP RACING L: ALL-STAR RACE FOX SPORTS 1 7:59 PM 130 0.42 2,474
9 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.40 2,396
10 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.40 2,162
11 ROYAL WEDDING CNN 8:06 AM 54 0.39 1,914
12 ROYAL WEDDING CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.38 1,678
13 ROYAL WEDDING CEREMONY CNN 7:02 AM 64 0.38 1,934
14 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.37 876
15 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.35 2,041
16 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.34 686
17 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.31 700
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.31 1,660
19 UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: MAIA/USMAN FOX SPORTS 1 10:09 PM 179 0.31 870
20 ROYAL WEDDING CNN 6:00 AM 62 0.29 1,541
21 FAHRENHEIT 451 HBO PRIME 8:01 PM 100 0.26 1,107
22 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.26 1,384
23 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.26 619
24 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 6:59 PM 60 0.25 1,407
25 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: ROYALLY EVER AFTER HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.24 2,017
26 JOJOS ADV STARDUST CRU ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.24 482
27 ROYAL WEDDING 2018 LIVE: PART 2 BBC-AMERICA 6:00 AM 180 0.24 1,017
28 ROYAL WEDDING, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.24 2,533
29 ROYAL WEDDING, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 2,320
30 KILLER BESIDE ME, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,038
31 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.22 525
32 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.22 1,054
33 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.21 979
34 MOUNTAIN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.21 985
35 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 AM 15 0.21 493
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,214
37 FIXER UPPER BEHIND DESIGN HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.20 946
38 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 541
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 474
40 TRADING SPACES TLC 8:00 PM 65 0.19 853
41 MOUNTAIN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.19 878
42 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,854
43 NASCAR M.E. CUP RACING L FOX SPORTS 1 5:42 PM 77 0.18 1,147
44 E! LIVE FROM ROYAL WEDDIN: N/A E! 7:00 AM 180 0.18 455
45 ROYAL WEDDING, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,968
46 ROYAL WEDDING 2018: N/A BBC-AMERICA 9:00 AM 420 0.18 861
47 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: AUBURN/FLORIDA STATE ESPN 12:00 PM 136 0.18 556
48 ADVENTURES OF KID DANGER NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.17 861
49 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,020
50 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,561
51 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 408
52 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.16 609
53 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: PSYCHO EX-GIRLFRIEND LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.16 585
54 E! ROYAL WEDDING RUNDOWN E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 524
55 NATE & JEREMIAH BY DESIGN TLC 9:05 PM 62 0.16 809
56 SHO CH BOX: 18 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:34 PM 52 0.15 535
57 TLCS ROYAL WEDDING LIVE: N/A TLC 6:00 AM 180 0.15 594
58 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 371
59 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: OHIO STATE/FLORIDA ESPN 2:30 PM 173 0.15 584
60 SHO CH BOX: 18 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:20 PM 14 0.15 492
61 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 15 0.15 523
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 952
63 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 15 0.15 434
64 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,533
65 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.14 1,098
66 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: WASHINGTON/TEXAS ESPN 5:23 PM 132 0.14 526
67 SHO CH BOX: 18 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:28 PM 52 0.14 487
68 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,272
69 SOFTBALL BASES LOADED  L ESPN 2:16 PM 14 0.13 506
70 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: ROYAL WEDDING – PRINCE HARRY MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 993
71 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 966
72 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,578
73 ROYAL WEDDING, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,321
74 JUNE WEDDINGS PREV SHOW HALLMARK CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.12 882
75 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,084
76 ROYAL WEDDING HIGHLIGHTS: N/A BBC-AMERICA 6:00 PM 120 0.12 516
77 LIFETIME SPECIAL: HARRY & MEGHAN:ROYAL WEDDING PT.2 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 182 0.12 665
78 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: ROYAL WEDDING – PRINCE HARRY MSNBC 5:00 PM 120 0.12 905
79 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,320
80 TLCS ROYAL WEDDING REVEAL TLC 10:07 PM 61 0.11 562
81 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.11 827
82 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POST L FOX SPORTS 1 1:08 AM 60 0.11 256
83 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,724
84 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: RUN ALL NIGHT AMC 8:00 PM 155 0.11 517
85 WAR FOR THE PLANET OF APE: WAR FOR THE PLANET OF APE HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 140 0.11 366
86 ROYAL WEDDING LIVE, THE HBO PRIME 9:45 PM 90 0.10 323
87 ROYAL WEDDING HIGHLIGHTS: N/A BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 120 0.10 370
88 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.10 954
89 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.10 773
90 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 902
91 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 42 0.09 524
92 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L ESPN2 10:10 PM 79 0.09 346
93 SHO CH BOX: 18 SHOWTIME PRIME 12:26 AM 20 0.09 289
94 TRADING SPACES: ACCESSORI TLC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 350
95 SWEETIE PIES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 434
96 ROYAL WEDDING LIVE, THE HBO PRIME 7:30 AM 90 0.09 214
97 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: OREGON/DRAKE ESPN2 7:00 PM 145 0.08 374
98 SHO CH BOX: 18 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:05 PM 23 0.08 312
99 BLACK LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 327
100 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: OKLAHOMA/TULSA ESPN2 5:00 PM 120 0.08 273
101 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 994
102 ROYAL WEDDING HLN 8:06 AM 54 0.08 299
103 ROYAL WEDDING HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 448
104 ROYAL WEDDING HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 326
105 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 969
106 PREAKNESS STAKES PREP: 2018 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:30 PM 150 0.07 572
107 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 745
108 ROYAL WEDDING CEREMONY HLN 7:02 AM 64 0.07 262
109 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 821
110 UFC FS1 PRELIMS L: MAIA/USMAN FOX SPORTS 2 8:00 PM 121 0.07 254
111 SOFTBALL BASES LOADED  L ESPN2 9:25 PM 45 0.07 310
112 SEMI-PRO HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 91 0.07 158
113 AVATAR: AVATAR HBO PRIME 9:03 AM 162 0.07 213
114 SOFTBALL BASES LOADED  L ESPN2 2:59 PM 91 0.07 251
115 ROYAL WEDDING HLN 6:00 AM 62 0.07 236
116 CASE OF: CAYLEE ANTHONY: 101 PART 1 OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.07 294
117 DR. BUCKEYE BOTTOMS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 531
118 LIFETIME SPECIAL: HARRY & MEGHAN:ROYAL WEDDING PT.1 LIFETIME TELEVISION 6:00 PM 120 0.06 428
119 UFC FS1 FIGHT NIGHT L FOX SPORTS 2 10:01 PM 20 0.06 175
120 NWSL PREGAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:30 PM 20 0.06 222
121 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:00 AM 60 0.06 102
122 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: OAKLAND ATHLETICS/TORONTO BLUE JAYS FOX SPORTS 1 1:01 PM 205 0.06 268
123 ABUSE OF POWER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.06 248
124 SOFTBALL BASES LOADED  L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 201
125 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.06 373
126 SAMS GARAGE VELOCITY 9:00 AM 30 0.06 235
127 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: CLE AT HOU/COL AT SF MLB NETWORK 4:11 PM 190 0.06 199
128 COPA F.A. FINAL: CHELSEA VS MANCHESTER UNITED FOX DEPORTES 12:03 PM 148 0.06 138
129 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.05 316
130 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:58 PM 107 0.05 593
131 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.05 418
132 ROYAL WEDDING GMA 6A: N/A FREEFORM 6:00 AM 240 0.05 159
133 FAHRENHEIT 451 HBO PRIME 1:35 AM 100 0.05 165
134 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L ESPN2 12:27 PM 97 0.05 198
135 DR. BUCKEYE BOTTOMS: OVER NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 401
136 MY CLASSIC CAR VELOCITY 8:30 AM 30 0.05 220
137 SOFTBALL BASES LOADED  L ESPN2 2:04 PM 26 0.04 161
138 POKEMON: S21 ULTRA ADV DISNEY XD 9:00 AM 30 0.04 175
139 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L ESPN2 2:30 PM 29 0.04 199
140 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.04 203
141 TOMORROWS WORLD TODAY SCIENCE 8:00 AM 30 0.04 138
142 GC PREGAME LI GOLF CHANNEL 2:45 PM 15 0.04 482
143 PERFORMANCE TV VELOCITY 9:30 AM 30 0.04 215
144 PREMIERSHIP RUGBY: SEMIFINAL – EXETER/NEWCASTLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:29 AM 123 0.04 92
145 E! ROYAL WEDDING LIVE E! 6:00 AM 60 0.04 95
146 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 119
147 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: BAL AT BOS/NYY AT KC MLB NETWORK 7:21 PM 164 0.04 235
148 ACCOUNTANT, THE: ACCOUNTANT, THE MAXPRIME 4:50 PM 128 0.04 144
149 UFC ON FOXD – FS1: D MAIA VS K USMAN FOX DEPORTES 10:00 PM 190 0.04 87
150 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.04 119

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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.