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May 23, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.21.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Time zone adjustments on ABC pushed AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS down to 0.8, and raised the BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS to 2.6, although that was still down 0.6 from last year’s final rating.  In addition, BOB’S BURGERS gained 0.1 in final numbers.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 May 21.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Despite all the hype in the world, Showtime’s revival of TWIN PEAKS only managed 0.15, and that was without any prior availability online or via VOD.  (However, episodes 3 and 4 are currently available in advance of next Sunday’s airing.)  Since Showtime is a subscription service, ratings don’t have the same meaning, and the buzz may be enough to make the venture worth doing. But in the numbers themselves, the only good news was that the viewership was relatively stable, starting at 0.16 and dropping to 0.14 in the last quarter-hour, which is a bit surprising given the unusual pacing and tone of the show.  Meanwhile, another form of experimentation didn’t score well in linear viewing, as Syfy concluded its marathon of the 12 MONKEYS season at 0.08/278K-0.05/232K–0.05/246K, way down from the 0.12 for 2016’s season finale.  The season finale of AMC’s INTO THE BADLANDS lost 0.09 to 0.47, and that’s down a much steeper 0.36 from its December midseason finale (which also didn’t have THE WALKING DEAD as a lead-in).  On Lifetime, the 2-hour season finale of MARY KILLS PEOPLE was at 0.17/0.14, compared to last week’s 0.17 hour.  On Food Network, the finale of IRON CHEF GAUNTLET jumped 0.15 to 0.53, and FOOD NETWORK STAR returned at 0.40.  

Elsewhere in scripted:  on HBO, THE LEFTOVERS fell 0.09 to 0.29, SILICON VALLEY shed 0.06 to 0.41, VEEP was down 0.02 to 0.23, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT ticked down to 0.49.  On Starz, THE WHITE PRINCESS fell 0.05 to 0.22, and AMERICAN GODS was down 0.03 to 0.25.  Adult Swim’s MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES dropped 0.11 to 0.56.  Hallmark’s THE GOOD WITCH ticked down to 0.19.   

TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game towered over the night at 2.85, and a post-game airing of THE DUNK KING was at 0.72.  On Discovery, 2 episodes of NAKED & AFRAID were at 0.72/0.64, compared to last week’s 0.67/0.63.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS was steady at 0.63, and WHAT HAPPENS AT THE ABBEY ticked up to 0.18.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC was at 0.43, and INVITE ONLY CABO was down 0.05 to 0.18.  The several HGTV shows on the chart were led by the 9:30PM BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNTERS, up a tick to 0.41.  ID’s DISAPPEARED was at 0.29, and SCENE OF THE CRIME was at 0.26.  On TLC, RETURN TO AMISH lost 0.04 to 0.28, and the AFTER-SHOW was down 0.03 to 0.19.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 May 21.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday May 21, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: BOSTON/CLEVELAND TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:30 PM 159 2.85 6,997
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:09 PM 42 1.47 3,340
3 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 30 1.03 2,563
4 DUNK KING, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:51 PM 60 0.72 1,549
5 NAKED AND AFRAID XL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.72 2,204
6 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.64 1,991
7 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.63 1,328
8 MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.56 1,140
9 IRON CHEF GAUNTLET FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,667
10 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:02 PM 30 0.49 1,416
11 INTO THE BADLANDS AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.47 1,369
12 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.43 1,069
13 SILICON VALLEY HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 29 0.41 844
14 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.41 1,750
15 FN STAR: COMEBACK KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.40 1,527
16 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.39 1,710
17 LIGA MX CLAUSURA 17-5/21: GUADALAJARA / TOLUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:31 PM 155 0.36 747
18 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,667
19 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.33 1,506
20 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,534
21 RIVER MONSTERS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 64 0.33 905
22 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.32 3,038
23 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.32 1,435
24 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: RANGERS/TIGERS ESPN 8:00 PM 225 0.31 1,212
25 BOISE BOYS HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 60 0.31 1,281
26 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,107
27 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: ESCAPING DAD LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.30 1,268
28 LEFTOVERS, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 58 0.29 770
29 DISAPPEARED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,052
30 SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE SQUAD HBO PRIME 4:40 PM 123 0.28 656
31 RETURN TO AMISH: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 123 0.28 1,115
32 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:45 PM 105 0.27 597
33 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.27 625
34 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.26 2,463
35 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:23 AM 37 0.26 1,585
36 E:60 ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.26 581
37 SCENE OF THE CRIME W/TONY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 977
38 AMERICAN GODS STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 59 0.25 631
39 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 83 0.24 1,488
40 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 911
41 VEEP HBO PRIME 10:33 PM 29 0.23 613
42 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.23 527
43 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.22 1,383
44 WHITE PRINCESS, THE STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 55 0.22 792
45 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.22 2,237
46 LRC:2017 BILLBRD MUSC AWD: N/A E! 6:00 PM 120 0.21 633
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,006
48 UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 809
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.21 967
50 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,901
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,173
52 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: FLORIDA STATE/GEORGIA ESPN 12:00 PM 150 0.20 634
53 RETURN TO AMISH: CHARACTE TLC 10:03 PM 61 0.19 791
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,041
55 GOOD WITCH HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,782
56 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: A. TEA-BUNDLE OF TROUBLE HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.18 1,378
57 INVITE ONLY CABO BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.18 490
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 889
59 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,066
60 WHAT HAPPENS AT THE ABBEY E! 10:00 PM 60 0.18 422
61 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: OKLAHOMA/NORTH DAKOTA ST ESPN 2:30 PM 138 0.18 637
62 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.18 506
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 967
64 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.18 679
65 MARY KILLS PEOPLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.17 597
66 AYESHAS HOME KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.17 655
67 SOFTBALL BASES LOADED  L ESPN 4:48 PM 12 0.17 572
68 RETURN TO AMISH EXTRA CHA: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.17 591
69 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 933
70 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 7:08 PM 52 0.17 501
71 IRON CHEF EATS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.16 628
72 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,488
73 WIZARD OF LIES, THE: WIZARD OF LIES, THE HBO PRIME 6:45 PM 133 0.16 521
74 MY SUPER SWEET 16 S10 MTV 7:00 PM 31 0.15 302
75 TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN SHOWTIME PRIME 9:02 PM 112 0.15 506
76 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 727
77 IRON CHEF EATS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.15 547
78 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,709
79 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,307
80 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,239
81 GORBURGER SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.15 284
82 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,118
83 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,452
84 MARY KILLS PEOPLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 60 0.14 502
85 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: MINNESOTA UNITED/LA GALAXY ESPN 5:00 PM 128 0.14 331
86 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,395
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 779
88 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,246
89 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.13 446
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 767
91 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MIDDLESBROUGH/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:54 AM 168 0.13 298
92 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 949
93 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 590
94 GORBURGER SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 12:30 AM 35 0.13 257
95 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,323
96 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,905
97 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:06 PM 54 0.12 245
98 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.12 508
99 MOMMY DEAD AND DEAREST HBO PRIME 1:45 PM 82 0.12 324
100 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,460
101 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: ALABAMA/MINNESOTA ESPNU 5:42 PM 159 0.11 505
102 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 770
103 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 10:30 AM 30 0.11 512
104 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 698
105 PRIMAL SURVIVOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 400
106 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 295
107 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L ESPNU 8:21 PM 72 0.10 400
108 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 90 0.10 733
109 PULSE OF AMERICA MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 659
110 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 350
111 PROMPOSAL MTV 7:31 PM 31 0.10 189
112 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.09 224
113 LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: MALAGA VS. REAL MADRID BEIN SPORT 1:45 PM 135 0.09 207
114 POINT WITH ARI MELBER: N/A MSNBC 5:00 PM 120 0.09 794
115 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 10:00 AM 72 0.09 740
116 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:42 PM 108 0.09 200
117 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L ESPN2 7:00 PM 101 0.09 331
118 FLIPPIN RV TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.09 315
119 AM JOY MSNBC 12:05 PM 115 0.09 766
120 FUTBOL CENTRAL 05/21/17 UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:00 PM 31 0.08 197
121 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 9:30 AM 30 0.08 344
122 SOFTBALL BASES LOADED  L ESPNU 9:33 PM 11 0.08 312
123 12 MONKEYS SYFY 8:00 PM 59 0.08 278
124 FLIPPIN RV TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.08 394
125 E:60 ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.08 178
126 BIG TIME RV: POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.08 335
127 NHRA L: TOPEKA FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 197 0.08 533
128 TALKING W/ CHRIS HARDWICK AMC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 222
129 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:05 PM 37 0.07 178
130 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 2:00 PM 17 0.07 198
131 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: ORLANDO CITY/NEW YORK CITY FOX SPORTS 1 7:05 PM 145 0.07 173
132 BROKE BUSTED & DISGUSTED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 169
133 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 186
134 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 381
135 BIG TIME RV TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.07 285
136 SHOCKING TRUTH, THE REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.07 247
137 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 586
138 SOFTBALL BASES LOADED  L ESPN2 8:41 PM 63 0.07 300
139 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 263
140 SHOCKING TRUTH, THE REELZCHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.07 224
141 POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD SPIKE TV 9:00 AM 30 0.07 264
142 BABYLON A.D. HBO PRIME 12:15 PM 90 0.07 230
143 NCAA LACROSSE CHAMP L: ALBANY/MARYLAND ESPN2 2:48 PM 141 0.07 177
144 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 215
145 FLIPPIN RV TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:30 PM 30 0.07 272
146 NCAA LACROSSE CHAMP L: TOWSON/SYRACUSE ESPN2 12:00 PM 136 0.06 153
147 FLIPPIN RV TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 350
148 FLEA MARKET FLIP GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 8:00 PM 30 0.06 222
149 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: SF AT STL/MIL AT CHC MLB NETWORK 2:17 PM 173 0.06 256
150 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 209

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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.