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May 30, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.27.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  DATELINE dropped 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 May 27.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN scored a gargantuan 4.89 with its NBA PLAYOFFS Game 7, towering over everything else on cable or broadcast.  On TLC, 90-DAY FIANCE was steady at 0.39, and LOST IN TRANSITION was down 0.03 to 0.21.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID fell 0.08 to 0.37.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC held at 0.34, and SOUTHERN CHARM ticked down to 0.19.  HGTV’s line-up was led by MEXICO LIFE at 0.32/0.26 compared to last week’s 0.32/0.30.  Food Network’s FOOD NETWORK STAR returned at 0.27, and IRON CHEF AMERICA was down 0.05 to 0.19.  E!’s TOTAL BELLAS shed 0.03 to 0.24.  On ID, DISAPPEARED fell 0.09 to 0.21.  Fox Sports 1’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.20.   

The highest-rated scripted show of the night was Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN, down 0.12 to 0.43, with JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU at 0.27/0.24 compared to last week’s 0.31/0.29.  On HBO, WESTWORLD was pulverized by 0.22 to 0.37.  On TBS, JOKER’S WILD held up much better, down a tick to 0.25, and DROP THE MIC was down 0.05 to 0.15.  On Showtime, BILLIONS lost 0.05 to 0.19, I’M DYING UP HERE stayed off the chart with a 0.02 drop to 0.03/159K, and THE FOURTH ESTATE premiered at 0.03/163K.  Hallmark’s GOOD WITCH was steady at 0.17.  The season finale of KILLING EVE, a success story on its own terms, rose 0.02 to 0.13.  The season finale of FX’s TRUST, not a success story on any terms, dropped 0.06 to 0.11.  On Starz, SWEETBITTER ticked up to 0.06, and VIDA stayed off the chart, steady at 0.03/148K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 May 27.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday May 27, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L: CLEVELAND/BOSTON ESPN 8:30 PM 157 4.89 13,305
2 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:07 PM 91 1.77 4,258
3 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:30 PM 60 0.87 2,345
4 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 12:38 AM 82 0.64 1,435
5 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.43 1,007
6 90 DAY FIANCE: HAPPILY EV: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 125 0.39 1,356
7 NAKED AND AFRAID XL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.37 1,337
8 WESTWORLD HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 58 0.37 1,113
9 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.34 1,014
10 KARATE KID: KARATE KID NICK-AT-NITE 8:00 PM 181 0.34 1,268
11 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,524
12 BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.32 1,564
13 BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,436
14 JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.27 631
15 FN STAR: COMEBACK KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,061
16 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,449
17 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.25 1,293
18 SNOOP DOGG JOKERS WILD TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.25 720
19 TOTAL BELLAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.24 505
20 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:29 PM 61 0.24 651
21 JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.24 549
22 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.24 1,311
23 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: MONACO GRAND PRIX ESPN 9:05 AM 151 0.22 809
24 DISAPPEARED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 974
25 LOST IN TRANSITION TLC 10:05 PM 69 0.21 880
26 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 715
27 UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: THOMPSON/TILL FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 186 0.20 552
28 IRON CHEF AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.19 687
29 BILLIONS S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:02 PM 56 0.19 775
30 SOUTHERN CHARM NEW ORLEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.19 635
31 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 30 0.18 434
32 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: OLE MISS/LSU ESPN 4:13 PM 136 0.17 603
33 GOOD WITCH HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 53 0.17 2,022
34 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: SAN FRANCISCO/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN2 8:00 PM 224 0.17 1,015
35 GIADA ON THE BEACH FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.17 850
36 FORMULA 1 STUDIO L ESPN 8:30 AM 35 0.16 476
37 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,568
38 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.16 837
39 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,571
40 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T TLC 7:03 PM 57 0.16 621
41 FIST FIGHT HBO PRIME 7:25 PM 91 0.15 349
42 DROP THE MIC TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.15 400
43 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,346
44 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 351
45 WICKED TUNA COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 540
46 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POST L FOX SPORTS 1 4:06 PM 24 0.14 392
47 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 741
48 KILLING EVE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.13 701
49 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,177
50 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 407
51 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,214
52 1968 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 752
53 WICKED TUNA: HOOKED UP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 404
54 TRUST FX 10:00 PM 68 0.11 546
55 NBA POST GAME  L ESPN2 11:44 PM 62 0.11 331
56 ACCESS MOVIE: DJANGO UNCHAINED IFC TV 6:45 PM 240 0.11 391
57 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 696
58 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 786
59 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 80 0.11 302
60 FINDING BIGFOOT: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 128 0.11 604
61 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:36 AM 24 0.11 296
62 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: MORE T TLC 6:00 PM 63 0.10 434
63 BAKED IN VERMONT FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.10 641
64 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: FLORIDA STATE/LOUSIVILLE ESPN 12:00 PM 253 0.10 319
65 FAST & FURIOUS HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 107 0.10 231
66 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L: THOMPSON/TILL FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 120 0.10 308
67 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 980
68 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 60 0.09 444
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 482
70 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 300
71 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 880
72 1968 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 643
73 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 599
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 519
75 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 296
76 REGAL ACADEMY NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.09 322
77 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L ESPN2 3:00 PM 78 0.08 317
78 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,031
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 485
80 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 810
81 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 466
82 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.08 352
83 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH PARAMOUNT 10:00 AM 30 0.08 275
84 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 727
85 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 416
86 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 514
87 BBCA MOVIE: COLOMBIANA BBC-AMERICA 3:30 PM 150 0.08 309
88 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE PARAMOUNT 10:30 AM 30 0.08 253
89 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 322
90 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 438
91 FINDING BIGFOOT ANIMAL PLANET 10:08 PM 60 0.08 499
92 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 280
93 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 441
94 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 395
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 527
96 SPACE COWBOYS: SPACE COWBOYS HBO PRIME 6:17 AM 130 0.07 196
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.07 604
98 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 740
99 LEGENDS & LIES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 906
100 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 414
101 GC PREGAME LI GOLF CHANNEL 2:45 PM 15 0.07 439
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 474
103 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 404
104 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 820
105 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 593
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 486
107 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.07 554
108 BREAK HBO PRIME 1:17 PM 13 0.06 136
109 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.06 305
110 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 387
111 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.06 471
112 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: LAA AT NYY/HOU AT CLE MLB NETWORK 1:11 PM 207 0.06 325
113 NBA GAMETIME CF RECAP L NBA-TV 11:13 PM 87 0.06 174
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 459
115 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 105 0.06 524
116 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 371
117 SWEETBITTER STARZ PRIMARY 8:01 PM 29 0.06 217
118 FUGITIVE, THE: FUGITIVE, THE MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 130 0.06 164
119 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.06 250
120 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: SPORTING KANSAS CITY/COLUMBUS CREW FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 151 0.06 144
121 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 420
122 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 992
123 UNSUNG TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 194
124 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.06 193
125 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 492
126 NEXT REVOLUTION SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 933
127 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 401
128 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 408
129 DR. K COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 388
130 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 401
131 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.05 244
132 RIVERAS, THE S3 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.05 110
133 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 254
134 TOMORROWS WORLD TODAY SCIENCE 8:00 AM 30 0.05 133
135 FIFTY SHADES DARKER MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 117 0.05 133
136 DR. K COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 413
137 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.05 344
138 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.05 442
139 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 319
140 MLBT WEEKEND AFTERNOON MLB NETWORK 4:38 PM 22 0.05 321
141 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 270
142 HEADLINERS MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 325
143 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 381
144 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 374
145 ATOMIC BLONDE HBO PRIME 12:32 AM 115 0.05 163
146 E:60 ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 154
147 POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD PARAMOUNT 9:30 AM 30 0.05 194
148 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 367
149 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 314
150 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.05 274

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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.