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May 31, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.28.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s AMERICAN NINJA WARRIORS rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while FOX’s NASCAR race and the rerun of THE BACHELORETTE lost 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 May 28.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Yes, it was a holiday weekend, and sure, the second 2-hour chunk of Showtime’s TWIN PEAKS had been available since last week via VOD and streaming.  (And to be fair, perhaps in the economic model of pay-TV, the media buzz alone was worth the network’s investment as a cost of branding.)  Still:  a 0.11 plunge to 0.04 is awful, and the collateral damage may be next Sunday’s premiere of the stand-up comedy dramedy I’M DYING UP HERE, which is likely to have a tiny lead-in to its first linear airing.  On HBO, THE LEFTOVERS ticked up to 0.30, SILICON VALLEY fell 0.09 to 0.32, and VEEP was down 0.04 to 0.19.  On Starz, THE WHITE PRINCESS lost 0.05 to 0.17, and AMERICAN GODS added a tick for 0.26.  Scripted shows were led by Adult Swim’s MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES, although it had a sizable 0.16 drop to 0.40.  Hallmark’s THE GOOD WITCH shed a tick to 0.18. Lifetime’s original movie SINISTER MINISTER was at 0.29.  

Sunday cable was topped by Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID, although it took a hit at 0.55, down from last week’s 0.72/0.64 for 2 episodes.  Univision’s LIGA soccer match was at 0.49.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS shrank by 0.21 to 0.42, and WHAT HAPPENS AT THE ABBEY was down 0.03 to 0.15.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF THE POTOMAC slipped 0.04 to 0.39, and INVITE ONLY CABO was up 0.03 to 0.21.  On Food Network, FN STAR dropped 0.05 to 0.35, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.28.  HGTV had a pair of LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNTERS episodes in the Top 10, both at 0.34.  Animal Planet made an unusual appearance in the Top 11 with RIVER MONSTERS at a steady 0.33, and lead-out EXPEDITION MUNGO was at 0.22.  On TLC, RETURN TO AMISH ticked down to 0.27, and the AFTER-SHOW was up 0.01 to 0.19.  On ID, ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN was at 0.26, and DISAPPEARED was at 0.24.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 May 28.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday May 28, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NAKED AND AFRAID XL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 62 0.55 1,685
2 LIGA MX 5/28: GUADALAJARA / UANL UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:50 PM 144 0.49 1,010
3 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.42 973
4 MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.40 911
5 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO 5/28 UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:14 PM 46 0.40 802
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.39 1,032
7 FN STAR: COMEBACK KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,263
8 FX MOVIE PRIME: HOME FX 8:00 PM 120 0.34 961
9 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.34 1,558
10 LAKEFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.34 1,638
11 RIVER MONSTERS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,037
12 SILICON VALLEY HBO PRIME 10:03 PM 29 0.32 728
13 LEFTOVERS, THE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 60 0.30 804
14 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: NEW YORK METS/PITTSBURGH ESPN 8:00 PM 205 0.30 1,222
15 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: SINISTER MINISTER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.29 1,117
16 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 942
17 RETURN TO AMISH: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 124 0.27 1,163
18 AMERICAN GODS STARZ PRIMARY 9:02 PM 56 0.26 666
19 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,137
20 DISAPPEARED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 975
21 EXPEDITION MUNGO ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 62 0.23 800
22 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,620
23 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.21 884
24 INVITE ONLY CABO BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.21 624
25 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: LSU/FLORIDA STATE ESPN 1:00 PM 139 0.21 686
26 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,667
27 RETURN TO AMISH: CHARACTE TLC 10:04 PM 61 0.20 869
28 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:25 PM 95 0.20 529
29 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.20 859
30 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 60 0.19 412
31 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,064
32 AYESHAS HOME KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.19 712
33 UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: GUSTAFSSON/TEIXEIRA FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 183 0.19 496
34 VEEP HBO PRIME 10:34 PM 28 0.19 552
35 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 772
36 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: TEXAS A&M/TENNESSEE ESPN 3:19 PM 154 0.18 699
37 GOOD WITCH HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,977
38 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,112
39 INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE HBO PRIME 6:55 PM 120 0.17 620
40 WHITE PRINCESS, THE STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 57 0.17 722
41 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.17 546
42 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 993
43 E:60 ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 383
44 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: BAYLOR/ARIZONA ESPN2 7:00 PM 160 0.17 694
45 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.16 412
46 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,269
47 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 9:40 PM 20 0.16 597
48 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 929
49 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,326
50 WHAT HAPPENS AT THE ABBEY E! 10:00 PM 60 0.15 342
51 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: UTAH/WASHINGTON ESPN2 10:00 PM 126 0.15 564
52 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,113
53 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 834
54 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 706
55 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L ESPN 6:18 PM 51 0.14 346
56 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 304
57 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L: GUSTAFSSON/TEIXEIRA FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 120 0.13 353
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 781
59 FUTBOL CENTRAL  5/28 UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:00 PM 50 0.13 268
60 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 967
61 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 60 0.13 637
62 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,017
63 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,198
64 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:09 PM 51 0.13 385
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 710
66 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: LSU/ARKANSAS ESPN2 3:48 PM 166 0.12 436
67 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE E! 11:00 PM 30 0.12 285
68 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:34 PM 26 0.12 389
69 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE SPIKE TV 10:30 AM 30 0.11 361
70 RETURN TO AMISH EXTRA CHA: N/A TLC 6:00 PM 120 0.11 481
71 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.11 416
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 668
73 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH SPIKE TV 10:00 AM 30 0.11 386
74 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POST L FOX SPORTS 1 4:03 PM 27 0.11 277
75 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.11 845
76 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.10 351
77 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 933
78 PULSE OF AMERICA MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 756
79 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.10 203
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 668
81 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: CHC AT LAD/ATL AT SF MLB NETWORK 4:11 PM 208 0.10 343
82 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 90 0.09 636
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.09 800
84 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 797
85 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 323
86 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 711
87 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 838
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 728
89 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 784
90 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,070
91 AMAZING FACTS PRESENTS USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 299
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 647
93 JFK: SEVEN DAYS THAT MADE: JFK: SEVEN DAYS THAT MADE A PRESIDENT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 120 0.08 459
94 DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIAN: DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIAN HBO PRIME 1:20 PM 121 0.07 184
95 FOOLS GOLD HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 112 0.07 291
96 PRIMAL SURVIVOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 324
97 ULTIMATE POOLS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.07 217
98 MIAMI RHAPSODY HBO PRIME 6:35 AM 95 0.07 124
99 ULTIMATE POOLS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 219
100 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.06 208
101 ULTIMATE POOLS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.06 242
102 ULTIMATE POOLS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 192
103 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 244
104 MLB TONIGHT SUNDAY MLB NETWORK 7:39 PM 21 0.06 211
105 ESPN FC ESPN2 12:06 AM 59 0.06 165
106 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 219
107 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 573
108 GC PREGAME LI GOLF CHANNEL 2:30 PM 30 0.06 446
109 PARADISE ISLANDS NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 313
110 IN TOUCH MINISTRIES W/C S USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.06 191
111 PARADISE ISLANDS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 295
112 E:60 ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 160
113 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 234
114 UFC  COUNTDOWN FOX SPORTS 1 5:30 PM 60 0.06 182
115 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.05 123
116 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 174
117 PARADISE ISLANDS NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.05 288
118 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA 2 SUN UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.05 103
119 PEARL HARBOUR: PEARL HARBOUR MAXPRIME 9:35 PM 183 0.05 150
120 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: DALLAS/HOUSTON DYNAMO FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 150 0.05 140
121 HAIRSPRAY HBO PRIME 8:15 AM 116 0.05 149
122 ULTIMATE POOLS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.05 157
123 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKTOONS 8:30 PM 30 0.05 181
124 2017 ROCK AND ROLL HALL O: N/A HBO PRIME 10:15 AM 178 0.05 136
125 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKTOONS 8:00 PM 30 0.05 158
126 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 184
127 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 175
128 BUILDING ALASKA DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 399
129 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 AM 60 0.05 109
130 BUILDING ALASKA DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 346
131 ULTIMATE POOLS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:30 PM 30 0.04 171
132 TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 112 0.04 195
133 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.04 365
134 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: GUSTAFSSON/TEIXEIRA FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 AM 150 0.04 128
135 CENTRAL FOX WKND FOX DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.04 72
136 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 113
137 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: FLORIDA STATE/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN2 12:00 PM 228 0.04 154
138 NASCAR VICTORY LANE L FOX SPORTS 1 12:50 AM 30 0.04 127
139 DOT SPROUT 11:00 AM 30 0.04 115
140 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 4:00 PM 11 0.04 146
141 BUSINESS OF LIFE VICELAND 7:00 PM 30 0.04 69
142 PERCY JACKSON SEA MONSTER: PERCY JACKSON SEA MONSTER TEENNICK 7:30 PM 150 0.04 161
143 LA ULT PALABRA WKND FOX DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.04 75
144 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC L: N/A UNIVISION DEPORTES 4:00 PM 120 0.03 85
145 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:30 AM 30 0.03 73
146 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 12:20 PM 40 0.03 182
147 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.03 221
148 FOX GOL MEXICO FOX DEPORTES 1:00 AM 60 0.03 51
149 F1 ON NBC POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:58 AM 32 0.03 185
150 OLLIE & MOON SPROUT 10:30 AM 30 0.03 139

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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.