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May 18, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.17.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The BIG BANG THEORY rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the SWAT and ARROW season finales lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 May 17.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE: FAMILY VACATION dipped 0.03 to 1.02, and EX ON THE BEACH was down 0.02 to 0.49.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.71.  On Bravo, SOUTHERN CHARM lost 0.03 to 0.46, and IMPOSTERS was steady at 0.12.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY gained 0.03 to 0.37.  In the 18-49 demo, MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.35/0.51/2.9M, with Fox News’s HANNITY ahead in 25-54s and Total Viewers at 0.34/0.59/3.6M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 was at 0.19/0.24/900K.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE shed 0.04 to 0.33, and UNTUCKED was down 0.04 to 0.24.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE dropped 0.03 to 0.31, and the finale of TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA was down 0.08 to 0.19.  Univision’s LIGA soccer match was at 0.28.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL fell 0.04 to 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.03 to 0.25, and FLIP OR FLOP fell 0.02 to 0.24.  On ID, MURDER CALLS dropped 0.05 to 0.21.  Freeform’s newly-renewed SIREN rose 0.05 to 0.20.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT returned at 0.17, with INSIDE CARBONARO at 0.12.  TV Land’s NOBODIES climbed 0.04 to 0.11.   POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING ticked up to 0.07.  Despite another intensive round of publicity, E!’s CITIZEN ROSE returned at a very low 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 May 17.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday May 17, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACATION MTV 8:00 PM 61 1.02 1,701
2 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: TAMPA BAY/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:02 PM 172 0.71 2,051
3 EX ON THE BEACH MTV MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.49 845
4 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,321
5 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.37 1,132
6 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.35 2,863
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,601
8 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 10 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.33 698
9 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.31 1,644
10 LIGA MX 5/17: F: SANTOS / TOLUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:30 PM 164 0.28 613
11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,445
12 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,657
13 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,152
14 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.25 894
15 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,437
16 FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.24 1,204
17 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,735
18 UNTUCKED 9 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.24 481
19 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.24 822
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 628
21 MURDER CALLS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,031
22 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 480
23 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,642
24 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,820
25 SIREN FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.20 615
26 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 31 0.20 742
27 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 438
28 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.20 715
29 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:54 PM 66 0.20 509
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 867
31 TRUCK NIGHT SPECIALS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.19 657
32 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 426
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 910
34 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 385
35 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,224
36 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,799
37 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 898
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,904
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,151
40 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.18 399
41 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 693
42 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 25 0.18 642
43 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 741
44 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 405
45 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 AM 15 0.17 450
46 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,562
47 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 409
48 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 721
49 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,632
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 343
51 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,987
52 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.16 331
53 THOMAS AND FRIENDS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.16 612
54 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 366
55 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 308
56 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,322
57 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.14 967
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 786
59 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 274
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,227
61 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,160
62 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,136
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,612
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 737
65 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,191
66 MYST MUSEUM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 551
67 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 754
68 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 276
69 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.13 879
70 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,113
71 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 277
72 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 332
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 672
74 IMPOSTERS BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.12 444
75 H POTTER DEATHLY HALL PT1: H POTTER DEATHLY HALL PT1 HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 146 0.12 304
76 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 670
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 903
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,500
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 723
80 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 811
81 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 913
82 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 718
83 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 732
84 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 641
85 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,363
86 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 273
87 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,433
88 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:14 PM 60 0.11 216
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 645
90 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,297
91 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,290
92 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 544
93 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 402
94 NOBODIES TV LAND 10:00 PM 31 0.11 500
95 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,478
96 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,402
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 564
98 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.10 221
99 FUTBOL CENTRAL 5/17 UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 30 0.09 224
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 823
101 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.09 349
102 NFL LIVE ESPN2 8:00 PM 90 0.09 210
103 IE: EXTREME RAILROADS SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.09 297
104 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 24 0.09 303
105 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 427
106 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.08 156
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 133
108 IMPACT WRESTLING: 320 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.07 326
109 NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 62 0.07 229
110 TALK SHOW THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.07 154
111 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.07 125
112 WILLIAM & KATE WEDDING BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 296
113 ATOMIC BLONDE HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 115 0.06 170
114 PRE-DRAFT CAMPS    L: NBA DRAFT COMBINE ESPN2 3:00 PM 240 0.06 129
115 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 129
116 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 113
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 247
118 CITIZEN ROSE E! 10:00 PM 60 0.06 139
119 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 291
120 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 4:00 PM 30 0.05 249
121 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 120
122 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.05 163
123 GOLDEN BOY BOXING L: ROMERO DUNN/GILBERTO GONZALEZ ESPN2 10:00 PM 120 0.05 252
124 UNDISPUTED L: 422 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 113
125 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 9:55 PM 185 0.05 174
126 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.05 108
127 KATE:MAKING/MODERN QUEEN BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 248
128 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP MLB NETWORK 8:01 PM 114 0.05 283
129 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.05 74
130 TINY LUXURY DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.04 231
131 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.04 98
132 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 117
133 WORLDS MOST EPIC SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.04 224
134 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 198
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 180
136 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.04 84
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 223
138 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC L UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 60 0.04 87
139 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 12:00 PM 11 0.04 108
140 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.03 90
141 YOUVE GOT MAIL HBO PRIME 12:50 AM 119 0.03 82
142 START TREK: NEMESIS HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 116 0.03 113
143 PREMIER LEAGUE DARTS BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.03 113
144 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.03 322
145 SPORTSNATION ESPNEWS 7:00 PM 30 0.03 59
146 WACKY RACES (2017) BOOMERANG 8:00 PM 30 0.03 147
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 155
148 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.03 153
149 ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 142
150 YOUVE GOT MAIL HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 119 0.03 105

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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.