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May 25, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.24.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE LAST DAYS OF MICHAEL JACKSON and the YOUNG SHELDON rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the LIFE IN PIECES rerun lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 May 04.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was TNT’s turn with an NBA PLAYOFFS game at 3.55.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE: FAMILY VACATION dipped 0.04 to 0.98, and EX ON THE BEACH was down a tenth to 0.39.  On Bravo, SOUTHERN CHARM was steady at 0.46, and IMPOSTERS was up 0.02 to 0.14.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE gained 0.02 to 0.35, and UNTUCKED was up 0.02 to 0.26.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE ticked up to 0.32.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.03 to 0.30, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.28/0.28 compared to last week’s 0.25, and FLIP OR FLOP was at 0.26/0.25 compared to 0.24.  Fox News’s HANNITY and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW tied in the 18-49 demo, with HANNITY at 0.29/0.50/2.9M, and MADDOW at 0.29/0.43/2.7M, while CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 was at 0.20/0.26/1M.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY returned at 0.28, preceded by CHOPPED GRILL MASTER at 0.25./0.22  On ID, EXTREME MEASURES debuted at 0.25, and MURDER CALLS was down 0.02 to 0.19.  The season finale of Freeform’s SIREN ticked up to 0.21.  The season premiere of We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP was at 0.17.  Tru’s CARBONARO EFFECT dropped 0.03 to 0.14, and INSIDE CARBONARO ticked down to 0.11.  TV Land’s NOBODIES was steady at 0.11.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING held at 0.07.  The buzz about Harvey Weinstein’s arrest didn’t help E!’s CITIZEN ROSE, down 0.01 to 0.05.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 May 04.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday May 24, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: WARRIORS/ROCKETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 156 3.55 9,236
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:36 PM 49 1.66 3,731
3 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACATION MTV 8:00 PM 62 0.98 1,641
4 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.60 1,760
5 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,319
6 EX ON THE BEACH MTV MTV 9:02 PM 61 0.39 686
7 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 10 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.35 715
8 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.32 1,600
9 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,672
10 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.29 923
11 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,938
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,666
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,649
14 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 919
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 716
16 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.27 936
17 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,633
18 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.27 858
19 FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.26 1,273
20 UNTUCKED 9 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.26 558
21 EXTREME MEASURES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,186
22 FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.25 1,084
23 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.25 847
24 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,419
25 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 518
26 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 45 0.21 495
27 SIREN FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.21 658
28 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,750
29 AVATAR: AVATAR HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 162 0.20 531
30 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,053
31 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 495
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 972
33 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 444
34 MURDER CALLS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 959
35 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 AM 15 0.18 403
36 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,897
37 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 840
38 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 409
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,091
40 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,142
41 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,558
42 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 70 0.17 467
43 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 800
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,768
45 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 361
46 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 427
47 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 331
48 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 391
49 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L ESPN 7:45 PM 75 0.16 463
50 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,348
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,626
52 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: CREED (2015) PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 180 0.15 337
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 314
54 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,459
55 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 798
56 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 374
57 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.14 341
58 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 308
59 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,043
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,285
61 IMPOSTERS BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.14 469
62 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,360
63 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,221
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,780
65 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,152
66 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.12 258
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,482
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 733
69 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 648
70 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,416
71 NINJAGO (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 PM 30 0.12 570
72 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,300
73 MY 600LB LIFE WATN: SUPER: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.12 515
74 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 237
75 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 638
76 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 241
77 SKIN TIGHT: TRANSFORMED TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.12 469
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 681
79 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,522
80 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 865
81 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,390
82 INSIDE CARBONARO TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 288
83 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,399
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 691
85 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 590
86 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 382
87 NOBODIES TV LAND 10:00 PM 33 0.11 468
88 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 693
89 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 276
90 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,403
91 MYST MUSEUM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 587
92 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 640
93 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 759
94 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 736
95 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: ARIZONA/UCLA ESPN 9:00 PM 139 0.10 370
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 529
97 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:19 PM 41 0.10 282
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 848
99 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 751
100 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 857
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 760
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 689
103 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 499
104 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 623
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 821
106 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 519
107 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 801
108 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 27 0.07 274
109 IMPACT WRESTLING: 321 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.07 263
110 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 105
111 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 296
112 WNBA BASKETBALL         L: LA SPARKS/CONNECTICUT ESPN2 7:00 PM 130 0.06 221
113 NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 90 0.06 352
114 DUDE, WHERES MY CAR HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 83 0.06 132
115 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 136
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 207
117 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.05 115
118 UNDISPUTED L: 426 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 129
119 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 167
120 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 129
121 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.05 154
122 CITIZEN ROSE E! 10:00 PM 60 0.05 112
123 IE: EXTREME RAILROADS SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.05 232
124 HERD L: 735 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 150 0.05 108
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 228
126 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 401
127 NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 30 0.05 270
128 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.05 97
129 ARCA RACING L: CHARLOTTE FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 122 0.05 257
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 211
131 EPIC ENGINEERING: SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.04 255
132 SWEET NOVEMBER: SWEET NOVEMBER HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 120 0.04 114
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 222
134 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: KENTUCKY/OREGON ESPN2 9:10 PM 150 0.04 240
135 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 103
136 BREAK HBO PRIME 5:23 PM 12 0.04 102
137 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 178
138 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 220
139 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 155
140 NASCAR M.E. CUP PRAC L FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 60 0.04 157
141 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: HOU AT CLE/BOS AT TB MLB NETWORK 6:11 PM 177 0.04 170
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 198
143 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 107
144 FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX HBO PRIME 6:05 AM 113 0.04 96
145 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.04 235
146 KNIGHT AND DAY MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 110 0.04 127
147 MICHAELA HLN 3:00 PM 60 0.04 126
148 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 82
149 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 231
150 DUNKIRK HBO PRIME 2:10 PM 107 0.03 113

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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.