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May 9, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.8.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK REPORT:

ABC:  ROSEANNE stabilized after last week’s drop at 2.6, as did THE MIDDLE at 1.5, and BLACK-ISH at 1.2.  SPLITTING UP TOGETHER lost 0.1 to 1.0, and FOR THE PEOPLE also dropped 0.1 to 0.5.

CBS:  A “very special” episode of NCIS bidding farewell to a regular cast member jumped 0.4 to 1.6, then BULL was up 0.1 to 1.2, and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS was down 0.1 to 0.8.

NBC:  THE VOICE (1.3) and CHICAGO MED (1.1) were each up 0.1, and RISE stayed at 0.7.

FOX:  LETHAL WEAPON gained 0.1 to 0.8, and back-to-back NEW GIRL episodes were at 0.5/0.5, steady with last week’s single episode.

CW:  THE FLASH (0.7) and THE 100 (0.4) each rose 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 May 08.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT had the night’s NBA PLAYOFFS games at 1.92/1.51.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN shed 0.06 to 0.71, and it was followed by the season premieres of CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST at 0.51 and THE CROMARTIES at 0.23.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS rose 0.06 to 0.62.  TBS’s THE LAST OG climbed 0.07 to 0.45.  On Discovery, THE DEADLIEST CATCH ticked up to 0.44, and LAST OUTPOST was up 0.05 to 0.21.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE ascended by 0.05 to 0.42, and KNIFE OR DEATH ticked up to 0.37.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD rose 0.05 to 0.41, and MY LITTLE LIFE was down 0.04 to 0.18.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS edged up 0.02 to 0.36, and BLACK LOVE was at 0.12.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.34/0.55/3.3M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.33/0.49/2.7M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.21/0.28/1.2M.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.06 to 0.32, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL added 0.07 for 0.31, and GOOD BONES was up 0.05 to 0.31.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 rose 0.03 to 0.32, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was up 0.07 to 0.23.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE slipped 0.04 to 0.32.  Nickelodeon’s SPONGEBOB stayed in the Top 20 at 0.30.  Food Network’s CHOPPED was up 0.02 to 0.28.  On ID, FORBIDDEN rose 0.02 to 0.28, and WEB OF LIES was up 0.05 to 0.27.  Freeform’s SHADOWHUNTERS ticked down to 0.16.  FX’s LEGION fell 0.06 to 0.14.  BET’s IN CONTEMPT ticked down to 0.12.  Paramount’s INK MASTER: ANGELS also lost a tick to 0.11.  Nat Geo’s GENIUS ticked up to 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 May 08.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 8, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: PELICANS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:34 PM 143 1.92 4,953
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: JAZZ/ROCKETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 154 1.51 4,082
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:57 AM 49 0.84 2,008
4 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.71 2,293
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.62 1,637
6 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 32 0.51 1,422
7 LAST OG, THE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.45 1,145
8 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.44 1,708
9 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.42 1,123
10 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 63 0.41 1,755
11 KNIFE OR DEATH HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.37 929
12 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,739
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,302
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,749
15 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,506
16 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.32 625
17 CHALLENGE:CHAMPS STARS S3 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.32 518
18 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.31 1,540
19 GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,391
20 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.30 1,244
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 2,548
22 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.30 907
23 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.28 898
24 FORBIDDEN: DYING FOR LOVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,017
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 689
26 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,005
27 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,783
28 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,390
29 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,612
30 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,161
31 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.23 518
32 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,512
33 CROMARTIES, THE USA NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.23 561
34 HOUSLEYS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.22 961
35 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,711
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 469
37 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,164
38 LAST OUTPOST DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.21 848
39 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,714
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,683
41 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 448
42 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,566
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 923
44 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 925
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,934
46 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 469
47 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 982
48 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 AM 15 0.18 426
49 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 375
50 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 801
51 MY LITTLE LIFE TLC 10:03 PM 60 0.18 787
52 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,695
53 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,710
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,728
55 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 2,118
56 SHADOWHUNTERS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.16 418
57 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.16 388
58 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 818
59 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 341
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 856
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,013
62 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,306
63 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,465
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 827
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,521
66 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 359
67 LEGION FX 10:00 PM 65 0.14 353
68 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,345
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 844
70 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,465
71 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM: N/A TLC 7:00 PM 120 0.14 619
72 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,653
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 272
74 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,433
75 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 375
76 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 271
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,160
78 BLACK LOVE SPECIAL OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 678
79 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.12 289
80 IN CONTEMPT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 488
81 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,042
82 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.11 334
83 INK MASTER: ANGELS PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.11 312
84 RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.11 590
85 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,446
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 656
87 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 259
88 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 762
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 678
90 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.11 264
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 938
92 SHOWCASE GAME: BOS AT NYY/SEA AT TOR MLB NETWORK 7:12 PM 211 0.10 505
93 GRACE VS. ABRAMS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.10 320
94 ALL-STAR FOOTBALL CHALLEN: N/A ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.10 226
95 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 11:03 PM 58 0.10 311
96 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 621
97 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 594
98 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 222
99 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 533
100 CHRIS GETHARD SHOW, THE TRUTV 11:00 PM 60 0.10 179
101 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 645
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 916
103 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.09 290
104 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 624
105 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 28 0.08 269
106 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 847
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 152
108 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.08 349
109 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 299
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 746
111 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.08 192
112 ZIMMERN LIST TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.08 358
113 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 738
114 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 739
115 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.07 144
116 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 680
117 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.07 296
118 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.07 175
119 JDM LEGENDS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.06 227
120 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 178
121 SALVAGE HUNTERS: CLASSIC VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.06 208
122 GENIUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 350
123 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/SWANSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:40 PM 141 0.06 134
124 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 144
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 205
126 2018 ROCK AND ROLL HALL O: N/A HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 173 0.05 185
127 UNDISPUTED L: 416 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 118
128 SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE SQUAD MAXPRIME 2:10 PM 123 0.05 123
129 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.05 109
130 MEN IN BLAZERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.05 100
131 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.05 114
132 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.05 100
133 HOLMES NEXT GENERATION DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 230
134 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:43 PM 78 0.05 184
135 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:01 PM 29 0.05 94
136 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.05 81
137 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 107
138 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 154
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 202
140 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 119
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 231
142 DOROTHY/ THE WIZARD OZ BOOMERANG 6:00 PM 30 0.04 165
143 SPACE COWBOYS: SPACE COWBOYS HBO PRIME 8:50 AM 130 0.04 154
144 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 101
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 203
146 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.04 83
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 201
148 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.04 88
149 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.04 76
150 GOLIC AND WINGO     L ESPN2 6:00 AM 60 0.04 78

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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.