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May 25, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.24.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps in final numbers for DIRTY DANCING and EMPIRE, but the SURVIVOR REUNION SPECIAL lost 0.1

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 May 24.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With no playoff games last night, it was a slow evening on cable.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC topped the night, down 0.03 to 0.42, with lead-out THEN & NOW down a tick to 0.16.  Adult Swim’s midnight NEON JOE continued its limited run, down 0.05 from Tuesday to 0.38.  5 of the night’s Top 10 shows were news hours, led as is increasingly usual by MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.36/2.7M, with the 10PM CNN TONIGHT at 0.34/1.4M, and Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.30/2.6M.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN: ATLANTA REUNION SPECIAL was at 0.36.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS gained 0.06 to 0.35, and HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.04 to 0.34. TLC’s MY 600 LB LIFE ticked down to 0.30, and BIG & LITTLE was at 0.23. On A&E, STORAGE WARS was at 0.30/0.28/0.26, compared to last week’s 0.25/0.23.  On MTV, a CATFISH: STILL HOOKED special was at 0.28, down 0.06 from last week’s regular episode, and ARE YOU THE ONE was up 0.03 to 0.19, with a related lead-out special at 0.12.  E!’s HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM fell 0.04 to 0.27.  On ID, REASONABLE DOUBT lost 0.02 to 0.26, and HEAR NO EVIL was up 0.02 to 0.24.  FX’s FARGO shed 0.02 to 0.24.  The season finale of FXX’s ARCHER rose 0.06 to 0.23.  On Food Network, COOKS VS CONS edged up 0.02 to 0.21, and BAKERS VS FAKERS returned at 0.15.  On TV Land, NOBODIES climbed 0.04 to 0.09, and LOPEZ was up 0.02 to 0.08.  POP’s comedies stayed off-chart, HOLLYWOOD DARLINGS up a tick to 0.03/109K, and RETURN OF THE MAC also up 0.01 to 0.02, but with a terrible 37K total viewers. Sundance’s GOMORRAH was at least better than that, up 0.01 to 0.02/60K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 May 24.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 24, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.42 1,254
2 NEON JOE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.38 813
3 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 2,697
4 LITTLE WOMEN ATL REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.36 918
5 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,571
6 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,462
7 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,388
8 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,378
9 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,285
10 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.31 2,189
11 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 121 0.30 986
12 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,572
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 741
14 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.30 1,208
15 STORAGE WARS CA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.28 1,038
16 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,189
17 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,601
18 CATFISH: STILL HOOKED MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.28 518
19 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.28 1,720
20 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 8:00 PM 60 0.27 856
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,828
22 STORAGE WARS CA A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 31 0.26 951
23 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 1,223
24 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.26 1,377
25 REASONABLE DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 851
26 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,023
27 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 526
28 WHITE HOUSE IN CRISIS CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,082
29 HEAR NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 925
30 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.24 1,930
31 FARGO FX 10:00 PM 65 0.24 1,041
32 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 1,187
33 BIG & LITTLE TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.23 812
34 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.23 510
35 ARCHER FXX FXX 10:00 PM 30 0.23 415
36 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 2,200
37 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 424
38 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.21 687
39 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 437
40 LWLA FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 10 0.21 670
41 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 434
42 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 468
43 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 2,028
44 E:60 ESPN 8:00 PM 90 0.20 460
45 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,199
46 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,128
47 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 414
48 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,027
49 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,640
50 AYTO: SECOND CHANCES MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.19 344
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,995
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.19 1,460
53 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,843
54 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,718
55 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 363
56 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 354
57 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 9:30 PM 90 0.18 413
58 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,639
59 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.18 992
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 322
61 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,485
62 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,770
63 MIKE THE KNIGHT NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.17 657
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 912
65 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,054
66 UEL FINAL L: AJAX/MANCHESTER UNITED FOX SPORTS 1 2:32 PM 149 0.16 383
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 306
68 THEN AND NOW W/ANDY COHEN BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.16 497
69 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 297
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 813
71 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,564
72 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 773
73 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 333
74 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.15 380
75 BAKERS VS FAKERS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.15 557
76 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.15 854
77 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 762
78 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,211
79 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 284
80 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 304
81 NINJAGO (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.15 842
82 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,442
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,111
84 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 588
85 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 824
86 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 822
87 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 591
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 958
89 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.14 928
90 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 461
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 807
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 280
93 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 655
94 PROJECT IMPOSSIBLE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.13 609
95 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.13 880
96 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 986
97 AYTO: BEYOND THE BOOM MTV 10:02 PM 31 0.12 223
98 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,023
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 935
100 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 237
101 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 263
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 831
103 SPEED IS THE NEW BLACK VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 468
104 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.10 329
105 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 216
106 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 536
107 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 920
108 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 342
109 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.10 182
110 NOBODIES TV LAND 10:00 PM 32 0.09 413
111 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 784
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 264
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 251
114 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.09 188
115 DRAIN THE SUNKEN PIRATE C NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 555
116 LOPEZ TV LAND 10:32 PM 30 0.08 323
117 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 24 0.08 262
118 OUTLAW TECH SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.08 200
119 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 290
120 JUNKYARD EMPIRE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 369
121 STONE HOUSE REVIVAL DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.08 380
122 WARCRAFT: WARCRAFT MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 123 0.08 196
123 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 186
124 FILTHY RICH GUIDE, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.07 220
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 256
126 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.07 136
127 STONE HOUSE REVIVAL DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.07 394
128 TALK SHOW THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 147
129 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.06 133
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 275
131 WIZARD OF LIES, THE: WIZARD OF LIES, THE HBO PRIME 10:05 PM 133 0.06 202
132 BONG APPETIT VICELAND 10:30 PM 30 0.06 132
133 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 9:51 PM 24 0.06 287
134 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: STL AT LAD/SF AT CHC MLB NETWORK 10:15 PM 161 0.06 219
135 I AM LEGEND MAXPRIME 10:05 PM 100 0.06 135
136 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 11:32 PM 45 0.06 147
137 DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIAN: DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIAN HBO PRIME 3:50 PM 121 0.05 138
138 ER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.05 188
139 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 115
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 219
141 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 433
142 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:01 PM 59 0.05 121
143 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.05 96
144 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 121
145 ER POP 4:00 PM 60 0.05 175
146 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 10:00 PM 30 0.05 91
147 ER POP 3:00 PM 60 0.05 167
148 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: KC AT NYY/TEX AT BOS MLB NETWORK 7:10 PM 161 0.05 243
149 BABYLON A.D. HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 90 0.04 135
150 UNDISPUTED L: 181 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 100

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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.