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June 7, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.6.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Game 3 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 6.4.  In addition, AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR gained 0.1 in final numbers.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 June 06.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Two networks tied for Wednesday cable bragging rights in the 18-49 demo.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC dipped 0.03 to 0.49.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW was also at 0.49, down 0.09 from last week.  On HGTV, BROTHER VS BROTHER rose 0.07 to 0.37, HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.06 to 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.09 to 0.24.  The post-controversy episode of TBS’s FULL FRONTAL gained 0.04 to 0.31.  The CMT MUSIC AWARDS was at 0.28 on its home network, and was also simulcast at 0.12 on Paramount, and 0.08 on TV Land.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES lost 0.04 to 0.28.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.27/0.46/2.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/0.38/2.5M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.22/0.31/1.2M.  The series finale of Freeform’s THE FOSTERS was at 0.27.  Nickelodeon’s afternoon LOUD HOSUE remained in the Top 18 at 0.24.  OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR fell 0.07 to 0.22.  On ID, MURDER CHOSE ME slumped by 0.11 to 0.21.  USA’s COLONY ticked up to 0.21.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN: LA ticked down to 0.20.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE shed a tenth to 0.20, and SKIN TIGHT was down 0.03 to 0.17.  E!’s BOTCHED fell 0.06 to 0.19.  Syfy’s THE EXPANSE lost 0.04 to 0.16.  On History, SIX dropped 0.05 to 0.15.  FXX’s ARCHER was down 0.03 to 0.14.  Discovery’s STICKER SHOCK shed 0.06 to 0.12.  POP’s HOLLYWOOD DARLINGS ticked down to 0.03/114K.  Sundance’s THE SPLIT was at a dead zero/71K, down its remaining hundredth in the demo, and we will no longer be covering it here.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 June 06.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday June 6, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,394
2 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 4 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.49 1,013
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:47 PM 83 0.42 1,041
4 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 8:00 PM 30 0.40 985
5 BROTHER VS BROTHER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,815
6 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.31 950
7 CMT MUSIC AWARDS: 2018 CMT 8:00 PM 155 0.28 1,040
8 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 831
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,774
10 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:15 PM 32 0.27 630
11 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 65 0.27 633
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,546
13 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 591
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,178
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,518
16 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:10 AM 50 0.24 618
17 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,435
18 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.24 1,403
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,494
20 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 482
21 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.22 918
22 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,131
23 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,191
24 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,119
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 623
26 MURDER CHOSE ME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 921
27 COLONY USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.21 718
28 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.21 697
29 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 67 0.20 734
30 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 133 0.20 840
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,177
32 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 407
33 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.19 647
34 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 440
35 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 456
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 810
37 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,711
38 SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:13 PM 61 0.17 639
39 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 399
40 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,544
41 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.16 910
42 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,954
43 LWLA UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:07 PM 30 0.16 620
44 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 812
45 EXPANSE, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 568
46 LWLA FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:37 PM 12 0.15 486
47 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.15 354
48 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,301
49 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,223
50 SIX HISTORY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 665
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,145
52 TIME MACHINE: RISE OF THE SUPERBOMBS HISTORY 8:00 PM 120 0.15 676
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,516
54 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,337
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 750
56 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 90 0.14 312
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,794
58 NBA POST GAME  L: NBA AT THE MIC ESPN2 11:33 PM 120 0.14 397
59 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,187
60 ARCHER FXX FXX 10:00 PM 30 0.14 289
61 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 652
62 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,282
63 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 605
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,675
65 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,029
66 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 756
67 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,198
68 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,391
69 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 796
70 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,379
71 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,351
72 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.12 275
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 575
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 639
75 CMT MUSIC AWARDS: 2018 PARAMOUNT 8:00 PM 155 0.12 543
76 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 281
77 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 838
78 STICKER SHOCK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 553
79 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.12 316
80 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 254
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,436
82 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,473
83 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 691
84 HITMANS BODYGUARD, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 118 0.11 321
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 712
86 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 567
87 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD L: OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS ESPN 8:30 PM 165 0.10 332
88 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 573
89 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,190
90 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 183
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 683
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 896
93 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 297
94 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 221
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,050
96 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 290
97 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 11:34 PM 27 0.09 405
98 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 493
99 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 402
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 954
101 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 281
102 CMT MUSIC AWARDS: 2018 TV LAND 8:00 PM 155 0.08 530
103 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 773
104 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.08 248
105 LOCKDOWN COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 261
106 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 262
107 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 845
108 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 788
109 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.07 256
110 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.07 240
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 254
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 658
113 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.07 137
114 DIGBY DRAGON NICK JR 8:00 AM 28 0.06 270
115 SCIJINKS SCIENCE 10:06 PM 30 0.06 203
116 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 108
117 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.06 240
118 UNDISPUTED L: 435 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 121
119 NBA GAMETIME FNLS RECAP L: NBA GAMETIME FNLS RECAP GM3 NBA-TV 11:38 PM 120 0.05 204
120 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 131
121 KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD: KING ARTHUR: LEGEND SWORD HBO PRIME 4:20 PM 126 0.05 177
122 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT TOR/DET AT BOS MLB NETWORK 7:09 PM 222 0.05 317
123 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 154
124 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.05 138
125 MUMMY, THE (2017) MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 110 0.05 115
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 228
127 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC L UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 60 0.05 75
128 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 5:00 PM 90 0.05 90
129 WOOD WORK DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.05 298
130 HERD L: 745 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 109
131 ACCESS MOVIE: SKYFALL IFC TV 7:00 PM 180 0.04 191
132 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.04 106
133 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 90
134 SCIJINKS SCIENCE 10:36 PM 30 0.04 147
135 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 164
136 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.04 67
137 OUTSIDERS, THE MAXPRIME 6:25 PM 91 0.04 131
138 IRON RESURRECTION VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.04 182
139 STONE HOUSE REVIVAL DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.04 260
140 MAN FIRE FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 147
141 LIGHTS OUT HBO PRIME 2:55 PM 81 0.04 109
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.04 76
143 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD L ESPN2 7:30 PM 60 0.04 187
144 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 99
145 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: KC AT LAA/PHI AT CHC MLB NETWORK 10:51 PM 149 0.04 163
146 NBA GAMETIME LIVE-FNLS L NBA-TV 7:00 PM 90 0.04 128
147 HOLLYWOOD DARLINGS POP 8:00 PM 30 0.03 114
148 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.03 93
149 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.03 79
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 179

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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.