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May 24, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.23.2016

 

 

 

Analysis to follow.

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the morning preliminary numbers.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 May MON.23

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was ESPN’s night at the top of Monday cable with its Cleveland vs. Toronto NBA PLAYOFFS game at 2.48.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP dropped 0.08 to 1.43, and BLACK INK CREW was up 0.03 to 1.11.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.21/1.17/1.07, compared to last week’s 1.13/1.11/1.02.  The NHL PLAYOFFS on NBC Sports Net were at 0.55.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS gained 0.07 to 1.06, and FAT N FURIOUS was up 0.06 to 0.57.  MTV’s TEEN MOMS lost a tick to 0.80, and the after-show rose 0.05 to 0.49.  On TBS, AMERICAN DAD was down a hundredth to 0.48, THE DETOUR climbed 0.07 to 0.40, and FULL FRONTAL (which according to a reader didn’t air its new episode in primetime in all time zones) registered as down 0.04 to 0.23.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.02 to 0.32, and TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING was at 0.32/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.31/0.29.  On Food Network, DINERS DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.29, and KIDS BBQ CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.27.  AMC’s TURN rose 0.02 to 0.15.  HBO’s AFTER THE THRONES aired an hour earlier than it had last week (and concerned a particularly thrilling episode of its mothership) and more than doubled to 0.11.  On Syfy, 12 MONKEYS tumbled 0.04 to 0.08, and HUNTERS stayed at 0.07.  Those were still better than Freeform’s MONICA THE MEDIUM, though, which dropped 0.04 to 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 May MON.23

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday May 23, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L: CLEVELAND/TORONTO ESPN 8:29 PM 155 2.48 6,142
2 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 5 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.43 2,792
3 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:04 PM 56 1.25 2,708
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.21 3,359
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.17 3,332
6 BLACK INK CREW 4 VH1 9:00 PM 60 1.11 2,174
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 69 1.07 3,115
8 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 1.06 2,384
9 TEEN MOM II SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.80 1,444
10 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.67 1,424
11 FAT N FURIOUS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.57 1,444
12 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: SAN JOSE/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:08 PM 162 0.55 1,315
13 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:30 PM 59 0.50 1,251
14 TEEN MOM II SPECIAL MTV 11:01 PM 31 0.49 907
15 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.48 921
16 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.48 947
17 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.42 1,180
18 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.40 837
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.34 835
20 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.34 636
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,677
22 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.32 1,320
23 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.30 856
24 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.29 1,132
25 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 903
26 DISAPPEARED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 993
27 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.28 765
28 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.28 648
29 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,925
30 KIDS BBQ CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.27 773
31 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.26 596
32 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.26 724
33 JURASSIC WORLD: JURASSIC WORLD HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 124 0.24 518
34 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 502
35 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.23 512
36 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.23 457
37 TRUE CRIME W/APHRODITE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 932
38 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,265
39 FAREED ZAKARIA SPCL RPT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,015
40 FASHION POLICE WEEKLY E! 8:00 PM 60 0.21 654
41 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.19 397
42 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,114
43 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,957
44 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.18 503
45 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.18 369
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 369
47 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,910
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 325
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 345
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 340
51 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.16 499
52 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.16 349
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 311
54 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.16 319
55 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.16 325
56 HOTEL IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 424
57 KATE & MIM-MIM DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 PM 25 0.16 670
58 JURASSIC WORLD: JURASSIC WORLD HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 124 0.15 387
59 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 668
60 TURN AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 603
61 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.15 351
62 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 2,119
63 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.14 315
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 309
65 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: LOS ANGELES ANGELS/TEXAS RANGERS FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 184 0.14 546
66 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:50 PM 70 0.13 290
67 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 646
68 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 625
69 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,073
70 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.13 307
71 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 516
72 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,333
73 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.12 335
74 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 857
75 UNREAL SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 30 0.12 321
76 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 592
77 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 261
78 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 746
79 PORT PROTECTION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 558
80 27 DRESSES HBO PRIME 12:02 PM 111 0.11 213
81 ZACK & QUACK NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.11 563
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,329
83 AFTER THE THRONES HBO PRIME 12:10 AM 30 0.11 240
84 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.11 227
85 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,242
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,315
87 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,356
88 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,080
89 ALMOST GENIUS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 255
90 BREAK HBO PRIME 12:40 AM 10 0.10 223
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,044
92 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 652
93 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.10 217
94 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,328
95 SR/OBAMA-HANOI, VIETNAM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:11 AM 32 0.09 616
96 JUSTICE BY ANY MEANS TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.09 270
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 784
98 SAVING SILVERMAN HBO PRIME 10:30 AM 92 0.09 152
99 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 590
100 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 338
101 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,098
102 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 575
103 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,008
104 FIGHTING HBO PRIME 4:10 PM 105 0.08 178
105 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 818
106 RAINMAKER, THE: RAINMAKER, THE HBO PRIME 6:30 PM 136 0.08 259
107 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 191
108 12 MONKEYS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 348
109 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 278
110 MYGRATIONS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 323
111 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 346
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 529
113 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 484
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 505
115 NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 68 0.07 197
116 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CIN AT LAD/SD AT SF MLB NETWORK 10:09 PM 133 0.07 267
117 NFL LIVE ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.07 201
118 HUNTERS SYFY 10:00 PM 61 0.07 255
119 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 279
120 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 8:46 PM 13 0.07 168
121 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 458
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 286
123 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 196
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 266
125 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 452
126 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 399
127 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 509
128 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 164
129 LAST MAN STANDING HALLMARK CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.06 236
130 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 461
131 MONICA THE MEDIUM FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.06 180
132 BOY MEETS WORLD TEENNICK 9:30 PM 30 0.06 202
133 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 376
134 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.06 139
135 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 496
136 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 498
137 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 507
138 DOWN TO EARTH HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 87 0.06 115
139 SHREK 3 HBO PRIME 8:55 AM 93 0.05 128
140 YARD CRASHERS DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.05 214
141 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.05 296
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 228
143 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 305
144 BOY MEETS WORLD TEENNICK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 194
145 KILLING ME SOFTLY HBO PRIME 1:20 AM 100 0.05 122
146 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 53 0.05 141
147 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 487
148 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 129 0.05 147
149 HOUSE CRASHERS DIY NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.04 120
150 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 450

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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.