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May 15, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.12.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game adjusted up 0.1 to 0.8.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 May 12.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD dipped 0.02 to 0.57.  Adult Swim’s late-night shows performed as follows:  DRAGON B ALL at 0.45/0.34 compared to last week’s 0.47/0.38, MY HERO ACADEMIA down 0.08 to 0.27/578K, FOOLY COOLY down 0.05 to 0.24/501K, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE down 0.01 to 0.24, HUNER X HUNTER down 0.01 to 0.21/450K, BLACK CLOVER steady at 0.19, NARUTO steady at 0.18/377K, SPACE DANDY down 0.01 to 0.14/305K, COWBOY BEBOP down 0.03 to 0.1/316K, and GHOST IN THE SHELL down 0.01 to 0.13/287K.  ESPN’s TOP RANK BOXING was at 0.35.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.32.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION was at 0.32.  ID’s THE KILLER BESIDE ME gained 0.04 to 0.26, HBO’s BOXING was rated in segments:  0.22/0.18/0.10.  Travel Channel’s GHOST ADVENTURE POP-UPS was at 0.22.  Nickelodeon’s primetime ADVENTURES OF KID DANGER and HENRY DANGER were both at 0.22, respectively up 0.01 and steady.  On Food Channel, KITCHEN AT FN climbed 0.05 to 0.21, and PIONEER WOMAN was down 0.02 to 0.19.  On TLC, TRADING SPACES fell 0.06 to 0.18, and NATE & JEREMIAH BY DESIGN was down a tenth to 0.11.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.16. On OWN, SWEETIE PIES was at 0.09, and BLACK LOVE was at 0.10.  Showtime’s limited series PATRICK MELROSE arrived off the chart at 0.03/219K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 May 12.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday May 12, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 118 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.57 1,738
2 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 10:30 PM 30 0.45 936
3 DUNKIRK HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 107 0.36 1,404
4 TOP RANK BOXING        L: VASILIY LOMACHENKO/JORGE LINARES ESPN 8:00 PM 132 0.35 1,024
5 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.34 734
6 NASCAR M.E. CUP RACING L: KANSAS FOX SPORTS 1 7:54 PM 219 0.32 2,038
7 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,378
8 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:12 PM 48 0.27 687
9 KILLER BESIDE ME, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 995
10 JOJOS ADV STARDUST CRU ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.24 497
11 FIXER UPPER BEHIND DESIGN HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 30 0.23 1,078
12 MOUNTAIN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.23 1,140
13 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 488
14 WCB: 5/12/18 ALI/MUNGUIA HBO PRIME 11:13 PM 14 0.22 711
15 MOUNTAIN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.22 1,165
16 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 581
17 ADVENTURES OF KID DANGER NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.22 986
18 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.22 1,104
19 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.22 1,181
20 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,099
21 UFC PPV PRELIMS L: 224:NUNES/PENNINGTON FX 8:00 PM 120 0.21 574
22 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.21 420
23 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 AM 15 0.20 473
24 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,102
25 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,900
26 WCB: 5/12/18 ALI/MUNGUIA HBO PRIME 10:59 PM 14 0.20 625
27 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 15 0.20 707
28 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.20 737
29 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.19 1,182
30 HITMANS BODYGUARD, THE HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 118 0.19 574
31 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 15 0.18 555
32 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 423
33 TRADING SPACES TLC 8:00 PM 66 0.18 956
34 WCB: 5/12/18 ALI/MUNGUIA HBO PRIME 10:11 PM 48 0.18 619
35 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 418
36 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 337
37 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 399
38 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,756
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 396
40 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 7:23 PM 31 0.16 920
41 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 417
42 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,790
43 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 199 PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 160 0.16 453
44 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,728
45 ZOO, THE ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 62 0.16 1,004
46 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 117 0.14 461
47 BAKED IN VERMONT FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.14 908
48 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 290
49 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 961
50 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,523
51 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,217
52 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,378
53 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 335
54 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,616
55 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.12 1,056
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 764
57 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 942
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 704
59 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,055
60 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,854
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 653
62 NATE & JEREMIAH BY DESIGN TLC 9:06 PM 63 0.11 768
63 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT: DEVIOUS NANNY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.11 494
64 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:47 PM 14 0.11 388
65 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: I AM NUMBER FOUR AMC 8:00 PM 150 0.11 618
66 UFC PPV PREFIGHT L FX 7:00 PM 60 0.11 281
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 683
68 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 601
69 CORNHOLE ESPN 2:11 PM 117 0.10 304
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 702
71 WCB: 5/12/18 ALI/MUNGUIA HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 10 0.10 396
72 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DID I KILL MY MOTHER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.10 487
73 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DAUGHTERS REVENGE, A LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 120 0.10 441
74 BLACK LOVE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.10 427
75 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 672
76 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 879
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 646
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 698
79 AFTERNOON MOVIE 2 IFC TV 6:00 PM 60 0.10 343
80 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: PITTSBURGH/FLORIDA STATE ESPN 12:00 PM 131 0.10 341
81 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 924
82 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT: DEVIOUS NANNY LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 120 0.09 277
83 GHOST IN THE SHELL SHOWTIME PRIME 7:00 PM 107 0.09 327
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 618
85 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 249
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 617
87 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,062
88 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 767
89 SWEETIE PIES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 473
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 699
91 MURDER MADE ME FAMOUS REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 242
92 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: OAK AT NYY MLB NETWORK 1:08 PM 258 0.08 428
93 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 855
94 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 589
95 TRADING SPACES: ACCESSORI TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 450
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.08 753
97 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 511
98 DUDE, WHERES MY CAR HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 83 0.08 174
99 GREAT WALL, THE HBO PRIME 11:35 AM 103 0.08 244
100 UFC PPV POST FIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 12:52 AM 68 0.08 218
101 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.08 601
102 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.08 372
103 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 420
104 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.07 802
105 AFTERNOON MOVIE 2 IFC TV 4:30 PM 90 0.07 284
106 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON HBO PRIME 7:20 AM 98 0.07 149
107 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 2:03 AM 115 0.07 226
108 FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING L ESPN2 8:54 AM 73 0.07 313
109 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: WASHINGTON NATIONALS/ARIZONA DIAMONDBACK FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 203 0.07 328
110 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.07 155
111 ABUSE OF POWER OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.07 304
112 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.07 178
113 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.07 597
114 SESAME STREET HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 26 0.06 141
115 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.06 374
116 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:30 AM 30 0.06 499
117 MLBT WEEKEND AFTERNOON MLB NETWORK 5:26 PM 34 0.06 302
118 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 917
119 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 198
120 HUGH HEWITT MSNBC 8:00 AM 30 0.06 340
121 ALL GIRLS GARAGE VELOCITY 11:30 AM 30 0.06 237
122 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: 2018 SEC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN2 8:00 PM 120 0.06 238
123 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 254
124 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 291
125 SHOCKING TRUTH, THE REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 178
126 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.05 158
127 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS:SQU HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 89 0.05 161
128 CAR FIX VELOCITY 11:00 AM 30 0.05 236
129 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 199 CMT 9:00 PM 160 0.05 152
130 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.05 116
131 2018 ROCK AND ROLL HALL O: N/A HBO PRIME 1:30 PM 173 0.05 166
132 DUNKIRK HBO PRIME 2:50 AM 107 0.05 171
133 MLBT GAME RAIN DELAY: MLB TONIGHT GAME RAIN DELAY MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 130 0.05 213
134 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 207
135 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 211
136 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CIN AT LAD/STL AT SD MLB NETWORK 9:10 PM 198 0.04 213
137 POKEMON: S21 ULTRA ADV DISNEY XD 9:00 AM 30 0.04 164
138 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 229
139 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 194
140 WALK THE PRANK DISNEY XD 11:00 AM 30 0.04 177
141 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 12:28 AM 12 0.04 123
142 DARK KNIGHT THE: DARK KNIGHT THE MAXPRIME 4:25 PM 152 0.04 133
143 REVD UP VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.04 145
144 H POTTER DEATHLY HALL PT2 HBO PRIME 5:00 AM 60 0.04 100
145 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 211
146 K-9 BORDER WARS NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.04 252
147 BEYBLADE: BURST DISNEY XD 8:30 AM 30 0.04 143
148 BREAK HBO PRIME 1:18 PM 12 0.04 118
149 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 5:00 AM 30 0.04 96
150 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.04 89

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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.