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May 27, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.26.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BONES and the MODERN FAMILY rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 May THU.26

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With the broadcast season over, the NBA PLAYOFFS towered even higher over the landscape, this time with TNT earning 3.99 for the Golden State vs. Oklahoma City game.  Hockey followed, with 0.89 for NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game.  USA’s WWE completed the sports trifecta, down 0.11 from last week to 0.59.  (Farther down the list, Univision’s LIG soccer match was at 0.40, and ESPN’s coverage of the NATIONAL SPELLING BEE was at 0.28.)  A&E aired a 60 DAYS IN REUNION SPECIAL at 0.58, compared to 0.84 for last week’s regular episode, and lead-in THE FIRST 48 fell 0.08 to 0.35.  History’s ALONE declined 0.04 to 0.43, and MOUNTAIN MEN ticked down to 0.39, with 2 episodes of JOIN OR DIE at 0.15/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.08.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING rose 0.04 to 0.40, and PEOPLE’S COUCH was steady at 0.18.  FX’s ARCHER slipped 0.01 to 0.38.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.06 to 0.38, and MASTERS OF FLIP was off by 0.08 to 0.27.  Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE fell 0.09 to 0.34.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY was up 0.02 to 0.34.  Comedy Central’s INSIDE AMY SCHUMER gained 0.02 to 0.29.  We’s BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES took a 0.12 hit to 0.26, and MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN was down 0.04 to 0.17.  MTV’s THE REAL WORLD rose 0.04 to 0.25, and another hour at 11PM was at 0.20.  Tru’s COMEDY KNOCKOUT stayed at 0.12.  On BBCAmerica, ORPHAN BLACK remained at 0.10, and AFTER THE BLACK was down a tick to 0.15/111K.  Showtime’s SUBMISSION inched up 0.01 to 0.03/119K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 May THU.26

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday May 26, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: OKLAHOMA CITY/GOLDEN STATE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 161 3.99 9,998
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:41 PM 36 2.03 4,597
3 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: TAMPA BAY/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 182 0.89 2,523
4 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.76 1,936
5 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.59 2,112
6 60 DAYS IN REUNION A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 93 0.58 1,338
7 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.43 928
8 ALONE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.43 1,718
9 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,133
10 FUT-LIG-PACHUC-FINAL-524: PACHUCA VS. MONTERR 5/26 NBC UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 132 0.40 808
11 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.39 1,920
12 ARCHER FX 10:00 PM 31 0.38 759
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.38 1,923
14 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:45 PM 15 0.37 1,352
15 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.35 1,371
16 ADVENTURE TIME THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.35 1,355
17 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,020
18 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 32 0.34 803
19 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,229
20 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:05 PM 55 0.30 715
21 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 15 0.30 1,267
22 RIVER MONSTERS ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 63 0.29 902
23 INSIDE AMY SCHUMER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.29 551
24 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.28 1,210
25 NATIONAL SPELLING BEE   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 PM 178 0.28 859
26 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.28 594
27 MASTERS OF FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.27 1,108
28 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,184
29 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.27 615
30 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 686
31 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.26 1,267
32 RM: AFTERSHOW ANIMAL PLANET 10:04 PM 10 0.26 806
33 REAL WORLD GO BIG GO HOME MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.25 454
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 120 0.25 541
35 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.24 549
36 LAS VEGAS LAW INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 871
37 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,185
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.23 462
39 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,293
40 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.23 497
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.23 453
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.22 448
43 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.22 517
44 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.22 1,051
45 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 475
46 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,910
47 MY 600-LB LIFE: EXTENDED TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 629
48 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 632
49 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.20 1,071
50 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.20 423
51 REAL WORLD GO BIG GO HOME MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.20 388
52 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.20 401
53 RIVER MONSTERS SPECIAL ANIMAL PLANET 10:14 PM 62 0.18 580
54 PEOPLES COUCH, THE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.18 550
55 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.18 480
56 ON THE RECORD SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,083
57 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 402
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 390
59 MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.17 469
60 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.17 364
61 EIGHTIES CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 763
62 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,142
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 355
64 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,153
65 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,956
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 397
67 JOIN OR DIE – FERGUSON HISTORY 11:03 PM 30 0.15 520
68 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.15 491
69 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.15 440
70 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 960
71 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:58 PM 62 0.14 403
72 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 730
73 DUDE PERFECT SHOW CMT 9:00 PM 30 0.13 305
74 CNN TONIGHT CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 457
75 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: SHOWING ROOTS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 120 0.13 486
76 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 579
77 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.13 304
78 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.12 317
79 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 367
80 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.12 276
81 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.12 281
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 752
83 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,428
84 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,369
85 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 552
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,225
87 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,375
88 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 258
89 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,235
90 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 661
91 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,408
92 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,491
93 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,374
94 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.11 375
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 649
96 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 340
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,416
98 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 446
99 ANIMATION DOMINATION FXX 12:00 AM 62 0.10 180
100 ORPHAN BLACK BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.10 258
101 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 650
102 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 892
103 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 60 0.10 411
104 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 847
105 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 578
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 357
107 PRIMAL SURVIVOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 466
108 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L ESPN2 9:12 PM 117 0.09 377
109 NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 63 0.09 281
110 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.09 192
111 JOIN OR DIE – FERGUSON HISTORY 11:33 PM 30 0.09 313
112 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 858
113 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 531
114 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 655
115 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 1:29 PM 91 0.09 535
116 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,531
117 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: GEORGIA/FLORIDA ESPN2 7:00 PM 132 0.08 336
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 287
119 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 583
120 FRONTERA S4 NBC UNIVERSO 11:12 PM 60 0.08 177
121 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 263
122 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUAL L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 90 0.07 532
123 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 567
124 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 478
125 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 29 0.07 469
126 STAY WOKE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 207
127 FANTASTIC FOUR, THE(2015) HBO PRIME 6:15 PM 100 0.07 199
128 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.07 159
129 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 470
130 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 473
131 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 505
132 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 274
133 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.06 140
134 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.06 116
135 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 446
136 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: STL AT WAS/COL AT BOS MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 154 0.06 299
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 260
138 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 426
139 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 122
140 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 315
141 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 407
142 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 464
143 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.06 117
144 ALL THE WAY: ALL THE WAY HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 132 0.06 239
145 PGA TOUR: 2016 DEAN & DELUCA INVIT GOLF CHANNEL 4:00 PM 180 0.06 388
146 CHEAP EATS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 141
147 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 191
148 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 383
149 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 355
150 MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., THE HBO PRIME 2:45 PM 116 0.06 130

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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.