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May 23, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.20.2017

 

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game and FOX’s MLB BASEBALL game each dropped 0.2 in final numbers, and the reruns of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE and DOWNWARD DOG each lost 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 May 20.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  HBO’s original movie THE WIZARD OF LIES scored 0.30.  The continuing 12 MONKEYS marathon on Syfy included 3 episodes at 0.10/0.07/0.07.

Saturday cable was dominated by ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game at 2.13.  Adult Swim’s late-night line-up performed as follows: SAMURAI JACK up 0.04 to 0.67, DRAGON BALL Z down 0.05 to 0.48 (the primetime episode was steady at 0.33), ATTACK ON TITAN down 0.08 to 0.37, TOKYO GHOUL down a tenth to 0.30, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM down 0.04 to 0.22, HUNTER X HUNTER down 0.13 to 0.26/583K, NARUTO down 0.05 to 0.21/482K, and GHOST IN THE SHELL down 0.07 to 0.17/405K.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.58.  HBO, as it usually does, rated its WCB BOXING as segments, which were at 0.37/0.31/0.31.  A&E seems to be dividing LIVE PD into half-hours, which were at 0.27/0.27/0.25.  On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN rose 0.02 to 0.25, KITCHEN AT FN climbed 0.02 to 0.22.  Hallmark’s original movie THE ART OF US was at 0.23.  On OWN, IYANLA FIX MY LIFE ticked down to 0.21, and THE BOOK OF JOHN GRAY was up 0.04 to 0.15.  ID’s FATAL VOWS dropped 0.03 to 0.21.  On BBCAmerica, DOCTOR WHO gained 0.02 to 0.18, and CLASS ticked down to 0.05/202K.  TLC’s NATE & JEREMIAH BY DESIGN grew by 0.03 to 0.17.  AMC’s THE SON was steady at 0.14, and the Sundance simulcast added 0.02/224K.  

 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 May 20.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday May 20, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L: GOLDEN STATE/SAN ANTONIO ESPN 8:59 PM 154 2.13 6,332
2 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:33 PM 88 0.89 2,120
3 SAMURAI JACK ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.67 1,458
4 NASCAR M.E. CUP RACING L FOX SPORTS 1 8:05 PM 115 0.58 2,868
5 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.49 1,040
6 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.48 1,026
7 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 8:00 PM 59 0.47 1,431
8 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 35 0.39 2,103
9 WCB: 5/20/17 CRAWFORD/DIA HBO PRIME 11:01 PM 39 0.37 961
10 ATTACK ON TITAN ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.37 833
11 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 8:00 PM 30 0.33 880
12 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.33 692
13 WCB: 5/20/17 CRAWFORD/DIA HBO PRIME 11:40 PM 13 0.31 767
14 WCB: 5/20/17 CRAWFORD/DIA HBO PRIME 10:31 PM 30 0.31 760
15 TOKYO GHOUL ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.30 649
16 WIZARD OF LIES, THE: WIZARD OF LIES, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 133 0.30 1,501
17 LAKEFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,346
18 LAKEFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,218
19 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 31 0.27 912
20 NASCAR M.E. CUP RACING L FOX SPORTS 1 5:55 PM 95 0.27 1,711
21 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.27 810
22 RESTORING GLORY HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 30 0.27 1,240
23 GAME SHAKERS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.25 1,398
24 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.25 895
25 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.25 1,123
26 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.25 896
27 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.24 1,535
28 JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 15 0.23 658
29 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 1,693
30 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: THE ART OF US HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.23 1,874
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.23 1,083
32 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,961
33 MOBILE SUIT GUN/UNICORN ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 30 0.22 504
34 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.22 967
35 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,757
36 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.21 1,950
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.21 1,115
38 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 569
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 944
40 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 270 0.21 519
41 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 776
42 LIGA PREMIER DE ASCENSO L: LOBOS BUAP / DORADOS DE SINALOA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 132 0.21 390
43 FATAL VOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 913
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 30 0.21 953
45 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,729
46 TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 AM 30 0.20 566
47 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:10 PM 50 0.20 540
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 960
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,061
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,101
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,009
52 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,571
53 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 946
54 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RALLY FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.19 512
55 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,627
56 DOCTOR WHO BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 65 0.18 565
57 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 898
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 857
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 825
60 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,154
61 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: MINNESOTA/ALABAMA ESPN 12:30 PM 189 0.18 616
62 NATE & JEREMIAH BY DESIGN TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.17 728
63 JASON BOURNE: JASON BOURNE HBO PRIME 3:45 PM 123 0.16 519
64 GOOD WILL HUNTING: GOOD WILL HUNTING HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 127 0.16 463
65 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 613
66 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 816
67 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L ESPN 3:39 PM 51 0.15 596
68 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 5:30 PM 25 0.15 910
69 BOOK OF JOHN GRAY OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.15 487
70 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: SEDUCED BY A STRANGER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.15 754
71 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,724
72 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,261
73 SOFTBALL BASES LOADED  L ESPN2 8:56 PM 50 0.14 457
74 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,106
75 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: OKLAHOMA/ARKANSAS ESPN2 9:46 PM 124 0.14 570
76 SON, THE AMC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,261
77 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 593
78 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: UK TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 560
79 GANGLAND UNDERCOVER HISTORY 7:00 PM 60 0.14 531
80 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,296
81 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.14 524
82 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,281
83 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:51 PM 29 0.13 481
84 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 100 0.13 445
85 NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:33 PM 57 0.13 817
86 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 657
87 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L ESPN2 7:45 PM 71 0.13 470
88 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: MICHIGAN/WASHINGTON ESPN 5:00 PM 130 0.12 448
89 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY JUNIOR 8:30 AM 25 0.12 537
90 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,294
91 GANGLAND UNDERCOVER HISTORY 11:03 PM 60 0.12 379
92 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.11 425
93 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 7:56 PM 43 0.11 354
94 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:39 PM 12 0.11 377
95 MY CAT FROM HELL ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.11 588
96 GANGLAND UNDERCOVER HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.11 412
97 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,016
98 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.10 553
99 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,136
100 SULLY HBO PRIME 2:05 PM 96 0.10 371
101 GANGLAND UNDERCOVER HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.10 412
102 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 932
103 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 730
104 GANGLAND UNDERCOVER HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.10 363
105 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.10 560
106 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 779
107 12 MONKEYS SYFY 8:00 PM 60 0.10 397
108 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 7:45 PM 11 0.10 284
109 AUTOPSY (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 257
110 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:20 PM 15 0.09 319
111 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:01 PM 32 0.09 578
112 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 727
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 757
114 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.09 553
115 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 6:53 PM 52 0.09 267
116 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.09 1,074
117 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 687
118 BANDIT PATROL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.08 477
119 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.08 526
120 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.08 235
121 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: CALIFORNIA/AUBURN ESPN2 12:02 PM 176 0.08 362
122 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.08 260
123 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 6:45 PM 16 0.08 231
124 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L ESPN2 11:50 PM 34 0.08 292
125 VET LIFE, THE ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.08 613
126 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: OREGON/WISCONSIN ESPN2 5:00 PM 165 0.08 373
127 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.08 618
128 E! NEWS E! 10:00 AM 60 0.08 203
129 VELSHI & RUHLE MSNBC 12:30 PM 30 0.08 727
130 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 12:00 PM 30 0.08 833
131 BANDIT PATROL: HOME FREE NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.08 392
132 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.07 453
133 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 6:14 PM 15 0.07 228
134 12 MONKEYS SYFY 9:00 PM 61 0.07 315
135 MAX (2015) HBO PRIME 11:55 AM 111 0.07 235
136 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.07 193
137 12 MONKEYS SYFY 10:01 PM 59 0.07 313
138 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 295
139 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 770
140 PRIME MOVIE 1: TOURNAMENT, THE IFC TV 8:00 PM 120 0.07 206
141 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPION L: DAVID BENAVIDEZ/ROGELIO MEDINA FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 127 0.07 364
142 YARD CRASHERS DIY NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.07 276
143 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 284
144 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 90 0.07 560
145 AMA MOTOCROSS: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.07 181
146 SHO CH BOX: 2017 SHOWTIME PRIME 6:29 PM 24 0.07 206
147 SATURDAY MOVIE: GULLIVERS TRAVELS (2010) FREEFORM 9:00 AM 120 0.06 174
148 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.06 158
149 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 4:35 AM 15 0.06 211
150 NICKY RICKY DICKY DAWN TEENNICK 12:30 PM 30 0.06 303

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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.