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May 1, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.28.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game gained 0.2 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Apr 28.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 1.71/1.56.  A&E’s LIVE PD gained 0.05 to 0.63.  ESPN’s continuing coverage of the NFL DRAFT was at 0.46, and NFL Network’s coverage was at 0.23.  Adult Swim’s late-night line-up performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL at 0.43/0.34 compared to last week’s 0.45/0.38, FOOLY COOLY steady at 0.27/610K, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURES down 0.02 to 0.22, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM down 0.04 to 0.19, BLACK CLOVER down 0.02 to 0.20, HUNTER X HUNTER up 0.01 to 0.21/470K, NARUTO steady at 0.19/418K, SPACE DANDY up 0.01 to 0.17/368K, COWBOY BEBOP up 0.02 to 0.17/374K, and GHOST IN THE SHELL down 0.01 to 0.15/345K.  HGTV’s BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNTERS climbed 0.05 to 0.30.  On TLC, TRADING SPACES dipped 0.02 to 0.29, and NATE & JEREMIAH BY DESIGN was up 0.02 to 0.18.  Hallmark’s THE COLLECTION was at 0.28.  ID, THE KILLER BESIDE ME was steady at 0.27.  Cartoon Network’s 8:30AM TEEN TITANS GO was at a Top 18 0.27.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN was at 0.24, and PIONEER WOMAN held at 0.23.  Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.22, with 0.07 for a CMT simulcast.  On OWN, IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE dropped 0.02 to 0.12, and BOOK OF JOHN GRAY was down 0.03 to 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Apr 28.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday April 28, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: PELICANS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:36 PM 147 1.71 4,559
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: BUCKS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 156 1.56 4,060
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:03 AM 54 0.71 1,789
4 LIVE PD: 114 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.63 1,984
5 NFL DRAFT               L: ROUNDS 4-7 ESPN 12:00 PM 420 0.46 1,236
6 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 10:30 PM 30 0.43 909
7 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.40 1,092
8 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.34 767
9 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.33 841
10 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.32 746
11 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 RPT: BUCKS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:57 AM 153 0.31 682
12 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.30 765
13 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,512
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.29 646
15 TRADING SPACES TLC 8:00 PM 65 0.29 1,174
16 THE COLLECTION FROM HHOF HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 108 0.28 2,329
17 KILLER BESIDE ME, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,198
18 WCB: 4/28/18 JACOBS/SULEC HBO PRIME 11:22 PM 40 0.26 811
19 BARGAIN MANSIONS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.25 1,180
20 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.25 534
21 WCB: 4/28/18 JACOBS/SULEC HBO PRIME 11:02 PM 20 0.25 717
22 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.24 1,073
23 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,086
24 BARGAIN MANSIONS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.24 1,081
25 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.23 1,152
26 WCB: 4/28/18 JACOBS/SULEC HBO PRIME 12:02 AM 23 0.23 730
27 WH CORRESPONDENTS DINNER CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,347
28 NFL DRAFT: 2018 NFL DRAFT DAY 3 NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 412 0.23 670
29 GHOST ADV POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 572
30 WCB: 4/28/18 JACOBS/SULEC HBO PRIME 10:15 PM 47 0.22 706
31 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 198 PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 160 0.22 581
32 JOJOS ADV STARDUST CRU ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.22 518
33 CUTTING EDGE RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 30 0.22 1,080
34 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,414
35 LIGA MX 2 SAT: AMERICA / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:58 PM 124 0.21 423
36 BLACK CLOVER ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.20 486
37 TOP RANK BOXING        L: JESSIE MAGDALENO VS ISAAC DOGBOE ESPN 7:00 PM 177 0.20 701
38 WCB: 4/28/18 JACOBS/SULEC HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 14 0.19 603
39 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM:I.B.O. ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.19 451
40 NATE & JEREMIAH BY DESIGN TLC 9:05 PM 62 0.18 1,036
41 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,216
42 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,849
43 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 366
44 LIGA MX SAT: TIGRES / MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:56 PM 122 0.17 405
45 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 333
46 WH CORRESPONDENTS DINNER CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,043
47 TURPIN 13: FAMILY SECRETS: 101 TURPIN 13: FAMILY SECRETS OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 120 0.15 578
48 STAR FALLS NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.15 729
49 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: NEW YORK YANKEES/LOS ANGELES ANGELS FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 197 0.14 788
50 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,769
51 TRADING SPACES: ACCESSORI TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 500
52 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,772
53 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: FIANCE KILLER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.14 665
54 WH CORRESPONDENTS DINNER CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,003
55 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 299
56 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.13 1,054
57 WH CORRESPONDENTS DINNER CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 737
58 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 9:57 PM 63 0.13 340
59 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 291
60 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:52 PM 68 0.12 356
61 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,783
62 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF: 2018 DRAFT KICKOFF DAY 3 NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 120 0.12 329
63 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 467
64 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 756
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 687
66 WH CORRESPONDENTS DINNER CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 902
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 752
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 721
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 746
70 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,495
71 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 718
72 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BOURNEMOUTH/SOUTHAMPTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 124 0.10 261
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 556
74 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:33 AM 24 0.10 241
75 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER MSNBC 9:00 PM 120 0.09 1,006
76 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,102
77 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.09 780
78 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,402
79 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 729
80 PREMIER LEAGUE L: STOKE/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:24 AM 129 0.09 249
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 588
82 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 664
83 LIGA MX L: LOBOS BUAP / PUEBLA UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:55 PM 121 0.09 218
84 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 527
85 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,322
86 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 8:30 AM 30 0.08 527
87 ATOMIC BLONDE HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 115 0.08 274
88 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:01 PM 31 0.08 197
89 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 918
90 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 117 0.08 352
91 LWLA FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:05 PM 13 0.08 261
92 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 996
93 HHOF COLLECTION HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 108 0.08 825
94 DEEPWATER HORIZON HBO PRIME 1:00 PM 107 0.08 215
95 MAX AND RUBY NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.08 353
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 574
97 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 699
98 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,101
99 HUGH HEWITT MSNBC 8:00 AM 30 0.07 365
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 545
101 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:02 AM 61 0.07 155
102 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: PRES TRUMP HELD RALLY IN MICHIGAN MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.07 582
103 E! NEWS E! 10:30 AM 60 0.07 185
104 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 198 CMT 9:00 PM 160 0.07 169
105 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 7:00 AM 30 0.07 377
106 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: ATL AT PHI MLB NETWORK 6:07 PM 190 0.07 225
107 NHL LIVE PRE SPECIAL SF NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.07 145
108 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 326
109 BOOK OF JOHN GRAY OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.07 358
110 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.06 568
111 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 799
112 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: MIL AT CHC/CIN AT MIN MLB NETWORK 2:21 PM 157 0.06 329
113 SESAME STREET HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 26 0.06 127
114 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: TEXAS/OKLAHOMA ESPN2 2:06 PM 140 0.06 250
115 MLBT WEEKEND AFTERNOON MLB NETWORK 4:58 PM 62 0.06 219
116 ESPORTS  L ESPN2 7:00 PM 90 0.06 128
117 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 914
118 FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L ESPN2 6:00 AM 64 0.06 182
119 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 252
120 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 233
121 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 529
122 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L ESPN2 4:26 PM 116 0.06 255
123 LIGA MX SAT 8P: GUADALAJARA VS LEON GALAVISION 10:00 PM 121 0.05 182
124 MAN ON FIRE: MAN ON FIRE MAXPRIME 10:20 AM 146 0.05 159
125 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:22 PM 38 0.05 157
126 DR. BUCKEYE BOTTOMS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 537
127 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.05 287
128 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS:SQU HBO PRIME 7:30 AM 89 0.05 137
129 SHOCKING TRUTH, THE REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 180
130 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.05 220
131 NWSL PREGAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:30 PM 20 0.05 156
132 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.05 141
133 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.05 196
134 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.05 497
135 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 145
136 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 677
137 BEST IN SEX: 2018 AVN AWA SHOWTIME PRIME 11:00 PM 86 0.05 197
138 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 85 0.04 351
139 MURDER MADE ME FAMOUS REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 221
140 TRACK & FIELD: DRAKE RELAYS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 120 0.04 190
141 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 288
142 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.04 129
143 MOVIE- ORIGINAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 2:03 AM 115 0.04 172
144 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: LSU/FLORIDA ESPN2 12:00 PM 126 0.04 181
145 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.04 101
146 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 200
147 BLOW: BLOW MAXPRIME 2:55 PM 123 0.04 100
148 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS/WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 202 0.04 179
149 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.04 155
150 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 164

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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.