UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.9.2018

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NETWORK REPORT:

ABC:  It was a good night for AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, up 0.2 from last week to 1.1.  In addition, MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 to 1.3.  THE GOLDBERGS (1.2) was steady.  However, ALEX INC (0.7) and DESIGNATED SURVIVOR (0.5) were each down 0.1.

CBS:  SURVIVOR (1.5), SEAL TEAM (0.9) and CODE BLACK (0.7) were all steady.

NBC:  THE BLACKLIST (0.8) and the season finale of CHICAGO PD (1.2) were as-is (the PD finale was down 0.1 from 2017), and SVU rose 0.1 to 1.2.

FOX:  EMPIRE dropped 0.1 to 1.6, and the newly-renewed STAR held at 1.2.

CW:  RIVERDALE stayed at 0.4, but THE ORIGINALS lost 0.1 to 0.3.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  What turned out to be the final game of the Boston vs. Philadelphia NBA PLAYOFFS series gave TNT a dominating 2.21 rating.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW ticked down to 0.55, and HIP-HOP SQUARES was at 0.36/0.31 compared to last week’s 0.36/0.33.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC edged up 0.02.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE remained at 0.37, and SKIN TIGHT was down 0.03 to 0.20.  Food Network’s IRON CHEF GAUNTLET rose 0.05 to 0.35.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.34/0.61/3.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.31/0.48/2.9M, and CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.19/0.26/1M.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.05 to 0.32, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.28, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was down 0.03 to 0.25.  Nickelodeon’s SPONGEBOB continued its strong run at #15 with 0.30.  On Discovery, MISFIT GARAGE grew by 0.05 to 0.30, and STICKER SHOCK was steady at 0.18.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL lost 0.03 to 0.29.  On ID, MURDER CHOSE ME slipped 0.02 to 0.29, and SEE NO EVIL was down a tick to 0.26.  ESPN’s MLB game was at 0.27.  E!’s BOTCHED returned at 0.20.  FXX’s ARCHER fell 0.02 to 0.19.  On Syfy, THE EXPANSE gained 0.02 to 0.18, and KRYPTON stayed at 0.17.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN dropped 0.04 to 0.17.  FX’s THE AMERICANS rose 0.02 to 0.17.  USA’s COLONY fell 0.04 to 0.12.  Freeform’s FAMOUS IN LOVE gained 0.02 to 0.12.  A&E’s FLIP WARS dropped 0.03 to 0.09.  IFC’s BROCKMIRE ticked down to 0.06.  POP’s HOLLYWOOD DARLINGS remained off-chart, but rose a (relatively) impressive 0.03 to 0.04/120K. 

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