NETWORK FINALS: After adjustment for preemption in NY, both the HARRY & MEGHAN: A LOVE STORY special and LIFE SENTENCE dropped 0.1. In addition, the season finale of BLINDSPOT and 20/20 lost 0.1 in final numbers.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: A slow cable night was led by NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game at 0.50. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER rose 0.08 to 0.39, and WYATT CENAC’S PROBLEM AREAS ticked up to 0.10. On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD edged up 0.02 to 0.28, and BATTLEBOTS held at 0.26. CNN, unusually, had a quartet of shows in the Top 10, led by SITUATION ROOM at 0.26/0.32/1.2M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.25/0.38/2.5M, and Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.25/0.40/2.4M. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL slipped 0.02 to 0.25, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE also shed 0.02 to 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS followed suit, down 0.02 to 0.23. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was steady at 0.24, and TESLA FILES ticked down to 0.19. TLC’s pair of specials MEGHAN MARKLE: A ROYAL LOVE STORY and SECRETS OF THE ROYAL WEDDING were both at 0.20, with PRINCE HARRY: WILD NO MORE at 0.16. On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP fell 0.06 to 0.13. The finale of Cinemax’s RELLIK stayed off the chart, steady at 0.01/64K.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 18, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: WINNIPEG/LAS VEGAS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:01 PM | 177 | 0.50 | 1,525 |
| 2 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.39 | 1,802 |
| 3 | BERING SEA GOLD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:01 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,089 |
| 4 | BATTLEBOTS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.26 | 1,022 |
| 5 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,193 |
| 6 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,354 |
| 7 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,500 |
| 8 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,292 |
| 9 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,248 |
| 10 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,406 |
| 11 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,173 |
| 12 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,297 |
| 13 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,098 |
| 14 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.24 | 1,096 |
| 15 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,163 |
| 16 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,062 |
| 17 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,200 |
| 18 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,923 |
| 19 | HITMANS BODYGUARD, THE | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 118 | 0.23 | 619 |
| 20 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,122 |
| 21 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,155 |
| 22 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,971 |
| 23 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,538 |
| 24 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,925 |
| 25 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,091 |
| 26 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 597 |
| 27 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,157 |
| 28 | DUCKTALES (2017) | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 869 |
| 29 | ROYAL WEDDING COUNTDOWN | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 910 |
| 30 | LAST 24, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 872 |
| 31 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,038 |
| 32 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,942 |
| 33 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,223 |
| 34 | MEGHAN MARKLE: A ROYAL LO | TLC | 9:02 PM | 62 | 0.20 | 1,020 |
| 35 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,946 |
| 36 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.20 | 450 |
| 37 | SECRETS OF THE ROYAL WEDD | TLC | 10:04 PM | 62 | 0.20 | 957 |
| 38 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,716 |
| 39 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 400 |
| 40 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,492 |
| 41 | ROYAL WEDDING COUNTDOWN | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 857 |
| 42 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,982 |
| 43 | TESLA FILES, THE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.19 | 936 |
| 44 | LAST 24, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 785 |
| 45 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,699 |
| 46 | MIGHTY MAGISWORDS | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:15 AM | 15 | 0.18 | 446 |
| 47 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 941 |
| 48 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 979 |
| 49 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,706 |
| 50 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,870 |
| 51 | NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:58 PM | 62 | 0.17 | 477 |
| 52 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 845 |
| 53 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:58 PM | 62 | 0.17 | 388 |
| 54 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,668 |
| 55 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,318 |
| 56 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,471 |
| 57 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 342 |
| 58 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 336 |
| 59 | PRINCE HARRY: WILD NO MOR | TLC | 8:00 PM | 62 | 0.16 | 867 |
| 60 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,622 |
| 61 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,373 |
| 62 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 346 |
| 63 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,357 |
| 64 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,378 |
| 65 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 642 |
| 66 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 363 |
| 67 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 298 |
| 68 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 331 |
| 69 | SOFIA THE FIRST | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:30 AM | 25 | 0.15 | 599 |
| 70 | TANKED | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.14 | 422 |
| 71 | MSNBC BREAKING NEWS: SANTE FE HS SHOOTING | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.14 | 1,030 |
| 72 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 325 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 671 |
| 74 | ROYAL WEDDING COUNTDOWN | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 739 |
| 75 | MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 426 |
| 76 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,007 |
| 77 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,222 |
| 78 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 281 |
| 79 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,004 |
| 80 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.13 | 1,038 |
| 81 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 279 |
| 82 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 999 |
| 83 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 714 |
| 84 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,062 |
| 85 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.12 | 264 |
| 86 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 268 |
| 87 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 927 |
| 88 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 230 |
| 89 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 637 |
| 90 | TASKMASTER | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 186 |
| 91 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 648 |
| 92 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: OLE MISS/LONG BEACH STATE | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 141 | 0.10 | 321 |
| 93 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L | ESPN | 9:21 PM | 97 | 0.10 | 337 |
| 94 | NCWTS RACING L: CHARLOTTE | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:28 PM | 127 | 0.10 | 643 |
| 95 | WYATT CENACS PROBLEM AREA | HBO PRIME | 11:31 PM | 27 | 0.10 | 291 |
| 96 | TASKMASTER | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 143 |
| 97 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 455 |
| 98 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 255 |
| 99 | UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN | HBO PRIME | 3:20 PM | 113 | 0.07 | 208 |
| 100 | HORSE RACING SPECIAL | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 168 |
| 101 | HEY DUGGEE | NICK JR | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 371 |
| 102 | NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:30 PM | 89 | 0.06 | 491 |
| 103 | NASCAR RACEDAY: NCWTS L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:59 PM | 29 | 0.06 | 430 |
| 104 | BRIDEZILLAS: FIRST LOOK | WETV | 10:00 PM | 13 | 0.06 | 232 |
| 105 | HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON | HBO PRIME | 1:40 PM | 98 | 0.06 | 131 |
| 106 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 251 |
| 107 | NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 61 | 0.06 | 187 |
| 108 | DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS | WETV | 10:13 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 207 |
| 109 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L | ESPN2 | 11:33 PM | 103 | 0.06 | 174 |
| 110 | ALASKAS GRIZZLY GAUNTLET | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 282 |
| 111 | LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 134 |
| 112 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: NORTH DAKOTA/MISSISSIPPI ST | ESPN2 | 9:00 PM | 153 | 0.05 | 219 |
| 113 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 120 |
| 114 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 105 |
| 115 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 260 |
| 116 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 393 |
| 117 | WACKY RACES (2017) | BOOMERANG | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 144 |
| 118 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 110 |
| 119 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 101 |
| 120 | CAKE WARS | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 150 |
| 121 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: BOSTON UNIVERSITY/OKLAHOMA | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 214 |
| 122 | ENGINE POWER | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 109 |
| 123 | PRE-DRAFT CAMPS L: NBA DRAFT COMBINE | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 240 | 0.05 | 104 |
| 124 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 258 |
| 125 | IRON RESURRECTION | VELOCITY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 219 |
| 126 | SP TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 403 |
| 127 | FIRST TAKE | ESPN2 | 1:16 AM | 104 | 0.04 | 102 |
| 128 | MIGHTY NORTHWEST | NAT GEO WILD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 222 |
| 129 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CLE AT HOU/MIL AT MIN | MLB NETWORK | 8:11 PM | 170 | 0.04 | 198 |
| 130 | BRIDGET JONES DIARY | HBO PRIME | 5:50 PM | 98 | 0.04 | 110 |
| 131 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 222 |
| 132 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 133 |
| 133 | E! NEWS | E! | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 151 |
| 134 | NHRA QUALIFYING | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:35 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 331 |
| 135 | LA ULTIMA PALABRA – L | FOX DEPORTES | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 78 |
| 136 | MLB TONIGHT PRIME | MLB NETWORK | 11:01 PM | 119 | 0.04 | 139 |
| 137 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 107 | 0.04 | 114 |
| 138 | ON THE STORY | HLN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 174 |
| 139 | TOUR OF CALIFORNIA | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 5:05 PM | 115 | 0.03 | 133 |
| 140 | ON THE STORY | HLN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 185 |
| 141 | ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO | HLN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 250 |
| 142 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 170 |
| 143 | MECUM AUTO AUCTIONS: INDIANAPOLIS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 126 |
| 144 | SOFTBALL BASES LOADED L | ESPN2 | 1:47 PM | 55 | 0.03 | 105 |
| 145 | CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS | UNIVERSO | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 75 |
| 146 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 262 |
| 147 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 81 |
| 148 | COMBATE AMERICAS L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 11:00 PM | 90 | 0.03 | 56 |
| 149 | CENTRAL FOX US | FOX DEPORTES | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 56 |
| 150 | I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER | HBO PRIME | 11:55 AM | 102 | 0.03 | 60 |
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