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May 13, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.10.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game dominated Friday cable at 2.63.  On A&E, LIVE PD gained 0.03 to 0.63, and the lead-in clip hour was steady at 0.30.  On Discovery, GOLD RUSH held at 0.31, and DARK WATERS was up 0.02 to 0.19.  On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE ticked down to 0.28.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.22/0.19, compared to last week’s 0.17/0.16.  On We, MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT stayed at 0.22, and HUSTLE & SOUL.  Adult Swim’s YOUR PRETTY FACE was at 0.22/0.18, compared to last week’s 0.27/0.26.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER ticked down to 0.21, and WYATT CENAC’S PROBLEM AREAS was steady at 0.06.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.20, compared to last week’s 0.20/0.20.  Cinemax’s WARRIOR was at 0.03/90K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 10, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: GOLDEN STATE/HOUSTON ESPN 9:12 PM 147 2.63 7,328
2 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:39 PM 81 1.38 3,495
3 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 9:00 PM 12 1.23 3,705
4 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.64 1,622
5 LIVE PD: 207 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.63 1,906
6 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.60 1,460
7 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.41 951
8 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.32 709
9 GOLD RUSH:PARKERS TRAIL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.31 1,487
10 LIVE PD AC A&E NETWORK 8:06 PM 52 0.30 1,074
11 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 801
12 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,468
13 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.28 604
14 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 550
15 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:31 PM 31 0.22 648
16 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 764
17 YOUR PRETTY FACE/HELL ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.22 448
18 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 453
19 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 55 0.21 1,463
20 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 514
21 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.20 881
22 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,349
23 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.19 511
24 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,572
25 DARK WATERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.19 838
26 YOUR PRETTY FACE/HELL ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.18 373
27 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,421
28 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 440
29 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.17 355
30 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 385
31 HIGH NOON (9AM PACIFIC) ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 364
32 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.16 651
33 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,115
34 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 405
35 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.15 383
36 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.15 332
37 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.14 341
38 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,689
39 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.14 646
40 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,683
41 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.13 462
42 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.13 700
43 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.13 634
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,448
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,812
46 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,512
47 90 DAY FIANCE: CLIP SHOW: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 180 0.12 591
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,764
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 840
50 PORTALS TO HELL TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 454
51 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 776
52 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,342
53 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,167
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,652
55 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,481
56 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,055
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,019
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,519
59 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: AM I A SERIAL KILLER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.10 440
60 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,248
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,456
62 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,452
63 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,347
64 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,499
65 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.10 232
66 DUCKTALES (2017) DISNEY CHANNEL 3:00 PM 30 0.09 327
67 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 15 0.09 341
68 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 553
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 689
70 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.09 731
71 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 766
72 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: THIS MEANS WAR FREEFORM 8:00 PM 120 0.09 345
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 640
74 NEW NEGROES COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.09 178
75 BIG HERO 6 SERIES DISNEY CHANNEL 3:30 PM 30 0.09 276
76 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,104
77 SP FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.08 371
78 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 574
79 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 646
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 614
81 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 29 0.08 244
82 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,298
83 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,139
84 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 580
85 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 405
86 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,224
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 613
88 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 616
89 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: KENTUCKY/ALABAMA ESPN2 7:00 PM 160 0.07 341
90 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.07 175
91 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 410
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 959
93 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:00 AM 60 0.07 298
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 657
95 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 552
96 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 732
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 866
98 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 11:00 AM 60 0.07 340
99 GAMETIME LIVE PO POSTGAME NBA-TV 11:39 PM 98 0.07 242
100 NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: KANSAS FOX SPORTS 1 8:27 PM 153 0.07 448
101 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,176
102 UNDISPUTED L: 669 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 156
103 MAX ON BOXING ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.07 136
104 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 604
105 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 214
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 124
107 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 787
108 WYATT CENACS PROBLEM AREA HBO PRIME 11:01 PM 29 0.06 268
109 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 469
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 736
111 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS BOOMERANG 8:00 PM 30 0.06 176
112 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: AUBURN/FLORIDA ESPN2 4:30 PM 121 0.06 195
113 WU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 59 0.06 134
114 ALOHA BUILDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 30 0.05 232
115 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 140
116 HERD L: 987 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 138
117 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.05 196
118 NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.05 320
119 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 126
120 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 93
121 UFC UNLEASHED ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.05 114
122 NASCAR M.E. CUP FIN PRA D FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.05 179
123 UFC UNLEASHED ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.05 118
124 GRIZZY & THE LEMMINGS BOOMERANG 11:00 AM 30 0.05 114
125 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 128
126 NASCAR RACEDAY:TRCKS L FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 27 0.04 283
127 DSP. OF SUSAN COX POWELL: 101 IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 120 0.04 141
128 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 291
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 231
130 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 107
131 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 800
132 ALOHA BUILDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 AM 30 0.04 224
133 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN2 6:31 PM 29 0.04 156
134 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 875
135 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 811
136 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 2:35 PM 63 0.04 115
137 DSP. OF SUSAN COX POWELL: 102 A FAMILY AFFAIR OXYGEN MEDIA 1:00 AM 120 0.04 122
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 191
139 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 9:00 AM 60 0.04 191
140 GARY AND HIS DEMONS SYFY 12:37 AM 17 0.04 86
141 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT TB/SEA AT BOS MLB NETWORK 7:10 PM 186 0.04 265
142 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 226
143 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 157
144 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 8:00 AM 60 0.03 194
145 ALL ACCESS: WILDER VS. BR SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 26 0.03 69
146 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.03 198
147 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 10:16 PM 164 0.03 112
148 LIGA MX FEMENIL L: FINAL: TIGRES UANL / MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 125 0.03 86
149 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: MIL AT CHC MLB NETWORK 2:22 PM 198 0.03 217
150 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2019 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:49 PM 42 0.03 108

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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.