NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the Friday preliminary ratings.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Friday cable was once again sports-heavy. ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS games sandwiched the NFL DRAFT coverage shared between the mothership network, ESPN2, and NFL Network. The NBA games were at 1.12/0.88, led by Clippers vs. Utah, and the NFL DRAFT coverage was at 0.94 (ESPN), 0.90 (ESPN2), and 0.62 (NFL Network). The highest-rated non-sports show was A&E’s LIVE PD, up a tick to 0.44. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER climbed 0.07 to 0.40, and ANIMALS ticked up to 0.07. The season finale of Lifetime’s BRING IT rose 0.05 to 0.37. On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ticked down to 0.33. Nickelodeon’s early afternoon pairing of PAW PATROL and BLAZE & THE MONSTER were at 0.32 (down 0.01) and 0.30 (up 0.03). History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.27. On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP returned at 0.27. Discovery’s YUKON MEN gained 0.03 to 0.25. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES fell 0.08 to 0.22, after GINORMOUS FOOD returned at 0.17. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS lost a tick to 0.21.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday April 28, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD L: LA CLIPPERS/UTAH | ESPN | 10:34 PM | 170 | 1.12 | 2,836 |
| 2 | NFL DRAFT L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.94 | 2,332 |
| 3 | NFL DRAFT L: N/A | ESPN2 | 8:00 PM | 225 | 0.90 | 2,210 |
| 4 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD L: BOSTON/CHICAGO | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 154 | 0.88 | 2,218 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:24 AM | 66 | 0.65 | 1,446 |
| 6 | NFL DRAFT – LIVE: 2017 NFL DRAFT DAY 2 ROUNDS 2-3 | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 283 | 0.62 | 1,568 |
| 7 | LIVE PD: 35 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.44 | 1,282 |
| 8 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.40 | 1,660 |
| 9 | BRING IT! | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 72 | 0.37 | 952 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 11:45 PM | 95 | 0.35 | 700 |
| 11 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 714 |
| 12 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 9 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 674 |
| 13 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.33 | 758 |
| 14 | ALVIN SQUEAKQUEL: ALVIN SQUEAKQUEL | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.32 | 1,501 |
| 15 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.32 | 650 |
| 16 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.32 | 1,159 |
| 17 | BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 1,029 |
| 18 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.29 | 577 |
| 19 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 545 |
| 20 | NHL SEMI FINALS L: NASHVILLE/ST. LOUIS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 8:03 PM | 162 | 0.28 | 748 |
| 21 | ANDI MACK | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 25 | 0.28 | 1,395 |
| 22 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 11:43 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 622 |
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.28 | 543 |
| 24 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.28 | 541 |
| 25 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.27 | 1,175 |
| 26 | MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS | WETV | 9:00 PM | 65 | 0.27 | 749 |
| 27 | NHL SEMI FINALS L: EDMONTON/ANAHEIM | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:45 PM | 163 | 0.27 | 571 |
| 28 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 587 |
| 29 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 2,013 |
| 30 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 1,168 |
| 31 | YUKON MEN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.25 | 1,423 |
| 32 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,180 |
| 33 | BUNKD | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,180 |
| 34 | NFL INSIDERS L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 556 |
| 35 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.23 | 912 |
| 36 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 567 |
| 37 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 488 |
| 38 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 832 |
| 39 | FIRST 100 DAYS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,911 |
| 40 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,610 |
| 41 | SOFIA THE FIRST | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:30 AM | 25 | 0.22 | 764 |
| 42 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,655 |
| 43 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,847 |
| 44 | TANGLED: THE SERIES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,005 |
| 45 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,717 |
| 46 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,930 |
| 47 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,294 |
| 48 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,863 |
| 49 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN9 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.21 | 440 |
| 50 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 462 |
| 51 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 458 |
| 52 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 401 |
| 53 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 912 |
| 54 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 934 |
| 55 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,351 |
| 56 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,766 |
| 57 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,502 |
| 58 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,492 |
| 59 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,548 |
| 60 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 904 |
| 61 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,935 |
| 62 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,549 |
| 63 | GINORMOUS FOOD | FOOD NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 569 |
| 64 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 867 |
| 65 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 661 |
| 66 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,469 |
| 67 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,527 |
| 68 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 786 |
| 69 | TANKED | ANIMAL PLANET | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 442 |
| 70 | VICE | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 27 | 0.16 | 580 |
| 71 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 1:20 AM | 30 | 0.15 | 284 |
| 72 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 576 |
| 73 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,170 |
| 74 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 743 |
| 75 | NFL DRAFT KICKOFF: 2017 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF – DAY 2 | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 360 | 0.14 | 335 |
| 76 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 722 |
| 77 | SUPERSIZED FOOD | FOOD NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 447 |
| 78 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 623 |
| 79 | DR. MIAMI | WETV | 10:05 PM | 61 | 0.13 | 343 |
| 80 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD L: WASHINGTON/ATLANTA | ESPNU | 7:30 PM | 160 | 0.13 | 355 |
| 81 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 654 |
| 82 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 730 |
| 83 | KUU KUU HARAJUKU | NICK JR | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 503 |
| 84 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 677 |
| 85 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 731 |
| 86 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 557 |
| 87 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 689 |
| 88 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 291 |
| 89 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,035 |
| 90 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,251 |
| 91 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 654 |
| 92 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 606 |
| 93 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 531 |
| 94 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.11 | 283 |
| 95 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 649 |
| 96 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.11 | 825 |
| 97 | NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:28 AM | 32 | 0.11 | 206 |
| 98 | NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: WASHINGTON/ATLANTA G6 SIM | NBA-TV | 7:30 PM | 159 | 0.10 | 287 |
| 99 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 11:01 AM | 59 | 0.10 | 202 |
| 100 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.10 | 203 |
| 101 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 538 |
| 102 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 3:30 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 216 |
| 103 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 245 |
| 104 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 662 |
| 105 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 255 |
| 106 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 740 |
| 107 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: SOMETIMES THE GOOD KILL | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 439 |
| 108 | GHOST BROTHERS | DESTINATION AMERICA | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 252 |
| 109 | OTL – FIRST REPORT | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 172 |
| 110 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 879 |
| 111 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 171 |
| 112 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 213 |
| 113 | IT TAKES A KILLER | OXYGEN MEDIA | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 231 |
| 114 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:02 PM | 62 | 0.08 | 223 |
| 115 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 729 |
| 116 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 669 |
| 117 | FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 766 |
| 118 | NBA: THE JUMP | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 156 |
| 119 | ANIMALS. | HBO PRIME | 11:31 PM | 28 | 0.07 | 265 |
| 120 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 629 |
| 121 | WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 187 |
| 122 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 243 |
| 123 | PATH TO THE DRAFT: PATH TO THE DRAFT | NFL NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.07 | 166 |
| 124 | ER | POP | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 204 |
| 125 | ER | POP | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 194 |
| 126 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 61 | 0.06 | 163 |
| 127 | THIS IS LIFE | HLN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 230 |
| 128 | DAN LE BATARD SHOW L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 121 |
| 129 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 612 |
| 130 | NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 438 |
| 131 | SPORTSNATION | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 126 |
| 132 | NHL LIVE PRE SEMI FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:01 PM | 62 | 0.06 | 140 |
| 133 | UNCOMMON SENSE S3 | MTV2 | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 109 |
| 134 | SPEED RACER: SPEED RACER | HBO PRIME | 5:15 PM | 135 | 0.06 | 154 |
| 135 | SHOWCASE GAME: CHC AT BOS/NYM AT WAS | MLB NETWORK | 7:11 PM | 210 | 0.06 | 338 |
| 136 | UNDISPUTED L: 163 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 133 |
| 137 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 509 |
| 138 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 562 |
| 139 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 133 |
| 140 | HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED | HLN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 313 |
| 141 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 208 |
| 142 | GREATEST EVER | TRUTV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 133 |
| 143 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 221 |
| 144 | MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING | HBO PRIME | 8:20 AM | 95 | 0.05 | 106 |
| 145 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 47 | 0.05 | 176 |
| 146 | LA ULTIMA PALABRA – L | FOX DEPORTES | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 81 |
| 147 | NBA PO POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 10:09 PM | 84 | 0.04 | 120 |
| 148 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 105 |
| 149 | SOLO BOXEO TECATE: N/A | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 11:00 PM | 126 | 0.04 | 83 |
| 150 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 147 |
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