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May 22, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals &Network Finals: 5.19.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  UNDERCOVER BOSS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but there were 0.1 dips for THE ORIGINALS, REIGN and FOX’s run of the movie MAID IN MANHATTAN.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 May 19.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Syfy began its 3-night marathon of the entire season of 12 MONKEYS at 0.16/0.12/0.11/0.09.  Last season, the show premiered at 0.14 and had a 0.12 finale.

TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game dominated Friday cable at 2.02, and a post-game airing of THE DUNK KING was at 0.61.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.57.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER jumped 0.11 to 0.52 (the just-renewed ANIMALS ticked up to 0.09), and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW remained in the Top 10 for another night at 0.35/2.7M, leading CNN’s 9PM ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.32/1.4M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.24/2.3M. A&E’s LIVE PD divided its night into half-hour episodes at 0.36/0.35/0.34/0.33, compared to last week’s 3-hour 0.40.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE fell 0.06 to 0.31.  Disney Channel’s ANDI MACK was in the Top 20, up 0.03 to 0.27.  Spike’s BELLATOR MMA was at 0.24.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dropped 0.06 to 0.22, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.08 to 0.19.  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS lost 0.05 to 0.22.  Food Network’s GINORMOUS FOOD shrank by 0.07 to 0.20.  Discovery’s YUKON MEN ticked up to 0.18.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP fell 0.04 to 0.17.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 May 19.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 19, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: CLEVELAND/BOSTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:30 PM 147 2.02 5,096
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:57 PM 36 1.12 2,618
3 DUNK KING, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:33 PM 60 0.61 1,420
4 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: PITTSBURGH/OTTAWA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 166 0.57 1,546
5 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 90 0.52 1,205
6 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.52 1,883
7 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.36 1,026
8 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 10:36 PM 31 0.35 1,032
9 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.35 2,667
10 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 10:05 PM 31 0.34 980
11 LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.33 962
12 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,428
13 SPCL REPORT: WH IN CRISIS CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,263
14 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.31 1,469
15 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 9 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.31 636
16 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.28 1,405
17 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 25 0.27 1,483
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 599
19 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 457
20 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:46 PM 74 0.24 511
21 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,918
22 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,346
23 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,046
24 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 179 SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 178 0.24 607
25 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.23 1,037
26 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,325
27 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 1,165
28 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.22 975
29 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.22 1,053
30 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,195
31 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.22 427
32 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,766
33 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.22 427
34 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,808
35 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,007
36 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,690
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,303
38 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.20 796
39 GINORMOUS FOOD FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.20 635
40 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 25 0.20 856
41 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.20 400
42 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 387
43 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 445
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,906
45 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 405
46 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 1,122
47 NINJAGO (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.19 765
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,144
49 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.19 531
50 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,853
51 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,808
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 354
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,763
54 YUKON MEN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.18 1,237
55 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,807
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,597
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 323
58 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 908
59 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 515
60 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,494
61 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,524
62 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.17 322
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,057
64 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:07 PM 53 0.16 359
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 324
66 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 362
67 12 MONKEYS SYFY 8:00 PM 45 0.16 585
68 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 318
69 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 767
70 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,405
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,688
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 896
73 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.15 312
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,192
75 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 846
76 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,403
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 882
78 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 318
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 825
80 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,219
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 291
82 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.14 330
83 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 641
84 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 782
85 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 775
86 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,348
87 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,425
88 GREATEST EVER TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.13 258
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,104
90 12 MONKEYS SYFY 8:45 PM 45 0.12 399
91 PAW PATROL NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.12 557
92 JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 391
93 JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 415
94 12 MONKEYS SYFY 9:30 PM 45 0.11 374
95 NCWTS RACING L: CHARLOTTE FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 150 0.11 669
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 916
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 864
98 DEEPWATER HORIZON MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 107 0.11 480
99 NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 118 0.11 530
100 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,181
101 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.10 293
102 NCWTS SETUP L FOX SPORTS 1 7:58 PM 32 0.10 460
103 NICE GUYS, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 116 0.10 305
104 12 MONKEYS SYFY 10:15 PM 45 0.09 324
105 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 962
106 KUU KUU HARAJUKU NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.09 425
107 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: NORTH CAROLINA/ARIZONA STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 193 0.09 258
108 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 793
109 ANIMALS. HBO PRIME 11:31 PM 24 0.09 231
110 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 862
111 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 209
112 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.08 238
113 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L ESPN 10:13 PM 54 0.08 264
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 785
115 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 564
116 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 30 0.07 242
117 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 776
118 EXP UNKNOWN: YETI POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 338
119 NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 176
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 257
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 245
122 NHRA QUALIFYING FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 60 0.06 271
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 234
124 POKEMON: S20 SUN & MOON DISNEY XD 4:00 PM 30 0.06 205
125 UNDISPUTED L: 178 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 133
126 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 385
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 204
128 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.05 161
129 WORLDS DEADLIEST COMP NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 279
130 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: MIL AT CHC MLB NETWORK 2:20 PM 209 0.05 210
131 PGA TOUR: 2017 AT&T BYRON NELSON GOLF CHANNEL 3:58 PM 194 0.05 409
132 MLBT RAIN DELAY MLB NETWORK 10:38 PM 38 0.05 180
133 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 30 0.05 194
134 GEORGE LOPEZ BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 AM 31 0.05 107
135 MLBT GAME RAIN DELAY MLB NETWORK 4:39 PM 21 0.05 216
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 238
137 SUM OF ALL FEARS, THE: SUM OF ALL FEARS, THE MAXPRIME 9:50 PM 124 0.05 184
138 MICHAELA HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 192
139 ER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.05 151
140 GEORGE LOPEZ BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:31 AM 31 0.05 96
141 ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THI: ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THI MAXPRIME 1:50 PM 143 0.05 118
142 BABY MAMA HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 99 0.05 130
143 HITMAN: AGENT 47 MAXPRIME 6:20 PM 96 0.05 147
144 GEO BEE 2017 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 190
145 NCWTS QUALIFYING L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.05 312
146 LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD HBO PRIME 1:00 PM 129 0.04 183
147 NASCAR M.E. CUP PRAC L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 288
148 HERD L FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 60 0.04 121
149 COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: MARSHALL/ILLINOIS ESPN2 12:00 PM 212 0.04 124
150 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 11:32 PM 45 0.04 92

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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.