NETWORK FINALS: DATELINE and MY LAST DAYS each lost 0.1 in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game dominated the night at 2.94. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was the highest-rated show not related to basketball at 0.33. A quintet of THUNDERMANS episodes crowded the Top 10 (technically, 4 were on Nickelodeon and 1 on Nick At Nite) at 0.28/0.26/0.25/0.24/0.24. Nickelodeon was also in the Top 10 with PAW PATROL at 0.25, and in the Top 20 with TOP WING at 0.21. HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.02 to 0.25, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.22. On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD dropped 0.06 to 0.22, and BATTLEBOTS was down 0.04 to 0.22. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS lost 0.04 to 0.20, and TESLA FILES was down 0.03 to 0.16. ID’s THE LAST 24 was at 0.16/0.14. Paramount’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.15. HBO’s WYATT CENAC’S PROBLEM AREAS fell 0.03 to 0.07.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 25, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS L: BOSTON/CLEVELAND | ESPN | 8:34 PM | 154 | 2.94 | 8,089 |
| 2 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:08 PM | 73 | 1.16 | 2,813 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:21 AM | 39 | 0.61 | 1,407 |
| 4 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 64 | 0.57 | 1,536 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.46 | 1,023 |
| 6 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.33 | 1,049 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.33 | 744 |
| 8 | THUNDERMANS | NICK-AT-NITE | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 1,407 |
| 9 | THUNDERMANS | NICKELODEON | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 1,329 |
| 10 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,103 |
| 11 | THUNDERMANS | NICKELODEON | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,300 |
| 12 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,368 |
| 13 | THUNDERMANS | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,277 |
| 14 | THUNDERMANS | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,363 |
| 15 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 587 |
| 16 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 1,427 |
| 17 | BERING SEA GOLD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:01 PM | 61 | 0.22 | 1,076 |
| 18 | TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,300 |
| 19 | BATTLEBOTS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.22 | 939 |
| 20 | TOP WING | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 829 |
| 21 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.21 | 496 |
| 22 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.20 | 1,104 |
| 23 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 408 |
| 24 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,870 |
| 25 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,970 |
| 26 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 390 |
| 27 | KNIGHT SQUAD | NICK-AT-NITE | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 976 |
| 28 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,639 |
| 29 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 358 |
| 30 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,657 |
| 31 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,411 |
| 32 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,834 |
| 33 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,419 |
| 34 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,865 |
| 35 | TESLA FILES, THE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.16 | 883 |
| 36 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,361 |
| 37 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,244 |
| 38 | LAST 24, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 780 |
| 39 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,651 |
| 40 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,507 |
| 41 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,578 |
| 42 | TANKED | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.16 | 497 |
| 43 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,397 |
| 44 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,373 |
| 45 | BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 200 | PARAMOUNT | 9:00 PM | 179 | 0.15 | 421 |
| 46 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,267 |
| 47 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,146 |
| 48 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,352 |
| 49 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,110 |
| 50 | LAST 24, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 701 |
| 51 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 794 |
| 52 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 686 |
| 53 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.14 | 1,034 |
| 54 | DUCKTALES (2017) | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 777 |
| 55 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,145 |
| 56 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 366 |
| 57 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 687 |
| 58 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 675 |
| 59 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,168 |
| 60 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 949 |
| 61 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 633 |
| 62 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 328 |
| 63 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,406 |
| 64 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 689 |
| 65 | DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 390 |
| 66 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 640 |
| 67 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 638 |
| 68 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 740 |
| 69 | FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE | HBO PRIME | 9:10 PM | 136 | 0.12 | 357 |
| 70 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 280 |
| 71 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 613 |
| 72 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 657 |
| 73 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,372 |
| 74 | NINJAGO (SERIES) | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:15 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 551 |
| 75 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 559 |
| 76 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 289 |
| 77 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 570 |
| 78 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 251 |
| 79 | RICHARD ENGEL ON ASSIGNMT | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,362 |
| 80 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 543 |
| 81 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.11 | 280 |
| 82 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 618 |
| 83 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 814 |
| 84 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 750 |
| 85 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 700 |
| 86 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:59 PM | 61 | 0.10 | 252 |
| 87 | STAR WARS FORCES OF DESTI | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 612 |
| 88 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 614 |
| 89 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 749 |
| 90 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 176 |
| 91 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 560 |
| 92 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,170 |
| 93 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 464 |
| 94 | SP HGTV DREAM HM GIVEAWAY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 433 |
| 95 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 284 |
| 96 | COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L | ESPN2 | 11:25 PM | 112 | 0.09 | 309 |
| 97 | CNN SPECIAL REPORT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 404 |
| 98 | WYATT CENACS PROBLEM AREA | HBO PRIME | 11:30 PM | 27 | 0.07 | 180 |
| 99 | COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: FLORIDA/TEXAS A&M | ESPN2 | 7:21 PM | 121 | 0.07 | 370 |
| 100 | COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: UCLA/ARIZONA | ESPN2 | 9:22 PM | 123 | 0.07 | 359 |
| 101 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 164 |
| 102 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 252 |
| 103 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 464 |
| 104 | VELOCITY DISPATCH | VELOCITY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 235 |
| 105 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 246 |
| 106 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 203 |
| 107 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 197 |
| 108 | X-FILES, THE | BBC-AMERICA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 278 |
| 109 | X-FILES, THE | BBC-AMERICA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 239 |
| 110 | COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: ALABAMA/WASHINGTON | ESPNU | 9:13 PM | 193 | 0.05 | 254 |
| 111 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 122 |
| 112 | NIGHT FLIGHT | IFC TV | 1:30 AM | 15 | 0.05 | 139 |
| 113 | X-FILES, THE | BBC-AMERICA | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 195 |
| 114 | UNDISPUTED L: 427 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 125 |
| 115 | FUTBOL MLS FRI 05/25/18-2 | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 11:05 PM | 117 | 0.05 | 107 |
| 116 | SHOWCASE GAME: LAA AT NYY/HOU AT CLE | MLB NETWORK | 7:10 PM | 182 | 0.05 | 281 |
| 117 | ALIEN: COVENANT: ALIEN: COVENANT | HBO PRIME | 5:25 PM | 122 | 0.05 | 149 |
| 118 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 229 |
| 119 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 228 |
| 120 | ROYAL WEDDING LIVE, THE | HBO PRIME | 1:30 AM | 89 | 0.04 | 109 |
| 121 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 249 |
| 122 | COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: ARKANSAS/OKLAHOMA | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 141 | 0.04 | 197 |
| 123 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 105 |
| 124 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 241 |
| 125 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 8:59 PM | 11 | 0.04 | 128 |
| 126 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 106 |
| 127 | PGA TOUR: 2018 FT. WORTH INVITATIONAL | GOLF CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 476 |
| 128 | X-FILES, THE | BBC-AMERICA | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 123 |
| 129 | LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 124 |
| 130 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 220 |
| 131 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 91 |
| 132 | DIRT EVERY DAY | VELOCITY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 198 |
| 133 | GIFTED | HBO PRIME | 11:15 AM | 101 | 0.04 | 124 |
| 134 | HERD L: 737 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 104 |
| 135 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 108 |
| 136 | COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: LSU / FLORIDA STATE | ESPNU | 7:00 PM | 133 | 0.04 | 216 |
| 137 | TRACK & FIELD | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 142 |
| 138 | X-FILES, THE | BBC-AMERICA | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 199 |
| 139 | X-FILES, THE | BBC-AMERICA | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 142 |
| 140 | ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO | HLN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 151 |
| 141 | MLB TONIGHT PRIME | MLB NETWORK | 11:16 PM | 104 | 0.04 | 130 |
| 142 | WHY HIM | MAXPRIME | 8:00 PM | 111 | 0.04 | 87 |
| 143 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 223 |
| 144 | SEABISCUIT: SEABISCUIT | HBO PRIME | 1:00 PM | 140 | 0.04 | 181 |
| 145 | X-FILES, THE | BBC-AMERICA | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 128 |
| 146 | NBA GAMETIME CF RECAP L | NBA-TV | 11:06 PM | 109 | 0.04 | 115 |
| 147 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 96 |
| 148 | X-FILES, THE | BBC-AMERICA | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 195 |
| 149 | DIGBY DRAGON | NICK JR | 8:00 AM | 28 | 0.04 | 170 |
| 150 | MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME | MLB NETWORK | 10:12 PM | 64 | 0.04 | 147 |
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