NETWORK FINALS: There were no changes from the preliminary Friday ratings.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: A&E’s LIVE PD led Friday cable, returning from a week off at 0.71. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER also returned from holiday break at 0.37, and WYATT CENAC’S PROBLEM AREAS was up 0.02 to 0.09. On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.04 to 0.29, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE returned at 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.03 to 0.25. Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.24/0.40/2.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.23/0.33/2.3M, and CNN’s GAREED ZAKARIA SPECIAL was at 0.16/0.21/700K. ESPN’s COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES was at 0.24/0.21. On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD ticked up to 0.23, and BATTLEBOTS ticked down to 0.21. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was steady at 0.20, and THE TESLA FILES held at 0.16. ID’s THE LAST 24 was at 0.18/0.16. We’s BRIDEZILLAS returned at 0.12/0.11. The J.K. Rowling name didn’t help Cinemax’s C.B. STRIKE, which premiered at 0.03, barely making the chart.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday June 1, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | LIVE PD: 119 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.71 | 2,044 |
| 2 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.37 | 1,772 |
| 3 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 1,537 |
| 4 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 1,507 |
| 5 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 725 |
| 6 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.26 | 620 |
| 7 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,289 |
| 8 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,722 |
| 9 | COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS L: UCLA/FLORIDA | ESPN | 10:13 PM | 167 | 0.24 | 774 |
| 10 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,370 |
| 11 | BERING SEA GOLD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,068 |
| 12 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,275 |
| 13 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 495 |
| 14 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 484 |
| 15 | NCAA STUDIO UPDATE L | ESPN | 9:51 PM | 22 | 0.22 | 716 |
| 16 | COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS L: OKLAHOMA/WASHINGTON | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 171 | 0.21 | 864 |
| 17 | BATTLEBOTS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,009 |
| 18 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 498 |
| 19 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.20 | 1,033 |
| 20 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,144 |
| 21 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 441 |
| 22 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 522 |
| 23 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,408 |
| 24 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 520 |
| 25 | DEAD FILES | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 650 |
| 26 | LAST 24, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 882 |
| 27 | JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:15 AM | 15 | 0.18 | 410 |
| 28 | UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: RIVERA/MORAES | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:00 PM | 166 | 0.18 | 517 |
| 29 | MR. POPPERS PENGUINS: MR POPPERS PENGUINS | NICK-AT-NITE | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.18 | 716 |
| 30 | TANKED | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 569 |
| 31 | MAMA JUNE: FIRST LOOK | WETV | 8:50 PM | 10 | 0.17 | 543 |
| 32 | DEAD FILES POPUPS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 523 |
| 33 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,537 |
| 34 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.16 | 438 |
| 35 | TESLA FILES, THE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.16 | 778 |
| 36 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 382 |
| 37 | FAREED ZAKARIA SPCL RPT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 718 |
| 38 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,790 |
| 39 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,578 |
| 40 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,585 |
| 41 | LAST 24, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 924 |
| 42 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 390 |
| 43 | AMC MOVIE: LINCOLN LAWYER, THE | AMC | 10:35 PM | 145 | 0.16 | 454 |
| 44 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:03 PM | 57 | 0.15 | 393 |
| 45 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,579 |
| 46 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,527 |
| 47 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 702 |
| 48 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.14 | 1,022 |
| 49 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,582 |
| 50 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,488 |
| 51 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,400 |
| 52 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 596 |
| 53 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,407 |
| 54 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 93 | 0.13 | 341 |
| 55 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,391 |
| 56 | AMC MOVIE | AMC | 1:00 AM | 10 | 0.12 | 452 |
| 57 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,617 |
| 58 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,422 |
| 59 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 552 |
| 60 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,242 |
| 61 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,493 |
| 62 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 582 |
| 63 | BRIDEZILLAS | WETV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 342 |
| 64 | ITALIAN JOB, THE | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 111 | 0.12 | 387 |
| 65 | WEIRD, TRUE AND FREAKY | ANIMAL PLANET | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 449 |
| 66 | GEOSTORM | MAXPRIME | 8:10 PM | 109 | 0.11 | 433 |
| 67 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 687 |
| 68 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 717 |
| 69 | BRIDEZILLAS | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 418 |
| 70 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,248 |
| 71 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 616 |
| 72 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,199 |
| 73 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,144 |
| 74 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 550 |
| 75 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 617 |
| 76 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 654 |
| 77 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,087 |
| 78 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,295 |
| 79 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 901 |
| 80 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 655 |
| 81 | FIRST TAKE | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 202 |
| 82 | UNDISPUTED L: 432 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.10 | 202 |
| 83 | UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:23 PM | 97 | 0.09 | 322 |
| 84 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 537 |
| 85 | WYATT CENACS PROBLEM AREA | HBO PRIME | 11:31 PM | 26 | 0.09 | 302 |
| 86 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 424 |
| 87 | PGA TOUR: 2018 MEMORIAL TOURN | GOLF CHANNEL | 2:28 PM | 329 | 0.09 | 705 |
| 88 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 959 |
| 89 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 475 |
| 90 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 657 |
| 91 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 749 |
| 92 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 547 |
| 93 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 480 |
| 94 | SARAH OFF THE GRID | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 372 |
| 95 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 767 |
| 96 | SARAH OFF THE GRID | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 374 |
| 97 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 566 |
| 98 | GOLF CENTRAL-POST | GOLF CHANNEL | 7:57 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 266 |
| 99 | HERD L: 742 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 134 |
| 100 | GEOSTORM | MAXPRIME | 12:00 AM | 109 | 0.07 | 198 |
| 101 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 789 |
| 102 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 315 |
| 103 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 262 |
| 104 | VICE | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 198 |
| 105 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 739 |
| 106 | WNBA BASKETBALL L: PHOENIX/MINNESOTA | ESPN2 | 8:00 PM | 133 | 0.07 | 277 |
| 107 | LATE NIGHT SNACK | TRUTV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 149 |
| 108 | HOT ROD GARAGE | VELOCITY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 283 |
| 109 | ELEAGUE: STREET FIGHTER INVITATIONAL GROUP A | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 160 |
| 110 | VELOCITY DISPATCH | VELOCITY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 274 |
| 111 | UFC FIGHT NIGHT POST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:46 AM | 74 | 0.06 | 181 |
| 112 | COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: TEXAS A&M/INDIANA | ESPN2 | 5:32 PM | 148 | 0.06 | 216 |
| 113 | E! NEWS | E! | 12:59 AM | 61 | 0.06 | 158 |
| 114 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 143 |
| 115 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 494 |
| 116 | COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: OHIO STATE/SOUTH CAROLINA | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 212 | 0.06 | 182 |
| 117 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 704 |
| 118 | DIGBY DRAGON | NICK JR | 8:00 AM | 28 | 0.05 | 279 |
| 119 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 114 |
| 120 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: BOS AT HOU/LAD AT COL | MLB NETWORK | 8:10 PM | 176 | 0.05 | 267 |
| 121 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 125 |
| 122 | MONSTER FISH | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 246 |
| 123 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 232 |
| 124 | NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 2 | 4:00 PM | 90 | 0.05 | 246 |
| 125 | AVP: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR | HBO PRIME | 12:20 PM | 101 | 0.05 | 113 |
| 126 | RUNAWAY JURY: RUNAWAY JURY | HBO PRIME | 6:00 AM | 128 | 0.05 | 110 |
| 127 | MONSTER FISH: OFF HOOK! | NAT GEO WILD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 215 |
| 128 | LIGHTS OUT | HBO PRIME | 10:45 AM | 81 | 0.04 | 99 |
| 129 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 209 |
| 130 | DEEPWATER HORIZON | HBO PRIME | 8:55 AM | 107 | 0.04 | 102 |
| 131 | TMZ SPORTS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 2:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 115 |
| 132 | COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: SAMFORD/FLORIDA STATE | ESPNU | 7:41 PM | 215 | 0.04 | 150 |
| 133 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 103 |
| 134 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 170 |
| 135 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 227 |
| 136 | WORLDS MOST EVIL KILLERS | REELZCHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 179 |
| 137 | COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: WRIGHT STATE/STANFORD | ESPN2 | 10:13 PM | 250 | 0.04 | 117 |
| 138 | PATTI CAKES | HBO PRIME | 5:40 PM | 109 | 0.04 | 81 |
| 139 | WILD RUSSIA | NAT GEO WILD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 271 |
| 140 | COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: SAN DIEGO STATE/LSU | ESPNU | 4:48 PM | 148 | 0.03 | 156 |
| 141 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 247 |
| 142 | C.B. STRIKE | MAXPRIME | 10:00 PM | 59 | 0.03 | 180 |
| 143 | EXTREME CAKE MAKERS | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 136 |
| 144 | NBA FINALS FILM ROOM: 2018 NBA FINALS FILM RM G1 | NBA-TV | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 134 |
| 145 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 212 |
| 146 | ESPN BASES LOADED L | ESPNU | 7:16 PM | 25 | 0.03 | 120 |
| 147 | LARA CROFT:CRADLE OF LIFE | MAXPRIME | 6:10 PM | 117 | 0.03 | 141 |
| 148 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 109 |
| 149 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 204 |
| 150 | CAKE WARS | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 106 |
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