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June 5, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.2.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE ORIGINALS gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Jun 02.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s LIVE PD went back to listing its ratings with a single 3-hour number, and it led Friday cable at 0.53, compared to last week’s 0.30/0.29/0.28/0.24.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned from a week off down 0.08 to 0.44, although next week’s ratings will be more interesting after the storm that Friday’s episode caused.  2 segments of Adult Swim’s 15-minute WILLIAMS STREAM, beginning at 4AM, were at 0.33/0.31.  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS rose 0.03 to 0.32.  HGTV had a trio of shows in the Top 10, with HOUSE HUNTERS at 0.31, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL at 0.28, and MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE at 0.27.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE lost 0.06 to 0.29. Fox News led the night’s news shows at 0.27/2.6M for TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT, with MSNBC’s THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.24/2.2M.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP came back after a preemption up 0.08 to 0.25.  ESPN’s COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES coverage was at 0.24. Food Network’s GINORMOUS FOOD gained 0.04 to 0.23.  Discovery’s YUKON MEN climbed 0.03 to 0.21.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Jun 02.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday June 2, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIVE PD: 41 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.53 1,594
2 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.44 1,823
3 WILLIAMS STREAM ADULT SWIM 4:00 AM 15 0.33 651
4 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.32 1,253
5 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.31 714
6 WILLIAMS STREAM ADULT SWIM 4:15 AM 15 0.31 613
7 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,472
8 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 9 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.29 619
9 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,448
10 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,418
11 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,588
12 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 589
13 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,329
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,193
15 ANDI MACK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 25 0.24 1,410
16 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 500
17 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: OKLAHOMA/WASHINGTON ESPN 9:53 PM 152 0.24 863
18 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.23 1,311
19 GINORMOUS FOOD FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.23 698
20 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.23 481
21 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 497
22 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 461
23 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,359
24 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:25 AM 35 0.22 540
25 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,679
26 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: FLORIDA/LSU ESPN 7:00 PM 151 0.21 866
27 YUKON MEN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.21 1,071
28 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,902
29 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.21 586
30 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,747
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,020
32 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,679
33 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,589
34 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,084
35 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 417
36 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,010
37 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 939
38 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 9:31 PM 22 0.18 681
39 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,694
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 961
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 351
42 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 965
43 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 928
44 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,538
45 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 881
46 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,517
47 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 361
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,806
49 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,523
50 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 352
51 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,563
52 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 891
53 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 340
54 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.15 328
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 328
56 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 851
57 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.15 296
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 340
59 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,259
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,607
61 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,477
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 313
63 PAW PATROL NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.14 710
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 858
65 MOVIE- LMN ORIGINAL PREM: DEADLY SECRETS BY LAKE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 120 0.14 580
66 MOVIE- LMN ORIGINAL PREM: WRONG BED: NAKED PURSUIT LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.14 636
67 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,287
68 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,247
69 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,095
70 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 849
71 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 992
72 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.13 858
73 JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 509
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 789
75 GREATEST EVER TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.12 307
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,108
77 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 522
78 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 690
79 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE HBO PRIME 5:40 PM 108 0.12 263
80 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 797
81 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,055
82 KUU KUU HARAJUKU NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.11 513
83 BE COOL: BE COOL HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 120 0.11 337
84 JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 492
85 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 797
86 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.11 433
87 E! NEWS E! 10:32 PM 62 0.11 334
88 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 312
89 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.11 443
90 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 724
91 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 665
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 703
93 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 585
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 910
95 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 765
96 GREEN MILE, THE: GREEN MILE, THE MAXPRIME 11:40 PM 189 0.09 223
97 EXP UNKNOWN: YETI POP-UPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 415
98 VICE HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 30 0.09 241
99 NHRA QUALIFYING L FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 60 0.09 384
100 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 215
101 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 553
102 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 30 0.08 261
103 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 695
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 779
105 NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 3:31 PM 88 0.08 427
106 24/7 WARD/KOVALEV 2 HBO PRIME 11:32 PM 28 0.07 237
107 ER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.07 208
108 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 776
109 HATFIELDS & MCCOYS STARZ ENCORE PRIMARY 9:02 PM 99 0.07 257
110 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 9:52 PM 68 0.07 204
111 STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON HBO PRIME 2:30 AM 147 0.07 185
112 SHOCKING TRUTH, THE REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 170
113 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: LITTLE BLACK BOOK FREEFORM 6:10 PM 160 0.06 148
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 198
115 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: UCLA/TEXAS ESPN2 7:12 PM 160 0.06 220
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 213
117 MUMMY:TOMB DRAGON EMPEROR MAXPRIME 9:45 PM 112 0.06 182
118 UNDISPUTED L: 188 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 141
119 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: BOS AT BAL/NYY AT TOR MLB NETWORK 7:08 PM 179 0.06 263
120 PGA TOUR: 2017 MEMORIAL TOURN GOLF CHANNEL 2:28 PM 242 0.05 524
121 LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY G HBO PRIME 1:30 PM 110 0.05 146
122 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 135
123 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 10:07 PM 178 0.05 208
124 PRIME MOVIE 1: HOUSE OF WAX IFC TV 8:00 PM 150 0.05 165
125 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: TBA ESPNU 10:00 PM 180 0.05 184
126 BASEBALL ESPN2 4:02 PM 33 0.05 198
127 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS MAXPRIME 6:10 PM 108 0.05 132
128 SHOCKING TRUTH, THE REELZCHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.05 138
129 NCWTS RACING L: DOVER FOX SPORTS 1 5:30 PM 150 0.05 484
130 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT MAXPRIME 2:50 AM 127 0.05 119
131 WORLDS DEADLIEST COMP NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.05 238
132 NCWTS SETUP L FOX SPORTS 1 4:59 PM 31 0.05 277
133 ER POP 4:00 PM 60 0.05 158
134 ANIMAL FIGHT NIGHT NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 256
135 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 113
136 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: TEXAS A&M/BAYLOR ESPN2 3:00 PM 219 0.04 190
137 ER POP 3:00 PM 60 0.04 139
138 IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 104 0.04 271
139 MICHAELA HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 126
140 BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 249
141 MSNBC SPECIAL PROGRAMMING: ST PETERSBURG ECONOMIC FORUM MSNBC 2:00 AM 120 0.04 370
142 GRIZZY & THE LEMMINGS BOOMERANG 8:30 PM 30 0.04 168
143 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: SAN DIEGO STATE/LONG BEACH STATE ESPN2 11:00 PM 182 0.04 110
144 TMZ SPORTS FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 AM 30 0.04 74
145 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: STL AT CHC MLB NETWORK 2:22 PM 167 0.04 237
146 LITTLE NICKY HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 90 0.04 91
147 SHAUN THE SHEEP BOOMERANG 11:00 AM 30 0.04 199
148 SPECIAL AUDIENCE PROGRAM: N/A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 4:00 AM 120 0.04 110
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 190
150 FOOD NETWORK STAR COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 177

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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.