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May 1, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.30.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Apr 30.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was on top at 1.83.  USA’s WWE coverage was at 1.13/1.08/1.03 compared to last week’s 1.09/1.09/0.97, and NINJA VS NINJA was up 0.06 to 0.29.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP ticked up to 1.05, TEYANA & IMAN slipped 0.03 to 0.74, and LEAVE IT TO STEVIE was at 0.57/0.53 compared to last week’s 0.62.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES dipped 0.02 to 0.59.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.46/0.40.  On TBS, AMERICAN DAD lost 0.03 to 0.41, and FINAL SPACE was down 0.07 to 0.18.  On Discovery, FAST N LOUD ticked down to 0.41, and STICKER SHOCK premiered at 0.23.  On MTV, TEEN MOM fell three-tenths to 0.40, and YOUNG & PREGNANT was down 0.07 to 0.33.  On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP dropped 0.06 to 0.40, and DALLAS CAKES was at 0.23.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.34/0.50/2.8M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.28/0.54/3.2M and CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.22/0.29/1M.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.32/0.26 compared to last week’s 0.29, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.26/0.24 compared to 0.26.  On ID, DEAD OF NIGHT ticked up to 0.30, EVIL TALKS dropped 0.06 to 0.21, and VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL was down 0.04 to 0.19.  On AMC, THE TERROR shed 0.02 to 0.23, and AMC VISIONARIES premiered at 0.12.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Apr 30.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday April 30, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: 76ERS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:13 PM 152 1.83 4,689
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.13 3,184
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.08 3,136
4 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 7 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.05 2,054
5 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:45 PM 39 1.05 2,532
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 71 1.03 2,878
7 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 13 0.81 2,340
8 TEYANA & IMAN VH1 9:00 PM 30 0.74 1,479
9 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.59 1,506
10 LEAVE IT TO STEVIE 2 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.57 1,182
11 LEAVE IT TO STEVIE 2 VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.53 1,198
12 NHL SEMI FINALS L: BOSTON/TAMPA BAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 178 0.46 1,381
13 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.41 825
14 FAST N LOUD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.41 1,224
15 NHL SEMI FINALS L: LAS VEGAS/SAN JOSE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:01 PM 203 0.40 1,006
16 TEEN MOM OG SSN 7 UNSEEN MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.40 733
17 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION 4 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,329
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.34 2,782
19 TEEN MOM: YOUNG & PREG MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.33 609
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,600
21 DEAD OF NIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,146
22 ANW: NINJA VS. NINJA USA NETWORK 11:11 PM 62 0.29 780
23 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 3,245
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,150
25 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.26 867
26 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,512
27 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,770
28 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.24 1,125
29 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,645
30 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 752
31 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,168
32 TERROR, THE AMC 9:00 PM 65 0.23 968
33 HOLLYWOOD CAKES FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.23 613
34 STICKER SHOCK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.23 845
35 DALLAS CAKES FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.23 706
36 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.22 1,188
37 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,438
38 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 978
39 EVIL TALKS: CHILLING INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 928
40 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 502
41 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.21 1,365
42 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,287
43 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,738
44 VEGAS CAKES FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.20 619
45 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 AM 15 0.20 417
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 878
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 438
48 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 867
49 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,121
50 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 978
51 VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.19 860
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 2,021
53 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.18 599
54 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,589
55 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,538
56 FINAL SPACE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.18 385
57 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,568
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 365
59 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 452
60 PEPPA PIG NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.17 730
61 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 490
62 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,391
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,734
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,634
65 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 335
66 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 359
67 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: COLORADO/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 7:00 PM 190 0.16 558
68 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 367
69 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 318
70 GOLDIE & BEAR DISNEY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 25 0.15 655
71 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:01 PM 59 0.15 360
72 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 811
73 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.15 550
74 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 322
75 ITALIAN JOB, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 111 0.15 358
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,586
77 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 693
78 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,442
79 ONE STRANGE ROCK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 481
80 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,605
81 NINJAGO (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.14 533
82 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 345
83 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,264
84 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 316
85 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.13 494
86 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,035
87 NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:24 AM 27 0.13 291
88 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.13 296
89 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,263
90 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,540
91 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.12 399
92 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 648
93 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 719
94 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.12 337
95 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 658
96 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,509
97 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 756
98 COPS (O) PARAMOUNT 10:03 PM 30 0.12 340
99 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 668
100 STORY OF SCIENCE FICTION AMC 10:05 PM 60 0.12 483
101 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.12 264
102 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.11 328
103 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,181
104 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:10 PM 51 0.11 353
105 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 311
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 723
107 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,168
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 675
109 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,195
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 859
111 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 699
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 715
113 E! NEWS E! 1:00 AM 60 0.10 223
114 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 493
115 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 206
116 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 661
117 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.10 149
118 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 836
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 841
120 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 644
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 668
122 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 732
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 771
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 795
125 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 224
126 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 157
127 S.W.A.T. HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 117 0.08 195
128 UNDISPUTED L: 411 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 163
129 NHL LIVE PRE SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 33 0.07 199
130 IT WAS HIM PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 63 0.07 234
131 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 216
132 VERY SUPERSTITIOUS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.06 231
133 LOS COUSINS MON 830P GALAVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.06 148
134 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 135
135 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 142
136 WAR FOR THE PLANET OF APE: WAR FOR THE PLANET OF APE HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 140 0.06 151
137 FOR OUR LIVES: PARKLAND FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.06 123
138 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.06 113
139 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.06 125
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 261
141 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.06 120
142 AFRICAS DEADLIEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 215
143 VERY SUPERSTITIOUS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.05 186
144 MAN ON FIRE: MAN ON FIRE MAXPRIME 10:05 PM 146 0.05 166
145 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 120 0.05 123
146 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 108
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 233
148 HERD L: 715 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 113
149 YES MAN HBO PRIME 11:00 AM 104 0.05 106
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 267

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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.