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May 30, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.28.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The STANLEY CUP FINALS game and the rerun of MAN WITH A PLAN gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE CROSSING lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 May 28.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS Game 7 was mammoth at 5.69, which gave its “sneak peek” of the ANIMAL KINGDOM season premiere a healthy 0.66 even following the 2.37 post-game show, up 0.22 from 2017 (which didn’t have that level of lead-in).  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP dropped 0.09 to 0.92, BASKETBALL WIVES lost a tenth to 0.72, and SHAUNIE’S HOME COURT was at 0.41/0.35, compared to last week’s 0.49/0.44.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.80/0.79/0.71, compared to last week’s 0.91/0.90/0.85, and NINJA VS NINJA was at 0.24.  On MTV, TEEN MOM dipped 0.04 to 0.64, YOUNG & PREGNANT dropped 0.13 to 0.37, and the AFTER-SHOW was down a tenth to 0.27.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.52 compared to last week’s 0.40/0.38, and AMERICAN CHOPPER returned at 0.47.  A&E’s CASEY ANTHONY’S PARENTS was at 0.44.  On HGTV, LOVE IT OR LIST IT jumped 0.12 to 0.40, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.03 to 0.35, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL.  Univision’s SELECCION special was at 0.39.  On History, an off-night FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.34, and the off-night season premiere of SIX was at 0.24, down two-tenths from the 2017 finale (on a Wednesday).  Lifetime’s movie GIRL IN A BUNKER was at 0.34, with an after-movie documentary at 0.25.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES may have been a clip show, down a huge 0.29 to 0.29.  Food Network’s BEST BAKER IN AMERICA slipped 0.03 to 0.26, followed by CHOPPED at 0.26.  On ID, DEAD NORTH was at 0.25, and DEAD OF NIGHT was down 0.03 to 0.19.  A&E’s CULTS & EXTREME BELIEF was at 0.23.  TLC’s WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE was at 0.15, compared to last week’s 0.17/0.10.  The finale of AMC’s STORY OF SCIENCE-FICTION was at 0.11/0.10, compared to last week’s 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 May 28.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday May 28, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: WARRIORS/ROCKETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:55 PM 159 5.69 14,810
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:34 PM 51 2.37 5,779
3 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 55 1.08 3,188
4 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 7 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.92 1,921
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.80 2,593
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.79 2,591
7 BASKETBALL WIVES 7 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.72 1,590
8 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 67 0.71 2,300
9 ANIMAL KINGDOM TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:25 AM 60 0.66 1,607
10 TEEN MOM II SSN8B MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.64 1,199
11 STREET OUTLAWS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.52 1,388
12 AMERICAN CHOPPER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.47 1,334
13 CASEY ANTHONYS PARENTS: CASEY ANTHONYS PARENTS SPEAK A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.44 1,506
14 SHAUNIES HOME COURT 1B VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.41 953
15 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,900
16 SELECCION MEX 05/28/18: MEXICO / GALES UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:53 PM 135 0.39 903
17 TEEN MOM: YOUNG & PREG MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.37 672
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.35 1,899
19 SHAUNIES HOME COURT 1B VH1 10:30 PM 30 0.35 805
20 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,181
21 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: GIRL IN THE BUNKER LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 125 0.34 1,284
22 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.33 778
23 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.31 1,782
24 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.29 748
25 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.29 1,342
26 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.28 747
27 MLB HOLIDAY L: HOUSTON/NY YANKEES ESPN 1:00 PM 204 0.28 958
28 TEEN MOM II SSN8B AFTER MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.27 529
29 BEST BAKER IN AMERICA 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,195
30 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.26 950
31 LIFETIME SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:05 PM 60 0.25 905
32 DEAD NORTH: N/A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 120 0.25 1,256
33 SIX HISTORY 10:00 PM 62 0.24 927
34 ANW: NINJA VS. NINJA USA NETWORK 11:07 PM 62 0.24 774
35 CULTS AND EXTREME BELIEF A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 57 0.23 893
36 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 60 0.23 566
37 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.23 538
38 MLB HOLIDAY L: CHICAGO WHITE SOX/CLEVELAND ESPN 4:24 PM 180 0.22 645
39 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:38 PM 23 0.22 578
40 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 10 0.20 722
41 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.20 463
42 WONDER WOMAN (2017): WONDER WOMAN (2017) HBO PRIME 1:15 PM 141 0.20 547
43 DEAD OF NIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,014
44 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY L: USA/BOLIVIA FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 145 0.18 445
45 LEGO DC COMICS: THE FLASH THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:10 PM 110 0.17 703
46 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.15 988
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,720
48 NCAA LACROSSE CHAMP L: NCAA MENS LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN2 1:00 PM 157 0.15 374
49 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 4:10 PM 118 0.15 411
50 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: LAKE PLACID: LEGACY SYFY 9:00 PM 120 0.15 616
51 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: SAN FRANCISCO/COLORADO ESPN 7:24 PM 254 0.15 530
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,846
53 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.14 331
54 VEGAS CAKES FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.14 495
55 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 363
56 RACHEL MADDOW SPECIAL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,532
57 TUCKER CARLSON SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,634
58 DALLAS CAKES FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.13 534
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,747
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,705
61 MISION RUSIA L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:08 PM 61 0.13 321
62 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,631
63 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,168
64 FIVE, THE SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,458
65 LAST WORD W. LO SPEC MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,241
66 DRAIN THE OCEANS COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 632
67 AVATAR: AVATAR HBO PRIME 10:30 AM 162 0.12 360
68 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.12 340
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,253
70 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,549
71 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,095
72 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,476
73 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,014
74 INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,422
75 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.11 247
76 DRAIN THE OCEANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 629
77 STORY OF SCIENCE FICTION AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 363
78 SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE SQUAD MAXPRIME 4:00 PM 123 0.11 202
79 1968 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 754
80 MAN V FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.10 279
81 JOHN MCCAIN: FOR WHOM THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 104 0.10 517
82 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.10 270
83 STORY OF SCIENCE FICTION AMC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 426
84 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 470
85 1968 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 766
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 595
87 ONE STRANGE ROCK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 484
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 653
89 SELECCION EE.UU 05/28/18: ESTADOS UNIDOS / BOLIVIA UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:30 PM 143 0.09 237
90 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 713
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 644
92 NHL LIVE PRE SPECIAL SC: WASHINGTON/LAS VEGAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.09 222
93 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,134
94 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 779
95 FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE HBO PRIME 8:10 AM 136 0.09 234
96 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,410
97 UNDISPUTED L: 428 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 203
98 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:37 PM 23 0.09 211
99 YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,028
100 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 202
101 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 590
102 H POTTER DEATHLY HALL PT2: H POTTER DEATHLY HALL PT2 HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 130 0.08 196
103 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.08 207
104 DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE: DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE HBO PRIME 11:15 PM 129 0.08 230
105 MAN V FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.08 275
106 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 559
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 636
108 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 595
109 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 499
110 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 660
111 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 428
112 BEAT W/ ARI MELBER SPEC MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 933
113 DUNKIRK HBO PRIME 6:10 PM 107 0.07 207
114 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 470
115 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 542
116 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.07 618
117 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 408
118 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 567
119 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 526
120 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 620
121 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 381
122 ALL IN W. C HAYES SPEC MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 860
123 MTP DAILY SPECIAL MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 800
124 SP AMERICA MOST DESP LAND DIY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.07 243
125 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 145
126 MLB HOLIDAY L ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.06 154
127 MORNING JOE-SPC MSNBC 7:00 AM 60 0.06 589
128 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 436
129 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 588
130 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.06 160
131 POOL KINGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 223
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 280
133 POOL KINGS DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.06 197
134 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 506
135 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 730
136 HERD L: 738 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 144
137 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 145
138 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 821
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 297
140 TERMINATOR SALVATION MAXPRIME 6:05 PM 115 0.05 117
141 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN2 11:40 PM 80 0.05 171
142 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 515
143 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 358
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 235
145 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 427
146 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:30 PM 10 0.05 137
147 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 30 0.05 183
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 274
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 215
150 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 30 0.05 193

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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.