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May 8, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.7.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK REPORT:

ABC:  DANCING WITH THE STARS dropped 0.1 from last week’s cycle premiere to 1.0, and THE CROSSING stayed at 0.5.

CBS:  The season finale of KEVIN CAN WAIT climbed 0.2 from last week to 1.0 (down 0.1 from 2017), and MAN WITH A PLAN was up 0.1 to 0.9.  SUPERIOR DONUTS (0.7), the rerun BIG BANG THEORY (0.7) and ELEMENTARY (0.6) were steady with last week.

NBC:  THE VOICE dropped 0.2 to 1.5, and the season premiere of RUNNING WILD was at 0.9, the same as last week’s GOOD GIRLS finale.

FOX:  LUCIFER rose 0.1 to 0.7, and the just-renewed THE RESIDENT held at 0.8.

CW:  SUPERGIRL remained at 0.5, and IZOMBIE was up 0.1 to 0.3.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 May 07.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT had the night’s NBA PLAYOFFS games, with Toronto vs. Cleveland dominant at 2.25 over the 1.22 for Boston vs. Philadelphia.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP shed 0.08 to 0.97, and the DEAR MAMA special was at 0.46, down 0.09 from the 2017 edition.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.91/0.90/0.88, compared to last week’s 1.13/1.08/1.03, and NINJA VS NINJA was down 0.05 to 0.24.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.78/0.44.  On MTV, TEEN MOM jumped 0.32 to 0.72, and YOUNG & PREGNANT was up 0.12 to 0.45, with an AFTER-SHOW at 0.33.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES rose 0.08 to 0.67.  On TBS, AMERICAN DAD gained 0.05 to 0.46, and the just-renewed FINAL SPACE was up 0.02 to 0.20.  On Discovery, FAST N LOUD edged up 0.02 to 0.43.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.32, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.02 to 0.28, and LOVE IT OR LIST IT was at 0.26.  Nickelodeon’s SPONGEBOB was in the Top 19 at 0.31.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.29/0.52/3.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.29/0.39/2.5M, and CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.21/0.27/1M.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.26, and PAWN STARS was at 0.23.  On ID, DEAD OF NIGHT lost 0.04 to 0.26, and EVIL TALKS ticked up to 0.22.  On Food Network, BEST BAKER IN AMERICA was at 0.23, and CAKE MASTER was at 0.20, with DALLAS CAKES down 0.04 to 0.19.  On AMC, THE TERROR shed 0.02 to 0.21, and STORY OF SCIENCE FICTION was down 0.03 to 0.09. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 May 07.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday May 7, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: RAPTORS/CAVALIERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:37 PM 158 2.25 5,900
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: CELTICS/76ERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:00 PM 157 1.22 3,395
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:15 PM 50 1.10 2,588
4 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 7 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.97 2,063
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.91 2,731
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.90 2,788
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 70 0.88 2,549
8 NHL SEMI FINALS L: WASHINGTON/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:58 PM 185 0.78 2,240
9 TEEN MOM II SSN8B MTV 9:00 PM 63 0.72 1,363
10 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.67 1,575
11 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.46 915
12 DEAR MAMA 2018 VH1 9:00 PM 62 0.46 1,104
13 TEEN MOM: YOUNG & PREG MTV 10:03 PM 61 0.45 854
14 NHL SEMI FINALS L: NASHVILLE/WINNIPEG NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:03 PM 140 0.44 1,200
15 FAST N LOUD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.43 1,226
16 TEEN MOM II SSN8B AFTER MTV 11:04 PM 31 0.33 619
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.32 748
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,534
19 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.31 1,351
20 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,136
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,399
22 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.27 1,370
23 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,505
24 DEAD OF NIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,043
25 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,138
26 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,875
27 ANW: NINJA VS. NINJA USA NETWORK 11:10 PM 63 0.24 712
28 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,600
29 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 497
30 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.23 508
31 BEST BAKER IN AMERICA 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 910
32 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.23 869
33 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.23 1,166
34 EVIL TALKS: CHILLING INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 863
35 TERROR, THE AMC 9:00 PM 65 0.21 857
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,037
37 PEPPA PIG NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.20 746
38 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.20 735
39 FINAL SPACE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.20 400
40 CAKE MASTERS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.20 665
41 LRC: 2018 MET GALA: N/A E! 6:30 PM 150 0.20 537
42 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 AM 15 0.19 415
43 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,982
44 DALLAS CAKES FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.19 585
45 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,656
46 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,204
47 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.19 406
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 815
49 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,165
50 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 446
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 349
52 VEGAS CAKES FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.17 524
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,625
54 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,546
55 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 384
56 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 823
57 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.16 408
58 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,424
59 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 334
60 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 388
61 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 782
62 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.15 370
63 NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:23 AM 37 0.15 353
64 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,948
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,730
66 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.15 341
67 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 883
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,737
69 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:11 PM 49 0.14 382
70 NINJAGO (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.14 578
71 REAL PRINCESS DIARIES,THE E! 9:00 PM 60 0.14 424
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,510
73 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 281
74 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 785
75 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.13 313
76 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 297
77 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,368
78 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,404
79 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,529
80 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,041
81 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 671
82 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.12 541
83 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 707
84 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 727
85 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,365
86 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 649
87 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,321
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 694
89 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,141
90 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,165
91 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.11 566
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 824
93 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,155
94 COPS (O) PARAMOUNT 10:03 PM 30 0.11 254
95 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 743
96 MISSION FORCE ONE DISNEY JUNIOR 5:30 PM 25 0.11 534
97 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 879
98 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 747
99 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,316
100 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 249
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 691
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 751
103 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 674
104 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,413
105 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 28 0.10 321
106 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 714
107 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,260
108 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.10 210
109 ONE STRANGE ROCK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 486
110 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 824
111 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.09 286
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,058
113 STORY OF SCIENCE FICTION AMC 10:05 PM 60 0.09 367
114 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: MINNESOTA/ST. LOUIS ESPN 8:00 PM 191 0.09 366
115 E! NEWS E! 6:00 PM 30 0.09 209
116 E! NEWS E! 10:00 PM 30 0.09 306
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 792
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 875
119 DANGEROUS SON, A HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 85 0.09 233
120 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 507
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 697
122 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.08 367
123 SEABISCUIT: SEABISCUIT HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 140 0.08 293
124 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.08 120
125 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 193
126 IT WAS HIM PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 63 0.07 212
127 WORLDS DEADLIEST COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 252
128 UNDISPUTED L: 415 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 154
129 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.07 149
130 BREAK HBO PRIME 6:50 PM 10 0.07 204
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 235
132 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 225
133 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 136
134 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.06 127
135 WORLDS DEADLIEST COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 223
136 WORLDS DEADLIEST COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 211
137 JAPAN BETWEEN EARTH AND S NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 241
138 HARRY POTTER & GOBLET OF: HARRY POTTER & GOBLET OF HBO PRIME 9:20 AM 157 0.06 131
139 YOUVE GOT MAIL HBO PRIME 11:32 PM 119 0.06 162
140 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.06 116
141 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.06 111
142 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 207
143 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 123
144 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.05 109
145 WORLDS DEADLIEST COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 238
146 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 140
147 X-FILES, THE BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.05 206
148 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 123
149 X-FILES, THE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 187
150 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 124

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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.