NETWORK FINALS: RUNNING WILD gained 0.1 in final numbers.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game scored the Thursday cable win at 2.19, and the network aired a “sneak peek” of its new series CLAWS after the game at 0.45. (This means that when the show officially debuts, it will technically be a rerun.) NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 1.08. Continuing the night’s sports domination, Univision’s LIGA soccer match was at 0.60. MSNBC again led the cable news wars with THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.44/3M, far ahead of CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.26/1.3M, and Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.24/2.3M. Adult Swim’s NEON JOE was steady with Wednesday’s 0.38. On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES gained 0.05 to 0.34, and GROWING UP HIP-HOP returned at 0.29. On A&E, THE FIRST 48 returned at 0.30. Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY was steady at 0.30. On ID, FEAR THY NEIGHBOR slipped 0.02 to 0.29, and EVIL STEPMOTHERS fell 0.05 to 0.28. Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING returned at 0.29, and CYRUS VS CYRUS premiered at 0.17. On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP shed 0.02 to 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.27/0.23, compared to last week’s 0.29/0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL held at 0.27. On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT lost 0.07 to 0.26, and SECOND CHANCES was down 0.02 to 0.13. Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE dropped 0.07 to 0.26. E!’s SECOND WIVES CLUB remained at 0.12. Comedy Central’s THE PRESIDENT SHOW, airing behind a rerun of THE DAILY SHOW, tumbled by a tenth to 0.09. POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING climbed 0.02 to 0.08.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday May 25, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: CLEVELAND/BOSTON | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:30 PM | 154 | 2.19 | 5,804 |
| 2 | NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: OTTAWA/PITTSBURGH | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:59 PM | 241 | 1.08 | 2,921 |
| 3 | INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 11:04 PM | 55 | 0.95 | 2,287 |
| 4 | NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.60 | 1,754 |
| 5 | LIGA MX L: TIGRES / GUADALAJARA | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 9:31 PM | 155 | 0.60 | 1,236 |
| 6 | NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.52 | 1,119 |
| 7 | CLAWS SNEAK PEEK | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 11:59 PM | 65 | 0.45 | 1,094 |
| 8 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.44 | 2,971 |
| 9 | NEON JOE | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.38 | 743 |
| 10 | BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 918 |
| 11 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.30 | 1,062 |
| 12 | BEAT B.FLAY | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 815 |
| 13 | FEAR THY NEIGHBOR | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 1,061 |
| 14 | MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 75 | 0.29 | 939 |
| 15 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 2,140 |
| 16 | GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL | WETV | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.29 | 679 |
| 17 | FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 1,457 |
| 18 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,997 |
| 19 | EVIL STEPMOTHERS | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 957 |
| 20 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 1,432 |
| 21 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,560 |
| 22 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 1,462 |
| 23 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,322 |
| 24 | MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 77 | 0.26 | 912 |
| 25 | LIP SYNC BATTLE | SPIKE TV | 10:00 PM | 33 | 0.26 | 572 |
| 26 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,816 |
| 27 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 665 |
| 28 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,329 |
| 29 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,249 |
| 30 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,704 |
| 31 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,250 |
| 32 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,150 |
| 33 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,100 |
| 34 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,019 |
| 35 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,204 |
| 36 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,893 |
| 37 | VINTAGE FLIP | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 987 |
| 38 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,111 |
| 39 | CONAN | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 559 |
| 40 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,870 |
| 41 | IJ: INSIDE JOKES | TRUTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 426 |
| 42 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,487 |
| 43 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 790 |
| 44 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 12:06 AM | 54 | 0.21 | 420 |
| 45 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,794 |
| 46 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.20 | 419 |
| 47 | BIG & LITTLE: SUPERSIZED | TLC | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.20 | 652 |
| 48 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,307 |
| 49 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 409 |
| 50 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,186 |
| 51 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 430 |
| 52 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 421 |
| 53 | FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,891 |
| 54 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 387 |
| 55 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 384 |
| 56 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,112 |
| 57 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,888 |
| 58 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,944 |
| 59 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 419 |
| 60 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,935 |
| 61 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 370 |
| 62 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,238 |
| 63 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,586 |
| 64 | CYRUS VS. CYRUS: D & C | BRAVO | 10:15 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 486 |
| 65 | COLD CASE FILES | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 62 | 0.17 | 683 |
| 66 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 899 |
| 67 | MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.17 | 625 |
| 68 | FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,171 |
| 69 | NINJAGO (SERIES) | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 847 |
| 70 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,394 |
| 71 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 941 |
| 72 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 356 |
| 73 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:11 AM | 64 | 0.16 | 352 |
| 74 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 950 |
| 75 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 901 |
| 76 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,062 |
| 77 | LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI | SPIKE TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 359 |
| 78 | MAFS SHORT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:45 PM | 15 | 0.15 | 571 |
| 79 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 551 |
| 80 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,250 |
| 81 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 911 |
| 82 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 943 |
| 83 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.14 | 302 |
| 84 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.14 | 1,069 |
| 85 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 815 |
| 86 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 294 |
| 87 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 980 |
| 88 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 991 |
| 89 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,052 |
| 90 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,292 |
| 91 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: OLE MISS/UCLA | ESPN | 9:29 PM | 222 | 0.13 | 519 |
| 92 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,298 |
| 93 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 371 |
| 94 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 264 |
| 95 | MAFS: SECOND CHANCES | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:17 PM | 90 | 0.13 | 520 |
| 96 | MSNBC BREAKING NEWS | MSNBC | 12:42 AM | 20 | 0.13 | 826 |
| 97 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 976 |
| 98 | COLL SOFTBALL REGIONALS L: ALABAMA/FLORIDA | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 149 | 0.12 | 552 |
| 99 | FUTBOL CENTRAL L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.12 | 325 |
| 100 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 672 |
| 101 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 853 |
| 102 | COMEDY KNOCKOUT | TRUTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 261 |
| 103 | SECOND WIVES CLUB | E! | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 284 |
| 104 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 876 |
| 105 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 922 |
| 106 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 416 |
| 107 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 545 |
| 108 | FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 111 | 0.11 | 269 |
| 109 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,015 |
| 110 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 11:15 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 362 |
| 111 | MYST MUSEUM REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 555 |
| 112 | JASON BOURNE: JASON BOURNE | HBO PRIME | 5:25 PM | 123 | 0.10 | 234 |
| 113 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:31 PM | 29 | 0.10 | 307 |
| 114 | PRESIDENT SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 322 |
| 115 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 912 |
| 116 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 283 |
| 117 | MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 500 |
| 118 | WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 235 |
| 119 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 199 |
| 120 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:00 PM | 62 | 0.08 | 247 |
| 121 | DEEPWATER HORIZON | MAXPRIME | 10:05 PM | 107 | 0.08 | 243 |
| 122 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 241 |
| 123 | IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING | SCIENCE | 9:02 PM | 62 | 0.08 | 322 |
| 124 | TOUR OF CALI RECAP SHOW | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 1:30 AM | 90 | 0.08 | 157 |
| 125 | NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 90 | 0.08 | 480 |
| 126 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 176 |
| 127 | IMPACT WRESTLING: 221 | POP | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 305 |
| 128 | WILD MADAGASCAR | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 414 |
| 129 | WILD CONGO | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 485 |
| 130 | NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 59 | 0.07 | 248 |
| 131 | CARNIVAL EATS | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 223 |
| 132 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.07 | 167 |
| 133 | JASON BOURNE: JASON BOURNE | HBO PRIME | 12:20 AM | 123 | 0.07 | 183 |
| 134 | ER | POP | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 193 |
| 135 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 207 |
| 136 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L: N/A | ESPN2 | 11:03 PM | 128 | 0.06 | 141 |
| 137 | YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T | POP | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 435 |
| 138 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 134 |
| 139 | IDIOTEST | GSN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 248 |
| 140 | ER | POP | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 171 |
| 141 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 1:11 AM | 29 | 0.06 | 124 |
| 142 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 254 |
| 143 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 152 |
| 144 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: TEX AT BOS/SD AT NYM | MLB NETWORK | 7:38 PM | 204 | 0.06 | 237 |
| 145 | IDIOTEST | GSN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 223 |
| 146 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 141 |
| 147 | ER | POP | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 156 |
| 148 | PRIMETIME JUSTICE | HLN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 258 |
| 149 | SHAUN THE SHEEP | BOOMERANG | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 115 |
| 150 | TINY LUXURY | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 334 |
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