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June 2, 2017
 

UPDATED with BROADCAST: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Broadcast Finals: 6.1.2017

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Game 1 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 6.9, down 0.4 from 2016.  In addition, LOVE CONNECTION and the AMAZING RACE season finale gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Jun 01.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Even though the game itself was on ABC, ESPN’s pre- and  post-game coverage of the NBA FINALS gave it the top 3 cable telecasts on Thursday, topped by 0.45 for the pre-game special.  (During the game itself, ESPN aired the NATIONAL SPELLING BEE at 0.20.) The US exit from the Paris Accords drew a crowd for Fox News, where TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led news telecasts at 0.33/2.9M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT UPFRONT at 0.30/1.2M and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.28/2.4M.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW continued its strong weak in the Top 10 at 0.31, with lead-out THE PRESIDENT SHOW up 0.08 from last week to 0.17.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT rose 0.04 to 0.30, and SECOND CHANCES ticked up to 0.14.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP was up 0.01 to 0.29, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.29/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.27/0.23.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING was steady at 0.29, and CYRUS VS CYRUS was down 0.06 to 0.11. Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY dropped 0.03 to 0.27.  On ID, both FEAR THY NEIGHBOR and EVIL STEPMOTHERS were at 0.25, respectively down 0.04 and 0.03.  A&E’s FIRST 48 fell 0.04 to 0.26, and COLD CASE FILES was at 0.16.  CMT’s NASHVILLE returned for the rest of its season at 0.21, down a tick from its last airing in March.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP shrank by 0.09 to 0.20.  E!’s  SECOND WIVES CLUB gained 0.03 to 0.15.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING lost a tick to 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Jun 01.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday June 1, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 8:00 PM 30 0.45 1,079
2 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:32 PM 28 0.41 879
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L: N/A ESPN 12:00 AM 120 0.33 701
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 2,925
5 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.31 1,450
6 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.31 684
7 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.31 953
8 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 77 0.30 928
9 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.30 1,151
10 FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.29 1,418
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,382
12 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.29 941
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.29 1,302
14 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,288
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 2,355
16 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,699
17 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.28 1,149
18 SELECCION MEXICANA 6/1/17: MEXICO / IRLANDA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:30 PM 120 0.28 552
19 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.27 831
20 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,500
21 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.26 968
22 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 946
23 EVIL STEPMOTHERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 859
24 VINTAGE FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.25 1,217
25 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,872
26 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.25 1,360
27 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.25 969
28 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.24 2,225
29 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 529
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,027
31 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 648
32 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,110
33 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,083
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 482
35 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,364
36 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 531
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.22 1,153
38 NASHVILLE CMT 9:00 PM 63 0.21 780
39 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,503
40 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,983
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,931
42 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 452
43 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.20 2,190
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 1,176
45 NATIONAL SPELLING BEE   L: N/A ESPN 8:30 PM 182 0.20 605
46 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,589
47 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 775
48 COLD CASE FILES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.18 762
49 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 357
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,690
51 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 381
52 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 460
53 MAFS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:45 PM 15 0.17 592
54 PRESIDENT SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.17 484
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,777
56 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.16 578
57 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: GIRLFRIEND KILLER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.16 600
58 INSIDE THE FBI: NEW YORK USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 444
59 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,497
60 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 709
61 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 861
62 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:44 PM 16 0.15 402
63 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.15 626
64 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,237
65 SECOND WIVES CLUB E! 9:00 PM 60 0.15 314
66 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 746
67 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: BAYLOR/OKLAHOMA ESPN2 9:41 PM 126 0.15 501
68 BIG & LITTLE: SUPERSIZED TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.14 480
69 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.14 328
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 875
71 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:09 PM 51 0.14 1,239
72 MYST MUSEUM REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 617
73 MAFS: SECOND CHANCES LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:17 PM 90 0.14 493
74 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 676
75 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:30 PM 30 0.14 268
76 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,335
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,494
78 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,386
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 693
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 727
81 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:55 PM 74 0.13 1,050
82 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.13 306
83 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 698
84 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 650
85 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: WASHINGTON/OREGON ESPN2 7:00 PM 138 0.13 571
86 INSIDE THE FBI: NEW YORK USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.12 345
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,174
88 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: LSU/UCLA ESPN 2:30 PM 134 0.12 447
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,056
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 271
91 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L ESPN 12:00 PM 118 0.12 354
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 265
93 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 932
94 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 218
95 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 349
96 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 319
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 250
98 CYRUS VS. CYRUS: D & C BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.11 351
99 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,171
100 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 823
101 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN2 9:18 PM 23 0.09 325
102 MAGIC & BIRD:COURTSHIP A HBO PRIME 11:15 PM 88 0.09 205
103 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 60 0.09 415
104 HUNTSMAN, THE:WINTERS WAR HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 114 0.09 218
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 773
106 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.09 230
107 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 55 0.08 766
108 NBA GAMETIME FNLS RECAP L: NBA GAMETIME FNLS RECAP GM1 NBA-TV 11:35 PM 123 0.08 176
109 FUTBOL CENTRAL (PT) THR UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 60 0.08 155
110 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 751
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 273
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 901
113 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.08 360
114 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 AM 60 0.08 344
115 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 1:58 PM 32 0.08 292
116 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 179
117 LEGEND OF TARZAN, THE HBO PRIME 12:35 PM 110 0.07 226
118 HMM MOVIE: SECRET SUMMER HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.07 770
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 772
120 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.07 163
121 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.07 229
122 WILD COSTA RICA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 374
123 WIZARD OF LIES, THE: WIZARD OF LIES, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 133 0.07 193
124 IMPACT WRESTLING: 222 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.07 287
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 237
126 IDIOTEST GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.06 279
127 HATFIELDS & MCCOYS STARZ ENCORE PRIMARY 9:01 PM 103 0.06 232
128 TINY LUXURY DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 330
129 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 126
130 ER POP 4:00 PM 60 0.06 166
131 WRLDS SCARIEST PLANE LAND SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.06 274
132 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.06 116
133 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:30 PM 60 0.06 201
134 ER POP 3:00 PM 60 0.05 138
135 FINAL DESTINATION MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 98 0.05 108
136 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.05 219
137 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 141
138 FEAR: FEAR POP 10:00 PM 150 0.05 130
139 LEGENDARY MOTORCAR VELOCITY 8:00 PM 30 0.05 240
140 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT TOR/BOS AT BAL MLB NETWORK 7:16 PM 182 0.05 263
141 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 232
142 ER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.05 178
143 KINGS OF BAJA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 263
144 NBA GAMETIME LIVE-FNLS L: NBA GAMETIME LIVE-FNLS GM1 NBA-TV 7:00 PM 120 0.05 151
145 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC L UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 30 0.05 93
146 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 89
147 DOLPHINS OF SHARK BAY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 278
148 PGA TOUR: 2017 MEMORIAL TOURN GOLF CHANNEL 2:28 PM 242 0.05 402
149 IDIOTEST GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.05 242
150 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 33 0.05 210

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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.