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May 2, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.1.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK REPORT: 

ABC:  Although ROSEANNE gained 0.1 in final numbers, its 2.6 was still down a huge 0.8 from its last new episode 2 weeks ago.  THE MIDDLE fell half a point from its last episode on April 10.  However, BLACK-ISH (1.1), SPLITTING UP TOGETHER (1.0), and FOR THE PEOPLE (0.6) were each up 0.1 from 2 weeks ago.

CBS:  NCIS (1.2) and BULL (1.1) were steady with their last new episodes 2 weeks ago, and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (0.9) was up 0.1.

NBC:  THE VOICE toppled 0.4 from last Tuesday to a series low 1.2.  RISE (0.7) and CHICAGO MED (1.0) were steady.

FOX:  LETHAL WEAPON (0.7) and the season finale of bubble show LA TO VEGAS (0.5) were each down 0.2 from last week.  NEW GIRL dipped 0.1 to 0.5.

CW:  THE FLASH held at 0.6, but THE 100 lost 0.1 to 0.3.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 May 01.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT had the night’s NBA PLAYOFFS games at 2.18/2.11.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN slipped 0.03 to 0.77, and the finale of UNSOLVED ticked down to 0.27.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.63, and a CNBC game was at 0.16.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS dropped 0.09 to 0.55.  Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH fell 0.14 to 0.43, and LAST OUTPOST was down 0.08 to 0.16.  TBS’s LAST OG aired 2 episodes at 0.38/0.21, down from last week’s 0.47.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE dipped 0.04 to 0.37, and KNIFE OR DEATH was down a tick to 0.36.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE rose 0.07 to 0.36.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD gained 0.03 to 0.36, and MY LITTLE LIFE was up 0.06 to 0.22.  On Lifetime, a MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT reunion show was down 0.09 from last week’s finale to 0.35, and the season finale of LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT was at 0.11/0.09.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS returned at 0.34, and lead-out SWEETIE PIES was at 0.16.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW carried the demo in cable news at 0.33/0.49/2.7M, with Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.31/0.53/3M, and CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.19/0.26/900K.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 fell 0.09 to 0.28, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was down 0.06 to 0.16.  On ID, FORBIDDEN edged up 0.02 to 0.26, and WEB OF LIES was up 0.03 to 0.22.  Food Network’s CHOPPED lost 0.04 to 0.26.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.26, GOOD BONES dropped 0.04 to 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.24.  FX’s LEGION was steady at 0.20.  Freeform’s SHADOWHUNTERS gained 0.02 to 0.17.  BET’s IN CONTEMPT remained at 0.13.  Paramount’s INK MASTER: ANGELS fell 0.04 to 0.12.  Nat Geo’s GENIUS was at 0.05, compared to last week’s 0.08/0.07. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 May 01.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 1, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: PELICANS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:56 PM 137 2.18 5,652
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: CAVALIERS/RAPTORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 176 2.11 5,587
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:13 AM 47 0.95 2,332
4 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.77 2,436
5 NHL SEMI FINALS L: WASHINGTON/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:28 PM 177 0.63 1,712
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.55 1,612
7 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,749
8 LAST OG, THE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.38 1,047
9 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.37 1,132
10 CHALLENGE:CHAMPS STARS S3 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.36 624
11 KNIFE OR DEATH HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.36 1,031
12 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 125 0.36 1,714
13 MAFS (LIF) REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.35 901
14 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,551
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,650
16 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L TBS NETWORK 10:40 PM 21 0.32 917
17 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,977
18 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.29 526
19 UNSOLVED USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.27 705
20 FORBIDDEN: DYING FOR LOVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,024
21 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.26 773
22 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,412
23 GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,324
24 NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:25 PM 35 0.26 586
25 UEFA CL SEMIFINALS: REAL MADRID VS BAYERN MUNICH FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 147 0.25 490
26 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,382
27 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,277
28 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 634
29 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,938
30 FIXER UPPER BEHIND DESIGN HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.22 1,045
31 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 839
32 MY LITTLE LIFE TLC 10:05 PM 63 0.22 850
33 LAST OG, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.21 491
34 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.20 920
35 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 500
36 MISS CONGENIALITY: MISS CONGENIALITY NICK-AT-NITE 8:00 PM 150 0.20 630
37 LEGION FX 10:00 PM 60 0.20 456
38 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,182
39 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 427
40 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,091
41 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 862
42 UCL SEMIFINAL L: REAL MADRID/BAYERN MUNCHEN FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.19 471
43 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,688
44 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.19 775
45 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,483
46 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.18 911
47 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 428
48 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 373
49 SHADOWHUNTERS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.17 419
50 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 830
51 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.17 1,945
52 NHL SEMI FINALS L: NASHVILLE/WINNIPEG CNBC 8:00 PM 184 0.16 455
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,647
54 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.16 380
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 314
56 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,586
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,864
58 LAST OUTPOST DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 814
59 SWEETIE PIES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 726
60 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 812
61 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 AM 15 0.16 385
62 WV GOP SEN PRIMARY DEBATE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:30 PM 60 0.15 1,610
63 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 457
64 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 823
65 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.15 1,554
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,570
67 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 753
68 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 673
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 679
70 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 60 0.14 452
71 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 337
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,426
73 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 118 0.13 347
74 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,434
75 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 331
76 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.13 339
77 IN CONTEMPT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 61 0.13 397
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 702
79 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,056
80 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 558
81 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,332
82 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 769
83 INK MASTER: ANGELS PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.12 341
84 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 812
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,242
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 989
87 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,222
88 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,411
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 715
90 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.12 271
91 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,286
92 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 673
93 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 687
94 LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 45 0.11 312
95 ZIMMERN LIST TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.11 408
96 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:05 AM 55 0.11 245
97 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,245
98 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,214
99 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 643
100 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 240
101 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 630
102 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 65 0.11 254
103 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:31 PM 60 0.11 245
104 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:05 AM 60 0.10 243
105 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 290
106 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,160
107 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 244
108 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 509
109 BIZARRE FOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 388
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 811
111 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 833
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 666
113 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,199
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 906
115 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 608
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 803
117 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,169
118 LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:17 PM 44 0.09 237
119 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 24 0.09 298
120 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO FOX DEPORTES 4:57 PM 63 0.08 168
121 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 794
122 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.08 422
123 NHL LIVE PRE SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 58 0.08 252
124 JDM LEGENDS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 267
125 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.08 240
126 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.07 141
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 728
128 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 146
129 SALVAGE HUNTERS: CLASSIC VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 267
130 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL: DRAFT GRADES ESPN 9:00 PM 120 0.07 164
131 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 107
132 UEFA SEMIFINAL PREVIA FOX DEPORTES 2:06 PM 24 0.06 120
133 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 175
134 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.06 121
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 215
136 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 8:30 PM 30 0.06 163
137 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.06 127
138 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.05 109
139 UNDISPUTED L: 412 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 130
140 HERD L: 716 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.05 119
141 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.05 129
142 GENIUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 62 0.05 257
143 SHOWCASE GAME: NYY AT HOU/COL AT CHC MLB NETWORK 8:12 PM 178 0.05 291
144 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 114
145 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.05 109
146 WCB: 4/28/18 JACOBS/SULEC: N/A HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 144 0.05 128
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 224
148 NAT GEO MOVIE: CAPTAIN PHILLIPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 180 0.05 209
149 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 114
150 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 118

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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.