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May 3, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.2.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE MIDDLE gained back 0.1 of its loss in final numbers, and there was a 0.1 bump for NCIS as well.  PRISON BREAK, however, dropped 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 May 02.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s pair of NBA PLAYOFFS games were virtually tied at 1.91/1.90, far above NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game at 0.44/0.36.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN was steady at 0.75, and TEAM NINJA WARRIOR was up 0.02 to 0.30.  Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH dropped 0.12 to 0.54, and COOPER’S TREASURE was down 0.03 to 0.32.  On MTV, THE CHALLENGE gained 0.03 to 0.48.  TLC’s LITTLE PEOPLE BIG WORLD returned at 0.45, with lead-out 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS at 0.31.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG fell 0.03 to 0.43.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE lost 0.04 to 0.41.  On Freeform, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS dropped 0.05 to 0.40, FAMOUS IN LOVE continued downward with a 0.06 drop to 0.10, and the network stumbled with its premiere of talk show TRUTH & ILIZA at a terrible 0.03/92K.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA rose 0.06 to 0.38, with an AFTER-SHOW at 0.28.  HGTV’s HOME TOWN climbed 0.03 to 0.38.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK returned at 0.34.  On Food Network, CHOPPED was at 0.29, and CHOPPED JR was down 0.03 to 0.24.  On ID, LOVE KILLS fell 0.07 to 0.23, and MOTIVES & MURDER was down 0.03 to 0.22.  USA’s JFK DECLASSIFIED dropped 0.09 to 0.17.  NatGeo’s GENIUS lost 0.07 to 0.16, and it was followed by a 0.05 premiere for BREAKTHROUGH. BET’s REBEL gained 0.03 to 0.16.  FX’s THE AMERICANS slipped 0.02 to 0.15.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 May 02.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 2, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: WASHINGTON/BOSTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 181 1.91 4,832
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: UTAH/GOLDEN STATE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:01 PM 132 1.90 4,887
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:13 AM 50 0.79 1,793
4 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.75 2,300
5 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.54 1,901
6 CHALLENGE: INVASION MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.48 781
7 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.45 2,040
8 NHL SEMI FINALS L: ST. LOUIS/NASHVILLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:39 PM 177 0.44 1,029
9 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,854
10 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.41 1,046
11 PRETTY LITTLE LIARS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 62 0.40 856
12 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.38 1,009
13 HOME TOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.38 1,607
14 NHL SEMI FINALS L: OTTAWA/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 159 0.35 1,000
15 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.34 913
16 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.34 1,607
17 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.33 691
18 COOPERS TREASURE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.32 1,068
19 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.31 1,258
20 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,244
21 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.30 930
22 TEAM NINJA WARRIOR USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.30 862
23 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.29 868
24 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,446
25 LWLA LT LIVE AFTERSHOW LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 30 0.28 759
26 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,248
27 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 734
28 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,880
29 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.24 714
30 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.23 573
31 LOVE KILLS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,018
32 MOTIVES & MURDERS:CRACKIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,050
33 LPBW: COUNTDOWN: N/A TLC 7:00 PM 120 0.22 970
34 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.22 710
35 UEFA CL SEMIFINALS: REAL MADRID VS ATL DE MADRID FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 141 0.22 406
36 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 523
37 20/20 ON ID PRSN:HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.21 858
38 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,017
39 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,260
40 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 416
41 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 462
42 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,212
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,965
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 841
45 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.19 377
46 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 894
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,636
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 764
49 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,573
50 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.18 476
51 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,800
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,564
53 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.17 850
54 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.17 400
55 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,538
56 UCL SEMIFINAL L: REAL MADRID/CLUB ATLETICO DE MADRID FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.17 373
57 JFK DECLASSIFIED: OSWALD HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.17 555
58 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,600
59 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,296
60 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 837
61 GENIUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,048
62 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,950
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,781
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 922
65 REBEL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 64 0.16 480
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,459
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 390
68 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 71 0.15 677
69 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.15 369
70 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,308
71 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.15 471
72 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,368
73 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 643
74 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 770
75 FASHION POLICE WEEKLY E! 8:00 PM 60 0.15 573
76 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 350
77 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 488
78 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 333
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 289
80 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.14 318
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,134
82 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 270
83 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 668
84 NBA PLAYOFFS BONUS NBA-TV 10:45 PM 24 0.13 489
85 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 387
86 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.13 310
87 NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:36 AM 24 0.13 295
88 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 896
89 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.13 324
90 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.13 441
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 280
92 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 249
93 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 252
94 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 754
95 MARY J BLIGE VH1 6:00 AM 60 0.12 211
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 642
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 261
98 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,419
99 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 871
100 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 4:51 PM 39 0.11 189
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 780
102 FAMOUS IN LOVE FREEFORM 9:02 PM 60 0.10 299
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 728
104 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 927
105 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 605
106 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 937
107 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 676
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 709
109 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 27 0.10 267
110 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 202
111 MANNS, THE TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.09 240
112 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.09 292
113 LO MEJOR UEFA CHAMPIONS FOX DEPORTES 5:30 PM 30 0.09 148
114 THROUGH THE WORMHOLE SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.09 347
115 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 227
116 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 774
117 HML: INSIDE HACKS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 204
118 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 232
119 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 259
120 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.08 173
121 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.08 336
122 PROBLEMATIC COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.08 193
123 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 7:30 PM 60 0.07 184
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 761
125 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 8:30 PM 30 0.07 175
126 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 629
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 747
128 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.07 142
129 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 731
130 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.07 142
131 HORSE RACING SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:00 AM 30 0.07 160
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 250
133 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 139
134 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 683
135 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 258
136 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.06 158
137 SHOWCASE GAME: BAL AT BOS/TOR AT NYY MLB NETWORK 7:10 PM 155 0.06 296
138 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.06 127
139 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 552
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 251
141 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL: DRAFT GRADES ESPN 9:00 PM 120 0.06 169
142 JUNGLETOWN VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.06 97
143 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 102
144 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.06 111
145 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 156
146 CSI: MIAMI BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 169
147 ER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.06 173
148 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 100
149 BREAKTHROUGH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 327
150 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 111

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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.