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May 23, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.22.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The season finales of ROSEANNE and NCIS gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 May 22.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT had the night’s NBA PLAYOFFS game at 3.10.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN (which will be moving to FOX in Fall 2019) dipped 0.02 to 0.68, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST jumped 0.12 to 0.55, and THE CROMARTIES stayed at 0.20.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK was steady at 0.44, and SELL IT LIKE SERHANT was down 0.03 to 0.10.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS gained 0.02 to 0.42, and a promo special for the new season of QUEEN SUGAR was at 0.21.  TBS’s THE LAST OG held at 0.42.  On Discovery, THE DEADLIEST CATCH dropped 0.07 to 0.39, and LAST OUTPOST was down 0.02 to 0.17.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE lost 0.02 to 0.36, and KNIFE OR DEATH ticked down to 0.28.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE BIG WORLD returned at 0.35, followed by the premiere of OUR WILD LIFE at 0.19.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE rose 0.02 to 0.32.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW and Fox News’s HANNITY were tied in the 18-49 demo, the former at 0.31/0.47/2.7M, and the latter at 0.31/0.58/3.2M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.19/0.25/900K.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 ticked down to 0.30, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW was down 0.04 to 0.15.  On Food Network, CHOPPED gained 0.03 to 0.28, and CHOPPED GRILL MASTER was at 0.24.  On HGTV, GOOD BONES rose 0.02 to 0.28, HIDDEN POTENTIAL was also up 0.02 to 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.24.  On ID, WEB OF LIES climbed 0.08 to 0.24.  Paramount’s INK MASTER: ANGELS gained 0.03 to 0.18.  FX’s LEGION dropped 0.04 to 0.18.  BET’s IN CONTEMPT gained 0.03 to 0.16.  Nat Geo’s GENIUS ticked down to 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 May 22.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 22, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: ROCKETS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 152 3.10 8,296
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:32 PM 43 1.66 3,735
3 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.68 2,195
4 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.62 1,813
5 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.55 1,607
6 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,259
7 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.42 1,790
8 LAST OG, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.42 1,040
9 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 63 0.39 1,615
10 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.36 1,061
11 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 63 0.35 1,645
12 CHALLENGE:CHAMPS STARS S3 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.32 564
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,672
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,237
15 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.30 547
16 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 882
17 GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,478
18 KNIFE OR DEATH HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.28 880
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,708
20 HIDDEN POTENTIAL (2018) HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,362
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,501
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 697
23 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 571
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,317
25 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,003
26 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 486
27 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 527
28 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.21 451
29 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,989
30 QUEEN SUGAR SP OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.21 904
31 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,631
32 CROMARTIES, THE USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.20 622
33 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 893
34 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 851
35 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,006
36 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 AM 15 0.19 472
37 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 460
38 OUR WILD LIFE TLC 10:03 PM 63 0.19 786
39 INK MASTER: ANGELS PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.18 419
40 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 390
41 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,855
42 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,430
43 LEGION FX 10:00 PM 69 0.18 409
44 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: CLEVELAND/CHICAGO ESPN 7:00 PM 209 0.18 580
45 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 921
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 355
47 LAST OUTPOST DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 61 0.17 723
48 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,981
49 FIRST 48 MINI A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.17 525
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,593
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 707
52 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.16 1,104
53 IN CONTEMPT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.16 468
54 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,338
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 776
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,852
57 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.15 353
58 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:02 AM 58 0.15 349
59 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.15 632
60 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,271
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,190
62 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 713
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,686
64 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 741
65 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,407
66 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 312
67 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 664
68 NINJAGO (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 PM 30 0.13 581
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 741
70 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,333
71 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 963
72 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 293
73 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.13 298
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,475
75 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.13 349
76 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,408
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 698
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 661
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 633
80 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 590
81 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,310
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 670
83 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 640
84 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 413
85 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,444
86 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,158
87 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L: COLORADO/LA DODGERS ESPN 10:29 PM 153 0.11 375
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 814
89 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 645
90 ZIMMERN LIST TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.11 421
91 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 256
92 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 533
93 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,143
94 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,248
95 SELL IT LIKE SERHANT BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.10 399
96 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 345
97 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 790
98 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 564
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 801
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 683
101 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,297
102 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 743
103 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 694
104 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 266
105 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.08 183
106 JDM LEGENDS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 232
107 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.08 228
108 FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 136 0.08 213
109 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 26 0.08 273
110 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.08 166
111 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 410
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 249
113 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.07 139
114 FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE HBO PRIME 9:25 AM 136 0.07 157
115 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.07 202
116 REAL SPORTS 18 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.06 193
117 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.06 285
118 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 157
119 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 114
120 WRENCHD VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.06 235
121 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 90
122 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.06 318
123 GENIUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 325
124 UNDISPUTED L: 424 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 143
125 HOLMES NEXT GENERATION DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 249
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 269
127 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 118
128 FAHRENHEIT 451 HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 100 0.05 157
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 250
130 BBCA MOVIE: PULP FICTION BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 180 0.05 147
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 220
132 INTERNATION FRIEND CLUB L: LAFC/DORTMUND FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 120 0.05 104
133 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.05 103
134 HERD L: 733 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 101
135 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.04 86
136 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.04 95
137 ITS SUPPERTIME VICELAND 7:00 PM 30 0.04 61
138 DUNKIRK HBO PRIME 4:40 PM 107 0.04 141
139 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 133
140 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 92
141 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 198
142 CHRIS GETHARD SHOW, THE TRUTV 11:00 PM 60 0.04 88
143 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.04 89
144 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.03 241
145 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.03 229
146 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.03 97
147 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.03 73
148 DIGBY DRAGON NICK JR 8:00 AM 28 0.03 166
149 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 153
150 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.03 338

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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.