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May 24, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.23.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The DANCING WITH THE STARS season finale gained 0.1 in final numbers, and IZOMBIE lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 May 23.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Once again it was the NBA PLAYOFFS on top of Tuesday cable, with TNT’s game at 2.75 and the post-game THE DUNK KING at 0.78, while NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.64.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN climbed 0.12 to 0.80, and TEAM NINJA WARRIOR held at 0.27.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG ticked up to 0.48.  On Discovery, DEADLIEST CATCH fell 0.08 to 0.47, and COOPER’S TREASURE was down 0.04 to 0.27.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE dropped 0.06 to 0.44.  Adult Swim’s midnight NEON JOE was up 0.01 from Monday’s installment to 0.43.  On Freeform, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS returned from a week off down 0.04 to 0.41, while FAMOUS IN LOVE, with its lead-in back, improved by 0.03 to 0.12, and TRUTH & ILIZA was up 0.02 to 0.05.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD ticked down to 0.34, and 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS was up 0.02 to 0.25.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK lost 0.07 to 0.33.  On MTV, THE CHALLENGE was down 0.01 to 0.32.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA was steady at 0.32.  HGTV’s HOME TOWN rose 0.03 to 0.30. On Food Network, CHOPPED gained 0.03 to 0.28, and CHOPPED JR ticked up to 0.21.  On ID, LOVE KILLS fell 0.04 to 0.26, and MOTIVES & MURDERS was down 0.04 to 0.18.  FX’s THE AMERICANS climbed 0.03 to 0.15.  A&E’s BORN THIS WAY was at 0.15, compared to 0.17/0.14 for last week’s episodes.  On NatGeo, GENIUS dropped a tick to 0.14, and BREAKTHROUGH was at 0.05.  BET’s REBEL fell 0.04 to 0.11.  Comedy Central’s PROBLEMATIC lost 0.02 to 0.10.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 May 23.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 23, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: BOSTON/CLEVELAND TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:31 PM 149 2.75 7,017
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:00 PM 41 1.49 3,406
3 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.80 2,328
4 DUNK KING, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:41 PM 60 0.78 1,729
5 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 31 0.73 1,918
6 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: PITTSBURGH/OTTAWA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 184 0.64 1,809
7 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.48 1,808
8 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.47 1,743
9 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.44 1,182
10 NEON JOE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.43 908
11 PRETTY LITTLE LIARS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 62 0.41 851
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.37 2,624
13 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 63 0.34 1,615
14 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.33 878
15 CHALLENGE: CHAMPS VS PROS MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.32 535
16 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.32 2,796
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.32 810
18 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.32 883
19 HOME TOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,359
20 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.29 633
21 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,138
22 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.28 2,050
23 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.28 727
24 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,453
25 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 2,372
26 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.28 1,212
27 COOPERS TREASURE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 62 0.27 1,141
28 TEAM NINJA WARRIOR USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.27 813
29 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,222
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 982
31 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.26 573
32 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.26 2,132
33 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.26 2,191
34 SPCL REPORT: WH IN CRISIS CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.26 968
35 LOVE KILLS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 882
36 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.25 1,604
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 1,262
38 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.25 2,235
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,542
40 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.25 2,147
41 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 10:03 PM 62 0.25 963
42 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,914
43 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,190
44 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 495
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.24 1,563
46 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.23 1,249
47 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 491
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,007
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 1,025
50 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,855
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.22 1,895
52 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.22 946
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.22 1,260
54 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,100
55 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L: ST. LOUIS/LA DODGERS ESPN 10:18 PM 240 0.21 565
56 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.21 892
57 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 913
58 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.21 749
59 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.21 1,851
60 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 430
61 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 408
62 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.20 416
63 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:04 PM 56 0.20 443
64 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.20 782
65 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,683
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,823
67 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.20 1,667
68 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,679
69 LWLA LT LIVE AFTERSHOW LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 30 0.19 544
70 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: SAN FRANCISCO/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 8:11 PM 127 0.19 607
71 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,088
72 NINJAGO (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.19 931
73 MOTIVES & MURDERS:CRACKIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 919
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 343
75 COOPERS TREASURE SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:04 PM 62 0.18 736
76 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,113
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,110
78 BASEBALL RAIN DELAY    L ESPN 7:00 PM 71 0.18 514
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 338
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,116
81 SR/MANCHESTER ATTACK CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.17 1,111
82 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.16 344
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 361
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 335
85 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 72 0.15 661
86 BORN THIS WAY A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.15 429
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 850
88 CHALLENGE:INVASION UNSEEN MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.15 247
89 GENIUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 940
90 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,048
91 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 380
92 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,226
93 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.14 926
94 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 287
95 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 516
96 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.13 436
97 SR/MANCHESTER ATTACK CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.13 769
98 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,083
99 SR/MANCHESTER ATTACK CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.12 841
100 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,041
101 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 316
102 FAMOUS IN LOVE FREEFORM 9:02 PM 60 0.12 258
103 REBEL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 68 0.11 398
104 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:56 PM 87 0.11 205
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 894
106 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.10 373
107 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.10 271
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 977
109 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 918
110 PROBLEMATIC COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 34 0.10 232
111 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 244
112 HML: INSIDE HACKS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 200
113 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 902
114 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 938
115 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 292
116 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 955
117 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.09 193
118 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.09 315
119 NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 248
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 209
121 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 198
122 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.07 134
123 MANNS, THE TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.07 184
124 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.07 365
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 230
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 206
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 261
128 APPALOOSA HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 115 0.06 332
129 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 77 0.06 123
130 MECUM AUTO AUCTIONS: INDIANAPOLIS – 5/18/17 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 AM 180 0.06 138
131 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.06 153
132 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.06 320
133 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RALLY COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 150
134 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 149
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 248
136 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 139
137 MICHAELA HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 196
138 UPSCALE W PRENTICE PENNY TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.05 126
139 ER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.05 145
140 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 9:00 PM 30 0.05 220
141 BREAKTHROUGH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 292
142 TRUTH & ILIZA FREEFORM 10:02 PM 30 0.05 111
143 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 470
144 HERD L: 459 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 115
145 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.05 70
146 ER POP 3:00 PM 60 0.05 130
147 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.04 295
148 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.04 111
149 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 109
150 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 99

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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.