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May 25, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.24.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were 0.1 bumps for the season finales of THE VOICE, THE FLASH and THE REAL O’NEALS in final numbers.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 May TUE.24

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT took its NBA PLAYOFFS-fueled turn at the top of Tuesday cable, with 3.59 for its Golden State vs. Oklahoma City game, and 0.96 for the lead-out episode of THE DUNK KING. Hockey remained behind, with 0.65 for NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG gained 0.09 to 0.70.  Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH dipped 0.03 to 0.68, and THE LAST ALASKANS was down 0.03 to 0.33. On Spike, INK MASTER was steady at 0.57.  On USA, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST dropped 0.14 to 0.48, and FIRST IMPRESSIONS was off by 0.11 to 0.16. History’s TOP GEAR edged down 0.02 to 0.39, and CAR HUNTERS was at 0.20/0.18, compared to last week’s 0.19/0.18. E!’s BOTCHED dropped 0.05 to 0.39.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK ticked up to 0.38, but TOUR GROUP lost 0.02 to 0.07.  Oxygen’s BAD GIRLS CLUB gained 0.05 to 0.37.  On Food Network, CHOPPED rose 0.02 to 0.34, but CHOPPED JR fell 0.13 to 0.27.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE BIG WORLD lost 0.04 to 0.31, and OUTDAUGHTERED was down 0.02 to 0.23.  A&E’s STORAGE WARS slipped by 0.02 to 0.28.  HGTV’s GOOD BONES was down 0.02 to 0.28.  MTV’s AWKWARD has been struggling to justify a renewal, and its 1-hour season finale did it no favors, falling to 0.25/0.22 from last week’s 0.33.  The finale of AMC’s THE NIGHT MANAGER grew by 0.05 to 0.19.  BET’s CHASING DESTINY was steady at 0.17, and INSIDE THE LABEL was at 0.15. On TBS, AMERICA’S GREATEST MAKERS fell a tenth to 0.16, and SEPARATION ANXIETY was down 0.03 to 0.13.  The season finale of Freeform’s STITCHERS held at 0.15.  A Lifetime DANCE MOMS special was at 0.15.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING climbed 0.03 to 0.11.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 May TUE.24

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 24, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: GOLDEN STATE/OKLAHOMA CITY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 162 3.59 8,633
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:42 PM 48 1.69 3,649
3 DUNK KING, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:30 AM 60 0.96 2,109
4 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.77 1,906
5 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.70 2,399
6 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.68 2,010
7 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: PITTSBURGH/TAMPA BAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:08 PM 172 0.65 1,770
8 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 90 0.57 1,161
9 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 32 0.48 1,196
10 TOP GEAR HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.39 971
11 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.39 908
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.39 879
13 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.38 877
14 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.37 701
15 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.36 1,440
16 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.34 850
17 LAST ALASKANS, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.33 1,244
18 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.31 1,233
19 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.28 1,011
20 GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,038
21 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.27 904
22 AWKWARD SSN 5B MTV 10:00 PM 32 0.25 469
23 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 509
24 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.25 708
25 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.25 563
26 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: CHICAGO CUBS/ST. LOUIS ESPN 7:00 PM 202 0.24 746
27 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.23 849
28 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.22 426
29 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 497
30 AWKWARD SSN 5B MTV 10:32 PM 31 0.22 382
31 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.21 539
32 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,869
33 CAR HUNTERS HISTORY 11:03 PM 30 0.20 602
34 COPA LIB QUARTERFINALS: PUMAS VS INDEP DE VALLE FOX DEPORTES 8:26 PM 154 0.20 427
35 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 359
36 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.19 416
37 NIGHT MANAGER, THE AMC 10:00 PM 80 0.19 806
38 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.19 405
39 CAR HUNTERS HISTORY 11:33 PM 30 0.18 581
40 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 385
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 362
42 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,632
43 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,161
44 MURDER AMONG FRIENDS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 736
45 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 651
46 CHASING DESTINY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.17 338
47 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,446
48 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.16 333
49 FIRST IMPRESSIONS USA NETWORK 10:32 PM 31 0.16 454
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 327
51 AMERICAS GREATEST MAKERS TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 378
52 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.16 1,080
53 BET LIFE OF…S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.16 344
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 293
55 INSIDE THE LABEL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.15 319
56 STITCHERS FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.15 380
57 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,125
58 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.15 337
59 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.15 428
60 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,915
61 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.15 627
62 DANCE MOMS SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 65 0.15 476
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 307
64 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 291
65 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.14 333
66 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.14 329
67 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 711
68 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:10 AM 60 0.14 328
69 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.14 287
70 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.14 310
71 VIRTUALLY IN LOVE OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.13 242
72 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,642
73 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,941
74 SEPARATION ANXIETY TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 263
75 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 846
76 RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.12 288
77 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.12 342
78 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 862
79 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 680
80 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 30 0.12 343
81 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.12 762
82 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L: SAN DIEGO/SAN FRANCISCO ESPN 10:22 PM 168 0.11 384
83 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 613
84 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:04 AM 56 0.11 240
85 IMPACT WRESTLING: 121 POP 9:00 PM 120 0.11 359
86 NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 68 0.11 336
87 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 466
88 JUPITER ASCENDING: JUPITER ASCENDING HBO PRIME 6:45 PM 128 0.11 266
89 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,150
90 ARRANGED FYI 9:00 PM 61 0.11 248
91 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,234
92 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 568
93 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 248
94 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 827
95 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 10:01 PM 61 0.10 474
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,109
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,274
98 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 628
99 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 579
100 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 230
101 LIVING WITH FUNNY OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 30 0.09 176
102 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,078
103 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 568
104 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.09 491
105 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,400
106 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 512
107 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.08 165
108 PLACE FOR POLITICS: PRIMARY-CAUCUS COVERAGE MSNBC 11:00 PM 136 0.08 581
109 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 320
110 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,342
111 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 553
112 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 188
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 578
114 MEGA DECKS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.08 214
115 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 190
116 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 721
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 322
118 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 177
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 280
120 IDIOTEST GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.07 288
121 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,196
122 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 523
123 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,241
124 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 512
125 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 338
126 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 AM 30 0.07 140
127 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 443
128 TOUR GROUP BRAVO 11:45 PM 61 0.07 166
129 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 534
130 CENTRAL FOX US FOX DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.07 125
131 PAN HBO PRIME 8:30 AM 111 0.07 154
132 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 476
133 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 473
134 PAN HBO PRIME 3:45 PM 111 0.06 158
135 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 1,070
136 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 403
137 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.06 138
138 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 299
139 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 602
140 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 401
141 IDIOTEST GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.06 243
142 ALL THE WAY: ALL THE WAY HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 132 0.06 160
143 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 428
144 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 131
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 166
146 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 64 0.06 132
147 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 404
148 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 507
149 LOG CABIN LIVING GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 9:00 PM 30 0.05 155
150 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 414

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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.