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June 1, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.30.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and the LETHAL WEAPON rerun gained 0.1, and IMAGINARY MARY lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 30.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s reboot of FEAR FACTOR debuted at 0.47, significantly ahead of lead-in THE CHALLENGE, which was up 0.05 to 0.37.  The season 2 premiere of TNT’s ANIMAL KINGDOM was at 0.44, remarkably steady with last year’s series premiere (0.45) and finale (0.46).   The season finale of FX’s THE AMERICANS gained 0.05 to 0.20, which was down 0.01 from the 2016 finale.

USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, down 0.03 to 0.77, and with lead-out TEAM NINJA WARRIOR up a tenth to 0.37. Discovery’s DEADLIEST CATCH jumped 0.12 to 0.59.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG ticked up to 0.49. On Bravo, BELOW DECK grew by 0.13 to 0.46.  TLC’s LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD climbed a tenth to 0.44, and 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS was up 0.09 to 0.34.  On Freeform, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS edged up 0.02 to 0.43, FAMOUS IN LOVE ticked down to 0.11, and TRUTH & ILIZA fell 0.02 to 0.03.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW returned from hiatus with an unusual Top 10 place at 0.38.   HGTV’s GOOD BONES returned at 0.33.  Food Network’s CHOPPED ticked up to 0.29, and CHOPPED JR was up 0.06 to 0.27.  ID’s LOVE KILLS was steady at 0.26, and MOTIVES & MURDERS was up 0.04 to 0.22.  A&E’s BORN THIS WAY rose 0.07 to 0.22. On NatGeo, GENIUS climbed 0.03 to 0.17, and BREAKTHROUGH gained a tick to 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 30.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 30, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.77 2,350
2 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.59 2,032
3 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.49 1,897
4 MTV FEAR FACTOR MTV 10:02 PM 61 0.47 936
5 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.46 1,160
6 ANIMAL KINGDOM TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,193
7 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 64 0.44 2,031
8 PRETTY LITTLE LIARS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 62 0.43 900
9 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.38 1,039
10 TEAM NINJA WARRIOR USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.37 1,117
11 CHALLENGE: CHAMPS VS PROS MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.37 635
12 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 10:04 PM 62 0.34 1,341
13 GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,599
14 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,504
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.32 810
16 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 2,672
17 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,350
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,766
19 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.29 1,338
20 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.29 821
21 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 2,268
22 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,198
23 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.27 878
24 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,154
25 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,875
26 LOVE KILLS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 895
27 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: FURY AMC 8:00 PM 180 0.26 913
28 BEYOND THE HEADLINES LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:34 PM 60 0.25 808
29 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,255
30 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,008
31 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 1,220
32 MOTIVES & MURDERS:CRACKIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 939
33 BORN THIS WAY A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.22 569
34 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 932
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.21 1,204
36 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,184
37 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,957
38 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,767
39 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 523
40 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.20 414
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,947
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,211
43 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 454
44 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 74 0.20 767
45 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,630
46 TIME MACHINE: AMERICA: PROMISED LAND 2 HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.19 902
47 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,209
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,773
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,082
50 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 922
51 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 340
52 FOX NEWS SPECIALISTS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,869
53 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 403
54 GENIUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,024
55 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 766
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,562
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 845
58 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,203
59 CHALLENGE: 14 TIMES MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.16 310
60 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L: WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO ESPN 11:04 PM 166 0.16 427
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 847
62 HML: INSIDE HACKS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.15 299
63 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 826
64 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.15 431
65 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.15 399
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,472
67 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,498
68 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,318
69 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 321
70 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 319
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,068
72 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,068
73 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,587
74 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 772
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 296
76 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,617
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 298
78 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: LA DODGERS/ST. LOUIS ESPN 7:00 PM 244 0.14 539
79 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,397
80 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 23 0.13 372
81 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.13 444
82 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 736
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,001
84 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,286
85 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 285
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 290
87 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,335
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 876
89 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 604
90 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.11 316
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 958
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 240
93 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.11 258
94 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,110
95 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.11 398
96 FAMOUS IN LOVE FREEFORM 9:02 PM 61 0.11 288
97 STORKS HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 87 0.11 276
98 MAGIC & BIRD:COURTSHIP A HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 88 0.10 242
99 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 968
100 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:50 AM 60 0.10 229
101 UNEARTHED SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.10 415
102 UPSCALE W PRENTICE PENNY TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 193
103 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.10 193
104 BREAKS, THE S1 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:30 PM 60 0.09 230
105 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 218
106 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 733
107 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 805
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 863
109 FANTOMWORKS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 376
110 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 271
111 DEEP SEA KILLERS NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.08 258
112 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 41 0.08 148
113 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:05 PM 55 0.08 189
114 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:41 AM 30 0.08 136
115 FRANK MILLERS SIN CITY: FRANK MILLERS SIN CITY HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 124 0.07 224
116 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.07 179
117 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.07 379
118 ER POP 5:00 PM 60 0.07 217
119 MANNS, THE TV ONE 8:00 PM 55 0.07 221
120 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.07 215
121 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 197
122 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L ESPN2 10:00 PM 65 0.07 235
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 254
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 249
125 BREAKTHROUGH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 321
126 PITCH PERFECT 2 MAXPRIME 3:55 PM 115 0.06 133
127 TUXEDO, THE HBO PRIME 2:45 PM 99 0.06 179
128 GEORGE LOPEZ BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:31 AM 31 0.06 125
129 NOSOTROS LOS GUAPOS TU10P GALAVISION 10:00 PM 30 0.06 139
130 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 136
131 GEORGE LOPEZ BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 AM 31 0.06 125
132 NODDY TOYLAND DETECTIVE SPROUT 2:00 PM 30 0.06 164
133 LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 129 0.06 179
134 MARLEY & ME HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 116 0.05 141
135 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 285
136 ER POP 4:00 PM 60 0.05 180
137 MAN FIRE FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.05 133
138 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.05 115
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 211
140 WIZARD OF LIES, THE: WIZARD OF LIES, THE HBO PRIME 12:30 PM 133 0.05 137
141 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 10:00 PM 30 0.05 91
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 115
143 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 118
144 WNBA BASKETBALL         L: LOS ANGELES/NY LIBERTY ESPN2 7:00 PM 132 0.04 170
145 E! NEWS: DAILY POP II E! 1:00 PM 60 0.04 102
146 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 10:45 PM 12 0.04 93
147 SISTERS MAXPRIME 9:30 PM 118 0.04 107
148 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.04 449
149 LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD HBO PRIME 7:45 AM 129 0.04 132
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 198

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."