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June 2, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.31.2016

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The ABC line-up suffered in final numbers, with 500 QUESTIONS down 0.1 and both FRESH OFF THE BOAT reruns down 0.2.  The NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and THE FLASH reruns also lost 0.1.  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT, on the other hand, went up 0.1.  

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 May TUE.31

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With postseason basketball migrating to ABC for the final stretch, things were a lot quieter on cable.  Discovery landed on top, with THE DEADLIEST CATCH up 0.07 to 0.75, and lead-out THE LAST ALASKANS up 0.12 to 0.45.  USA’s CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST gained a tenth to 0.58, and FIRST IMPRESSIONS was up 0.04 to 0.20.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK grew by 0.11 to 0.49.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.43.  The breakdown for Night 2 of ROOTS was as follows:  on History, down 0.22 to 0.41; on A&E, up 0.03 to 0.32; on Lifetime, down 0.06 to 0.31; and on LMN, up 0.05 to 0.20.  E!’s BOTCHED ticked up to 0.40.  Food Network’s CHOPPED rose 0.03 to 0.37, and CHOPPED JUNIOR was up 0.07 to 0.34.  TLC’s OUTDAUGHTERED jumped 0.14 to 0.37, and LITTLE PEOPLE BIG WORLD was up 0.4 to 0.35.  On TBS, SEPARATION ANXIETY must have done something right, because it nearly tripled, up 0.23 to 0.36.  With all those increases, something had to take a fall, and Oxygen’s BAD GIRLS CLUB dropped 0.11 to 0.26.  BET’s CHASING DESTINY edged up 0.02 to 0.19.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING ticked down to 0.10.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 May TUE.31

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 31, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.75 2,254
2 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.58 1,444
3 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,188
4 LAST ALASKANS, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.45 1,571
5 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.43 1,826
6 ROOTS: ROOTS PART 2 HISTORY 9:00 PM 133 0.41 1,784
7 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,000
8 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.37 1,131
9 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.37 1,246
10 SEPARATION ANXIETY TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.36 730
11 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.35 880
12 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.35 1,431
13 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.34 1,086
14 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: LA DODGERS/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 8:00 PM 196 0.32 1,027
15 ROOTS: ROOTS PART 2 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 133 0.32 1,054
16 ROOTS: ROOTS PART 2 LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 133 0.31 1,106
17 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.31 599
18 MURDER AMONG FRIENDS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 983
19 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.27 586
20 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.26 592
21 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:40 PM 20 0.26 616
22 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 556
23 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.25 532
24 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 606
25 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.23 473
26 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,727
27 EXTINCT OR ALIVE: TASMANI ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.22 849
28 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.22 509
29 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,969
30 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 803
31 FIRST IMPRESSIONS USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.20 516
32 ROOTS: ROOTS PART 2 LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 133 0.20 631
33 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.20 467
34 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.20 377
35 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,191
36 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 351
37 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 427
38 BASEBALL RAIN DELAY    L ESPN 8:07 PM 24 0.19 580
39 CHASING DESTINY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.19 409
40 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 434
41 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 839
42 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 790
43 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 444
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 406
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 380
46 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.18 456
47 INSIDE THE LABEL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.18 383
48 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.17 409
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 365
50 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 612
51 SPACES DEEPEST SECRETS SCIENCE 10:01 PM 61 0.16 531
52 GRIZZLY UPRISING ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.15 775
53 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.15 369
54 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,127
55 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 893
56 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.15 341
57 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,034
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 315
59 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.15 317
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,148
61 RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.14 327
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 331
63 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,713
64 BIZARRE FOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 387
65 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 975
66 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.13 338
67 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,126
68 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.13 319
69 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.12 212
70 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,439
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 765
72 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.11 227
73 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 981
74 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,383
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,307
76 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.11 260
77 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 755
78 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 665
79 CHASING CLASSIC CARS VELOCITY 10:30 PM 30 0.10 440
80 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 963
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,290
82 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.10 229
83 IMPACT WRESTLING: 122 POP 9:00 PM 120 0.10 346
84 ARRANGED FYI 9:00 PM 61 0.10 247
85 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 620
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 651
87 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 364
88 TINY LUXURY DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.10 341
89 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 340
90 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 654
91 TINY LUXURY DIY NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.10 353
92 IDIOTEST GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.10 374
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 797
94 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,249
95 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 216
96 IDIOTEST GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.09 370
97 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 450
98 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.09 205
99 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,275
100 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,262
101 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 647
102 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 331
103 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 681
104 CHASING CLASSIC CARS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.09 374
105 TOUR GROUP BRAVO 12:00 AM 61 0.09 214
106 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,391
107 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 393
108 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,220
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 682
110 ENTOURAGE (2015) HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 104 0.08 177
111 VIRTUALLY IN LOVE OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.08 195
112 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 378
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 471
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 518
115 TEENAGE NEWLYWEDS FYI 10:01 PM 60 0.07 152
116 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 527
117 AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR: 718 ESQUIRE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.07 177
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 267
119 TREEHOUSE GUYS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 338
120 FANTASTIC FOUR, THE(2015) HBO PRIME 12:20 AM 100 0.07 149
121 FANTASTIC FOUR, THE(2015) HBO PRIME 4:15 PM 100 0.06 186
122 WNBA BASKETBALL         L: MINNESOTA/NEW YORK ESPN2 8:00 PM 125 0.06 246
123 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 588
124 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 440
125 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 449
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 264
127 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.05 122
128 LOG CABIN LIVING GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 9:00 PM 30 0.05 124
129 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 646
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 176
131 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 505
132 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 464
133 WEIRD WONDERS BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.05 192
134 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.05 141
135 DR DREW HLN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 180
136 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 472
137 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 264
138 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 54 0.05 121
139 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 215
140 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 466
141 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 81
142 OUIJA HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 89 0.04 104
143 NCAA GOLF: 2016 MENS GOLF CHP GOLF CHANNEL 7:00 PM 168 0.04 195
144 BOY MEETS WORLD TEENNICK 9:00 PM 30 0.04 225
145 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 420
146 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 391
147 BOY MEETS WORLD TEENNICK 9:30 PM 30 0.04 167
148 POLTERGEIST (2015) MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 94 0.04 95
149 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: DET AT LAA/MIN AT OAK MLB NETWORK 10:00 PM 207 0.04 146
150 23.5 DEGREES THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.04 138

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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.