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May 31, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.30.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from Wednesday’s preliminary ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 May 30.WED

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The series finale of FX’s THE AMERICANS rose 0.03 to 0.22.  The season finale of Freeform’s FAMOUS IN LOVE dropped 0.03 to 0.08.  

NBC Sports Net’s STANLEY CUP FINALS Game 2 led Wednesday cable at 1.32.  On VH1, the season premiere of BLACK INK CREW was at 0.58.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC rose 0.09 to 0.52.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.08 to 0.33, HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.09 to 0.33, and BROTHER VS BROTHER returned at 0.30, with the late-night BOISE BOYS up 0.05 to 0.26.  On ID,  MURDER CHOSE ME climbed 0.09 to 0.32, and SEE NO EVIL was steady at 0.25.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE gained 0.04 to 0.30, and SKIN TIGHT was up 0.05 to 0.20.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW and Fox News’s HANNITY tied at 0.29 in the 18-49 demo, with MADDOW at 0.47/2.7M in 24-54 and Total Viewers, and HANNITY at 0.54/3.1M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.21/0.30/1M.  The timeslot season premiere of OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR was at 0.29, down 0.25 from the parallel night in 2017, and down 0.11 from Tuesday night.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW had an atypical Top 14 slot at 0.28.  What became a controversial episode of TBS’s FULL FRONTAL dipped 0.04 to 0.27.  On Discovery, MISFIT GARAGE held at 0.27, and STICKER SHOCK was up 0.04 to 0.18.  E!’s BOTCHED ticked up to 0.25.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN edged up 0.02 to 0.21.  Syfy’s THE EXPANSE (rescued from cancellation by Amazon) gained 0.03 to 0.20.  The timeslot season premiere of History’s SIX was at 0.20, down 0.04 from Monday’s episode.  USA’s COLONY climbed 0.03 to 0.20.  FXX’s ARCHER was up 0.02 to 0.17.  IFC’s BROCKMIRE had a 0.05 leap to 0.11.  HBO’s BEING SERENA ticked down to 0.06.  POP’s HOLLYWOOD DARLINGS ticked up to 0.04.  Sundance’s THE SPLIT fell 0.01 to 0.01/86K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic DetailFinal Cable 2018 May 30.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 30, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NHL STANLEY CUP L: WASHINGTON/LAS VEGAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:58 PM 193 1.32 3,648
2 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 4 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.58 1,153
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.52 1,449
4 NHL LIVE POST STANLEY CUP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:11 PM 54 0.37 826
5 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,726
6 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,719
7 MURDER CHOSE ME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,241
8 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 795
9 BROTHER VS BROTHER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,654
10 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 124 0.30 1,031
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,738
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,114
13 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,040
14 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.28 876
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 680
16 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.27 881
17 MISFIT GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 924
18 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,684
19 BOISE BOYS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.26 1,232
20 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,075
21 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: HOUSTON/NY YANKEES ESPN 6:30 PM 182 0.25 904
22 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.25 656
23 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,494
24 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 475
25 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 92 0.22 922
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,044
27 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 67 0.21 757
28 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 758
29 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.20 447
30 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 9:32 PM 88 0.20 561
31 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,151
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 919
33 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 902
34 EXPANSE, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 609
35 SIX HISTORY 10:00 PM 61 0.20 789
36 COLONY USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.20 691
37 SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:04 PM 62 0.20 691
38 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,225
39 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 448
40 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 467
41 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,829
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 792
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,131
44 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 409
45 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,172
46 STICKER SHOCK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 743
47 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,556
48 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 386
49 ARCHER FXX FXX 10:00 PM 30 0.17 368
50 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 752
51 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,772
52 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 340
53 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,582
54 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 362
55 JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 AM 15 0.16 410
56 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 343
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 823
58 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,596
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 349
60 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,399
61 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 332
62 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,335
63 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 341
64 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,441
65 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.14 776
66 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 795
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 697
68 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 293
69 LWLA UNFILTERED LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:07 PM 30 0.14 514
70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,568
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 790
72 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.13 381
73 LWLA FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:37 PM 11 0.13 447
74 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,053
75 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 691
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,456
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 690
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,726
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 755
80 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 673
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,388
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 916
83 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 691
84 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 22 0.12 331
85 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 624
86 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.11 250
87 WEIRD, TRUE AND FREAKY ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.11 590
88 SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 119 0.11 313
89 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 687
90 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,291
91 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 311
92 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.11 339
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 998
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,004
95 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,391
96 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.11 307
97 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 686
98 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.10 275
99 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 895
100 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,287
101 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 856
102 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,326
103 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 909
104 WEIRD, TRUE AND FREAKY ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 60 0.10 516
105 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,216
106 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,085
107 AVATAR: AVATAR HBO PRIME 3:00 PM 162 0.10 263
108 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 531
109 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 388
110 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 313
111 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 302
112 LOCKDOWN COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 313
113 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 174
114 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 871
115 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.08 194
116 FAMOUS IN LOVE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.08 222
117 UNDISPUTED L FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 90 0.08 187
118 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,138
119 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 285
120 CRIMINAL MINDS SUNDANCE TV 8:00 PM 60 0.07 238
121 CRIMINAL MINDS SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 223
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 283
123 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.07 146
124 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 137
125 NHL LIVE PRE STANLEY CUP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 118 0.06 173
126 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.06 148
127 BEING SERENA HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 35 0.06 182
128 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.06 128
129 JOHN MCCAIN: FOR WHOM THE HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 104 0.06 144
130 SKATEBOARD STREET LEAGUE ESPN2 11:00 PM 90 0.05 127
131 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 241
132 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.05 117
133 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.05 100
134 GOING RV GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 9:00 PM 30 0.05 240
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 217
136 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 192
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 225
138 STONE HOUSE REVIVAL DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.04 320
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 211
140 CRIMINAL MINDS SUNDANCE TV 1:00 AM 20 0.04 148
141 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.04 100
142 ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.04 153
143 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 252
144 CHEAP EATS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 136
145 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 106
146 SCIJINKS SCIENCE 10:05 PM 30 0.04 207
147 HOLLYWOOD DARLINGS POP 8:00 PM 30 0.04 119
148 THUNDERMANS TEENNICK 8:00 PM 30 0.04 174
149 HERD L: 740 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 76
150 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 300 0.04 142

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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.