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May 10, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.9.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK REPORT:

ABC:  It was a good night for AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, up 0.2 from last week to 1.1.  In addition, MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 to 1.3.  THE GOLDBERGS (1.2) was steady.  However, ALEX INC (0.7) and DESIGNATED SURVIVOR (0.5) were each down 0.1.

CBS:  SURVIVOR (1.5), SEAL TEAM (0.9) and CODE BLACK (0.7) were all steady.

NBC:  THE BLACKLIST (0.8) and the season finale of CHICAGO PD (1.2) were as-is (the PD finale was down 0.1 from 2017), and SVU rose 0.1 to 1.2.

FOX:  EMPIRE dropped 0.1 to 1.6, and the newly-renewed STAR held at 1.2.

CW:  RIVERDALE stayed at 0.4, but THE ORIGINALS lost 0.1 to 0.3.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 May 09.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  What turned out to be the final game of the Boston vs. Philadelphia NBA PLAYOFFS series gave TNT a dominating 2.21 rating.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW ticked down to 0.55, and HIP-HOP SQUARES was at 0.36/0.31 compared to last week’s 0.36/0.33.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC edged up 0.02.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE remained at 0.37, and SKIN TIGHT was down 0.03 to 0.20.  Food Network’s IRON CHEF GAUNTLET rose 0.05 to 0.35.  Fox News’s HANNITY led cable news at 0.34/0.61/3.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.31/0.48/2.9M, and CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.19/0.26/1M.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.05 to 0.32, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.28, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was down 0.03 to 0.25.  Nickelodeon’s SPONGEBOB continued its strong run at #15 with 0.30.  On Discovery, MISFIT GARAGE grew by 0.05 to 0.30, and STICKER SHOCK was steady at 0.18.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL lost 0.03 to 0.29.  On ID, MURDER CHOSE ME slipped 0.02 to 0.29, and SEE NO EVIL was down a tick to 0.26.  ESPN’s MLB game was at 0.27.  E!’s BOTCHED returned at 0.20.  FXX’s ARCHER fell 0.02 to 0.19.  On Syfy, THE EXPANSE gained 0.02 to 0.18, and KRYPTON stayed at 0.17.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN dropped 0.04 to 0.17.  FX’s THE AMERICANS rose 0.02 to 0.17.  USA’s COLONY fell 0.04 to 0.12.  Freeform’s FAMOUS IN LOVE gained 0.02 to 0.12.  A&E’s FLIP WARS dropped 0.03 to 0.09.  IFC’s BROCKMIRE ticked down to 0.06.  POP’s HOLLYWOOD DARLINGS remained off-chart, but rose a (relatively) impressive 0.03 to 0.04/120K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 May 09.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 9, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: 76ERS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:13 PM 168 2.21 5,973
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:01 PM 52 1.15 2,658
3 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 13 0.82 2,564
4 BLACK INK CREW 6 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.55 1,116
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,444
6 MY 600-LB LIFE: ONE TON F: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 124 0.37 1,179
7 HIP HOP SQUARES 2 VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.36 739
8 IRON CHEF GAUNTLET 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,082
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,504
10 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.33 2,968
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,582
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,931
13 HIP HOP SQUARES 2 VH1 10:30 PM 30 0.31 673
14 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 2,897
15 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.30 1,306
16 MISFIT GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.30 922
17 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.29 868
18 MURDER CHOSE ME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,073
19 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,398
20 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: BOSTON/NEW YORK YANKEES ESPN 7:00 PM 233 0.27 1,043
21 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,109
22 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,341
23 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.25 2,397
24 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,820
25 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.24 845
26 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,150
27 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,307
28 BOISE BOYS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,006
29 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 592
30 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,253
31 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 468
32 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,799
33 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 435
34 LEGENDARY LOCATIONS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.21 775
35 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 AM 15 0.21 420
36 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.20 620
37 SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:04 PM 62 0.20 736
38 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 857
39 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 648
40 ARCHER FXX FXX 10:00 PM 30 0.19 362
41 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,640
42 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 944
43 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:53 PM 67 0.18 489
44 STICKER SHOCK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.18 703
45 EXPANSE, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 555
46 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,518
47 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.18 1,004
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 800
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,679
50 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.17 639
51 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 879
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,895
53 KRYPTON SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 528
54 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 73 0.17 671
55 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,558
56 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.16 1,399
57 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.16 355
58 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 887
59 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 363
60 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 397
61 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 347
62 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,391
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 767
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,729
65 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 371
66 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.15 1,165
67 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 309
68 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 452
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 829
70 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 290
71 SR/N.KOREA HOSTAGES FREED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.14 1,290
72 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 831
73 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,635
74 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,284
75 STORAGE WARS CA A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.13 542
76 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,389
77 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,364
78 SR/N.KOREA HOSTAGES FREED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.13 1,251
79 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,437
80 LWLA FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 11 0.13 522
81 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 271
82 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,241
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,188
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 286
85 STORAGE WARS CA A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.13 534
86 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 721
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,655
88 COLONY USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.12 443
89 FAMOUS IN LOVE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.12 316
90 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,682
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,030
92 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 249
93 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 247
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 694
95 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.11 321
96 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.11 266
97 LIFE AND DEATH ROW NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 376
98 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 675
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 913
100 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 321
101 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 649
102 AVATAR: AVATAR HBO PRIME 1:15 PM 162 0.10 296
103 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 634
104 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.10 207
105 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.10 315
106 HITMANS BODYGUARD, THE HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 118 0.10 324
107 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 599
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 677
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 696
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 679
111 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 821
112 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 306
113 FLIP WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.09 342
114 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:08 AM 105 0.09 784
115 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 815
116 LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.08 331
117 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 402
118 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 493
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 272
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 255
121 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.07 143
122 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 113
123 DANGEROUS SON, A HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 85 0.07 164
124 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.07 243
125 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 306
126 ATOMIC BLONDE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 115 0.07 214
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 742
128 LIFE AND DEATH ROW NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 299
129 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.07 151
130 PREMIER LEAGUE L: HUDDERSFIELD/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:38 PM 146 0.06 170
131 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 233
132 LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.06 195
133 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.06 136
134 UNDISPUTED L: 417 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 155
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 250
136 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 164
137 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 119
138 CHEAP EATS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 139
139 AMERICA INSIDE OUT WITH K NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 191
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 250
141 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.05 114
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 101
143 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.04 278
144 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.04 83
145 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 60 0.04 81
146 GOING RV GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 9:00 PM 30 0.04 163
147 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 2:00 AM 60 0.04 91
148 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:04 PM 26 0.04 110
149 HARRY POTTER ORDER PHOENI HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 108 0.04 128
150 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.04 114

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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.