TNT led among total viewers (approx. 5.1 million), adults 18-49 (approx. 1.8 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 1.7 rating) and adults 25-54 (approx. 1.8 rating) with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 130-86 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the “2017 NBA Eastern Conference Finals”.
For the first time in its history, MSNBC was the No. 1 cable news network in viewers and adults 25-54 in weeknight prime time. For the week of May 15, MSNBC averaged 2.44 million viewers with 611,000 adults 25-54 from 8 p.m.-11 p.m., besting CNN (1.65 million viewers/588,000 adults 25-54) and Fox News Channel (2.41 million viewers/497,000 adults 25-54) in both measures.
It was a dubious mark for Fox News to rank behind MSNBC and CNN for five consecutive nights — the longest streak at No. 3 for the network since June 2000.
MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” was the week’s most-watched non-sports cable program.
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| * AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program | ||||||||
| * CVG = percent of coverage in U.S. | ||||||||
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-11 | Network Average | 1.7/3 | 2529 | 0.3/2 | 0.6/3 | 0.8/3 | ||
| 8:00 | The Toy Box (f) | 253 | 93 | 1.6/3 | 2430 | 0.3/2 | 0.6/3 | 0.8/3 |
| 10:01 | 20/20 | 253 | 93 | 1.9/4 | 2732 | 0.3/2 | 0.6/3 | 0.9/3 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
| 8-11 | Network Average | 2.9/6 | 4437 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/3 | 0.9/3 | ||
| 8:00 | Undercover Boss (f) | 254 | 93 | 3.2/7 | 5004 | 0.5/3 | 0.8/4 | 1.1/5 |
| 9:00 | I Love Lucy Superstar Special (s) | 254 | 93 | 2.3/4 | 3590 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 |
| 10:00 | Blue Bloods (r) | 253 | 93 | 3.1/6 | 4718 | 0.3/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/3 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
| 8-11 | Network Average | 3.0/6 | 4531 | 0.4/2 | 0.9/4 | 1.2/4 | ||
| 8:00 | First Dates | 247 | 93 | 2.1/4 | 3232 | 0.4/2 | 0.7/3 | 0.9/4 |
| 9:00 | Dateline NBC | 245 | 93 | 3.5/7 | 5181 | 0.4/2 | 0.9/4 | 1.3/5 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
| 8-11 | Network Average | 1.3/3 | 1918 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | ||
| 8:00 | Movie Maid in Manhattan (2002) | 258 | 93 | 1.3/3 | 1918 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
| 8-10 | Network Average | 0.6/1 | 778 | 0.2/1 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | ||
| 8:00 | The Originals | 246 | 84 | 0.6/1 | 841 | 0.2/1 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 |
| 9:00 | Reign | 246 | 84 | 0.5/1 | 714 | 0.1/1 | 0.2/1 | 0.2/1 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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| 8-11 | Network Average | 0.9/2 | 1646 | 0.6/3 | ||||
| 7:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 0.9/2 | 1560 | 0.6/3 | ||||
| 9:00 | La Doble Vida de Estela Carrillo | 0.9/2 | 1671 | 0.6/2 | ||||
| 10:02 | La Piloto | 0.9/2 | 1553 | 0.6/2 | ||||
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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| 8-11 | Network Average | 0.5/1 | 888 | 0.3/1 | ||||
| 7:00 | Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos (r) | 0.4/1 | 646 | 0.2/1 | ||||
| 8:02 | Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos | 0.6/1 | 1087 | 0.4/2 | ||||
| 10:00 | El Bienamado (thru 11:00) | 0.3/1 | 495 | 0.2/1 | ||||
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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| 8-11 | Network Average (preliminary) | 0.5/1 | 796 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | |||
| 8:00 | El Capo (preliminary) | 0.5/1 | 759 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | |||
| 9:00 | La Querida del Centauro (preliminary) | 0.5/1 | 797 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | |||
| 10:00 | La Querida del Centauro (preliminary) | 0.5/1 | 831 | 0.2/1 | 0.3/1 | |||
Note: All of this date’s Telemundo data are based on preliminary figures.
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Friday 5/19/17
“The Toy Box” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/2
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“20/20” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.8/3
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“Undercover Boss” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.6/4
Men 18-34: 0.4/3
Women 18-49: 0.9/4
Men 18-49: 0.6/3
“I Love Lucy Superstar Special” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“First Dates” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/3
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/4
Men 18-49: 0.5/3
“Dateline NBC” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 1.2/5
Men 18-49: 0.6/3
“Movie: Maid in Manhattan” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.6/3
Men 18-49: 0.3/1
“The Originals” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.2/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.3/1
Men 18-49: 0.2/1
“Reign” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.2/1
Men 18-34: 0.1/1
Women 18-49: 0.2/1
Men 18-49: 0.1/1
Cable Rankings – Friday 5/19/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Friday, May 19:
| * Vwrs = Viewers in thousands; V-No. = Prime time rank in viewers; D-No. = Prime time rank in demo (adults 18-49) | |||||||
| V-No.* | D-No.* | Program | Net | Start | Dur | Vwrs* | A1849 |
| 55 | 29 | LIVE PD AC | A&E | 8:00 PM | 60 | 699 | 0.24 |
| 37 | 15 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E | 9:00 PM | 30 | 962 | 0.33 |
| 27 | 10 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E | 9:30 PM | 31 | 1026 | 0.36 |
| 34 | 13 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E | 10:05 PM | 31 | 980 | 0.34 |
| 26 | 11 | LIVE PD: POLICE PATROL | A&E | 10:36 PM | 31 | 1032 | 0.35 |
| 56 | 26 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 694 | 0.27 |
| 60 | 28 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 663 | 0.26 |
| 43 | 15 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 783 | 0.33 |
| 38 | 8 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 941 | 0.42 |
| 24 | 5 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1113 | 0.49 |
| 20 | 3 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1186 | 0.53 |
| 72 | 56 | AMC MOVIE: YOUNG GUNS | AMC | 8:00 PM | 150 | 545 | 0.18 |
| 83 | 67 | AMC MOVIE: YOUNG GUNS II | AMC | 10:30 PM | 150 | 448 | 0.16 |
| 86 | 100 | TANKED | APL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 375 | 0.12 |
| 74 | 52 | TANKED | APL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 531 | 0.19 |
| 94 | 80 | BRAVO MOVIE: THE OTHER GUYS | BRAVO | 8:26 PM | 152 | 292 | 0.14 |
| 92 | 67 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 305 | 0.16 |
| 98 | 74 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:30 PM | 30 | 277 | 0.15 |
| 75 | 61 | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP | CMDY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 523 | 0.17 |
| 45 | 39 | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 776 | 0.22 |
| 87 | 90 | SHARK TANK | CNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 349 | 0.13 |
| 12 | 19 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1469 | 0.31 |
| 15 | 18 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1428 | 0.32 |
| 16 | 19 | SPECIAL REPORT: WHITE HOUSE IN CRISIS | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1263 | 0.31 |
| 19 | 56 | YUKON MEN | DISC | 9:00 PM | 61 | 1237 | 0.18 |
| 39 | 80 | YUKON MEN | DISC | 10:01 PM | 61 | 910 | 0.14 |
| 52 | 46 | MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER | DISJR | 8:00 PM | 25 | 730 | 0.20 |
| 58 | 61 | MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER | DISJR | 8:25 PM | 25 | 669 | 0.17 |
| 65 | 67 | PJ MASKS | DISJR | 8:50 PM | 25 | 613 | 0.16 |
| 73 | 74 | PJ MASKS | DISJR | 9:15 PM | 25 | 542 | 0.15 |
| 84 | 90 | PJ MASKS | DISJR | 10:05 PM | 25 | 446 | 0.13 |
| 32 | 56 | ANDI MACK | DSNY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 999 | 0.18 |
| 11 | 26 | ANDI MACK | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 25 | 1483 | 0.27 |
| 17 | 24 | BRAVE | DSNY | 9:00 PM | 100 | 1257 | 0.28 |
| 32 | 45 | TANGLED: THE SERIES | DSNY | 10:40 PM | 25 | 999 | 0.21 |
| 64 | 46 | GINORMOUS FOOD | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 30 | 635 | 0.20 |
| 70 | 74 | GINORMOUS FOOD | FOOD | 8:30 PM | 30 | 555 | 0.15 |
| 62 | 56 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 30 | 637 | 0.18 |
| 46 | 36 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 9:30 PM | 30 | 773 | 0.23 |
| 47 | 39 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 30 | 751 | 0.22 |
| 49 | 29 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD | 10:30 PM | 30 | 742 | 0.24 |
| 3 | 29 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2346 | 0.24 |
| 5 | 46 | THE FIVE | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2007 | 0.20 |
| 8 | 52 | HANNITY | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1853 | 0.19 |
| 82 | 61 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK | FRFM | 8:30 PM | 150 | 450 | 0.17 |
| 48 | 23 | MOVIE DOWNLOAD: TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION | FX | 10:00 PM | 240 | 743 | 0.30 |
| 96 | 80 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:00 PM | 30 | 289 | 0.14 |
| 93 | 74 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:30 PM | 30 | 304 | 0.15 |
| 7 | 4 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO | 10:00 PM | 57 | 1883 | 0.52 |
| 30 | 80 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1007 | 0.14 |
| 28 | 74 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HGTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1025 | 0.15 |
| 35 | 67 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 979 | 0.16 |
| 31 | 61 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HGTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1005 | 0.17 |
| 23 | 52 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1122 | 0.19 |
| 21 | 39 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1165 | 0.22 |
| 49 | 80 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HIST | 8:00 PM | 60 | 742 | 0.14 |
| 25 | 39 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HIST | 9:00 PM | 63 | 1053 | 0.22 |
| 40 | 39 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HIST | 10:03 PM | 60 | 866 | 0.22 |
| 57 | 67 | 48 HOURS ON ID | ID | 8:00 PM | 60 | 676 | 0.16 |
| 42 | 56 | 48 HOURS ON ID | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 835 | 0.18 |
| 41 | 46 | DETECTIVE | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 860 | 0.20 |
| 81 | 67 | MOVIE- THEATRICAL RPT: MR. & MRS. SMITH | LIF | 8:00 PM | 182 | 460 | 0.16 |
| 69 | 90 | MOVIE- LFT ACQUIRED RPT: THE GOOD NANNY | LMN | 8:00 PM | 120 | 567 | 0.13 |
| 80 | 90 | MOVIE- LFT ACQUIRED RPT: CRADLE SWAPPING | LMN | 10:00 PM | 120 | 505 | 0.13 |
| 6 | 29 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1918 | 0.24 |
| 2 | 11 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2667 | 0.35 |
| 4 | 29 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2046 | 0.24 |
| 100 | 90 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN9 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 258 | 0.13 |
| 99 | 90 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN9 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 259 | 0.13 |
| 95 | 80 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 291 | 0.14 |
| 91 | 74 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN2B | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 323 | 0.15 |
| 90 | 90 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN2B | MTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 324 | 0.13 |
| 88 | 80 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN3 | MTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 339 | 0.14 |
| 9 | 2 | NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS GAME 4: PITTSBURGH @ OTTAWA (0.87 HH, 0.50 A18-34) | NBCSN | 8:00 PM | 166 | 1546 | 0.57 |
| 79 | 29 | NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS (0.28 HH, 0.26 A18-34) | NBCSN | 10:46 PM | 74 | 511 | 0.24 |
| 22 | 36 | THUNDERMANS | NICK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1139 | 0.23 |
| 36 | 36 | NICK AT NITE MOVIE: ICE AGE | NAN | 9:00 PM | 90 | 968 | 0.23 |
| 44 | 52 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 777 | 0.19 |
| 71 | 80 | COPS | SPIKE | 8:30 PM | 30 | 550 | 0.14 |
| 67 | 29 | BELLATOR MMA LIVE (0.36 HH, 0.20 A18-34) | SPIKE | 9:00 PM | 178 | 607 | 0.24 |
| 68 | 67 | 12 MONKEYS | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 45 | 585 | 0.16 |
| 18 | 13 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1249 | 0.34 |
| 13 | 9 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1460 | 0.40 |
| 10 | 6 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1545 | 0.45 |
| 14 | 7 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1455 | 0.43 |
| 89 | 80 | ELEAGUE (0.23 HH, 0.09 A18-34) | TBS | 10:00 PM | 60 | 330 | 0.14 |
| 77 | 80 | SAY YES TO THE DRESS | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 515 | 0.14 |
| 76 | 61 | SAY YES TO THE DRESS | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 521 | 0.17 |
| 1 | 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS-EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS GAME 2: CLEVELAND @ BOSTON (3.05 HH, 1.96 A18-34) | TNT | 8:30 PM | 147 | 5096 | 2.02 |
| 28 | 90 | MASH | TVL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1025 | 0.13 |
| 66 | 46 | MODERN FAMILY | USA | 8:00 PM | 30 | 612 | 0.20 |
| 61 | 46 | MODERN FAMILY | USA | 8:30 PM | 30 | 640 | 0.20 |
| 59 | 39 | MODERN FAMILY | USA | 9:00 PM | 30 | 666 | 0.22 |
| 54 | 24 | MODERN FAMILY | USA | 9:30 PM | 30 | 702 | 0.28 |
| 53 | 19 | MODERN FAMILY | USA | 10:00 PM | 30 | 703 | 0.31 |
| 49 | 15 | MODERN FAMILY | USA | 10:30 PM | 30 | 742 | 0.33 |
| 63 | 19 | RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE 9 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 60 | 636 | 0.31 |
| 97 | 90 | R&R PICTURE SHOWS: THE GOONIES | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 150 | 283 | 0.13 |
| 77 | 61 | MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: REALITY STARS | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 515 | 0.17 |
| 85 | 90 | GUHH: ATL FIRST LOOK | WETV | 10:00 PM | 12 | 431 | 0.13 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
Live+3 vs. Live+SD data for Friday 5/19/2017
Adults 18-49
…………………………….. L+SD … L+3
Toy Box ………………….. 0.61 … 0.64
20/20 ……………………… 0.63 … 0.77
Undercover Boss …….. 0.76 … 0.89
I Love Lucy ……………… 0.48 … 0.52
Blue Bloods-r ………….. 0.50 … 0.53
First Dates ………………. 0.69 … 0.83
Dateline NBC ………….. 0.93 … 1.22
Maid in Manhattan-r … 0.44 … 0.45
Originals …………………. 0.26 … 0.47
Reign ……………………… 0.18 … 0.37
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Total Viewers (000)
…………………………….. L+SD … L+3
Toy Box ………………… 2412 … 2539
20/20 ……………………. 2748 … 3387
Undercover Boss …… 4972 … 5576
I Love Lucy ……………. 3591 … 3860
Blue Bloods-r ………… 4719 … 5102
First Dates …………….. 3210 … 3632
Dateline NBC …………. 5189 … 6199
Maid in Manhattan-r .. 1909 … 1938
Originals …………………. 892 … 1334
Reign ……………………… 726 … 1156