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Saturday Final Ratings: Kentucky Derby Lead-In Lifts Penguins-Capitals Game 5 on NBC to Second-Most Watched Early Round Stanley Cup Playoff Game on Record

Following the 15 million total viewers who watched the 144th Kentucky Derby on NBC (TV and streaming), Saturday night’s Game 5 of the Pittsburgh-Washington series, in which the Capitals defeated the Penguins 6-3 to take a 3-2 series lead, averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 4.331 million total viewers, making it the second-most watched early round NHL playoff game on record (since 1993).

TV-only viewership averaged 4.278 million viewers, while digital delivered an Average Minute Audience of 52,600 viewers, up 51 percent vs. last year’s comparable game. The game ranks as the second-most streamed Second Round game ever in uniques (167,000). It also produced 9.5 million live minutes.

Pittsburgh led all markets with a 25.77 local rating, NBC’s best Second Round game on record in the market. Washington, DC, delivered an 8.51 local rating, NBC’s second-best game on record in the market for any round. NBC was the No. 1 network in both markets during the game.

(Source: NBC Sports)

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Saturday, May 5:

NBA Countdown (Pre-Game) (ABC, 8:00 PM, 31 min.)
– 2.645 million viewers
– 1.7 HH
– 0.7/4 A18-49 (0.5 F18-49, 1.0 M18-49)
– 0.6 A18-34 (0.4 F18-34, 0.9 M18-34)
– 0.9 A25-54 (0.6 F25-54, 1.1 M25-54)
– Median age: 53.5

NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Game 3: Toronto Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers (ABC, 8:31 PM, 172 min.)
– 6.352 million viewers
– 3.8 HH
– 2.2/11 A18-49 (1.4 F18-49, 3.1 M18-49)
– 1.9 A18-34 (1.1 F18-34, 2.7 M18-34)
– 2.4 A25-54 (1.6 F25-54, 3.2 M25-54)
– Median age: 48.1

Ransom (CBS, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.734 million viewers
– 1.8 HH
– 0.3/2 A18-49 (0.3 F18-49, 0.3 M18-49)
– 0.1 A18-34 (0.2 F18-34, 0.1 M18-34)
– 0.4 A25-54 (0.5 F25-54, 0.4 M25-54)
– Median age: 68.8

Crimetime Saturday NCIS (R) (CBS, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.933 million viewers
– 2 HH
– 0.3/1 A18-49 (0.3 F18-49, 0.3 M18-49)
– 0.2 A18-34 (0.2 F18-34, 0.2 M18-34)
– 0.4 A25-54 (0.5 F25-54, 0.4 M25-54)
– Median age: 68.6

48 Hours (CBS, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 4.029 million viewers
– 2.7 HH
– 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.6 F18-49, 0.4 M18-49)
– 0.2 A18-34 (0.3 F18-34, 0.2 M18-34)
– 0.7 A25-54 (0.9 F25-54, 0.6 M25-54)
– Median age: 64.7

NHL Playoffs Eastern Conference Game 5: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals (NBC, 7:10 PM, 180 min.)
– 4.261 million viewers
– 2.4 HH
– 1.1/6 A18-49 (0.9 F18-49, 1.4 M18-49)
– 0.8 A18-34 (0.7 F18-34, 1.0 M18-34)
– 1.4 A25-54 (1.1 F25-54, 1.8 M25-54)
– Median age: 54.6

SNL Prime (R) (NBC, 10:10 PM, 50 min.)
– 2.281 million viewers
– 1.4 HH
– 0.6/3 A18-49 (0.5 F18-49, 0.7 M18-49)
– 0.4 A18-34 (0.3 F18-34, 0.5 M18-34)
– 0.8 A25-54 (0.6 F25-54, 1.0 M25-54)
– Median age: 54.9

Masterchef Junior (R) (Fox, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.114 million viewers
– 0.7 HH
– 0.3/2 A18-49 (0.3 F18-49, 0.3 M18-49)
– 0.2 A18-34 (0.2 F18-34, 0.2 M18-34)
– 0.4 A25-54 (0.4 F25-54, 0.4 M25-54)
– Median age: 51.5

Masterchef Junior (RS) (Fox, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.315 million viewers
– 0.8 HH
– 0.3/2 A18-49 (0.4 F18-49, 0.3 M18-49)
– 0.2 A18-34 (0.3 F18-34, 0.2 M18-34)
– 0.4 A25-54 (0.4 F25-54, 0.4 M25-54)
– Median age: 53.0

Law & Order: SVU (R) (ION, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.504 million viewers
– 1.0 HH
– 0.3/2 A18-49 (0.5 F18-49, 0.2 M18-49)
– 0.2 A18-34 (0.3 F18-34, 0.2 M18-34)
– 0.4 A25-54 (0.6 F25-54, 0.2 M25-54)
– Median age: 58.7

Law & Order: SVU (R) (ION, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.503 million viewers
– 1.0 HH
– 0.3/2 A18-49 (0.4 F18-49, 0.2 M18-49)
– 0.2 A18-34 (0.3 F18-34, 0.2 M18-34)
– 0.4 A25-54 (0.6 F25-54, 0.2 M25-54)
– Median age: 59.4

Law & Order: SVU (R) (ION, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.350 million viewers
– 0.9 HH
– 0.3/1 A18-49 (0.4 F18-49, 0.2 M18-49)
– 0.2 A18-34 (0.2 F18-34, 0.1 M18-34)
– 0.4 A25-54 (0.5 F25-54, 0.2 M25-54)
– Median age: 59.2

Futbol Central (Univision, 7:01 PM, 29 min.)
– 0.555 million viewers
– 0.3/1 HH
– 0.2/1 A18-49

Liga MX Tigres UANL vs. Monterrey (Univision, 7:30 PM, 150 min.)
– 1.069 million viewers
– 0.6/1 HH
– 0.5/3 A18-49

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Univision, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.660 million viewers
– 0.4/1 HH
– 0.2/1 A18-49

Cine Cantinflas El Bolero de Raquel (R) (UniMás, 7:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 0.463 million viewers
– 0.3/1 HH
– 0.1/1 A18-49

Cineplex Cinco de Mayo La Batalla (UniMás, 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 0.453 million viewers
– 0.2/1 HH
– 0.1/1 A18-49

Cine Millonario Escape Plan (Telemundo, 7:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 0.788 million viewers
– 0.4/1 HH
– 0.3/1 A18-49
– 0.2/1 A18-34

Cine Millonario Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Telemundo, 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
– 0.851 million viewers
– 0.4/1 HH
– 0.3/1 A18-49
– 0.2/1 A18-34

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s select cable telecasts on Saturday, May 5 (with the night’s cable ranks according to total total viewers, household and demo ratings in parentheses):

Live PD Xtra Roll Call (A&E, Sat. 5/05/18 8:00 PM, 6 min.)
– 0.892 million viewers (#79)
– 0.339 million adults 18-49 (0.26 A18-49 rating) (#38)

Live PD (A&E, Sat. 5/05/18 9:00 PM, 180 min.)
– 1.915 million viewers (#4)
– 0.758 million adults 18-49 (0.59 A18-49 rating) (#3)

The Cleveland Show (R) (ADSM, Sat. 5/05/18 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.543 million viewers (#330)
– 0.223 million adults 18-49 (0.17 A18-49 rating) (#199)

Family Guy (R) (ADSM, Sat. 5/05/18 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.740 million viewers (#140)
– 0.380 million adults 18-49 (0.29 A18-49 rating) (#25)

Rick & Morty (R) (ADSM, Sat. 5/05/18 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.761 million viewers (#130)
– 0.458 million adults 18-49 (0.36 A18-49 rating) (#17)

Rick & Morty (R) (ADSM, Sat. 5/05/18 9:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.849 million viewers (#88)
– 0.503 million adults 18-49 (0.39 A18-49 rating) (#13)

Family Guy (R) (ADSM, Sat. 5/05/18 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.079 million viewers (#35)
– 0.602 million adults 18-49 (0.47 A18-49 rating) (#8)

Dragon Ball Super (ADSM, Sat. 5/05/18 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 0.958 million viewers (#64)
– 0.611 million adults 18-49 (0.47 A18-49 rating) (#7)

The Zoo (APL, Sat. 5/05/18 9:00 PM, 63 min.)
– 0.874 million viewers (#83)
– 0.194 million adults 18-49 (0.15 A18-49 rating) (#275)

New Day Saturday (CNN, Sat. 5/05/18 8:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 0.746 million viewers (#138)
– 0.130 million adults 18-49 (0.10 A18-49 rating) (#540)

Smerconish (CNN, Sat. 5/05/18 9:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 0.794 million viewers (#106)
– 0.151 million adults 18-49 (0.12 A18-49 rating) (#443)

Sportscenter Weekend-AM (ESPN, Sat. 5/05/18 8:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 0.580 million viewers (#286)
– 0.311 million adults 18-49 (0.24 A18-49 rating) (#59)

Sportscenter Weekend-AM (ESPN, Sat. 5/05/18 9:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 0.601 million viewers (#263)
– 0.339 million adults 18-49 (0.26 A18-49 rating) (#38)

Sportscenter Weekend-AM (ESPN, Sat. 5/05/18 10:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 0.627 million viewers (#237)
– 0.366 million adults 18-49 (0.28 A18-49 rating) (#27)

Sportscenter Weekend-AM (ESPN, Sat. 5/05/18 11:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 0.602 million viewers (#260)
– 0.339 million adults 18-49 (0.26 A18-49 rating) (#38)

Sportscenter Weekend-AM (ESPN, Sat. 5/05/18 12:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.582 million viewers (#285)
– 0.340 million adults 18-49 (0.26 A18-49 rating) (#36)

Sportscenter Weekend-PM (ESPN, Sat. 5/05/18 1:00 PM, 55 min.)
– 0.524 million viewers (#357)
– 0.287 million adults 18-49 (0.22 A18-49 rating) (#77)

NBA Pre-Game NBA Countdown (ESPN, Sat. 5/05/18 4:02 PM, 62 min.)
– 0.666 million viewers (#195)
– 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.27 A18-49 rating) (#31)

NBA Playoffs-Conference Semifinals Celtics/76ers Game 3 (ESPN, Sat. 5/05/18 5:04 PM, 173 min.)
– 3.619 million viewers (#1)
– 1.760 million adults 18-49 (1.37 A18-49 rating) (#1)

Sportscenter Weekend-PM (ESPN, Sat. 5/05/18 7:57 PM, 33 min.)
– 2.765 million viewers (#2)
– 1.459 million adults 18-49 (1.13 A18-49 rating) (#2)

Women’s College Softball Oklahoma State/Oklahoma (ESPN, Sat. 5/05/18 8:30 PM, 151 min.)
– 0.575 million viewers (#294)
– 0.257 million adults 18-49 (0.20 A18-49 rating) (#121)

Sportscenter Late (ESPN, Sat. 5/05/18 11:01 PM, 59 min.)
– 0.699 million viewers (#168)
– 0.344 million adults 18-49 (0.27 A18-49 rating) (#32)

Sportscenter 12AM (ESPN, Sat. 5/05/18 12:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 0.835 million viewers (#93)
– 0.484 million adults 18-49 (0.38 A18-49 rating) (#15)

Sportscenter 1AM (ESPN, Sat. 5/05/18 1:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 0.631 million viewers (#230)
– 0.412 million adults 18-49 (0.32 A18-49 rating) (#23)

Sportscenter Morning (ESPN, Sat. 5/05/18 2:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 0.535 million viewers (#345)
– 0.334 million adults 18-49 (0.26 A18-49 rating) (#44)

Pioneer Woman (FOOD, Sat. 5/05/18 10:00 AM, 30 min.)
– 1.150 million viewers (#24)
– 0.268 million adults 18-49 (0.21 A18-49 rating) (#105)

Baked in Vermont (P) (FOOD, Sat. 5/05/18 10:30 AM, 30 min.)
– 0.887 million viewers (#81)
– 0.205 million adults 18-49 (0.16 A18-49 rating) (#237)

The Kitchen at Food Network (FOOD, Sat. 5/05/18 11:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 1.018 million viewers (#51)
– 0.210 million adults 18-49 (0.16 A18-49 rating) (#222)

Fox & Friends Saturday (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 6:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 0.966 million viewers (#61)
– 0.117 million adults 18-49 (0.09 A18-49 rating) (#618)

Fox & Friends Saturday (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 7:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 1.346 million viewers (#15)
– 0.172 million adults 18-49 (0.13 A18-49 rating) (#357)

Fox & Friends Saturday (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 8:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 1.789 million viewers (#6)
– 0.189 million adults 18-49 (0.15 A18-49 rating) (#291)

Fox & Friends Saturday (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 9:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 1.855 million viewers (#5)
– 0.228 million adults 18-49 (0.18 A18-49 rating) (#185)

Cavuto Live (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 10:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 1.506 million viewers (#9)
– 0.201 million adults 18-49 (0.16 A18-49 rating) (#247)

Cavuto Live (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 11:00 AM, 60 min.)
– 1.371 million viewers (#14)
– 0.166 million adults 18-49 (0.13 A18-49 rating) (#384)

America’s News HQ (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 12:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.212 million viewers (#20)
– 0.149 million adults 18-49 (0.12 A18-49 rating) (#446)

America’s News HQ (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 1:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.998 million viewers (#56)
– 0.120 million adults 18-49 (0.09 A18-49 rating) (#592)

America’s News HQ (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 2:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.941 million viewers (#67)
– 0.127 million adults 18-49 (0.10 A18-49 rating) (#549)

Journal Editorial Report (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 3:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.785 million viewers (#111)
– 0.117 million adults 18-49 (0.09 A18-49 rating) (#618)

America’s News HQ (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 4:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.774 million viewers (#116)
– 0.117 million adults 18-49 (0.09 A18-49 rating) (#618)

America’s News HQ (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 5:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.768 million viewers (#123)
– 0.131 million adults 18-49 (0.10 A18-49 rating) (#535)

America’s News HQ (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 6:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.730 million viewers (#144)
– 0.132 million adults 18-49 (0.10 A18-49 rating) (#531)

Fox Report Saturday (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 0.993 million viewers (#59)
– 0.118 million adults 18-49 (0.09 A18-49 rating) (#608)

Watters World (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.516 million viewers (#8)
– 0.149 million adults 18-49 (0.12 A18-49 rating) (#446)

Justice with Judge Jeanine (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 2.021 million viewers (#3)
– 0.163 million adults 18-49 (0.13 A18-49 rating) (#398)

The Greg Gutfeld Show (FOXNC, Sat. 5/05/18 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.680 million viewers (#7)
– 0.160 million adults 18-49 (0.12 A18-49 rating) (#411)

NASCAR Xfinity Series Dover (P) (FS1, Sat. 5/05/18 12:30 PM, 145 min.)
– 0.783 million viewers (#112)
– 0.155 million adults 18-49 (0.12 A18-49 rating) (#426)

2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (HBO, Sat. 5/05/18 8:00 PM, 173 min.)
– 0.813 million viewers (#100)
– 0.240 million adults 18-49 (0.19 A18-49 rating) (#153)

World Championship Boxing Pre Fight (HBO, Sat. 5/05/18 11:01 PM, 13 min.)
– 0.714 million viewers (#158)
– 0.341 million adults 18-49 (0.26 A18-49 rating) (#34)

World Championship Boxing Braekhus vs. Reis (HBO, Sat. 5/05/18 11:14 PM, 29 min.)
– 0.904 million viewers (#75)
– 0.443 million adults 18-49 (0.34 A18-49 rating) (#20)

World Championship Boxing Post 1 (HBO, Sat. 5/05/18 11:43 PM, 24 min.)
– 1.080 million viewers (#34)
– 0.562 million adults 18-49 (0.44 A18-49 rating) (#12)

World Championship Boxing Golovkin vs. Martirosyan (HBO, Sat. 5/05/18 12:07 AM, 6 min.)
– 1.249 million viewers (#19)
– 0.645 million adults 18-49 (0.50 A18-49 rating) (#6)

World Championship Boxing: 5/5/18 Post 2 (HBO, Sat. 5/05/18 12:13 AM, 15 min.)
– 1.043 million viewers (#47)
– 0.568 million adults 18-49 (0.44 A18-49 rating) (#11)

Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation (HGTV, Sat. 5/05/18 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.329 million viewers (#17)
– 0.305 million adults 18-49 (0.24 A18-49 rating) (#63)

Mountain Life (P) (HGTV, Sat. 5/05/18 11:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.047 million viewers (#44)
– 0.261 million adults 18-49 (0.20 A18-49 rating) (#114)

Mountain Life (HGTV, Sat. 5/05/18 11:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.010 million viewers (#54)
– 0.228 million adults 18-49 (0.18 A18-49 rating) (#185)

Forged in Fire First Look 63 The Navaja (HIST, Sat. 5/05/18 10:00 PM, 7 min.)
– 0.611 million viewers (#249)
– 0.303 million adults 18-49 (0.24 A18-49 rating) (#66)

The Killer Beside Me (ID, Sat. 5/05/18 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
– 1.047 million viewers (#44)
– 0.285 million adults 18-49 (0.22 A18-49 rating) (#80)

AM Joy (P) (MSNBC, Sat. 5/05/18 10:00 AM, 120 min.)
– 0.961 million viewers (#63)
– 0.119 million adults 18-49 (0.09 A18-49 rating) (#598)

NHL Semifinals Winnipeg/Nashville (NBCSN, Sat. 5/05/18 9:30 PM, 167 min.)
– 0.714 million viewers (#158)
– 0.320 million adults 18-49 (0.25 A18-49 rating) (#49)

Henry Danger 416 – Toddler Invasion (NICK, Sat. 5/05/18 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.168 million viewers (#21)
– 0.283 million adults 18-49 (0.22 A18-49 rating) (#83)

The Adventures of Kid Danger 106 – The Sushi Sitter/Cheer Beast (NICK, Sat. 5/05/18 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
– 1.129 million viewers (#27)
– 0.269 million adults 18-49 (0.21 A18-49 rating) (#100)

Trading Spaces (TLC, Sat. 5/05/18 8:00 PM, 66 min.)
– 1.050 million viewers (#43)
– 0.315 million adults 18-49 (0.24 A18-49 rating) (#53)

Nate & Jeremiah by Design (TLC, Sat. 5/05/18 9:06 PM, 63 min.)
– 1.038 million viewers (#49)
– 0.271 million adults 18-49 (0.21 A18-49 rating) (#99)

Ok K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes Season 2 (TOON, Sat. 5/05/18 6:00 AM, 15 min.)
– 0.554 million viewers (#317)
– 0.309 million adults 18-49 (0.24 A18-49 rating) (#61)

Liga MX Sat America / Unam (UDN, Sat. 5/05/18 7:30 PM, 144 min.)
– 0.460 million viewers (#446)
– 0.282 million adults 18-49 (0.22 A18-49 rating) (#86)

Liga MX Monterrey / Tijuana (UDN, Sat. 5/05/18 9:54 PM, 126 min.)
– 0.689 million viewers (#176)
– 0.439 million adults 18-49 (0.34 A18-49 rating) (#21)

For the entire week of April 30-May 6, 2018 in Total Day (8 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.), Adult Swim is down 0.8 percent in viewership (754,000 vs. 760,000) and down 1.5 percent among Adults 18-49 (478,000 vs. 485,000) from one week earlier; the network is also down 4 percent in viewership (754,000 vs. 785,000) and up less than 1 percent among Adults 18-49 (478,000 vs. 476,000) from the same week one year ago (May 1-7, 2017).

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Programming Insider TOONAMI – SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2018












Adult Swim PROGRAM Viewers
(000)		 A1849
rating		 A1849
(000)
10:30 Dragon Ball Super 958 0.47 611
11:00 Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters 812 0.38 486
11:30 My Hero Academia (r) 718 0.35 452
12:00a Fooly Cooly (r) 577 0.29 380
12:30a Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 476 0.25 317
1:00a Hunter X Hunter (r) 444 0.22 287
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1:30a Black Clover (r) 392 0.19 247
2:00a Naruto: Shippuden (r) 372 0.18 227
2:30a Space Dandy (r) 320 0.15 189
3:00a Cowboy Bebop (r) 323 0.16 207
3:30a Ghost In Shell: 2nd Gig (r) 296 0.14 184

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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