The season finales of “NCIS” and “NCIS: New Orleans” helped put CBS on top Tuesday night in total viewers (11.17 million). ESPN led among adults 18-49 (approx. 1.8 rating), adults 18-34 (approx. 1.7 rating) and adults 25-54 (approx. 1.9 rating) with the “2017 NBA Draft Lottery” and Golden State Warriors’ Game 2 trouncing of the San Antonio Spurs in the “2017 NBA Western Conference Finals”.
The eighth season finale of ABC’s “The Middle” reached the series’ six-week high in total viewers with 5.27 million, and once again, ranked as Tuesday night’s top TV comedy.
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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 | 2.1/4 | 3362 | 0.5/3 | 0.9/4 | 1.2/4 | ||
| 8:00 | The Middle (f) | 252 | 93 | 3.2/6 | 5267 | 0.7/4 | 1.2/5 | 1.7/6 |
| 8:30 | American Housewife (f) | 252 | 93 | 2.7/5 | 4393 | 0.6/3 | 1.2/5 | 1.5/5 |
| 9:00 | Fresh Off the Boat (f) | 252 | 93 | 2.2/4 | 3553 | 0.6/3 | 1.0/4 | 1.3/4 |
| 9:30 | Imaginary Mary | 252 | 93 | 1.8/3 | 2800 | 0.4/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.0/3 |
| 10:00 | Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (f) | 253 | 93 | 1.4/3 | 2079 | 0.4/2 | 0.7/3 | 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 | 7.0/13 | 11175 | 0.7/4 | 1.3/5 | 2.0/7 | ||
| 8:00 | NCIS (f) | 254 | 93 | 8.4/15 | 13330 | 0.7/4 | 1.5/6 | 2.4/8 |
| 9:00 | Bull (f) | 254 | 93 | 6.9/12 | 10973 | 0.7/4 | 1.3/5 | 2.0/6 |
| 10:00 | NCIS: New Orleans (f) | 254 | 93 | 5.8/11 | 9221 | 0.6/3 | 1.1/4 | 1.7/6 |
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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 | 3.8/7 | 5981 | 0.7/4 | 1.2/5 | 1.6/5 | ||
| 8:00 | The Voice | 247 | 93 | 5.5/10 | 8653 | 0.9/5 | 1.5/7 | 2.1/7 |
| 9:00 | Great News | 247 | 93 | 2.2/4 | 3405 | 0.4/2 | 0.7/3 | 1.0/3 |
| 9:30 | Great News | 246 | 93 | 1.7/3 | 2567 | 0.3/1 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/3 |
| 10:00 | Chicago Fire (f) | 246 | 93 | 4.0/8 | 6303 | 0.8/4 | 1.3/5 | 1.7/6 |
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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 | 1.2/2 | 1967 | 0.6/3 | 0.8/3 | 0.9/3 | ||
| 8:00 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | 258 | 93 | 1.1/2 | 1653 | 0.5/3 | 0.7/3 | 0.8/3 |
| 8:31 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine (s) | 257 | 93 | 0.9/2 | 1382 | 0.4/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.7/2 |
| 9:00 | Prison Break | 258 | 93 | 1.5/3 | 2412 | 0.8/4 | 0.9/4 | 1.0/3 |
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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 | 1.1/2 | 1672 | 0.5/3 | 0.6/3 | 0.7/2 | ||
| 8:00 | The Flash | 247 | 90 | 1.6/3 | 2483 | 0.8/4 | 0.9/4 | 1.1/4 |
| 9:00 | iZombie | 247 | 90 | 0.6/1 | 862 | 0.3/1 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 |
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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 | 1701 | 0.6/2 | ||||
| 7:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 0.8/2 | 1603 | 0.5/3 | ||||
| 8:00 | La Reina de la Cancion | 0.8/2 | 1474 | 0.5/2 | ||||
| 9:00 | La Doble Vida de Estela Carrillo | 1.0/2 | 1824 | 0.6/2 | ||||
| 10:02 | La Piloto | 1.0/2 | 1806 | 0.6/3 | ||||
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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 | 0.6/1 | 1054 | 0.4/1 | ||||
| 7:00 | Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos (r) | 0.4/1 | 700 | 0.2/1 | ||||
| 7:55 | Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos | 0.7/1 | 1340 | 0.5/2 | ||||
| 10:00 | El Bienamado (thru 11:00) | 0.2/0 | 456 | 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) | 0.6.1 | 1010 | 0.4/2 | 0.4/2 | |||
| 8:00 | El Capo (preliminary) | 0.6/1 | 1002 | 0.3/2 | 0.4/2 | |||
| 9:00 | La Querida del Centauro (preliminary) | 0.5/1 | 967 | 0.4/2 | 0.4/1 | |||
| 10:00 | La Querida del Centauro (preliminary) | 0.6/1 | 1061 | 0.4/2 | 0.4/2 | |||
Note: All of this date’s Telemundo data are based on preliminary figures.
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Tuesday 5/16/17
“The Middle” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/5
Men 18-34: 0.6/4
Women 18-49: 1.5/6
Men 18-49: 1.0/5
“American Housewife” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/4
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.4/6
Men 18-49: 0.9/4
“Fresh Off the Boat” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.2/5
Men 18-49: 0.8/3
“Imaginary Mary” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/2
“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.7/3
“NCIS” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.9/5
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.8/7
Men 18-49: 1.2/5
“Bull” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.5/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/4
“NCIS: New Orleans” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.7/4
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.3/5
Men 18-49: 1.0/4
“The Voice” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.1/6
Men 18-34: 0.7/4
Women 18-49: 2.0/8
Men 18-49: 1.1/5
“Great News” (NBC, 9:00)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/2
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“Great News” (NBC, 9:30)
Women 18-34: 0.3/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.5/2
“Chicago Fire” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.9/4
Men 18-34: 0.6/4
Women 18-49: 1.6/6
Men 18-49: 1.0/4
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox, 8:00)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/3
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/3
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox, 8:31)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 0.6/2
Men 18-49: 0.6/2
“Prison Break” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 0.8/5
Women 18-49: 1.0/4
Men 18-49: 0.9/4
“The Flash” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 0.9/6
Women 18-49: 0.8/3
Men 18-49: 1.1/5
“iZombie” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.4/1
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.4/2
Men 18-49: 0.2/1
Cable Rankings – Tuesday 5/16/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Tuesday, May 16:
| * 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 |
| 60 | 68 | HOARDERS AC | A&E | 8:00 PM | 60 | 593 | 0.17 |
| 65 | 68 | BORN THIS WAY | A&E | 9:00 PM | 61 | 546 | 0.17 |
| 74 | 90 | BORN THIS WAY | A&E | 10:01 PM | 62 | 457 | 0.14 |
| 67 | 52 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 539 | 0.20 |
| 53 | 33 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 695 | 0.28 |
| 45 | 29 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 800 | 0.31 |
| 36 | 18 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 948 | 0.41 |
| 27 | 9 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1138 | 0.56 |
| 25 | 8 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1196 | 0.61 |
| 72 | 68 | AMC MOVIE: WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY | AMC | 7:00 PM | 150 | 478 | 0.17 |
| 77 | 72 | AMC MOVIE: | AMC | 9:30 PM | 150 | 421 | 0.16 |
| 82 | 90 | RIVER MONSTERS | APL | 9:00 PM | 62 | 397 | 0.14 |
| 83 | 72 | RIVER MONSTERS | APL | 10:02 PM | 60 | 391 | 0.16 |
| 73 | 82 | REBEL | BET | 10:00 PM | 68 | 461 | 0.15 |
| 75 | 82 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 429 | 0.15 |
| 31 | 20 | BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1092 | 0.40 |
| 76 | 90 | WHAT HAPPENS AT THE ABBEY | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 422 | 0.14 |
| 81 | 49 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 399 | 0.21 |
| 86 | 52 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:30 PM | 30 | 376 | 0.20 |
| 87 | 65 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 372 | 0.18 |
| 79 | 52 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 414 | 0.20 |
| 85 | 52 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 381 | 0.20 |
| 92 | 72 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 335 | 0.16 |
| 12 | 18 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2071 | 0.41 |
| 8 | 15 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2261 | 0.44 |
| 16 | 16 | CNN TOWN HALL: WH CRISIS (1.36 HH, 0.27 A18-34) | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2007 | 0.42 |
| 51 | 52 | DEADLIEST CATCH | DISC | 7:00 PM | 120 | 713 | 0.20 |
| 14 | 10 | DEADLIEST CATCH | DISC | 9:00 PM | 62 | 2034 | 0.55 |
| 28 | 29 | COOPERS TREASURE | DISC | 10:02 PM | 61 | 1130 | 0.31 |
| 43 | 52 | SOFIA THE FIRST | DISJR | 8:00 PM | 25 | 821 | 0.20 |
| 49 | 52 | ELENA OF AVALOR | DISJR | 8:30 PM | 25 | 726 | 0.20 |
| 58 | 82 | SOFIA THE FIRST | DISJR | 8:55 PM | 25 | 622 | 0.15 |
| 61 | 90 | SOFIA THE FIRST | DISJR | 9:20 PM | 25 | 587 | 0.14 |
| 2 | 2 | NBA DRAFT LOTTERY (2.09 HH, 1.23 A18-34) | ESPN | 8:29 PM | 30 | 3224 | 1.33 |
| 1 | 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS GAME 2: SAN ANTONIO @ GOLDEN STATE (3.51 HH, 2.06 A18-34) | ESPN | 8:59 PM | 149 | 5775 | 2.18 |
| 57 | 52 | CHOPPED JUNIOR | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 638 | 0.20 |
| 48 | 45 | CHOPPED | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 729 | 0.22 |
| 46 | 39 | CHOPPED | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 794 | 0.25 |
| 4 | 29 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 2618 | 0.31 |
| 11 | 42 | THE FIVE | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2127 | 0.23 |
| 6 | 33 | HANNITY | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2397 | 0.28 |
| 100 | 90 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:00 PM | 30 | 275 | 0.14 |
| 97 | 82 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:30 PM | 30 | 292 | 0.15 |
| 66 | 72 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 545 | 0.16 |
| 68 | 72 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 532 | 0.16 |
| 38 | 52 | FIXER UPPER | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 934 | 0.20 |
| 21 | 26 | FIXER UPPER | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1490 | 0.32 |
| 23 | 35 | HOME TOWN | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1317 | 0.27 |
| 55 | 37 | FORGED IN FIRE AC | HIST | 7:59 PM | 61 | 640 | 0.26 |
| 22 | 13 | FORGED IN FIRE | HIST | 9:00 PM | 63 | 1318 | 0.50 |
| 40 | 24 | FORGED IN FIRE | HIST | 10:03 PM | 60 | 893 | 0.34 |
| 44 | 62 | 20/20 ON ID | ID | 8:00 PM | 60 | 804 | 0.19 |
| 34 | 45 | MOTIVES & MURDERS: CRACKING THE CASE | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1027 | 0.22 |
| 33 | 32 | LOVE KILLS | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1033 | 0.30 |
| 70 | 68 | LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA | LIF | 8:00 PM | 55 | 502 | 0.17 |
| 37 | 26 | LITTLE WOMEN LA | LIF | 9:00 PM | 62 | 942 | 0.32 |
| 55 | 49 | LWLA LT LIVE AFTERSHOW | LIF | 10:02 PM | 30 | 640 | 0.21 |
| 80 | 90 | LITTLE WOMEN ATL | LIF | 10:32 PM | 60 | 404 | 0.14 |
| 17 | 37 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1949 | 0.26 |
| 3 | 11 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 3020 | 0.54 |
| 5 | 22 | LAST WORD W/ L. O’DONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2481 | 0.38 |
| 71 | 26 | CHALLENGE: INVASION REUNION | MTV | 8:00 PM | 61 | 501 | 0.32 |
| 64 | 25 | CHALLENGE: CHAMPS VS PROS | MTV | 9:01 PM | 61 | 568 | 0.33 |
| 90 | 65 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7B | MTV | 10:32 PM | 30 | 342 | 0.18 |
| 30 | 20 | NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS GAME 3: ANAHEIM @ NASHVILLE (0.70 HH, 0.35 A18-34) | NBCSN | 8:01 PM | 179 | 1095 | 0.40 |
| 39 | 82 | GENIUS | NGC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 928 | 0.15 |
| 26 | 45 | THUNDERMANS | NICK | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1194 | 0.22 |
| 29 | 45 | THUNDERMANS | NICK | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1127 | 0.22 |
| 35 | 39 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 959 | 0.25 |
| 54 | 62 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:30 PM | 30 | 684 | 0.19 |
| 52 | 49 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 703 | 0.21 |
| 50 | 39 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 716 | 0.25 |
| 62 | 90 | IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG | OWN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 579 | 0.14 |
| 18 | 14 | IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG | OWN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1787 | 0.47 |
| 63 | 72 | IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG | OWN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 573 | 0.16 |
| 88 | 82 | SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE HANGOVER | SPIKE | 8:00 PM | 150 | 362 | 0.15 |
| 96 | 72 | SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE HANGOVER | SPIKE | 10:30 PM | 150 | 297 | 0.16 |
| 69 | 62 | SYFY MOVIE: SALT | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 120 | 521 | 0.19 |
| 24 | 16 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1202 | 0.42 |
| 20 | 12 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1512 | 0.52 |
| 15 | 6 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 2028 | 0.71 |
| 7 | 4 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:30 PM | 30 | 2311 | 0.78 |
| 10 | 3 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 2174 | 0.79 |
| 13 | 5 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:30 PM | 30 | 2046 | 0.76 |
| 42 | 65 | LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 831 | 0.18 |
| 19 | 23 | LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD | TLC | 9:00 PM | 63 | 1654 | 0.35 |
| 32 | 42 | 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS | TLC | 10:03 PM | 62 | 1068 | 0.23 |
| 47 | 42 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: THE REPLACEMENTS | TNT | 8:00 PM | 150 | 737 | 0.23 |
| 84 | 90 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: RUDY | TNT | 10:30 PM | 150 | 390 | 0.14 |
| 99 | 90 | IJ: INSIDE JOKES | TRU | 8:00 PM | 30 | 284 | 0.14 |
| 98 | 90 | IJ: INSIDE JOKES | TRU | 8:30 PM | 30 | 290 | 0.14 |
| 94 | 82 | IJ: INSIDE JOKES | TRU | 9:00 PM | 30 | 314 | 0.15 |
| 93 | 72 | IJ: INSIDE JOKES | TRU | 9:30 PM | 30 | 328 | 0.16 |
| 59 | 100 | EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND | TVL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 613 | 0.13 |
| 9 | 7 | WWE SMACKDOWN (1.29 HH, 0.54 A18-34) | USA | 8:00 PM | 120 | 2175 | 0.68 |
| 41 | 35 | TEAM NINJA WARRIOR (0.49 HH, 0.27 A18-34) | USA | 10:00 PM | 61 | 848 | 0.27 |
| 95 | 82 | T.I. AND TINY 6 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 30 | 309 | 0.15 |
| 89 | 72 | T.I. AND TINY 6 | VH1 | 8:30 PM | 30 | 346 | 0.16 |
| 91 | 72 | LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 6 | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 60 | 337 | 0.16 |
| 78 | 52 | LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 6 | VH1 | 10:00 PM | 60 | 419 | 0.20 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
