Saturday April 16, 2016 Nielsen Finals

ESPN coverage of 'NBA Basketball' took the the top 3 spots on an otherwise slow cable Saturday. Mavericks/Thunder had the top airing among adults 18-49 (1.3 rating) and men 18-49 (1.87) with 3.02 million viewers. Celtics/Hawks was at 1.18/1.74 in those respective demos with 2.93 million viewers and Pacers/Raptors was 0.79/1.25 with 1.94 million viewers. On Nickelodeon, 'Henry Danger' remained solid among females 12-34 (0.47) and total viewers (1.75 million) as did 'School of Rock' (0.42, 1.42 million) and 'Bella and the Bulldogs' (0.40, 1.19 million). A Hallmark original movie 'Love by Chance' logged a 0.39 rating among women 18-49 but saw its best returns in people over 50 (1.67) and total viewers (2.17 million). Other programs of note include Starz's 'Outlander' (1.24 million), HBO's 'Confirmation' (936,000), and the finale of Esquire's 'Beowulf' (157,000). 

Cable finals:

SHOW	CHANNEL	18-49	Viewers (millions)
NBA: DALLAS/OKLA CITY	ESPN	1.30	3.016
NBA: BOSTON/ATLANTA	ESPN	1.18	2.930
NBA: INDIANA/TORONTO	ESPN	0.79	1.936
DIMENSION W	ADULT SWIM	0.53	1.088
COPS (O)	SPIKE TV	0.35	1.152
WE BOUGHT THE FARM (11:30PM)	HGTV	0.33	1.403
HENRY DANGER	NICKELODEON	0.32	1.747
HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION	HGTV	0.30	1.461
DYING TO BE LOVED	LIFETIME	0.30	1.154
WE BOUGHT THE FARM (11PM)	HGTV	0.30	1.312
PIONEER WOMAN	FOOD NETWORK	0.28	1.391
SCHOOL OF ROCK	NICKELODEON	0.28	1.415
OUTLANDER 2	STARZ	0.27	1.237
KITCHEN AT FN, THE	FOOD NETWORK	0.26	1.261
POKEMON THE SERIES XYZ	CARTOON NET	0.26	0.834
LOVE BY CHANCE	HALLMARK CHANNEL	0.26	2.173
BELLA AND THE BULLDOGS	NICKELODEON	0.25	1.188
SCORNED: LOVE KILLS	ID	0.24	0.826
ADVENTURE TIME	CARTOON NET	0.23	0.902
NHL: SAN JOSE/LOS ANGELES	NBCSN	0.23	0.471
TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU	CARTOON NET	0.22	0.618
CONFIRMATION	HBO PRIME	0.22	0.936
BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 152	SPIKE TV	0.21	0.580
CHASING DESTINY 103 SNEAK	BET	0.21	0.523
UNCLE GRANDPA	CARTOON NET	0.21	0.952
MOUNTAIN MONSTERS	DEST AMERICA	0.20	0.659
REGULAR SHOW	CARTOON NET	0.19	0.785
DEAD FILES	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.19	0.622
MY CAT FROM HELL	ANIMAL PLANET	0.19	0.783
DEADLY POSSESSIONS	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.19	0.545
NHL: PHILADELPHIA/WASHINGTON	CNBC	0.18	0.449
DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN	ANIMAL PLANET	0.18	1.027
NHL: MINNESOTA/DALLAS	NBCSN	0.15	0.433
DR. POL: DEJA MOO!	NAT GEO WILD	0.12	0.639
WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.12	0.294
FOR PEETES SAKE	OWN	0.10	0.385
TINY HOUSE NATION	FYI	0.09	0.316
FIRST TIME FLIPPERS (9:30PM)	DIY NETWORK	0.08	0.261
FIRST TIME FLIPPERS (9PM)	DIY NETWORK	0.08	0.255
EXTRAORDINARY DOGS	ANIMAL PLANET	0.08	0.192
SECOND CHANCE DOGS	ANIMAL PLANET	0.07	0.281
DESPERATE LANDSCAPES	DIY NETWORK	0.07	0.322
OPRAH: WHERE ARE THEY NOW	OWN	0.06	0.419
AUTOPSY	REELZCHANNEL	0.06	0.387
SESAME STREET	HBO PRIME	0.06	0.150
SECOND CHANCE CHIHUAHUAS	NAT GEO WILD	0.06	0.307
MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP MAGIC	DISCOVERY FAMILY	0.05	0.196
CASE CLOSED WITH AJ BENZA	REELZCHANNEL	0.04	0.274
CAR FIX	VELOCITY	0.04	0.175
BEOWULF	ESQUIRE	0.03	0.157
ALL GIRLS GARAGE	VELOCITY	0.03	0.159
THE LIFTED LIFE	VELOCITY	0.03	0.128
IMPACT WRESTLING RERUN	POP	0.03	0.080
BEING	CENTRIC	0.03	0.098
SAM'S GARAGE	VELOCITY	0.01	0.138
LITTLEST PET SHOP	DISCOVERY FAMILY	0.01	0.064
THE ARTFUL DETECTIVE	OVATION	0.01	0.160
MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES	OVATION	0.00	0.172

Cable subdemos:

Show	F12-34	M12-34	W18-49	M18-49
NBA: DALLAS/OKLA CITY	0.58	1.79	0.74	1.87
NBA: BOSTON/ATLANTA	0.52	1.55	0.64	1.74
NBA: INDIANA/TORONTO	0.26	1.16	0.33	1.25
HENRY DANGER	0.47	0.42	0.38	0.26
SCHOOL OF ROCK	0.42	0.30	0.35	0.22
OUTLANDER 2	0.16	0.08	0.34	0.20
LOVE BY CHANCE	0.13	0.11	0.39	0.12
BELLA AND THE BULLDOGS	0.40	0.30	0.28	0.22
NHL: SAN JOSE/LOS ANGELES	0.09	0.27	0.13	0.32
CONFIRMATION	0.15	0.09	0.26	0.17
NHL: PHILADELPHIA/WASHINGTON	0.13	0.18	0.14	0.22

Source: Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzzDaily & Programming Insider