Saturday April 30, 2016 Nielsen Finals

An 'NBA Basketball' game between the Thunder and Spurs scored cable's top numbers in the key demo (1.41 rating), men 18-49 (2.02), and total viewers (3.58 million). It did about twice as well as ESPN's 'NFL Draft' in each of those demos (0.72/1.16) and in viewership (1.71 million). On Nickelodeon, 'Henry Danger' led among females 12-34 (0.57) and averaged 1.83 million viewers; also on that net was 'School of Rock' (0.43, 1.41 million) and 'Bella and the Bulldogs' (0.44, 1.31 million). Food Network had its usual line-up of 'The Kitchen' (1.25 million) & 'Pioneer Woman' (1.37 million) while Reelz was new with 'Autopsy' (248,000), and 'Case Closed with AJ Benza' (201,000). Other programs of note include Starz's 'Outlander' (1.17 million), OWN's 'For Peete's Sake' (479,000), and Ovation's 'The Artful Detective' (182,000). 

Cable finals:

SHOW	CHANNEL	18-49	Viewers (millions)
NBA: OKLAHOMA CITY/SAN ANTONIO	TNT	1.41	3.576
NFL DRAFT	ESPN	0.72	1.705
HUNGER GAMES:CATCHING FIRE	FREEFORM	0.59	1.577
DIMENSION W	ADULT SWIM	0.55	1.203
WH CORRESPONDENTS DINNER (10PM)	CNN	0.47	3.019
COPS (O)	SPIKE TV	0.43	1.293
HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION	HGTV	0.38	1.473
HENRY DANGER	NICKELODEON	0.37	1.827
UNCLE GRANDPA	CARTOON NET	0.32	1.191
NFL DRAFT	NFL NETWORK	0.32	0.816
WE BOUGHT THE FARM (11PM)	HGTV	0.31	1.392
WE BOUGHT THE FARM (11:30PM)	HGTV	0.31	1.484
WH CORRESPONDENTS DINNER (11PM)	CNN	0.29	1.660
KITCHEN AT FN, THE	FOOD NETWORK	0.29	1.250
POKEMON THE SERIES XYZ	CARTOON NET	0.29	0.798
WH CORRESPONDENTS DINNER (9PM)	CNN	0.28	1.934
TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU	CARTOON NET	0.28	0.707
PIONEER WOMAN	FOOD NETWORK	0.28	1.373
SCHOOL OF ROCK	NICKELODEON	0.27	1.414
OUTLANDER 2	STARZ	0.27	1.165
BELLA AND THE BULLDOGS	NICKELODEON	0.26	1.309
MY CAT FROM HELL	ANIMAL PLANET	0.24	0.863
SCORNED: LOVE KILLS	ID	0.21	0.834
WH CORRESPONDENTS DINNER (8PM)	CNN	0.21	1.609
DEAD FILES	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.20	0.646
COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP	COMEDY CENTRAL	0.19	0.464
DEADLY POSSESSIONS	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.19	0.538
2016 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME	HBO PRIME	0.18	0.624
DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN	ANIMAL PLANET	0.18	0.895
CURVY STYLE W/ T. SNELL	BET	0.16	0.431
BLAZE (11AM)	NICK JR	0.16	0.659
BLAZE (11:30AM)	NICK JR	0.14	0.669
HOT 20 COUNTDOWN	CMT	0.11	0.287
FOR PEETES SAKE	OWN	0.10	0.479
OPRAH: WHERE ARE THEY NOW	OWN	0.08	0.452
MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP (11:30AM)	DISCOVERY FAMILY	0.08	0.258
TINY HOUSE NATION	FYI	0.08	0.301
DR. OAKLEY: NORTHERN	NAT GEO WILD	0.07	0.412
PAID PROGRAM	USA NETWORK	0.07	0.211
LIFTED LIFE, THE	VELOCITY	0.07	0.204
DR. OAKLEY, YUKON VET	NAT GEO WILD	0.07	0.451
ALL GIRLS GARAGE	VELOCITY	0.06	0.190
VANILLA ICE PROJECT (10PM)	DIY NETWORK	0.06	0.217
CAR FIX	VELOCITY	0.06	0.208
AUTOPSY	REELZCHANNEL	0.06	0.248
MLB: SF GIANTS/NY METS	FOX SPORTS 1	0.06	0.280
HUNGRYTOWN, U.S.A.	TRAVEL CHANNEL	0.06	0.207
MY CLASSIC CAR	VELOCITY	0.06	0.184
SAM'S GARAGE	VELOCITY	0.049	0.151
CASE CLOSED WITH AJ BENZA	REELZCHANNEL	0.04	0.201
LITTLEST PET SHOP (12PM)	DISCOVERY FAMILY	0.04	0.130
CURVY STYLE W/ T. SNELL	CENTRIC	0.03	0.092
IMPACT WRESTLING	POP	0.01	0.052
THE ARTFUL DETECTIVE	OVATION	0.01	0.182
MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES	OVATION	0.01	0.156

Cable subdemos:

Show	F12-34	M12-34	W18-49	M18-49
NBA: OKLAHOMA CITY/SAN ANTONIO	0.63	1.73	0.81	2.02
NFL DRAFT	0.22	0.93	0.26	1.16
HUNGER GAMES:CATCHING FIRE	0.68	0.40	0.70	0.48
HENRY DANGER	0.57	0.54	0.40	0.33
NFL DRAFT	0.12	0.38	0.15	0.49
SCHOOL OF ROCK	0.43	0.34	0.30	0.24
OUTLANDER 2	0.10	0.09	0.34	0.19
BELLA AND THE BULLDOGS	0.44	0.34	0.29	0.22
CURVY STYLE W/ T. SNELL	0.22	0.08	0.25	0.07

Source: Nielsen Media Research