Tuesday May 17, 2016 Nielsen Finals

ESPN's coverage of 'NBA Basketball' between the Raptors & Cavaliers dominated the Tuesday cable ratings with a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating, a 3.16 in men of that demo, and 5.4 million total viewers. Also on ESPN was the 'NBA Draft Lottery' which delivered a 1.76 men 18-49 demo with 2.7 million viewers. Over at Discovery, 'Deadliest Catch' pulled a strong 0.90 rating in men 18-49 with 2.1 million viewers coverage of the 'NHL Playoffs' between the Sharks & Blues, on NBCSN delivered a 0.60 in that demo with 1.1 million viewers. Scoring well in the women 18-49 demo was USA's 'Chrisley Knows Best' (0.85 rating), OWN's 'If Loving You is Wrong' (0.90), and E!'s 'Botched' (0.64). Among females 12-34, top performers were 'Awkward,' on MTV, at 0.66 and 'Loud House,' on Nickelodeon, at 0.58. Other programs on the night include Oxygen's 'Bad Girls Club' (608,000), TBS's 'Separation Anxiety' (377,000), Freeform's 'Stitchers' (374,000), and AMC's 'The Night Manager' (678,000). 

Broadcast finals:

Program	Net	HH	A18-49	A18-34	A25-54	Viewers (millions)
Fresh Off the Boat	ABC	2.6/5	1.13/4	0.6/3	1.5/5	4.230
The Real O’Neals	ABC	2.0/3	0.90/3	0.5/2	1.2/3	3.249
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	ABC	1.9/3	1.03/4	0.7/3	1.3/4	3.026
NCIS	CBS	11.2/19	2.58/9	1.4/7	3.8/12	18.012
NCIS: New Orleans	CBS	8.4/14	1.83/6	0.9/4	2.7/7	13.300
Person of Interest	CBS	4.6/8	1.07/4	0.5/2	1.7/5	6.969
The Voice	NBC	5.7/10	1.83/7	1.2/5	2.7/8	9.047
Chicago Med	NBC	5.1/9	1.64/5	1.1/4	2.3/6	7.860
Chicago Fire	NBC	5.2/10	1.65/6	1.0/5	2.3/7	7.908
Megyn Kelly Presents	FOX	3.2/5	0.83/3	0.5/2	1.2/4	4.800
Coupled	FOX	1.2/2	0.54/2	0.4/2	0.8/2	1.757
The Flash	CW	2.0/3	1.35/5	1.1/5	1.5/4	3.365
Containment	CW	0.8/1	0.45/2	0.4/2	0.5/1	1.283

Subdemos:

Show	W18-34	M18-34	W18-49	M18-49
Fresh Off the Boat	0.7/3	0.6/3	1.3/5	1.0/4
The Real O’Neals	0.5/2	0.5/2	1.0/3	0.8/3
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	0.6/2	0.7/4	0.9/3	1.2/4
NCIS	1.5/6	1.4/7	2.9/10	2.2/9
NCIS: New Orleans	1.0/4	0.8/4	2.1/7	1.5/5
Person of Interest	0.5/2	0.4/2	1.2/4	1.0/4
The Voice	1.7/7	0.7/4	2.4/8	1.3/5
Chicago Med	1.5/6	0.7/3	2.2/7	1.1/4
Chicago Fire	1.4/6	0.7/4	2.1/7	1.2/4
Megyn Kelly Presents	0.6/3	0.5/2	0.9/3	0.7/3
Coupled	0.4/2	0.3/1	0.7/2	0.4/1
The Flash	0.7/3	1.5/8	1.0/3	1.7/7
Containment	0.4/2	0.3/2	0.5/1	0.4/2

Cable finals:

SHOW	CHANNEL	18-49	Viewers (millions)
NBA: TORONTO/CLEVELAND	ESPN	2.30	5.405
NBA DRAFT LOTTERY	ESPN	1.20	2.748
DEADLIEST CATCH	DISCOVERY CHANNEL	0.71	2.129
CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST	USA NETWORK	0.62	1.509
IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG	OWN	0.61	2.283
INK MASTER	SPIKE TV	0.57	1.190
BOTCHED	E!	0.44	1.061
NHL: SAN JOSE/ST. LOUIS	NBCSN	0.42	1.113
TOP GEAR	HISTORY	0.41	0.983
CHOPPED JUNIOR	FOOD NETWORK	0.40	1.109
BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN	BRAVO	0.37	0.927
LAST ALASKANS, THE	DISCOVERY CHANNEL	0.36	1.328
LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD	TLC	0.35	1.387
BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS	NICKELODEON	0.35	1.342
AWKWARD SSN 5B	MTV	0.33	0.592
AMERICAS CHOICE 2016	CNN	0.33	1.282
BAD GIRLS CLUB	OXYGEN	0.32	0.608
LOUD HOUSE	NICKELODEON	0.32	1.647
CHOPPED	FOOD NETWORK	0.32	1.009
GOOD BONES	HGTV	0.30	1.373
STORAGE WARS	A&E NETWORK	0.30	1.071
DAILY SHOW	COMEDY CENTRAL	0.29	0.752
DANCE MOMS SPECIAL	LIFETIME	0.29	0.738
STORAGE WARS	A&E NETWORK	0.27	1.072
FIRST IMPRESSIONS	USA NETWORK	0.27	0.677
MURDER AMONG FRIENDS	ID	0.26	0.926
AMERICAS GREATEST MAKERS	TBS NETWORK	0.26	0.619
OUTDAUGHTERED	TLC	0.25	1.067
SEE NO EVIL	ID	0.22	0.797
NIGHTLY SHOW	COMEDY CENTRAL	0.21	0.547
WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE	BRAVO	0.20	0.585
FAKING IT SSN 3	MTV	0.19	0.396
CAR HUNTERS (10PM)	HISTORY	0.19	0.563
CAR HUNTERS (10:30PM)	HISTORY	0.18	0.569
CHASING DESTINY	BET	0.17	0.402
HACK MY LIFE	TRUTV	0.16	0.372
AT MIDNIGHT	COMEDY CENTRAL	0.16	0.334
SEPARATION ANXIETY	TBS NETWORK	0.16	0.377
STITCHERS	FREEFORM	0.15	0.374
RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL	TV ONE	0.14	0.345
NIGHT MANAGER, THE	AMC	0.14	0.678
INSIDE THE LABLE	BET	0.14	0.314
TOUR GROUP	BRAVO	0.09	0.300
IMPACT WRESTLING: 120	POP	0.08	0.311
IDIOTEST	GSN	0.08	0.342
MEGA DECKS	DIY NETWORK	0.07	0.169
IDIOTEST	GSN	0.07	0.287
MEGA DECKS	DIY NETWORK	0.07	0.151
LIKE A BOSS	OXYGEN	0.06	0.146
WEIRD WONDERS	BBC-AMERICA	0.06	0.172
LEGENDARY MOTORCAR	VELOCITY	0.06	0.218
23.5 DEGREES	WEATHER	0.03	0.138
FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES: STEEL CITY	ESQUIRE	0.03	0.073
BOUNDLESS	ESQUIRE	0.02	0.040

Cable subdemos:

Show	F12-34	M12-34	W18-49	M18-49
NBA: TORONTO/CLEVELAND	1.09	2.81	1.44	3.16
NBA DRAFT LOTTERY	0.50	1.57	0.64	1.76
DEADLIEST CATCH	0.31	0.40	0.52	0.90
CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST	0.71	0.26	0.85	0.40
IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG	0.46	0.16	0.90	0.33
INK MASTER	0.44	0.42	0.62	0.51
BOTCHED	0.51	0.22	0.64	0.23
NHL: SAN JOSE/ST. LOUIS	0.14	0.37	0.23	0.60
TOP GEAR	0.21	0.33	0.29	0.53
BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN	0.34	0.12	0.49	0.24
LAST ALASKANS, THE	0.17	0.17	0.25	0.48
LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD	0.22	0.15	0.47	0.24
AWKWARD SSN 5B	0.66	0.18	0.47	0.19
BAD GIRLS CLUB	0.52	0.14	0.49	0.16
LOUD HOUSE	0.58	0.26	0.44	0.21
DANCE MOMS SPECIAL	0.36	0.11	0.42	0.15
OUTDAUGHTERED	0.24	0.10	0.37	0.12

PUT:

PUT (18-49) %
8pm - 8:30pm	26.0
8:30pm - 9pm	28.4
9pm - 9:30pm	29.8
9:30pm - 10pm	30.5
10pm - 10:30pm	29.8
10:30pm - 11pm	28.2

Source: Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzzDaily & Programming Insider