On May 18, 2018, NBC Sports' NHL Hockey was the highest rated show on cable with a 0.50 - followed by HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher (0.39), Discovery's Bering Sea Gold (0.28) and Discovery's BattleBots (0.26).
Real Time with Bill Maher was the most viewed program with 1.802 million viewers - followed by NHL Hockey (1.525), HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home (1.200) and HGTV's House Hunters International (1.173).
Real Time with Bill Maher was the most viewed program with 1.802 million viewers - followed by NHL Hockey (1.525), HGTV's My Lottery Dream Home (1.200) and HGTV's House Hunters International (1.173).
The Cable Ratings for Friday, May 18
|
Show
|
Network
|
Time
|
18 - 49 Rating
|
Viewers (Millions)
|
1
|
NHL Hockey |
NBC Sports
|
8:01 PM
|
0.50
|
1.525
|
2
|
Real Time with Bill Maher |
HBO
|
10:00 PM
|
0.39
|
1.802
|
3
|
Bering Sea Gold |
Discovery
|
9:01 PM
|
0.28
|
1.089
|
4
|
BattleBots |
Discovery
|
8:00 PM
|
0.26
|
1.022
|
5
|
House Hunters International |
HGTV
|
10:30 PM
|
0.25
|
1.173
|
6
|
Ancient Aliens |
History
|
9:00 PM
|
0.24
|
1.096
|
7
|
My Lottery Dream Home |
HGTV
|
9:00 PM
|
0.23
|
1.200
|
8
|
House Hunters |
HGTV
|
10:00 PM
|
0.23
|
1.122
|
9
|
DuckTales |
Disney
|
8:00 PM
|
0.21
|
0.869
|
10
|
The Last 24 |
ID
|
10:00 PM
|
0.21
|
0.872
|
11
|
Meghan Markle: A Royal Love Story |
TLC
|
9:02 PM
|
0.20
|
1.020
|
12
|
Secrets of the Royal Wedding |
TLC
|
10:04 PM
|
0.20
|
0.957
|
13
|
The Tesla Files |
History
|
10:03 PM
|
0.19
|
0.936
|
14
|
The Last 24 |
ID
|
9:00 PM
|
0.19
|
0.785
|
15
|
Prince Harry: Wild No More |
TLC
|
8:00 PM
|
0.16
|
0.867
|
16
|
Teen Titans Go! |
Cartoon
|
6:00 PM
|
0.15
|
0.642
|
17
|
Tanked |
Animal
|
9:00 PM
|
0.14
|
0.422
|
18
|
Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars |
WE tv
|
9:00 PM
|
0.13
|
0.426
|
19
|
ELeague |
TBS
|
11:00 PM
|
0.13
|
0.281
|
20
|
Taskmaster |
Comedy
|
11:00 PM
|
0.11
|
0.186
|
21
|
College Softball |
ESPN
|
7:00 PM
|
0.10
|
0.321
|
22
|
College Softball |
ESPN
|
9:21 PM
|
0.10
|
0.337
|
23
|
NCWTS Racing |
FS1
|
8:28 PM
|
0.10
|
0.643
|
24
|
Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas |
HBO
|
11:31 PM
|
0.10
|
0.291
|
25
|
Taskmaster |
Comedy
|
11:30 PM
|
0.09
|
0.143
|
26
|
E! News |
E!
|
7:00 PM
|
0.08
|
0.255
|
27
|
David Tutera’s CELEBrations |
WE tv
|
10:13 PM
|
0.06
|
0.207
|
28
|
Texas Flip and Move |
DIY
|
10:00 PM
|
0.05
|
0.393
|
29
|
Iron Resurrection |
Velocity
|
10:00 PM
|
0.05
|
0.219
|
30
|
Texas Flip and Move |
DIY
|
9:00 PM
|
0.04
|
0.403
|
31
|
MLB Baseball |
MLBN
|
8:11 PM
|
0.04
|
0.198
|
32
|
Rellik |
Cinemax
|
10:00 PM
|
0.01
|
0.064
|
No rating information was made immediately available for Epix's America Divided; and Up's Expecting.
NOTE: For the 2017-18 broadcast season, Nielsen has determined that there are 119.6 million TV households. The Adults 18-49 demographic is the rating most commonly reported and helps determine ad rates but is not the sole explanation for whether a show will be renewed or cancelled.