
Cleveland Cavaliers defeat Boston Celtics to win the 2018 Eastern Conference Championships in Boston Sunday 87-79
Basketball, Variety and Drama dominated viewing on television throughout the world on Saturday.
The Daily Diary Of Screens #dailydiaryofscreens 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺💻📱📺🎬🌎🗺️🇮🇳. For Saturday, May 26, 2018. This is your North America, Central America, South America, India, UK and Australian Daily Television Ratings Platform.
In the U.S., TNT #1 cable network & #1 network overall Saturday in prime time as ‘NBA Western Conference Playoffs‘ Game #6 featuring the Houston Rockets v Golden State Warriors was the top program with 9.4 million viewers..
In the U.S., NBC #1 broadcast network but ‘Dateline NBC‘ was the top program with an average 3.316 million viewers.
In the UK, ITV #1 broadcast network as ‘Britain’s Got Talent‘ was the top program with an average 5.6 million viewers.
In Australia, ABC #1 broadcast network as ‘Father Brown‘ was the top broadcast program and ‘Seven News‘ #1 newscast.
‘Deadpool 2‘ was the #1 film at the domestic box office this weekend. See Below.
‘Deadpool 2‘ was the #1 film at the international box office this weekend. See Below.
In Canada, CTV Total #1 network week of 7-13 May 2018 as ‘The Big Bang Theory‘ with 3.930 million viewers was the #1 program in Canada.
In Canada, TVA #1 network week of 7-13 May 2018 as ‘Artis, Le Gala‘ with 1.765 million viewers was the #1 program in Québec
In Argentina (AR), Telefe #1 broadcast network as ‘100 dias‘ was the top program 23 May 2018.
In Uruguay (UL), Canal 10 was the #1 broadcast networks as ‘Subrayado‘ was the top program 24 May 2018.
In Chile (CL), MEGA #1 broadcast network as ‘PNP‘ was the top program 24 May 2018.
In Perú (PE), ‘AméricaTV‘ #1 broadcast network as ‘Ojitos hechiceros‘ top program 23 May 2018 with 1.1 million viewers.
In Colombia (CO), Caracol #1 broadcast network as ‘La Mama del 10‘ top program 24 May 2018.
In México (MX), Las Estrellas #1 broadcast network as ‘La Rosa‘ finale was the top Méxican program 23 May 2018 with 3.3 million viewers.
In India (IN), Zee Animal #1 Hindi broadcast network as ‘Kundali Bhagya‘ was the top program with 13.366 million impressions and ‘Comedy Central‘ was the #1 English broadcast network (279,000 impressions) during week #20 on 12-20 May 2018.
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‘Deadpool 2‘ #1 at the U.S. box office weekend 18-20 May 2018. Complete box office Top Ten this weekend listed below.
Deadpool 2 #1 at the International box office weekend 18-20 May 2018. Complete box office Top Ten this weekend listed below.
This Weekend in 1943, ‘Guadalcanal Diary‘ directed by Lewis Seiler, featuring Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn and the film debut of Richard Jaeckel. The film recounts the fight of the United States Marines in the Battle of Guadalcanal, which occurred only a year before the movie’s release. While the film has notable battle scenes, its primary focus is on the characters and back stories of the Marines. It did $3.0 million at the box office.
This weekend in 1943, ‘‘I’ve Heard That Song Before’‘ Harry James and His Orchestra with Helen Forrest was the #1 record. This was the 12th of 12 straight weeks at #1 on Billboard.
The latest social media stats include this: Americans spend 25% of their time on social media.YouTube has viewers now watch 1 billion hours of video each day. 85% of digital video viewers will be YouTube viewers as daily usage of YouTube, is estimated the video-sharing platform will reach 185.9 million monthly US users in 2017. YouTube overall, and even YouTube on mobile alone, reaches more 18-34 and 18-49 year-olds than any cable network in the U.S. Facebook having 2.047 billion monthly active users watching 8 billion videos each day. 100 million hours of video content are watched on Facebook daily. In addition, 81% of all shares come from Facebook. 41% of Millennials use Facebook every day. And, there are now 5 million active advertisers on its platform, up from 4 million in September 2016 and 2 million in February 2015. Instagram has 700 million users of which 250 million are daily users. 51% of Instagram users access the platform daily and 35% say they look at the platform several times per day. Most Instagram users are between 18-29 years old. 88% of Twitter users are on mobile. An average of 500 million tweets are sent every day with 330 million active users. Twitter had 6 million new members sign up in Q1 2018. It now has 336 million monthly active users. 81% of millennials check Twitter at least once per day. The Google+1 button is hit 5 billion times per day. 80% of Internet users on Pinterest are female. Eighty-one percent of US consumers use Facebook regularly, compared with Google (79%), Twitter (43%) and Instagram (40%), System1 Research reported.
Pinterest has 110 million monthly active users. 93% of Pinterest users use the platform to plan or make purchases. Pinterest drives 25% of all retail website referral traffic. LinkedIn has 450 million registered members with 100 million active users who spend 17 minutes per month on the site. Tumblr has 555 million users and Weibo has 100 million daily users. Skype has 300 milllion active users and there are 1.000 billion users on Whatsapp. With 900 million active users on Facebook Messenger, 60 billion messages are sent via Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp every day, each with over 1 billion daily users. Netflix now has 75 million streaming subscribers. QQ has 853 million active users. WeChat has 697 million active users while QZone has 640 million. Baidu Tieba has 300 million active users while Viber has 249 million. Sina Weibo has 222 million active users while Line has 215 million. Snapchat has 200 million users and 150 million users are active each day, watching 10 billion videos each day. Over 400 million snaps are shared on Snapchat per day, and almost 9,000 photos are shared every second. YY has 122 million active users; VKontakte has 100 million active users as does BBM and Telegram. Of note, Almost 80% of time spent on social media platforms happens on mobile.
Twitter Releases Major Events Calendar for May to Assist with Strategic Planning. May is here already? To help with your strategic planning, and enable you to tap into relevant events, Twitter has released its latest monthly calendar, which outlines all the major dates to be aware of, along with their relative tweet volume, showing you where the platform’s audience is most engaged.
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Today, traditional TV still accounts for the lion’s share of video viewing, but online and mobile are where the growth is. When managed together, TV/digital/mobile hold the potential to drive real impact for advertisers—enabling them to maximize the customers they reach and/or reinforce key messaging across screens. After all, ‘It’s all about screens’.
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For Saturday, May 26, 2018 (Posted on May 27, 2018)
According to Nielsen’s National Television Household Universe Estimates, there are 119.6 million TV homes in the U.S. for the 2017-18 TV season.

TNT #1 cable network and overall network Saturday as ‘NBA Playoff Western Conference Gm #6’ was the top program.
TNT
Ted’s Sporting Network finished #1 Saturday led by NBA Basketball Western Conference Game #6
7P ‘NBA Playoffs Western Conference Gm #6’ featuring the Houston Rockets v Golden State Warriors finished with an average 9.4 million viewers.
8P ‘NBA Playoffs Western Conference Gm #6’ featuring the Houston Rockets v Golden State Warriors finished with an average 9.4 million viewers.
9P ‘NBA Playoffs Western Conference Gm #6’ featuring the Houston Rockets v Golden State Warriors finished with an average 9.4 million viewers with viewership peaking at 12.0 million from 10:45-11P (EST).
NBC
The Peacock Network
8P ‘Taken‘ (‘Imperium’) finished with an average 1.729 million viewers.
9P ‘Dateline NBC‘ finished with an average 2.487 million viewers.
10P ‘Dateline NBC‘ finished with an average 3.316 million viewers.
FOX
The Animal Network of Broadcast
8P ‘MLB‘ featuring California Angeles of Anaheim v New York Yankees finished with an average 2.336 million viewers.
9P ‘MLB‘ featuring California Angeles of Anaheim v New York Yankees finished with an average 2.016 million viewers.
CBS
The Tiffany Network
8P ‘Ransom‘ (‘Anatomy Of A Lost Cause’) finished with an average 2.127 million viewers.
9P ‘48 Hours NCIS‘ finished with an average 1.667 million viewers.
10P ‘48 Hours‘ finished with an average 2.075 million viewers.
ABC
The Alphabet Network
8P ‘American Idol‘ rerun season finale finished with an average 1.777 million viewers.
9P ‘American Idol‘ rerun season finale finished with an average 1.872 million viewers.
10P ‘20/20‘ finished with an average 1.746 million viewers.
For The Record
TNT finished #1 overall network Saturday in prime time with an average 9.4 million viewers, peaking at over 12.0 million viewers.
NBC finished #1 broadcast network Saturday in prime time with an average 2.511 million viewers.
FOX finished with an average 2.176 million viewers.
CBS finished with an average 1.956 million viewers.
ABC finished with an average 1.798 million viewers.
Broadcast (Big Four) Networks finished with an estimated 8.441 million viewers.
Today In Communication History
On this date in 1950, Frank Sinatra made his TV debut on NBC’s ‘Star-Spangled Review‘.
Quote Of The Day
‘A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.’
Bob Hope
Cinema News
Box Office Weekend 18-20 May 2018 Domestic
1 ‘Deadpool 2’ $125,507,153 in 4,349 theaters
2 ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ $ 29,452,903 in 4,002 theaters
3 ‘Book Club’ $ 13,582,231 in 2,781 theaters
4 ‘Life of the Party’ $ 7,603,850 in 3,656 theaters
5 ‘Breaking In’ (2018) $ 6,826,385 in 2,537 theaters
Box Office Weekend 27-29 April 2018 (International)
#1 ‘Avengers:Invinity War’ $382,700,000 in 52 markets
#2 ‘Rampage’ $ 16,200,000 in 61 markets
#3 ‘Ready Player One’ $ 8,600,000 in 63 markets
#4 ‘A Quiet Place’ $ 6,600,000 in 57 markets
#5 ‘Peter Rabbit’ $ 5,700,000 in 55 markets
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In the UK, Peak time is defined as Early Peak is 17:30 to 20:00 and Late Peak is 20:00 to 23:00.
Across The Pond
ITV
The Independent One finished #1 Saturday evening in the UK with an average 3.4 million viewers.
630P ‘Ninja Warrior UK‘ finished with an average 2.2 million viewers.
730P ‘Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule‘ finished with an average 2.1 million viewers.
8P ‘Britain’s Got Talent‘ finished #1 program Saturday evening in the UK with an average 5.6 million viewers, peaking at 7.0 million viewers.
915P ‘The Keith & Paddy Picture Show‘ finished with an average 1.4 million viewers.
BBC One
The Big One
645P ‘The Biggest Weekend‘ finished with an average 2.5 million viewers.
745P ‘Who Dares Wins‘
825P ‘Casualty‘ finished with an average 3.2 million viewers.
915P ‘All Around To Mrs. Brown‘ finished with an average 3.6 million viewers.
BBC Two
The Little Two
645P ‘RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018‘
745P ‘The Biggest Weekend‘
845P ‘The Biggest Weekend‘
945P ‘The Biggest Weekend‘
Channel 4
The Big Four
7P ‘Grand Designs‘
8P ‘Secret History‘
9P ‘Identity Thief‘
Channel 5
The Viacom Five
7P ‘Cricket on 5:England v Pakistan‘ Day 3
8P ‘The Dambusters at 75: What Happened Next‘
915P ‘Queen Victoria and Her Tragic Family‘
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NOTE: While Australian considers Prime Time 6P-Midnight, we use the US prime time system to measure television effectiveness in Australia. Thus 7P-10P is the standard from which this rating is based. Newscasts are considered only as newscasts and not television programs inside or outside of this period except in special periods. The % share is based on the Australian Prime Time 6P-Midnight period.
ABC
The Alphabet Network in Australia finished with an estimated average 413,000 viewers and a 18.4% share.
731P ‘Father Brown‘ (‘The Flower Of The Fairway’) finished #1 program Saturday evening with an average 649,000 viewers.
818P ‘Jonathan Creek: Daemons’ Roost‘ finished with an average 312,000 viewers. 481
948P ‘Burton And Taylor‘ did not finish in the top 20 programs. 311
Nine
The First Commercial Network in Australia finished with a 25.2% share.
7P ‘Talking About Your Generation‘ finished with an average 315,000 viewers.
812P ‘Jurassic Park‘ did not finish in the top 20 programs
Seven
The Second Commercial Network in Australia finished with a 34.8% share.
7P ‘AFL Live Pre-Game’ finished with an average 305,000 viewers.
730P ‘AFL Live‘ featuring Rnd 10: Gws V Essendon finished with an average 401,000 viewers watch Essendon’s big win.
Ten
The CBS Commercial Network in Australia finished with a 15.0% share.
630P ‘David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities‘ finished with an average 215,000 viewers.
730P ‘Ambulance‘ finished with an average 316,000 viewers.
845P ‘The Big Short‘ did not finish in the top 20 programs.
SBS
The Special Broadcast Service in Australia finished with a 6.5% share.
735P ‘Origins: The Journey Of Humankind’ did not finish in the top 20 programs.
830P ‘Origins: The Journey Of Humankind’ did not finish in the top 20 programs.
925P ‘The New World’ did not finish in the top 20 programs
Top Australian Newscasts
#1 SEVEN NEWS–SAT Seven 810,000 viewers #1 in Brisbane, Adelaide & Perth
#2 NINE NEWS SAT Nine 741,000 viewers #1 in Sydney & Melbourne
#3 ABC NEWS-SA ABC 685,000 viewers Melbourne top market
#4 EYEWITNESS NEWS Ten 308,000 viewers Sydney top market
SUNDAY AUSTRALIAN OVERNIGHT TV RATINGS
Sunday Australian Overnight TV Ratings
SUNDAY AUSTRALIAN OVERNIGHT TV RATINGS
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NOTE: While Australian considers Prime Time 6P-Midnight, we use the US prime time system to measure television effectiveness in Australia. Thus 7P-10P is the standard from which this rating is based. Newscasts are considered only as newscasts and not television programs inside or outside of this period except in special periods. The % share is based on the Australian Prime Time 6P-Midnight period.
Nine
The First Commercial Network in Australia finished #1 broadcast network in AU Sunday evening with an average 857,167 viewers and a 32.1% share.
7P ‘The Voice AU‘ Live Finals finished with an average 896,000 viewers.
920P ‘60 Minutes‘ finished with an average 721,000 viewers.
Seven
The Second Commercial Network in Australia finished with a 27.8% share.
7P ‘House Rules‘ finished with an average 795,000 viewers.
830P ‘Sunday Night‘ finished with an average 444,000 viewers.
930P ‘Crimes That Shook The World‘ did not finish in the top 20 programs.
Ten
The CBS Commercial Network in Australia finished with a 19.5% share.
630P ‘The Sunday Project‘ finished with an average 479,000 viewers.
730P ‘MasterChef Australia‘ finished #1 Sunday evening with an average 903,000 viewers.
915P ‘Roseanne‘ finished with an average 392,000 viewers.
945P ‘NCIS‘ (‘Date With Destiny ‘) did not finish in the top 20 programs.
ABC
The Alphabet Network in Australia finished with a 14.5% share.
741P ‘Attenborough And The Empire Of The Ants‘ finished with an average 541,000 viewers.
835P ‘Agatha Christie’s Ordeal By Innocence‘ finished with an average 469,000 viewers.
935P ‘Janis: Little Girl Blue‘ did not finish in the top 20 programs.
SBS
The Special Broadcast Service in Australia finished with a 6.1% share.
730P ‘Britain’s Pompeii’ did not finish in the top 20 programs.
830P ‘Elvis Presley:The Searcher’ did not finish in the top 20 programs.
Top Australian Newscasts
#1 SEVEN NEWS–SUN Seven 1,179,000 viewers #1 everywhere except Sydney
#2 NINE NEWS SUN Nine 1,105,000 viewers #1 in Sydney
#3 ABC NEWS SUNDAY ABC 739,000 viewers Melbourne top market
#4 EYEWITNESS NEWS Ten 306,000 viewers Melbourne top market
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