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April 20, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 4.19.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  THE CONNERS returned from a rerun week steady at 0.49.  THE GOLDBERGS ticked up to 0.35.  The season finale of ABBOTT ELEMENTARY was at 0.55, up 0.02 from last week and down 0.02 from last season’s finale.  NOT DEAD YET rose a tenth to 0.36, and A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was up 0.03 to 0.24.

CBS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.07 to 0.78, and after a rerun at 0.35, TRUE LIES was up 0.04 to 0.27.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.30/0.25/0.24.

FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER slipped 0.03 to 0.48, and FARMER WANTS A WIFE was up 0.03 to 0.27.

CW:  After a rerun of THE FLASH at 0.06, RIVERDALE was steady at 0.04.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS ticked down to 0.29, SENOR DE CIELOS lost 0.03 to 0.34, and AMISTOSO was at 0.61.

UNIVISION:  PERSONA NUESTROS dropped 0.06 to 0.34, AMOR INVENCIBLE fell 0.09 to 0.38, and CABO was down 0.06 to 0.39.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NBA PLAYOFFS were at 1.43/0.98 on TNT, and 0.15 on NBA TV.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES was at 0.46/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.41/0.12.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE was steady at 0.28, and a MENS USA SOCCER match was at 0.20.  The NHL PLAYOFFS were at 0.26/0.22 on ESPN, and 0.20/0.19 on ESPN2.  The series finale of FX’s SNOWFALL was at 0.25, up a tick from last week and up 0.03 from last season’s finale.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.17/0.29/3.1M, with MSNBC’s LAST WORD WITH LAURENCE O’DONNELL at 0.09/0.15/1.6M, and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.08/600K.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER dropped 0.03 to 0.13.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES gained 0.03 to 0.13, and FOOD TRUCK PRIZE FIGHT was at 0.09.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT slipped 0.02 to 0.12.  On BET, HOUSE OF PAYNE ticked up to 0.12, ASSISTED LIVING ticked down to 0.10, THE MS PAT SHOW lost a tick to 0.08, and I LOVE US was down 0.03 to 0.05.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS ticked up to 0.11, and GROWING BELUSHI was up 0.03 to 0.09.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 edged up 0.02 to 0.11.  On HGTV, HOME IN A HEARTBEAT was at 0.10, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was steady at 0.09.  ID’s MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND gained 0.02 to 0.09.  Comedy Central’s DIGMAN was up 0.02 to 0.08.  Syfy’s THE ARK climbed 0.02 to 0.08.  History’s PAWN STARS dropped 0.03 to 0.07.  FXX’s DAVE ticked down to 0.05.  Freeform’s SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE was at 0.05/0.03 compared to last week’s 0.04/0.03.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 19, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: LAKERS/GRIZZLIES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:33 PM 155 1.43 3,804
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: TIMBERWOLVES/NUGGETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:08 PM 158 0.98 2,543
3 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.46 1,169
4 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:46 AM 46 0.43 1,039
5 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.32 809
6 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 33 0.31 887
7 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0185 PITTSBURGH PA TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.28 830
8 NHL PLAYOFFS            L: FLORIDA/BOSTON ESPN 7:29 PM 185 0.26 909
9 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 93 0.25 694
10 NHL PLAYOFFS            L: LOS ANGELES/EDMONTON ESPN 10:34 PM 138 0.22 595
11 NHL PLAYOFFS            L: MINNESOTA/DALLAS ESPN2 10:05 PM 146 0.20 527
12 USA SOCCER MEN L: USA/MEXICO TBS NETWORK 10:13 PM 133 0.20 437
13 NHL PLAYOFFS            L: NY ISLANDERS/CAROLINA ESPN2 7:01 PM 184 0.19 649
14 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 3,050
15 USA SOCCER PREGAME TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 13 0.17 434
16 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,850
17 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,837
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 569
19 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: MIAMI/MILWAUKEE G2 NBA-TV 8:58 PM 142 0.15 376
20 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 2,643
21 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,217
22 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 12:52 AM 68 0.13 318
23 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 553
24 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 2,156
25 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 29 0.12 358
26 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 93 0.12 838
27 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 340
28 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 30 0.12 500
29 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 385
30 MOONSHINERS: AMERICAN SPI DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.11 543
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 2,126
32 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.11 371
33 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 300
34 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 319
35 HOME IN A HEARTBEAT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 61 0.10 740
36 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 PM 30 0.10 463
37 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 398
38 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 2,178
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 258
40 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 255
41 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,332
42 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.09 724
43 GROWING BELUSHI DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.09 454
44 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:33 PM 30 0.09 612
45 FOOD TRUCK PRIZE FIGHT FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 464
46 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,552
47 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:02 PM 30 0.09 885
48 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.09 1,218
49 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 639
50 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 310
51 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.08 277
52 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 923
53 MS. PAT SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 439
54 DIGMAN! COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.08 157
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 559
56 ARK, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 463
57 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 221
58 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.07 495
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,569
60 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 415
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,451
62 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,236
63 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:32 PM 30 0.07 798
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 1,415
65 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,310
66 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 610
67 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 508
68 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:31 AM 29 0.07 165
69 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,399
70 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 955
71 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 544
72 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 554
73 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,217
74 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 722
75 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,250
76 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 538
77 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,021
78 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 444
79 AMISTOSO-USA-TEL-UNVSO: EE.UU. VS. MEXICO UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 150 0.06 197
80 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 999
81 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 492
82 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 1,455
83 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 522
84 HERD L: 1999 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 141
85 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 319
86 UNDISPUTED L: 1671 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 143
87 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 504
88 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 1,278
89 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 769
90 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 491
91 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 637
92 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 547
93 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.06 125
94 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 43 0.05 111
95 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 1,165
96 MAFS: COUPLES COUCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.05 315
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 1,134
98 I LOVE US BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.05 301
99 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 655
100 USA SOCCER POSTGAME TBS NETWORK 12:26 AM 22 0.05 112
101 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 187
102 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 957
103 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: QF: BAYERN MUNICH / MANCHESTER CITY TUDN 2:30 PM 153 0.05 121
104 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 406
105 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.05 397
106 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.05 666
107 SPLIT SECOND GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.05 450
108 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 376
109 PATRICK STAR SHOW NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.05 145
110 SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 30 0.05 90
111 ANA CABRERA REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 721
112 BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD COMEDY CENTRAL 12:30 AM 30 0.04 116
113 AARON HERNANDEZ UNCOVERED: 102 PART 2 OXYGEN MEDIA 1:00 AM 120 0.04 213
114 BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.04 119
115 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.04 436
116 NFL LIVE ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.04 87
117 PJ MASKS POWER HEROES DISNEY JUNIOR 7:00 PM 50 0.04 193
118 TOONING OUT THE NEWS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.04 136
119 AARON HERNANDEZ UNCOVERED: 101 PART 1 OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 120 0.04 220
120 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.04 80
121 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 8:00 PM 24 0.04 116
122 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.04 248
123 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 98
124 PRETTY STONED MTV 8:00 PM 110 0.03 93
125 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 607
126 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.03 197
127 NBA PO POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 11:20 PM 84 0.03 81
128 SHOWCASE GAME: LAA AT NYY/MIN AT BOS MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 212 0.03 259
129 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 110
130 BIG NATE NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.03 107
131 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 86
132 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 803
133 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: SOUTH FLORIDA/FLORIDA ESPNU 7:00 PM 139 0.03 69
134 NBA  TODAY ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.03 80
135 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 274
136 COCOMELON THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 15 0.03 71
137 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 203
138 SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE FREEFORM 10:30 PM 30 0.03 57
139 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 76
140 NHL PLAYOFFS            L ESPNU 9:47 PM 28 0.03 87
141 PBA BOWLING L: WSOB SHARK CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 124 0.03 196
142 LOST TREASURES OF EGYPT NAT GEO WILD 1:00 AM 60 0.02 74
143 LOST TREASURES OF EGYPT NAT GEO WILD 2:00 AM 60 0.02 67
144 BREAKFAST CLUB, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 60 0.02 81
145 MAFS: UK LIFETIME TELEVISION 7:00 PM 60 0.02 172
146 THIS JUST IN ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.02 76
147 NHL THE POINT L ESPN2 6:00 PM 61 0.02 61
148 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: ARI AT STL/TB AT CIN MLB NETWORK 1:14 PM 170 0.02 100
149 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 95
150 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:03 PM 60 0.02 51

 

 

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."