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ABC: An NBA PLAYOFFS game at 0.68.
CBS: Returning from a rerun week, SWAT sipped 0.02 to 0.39, FIRE COUNTRY lost 0.03 to 0.41, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.05 to 0.30.
NBC: LOPEZ VS LOPEZ, back from a rerun week, gained 0.02 to 0.31, GRAND CREW held at 0.19, and DATELINE was down 0.02 to 0.27.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN dropped 0.04 to 0.54.
CW: After a rerun at 0.06, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY ticked up to 0.09, and GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFF was steady at 0.06.
TELEMUNDO: CASA DE FAMOSAS fell 0.07 to 0.22, SENIOR DE CIELOS shed 0.04 to 0.29, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS ticked down to 0.21.
UNIVISION: PERDONA NUESTROS dropped 0.07 to 0.38, AMOR INVENCIBLE crashed by 0.15 to 0.35, and CABO was down 0.16 to 0.35.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 0.80/0.71. NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.24/0.20 on TBS, and 0.24/0.23 on TNT. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP rose 0.06 to 0.21. Cable news was led by what turned out to be the last episode of Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.14/0.22/2.6M, with MSNBC’s THE BEAT WITH ARI MELBER at 0.08/0.13/1.5M, and CNN’s THE LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.08/0.11/600K. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.13/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.07. USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.13. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES ticked down to 0.13. History’s THE UNXPLAINED was at 0.09/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.08. Reelz’s ON PATROL fell 0,08 to 0.07. FX’s DEAR MAMA premiered at 0.07/0.06. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was steady at 0.07. On OWN, READY TO LOVE held at 0.07, and PUT A RING ON IT ticked up to 0.04. On Starz, POWER BOOK 2: GHOST stayed at 0.07.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday April 21, 2023 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD L: DENVER/MINNESOTA | ESPN | 9:38 PM | 157 | 0.80 | 2,246 |
| 2 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD L: BOSTON/ATLANTA | ESPN | 7:10 PM | 148 | 0.71 | 2,270 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:15 AM | 45 | 0.49 | 1,237 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.31 | 675 |
| 5 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 10 | 0.26 | 859 |
| 6 | NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: CAROLINA/NY ISLANDERS | TBS NETWORK | 7:06 PM | 164 | 0.24 | 703 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.24 | 500 |
| 8 | NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: BOSTON/FLORIDA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:30 PM | 166 | 0.24 | 713 |
| 9 | NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: EDMONTON/LOS ANGELES | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:16 PM | 191 | 0.23 | 591 |
| 10 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 105 | 0.21 | 539 |
| 11 | NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: DALLAS/MINNESOTA | TBS NETWORK | 9:50 PM | 166 | 0.20 | 559 |
| 12 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 492 |
| 13 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 563 |
| 14 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 458 |
| 15 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,646 |
| 16 | GOLD RUSH:PARKERS TRAIL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 69 | 0.13 | 1,059 |
| 17 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 412 |
| 18 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/ARSENAL | USA NETWORK | 2:54 PM | 144 | 0.13 | 351 |
| 19 | NHL PLAYOFFS POSTGAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:27 AM | 40 | 0.13 | 315 |
| 20 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,697 |
| 21 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 730 |
| 22 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,685 |
| 23 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 382 |
| 24 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 367 |
| 25 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 321 |
| 26 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 296 |
| 27 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 366 |
| 28 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 258 |
| 29 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,572 |
| 30 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.09 | 324 |
| 31 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,516 |
| 32 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 263 |
| 33 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.09 | 908 |
| 34 | NHL PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TBS NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 36 | 0.09 | 273 |
| 35 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 504 |
| 36 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 236 |
| 37 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,565 |
| 38 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,515 |
| 39 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:09 PM | 67 | 0.08 | 713 |
| 40 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 647 |
| 41 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.08 | 679 |
| 42 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,657 |
| 43 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 1,451 |
| 44 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,213 |
| 45 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,984 |
| 46 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,378 |
| 47 | ON PATROL: LIVE: 175 | REELZ | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 430 |
| 48 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 609 |
| 49 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 976 |
| 50 | DEAR MAMA | FX | 10:00 PM | 93 | 0.07 | 196 |
| 51 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,491 |
| 52 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 551 |
| 53 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 59 | 0.07 | 716 |
| 54 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,793 |
| 55 | LIGA MX L: NECAXA / ATLAS | TUDN | 8:31 PM | 154 | 0.07 | 173 |
| 56 | ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,128 |
| 57 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.07 | 338 |
| 58 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 539 |
| 59 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 313 |
| 60 | ON PATROL: FIRST SHIFT | REELZ | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 379 |
| 61 | KENDRA SELLS HWOOD RPK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 577 |
| 62 | POWER BOOK II: GHOST S3 | STARZ PRIMARY | 8:01 PM | 58 | 0.07 | 248 |
| 63 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,213 |
| 64 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,026 |
| 65 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 523 |
| 66 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:05 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 623 |
| 67 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,850 |
| 68 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,205 |
| 69 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,146 |
| 70 | DEAR MAMA | FX | 11:33 PM | 85 | 0.06 | 172 |
| 71 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 360 |
| 72 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | USA NETWORK | 5:18 PM | 15 | 0.06 | 139 |
| 73 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 505 |
| 74 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,207 |
| 75 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 392 |
| 76 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,402 |
| 77 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 825 |
| 78 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 530 |
| 79 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 510 |
| 80 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 430 |
| 81 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 587 |
| 82 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 522 |
| 83 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 928 |
| 84 | NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:30 PM | 110 | 0.05 | 252 |
| 85 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.05 | 118 |
| 86 | UNDISPUTED L: 1673 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 143 |
| 87 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,141 |
| 88 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | TUDN | 11:05 PM | 55 | 0.05 | 111 |
| 89 | BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:00 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 165 |
| 90 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 174 |
| 91 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 577 |
| 92 | BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS | NICKELODEON | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 170 |
| 93 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 521 |
| 94 | HERD L: 2001 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 134 |
| 95 | NBA TODAY | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 134 |
| 96 | CNN PRIMETIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 438 |
| 97 | SPLIT SECOND | GSN | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 403 |
| 98 | PUT A RING ON IT | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 209 |
| 99 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 1:05 AM | 57 | 0.04 | 337 |
| 100 | BELLATOR MMA 2023 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 12:13 AM | 12 | 0.04 | 151 |
| 101 | MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 25 | 0.04 | 106 |
| 102 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 274 |
| 103 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 586 |
| 104 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 936 |
| 105 | ANA CABRERA REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 695 |
| 106 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 267 |
| 107 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 803 |
| 108 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 298 |
| 109 | CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 676 |
| 110 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 909 |
| 111 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 724 |
| 112 | PGA TOUR: ZURICH CLS | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 354 |
| 113 | BELLATOR MMA 2023 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 12:25 AM | 27 | 0.03 | 140 |
| 114 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 596 |
| 115 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 591 |
| 116 | LIGA MX: TIJUANA VS LEON | FOX DEPORTES | 10:53 PM | 142 | 0.03 | 92 |
| 117 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: LAD AT CHC | MLB NETWORK | 2:20 PM | 160 | 0.03 | 164 |
| 118 | ROADKILL GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 165 |
| 119 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 112 |
| 120 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: SECRETS ON GREEK ROW | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.03 | 234 |
| 121 | MAX ON BOXING | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 95 |
| 122 | SPEAK-S-L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 81 |
| 123 | BREAKFAST CLUB, THE | VH1 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 47 |
| 124 | ROADKILL GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 147 |
| 125 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 77 |
| 126 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 175 |
| 127 | BELLATOR MMA 2023 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:52 PM | 21 | 0.03 | 112 |
| 128 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 203 |
| 129 | REAL MURDERS OF ATL, THE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 244 |
| 130 | BELLATOR MMA 2023 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:16 PM | 21 | 0.02 | 118 |
| 131 | THIS JUST IN | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 103 |
| 132 | WHOS THE BOSS | IFC TV | 2:00 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 93 |
| 133 | BELLATOR MMA 2023 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:37 PM | 15 | 0.02 | 106 |
| 134 | BELLATOR MMA 2023 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:00 PM | 16 | 0.02 | 91 |
| 135 | KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 64 |
| 136 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 124 |
| 137 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 74 |
| 138 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 91 |
| 139 | WHOS THE BOSS | IFC TV | 2:30 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 81 |
| 140 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 203 |
| 141 | SATURDAYS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 62 |
| 142 | PATH TO THE DRAFT | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 54 |
| 143 | FUTBOL CENTRAL L | TUDN | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.02 | 63 |
| 144 | BREAKFAST CLUB, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 97 |
| 145 | MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:00 PM | 25 | 0.02 | 112 |
| 146 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L | TUDN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 41 |
| 147 | UFC LIVE L | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 59 |
| 148 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: STL AT SEA/SD AT ARI | MLB NETWORK | 10:10 PM | 134 | 0.02 | 117 |
| 149 | SECRETS OF SULPHUR SPRING | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 81 |
| 150 | DAILY WAGER L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 54 |
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