BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: The simulcast of Night 2 of the NFL DRAFT added up to a 1.38 rating with adults 18-49 and 5.239 million persons 2+ L+SD in an average minute of primetime (on ABC, ESPN2 and NFL Network). On ABC, the 0.57 was up 0.12 from Night 2 in 2022.
CBS: Reruns at 0.25/0.22/0.22.
NBC: The season finale of GRAND CREW was at 0.19/0.17 compared to last week’s 0.19 and compared to 0.28 for last season’s finale (on a Tuesday). DATELINE was up 0.04 to 0.31.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN jumped 0.13 to 0.67.
CW: After a rerun at 0.05, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY dropped 0.03 to 0.06, and GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFF was down 0.02 to 0.04.
TELEMUNDO: TOP CHEF VIP was at 0.21, SENIOR DE CIELOS rose 0.08 to 0.37, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was down 0.06 to 0.15.
UNIVISION: PERDONA NUESTROS gained 0.03 to 0.41, AMOR INVENCIBLE climbed 0.04 to 0.39, and CABO was up 0.09 to 0.44.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 1.74/1.59. The NFL DRAFT was at 0.95 on ESPN, 0.49 on ESPN2, and 0.32 on NFL Network (compared respectively to last year’s 0.84/0.44/0.31). The NHL PLAYOFFS were at 0.34/0.30 on TNT, 0.22/0.20 on TBS, and 0.07 on Tru. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP lost 0.04 to 0.17. Reelz’s ON PATROL rose 0.08 from last week’s unusually low number to 0.15. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES slipped 0.02 to 0.11. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.11. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.09/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.08. TBS’s AEW: RAMPAGE returned to Friday at 0.09. On Starz, POWER BOOK II: GHOST ticked up to 0.08. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was steady at 0.07. FX’s DEAR MAMA was at 0.06 compared to last week’s 0.07/0.06. On OWN, PUT A RING ON IT held at 0.04.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday April 28, 2023 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD L: MEMPHIS/LA LAKERS | ESPN | 10:51 PM | 144 | 1.74 | 4,639 |
| 2 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD L: SACRAMENTO/GOLDEN STATE | ESPN | 8:10 PM | 161 | 1.59 | 4,977 |
| 3 | NFL DRAFT L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.95 | 2,793 |
| 4 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 10 | 0.71 | 2,472 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:15 AM | 75 | 0.64 | 1,675 |
| 6 | NFL DRAFT L: ROUNDS 2-3 | ESPN2 | 8:00 PM | 195 | 0.49 | 1,546 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 985 |
| 8 | NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: BOSTON/FLORIDA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:30 PM | 171 | 0.34 | 1,074 |
| 9 | NFL DRAFT: 2023 NFL DRAFT DAY 2 ROUNDS 2-3 | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 254 | 0.32 | 989 |
| 10 | NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: COLORADO/SEATTLE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:21 PM | 160 | 0.30 | 892 |
| 11 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY L | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 686 |
| 12 | NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: DALLAS/MINNESOTA | TBS NETWORK | 10:06 PM | 138 | 0.22 | 578 |
| 13 | NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: CAROLINA/NY ISLANDERS | TBS NETWORK | 7:06 PM | 180 | 0.20 | 647 |
| 14 | NFL LIVE L: N/A | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.19 | 559 |
| 15 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.18 | 613 |
| 16 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: 04-50 LIFE | WETV | 9:00 PM | 123 | 0.17 | 528 |
| 17 | ON PATROL: LIVE: 177 | REELZ | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.15 | 794 |
| 18 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 503 |
| 19 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 415 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 414 |
| 21 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 401 |
| 22 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:15 PM | 105 | 0.13 | 358 |
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 410 |
| 24 | MEXICAN FIRST DIVISION L: FC JUAREZ/CLUB AMERICA | ESPN DEPORTES | 11:00 PM | 129 | 0.11 | 289 |
| 25 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 815 |
| 26 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 639 |
| 27 | NHL PLAYOFFS POSTGAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:01 AM | 40 | 0.11 | 249 |
| 28 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.11 | 397 |
| 29 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 2,406 |
| 30 | MAMA JUNE: FIRST LOOK | WETV | 11:03 PM | 14 | 0.10 | 308 |
| 31 | GOLD RUSH:PARKERS TRAIL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.09 | 817 |
| 32 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 298 |
| 33 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 495 |
| 34 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 319 |
| 35 | NFL DRAFT KICKOFF: 2023 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF – DAY 2 | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 360 | 0.08 | 273 |
| 36 | NHL PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TBS NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 36 | 0.08 | 233 |
| 37 | UNDISPUTED L: 1678 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.08 | 223 |
| 38 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,358 |
| 39 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:02 PM | 67 | 0.08 | 652 |
| 40 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.08 | 266 |
| 41 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 11:14 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 254 |
| 42 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,221 |
| 43 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,434 |
| 44 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,329 |
| 45 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 193 |
| 46 | POWER BOOK II: GHOST S3 | STARZ PRIMARY | 8:03 PM | 58 | 0.08 | 279 |
| 47 | NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L | TRUTV | 9:49 PM | 22 | 0.07 | 176 |
| 48 | NBA PLAYOFFS REPEAT: SACRAMENTO/GOLDEN STATE | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 120 | 0.07 | 216 |
| 49 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,231 |
| 50 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,703 |
| 51 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,007 |
| 52 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 382 |
| 53 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 58 | 0.07 | 800 |
| 54 | HERD L: 2006 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 175 |
| 55 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,287 |
| 56 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 514 |
| 57 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 553 |
| 58 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 602 |
| 59 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 583 |
| 60 | NFL DRAFT KICKOFF: 2023 NFL DRAFT KICKOFF – DAY 2 | NFL NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 213 |
| 61 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 568 |
| 62 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,300 |
| 63 | DEAR MAMA | FX | 10:00 PM | 73 | 0.06 | 143 |
| 64 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 406 |
| 65 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,006 |
| 66 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,073 |
| 67 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,035 |
| 68 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 553 |
| 69 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,059 |
| 70 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,475 |
| 71 | FOX NEWS TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,153 |
| 72 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 1,593 |
| 73 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 479 |
| 74 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 467 |
| 75 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 560 |
| 76 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,361 |
| 77 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 521 |
| 78 | SP HGTV SMART HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 411 |
| 79 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,221 |
| 80 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 123 |
| 81 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,213 |
| 82 | BREAKFAST CLUB, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 118 |
| 83 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 240 | 0.05 | 153 |
| 84 | ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,243 |
| 85 | ON PATROL: FIRST SHIFT | REELZ | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 350 |
| 86 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 770 |
| 87 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 403 |
| 88 | SUPERKITTIES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.04 | 222 |
| 89 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 313 |
| 90 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 881 |
| 91 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 507 |
| 92 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 128 |
| 93 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 912 |
| 94 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 25 | 0.04 | 185 |
| 95 | SECRETS OF SULPHUR SPRING | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 131 |
| 96 | NASCAR RACE HUB L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 166 |
| 97 | PUT A RING ON IT | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 171 |
| 98 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 524 |
| 99 | TALKING TO CHRIS WALLACE | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 351 |
| 100 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,416 |
| 101 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 940 |
| 102 | NATIONAL REPORT: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 262 |
| 103 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 147 |
| 104 | NASCAR RACE HUB L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 61 | 0.04 | 128 |
| 105 | SPEAK L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 90 | 0.03 | 91 |
| 106 | DEMON HOUSE: TDHS-SP01H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 127 |
| 107 | DAILY WAGER L | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 71 |
| 108 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 848 |
| 109 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 701 |
| 110 | ANA CABRERA REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 669 |
| 111 | CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 678 |
| 112 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 127 |
| 113 | SPLIT SECOND | GSN | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 401 |
| 114 | SATURDAYS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 78 |
| 115 | SUPERKITTIES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:25 PM | 25 | 0.03 | 81 |
| 116 | ROADKILL GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 149 |
| 117 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 651 |
| 118 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 295 |
| 119 | PGA TOUR: MEXICO OPEN | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:28 PM | 228 | 0.03 | 275 |
| 120 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 651 |
| 121 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 99 |
| 122 | SATURDAYS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 95 |
| 123 | MAX ON BOXING | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 62 |
| 124 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 655 |
| 125 | FUTBOL PICANTE L | ESPN DEPORTES | 1:09 AM | 51 | 0.03 | 88 |
| 126 | MAMA JUNE: FIRST LOOK | WETV | 1:17 AM | 15 | 0.03 | 132 |
| 127 | PO CENTRAL POSTGAME | NBA-TV | 1:13 AM | 93 | 0.03 | 77 |
| 128 | ROADKILL GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 153 |
| 129 | NHRA QUALIFYING L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 90 | 0.03 | 180 |
| 130 | BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSEL | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 145 |
| 131 | BREAKFAST CLUB, THE | VH1 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 51 |
| 132 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 195 |
| 133 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 191 |
| 134 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:00 PM | 25 | 0.02 | 66 |
| 135 | FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 36 | 0.02 | 128 |
| 136 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.02 | 191 |
| 137 | CNN/CNN THIS MORNING | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 109 |
| 138 | UFC LIVE L | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 42 |
| 139 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 173 |
| 140 | FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING L | ESPNU | 8:54 AM | 103 | 0.02 | 104 |
| 141 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 145 |
| 142 | JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW, THE | TLC | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 77 |
| 143 | NG DOC | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 256 |
| 144 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 193 |
| 145 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 158 |
| 146 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: KC AT MIN/SEA AT TOR | MLB NETWORK | 6:05 PM | 161 | 0.02 | 110 |
| 147 | CINTAS DEL CRIMEN | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 71 |
| 148 | ENGINE MASTERS | MOTOR TREND | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 154 |
| 149 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 363 |
| 150 | GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 28 | 0.02 | 159 |
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