BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: Airing for the first time since April 14, SHARK TANK gained 0.04 to 0.37, and 20/20 was up 0.02 to 0.29.
CBS: Returning from a rerun week, the now-canceled SWAT dropped 0.09 to 0.30, FIRE COUNTRY was also down 0.09 to 0.32, and BLUE BLOODS was steady at 0.30.
NBC: After a rerun at 0.18, DATELINE fell 0.07 to 0.24.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN tumbled 0.15 to 0.52.
CW: After a rerun at 0.06, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY was up 0.02 to 0.08, and GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFF ticked up to 0.05.
TELEMUNDO: TOP CHEF VIP held at 0.21, SENIOR DE CIELOS lost 0.03 to 0.34, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was up 0.03 to 0.18.
UNIVISION: PERDONA NUESTROS fell 0.05 to 0.26, AMOR INVENCIBLE dropped 0.08 to 0.31, and CABO was down 0.08 to 0.36.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 1.65/1.63. TNT’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.35. Reelz’s ON PATROL ticked down to 0.14. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.13/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.08. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES edged up 0.02 to 0.13. We’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT returned at 0.12. TBS’s AEW: RAMPAGE was steady at 0.09. History’s THE UNXPLAINED was at 0.06. On Starz, POWER BOOK II: GHOST dropped 0.03 to 0.05, and BLINDSPOTTING was at 0.02. FX’s DEAR MAMA shed 0.02 to 0.04. OWN’s PUT A RING ON IT ticked down to 0.03.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 5, 2023 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: BOSTON/PHILADELPHIA | ESPN | 7:47 PM | 156 | 1.65 | 5,035 |
| 2 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: DENVER/PHOENIX | ESPN | 10:23 PM | 153 | 1.63 | 4,627 |
| 3 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:31 PM | 16 | 0.72 | 2,241 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:56 AM | 64 | 0.66 | 1,706 |
| 5 | NHL PLAYOFFS – SEMIFNLS L: NEW JERSEY/CAROLINA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:06 PM | 161 | 0.35 | 1,220 |
| 6 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 31 | 0.33 | 1,000 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.30 | 778 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 520 |
| 9 | NHL PLAYOFFS POSTGAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:47 PM | 31 | 0.18 | 496 |
| 10 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 596 |
| 11 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.17 | 538 |
| 12 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 418 |
| 13 | ON PATROL: LIVE: 179 | REELZ | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.14 | 756 |
| 14 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 61 | 0.14 | 360 |
| 15 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 392 |
| 16 | GOLD RUSH:PARKERS TRAIL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 69 | 0.13 | 894 |
| 17 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 554 |
| 18 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 383 |
| 19 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.12 | 500 |
| 20 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 349 |
| 21 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 303 |
| 22 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:01 PM | 59 | 0.10 | 296 |
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 325 |
| 24 | NHL PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:30 PM | 36 | 0.10 | 349 |
| 25 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 294 |
| 26 | FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L | ESPN2 | 1:55 PM | 71 | 0.09 | 280 |
| 27 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:09 PM | 67 | 0.09 | 635 |
| 28 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,445 |
| 29 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 2,347 |
| 30 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,302 |
| 31 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 472 |
| 32 | COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L: OKLAHOMA/OKLAHOMA ST | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 214 | 0.07 | 316 |
| 33 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 605 |
| 34 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:06 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 816 |
| 35 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 505 |
| 36 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 529 |
| 37 | AMC DOUBLE FEATURE: PITCH PERFECT 2 | AMC | 9:30 PM | 150 | 0.07 | 212 |
| 38 | SPLIT SECOND | GSN | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 424 |
| 39 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,239 |
| 40 | FIRST TAKE | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 115 | 0.07 | 159 |
| 41 | UNDISPUTED L: 1683 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 164 |
| 42 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 1,509 |
| 43 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,133 |
| 44 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.06 | 753 |
| 45 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,369 |
| 46 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,156 |
| 47 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 441 |
| 48 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 463 |
| 49 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 459 |
| 50 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,384 |
| 51 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 544 |
| 52 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 476 |
| 53 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 120 |
| 54 | ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,444 |
| 55 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 372 |
| 56 | MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 157 |
| 57 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,019 |
| 58 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,263 |
| 59 | FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L | ESPN2 | 5:25 PM | 71 | 0.06 | 202 |
| 60 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,561 |
| 61 | POWER BOOK II: GHOST S3 | STARZ PRIMARY | 8:02 PM | 59 | 0.05 | 248 |
| 62 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,027 |
| 63 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,272 |
| 64 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 565 |
| 65 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 851 |
| 66 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,150 |
| 67 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,353 |
| 68 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 481 |
| 69 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,019 |
| 70 | HERD L: 2011 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 144 |
| 71 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 568 |
| 72 | PGA TOUR: WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP | GOLF CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 241 | 0.05 | 416 |
| 73 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,577 |
| 74 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 559 |
| 75 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 392 |
| 76 | ON PATROL: FIRST SHIFT | REELZ | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 367 |
| 77 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,276 |
| 78 | MIRACULOUS WORLD: NEW YOR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 6:20 PM | 70 | 0.04 | 181 |
| 79 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 865 |
| 80 | CNNI/CHARLES CORONATION | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 274 |
| 81 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 548 |
| 82 | CNNI/CHARLES CORONATION | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 230 |
| 83 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICKELODEON | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 130 |
| 84 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:36 PM | 24 | 0.04 | 120 |
| 85 | KENTUCKY OAKS: N/A | USA NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 308 | 0.04 | 259 |
| 86 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 306 |
| 87 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 85 |
| 88 | DEAR MAMA | FX | 10:00 PM | 92 | 0.04 | 137 |
| 89 | THIS JUST IN | ESPN2 | 3:06 PM | 24 | 0.04 | 89 |
| 90 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,012 |
| 91 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 413 |
| 92 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,809 |
| 93 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 990 |
| 94 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: DENVER/PHOENIX | ESPN2 | 10:34 PM | 143 | 0.04 | 122 |
| 95 | FOX NEWS TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,284 |
| 96 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 231 |
| 97 | ANA CABRERA REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 714 |
| 98 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: LAD AT SD/WAS AT ARI | MLB NETWORK | 9:40 PM | 158 | 0.04 | 167 |
| 99 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,008 |
| 100 | SECRETS OF SULPHUR SPRING | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 179 |
| 101 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 755 |
| 102 | TALKING TO CHRIS WALLACE | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 320 |
| 103 | UFC LIVE | ESPN2 | 4:55 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 69 |
| 104 | REAL MURDERS OF ATL, THE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 221 |
| 105 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 741 |
| 106 | MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:00 PM | 25 | 0.03 | 127 |
| 107 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 227 |
| 108 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 581 |
| 109 | PUT A RING ON IT | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 138 |
| 110 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 205 |
| 111 | DAILY WAGER L | ESPN2 | 3:30 PM | 55 | 0.03 | 56 |
| 112 | MAX ON BOXING | ESPN2 | 4:25 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 68 |
| 113 | SPEAK L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 90 | 0.03 | 82 |
| 114 | CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: SECY MAYORKAS ON BORDER 240-246 | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 666 |
| 115 | CARNIVAL EATS | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 144 |
| 116 | ROADKILL GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 160 |
| 117 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 269 |
| 118 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: MIA AT CHC | MLB NETWORK | 2:20 PM | 130 | 0.03 | 144 |
| 119 | BREAKFAST CLUB, THE | VH1 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 45 |
| 120 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 148 |
| 121 | BREAKFAST CLUB, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 106 |
| 122 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 199 |
| 123 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 608 |
| 124 | CARNIVAL EATS | FOOD NETWORK | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 134 |
| 125 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 177 |
| 126 | OPTIONS ACTION | CNBC | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 120 |
| 127 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 88 |
| 128 | SATURDAYS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 115 |
| 129 | SQUAWK BOX: N/A | CNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.02 | 126 |
| 130 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 12:57 AM | 63 | 0.02 | 64 |
| 131 | QUICK PITCH | MLB NETWORK | 12:18 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 90 |
| 132 | QUIEN DA MAS S8 | UNIVERSO | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 53 |
| 133 | KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 80 |
| 134 | JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW, THE | TLC | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 77 |
| 135 | FAST MONEY | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 153 |
| 136 | NASCAR RACE HUB L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 144 |
| 137 | PATRICK STAR SHOW | NICKTOONS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 35 |
| 138 | RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS | NEWSMAX TV | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 246 |
| 139 | CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE | NEWSMAX TV | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 262 |
| 140 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: DENVER/PHOENIX | ESPN DEPORTES | 10:17 PM | 159 | 0.02 | 49 |
| 141 | WOMENS BEACH VBALL L | ESPNU | 1:42 PM | 59 | 0.02 | 35 |
| 142 | DINO RANCH | DISNEY JUNIOR | 9:45 AM | 25 | 0.02 | 93 |
| 143 | BLINDSPOTTING | STARZ PRIMARY | 9:04 PM | 28 | 0.02 | 64 |
| 144 | LIGA MX FEMENIL: ATLAS VS MONTERREY | FOX DEPORTES | 10:55 PM | 130 | 0.02 | 41 |
| 145 | ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 307 |
| 146 | ROADKILL GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 169 |
| 147 | PATRICK STAR SHOW | NICKTOONS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 34 |
| 148 | CNN/CNN THIS MORNING | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 64 |
| 149 | LPGA TOUR: INTERNATIONAL CROWN | GOLF CHANNEL | 6:01 PM | 189 | 0.02 | 237 |
| 150 | FUTBOL PICANTE L | ESPN DEPORTES | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 29 |
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