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May 25, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 5.24.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS:

ABC:  The finale of JEOPARDY MASTERS rose 0.11 to 0.61, and THE PRANK PANEL premiered at 0.30.  THE GAME SHOW SHOW fell 0.09 to 0.19.

CBS:  The season finale of SURVIVOR was at 0.69, down 0.02 from last week and down a tenth from last May.

NBC:  On season finale night, CHICAGO MED was at 0.44 (down 0.03 from last week and down 0.23 from last year’s finale), CHICAGO FIRE was at 0.49 (steady with last week and down 0.31 from 2022), and CHICAGO PD was at 0.45 (down a tick from last week and down 0.29 from last year).

FOX:  The season premiere of MASTERCHEF was at 0.33, and FOOD STARS premiered at 0.27.

CW:  The series finale of THE FLASH ticked down to 0.09, and RIVERDALE was down a tick to 0.04.

TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP climbed 0.04 to 0.29, and SECRETOS DE SANGRE was at 0.14.

UNIVISION:  PERDONA NOSOTROS was at 0.36, AMOR INVENCIBLE rose 0.07 to 0.37, and MUJER was at 0.25.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES was at 0.92/0.33 compared to last week’s 0.83/0.25.  TNT’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.60.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE gained 0.04 to 0.32.  The final season premiere of FX’s MAYANS MC was at 0.17/0.12, compared to last season’s 0.19/0.12.  On BET, HOUSE OF PAYNE jumped 0.08 to 0.15, ASSISTED LIVING climbed 0.06 to 0.15, THE MS PAT SHOW rose 0.04 to 0.14, and I LOVE US was up 0.03 to 0.09.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN was at 0.15.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.13 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.10, and CRACK ADDICTS was at 0.11.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT ticked up to 0.13.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.12/0.25/2.7M, with MSNBC’s ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES at 0.09/0.15/1.5M, and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.08/600K.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked down to 0.11.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL ticked up to 0.10, MURDER AT CARTER CO was at 0.10, and ON THE CASE was up 0.02 to 0.08.  On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.09.  Comedy Central’s AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS ticked down to 0.07.  FXX’s DAVE was steady at 0.05.  IFC’s SISTERS was at 0.02. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 24, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.92 2,036
2 NHL PLAYOFFS -CONF FNLS L: CAROLINA/FLORIDA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:01 PM 181 0.60 1,860
3 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.33 800
4 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0190 LAS VEGAS TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.32 846
5 NHL PLAYOFFS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:02 PM 41 0.20 542
6 MAYANS M.C. FX 10:00 PM 85 0.17 560
7 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 30 0.15 605
8 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 76 0.15 837
9 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 PM 30 0.15 579
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 554
11 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 437
12 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 383
13 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 413
14 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 394
15 MS. PAT SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 553
16 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.13 1,135
17 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 93 0.13 744
18 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.12 2,672
19 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 316
20 MAYANS M.C. FX 11:25 PM 76 0.12 406
21 CRACK ADDICTS TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.11 665
22 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 525
23 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,762
24 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 11:00 PM 60 0.11 294
25 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 737
26 NHL PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 61 0.10 318
27 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.10 302
28 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 262
29 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 278
30 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 344
31 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 562
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 62 0.10 257
33 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,617
34 MURDER AT CARTER CO MINES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.10 522
35 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 264
36 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 880
37 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.09 391
38 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.09 661
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:02 PM 58 0.09 253
40 I LOVE US BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.09 379
41 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 763
42 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.09 811
43 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,870
44 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.09 260
45 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,955
46 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,493
47 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.09 707
48 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/BRIGHTON USA NETWORK 2:54 PM 135 0.09 277
49 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.08 404
50 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,346
51 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,459
52 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,454
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 557
54 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,896
55 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 466
56 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:33 PM 30 0.08 569
57 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 527
58 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 230
59 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.08 1,364
60 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 636
61 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 202
62 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.07 332
63 AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QU COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.07 302
64 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,204
65 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 586
66 RUGRATS NEW NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.07 228
67 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 212
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,211
69 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 435
70 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,746
71 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 605
72 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,506
73 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.06 405
74 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.06 210
75 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S9 UNIVERSO 8:30 PM 30 0.06 144
76 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN32 MTV 9:30 PM 30 0.06 222
77 UNDISPUTED L: 1696 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 144
78 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,638
79 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE USA NETWORK 5:09 PM 21 0.06 125
80 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S9 UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 30 0.06 142
81 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.06 175
82 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 540
83 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 536
84 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 490
85 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 433
86 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 969
87 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.05 817
88 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 MTV 9:00 PM 30 0.05 195
89 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 1,274
90 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 1,098
91 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 934
92 SPLIT SECOND GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.05 360
93 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 494
94 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.05 108
95 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 511
96 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.05 195
97 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 113
98 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 749
99 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 434
100 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 1,114
101 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 1,298
102 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 612
103 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.05 573
104 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.05 294
105 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 46 0.05 119
106 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.04 305
107 HERD L: 2024 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 114
108 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 907
109 ANA CABRERA REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 763
110 SHOWCASE GAME: LAD AT ATL/NYM AT CHC MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 187 0.04 222
111 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 582
112 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 425
113 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.04 78
114 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 1,079
115 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 84
116 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 122
117 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 958
118 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 834
119 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 1,072
120 BREAKFAST CLUB, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 60 0.03 126
121 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.03 209
122 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 309
123 UNIVERSO MOVIE: BACK TO THE FUTURE III UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 150 0.03 68
124 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.03 426
125 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 116
126 RESTAURANTS AT THE END NAT GEO WILD 11:00 PM 60 0.03 71
127 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 352
128 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.03 251
129 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.03 94
130 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.02 368
131 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.02 395
132 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 2:00 PM 54 0.02 139
133 MLBT ON DECK CIRCLE MLB NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.02 65
134 CLOSING BELL CNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.02 204
135 MAFS: UK LIFETIME TELEVISION 6:00 PM 60 0.02 178
136 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 206
137 LA LIGA    L: REAL MADRID/RAYO VALLECANO ESPN2 1:23 PM 127 0.02 61
138 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.02 194
139 SISTERS (SRS) IFC TV 11:00 PM 35 0.02 77
140 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 61
141 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.02 204
142 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: HOU AT MIL/ARI AT PHI MLB NETWORK 1:10 PM 131 0.02 95
143 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP MLB NETWORK 11:19 PM 53 0.02 82
144 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.02 198
145 NBA  TODAY ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.02 57
146 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:07 PM 72 0.02 93
147 NATIONAL REPORT: N/A NEWSMAX TV 9:00 AM 180 0.02 226
148 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.02 259
149 CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE NEWSMAX TV 5:00 PM 60 0.02 259
150 AMERICAN AGENDA: N/A NEWSMAX TV 2:00 PM 120 0.02 236

 

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Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.