BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: JEOPARDY MASTERS was at 0.39, followed by 20/20 down a tick to 0.28.
CBS: The uncanceled SWAT gained 0.06 to 0.36, FIRE COUNTRY was up 0.03 to 0.35, and BLUE BLOODS lost 0.02 to 0.28.
NBC: After a rerun at 0.29, DATELINE was up 0.03 to 0.27.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN climbed 0.04 to 0.56.
CW: After a rerun at 0.05, WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY dipped 0.02 to 0.06, and GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFF ticked down to 0.04.
TELEMUNDO: TOP CHEF VIP ticked down to 0.20, SENIOR DE CIELOS lost 0.05 to 0.29, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was down 0.04 to 0.14.
UNIVISION: ROSE DE GUADALUPE was at 0.33, AMOR INVENCIBLE ticked up to 0.32, and CABO was up 0.05 to 0.41.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 3.15/1.83. TNT’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.39/0.36. Reelz’s ON PATROL was steady at 0.14. We’s MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT ticked up to 0.13. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES dropped 0.03 to 0.10. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.10/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.09. On HGTV, 100 DAY DREAM HOME was at 0.09. History’s THE UNXPLAINED ticked up to 0.07. On MTV, RUPAUL’S ALL STARS was at 0.06. The finale of FX’s DEAR MAMA ticked up to 0.05. OWN’s PUT A RING ON IT held at 0.03.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 12, 2023 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: GOLDEN STATE/LA LAKERS | ESPN | 10:18 PM | 153 | 3.15 | 8,640 |
| 2 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: NEW YORK/MIAMI | ESPN | 7:41 PM | 157 | 1.83 | 5,440 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:51 AM | 69 | 1.02 | 2,646 |
| 4 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 11 | 0.61 | 1,871 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.43 | 1,088 |
| 6 | NHL PLAYOFFS – SEMIFNLS L: FLORIDA/TORONTO | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:10 PM | 211 | 0.39 | 1,363 |
| 7 | NHL PLAYOFFS – SEMIFNLS L: EDMONTON/VEGAS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:41 PM | 137 | 0.36 | 1,052 |
| 8 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.34 | 1,052 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 553 |
| 10 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.18 | 547 |
| 11 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 699 |
| 12 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 479 |
| 13 | ON PATROL: LIVE: 181 | REELZ | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.14 | 725 |
| 14 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 412 |
| 15 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,592 |
| 16 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 427 |
| 17 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.13 | 441 |
| 18 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 321 |
| 19 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.12 | 810 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 349 |
| 21 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 369 |
| 22 | NHL PLAYOFFS POSTGAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 12:58 AM | 31 | 0.11 | 328 |
| 23 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 2,498 |
| 24 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 565 |
| 25 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,455 |
| 26 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 318 |
| 27 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,424 |
| 28 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 524 |
| 29 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,703 |
| 30 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 343 |
| 31 | GOLD RUSH:PARKERS TRAIL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 65 | 0.10 | 747 |
| 32 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 741 |
| 33 | NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: DARLINGTON | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:24 PM | 160 | 0.09 | 479 |
| 34 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,764 |
| 35 | 100 DAY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 809 |
| 36 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 636 |
| 37 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,303 |
| 38 | NHL PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:30 PM | 10 | 0.09 | 320 |
| 39 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,623 |
| 40 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,583 |
| 41 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,315 |
| 42 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 615 |
| 43 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,683 |
| 44 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 422 |
| 45 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 512 |
| 46 | FOX NEWS TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,302 |
| 47 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:05 PM | 67 | 0.07 | 628 |
| 48 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 520 |
| 49 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.07 | 744 |
| 50 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 616 |
| 51 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 447 |
| 52 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,324 |
| 53 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 639 |
| 54 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 668 |
| 55 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,406 |
| 56 | COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L: ALABAMA/ARKANSAS | ESPN2 | 7:25 PM | 152 | 0.07 | 338 |
| 57 | RUPAUL ALL STARS 8 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 228 |
| 58 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 525 |
| 59 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 1,316 |
| 60 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 492 |
| 61 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,177 |
| 62 | HERD L: 2016 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 156 |
| 63 | COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: TED 2 | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 150 | 0.06 | 127 |
| 64 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: GOLDEN STATE/LA LAKERS | ESPN DEPORTES | 10:18 PM | 150 | 0.06 | 137 |
| 65 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,159 |
| 66 | ON PATROL: FIRST SHIFT | REELZ | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 381 |
| 67 | UNDISPUTED L: 1688 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 147 |
| 68 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,020 |
| 69 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 885 |
| 70 | ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,207 |
| 71 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 479 |
| 72 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 487 |
| 73 | COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L: TBA | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 175 | 0.05 | 244 |
| 74 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,076 |
| 75 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 463 |
| 76 | NCAA STUDIO UPDATE L | ESPN2 | 6:55 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 209 |
| 77 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,606 |
| 78 | PGA TOUR: AT&T BYRON NELSON | GOLF CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 363 |
| 79 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 969 |
| 80 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 423 |
| 81 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 458 |
| 82 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,413 |
| 83 | SUPERKITTIES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 133 |
| 84 | DEAR MAMA | FX | 10:00 PM | 68 | 0.05 | 120 |
| 85 | CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 655 |
| 86 | TALKING TO CHRIS WALLACE | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 263 |
| 87 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: TB AT NYY/PIT AT BAL | MLB NETWORK | 7:08 PM | 157 | 0.05 | 209 |
| 88 | RUBBLE & CREW | NICKELODEON | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 152 |
| 89 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 445 |
| 90 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 144 |
| 91 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 25 | 0.04 | 132 |
| 92 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 819 |
| 93 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 853 |
| 94 | YOUNG JEDI ADVENTURES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.04 | 134 |
| 95 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 698 |
| 96 | BREAKFAST CLUB, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 102 |
| 97 | ANA CABRERA REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 734 |
| 98 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 793 |
| 99 | NASCAR RACEDAY:TRCKS L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:30 PM | 54 | 0.04 | 229 |
| 100 | NASCAR TRUCKS QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 85 | 0.04 | 131 |
| 101 | HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: JANE MYSTERIES: INHERITAN | HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 569 |
| 102 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 200 |
| 103 | NHL PLAYOFFS – SEMIFNLS L | TRUTV | 10:09 PM | 31 | 0.04 | 118 |
| 104 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 297 |
| 105 | NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:00 PM | 90 | 0.03 | 187 |
| 106 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 910 |
| 107 | NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:25 PM | 35 | 0.03 | 113 |
| 108 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 340 |
| 109 | CARNIVAL EATS | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 142 |
| 110 | MLBT BRIDGE SHOW | MLB NETWORK | 9:45 PM | 26 | 0.03 | 185 |
| 111 | CARNIVAL EATS | FOOD NETWORK | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 164 |
| 112 | PUT A RING ON IT | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 155 |
| 113 | CARNIVAL EATS | FOOD NETWORK | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 141 |
| 114 | COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 10:45 PM | 113 | 0.03 | 93 |
| 115 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICKELODEON | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 116 |
| 116 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 208 |
| 117 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 103 |
| 118 | ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE | NEWSMAX TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 467 |
| 119 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 96 |
| 120 | COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L | ESPNU | 2:48 PM | 72 | 0.02 | 79 |
| 121 | ROADKILL GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 205 |
| 122 | REAL MURDERS OF ATL, THE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 219 |
| 123 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: SD AT LAD/TEX AT OAK | MLB NETWORK | 10:11 PM | 147 | 0.02 | 158 |
| 124 | KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 85 |
| 125 | YOUNG JEDI ADVENTURES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 7:30 PM | 25 | 0.02 | 130 |
| 126 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 95 |
| 127 | BELLATOR MMA 2023 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 5:15 PM | 33 | 0.02 | 41 |
| 128 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 135 |
| 129 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.02 | 166 |
| 130 | BELLATOR MMA 2023 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 6:06 PM | 38 | 0.02 | 53 |
| 131 | AMARTE, HONRARTE, TRAICIO | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 87 |
| 132 | DAILY WAGER L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 61 |
| 133 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 125 |
| 134 | ROADKILL GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 214 |
| 135 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:00 PM | 25 | 0.02 | 103 |
| 136 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 146 |
| 137 | BELLATOR MMA 2023 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 4:14 PM | 14 | 0.02 | 43 |
| 138 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L | TUDN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 37 |
| 139 | ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 419 |
| 140 | B1G SOFTBALL L: INDIANA / MINNESOTA | BIG TEN NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 136 | 0.02 | 65 |
| 141 | BELLATOR MMA 2023 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 4:00 PM | 14 | 0.02 | 36 |
| 142 | GREG KELLY REPORTS | NEWSMAX TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 278 |
| 143 | SUPERKITTIES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:25 PM | 25 | 0.02 | 89 |
| 144 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | TUDN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 64 |
| 145 | GOLF CENTRAL-POST | GOLF CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 103 |
| 146 | NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: NEW YORK/MIAMI | ESPN DEPORTES | 7:30 PM | 168 | 0.02 | 44 |
| 147 | SATURDAYS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 85 |
| 148 | CASO CERRADO – OV | UNIVERSO | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 39 |
| 149 | BELLATOR MMA 2023 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 4:39 PM | 21 | 0.02 | 34 |
| 150 | NATIONAL REPORT: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.02 | 233 |
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