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May 23, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 5.22.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS dropped 0.12 to 0.54, followed by a 20/20 special at 0.25.

CBS:  The season finale of THE NEIGHBORHOOD was at 0.48, down 0.05 from last week and down 0.08 from last season’s finale.  The season finale of BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was at 0.39, up a tick and down 0.12 respectively.  The season finale of NCIS was at 0.39, down 0.05 and 0.11.  The season finale of NCIS: HAWAII was at 0.29, down 0.05 and 0.12.

NBC:  THE VOICE lost 0.07 to 0.48, followed by a rerun at 0.25.

FOX:  Reruns at 0.14/0.14/0.12.

CW:  Reruns at 0.06/0.04.

TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP dropped 0.04 to 0.24, and SENOR DE CIELOS was up 0.05 to 0.41.

UNIVISION:  PERDONA NUESTROS gained 0.04 to 0.31, AMOR INVENCIBLE lost 0.05 to 0.31, and MUJER was down 0.05 to 0.22.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.83.  On USA, WWE: RAW was at 0.58/0.54/0.50 compared to last week’s 0.62/0.56/0.55, and RACE TO SURVIVE was down 0.06 to 0.08.  TNT’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.48.  On Bravo, SUMMER HOUSE gained 0.02 to 0.23, and BELOW DECK ticked up to 0.23.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE was steady at 0.16, and YOU, ME & MY EX was up 0.02 to 0.12.  Cable news was led by MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.15/0.21/2.3M, with Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.12/0.22/2.6M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.07/500K.  Food Network’s SUMMER BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.10 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.13.  On ID, UNDERCOVER UNDERAGE lost 0.02 to 0.10.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD ticked down to 0.10.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.07/0.05 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.08.  History’s GREATEST MYSTERIES dropped 0.03 to 0.06.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW was at 0.06/0.04 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.07.  On HGTV, CELEBRITY IOU fell 0.03 to 0.05, and RENOVATION WILD was down 0.02 to 0.05.  HBO’s WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS ticked down to 0.03.  Nat Geo’s A SMALL LIGHT was at 0.03/0.03. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday May 22, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L: DENVER/LA LAKERS ESPN 8:35 PM 165 2.83 8,209
2 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:20 PM 40 1.52 4,194
3 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:25 PM 10 0.96 3,041
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.59 1,636
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.58 1,692
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.54 1,720
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.50 1,501
8 NHL PLAYOFFS -CONF FNLS L: CAROLINA/FLORIDA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:57 PM 174 0.48 1,537
9 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:30 PM 55 0.41 1,267
10 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.31 872
11 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.24 618
12 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.23 567
13 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.23 787
14 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.20 552
15 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 499
16 90 DAY: LOVE IN PARADISE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 701
17 NHL PLAYOFFS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:51 PM 37 0.15 454
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,331
19 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 417
20 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.12 2,636
21 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 345
22 YOU, ME & MY EX TLC 9:00 PM 63 0.12 442
23 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,611
24 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 374
25 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,320
26 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,301
27 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,356
28 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,166
29 NHL PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 57 0.11 354
30 SUMMER BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 860
31 UNDERCOVER UNDERAGE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 465
32 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.10 516
33 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,323
34 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.10 332
35 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,300
36 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,788
37 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.09 1,453
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 258
39 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 259
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,250
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 236
42 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,385
43 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 60 0.08 782
44 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 249
45 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 2,027
46 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 241
47 RACE TO SURVIVE: ALASKA USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.08 339
48 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.08 307
49 SPLIT SECOND GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.08 518
50 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,719
51 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 820
52 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,485
53 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/NEWCASTLE USA NETWORK 2:54 PM 139 0.07 249
54 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,657
55 SO: LOCALS ONLY DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 67 0.07 387
56 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 526
57 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,565
58 UNDISPUTED L: 1694 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 172
59 HIST GREATEST MYSTERIES HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.06 543
60 90D: LOVE IN PARADISE PT TLC 10:03 PM 60 0.06 470
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 517
62 BLACK INK CREW 10 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.06 171
63 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 534
64 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 547
65 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.06 395
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 1,125
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 343
68 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 1,036
69 CELEBRITY IOU HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.05 691
70 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN32 MTV 9:30 PM 30 0.05 176
71 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 1,130
72 SO: LOCALS ONLY DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:07 PM 68 0.05 362
73 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 443
74 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.05 227
75 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.05 195
76 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 461
77 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 473
78 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 1,039
79 RENOVATION WILD HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.05 470
80 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.04 940
81 ANA CABRERA REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 619
82 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.04 459
83 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 146
84 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.04 224
85 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 823
86 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 347
87 HERD L: 2022 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 153
88 BLACK INK CREW LA VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.04 119
89 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 127
90 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.04 438
91 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.04 452
92 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 515
93 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 MTV 9:00 PM 30 0.04 164
94 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 990
95 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 141
96 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.04 233
97 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.04 296
98 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 778
99 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS/MINNESOTA TWINS FOX SPORTS 1 7:35 PM 166 0.04 158
100 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 269
101 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 369
102 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.04 459
103 BREAKFAST CLUB, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 60 0.04 133
104 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.04 176
105 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.04 189
106 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.04 135
107 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE USA NETWORK 5:13 PM 17 0.03 108
108 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.03 657
109 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 421
110 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.03 239
111 AMERICAN GANGSTER: TRAP Q VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.03 100
112 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:23 AM 42 0.03 451
113 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:05 PM 55 0.03 544
114 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L: DENVER/LA LAKERS ESPN DEPORTES 8:30 PM 170 0.03 79
115 WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 54 0.03 172
116 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 869
117 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.03 81
118 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.03 195
119 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 791
120 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 94
121 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 23 0.03 484
122 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-6R1R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.03 243
123 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.03 164
124 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: BOS AT LAA/OAK AT SEA MLB NETWORK 9:37 PM 127 0.03 113
125 RUGRATS NEW NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.03 147
126 SMALL LIGHT, A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 67 0.03 300
127 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 100
128 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 199
129 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 198
130 SMALL LIGHT, A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:07 PM 63 0.03 270
131 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.02 64
132 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.02 520
133 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.02 186
134 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 10:00 PM 60 0.02 276
135 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD NEWSMAX TV 9:00 PM 60 0.02 296
136 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.02 189
137 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.02 91
138 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.02 68
139 CLOSING BELL CNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.02 184
140 PAYBACK TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.02 85
141 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 11:44 PM 64 0.02 67
142 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.02 215
143 AMERICAN AGENDA: N/A NEWSMAX TV 2:00 PM 120 0.02 222
144 NBA  TODAY ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.02 82
145 INTENTIONAL TALK MLB NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.02 56
146 MLB TONIGHT BP: MLBT BP MLB NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.02 55
147 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 83
148 CORNHOLE: 2023 ACL CORNHOLE MANIA ESPN2 8:00 PM 120 0.02 59
149 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.02 66
150 BUGS BUNNY BUILDERS THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:45 AM 15 0.02 99

 

 

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About the Author

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.