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May 16, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 5.13.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s XFL CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.35.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.41.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY both ticked down to 0.02.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, the NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.67, TOP RANK BOXING was at 0.24, UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS was at 0.22, and COLLEGE SOFTBALL was at 0.13.  Reelz’s ON PATROL gained 0.03 to 0.18.  USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE matches were at 0.15/0.10.  TUDN’s LIGA matches were at 0.15/0.14.  Adult Swim’s late-night line-up performed as follows:  ONE PIECE up 0.04 to 0.11, NARUTO up 0.03 to 0.09, and FOOD WARS up 0.04 to 0.12.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN was steady at 0.10, PIONEER WOMAN held at 0.10, and SYMONS DINNER COOKING was up 0.03 to 0.10.  Hallmark’s original movie DREAM MOMS was at 0.10.  OWN’s LOVE & MARRIAGE rose 0.03 to 0.09.  Lifetime’s original movie MAID FOR REVENGE was at 0.08.  TBS’s AEW: RAMPAGE was at 0.07. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday May 13, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NHL CONF SEMIFINALS L: DALLAS/SEATTLE ESPN 7:00 PM 175 0.67 2,042
2 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.26 639
3 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.25 600
4 TOP RANK BOXING        L ESPN 9:55 PM 105 0.24 714
5 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.24 577
6 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS L: ROZENSTRUIK/ALMEIDA ESPN 12:00 PM 180 0.22 617
7 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.20 558
8 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.19 500
9 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 523
10 ON PATROL: LIVE: 182 REELZ 9:00 PM 180 0.18 897
11 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE USA NETWORK 12:06 PM 24 0.16 433
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:40 PM 80 0.16 428
13 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 373
14 PREMIER LEAGUE L: NOTTINGHAM/CHELSEA USA NETWORK 9:58 AM 128 0.15 450
15 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 325
16 LIGA MX SAT: QF: AMERICA / SAN LUIS TUDN 10:33 PM 162 0.15 365
17 LIGA MX PLAYOFFS: QF:MONTERREY VS SANTOS FOX DEPORTES 8:48 PM 140 0.14 336
18 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: SOUTH CAROLINA/TENNESSEE ESPN 3:00 PM 148 0.13 485
19 FOOD WARS ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.12 202
20 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:28 PM 32 0.11 373
21 ONE PIECE ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.11 190
22 PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/LEEDS USA NETWORK 7:24 AM 134 0.10 339
23 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.10 835
24 SYMONS DINNER COOKING OUT FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.10 740
25 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.10 824
26 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: DREAM MOMS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.10 1,184
27 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,417
28 SHO CH BOX: 23 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:30 PM 40 0.10 308
29 NARUTO: SHIPPUDEN ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 30 0.09 163
30 ON PATROL: FIRST SHIFT REELZ 8:00 PM 60 0.09 471
31 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 9:38 AM 20 0.09 297
32 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 5:27 AM 33 0.09 292
33 SHO CH BOX: 23 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:11 PM 19 0.09 255
34 LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVIL OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.09 339
35 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 4:55 AM 32 0.08 300
36 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: MAID FOR REVENGE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.08 510
37 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:58 PM 108 0.08 486
38 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 969
39 LOONEY TUNES CARTOONS THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.08 153
40 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.07 519
41 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 1,252
42 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: THINK LIKE A MAN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 180 0.07 200
43 SHO CH BOX: 23 SHOWTIME PRIME 12:10 AM 14 0.07 233
44 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 918
45 USFL L: PITTSBURGH/MICHIGAN USA NETWORK 12:30 PM 182 0.07 256
46 AEW: RAMPAGE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.07 284
47 SHO CH BOX: 23 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:28 PM 43 0.07 214
48 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: TEXAS RANGERS/OAKLAND ATHLETICS FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 148 0.07 252
49 MLB REG SEASON POST L FOX SPORTS 1 6:28 PM 32 0.07 218
50 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 812
51 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 1,231
52 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 1,039
53 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: DUKE/FLORIDA STATE ESPN2 1:22 PM 132 0.06 372
54 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 900
55 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.06 497
56 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 15 0.06 137
57 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 12:03 AM 59 0.06 357
58 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:15 AM 15 0.06 129
59 MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADY DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.06 200
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 461
61 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 922
62 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 713
63 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: TB AT NYY/SEA AT DET MLB NETWORK 1:09 PM 189 0.05 274
64 COMBATE GLOBAL SAT TUDN 1:15 AM 72 0.05 88
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 430
66 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN: TEXAS/OKLAHOMA ESPN2 3:34 PM 160 0.05 302
67 SHO CH BOX: 23 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:07 PM 21 0.05 171
68 R&R PICTURE SHOWS: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON VH1 9:00 PM 210 0.05 136
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 513
70 L. JONES CROSS COUNTRY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 833
71 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 869
72 ONE NATION FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 938
73 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: UTAH/UCLA ESPN2 10:00 PM 176 0.05 224
74 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L: DARLINGTON FOX SPORTS 1 10:30 AM 120 0.05 343
75 LA LIGA    L: REAL MADRID/GETAFE ESPN DEPORTES 2:55 PM 125 0.05 128
76 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 417
77 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 606
78 BIG SATURDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 867
79 GHOST AND MOLLY MCGEE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 30 0.04 162
80 24 HOUR FLIP A&E NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.04 275
81 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 648
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 442
83 PJ MASKS POWER HEROES DISNEY JUNIOR 8:05 AM 25 0.04 202
84 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 2:06 AM 57 0.04 257
85 DIRTY OLD CARS HISTORY 10:30 AM 30 0.04 262
86 SHO CH BOX: 23 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:16 PM 51 0.04 150
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 454
88 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 641
89 CHAMPIONS TOUR: REGIONS TRADITION GOLF CHANNEL 2:46 PM 136 0.04 236
90 LIGA MX L: QTR 2:RAYADOS/SANTOS LAGUNA FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 130 0.04 79
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.03 421
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.03 376
93 WE BABY BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.03 85
94 ACCIDENT, SUICIDE, MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.03 341
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.03 483
96 KIFF DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 AM 30 0.03 114
97 FUTBOL CENTRAL PT SAT TUDN 10:00 PM 33 0.03 110
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.03 425
99 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 442
100 DIRTY OLD CARS HISTORY 10:00 AM 30 0.03 279
101 BIG SATURDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.03 785
102 AYMAN: N/A MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.03 553
103 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 327
104 CATCH A SMUGGLER: SOUTH P NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 30 0.03 250
105 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 24 0.03 149
106 PBA BOWLING L: PBA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 PM 120 0.03 189
107 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 9:00 PM 60 0.03 90
108 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.03 273
109 BE MY GUEST WITH I.GARTEN FOOD NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.03 128
110 $100,000 PYRAMID, THE GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.03 267
111 BLOOD & MONEY OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.03 349
112 BE MY GUEST WITH I.GARTEN FOOD NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.03 214
113 RUBBLE & CREW NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.03 85
114 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.03 161
115 CRITTER FIXER COMPS NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.03 340
116 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: TULSA/UCF ESPN2 11:00 AM 142 0.03 164
117 SYMONE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.03 402
118 LIGA MX PREVIA FOX DEPORTES 8:27 PM 21 0.03 80
119 COLD JUSTICE INSIDE EP OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.03 262
120 SHAQ NBA-TV 9:00 PM 30 0.02 93
121 VELSHI: NC GOV COOPER VETOES ABRTN BAN 1055-1110 MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.02 647
122 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP MLB NETWORK 10:00 PM 47 0.02 113
123 ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.02 577
124 CATCH A SMUGGLER: SOUTH P NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:30 PM 30 0.02 250
125 PUNTO FINAL FOX DEPORTES 11:08 PM 30 0.02 75
126 SUPERCROSS: SALT LAKE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 181 0.02 126
127 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.02 235
128 BLUES CLUES & YOU NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.02 88
129 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 8:00 PM 30 0.02 95
130 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.02 445
131 MLB TONIGHT BP: MLBT BP MLB NETWORK 6:00 PM 120 0.02 110
132 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.02 421
133 IFC MOVIE: BENCHWARMERS, THE IFC TV 10:15 PM 120 0.02 85
134 KATIE PHANG SHOW MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.02 448
135 LA LIGA    L: VILLARREAL/ATHLETIC CLUB ESPN DEPORTES 12:15 PM 135 0.02 72
136 MLBT WEEKEND AFTERNOON MLB NETWORK 4:18 PM 102 0.02 116
137 SPORTSCENTER FIN   L ESPN DEPORTES 2:30 PM 25 0.02 48
138 SATURDAY SHW W/J.CAPEHART MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.02 541
139 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.02 46
140 DATELINE MSNBC 5:00 AM 60 0.02 168
141 P+ HIP HOP MY HOUSE AMTV 9:30 AM 30 0.02 67
142 SWEET HOME SEXTUPLETS DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.02 68
143 UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE  L: LOUISVILLE CITY FC/MIAMI FC ESPN2 7:00 PM 127 0.02 60
144 SHO CH BOX: 23 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 16 0.02 75
145 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.02 204
146 MLB REG SEASON PRE L FOX SPORTS 1 3:30 PM 30 0.02 48
147 DATELINE MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.02 217
148 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.02 48
149 NFL LIVE ESPN2 6:00 AM 60 0.02 56
150 FRESH OUT PLAYLIST AMTV 8:00 AM 60 0.02 80

 

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."