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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 5.27.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

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BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.49.  FOX’s MLB game was at 0.31.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.96.  On ESPN, FORMULA 1 was at 0.30, and COLLEGE SOFTBALL was at 0.22/0.15/0.14/0.12.  Fox Sports 1’s MLB game was at 0.11.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN ticked down to 0.09, PIONEER WOMAN was down a tick to 0.08, and SYMONS DINNER COOKING ticked down to 0.07.  OWN’s LOVE & MARRIAGE was steady at 0.06. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday May 27, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: CELTICS/HEAT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:29 PM 171 2.96 8,711
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:20 PM 52 1.44 3,929
3 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 59 0.49 1,644
4 FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING L ESPN 9:54 AM 87 0.30 818
5 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: OKLAHOMA/CLEMSON ESPN 1:00 PM 240 0.22 886
6 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 54 0.16 378
7 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L ESPN 7:51 PM 108 0.15 770
8 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:21 AM 39 0.14 391
9 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: ALABAMA/NORTHWESTERN ESPN 9:39 PM 132 0.14 744
10 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 399
11 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L ESPN 5:00 PM 51 0.12 605
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.12 933
13 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 287
14 MLB REG SEASON POST L FOX SPORTS 1 6:36 PM 24 0.11 397
15 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES/ATLANTA BRAVES FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 156 0.11 508
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:51 PM 69 0.11 406
17 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 243
18 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.09 866
19 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 316
20 NCAA LACROSSE CHAMP L: NOTRE DAME/VIRGINIA ESPN2 3:06 PM 158 0.09 323
21 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.08 742
22 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 239
23 NCAA LACROSSE CHAMP L: PENN STATE/DUKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 155 0.08 313
24 SYMONS DINNER COOKING OUT FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.07 700
25 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 981
26 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,127
27 SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 286
28 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 841
29 PGA TOUR: CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE GOLF CHANNEL 12:58 PM 126 0.06 472
30 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.06 1,163
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 488
32 CATCH A SMUGGLER: SOUTH P NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:30 PM 30 0.06 281
33 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 629
34 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.06 773
35 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 443
36 90D: LOVE IN PARADISE MTL TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 299
37 LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVIL OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 319
38 BIG SATURDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 823
39 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.05 845
40 CATCH A SMUGGLER: SOUTH P NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 30 0.05 246
41 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 822
42 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 403
43 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS: DALLAS/VEGAS ESPN 4:00 AM 120 0.05 117
44 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN2 2:35 PM 31 0.05 162
45 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 953
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 525
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 397
48 NASCAR XFIN RACE RAIN L: CHARLOTTE-RAIN FOX SPORTS 1 11:56 AM 124 0.05 376
49 90D: LOVE IN PARADISE MTL TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 291
50 90D: LOVE IN PARADISE MTL TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 295
51 FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L ESPN2 6:25 AM 69 0.04 196
52 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L: DUKE/STANFORD ESPN2 9:00 AM 141 0.04 188
53 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: SD AT NYY/CWS AT DET MLB NETWORK 1:09 PM 152 0.04 248
54 LA LIGA    L: SEVILLA/REAL MADRID ESPN DEPORTES 12:45 PM 136 0.04 142
55 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 631
56 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 631
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.04 478
58 SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS: SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 130 0.04 226
59 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: MIA AT LAA/NYM AT COL MLB NETWORK 10:08 PM 213 0.04 136
60 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.04 683
61 AYMAN: 2023 DEBT LIMIT AGREEMENT REACHED MSNBC 8:00 PM 180 0.04 578
62 ACCIDENT, SUICIDE, MURDER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 339
63 L. JONES CROSS COUNTRY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:20 PM 40 0.04 699
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 500
65 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: 531 CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.03 170
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 505
67 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 575
68 PJ MASKS POWER HEROES DISNEY JUNIOR 8:05 AM 25 0.03 120
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.03 490
70 NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY L FOX SPORTS 1 11:30 AM 26 0.03 143
71 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 681
72 90D: LOVE IN PARADISE MTL TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.03 242
73 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.03 222
74 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 388
75 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.03 435
76 ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.03 568
77 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.03 180
78 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.03 222
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.03 496
80 ONE NATION FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 42 0.03 720
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.03 451
82 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 363
83 SR/DEBT CEILING NEGOTIATE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:42 PM 10 0.03 705
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.03 440
85 COUNTY LINE: NO FEAR: COUNTY LINE: NO FEAR INSP 8:00 PM 120 0.03 601
86 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.03 595
87 L. JONES CROSS COUNTRY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 11 0.03 749
88 INTO THE WILD FRONTIER INSP 6:00 PM 60 0.03 420
89 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.02 634
90 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.02 460
91 SAMS GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 AM 30 0.02 97
92 L. JONES CROSS COUNTRY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.02 431
93 MLB BIG INNING: MLB BIG INNING MLB NETWORK 3:41 PM 169 0.02 113
94 KATIE PHANG SHOW MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.02 499
95 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.02 452
96 SYMONE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.02 366
97 USFL L: PHILADELPHIA STARS/PITTSBURGH MAULERS FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 194 0.02 161
98 POP TV MOVIES: U.S. MARSHALS POP 2:00 PM 180 0.02 132
99 WHOS THE BOSS IFC TV 4:30 AM 30 0.02 64
100 SATURDAY SHW W/J.CAPEHART MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.02 562
101 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: ARIZONA/OREGON ESPN2 10:00 PM 166 0.02 94
102 WHOS THE BOSS IFC TV 5:00 AM 30 0.02 52
103 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.02 294
104 UNCONDITIONAL: N/A MSNBC 11:00 PM 120 0.02 266
105 MY CLASSIC CAR MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.02 145
106 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.02 216
107 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.02 209
108 NAT. LACROSSE LEAGUE   L: COLORADO/BUFFALO ESPN2 7:00 PM 163 0.02 69
109 LIGUE 1 – L: STRASBOURG VS.  PARIS SAINT GERMAIN BEIN SPORT ESPANOL 2:52 PM 128 0.02 36
110 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.02 180
111 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.02 76
112 RUBBLE & CREW NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.02 75
113 MORNING JOE WEEKEND: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.02 338
114 CRITTER FIXER COMPS NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.02 243
115 FRESH OUT PLAYLIST AMTV 8:00 AM 60 0.02 68
116 LIGA DE GUATEMALA: FNL:XELAJU VS ANTIGUA FOX DEPORTES 10:09 PM 123 0.02 30
117 AMERICA?S WEEKEND HQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.02 116
118 BLUES CLUES & YOU NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.02 70
119 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 1:41 AM 60 0.02 56
120 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK FOX SPORTS 1 10:30 AM 60 0.02 60
121 LPGA TOUR: LPGA MATCH-PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 5:30 PM 183 0.02 159
122 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 6:30 PM 90 0.02 81
123 THIS OLD HOUSE MAGNOLIA NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.02 141
124 $100,000 PYRAMID, THE GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.02 346
125 QUEST FOR THE STANLEY CUP ESPN2 6:14 PM 46 0.02 75
126 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING WKND HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.02 139
127 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 58 0.01 150
128 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L ESPNU 7:00 PM 58 0.01 60
129 MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY L: SEATTLE SEAWOLVES/OLD GLORY DC FOX SPORTS 2 6:02 PM 125 0.01 36
130 NBA GAMETIME CF RECAP L NBA-TV 11:19 PM 93 0.01 73
131 DR. OAKLEY, YUKON VET NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.01 253
132 ONE NATION FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.01 484
133 P+ SAMPLED AMTV 9:00 AM 30 0.01 37
134 AMERICA?S WEEKEND HQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.01 112
135 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 AM 60 0.01 252
136 SEGUR FRONTERA AUS S15 UNIVERSO 7:09 PM 21 0.01 35
137 ONE NATION FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 AM 60 0.01 235
138 ONE NATION FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.01 233
139 PROBLEM SPACES MAGNOLIA NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.01 97
140 THIS OLD HOUSE MAGNOLIA NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.01 134
141 ASK THIS OLD HOUSE MAGNOLIA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.01 96
142 ASK THIS OLD HOUSE MAGNOLIA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.01 79
143 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 7:00 AM 60 0.01 81
144 QUIEN DA MAS S9 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.01 25
145 LAS VERDADERAS MUJERES DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 60 0.01 31
146 PUNTO FINAL FOX DEPORTES 12:12 AM 60 0.01 23
147 COLL SOFTBALL SUPER REG L ESPNU 9:00 PM 43 0.01 60
148 B1G BASEBALL L: MARYLAND / NEBRASKA BIG TEN NETWORK 2:00 PM 171 0.01 67
149 ASKING FOR A FRIEND TV ONE 11:00 AM 60 0.01 30
150 THIS OLD HOUSE MAGNOLIA NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.01 115

 

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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.
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