BROADCAST FINALS: ABC’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.54. NBC’s USFL game was at 0.37. FOX’s MLB game was at 0.37. On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION ticked down to 0.03, and TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY was also down a tick to 0.03.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: On ESPN, UFC PRELIMS was at 0.32, FORMULA 1 was at 0.25, and COLLEGE SOFTBALL was at 0.12. TNT’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.31. USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE matches were at 0.17/0.14. Reelz’s ON PATROL ticked down to 0.15. TUDN’s LIGA matches were at 0.14/0.08. Hallmark’s original movie WHEN LOVE SPRINGS was at 0.11. On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN ticked up to 0.10, PIONEER WOMAN was steady at 0.10, and SYMONS DINNER COOKING ticked up to 0.07. HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION ticked down to 0.08. Adult Swim’s late-night line-up performed as follows: ONE PIECE steady at 0.07, NARUTO down 0.01 to 0.06, and FOOD WARS up 0.02 to 0.08. OWN’s LOVE & MARRIAGE gained 0.02 to 0.06.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday May 6, 2023 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | UFC PPV PRELIMS L: UFC 288: STERLING/CEJUDO | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.32 | 853 |
| 2 | NHL PLAYOFFS – SEMIFNLS L: EDMONTON/VEGAS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:10 PM | 180 | 0.31 | 1,002 |
| 3 | FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING L | ESPN | 3:54 PM | 76 | 0.25 | 751 |
| 4 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 632 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 578 |
| 6 | FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L | ESPN | 12:25 PM | 71 | 0.18 | 599 |
| 7 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: BRENTFORD/LIVERPOOL | USA NETWORK | 12:23 PM | 128 | 0.17 | 490 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 544 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 518 |
| 10 | UFC PPV PRELIMS L | ESPN | 7:50 PM | 10 | 0.17 | 634 |
| 11 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 25 | 0.16 | 533 |
| 12 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 419 |
| 13 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 495 |
| 14 | ON PATROL: LIVE: 180 | REELZ | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.15 | 747 |
| 15 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA NETWORK | 12:04 PM | 19 | 0.15 | 400 |
| 16 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 435 |
| 17 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/MANCHESTER CITY | USA NETWORK | 9:52 AM | 132 | 0.14 | 470 |
| 18 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 349 |
| 19 | LIGA MX SAT: REPECHAJE: PACHUCA / SANTOS | TUDN | 9:08 PM | 144 | 0.14 | 280 |
| 20 | COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L | ESPN | 5:10 PM | 50 | 0.12 | 491 |
| 21 | CORONATION OF CHARLES III | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,124 |
| 22 | NHL PLAYOFFS POSTGAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:10 PM | 31 | 0.12 | 362 |
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 403 |
| 24 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL | ESPN | 1:36 PM | 110 | 0.12 | 324 |
| 25 | HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: WHEN LOVE SPRINGS | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.11 | 1,379 |
| 26 | NBA PLAYOFFS REPEAT: GOLDEN STATE/LA LAKERS | ESPN | 4:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 287 |
| 27 | CORONATION OF CHARLES III | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,156 |
| 28 | KITCHEN AT FN, THE | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 816 |
| 29 | PIONEER WOMAN | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.10 | 749 |
| 30 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 988 |
| 31 | CORONATION OF CHARLES III | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,028 |
| 32 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 828 |
| 33 | CORONATION OF CHARLES III | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,091 |
| 34 | NFL PROGRAMMING | ESPN | 3:26 PM | 28 | 0.10 | 294 |
| 35 | NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: KANSAS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:02 PM | 137 | 0.10 | 705 |
| 36 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | USA NETWORK | 2:31 PM | 29 | 0.09 | 229 |
| 37 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 671 |
| 38 | NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L: KANSAS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 501 |
| 39 | LIGA MX EF SAT: REPECHAJE: CRUZ AZUL / ATLAS | TUDN | 6:30 PM | 158 | 0.08 | 199 |
| 40 | ON PATROL: FIRST SHIFT | REELZ | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 420 |
| 41 | HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 770 |
| 42 | CORONATION OF CHARLES III | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 986 |
| 43 | NHL PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:30 PM | 10 | 0.08 | 261 |
| 44 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 767 |
| 45 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 678 |
| 46 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 690 |
| 47 | FOOD WARS | ADULT SWIM | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 156 |
| 48 | ARCA RACING L: KANSAS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 393 |
| 49 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 647 |
| 50 | CORONATION/KING CHARLES: N/A | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.07 | 1,604 |
| 51 | MOM | NICK-AT-NITE | 4:55 AM | 32 | 0.07 | 304 |
| 52 | MOM | NICK-AT-NITE | 4:24 AM | 31 | 0.07 | 305 |
| 53 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L | ESPN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 272 |
| 54 | ONE PIECE | ADULT SWIM | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 153 |
| 55 | PGA TOUR: WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP | GOLF CHANNEL | 12:58 PM | 133 | 0.07 | 530 |
| 56 | SYMONS DINNER COOKING OUT | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 637 |
| 57 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 59 | 0.07 | 491 |
| 58 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 10:05 PM | 58 | 0.07 | 590 |
| 59 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 596 |
| 60 | COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L: WASHINGTON/STANFORD | ESPN2 | 10:00 PM | 144 | 0.07 | 159 |
| 61 | NCAA MENS VBALL TOURN L: HAWAII/UCLA | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 178 | 0.07 | 229 |
| 62 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 2:06 AM | 57 | 0.07 | 342 |
| 63 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 541 |
| 64 | NARUTO: SHIPPUDEN | ADULT SWIM | 2:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 140 |
| 65 | NASCAR RACEDAY:TRCKS L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 62 | 0.06 | 393 |
| 66 | NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 317 |
| 67 | CORONATION OF CHARLES III | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 782 |
| 68 | MOM | NICK-AT-NITE | 5:27 AM | 33 | 0.06 | 279 |
| 69 | L. JONES CROSS COUNTRY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,084 |
| 70 | LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVIL | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 281 |
| 71 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 547 |
| 72 | AYMAN | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 753 |
| 73 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 475 |
| 74 | L. JONES CROSS COUNTRY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,114 |
| 75 | SYMONE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 537 |
| 76 | AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: ALLEN, TX MALL SHOOTING | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 548 |
| 77 | AYMAN: ALLEN, TX MALL SHOOTING | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 644 |
| 78 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 498 |
| 79 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | TUDN | 11:32 PM | 28 | 0.05 | 116 |
| 80 | NASCAR TRUCKS QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 90 | 0.05 | 222 |
| 81 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 140 |
| 82 | FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,041 |
| 83 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA NETWORK | 9:00 AM | 52 | 0.05 | 162 |
| 84 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: ABDUCTED ON PROM NIGHT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.05 | 386 |
| 85 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP | MLB NETWORK | 5:30 PM | 86 | 0.05 | 247 |
| 86 | NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 222 |
| 87 | YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 496 |
| 88 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 242 |
| 89 | POLITICS NATION | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 408 |
| 90 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: CORNOATION OF KING CHARLES III | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.04 | 694 |
| 91 | ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 540 |
| 92 | 80S SATURDAY: BEVERLY HILLS COP II | AMC | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 310 |
| 93 | FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,032 |
| 94 | MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 95 | WOMENS BEACH VBALL L | ESPN2 | 4:45 PM | 15 | 0.04 | 117 |
| 96 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: DET AT STL/MIA AT CHC | MLB NETWORK | 2:17 PM | 193 | 0.04 | 214 |
| 97 | LOONEY TUNES CARTOONS | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 9:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 120 |
| 98 | CAVUTO LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,275 |
| 99 | BOND, THE | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 187 |
| 100 | ACCIDENT, SUICIDE, MURDER | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 368 |
| 101 | WOMENS BEACH VBALL L | ESPN2 | 1:52 PM | 67 | 0.04 | 145 |
| 102 | DR. OAKLEY, YUKON VET | NAT GEO WILD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 302 |
| 103 | R&R PICTURE SHOWS: TAKING OF PELHAM 123, THE | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 150 | 0.04 | 179 |
| 104 | WOMENS BEACH VBALL L | ESPN2 | 3:43 PM | 62 | 0.04 | 107 |
| 105 | GHOST AND MOLLY MCGEE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 134 |
| 106 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 855 |
| 107 | WOMENS BEACH VBALL L | ESPN2 | 12:39 PM | 73 | 0.03 | 131 |
| 108 | FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 822 |
| 109 | WOMENS BEACH VOLLEYBALL | ESPN2 | 2:59 PM | 34 | 0.03 | 118 |
| 110 | CORONATION, THE: CHARLES R | BBC-AMERICA | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.03 | 261 |
| 111 | 48 HOURS OUT WEST: DESPERADO | SUNDANCE TV | 4:25 PM | 135 | 0.03 | 182 |
| 112 | BLOOD & MONEY | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 254 |
| 113 | PJ MASKS POWER HEROES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 8:05 AM | 25 | 0.03 | 161 |
| 114 | BLUES CLUES & YOU | NICK JR | 9:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 136 |
| 115 | HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: 528 | CMT | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 127 |
| 116 | DIRTY OLD CARS | HISTORY | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 240 |
| 117 | MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINO | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 134 |
| 118 | CATCH A SMUGGLER: SOUTH P | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 207 |
| 119 | ROAD WARS SPECIAL | A&E NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 179 |
| 120 | LIGA PREMIER: LIVERPOOL V. BRENTFORD | UNIVERSO | 12:23 PM | 129 | 0.03 | 88 |
| 121 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 543 |
| 122 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 705 |
| 123 | CRITTER FIXER COMPS | NAT GEO WILD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 320 |
| 124 | INTO THE WILD FRONTIER | INSP | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 461 |
| 125 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 657 |
| 126 | CAVUTO LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 953 |
| 127 | RUBBLE & CREW | NICK JR | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 118 |
| 128 | JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 591 |
| 129 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L | TUDN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 66 |
| 130 | BIG SATURDAY SHOW, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 688 |
| 131 | KIFF | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 144 |
| 132 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP: HOU AT SEA/LAD AT SD | MLB NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 136 | 0.03 | 117 |
| 133 | ONE NATION | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 599 |
| 134 | CRITTER FIXERS | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 289 |
| 135 | COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L: FLORIDA/KENTUCKY | ESPNU | 3:21 PM | 138 | 0.03 | 66 |
| 136 | COLLEGE BASEBALL L: ARKANSAS/MISSISSIPPI ST | ESPN2 | 7:58 PM | 122 | 0.02 | 119 |
| 137 | FUTBOL CENTRAL EF SAT | TUDN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 53 |
| 138 | LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FE: LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FE | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 178 | 0.02 | 157 |
| 139 | R&R PICTURE SHOWS: ENOUGH | VH1 | 11:30 PM | 180 | 0.02 | 110 |
| 140 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | TUDN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 45 |
| 141 | WOMENS BEACH VBALL L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 75 | 0.02 | 47 |
| 142 | CATCH A SMUGGLER: SOUTH P | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 220 |
| 143 | FRESH OUT PLAYLIST | AMTV | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 83 |
| 144 | 24 HOUR FLIP | A&E NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 194 |
| 145 | FRIDAY NIGHT POKER | VICE | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 63 |
| 146 | WOMENS BEACH VBALL L | ESPN2 | 11:33 AM | 66 | 0.02 | 84 |
| 147 | NBA PLAYOFFS REPEAT | ESPN2 | 2:24 AM | 96 | 0.02 | 49 |
| 148 | AMERICAN FLAT TRACK | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 77 |
| 149 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING | ESPN2 | 4:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 69 |
| 150 | COLD JUSTICE INSIDE EP | OXYGEN MEDIA | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 285 |
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