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April 25, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 4.23.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, with a boost from the 1.15/2.18 NBA PLAYOFFS games that preceded it, rose 0.18 to 0.66.  A 3-hour AMERICAN IDOL was up 0.04 to 0.68.

CBS:  60 MINUTES dropped 0.11 to 0.44, THE EQUALIZER dipped 0.03 to 0.40, EAST NEW YORK held at 0.28, and NCIS: LA was up 0.03 to 0.30.

NBC:  After a rerun at 0.16, MAGNUM PI gained 0.05 to 0.25, and THE BLACKLIST was up 0.03 to 0.18.

FOX:  After a rerun at 0.22, THE SIMPSONS aired its first new episode since March 12 and was up 0.06 to 0.28.  GREAT NORTH climbed 0.05 to 0.25, BOB’S BURGERS edged up 0.02 to 0.23, and FAMILY GUY was at 0.26 compared to last week’s 0.29/0.29.

CW:  Reruns at 0.06/0.05/0.05.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS dropped 0.06 to 0.24, followed by MESA CAL up a tick to 0.16.

UNIVISION:  DE VIAJE was at 0.11, MI FAMOSA Y YO fell 0.08 to 0.17, and DE NOCHE PERO was down 0.06 to 0.13.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On HBO, SUCCESSION was steady at 0.17, LAST WEEK TONIGHT gained 0.03 to 0.09, BARRY was at 0.03 compared to last week’s 0.05/0.04, the season premiere of SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE was at 0.03 (down 0.02 from last year’s premiere), and 100-FOOT WAVE remained at 0.02.  AMC’s LUCKY HANK jumped 0.06 to 0.09.  Hallmark’s RIDE held at 0.08.  Adult Swim’s ROYAL CRACKERS stayed at 0.08.  The only Showtime number we have is YELLOWJACKETS, down a tick to 0.02.

TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 1.33/1.15.  The NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.46 on TNT, and 0.37/0.32 on TBS.  ESPN’s MLB SUNDAY NIGHT was at 0.31.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE ticked down to 0.29 (after-show up 0.04 to 0.13), and SEEKING BROTHER HUSBAND was steady at 0.15.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.20/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.14.  On HGTV, HOME TOWN TAKEOVER was at 0.19, and FIX MY FRANKENHOUSE was at 0.13.  On Food Network, ALEX VS AMERICA gained 0.04 to 0.15, and CIAO HOUSE ticked up to 0.13.  A&E’s WWE RIVALS was at 0.15/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.11.  ID’s VERY SCARY PEOPLE was at 0.09/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.09.  History’s FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA was at 0.08 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.08.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE was 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: Sunday April 23, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: CELTICS/HAWKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 157 1.33 3,828
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: NUGGETS/TIMBERWOLVES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:37 PM 170 1.15 3,174
3 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:43 PM 17 0.70 1,727
4 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:27 AM 48 0.54 1,375
5 NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: BOSTON/FLORIDA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 3:50 PM 173 0.46 1,386
6 NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: DALLAS/MINNESOTA TBS NETWORK 6:30 PM 170 0.37 1,086
7 NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: EDMONTON/LA KINGS TBS NETWORK 9:20 PM 187 0.32 899
8 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: NY METS/SAN FRANCISCO ESPN 7:00 PM 171 0.31 1,309
9 90 DAY FIANCE: OTHER WAY: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.29 1,350
10 NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: CAROLINA/NY ISLANDERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:07 PM 163 0.24 758
11 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.24 640
12 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.24 595
13 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 12:00 PM 30 0.23 690
14 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.20 1,105
15 HOME TOWN TAKEOVER HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.19 1,844
16 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 581
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 504
18 SUCCESSION HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 60 0.17 652
19 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 455
20 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 9:51 PM 69 0.16 539
21 SEEKING BROTHER HUSBAND TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 605
22 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.15 1,002
23 ALEX VS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.15 746
24 WWE RIVALS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.15 445
25 WWE RIVALS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.15 433
26 NAKED AND AFRAID: SOLO DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.15 935
27 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.13 900
28 CIAO HOUSE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 796
29 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/NEWCASTLE USA NETWORK 8:54 AM 132 0.13 447
30 FIX MY FRANKENHOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.13 1,142
31 90 DAY OTHER WAY: PILLOW TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 568
32 XFL  L: HOUSTON/ARLINGTON ESPN 3:00 PM 170 0.11 403
33 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: HITMAN?S WIFE?S BODYGUARD BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 150 0.11 290
34 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: AUBURN/ALABAMA ESPN 12:30 PM 150 0.10 435
35 NHL PLAYOFFS POSTGAME TBS NETWORK 12:27 AM 38 0.10 299
36 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,592
37 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,661
38 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 476
39 LUCKY HANK AMC 9:00 PM 61 0.09 367
40 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:07 PM 34 0.09 463
41 XFL  L: VEGAS/SEATTLE ESPN2 7:00 PM 171 0.09 378
42 VERY SCARY PEOPLE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 695
43 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 5:50 PM 70 0.09 277
44 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.08 669
45 LOUISIANA LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.08 392
46 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.08 289
47 VERY SCARY PEOPLE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 622
48 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.08 688
49 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 1:30 PM 30 0.08 375
50 RIDE HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 937
51 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,506
52 ROYAL CRACKERS ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.08 194
53 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,193
54 BELOW DECK BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.07 392
55 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.07 697
56 PGA TOUR: ZURICH CLS GOLF CHANNEL 12:58 PM 122 0.07 546
57 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 727
58 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: BREAKING GIRL CODE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.07 380
59 NHL PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:30 PM 37 0.07 262
60 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,917
61 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,018
62 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 54 0.06 230
63 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.06 334
64 WICKED TUNA SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 379
65 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 11:06 AM 24 0.06 213
66 LA LIGA    L: FC BARCELONA/ATLETICO MADRID ESPN DEPORTES 10:02 AM 133 0.06 187
67 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 548
68 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-5R1R08H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 277
69 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.05 508
70 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 1,097
71 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 866
72 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 570
73 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 766
74 LIGA MX: SANTOS VS QUERETARO FOX DEPORTES 8:47 PM 140 0.04 156
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.04 593
76 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 398
77 LAST OF THE GIANTS: WILD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 238
78 WHOLE STORY WITH ANDERSON CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.04 502
79 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 1,256
80 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.04 302
81 SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 1,417
82 LPGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 58 0.04 319
83 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.04 185
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.04 417
85 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.04 125
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.04 445
87 EVA LONGORIA CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 379
88 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 658
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 551
90 HEAVEN?S GATE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.04 309
91 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: HOU AT ATL/CHW AT TB MLB NETWORK 1:30 PM 180 0.04 185
92 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 118
93 TWO GUYS GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 AM 30 0.04 178
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.03 317
95 BARRY HBO PRIME 10:03 PM 32 0.03 208
96 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: VANDERBILT/TENNESSEE ESPN2 1:00 PM 179 0.03 162
97 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.03 157
98 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.03 1,030
99 SECRETS ZOO: TAMPA COMP NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.03 183
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.03 386
101 VIOLENT MINDS:KILLER TAPE OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 90 0.03 267
102 SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE HBO PRIME 10:38 PM 28 0.03 144
103 LEGUIZAMO DOES AMERICA MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.03 421
104 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 393
105 LA LIGA    L: MALLORCA/GETAFE ESPN DEPORTES 12:15 PM 135 0.03 79
106 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 301
107 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 299
108 USFL L: MICHIGAN PANTHERS/PHILADELPHIA STARS FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 183 0.03 211
109 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 58 0.03 181
110 AUTOPSY (ORIGINAL) REELZ 9:00 PM 60 0.03 216
111 INSIDE WITH JEN PSAKI MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 765
112 BASSMASTER ELITE L: 3: LAKE MURRAY-SUN FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 AM 330 0.03 155
113 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.03 98
114 AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP: STL AT SEA/SD AT ARI MLB NETWORK 4:30 PM 150 0.02 146
115 AYMAN MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.02 470
116 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 287
117 BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.02 833
118 PUNTO FINAL FOX DEPORTES 11:07 PM 60 0.02 40
119 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.02 383
120 SOCIO S7, EL UNIVERSO 4:00 PM 60 0.02 79
121 YELLOWJACKETS S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:02 PM 59 0.02 163
122 ACUMULADORES COMPU S7 UNIVERSO 3:00 PM 60 0.02 85
123 WORLD CHASE TAG ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.02 48
124 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.02 654
125 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING WKND HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 98
126 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.02 381
127 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.02 96
128 UNCENSORED TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.02 78
129 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING WKND HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.02 88
130 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING WKND HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.02 63
131 UNCHARTED ADVENTURE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.02 158
132 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.02 67
133 ALEX WITT REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.02 581
134 CHAMPIONS TOUR: INVITED CELEBRITY CLASSIC GOLF CHANNEL 3:58 PM 293 0.02 146
135 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.02 473
136 100 FOOT WAVE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 52 0.02 100
137 CARDED MLB NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.02 70
138 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.02 118
139 SYMONE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.02 317
140 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.02 383
141 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S3 UNIVERSO 8:30 PM 30 0.01 38
142 WORLD CHASE TAG ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.01 43
143 MEHDI HASAN SHOW MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.01 433
144 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.01 152
145 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.01 540
146 NFL MOCK DRAFT LIVE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.01 55
147 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: ATLANTA UNITED/CHICAGO FIRE FOX SPORTS 1 4:36 PM 144 0.01 64
148 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN: ARIZONA STATE/UCLA ESPNU 10:00 PM 120 0.01 27
149 PLAYS OF THE WEEK MLB NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.01 85
150 PO CENTRAL POSTGAME: 2023 SAC/GSW GM4-R1 L NBA-TV 6:20 PM 139 0.01 54

 

 

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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."