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May 2, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 4.30.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  The TIME100 special got a big boost from the afternoon NBA Playoffs games that preceded it (at 1.58/2.98), and it jumped 0.22 from last year’s edition to 0.50.  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.06 to 0.74, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP was up 0.02 to 0.25.

CBS:  After 60 MINUTES slipped 0.02 to 0.42, reruns at 0.27/0.22/0.22.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.24/0.18 were followed by THE BLACKLIST, up 0.02 to 0.20.

FOX:  Following a rerun at 0.10, THE SIMPSONS dipped 0.03 to 0.25, GREAT NORTH dropped 0.05 to 0.20, BOB’S BURGERS had a 0.04 lift to 0.27, and FAMILY GUY was up 0.04 to 0.30.

CW:  Reruns at 0.04/0.03/0.02.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS shed 0.05 to 0.19, followed by a movie at 0.17.

UNIVISION:  AQUI Y AHORA was at 0.16, MI FAMOSA Y YO gained 0.03 to 0.20, and DE NOCHE PERO was up 0.02 to 0.15.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On HBO, SUCCESSION climbed 0.07 to a new high 0.24, LAST WEEK TONIGHT ticked down to 0.08, BARRY flew up 0.05 to 0.08, 100-FOOT WAVE ticked up to 0.03, and SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE was steady at 0.03.  Adult Swim’s ROYAL CRACKERS edged up 0.02 to 0.10.  Hallmark’s RIDE ticked down to 0.07.  AMC’s LUCKY HANK fell 0.04 to 0.05.  Showtime’s WACO: THE AFTERMATH was at 0.02. 

TNT’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 1.13/0.76, and Tru’s game was at 0.08.  ESPN’s MLB SUNDAY NIGHT was at 0.37.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE rose 0.04 to 0.33 (after-show down 0.02 to 0.11), and SEEKING BROTHER HUSBAND was down 0.03 to 0.12. USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE matches were at 0.27/0.12.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.18/0.17 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.15.  A&E’s WWE’S MOST WANTED TREASURES was at 0.16, and STONE COLD TAKES AMERICA was at 0.10.  On HGTV, HOME TOWN TAKEOVER lost 0.03 to 0.16, and FIX MY FRANKENHOUSE was down 0.03 to 0.10.  On Food Network, ALEX VS AMERICA ticked down to 0.14, and CIAO HOUSE was down 0.03 to 0.10.  ID’s VERY SCARY PEOPLE was at 0.12/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.08.  IMPRACTICAL JOKERS was at 0.12 on TBS.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE climbed 0.05 to 0.11. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday April 30, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: FLORIDA/BOSTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:36 PM 176 1.13 3,095
2 NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: SEATTLE/COLORADO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:56 PM 147 0.76 2,017
3 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: PHILLIES/ASTROS ESPN 7:00 PM 180 0.37 1,423
4 90 DAY FIANCE: OTHER WAY: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.33 1,520
5 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX ESPN 6:53 AM 127 0.33 958
6 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.29 814
7 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/LIVERPOOL USA NETWORK 11:27 AM 131 0.27 737
8 SUCCESSION HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 63 0.24 847
9 NHL PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:00 PM 36 0.23 662
10 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.22 635
11 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.21 545
12 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 12:00 PM 30 0.21 639
13 NHL PLAYOFFS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:23 AM 40 0.20 515
14 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 68 0.18 1,137
15 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 474
16 NAKED AND AFRAID: SOLO DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:08 PM 62 0.17 936
17 WWE MOST WANTED TREASURES A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.16 426
18 HOME TOWN TAKEOVER HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.16 1,755
19 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 11:09 AM 18 0.15 467
20 ALEX VS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.14 689
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.13 1,074
22 XFL PLAYOFFS L: SEATTLE/DC ESPN 3:00 PM 191 0.13 478
23 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/FULHAM USA NETWORK 8:54 AM 135 0.12 463
24 SEEKING BROTHER HUSBAND TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.12 574
25 VERY SCARY PEOPLE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 824
26 LIGA MX L: LEON / TIGRES TUDN 9:00 PM 120 0.12 345
27 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.12 354
28 90 DAY OTHER WAY: PILLOW TLC 11:01 PM 59 0.11 582
29 VERY SCARY PEOPLE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 719
30 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.11 424
31 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 6:11 PM 49 0.11 308
32 FIX MY FRANKENHOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.10 1,070
33 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: LSU/ALABAMA ESPN 12:30 PM 120 0.10 408
34 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.10 995
35 ROYAL CRACKERS ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.10 193
36 STONE COLD TAKES AMERICA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 60 0.10 339
37 CIAO HOUSE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 728
38 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 266
39 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 409
40 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE USA NETWORK 1:38 PM 22 0.09 269
41 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.08 842
42 WHOLE STORY WITH ANDERSON CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 687
43 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:08 PM 37 0.08 464
44 EVA LONGORIA CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 528
45 BARRY HBO PRIME 10:07 PM 34 0.08 303
46 NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L TRUTV 9:39 PM 17 0.08 224
47 PLAYING WITH FIRE: PLAYING WITH FIRE NICK-AT-NITE 8:00 PM 120 0.07 165
48 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.07 839
49 FORMULA 1 SURROUND L ESPN 6:00 AM 53 0.07 283
50 WICKED TUNA SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 299
51 RIDE HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,194
52 PO CENTRAL POSTGAME NBA-TV 6:18 PM 95 0.07 262
53 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.07 385
54 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,218
55 PGA TOUR: MEXICO OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 12:58 PM 122 0.07 670
56 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.07 452
57 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 12:03 AM 59 0.07 233
58 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 8:00 AM 56 0.06 249
59 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.06 360
60 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN2 12:00 PM 30 0.06 189
61 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 1,451
62 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 499
63 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / PACHUCA TUDN 6:30 PM 150 0.06 165
64 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.06 1,174
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 537
66 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 60 0.05 384
67 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.05 1,161
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 604
69 WILD FISH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 232
70 NHRA D: CHARLOTTE FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 180 0.05 472
71 TRAITORS, THE BRAVO 3:50 PM 80 0.05 217
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 627
73 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 434
74 LUCKY HANK AMC 9:00 PM 61 0.05 339
75 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 453
76 TRAITORS, THE BRAVO 6:15 PM 100 0.05 258
77 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 1,525
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 324
79 TRAITORS, THE BRAVO 2:32 PM 78 0.05 183
80 INSIDE WITH JEN PSAKI MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 827
81 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 829
82 TRAITORS, THE BRAVO 5:10 PM 65 0.05 230
83 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 647
84 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 611
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.04 485
86 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 54 0.04 178
87 XFL ORIGINAL CONTENT ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.04 240
88 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 906
89 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.04 134
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.04 381
91 CHEERLEADING ESPN2 11:00 AM 30 0.04 109
92 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-5R1R09H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.04 268
93 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: SF AT SD/STL AT LAD MLB NETWORK 4:05 PM 174 0.04 215
94 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: TENNESSEE/ARKANSAS ESPN2 1:00 PM 135 0.04 210
95 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.04 689
96 LOUISIANA LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.04 370
97 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 801
98 NHRA QUALIFYING D FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 60 0.04 269
99 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: MINNESOTA UNITED/DALLAS FC FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 150 0.04 87
100 SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.03 1,140
101 TRAITORS, THE BRAVO 7:55 PM 65 0.03 193
102 PRICE&SPLENOR OF FREEDOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.03 288
103 NFL TOTAL ACCESS: DRAFT RECAP NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 120 0.03 121
104 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.03 719
105 100 FOOT WAVE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 52 0.03 155
106 MLB TONIGHT SUNDAY MLB NETWORK 6:59 PM 61 0.03 123
107 VIOLENT MINDS:KILLER TAPE OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.03 246
108 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.03 184
109 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 553
110 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 12:30 PM 28 0.03 218
111 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.03 161
112 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.03 157
113 PRICE&SPLENOR OF FREEDOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 586
114 SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE HBO PRIME 10:42 PM 25 0.03 181
115 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.03 820
116 ALEX WITT REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 564
117 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 288
118 NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD     L: GOLDEN STATE/SACRAMENTO ESPN DEPORTES 3:36 PM 162 0.03 52
119 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN MAGNOLIA NETWORK 3:00 PM 30 0.02 154
120 CHAMPIONS TOUR: INSPERITY INVITATIONAL GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 180 0.02 183
121 LEGUIZAMO DOES AMERICA MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.02 418
122 BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.02 730
123 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.02 493
124 JUGADA, LA LF SUN ET TUDN 12:00 AM 45 0.02 58
125 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: FLORIDA STATE/NOTRE DAME ESPN2 3:15 PM 212 0.02 99
126 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN MAGNOLIA NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.02 157
127 WACO: THE AFTERMATH SHOWTIME PRIME 10:01 PM 46 0.02 143
128 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.02 159
129 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.02 268
130 CHEERLEADING ESPN2 11:30 AM 30 0.02 56
131 BARRETT-JACKSON REVVED UP FYI 10:00 PM 61 0.02 87
132 SECRETS ZOO: TAMPA COMP NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.02 234
133 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.02 159
134 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.02 424
135 QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 30 0.02 40
136 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.02 249
137 MAGNOLIA TABLE J. GAINES MAGNOLIA NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.02 169
138 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 6:00 AM 60 0.02 99
139 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L: MIAMI/NEW YORK ESPN DEPORTES 1:00 PM 156 0.02 31
140 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.02 146
141 MASTERS SERIES: MADRID ATPWTA:MR3 ALCC/DIMG TENNIS CHANNEL 1:54 PM 127 0.02 168
142 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: PHILADELPHIA/HOUSTON ESPN2 7:00 PM 180 0.02 98
143 MLB TONIGHT SUNDAY: MLBT SUNDAY MLB NETWORK 1:30 PM 155 0.02 82
144 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.02 553
145 ACCION L TUDN 5:00 PM 60 0.02 53
146 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.02 184
147 BASSMASTER ELITE L: 4:SANTEE COOPER LAKES-SUN FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 AM 180 0.02 105
148 PLAYS OF THE WEEK MLB NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.02 58
149 LPGA TOUR: LA CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 PM 209 0.02 231
150 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: TEXAS/TCU ESPNU 4:20 PM 132 0.02 39

 

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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.