SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 5.7.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

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BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  The last time AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS aired 2 weeks ago, it had an NFL Playoffs game as lead-in, so the 0.17 drop to 0.49 has an explanation.  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.03 to 0.77, and the season finale of THE COMPANY YOU KEEP was steady at 0.25.

CBS:  60 MINUTES climbed 0.06 to 0.48.  Back from a rerun week, THE EQUALIZER edged up 0.02 to 0.42, the just-canceled EAST NEW YORK grew by 0.05 to 0.33, and NCIS: LA was up 0.03 to 0.33.

NBC:  Following reruns at 0.24/0.11, THE BLACKLIST was down 0.03 to 0.17.

FOX:  After a rerun at 0.08, THE SIMPSONS ticked down to 0.24, GREAT NORTH slipped 0.02 to 0.18, the season finale of FAMILY GUY lost 0.02 to 0.25 (down 0.14 from the 2022 finale), and HOUSEBROKEN was at 0.18.

CW:  Reruns at 0.02/0.05/0.04.

TELEMUNDO:  A movie at 0.17 was followed by BB MUJERES at 0.18.

UNIVISION:  AQUI Y AHORA ticked up to 0.17, FUTBAL CENTRAL was at 0.19, and a LIGA match was at 0.36.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The Paramount-owned cable networks did a “roadblock” for the MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS, with the home network at 0.12 (last year the show aired as separate Scripted and Unscripted presentations at 0.11/0.06), Comedy Central at 0.07 (compared to 0.04/0.02), Nick At Nite at 0.04 (compared to 0.04/0.03), BET at 0.04 (compared to 0.07/0.02), Paramount at 0.03 (compared to 0.03/0.01), TV Land at 0.03 (compared to 0.02/0.02), and CMT at 0.02 (compared to 0.02/0.01).

On HBO, SUCCESSION subsided by 0.05 to 0.19, and BARRY ticked down to 0.07 (we don’t have numbers for SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE or 100-FOOT WAVE).  Adult Swim’s ROYAL CRACKERS gained 0.02 to 0.12.  Hallmark’s RIDE ticked up to 0.08.  The season finale of AMC’s LUCKY HANK ticked down to 0.04.  On Showtime, YELLOWJACKETS was at 0.04, and WACO: THE AFTERMATH was steady at 0.02. 

NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 1.63 on TNT and 1.57 on ESPN.  TBS’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.52/0.50/0.30.  ESPN’s MLB SUNDAY NIGHT game was at 0.47.  Following its NBA game, TNT’s RICH & SHAMELESS was at 0.34.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.33.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE slipped 0.02 to 0.31 (after-show up 0.08 to 0.19).  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA was at 0.28.  USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.24.  TUDN’s LIGA matches were at 0.19/0.10.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.19 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.17.  On HGTV, HOME TOWN TAKEOVER gained 0.02 to 0.18, and FIX MY FRANKENHOUSE was up 0.04 to 0.14.  ID’s VERY SCARY PEOPLE was at 0.12 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.11.  On A&E, WWE’S MOST WANTED TREASURES dropped 0.05 to 0.11, and STONE COLD TAKES AMERICA ticked down to 0.09.  On Food Network, ALEX VS AMERICA fell 0.04 to 0.10, and CIAO HOUSE was steady at 0.10.

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