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June 6, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 6.4.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  Game 2 of the NBA FINALS was at 3.73, virtually equal with 2022’s 3.71.

CBS:  Reruns at 0.33/0.31/0.15/0.14.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.21/0.30.

FOX:  After reruns at 0.11/0.17/0.16, HOUSEBROKEN was at 0.13/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.09.

CW:  Reruns at 0.03/0.05/0.03.

TELEMUNDO:  Movies at 0.10/0.12.

UNIVISION:  AQUI & AHORA was steady at 0.15, GRAN EXTRENO was at 0.12, and TAL PARA CUAL was at 0.16/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.07/0.08.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Despite months of hype, HBO’s THE IDOL debuted at an underwhelming 0.05.  (The network, of course, noted that the number was significantly higher with streaming included.) 

After many post-sports “sneaks,” TNT’s THE LAZARUS PROJECT officially premiered at 0.11.  Adult Swim’s ERIC ANDRE SHOW was at 0.10/0.09.  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD gained 0.02 to 0.08. 

On ESPN, a FORMULA 1 race was at 0.35, and MLB SUNDAY NIGHT was at 0.33.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.32.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE rose 0.04 to 0.26 (post-show up 0.02 to 0.11), and MATCH ME ABROAD was up 0.05 to 0.16.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA climbed 0.04 to 0.24, and SUMMER HOUSE was steady at 0.10.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID held at 0.23.  On ESPN2, COLLEGE SOFTBALL was at 0.21, and COLLEGE BASEBALL was at 0.17/0.12/0.10/0.07.  Golf Channel’s PGA TOUR coverage was at 0.14.  On HGTV, BATTLE ON THE BEACH was at 0.13.  TUDN’s CONCACAF CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.11.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE ticked up to 0.09.  On ID, AMERICAN MONSTER edged up 0.02 to 0.08, and MARRIED TO EVIL ticked up to 0.08.  On Food Network, CIAO HOUSE gained 0.02 to 0.08, and ALEX VS AMERICA was steady at 0.07.  TBS’s THE CUBE dropped 0.04 to 0.07. 

 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday June 4, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: SPANISH GRAND PRIX ESPN 8:53 AM 126 0.35 1,040
2 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: NY YANKEES/LA DODGERS ESPN 7:00 PM 167 0.33 1,609
3 NASCAR CUP SERIES L: GATEWAY FOX SPORTS 1 3:34 PM 240 0.32 2,160
4 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 124 0.26 1,200
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.24 805
6 NAA: LAST ONE STANDING: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.23 1,463
7 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: OKLAHOMA STATE/TENNESSEE ESPN2 7:00 PM 163 0.21 1,136
8 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.18 460
9 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L ESPN2 3:05 PM 72 0.17 510
10 NASCAR CUP SERIES RAIN L FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 106 0.17 1,380
11 MATCH ME ABROAD TLC 10:04 PM 60 0.16 863
12 PGA TOUR: MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT GOLF CHANNEL 12:28 PM 122 0.14 935
13 BATTLE ON THE BEACH: EUDV-301ZH HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 120 0.13 1,088
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 59 0.13 291
15 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: CLEMSON/CHARLOTTE ESPN 12:00 PM 185 0.12 462
16 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:59 AM 61 0.12 376
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 9:47 PM 73 0.11 462
18 90 DAY B90D: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:04 PM 56 0.11 710
19 CONCACAF CHAMP LEAG SUN: LAFC (USA) / LEON (MEX) TUDN 8:31 PM 172 0.11 307
20 LAZARUS PROJECT, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 65 0.11 640
21 ERIC ANDRE SHOW ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.10 182
22 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 94 0.10 780
23 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.10 334
24 SQUEEZE PLAY L ESPN2 4:17 PM 103 0.10 402
25 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: MIAMI/LOUISIANA ESPN2 12:00 PM 185 0.10 270
26 SUMMER HOUSE: MARTHA VYD BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.10 365
27 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.10 269
28 CORNHOLE ESPN2 10:59 AM 61 0.10 207
29 ERIC ANDRE SHOW ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.09 180
30 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 30 0.09 257
31 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 9:59 PM 60 0.09 381
32 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 672
33 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 68 0.08 461
34 CIAO HOUSE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.08 790
35 FORMULA 1 SURROUND L ESPN 7:30 AM 83 0.08 286
36 MARRIED TO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 606
37 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 8:00 PM 90 0.08 562
38 CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE L FOX SPORTS 1 9:20 PM 109 0.07 242
39 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.07 265
40 LA LIGA    L: REAL MADRID/ATHLETIC BILBAO ESPN DEPORTES 12:00 PM 153 0.07 183
41 CUBE, THE TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 345
42 CNN TH: POST ANALYSIS CNN 9:30 PM 90 0.07 466
43 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: STANFORD/TEXAS A&M ESPN2 9:43 PM 177 0.07 339
44 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 6:14 PM 46 0.07 256
45 ALEX VS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.07 595
46 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:23 PM 37 0.07 138
47 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.06 675
48 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.06 368
49 LA LIGA    L: CELTA DE VIGO/BARCELONA ESPN DEPORTES 2:33 PM 158 0.06 140
50 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 726
51 JL: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 105 0.06 158
52 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.06 189
53 LIFETIME SPECIAL: WENDY WILLIAMS: WHAT A MESS! LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:00 PM 120 0.05 254
54 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 434
55 RED BULL SPORTS EVENTS ESPN 3:05 PM 115 0.05 237
56 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.05 950
57 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.05 681
58 IDOL, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 55 0.05 232
59 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 669
60 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 578
61 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.05 362
62 $100,000 PYRAMID, THE GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 412
63 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 315
64 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.05 266
65 TLC FOREVER: 1 TLC FOREVER LIFETIME TELEVISION 5:30 PM 150 0.05 207
66 PROF PICKLEBALL ASSOC L ESPN 5:00 PM 74 0.05 178
67 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 466
68 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 1,195
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.04 576
70 KILLER RELATIONSHIP FAITH OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.04 345
71 AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP: ATL AT ARI/BAL AT SF MLB NETWORK 4:33 PM 173 0.04 186
72 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.04 661
73 TOM & JERRY SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.04 93
74 BIOGRAPHY: WWE LEGENDS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 119 0.04 141
75 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 366
76 ROLAND GARROS: ROLAND GAR ATPWTA:M16 ALCC/MUSR TENNIS CHANNEL 11:04 AM 157 0.04 318
77 WILD FISH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 222
78 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: MIAMI/TEXAS ESPNU 6:00 PM 178 0.04 240
79 NBA PLAYOFFS-FINALS L: MIAMI/DENVER ESPN DEPORTES 7:55 PM 162 0.04 85
80 AMERICA IN BLACK BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.04 187
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 576
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.04 346
83 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 1,090
84 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 440
85 FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP L: QTRFNL:USA/URUGUAY FOX SPORTS 2 4:48 PM 135 0.04 99
86 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 1,246
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.04 354
88 SOTZ: WORLD ANIMAL DAYS NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.04 216
89 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN DEPORTES 10:37 PM 28 0.04 52
90 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 860
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.04 449
92 FUTBOL CENTRAL SUN TUDN 8:00 PM 31 0.04 89
93 RAVENS HOME DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.04 101
94 TRUCK U MOTOR TREND 10:30 AM 30 0.04 132
95 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 566
96 ROLAND GARROS: ROLAND GAR ATPWTA:M16 DJON/VARJ TENNIS CHANNEL 8:35 AM 149 0.03 255
97 UNEXPLAINED CAM  REPACK: TGCU-3R1R03H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.03 232
98 INSIDE WITH JEN PSAKI MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 734
99 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.03 650
100 BIOGRAPHY: WWE LEGENDS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 119 0.03 88
101 WICKED TUNA SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.03 209
102 CHAMPIONS TOUR: PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLS GOLF CHANNEL 2:30 PM 151 0.03 206
103 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.03 454
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.03 406
105 SQUEEZE PLAY L ESPNU 5:05 PM 55 0.03 221
106 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 12:30 AM 60 0.03 127
107 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.03 850
108 AUTOPSY (ORIGINAL) REELZ 9:00 PM 60 0.03 136
109 SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 1,019
110 ALEX WITT REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 605
111 BIG WEEKEND SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.03 939
112 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: DANGER BELOW DECK LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.03 216
113 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 319
114 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 467
115 SOTZ: WORLD ANIMAL DAYS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 156
116 MLB TONIGHT SUNDAY MLB NETWORK 7:26 PM 34 0.02 91
117 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: TOR AT NYM/PHI AT WAS MLB NETWORK 1:41 PM 172 0.02 140
118 NBA GAMETIME FNLS RECAP L NBA-TV 10:39 PM 73 0.02 89
119 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING WKND HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 128
120 NBA GAMETIME LIVE-FNLS L NBA-TV 6:00 PM 90 0.02 99
121 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.02 1,216
122 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 1:30 AM 60 0.02 101
123 CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE L FOX SPORTS 2 9:00 PM 33 0.02 50
124 JUGADA, LA LF SUN B TUDN 12:45 AM 15 0.02 58
125 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: WEST VIRGINIA/KENTUCKY ESPNU 12:00 PM 180 0.02 102
126 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 1:30 PM 11 0.02 97
127 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.02 50
128 ROLAND GARROS TENNIS CHANNEL 8:03 AM 32 0.02 201
129 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: ARKANSAS/SANTA CLARA ESPNU 9:05 PM 171 0.02 196
130 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.02 640
131 NHRA D FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 PM 38 0.02 252
132 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING WKND HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.02 100
133 KATIE PHANG SHOW MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.02 444
134 JUGADA, LA LF SUN TUDN 12:00 AM 45 0.02 55
135 LPGA TOUR: AMERICAS OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 5:01 PM 201 0.02 279
136 SYMONE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.02 404
137 BASSMASTER ELITE L: 6: SABINE RIVER-SUN FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 AM 270 0.02 113
138 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 252
139 ANCIENT ARMAGEDDON: N/A SCIENCE 9:00 PM 120 0.02 239
140 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 7:30 AM 30 0.02 78
141 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.02 121
142 MEHDI HASAN SHOW MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.02 454
143 COLL BSBL REG/SUPER REG L: VANDERBILT/XAVIER ESPNU 3:00 PM 125 0.02 159
144 UFC COUNTDOWN ESPN2 12:40 AM 20 0.02 76
145 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 11:33 AM 55 0.02 154
146 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.02 149
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.02 64
148 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.02 510
149 AIR WARRIORS SMITHSONIAN 9:00 PM 60 0.02 117
150 SILOS BAKING COMPETITION MAGNOLIA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.02 253

 

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About the Author

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.