BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: STATION 19 rose 0.08 to 0.50, and GREY’S ANATOMY was up 0.05 to 0.43. A rerun followed at 0.17.
CBS: Reruns at 0.33/0.26/0.21/0.16.
NBC: Reruns at 0.30/0.28/0.23.
FOX: NEXT LEVEL CHEF rose 0.04 to 0.40, and ANIMAL CONTROL ticked up to 0.21, followed by a rerun at 0.12.
CW: Reruns at 0.04/0.04.
TELEMUNDO: CASA DE FAMOSOS gained 0.03 to 0.30, SENOR DE CIELOS dropped 0.05 to 0.37, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was down 0.02 to 0.18.
UNIVISION: The LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS were at 0.55.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The NBA PLAYOFFS were at 1.48/1.04 on TNT, and 0.19 on NBA TV. The NHL PLAYOFFS were at 033/0.27 on ESPN, and 0.22/0.10 on TBS. On MTV, JERSEY SHORE dropped 0.04 to 0.19. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.17/0.27/3M, with MSNBC’s ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT at 0.09/0.14/1.4M, and CNN’s INSIDE POLITICS at 0.08/0.10/600K. Bravo’s TOP CHEF slipped 0.02 to 0.15. On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY edged up 0.02 to 0.13, and FAST FOODIES was at 0.11 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.09. On HGTV, FLIPPED EL MOUSSAS ticked down to 0.12, and SELLING DUBAI was at 0.11. On A&E, CITY CONFIDENTIAL ticked down to 0.11, and AFTER THE FIRST 48 was down 0.04 to 0.09. On History, SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.11/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.09. Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS ticked up to 0.10. On ID, STILL A MYSTERY was at 0.07. AXS’s IMPACT WRESTLING ticked up to 0.03.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 20, 2023 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: KINGS/WARRIORS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:05 PM | 162 | 1.48 | 4,117 |
| 2 | NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: 76ERS/NETS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:31 PM | 154 | 1.04 | 3,079 |
| 3 | INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 12:47 AM | 47 | 0.52 | 1,419 |
| 4 | NHL PLAYOFFS L: SEATTLE/COLORADO | ESPN | 10:00 PM | 144 | 0.33 | 875 |
| 5 | NHL PLAYOFFS L: TAMPA BAY/TORONTO | ESPN | 6:59 PM | 180 | 0.27 | 733 |
| 6 | NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: NY RANGERS/NEW JERSEY | TBS NETWORK | 7:36 PM | 164 | 0.23 | 757 |
| 7 | JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S6 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 410 |
| 8 | NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:00 PM | 31 | 0.19 | 605 |
| 9 | NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: PHOENIX/LA CLIPPERS G3 | NBA-TV | 10:32 PM | 162 | 0.19 | 478 |
| 10 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,992 |
| 11 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,810 |
| 12 | TOP CHEF | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 75 | 0.15 | 674 |
| 13 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,148 |
| 14 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 519 |
| 15 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,584 |
| 16 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,193 |
| 17 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 59 | 0.13 | 344 |
| 18 | BEAT B.FLAY | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 660 |
| 19 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 340 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:24 AM | 66 | 0.12 | 280 |
| 21 | FLIPPING EL MOUSSAS, THE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.12 | 726 |
| 22 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 327 |
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 227 |
| 24 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 354 |
| 25 | SELLING DUBAI | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 714 |
| 26 | CITY CONFIDENTIAL | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 63 | 0.11 | 488 |
| 27 | FAST FOODIES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 440 |
| 28 | SWAMP PEOPLE | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 95 | 0.11 | 960 |
| 29 | NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: WINNIPEG/VEGAS | TBS NETWORK | 10:20 PM | 167 | 0.10 | 338 |
| 30 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 2,032 |
| 31 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,774 |
| 32 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 634 |
| 33 | BATTLEBOTS: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 597 |
| 34 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 263 |
| 35 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.10 | 296 |
| 36 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 298 |
| 37 | AFTER THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.09 | 435 |
| 38 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,613 |
| 39 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 248 |
| 40 | ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,395 |
| 41 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,418 |
| 42 | SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT | HISTORY | 9:35 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 852 |
| 43 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,533 |
| 44 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 35 | 0.08 | 410 |
| 45 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 622 |
| 46 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 232 |
| 47 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,189 |
| 48 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,524 |
| 49 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 252 |
| 50 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,318 |
| 51 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 552 |
| 52 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,491 |
| 53 | NHL PLAYOFFS L | ESPN2 | 9:47 PM | 13 | 0.08 | 208 |
| 54 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,372 |
| 55 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 596 |
| 56 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 676 |
| 57 | NBA PO POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 1:14 AM | 78 | 0.07 | 225 |
| 58 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 196 |
| 59 | STILL A MYSTERY | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 542 |
| 60 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 546 |
| 61 | NHL PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TBS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 36 | 0.07 | 242 |
| 62 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 1,308 |
| 63 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,451 |
| 64 | BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD | COMEDY CENTRAL | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 136 |
| 65 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,220 |
| 66 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,189 |
| 67 | CELEBRITY PRANK WARS | E! | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 174 |
| 68 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 537 |
| 69 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 543 |
| 70 | TIME MACHINE | HISTORY | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 285 |
| 71 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 630 |
| 72 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 412 |
| 73 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 917 |
| 74 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,145 |
| 75 | UNDISPUTED L: 1672 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 144 |
| 76 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 19 | VH1 | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 163 |
| 77 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 584 |
| 78 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 567 |
| 79 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 528 |
| 80 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,473 |
| 81 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 989 |
| 82 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.05 | 356 |
| 83 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,192 |
| 84 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 19 | VH1 | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 141 |
| 85 | CNN PRIMETIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 454 |
| 86 | DANGER FORCE | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 146 |
| 87 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 907 |
| 88 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 427 |
| 89 | BREAKFAST CLUB, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 105 |
| 90 | HERD L: 2000 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 116 |
| 91 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 547 |
| 92 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.05 | 100 |
| 93 | I GOT A STORY TO TELL | VH1 | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 125 |
| 94 | BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD | COMEDY CENTRAL | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 104 |
| 95 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 884 |
| 96 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 307 |
| 97 | CELEBRITY GAME FACE | E! | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 195 |
| 98 | PORT PROTECT ALASKA FL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 15 | 0.04 | 271 |
| 99 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 234 |
| 100 | SPLIT SECOND | GSN | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 358 |
| 101 | GHOST HUNTERS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 308 |
| 102 | SWITCH | GSN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 425 |
| 103 | UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 1: QF: SEVILLA FC / MANCHESTER UNITED | TUDN | 2:50 PM | 133 | 0.04 | 109 |
| 104 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: LAD AT CHC/COL AT PHI | MLB NETWORK | 8:45 PM | 174 | 0.04 | 229 |
| 105 | COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L: FLORIDA STATE/VIRGINIA TECH | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 148 | 0.04 | 214 |
| 106 | KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 98 |
| 107 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 214 |
| 108 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 112 |
| 109 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:15 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 286 |
| 110 | THIS IS MARK ROBER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 220 |
| 111 | R&R PICTURE SHOWS: HALF BAKED | VH1 | 3:30 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 73 |
| 112 | PATRICK STAR SHOW | NICKELODEON | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 189 |
| 113 | ERIN & AARON | NICKELODEON | 7:52 PM | 26 | 0.04 | 113 |
| 114 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 739 |
| 115 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 376 |
| 116 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 102 |
| 117 | PGA TOUR: ZURICH CLS | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 293 |
| 118 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 900 |
| 119 | ANA CABRERA REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 701 |
| 120 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 86 |
| 121 | ERIN & AARON | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 22 | 0.03 | 108 |
| 122 | BIG INNING | MLB NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 45 | 0.03 | 192 |
| 123 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP | MLB NETWORK | 11:39 PM | 44 | 0.03 | 122 |
| 124 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: LAA AT NYY | MLB NETWORK | 4:19 PM | 159 | 0.03 | 199 |
| 125 | IMPACT WRESTLING: 2316 | AXS TV | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 133 |
| 126 | MASTER MINDS | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 414 |
| 127 | PORT PROTECT ALASKA SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 227 |
| 128 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 653 |
| 129 | NASCAR RACE HUB L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 112 |
| 130 | NHL PLAYOFFS POSTGAME | TBS NETWORK | 1:07 AM | 37 | 0.03 | 88 |
| 131 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRUTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 80 |
| 132 | MLBT RAIN DELAY | MLB NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 170 |
| 133 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:00 PM | 87 | 0.03 | 86 |
| 134 | MARK ROBERS REVENGINEERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 114 |
| 135 | MARK ROBERS REVENGINEERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 120 |
| 136 | TIME MACHINE: COCAINE: HISTORY BETWEEN THE LINES | HISTORY | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 195 |
| 137 | COCOMELON | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 15 | 0.03 | 57 |
| 138 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 608 |
| 139 | CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 645 |
| 140 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 302 |
| 141 | MLB TONIGHT BP | MLB NETWORK | 6:58 PM | 32 | 0.03 | 147 |
| 142 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 70 |
| 143 | SPEAK-S-L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 90 | 0.02 | 56 |
| 144 | TIME MACHINE | HISTORY | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 206 |
| 145 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 8:00 PM | 24 | 0.02 | 124 |
| 146 | AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 120 |
| 147 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: VIEW TO KILL FOR, A | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 290 |
| 148 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 218 |
| 149 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 75 |
| 150 | NBA TODAY | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 103 |
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