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April 21, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 4.20.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

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. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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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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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.