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April 7, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 4.6.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  STATION 19 dropped 0.06 to 0.39, and GREY’S ANATOMY was down 0.07 to 0.41.  A JEREMY RENNER INTERVIEW special was at 0.37.

CBS:  Reruns at 0.34/0.29/0.18/0.14.

NBC:  The LAW & ORDER franchise featured the mothership up 0.05 to 0.45, SVU down a tick to 0.51, and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME up 0.02 to 0.43.

FOX:  NEXT LEVEL CHEF rose 0.09 to 0.45, ANIMAL CONTROL was up 0.03 to 0.29, and CALL ME KAT climbed 0.07 to 0.27.

CW:  Reruns at 0.05/0.04.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS slipped 0.02 to 0.35, SENOR DE CIELOS gained 0.05 to 0.42, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was steady at 0.22.

UNIVISION:  PERDONA NUESTROS lost 0.04 to 0.35, AMOR INVENCIBLE was at 0.37, and CABO was down 0.09 to 0.36.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MASTERS TOURNAMENT coverage was at 0.49/0.17/0.15.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.39/0.32.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE gained 0.03 to 0.24, and EX ON THE BEACH held at 0.04.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.36/3.1M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.12/0.18/900K, and MSNBC’s ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES at 0.11/0.17/1.8M.  Bravo’s TOP CHEF climbed 0.03 to 0.16.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.15, and RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE was steady at 0.11.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 dropped 0.04 to 0.13, AFTER THE FIRST 48 was at 0.11, and CITY CONFIDENTIAL was down 0.02 to 0.09.  HGTV’s FLIPPING EL MOUSSAS held at 0.12.  IMPRACTICAL JOKERS was up 0.03 to 0.10 on TBS, and down 0.03 to 0.06 on Tru.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS gained 0.03 to 0.09.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.09/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.09.  ID’s  A TIME TO KILL ticked up to 0.07.  We’s GROWN & GOSPEL was steady at 0.03.  AXS’s IMPACT WRESTLING was at 0.02.  Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE was at 0.04.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 6, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L ESPN 3:00 PM 5 0.49 2,509
2 NBA BASKETBALL: NUGGETS/SUNS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:50 PM 153 0.39 1,101
3 NBA BASKETBALL: HEAT/76ERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:31 PM 139 0.32 1,036
4 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:05 PM 55 0.27 1,034
5 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S6 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.24 435
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 3,056
7 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:23 AM 47 0.18 510
8 MASTERS GOLF TOURN (RPT): FIRST ROUND ESPN 8:00 PM 180 0.17 720
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,628
10 TOP CHEF BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.16 616
11 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.15 712
12 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L: WELCOME TO THE MASTERS ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.15 766
13 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 2,679
14 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 3,013
15 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,134
16 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.13 487
17 FLIPPING EL MOUSSAS, THE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.12 929
18 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,965
19 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 881
20 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 760
21 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,823
22 AFTER THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.11 505
23 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 639
24 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,713
25 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMP L: MICHIGAN/QUINNIPIAC ESPN2 8:39 PM 153 0.11 435
26 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 817
27 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.11 958
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 772
29 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 761
30 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.10 356
31 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.10 420
32 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,645
33 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 260
34 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,588
35 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,244
36 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,904
37 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 295
38 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.09 945
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,562
40 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 422
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 688
42 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 31 0.09 312
43 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,512
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 253
45 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 AM 420 0.09 496
46 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 227
47 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.09 581
48 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 9:35 PM 60 0.09 843
49 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,378
50 CITY CONFIDENTIAL A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.09 435
51 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.09 480
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,518
53 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: SD AT ATL MLB NETWORK 7:22 PM 197 0.08 302
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 238
55 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 18 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.08 160
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,527
57 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 8:00 PM 95 0.08 968
58 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,651
59 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,389
60 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 699
61 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,337
62 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 588
63 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 171
64 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 344
65 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 704
66 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 292
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 694
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,202
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 654
70 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,411
71 TIME TO KILL, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 501
72 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 580
73 CELEBRITY PRANK WARS E! 10:00 PM 60 0.07 237
74 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,086
75 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: TN HOUSE EXPELS 2 DEMS MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,528
76 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 607
77 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMP L: BOSTON UNIVERSITY/MINNESOTA ESPN2 5:00 PM 162 0.07 279
78 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 158
79 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 906
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 233
81 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 592
82 I GOT A STORY TO TELL VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.06 135
83 UNDISPUTED L: 1662 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 146
84 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,331
85 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 490
86 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 18 VH1 9:00 PM 30 0.05 114
87 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.05 789
88 PORT PROTECT ALASKA FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.05 388
89 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN2 7:42 PM 57 0.05 173
90 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 933
91 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 692
92 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 8:00 PM 24 0.05 176
93 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.05 198
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 888
95 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.05 436
96 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 662
97 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 15 0.04 180
98 GHOST HUNTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 306
99 MY WIFE AND KIDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:36 PM 36 0.04 114
100 CELEBRITY GAME FACE E! 9:00 PM 60 0.04 184
101 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN2 8:00 AM 120 0.04 154
102 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 150
103 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 884
104 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: FLORIDA/TENNESSEE ESPNU 8:00 PM 190 0.04 115
105 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.04 376
106 MY WIFE AND KIDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:12 PM 36 0.04 104
107 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP: LAD AT ARI MLB NETWORK 10:39 PM 137 0.04 162
108 THAT GIRL LAY LAY NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.04 164
109 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.04 879
110 MY WIFE AND KIDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 PM 36 0.04 102
111 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 337
112 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 6 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.04 100
113 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 120
114 MY WIFE AND KIDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:48 PM 36 0.03 121
115 MASTER MINDS GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 522
116 YOUNG DYLAN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.03 153
117 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.03 109
118 PORT PROTECT ALASKA SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.03 327
119 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 7:20 PM 127 0.03 163
120 HERD: JOY TAYLOR L: 1990 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 90
121 GROWN & GOSPEL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.03 117
122 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 150
123 MY WIFE AND KIDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:24 PM 36 0.03 113
124 CMT MUSIC AWARDS EXTENDED: 2023 CMTMA EXTENDED CUT CMT 8:00 PM 190 0.03 186
125 NBA TODAY L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 111
126 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.03 168
127 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.03 97
128 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MURDER BLACKTHORNE MANOR LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.03 228
129 THIS JUST IN L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 83
130 WIPEOUT TEENNICK 12:00 AM 60 0.03 79
131 NHL THE POINT L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.02 67
132 COCOMELON THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 15 0.02 107
133 IMPACT WRESTLING: 2314 AXS TV 8:00 PM 120 0.02 117
134 BARNWOOD BUILDERS MAGNOLIA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.02 265
135 QUIEN DA MAS S11 UNIVERSO 11:30 PM 30 0.02 42
136 MAFS: UK LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.02 175
137 LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:15 PM 15 0.02 215
138 WIPEOUT TEENNICK 11:00 PM 60 0.02 82
139 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.02 286
140 KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.02 72
141 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.02 149
142 MAFS: COUPLES COUCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.02 243
143 MAFS: UK LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.02 195
144 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 95
145 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 239
146 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.02 159
147 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 203
148 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.02 125
149 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.02 174
150 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.02 74

 

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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.