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April 26, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 4.25.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  THE ROOKIE slipped 0.02 to 0.37, THE ROOKIE: FEDS lost 0.03 to 0.24, and WILL TRENT was down 0.05 to 0.20.

CBS:  The FBI franchise included the mothership up 0.02 to 0.43, FBI: INTERNATIONAL up a tick to 0.37, and FBI: MOST WANTED down a tick to 0.37.

NBC:  Back from a rerun week, NIGHT COURT rose a tenth to 0.39, followed by the relocated LOPEZ VS LOPEZ, which at 0.24 was down 0.05 from its last Friday airing.  THE WALL gained 0.03 to 0.28, and WEAKEST LINK was up a tenth to 0.32.

FOX:  9-1-1: LONE STAR fell 0.06 to 0.36, and ACCUSED was down 0.03 to 0.18.

CW:  Returning from a rerun week, SUPERMAN & LOIS was up 0.02 to 0.12, and GOTHAM KNIGHTS leaped 0.06 to 0.11.

TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP was at 0.26, SENOR DE CIELOS ticked down to 0.38, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was steady at 0.18.

UNIVISION:  PERDONA NUESTROS ticked down to 0.41, AMOR INVENCIBLE was up 0.05 to 0.48, and CABO dipped 0.02 to 0.45.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Life post Tucker Carlson only got tougher for Fox News.  Although THE FIVE was the highest-rated cable news show of the day at 0.15/0.27/2.9M, the 8PM FOX NEWS TONIGHT fell from Monday’s 0.14/0.24/2.6M to a puny 0.08/1.7M.  On the other networks, MSNBC’s THE BEAT WITH ARI MELBER was at 0.11/0.17/1.6M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 was at 0.10/0.13/700K.

Tuesday cable was led by sports, with NBA PLAYOFFS games at 1.16/1.11 on TNT, and 0.22 on NBA TV.  NHL PLAYOFFS were at 0.33/0.28 on ESPN, and 0.20 on TBS.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY climbed 0.08 to 0.28.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND was steady at 0.27, and SECRET OF SKINWALKER RANCH was up 0.06 to 0.22.  USA’s WWE NXT rose 0.04 to 0.18.  On MTV, CATFISH ticked up to 0.17, and HELP I’M IN A SECRET RELATIONSHIP ticked up to 0.09.  On A&E, NEIGHBORHOOD WARS was at 0.15/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.10, and ROAD WARS was at 0.12/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.10.  On Food Network, CHOPPED edged up 0.02 to 0.15, and SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT was at 0.14.  Discovery’s DEADLIEST CATCH was at 0.14/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.15.  On TLC, RETURN TO AMISH ticked up to 0.11, and 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS was down 0.02 to 0.10.  ID’s EVIL LIVES HERE was steady at 0.08.  On BET, ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN ticked up to 0.08, and FAMILY BUSINESS was up 0.02 to 0.08.  On HGTV, RENOVATION 911 shed 0.02 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: Tuesday April 25, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: HAWKS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:33 PM 151 1.16 3,324
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: CLIPPERS/SUNS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:04 PM 164 1.11 3,187
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:48 AM 51 0.46 1,267
4 NHL PLAYOFFS            L: NY ISLANDERS/CAROLINA ESPN 7:01 PM 172 0.33 933
5 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 33 0.29 855
6 NHL PLAYOFFS            L: LOS ANGELES/EDMONTON ESPN 9:53 PM 147 0.28 695
7 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.28 969
8 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.27 2,634
9 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: MINNESOTA/DENVER G5 NBA-TV 8:56 PM 176 0.22 589
10 SECRET SKINWALKER RANCH HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.22 2,063
11 NHL PLAYOFFS – QTR FNLS L: MINNESOTA/DALLAS TBS NETWORK 8:07 PM 157 0.20 565
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 662
13 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.19 614
14 WWE NXT: 1717 2023-04-25 NXT SPRING BREAKIN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 135 0.18 647
15 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8G MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.17 422
16 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 1 0.17 469
17 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 448
18 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,889
19 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.15 570
20 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.15 643
21 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.14 305
22 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 438
23 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.14 865
24 SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 576
25 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:20 AM 70 0.13 320
26 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 395
27 DEADLIEST CATCH SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 60 0.13 744
28 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 382
29 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.12 513
30 ROAD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.12 550
31 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 304
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 296
33 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 2,060
34 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,561
35 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 394
36 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,591
37 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 559
38 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 312
39 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.10 749
40 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 692
41 ROAD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.10 493
42 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 678
43 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.10 717
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 259
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 286
46 HELP!SECRET RELATIONSHP 2 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.09 204
47 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,849
48 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.09 1,645
49 UNDISPUTED L: 1675 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 203
50 NHL PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 37 0.09 301
51 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,454
52 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 668
53 EVIL LIVES HERE: SHADOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 581
54 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 2,063
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,440
56 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,704
57 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,326
58 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 522
59 ALL THE QUEENS MEN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.08 365
60 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,449
61 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,176
62 FAMILY BUSINESS, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.08 355
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,491
64 HELP!SECRET RELATIONSHP 2 MTV 10:00 PM 60 0.08 166
65 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,185
66 NHL PLAYOFFS POSTGAME TBS NETWORK 10:44 PM 38 0.07 171
67 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.07 311
68 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,375
69 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 856
70 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.07 416
71 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 565
72 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.07 239
73 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,159
74 RENOVATION 911 HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.07 585
75 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,564
76 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 598
77 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS: MORE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 409
78 CONCACAF CHAMP LEAG TUE: SF: TIGRES / LEON TUDN 10:00 PM 126 0.06 126
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.06 1,354
80 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 538
81 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 517
82 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 620
83 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 602
84 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 904
85 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,242
86 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,115
87 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:24 PM 96 0.06 768
88 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 1,277
89 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 148
90 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/LEEDS USA NETWORK 2:54 PM 126 0.05 196
91 PATRICK STAR SHOW NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.05 292
92 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 543
93 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 510
94 HERD L: 2003 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 164
95 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 521
96 SPLIT SECOND GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.05 491
97 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 551
98 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.05 486
99 NBA  TODAY ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.05 134
100 BREAKFAST CLUB, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 60 0.05 151
101 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.05 792
102 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 1,058
103 PORT PROTECTION ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 606
104 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 12:48 PM 36 0.05 721
105 HARRY BELAFONTE: IN HIS O BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 6:00 PM 30 0.05 155
106 ROADKILL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 222
107 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 367
108 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.05 245
109 NBA PO POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 11:52 PM 70 0.05 128
110 ANA CABRERA REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 807
111 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.04 457
112 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 681
113 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 138
114 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 495
115 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 1,081
116 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.04 213
117 COCOMELON THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 15 0.04 94
118 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 48 0.04 663
119 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 469
120 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 957
121 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 323
122 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 791
123 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN2 9:00 PM 30 0.04 95
124 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 380
125 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 1:31 AM 60 0.03 78
126 THIS JUST IN ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 124
127 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.03 204
128 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 122
129 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL: NFL NATION MOCK DRAFT ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.03 97
130 DC & RC ESPN2 12:13 AM 17 0.03 72
131 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 89
132 FULL CUSTOM GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.03 199
133 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT MIN/SD AT CHC MLB NETWORK 7:42 PM 137 0.03 174
134 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.03 278
135 NHL PLAYOFFS            L ESPN2 9:45 PM 14 0.03 71
136 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 73 0.03 92
137 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 103
138 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.03 319
139 BLOOD & MONEY CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.03 159
140 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 2:00 PM 54 0.03 108
141 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 234
142 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.02 114
143 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.02 82
144 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.02 100
145 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.02 80
146 KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.02 80
147 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.02 181
148 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.02 169
149 PO CENTRAL POSTGAME NBA-TV 1:02 AM 89 0.02 66
150 HARRY BELAFONTE: IN HIS O BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 3:00 PM 30 0.02 98

 

 

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."