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May 17, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 5.16.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS gained 0.05 to 0.59, JUDGE STEVE HARVEY ticked down to 0.27, and a rerun followed at 0.22.

CBS:  The FBI franchise included the mothership up 0.04 to 0.45, FBI: INTERNATIONAL up 0.06 to 0.40, and FBI: MOST WANTED up 0.03 to 0.37.

NBC:  After reruns at 0.21/0.19, THE WALL fell 0.11 to 0.22, and WEAKEST LINK was down a tenth to 0.20.

FOX:  The season finale of 9-1-1: LONE STAR was at 0.40, down 0.02 from last week and down 0.22 from last season’s finale.

CW:  Reruns at 0.04/0.03.

TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP slipped 0.02 to 0.22, SENOR DE CIELOS climbed a tenth to 0.43, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was up 0.06 to 0.20.

UNIVISION:  PERDONA NUESTROS ticked up to 0.38, AMOR INVENCIBLE lost 0.02 to 0.37, and MUJER was at 0.24.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On ESPN, the NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.56, and the NBA DRAFT LOTTERY was at 1.16.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY rose 0.07 to 0.27, and DANCING QUEENS ticked up to 0.07.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND ticked up to 0.24, and SECRET OF SKINWALKER RANCH was down 0.02 to 0.16.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.17/0.27/2.8M, with CNN’s THE LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.08/0.09/500K, and MSNBC’s ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT at 0.08/1.4M.  USA’s WWE NXT dipped 0.03 to 0.14.  On Food Network, CHOPPED climbed 0.03 to 0.14, and SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT was up 0.02 to 0.12.  On TLC, RETURN TO AMISH edged up 0.02 to 0.13, and 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS was steady at 0.12.  On A&E, NEIGHBORHOOD WARS was at 0.12/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.09, and ROAD WARS was up 0.02 to 0.12.  Discovery’s DEADLIEST CATCH was at 0.12.  ID’s EVIL LIVES HERE ticked up to 0.08.  On BET, ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN rose 0.03 to 0.08, and FAMILY BUSINESS ticked up to 0.05.  On MTV, COUPLES RETREAT was up 0.02 to 0.07, and LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.05.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 16, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L: LA LAKERS/DENVER ESPN 8:40 PM 164 2.56 7,128
2 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 8:30 PM 10 1.51 4,399
3 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:24 PM 36 1.17 3,025
4 NBA DRAFT LOTTERY       L ESPN 8:00 PM 30 1.16 3,240
5 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.56 1,421
6 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.41 1,176
7 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.32 809
8 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,016
9 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.24 2,596
10 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.22 542
11 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 557
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 642
13 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,802
14 SECRET SKINWALKER RANCH HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.16 1,813
15 WWE NXT: 1720 2023-05-16 USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 125 0.14 564
16 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.14 555
17 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 683
18 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 443
19 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 345
20 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 413
21 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.12 587
22 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,627
23 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 766
24 SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 512
25 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.12 795
26 ROAD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.12 519
27 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 325
28 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,379
29 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.11 519
30 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 344
31 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,415
32 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 265
33 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,511
34 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 290
35 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,837
36 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 610
37 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 2,087
38 UNDISPUTED L: 1690 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 200
39 SPLIT SECOND GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.09 471
40 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,300
41 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.09 272
42 EVIL LIVES HERE: SHADOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 507
43 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.08 747
44 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 301
45 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 516
46 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,769
47 ALL THE QUEENS MEN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.08 339
48 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.08 379
49 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,141
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 263
51 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,363
52 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,428
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,291
54 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,196
55 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,433
56 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,311
57 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,429
58 DANCING QUEENS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.07 318
59 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,356
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,394
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 507
62 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 525
63 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN2 8:30 PM 11 0.07 259
64 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,244
65 MTV COUPLES RETREAT 3 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 155
66 100 DAY DREAM HOME REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.06 612
67 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 497
68 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 493
69 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 862
70 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 496
71 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 590
72 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.06 502
73 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.06 319
74 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS L: LA LAKERS/DENVER ESPN2 8:41 PM 162 0.06 234
75 HERD L: 2018 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 160
76 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L: LA LAKERS/DENVER ESPN DEPORTES 8:30 PM 172 0.06 100
77 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.06 229
78 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 501
79 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 889
80 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.06 214
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 1,075
82 FAMILY BUSINESS, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.05 300
83 MLB REGULAR SEASON: CUBS/ASTROS TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 156 0.05 231
84 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 1,105
85 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 431
86 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.05 367
87 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.05 242
88 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.05 209
89 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 445
90 THOMAS & FRIENDS: ALL ENG THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:15 AM 15 0.05 95
91 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 496
92 L&HH ATLANTA: RUN IT BACK MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.05 135
93 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 112
94 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.05 269
95 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS: MORE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 378
96 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 401
97 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 358
98 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.04 1,367
99 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.04 336
100 TIME MACHINE: NOSTRADAMUS: 21ST CENT PROPH REV HISTORY 1:00 PM 120 0.04 300
101 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.04 432
102 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 976
103 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.04 313
104 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 861
105 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.04 360
106 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: SF: INTER MILAN / AC MILAN TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.04 125
107 ROADKILL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.04 223
108 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 95
109 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 759
110 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 340
111 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 798
112 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.04 90
113 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 130
114 BREAKFAST CLUB, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 60 0.03 110
115 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.03 76
116 RUGRATS NEW NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.03 194
117 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 599
118 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.03 70
119 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 72
120 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.03 655
121 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 6:00 PM 70 0.03 257
122 NBA  TODAY ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.03 108
123 ANA CABRERA REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 676
124 L&HH ATLANTA: RUN IT BACK MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.03 103
125 TIME MACHINE: LOST BOOK OF NOSTRADAMUS HISTORY 11:00 AM 120 0.03 231
126 TIME MACHINE: THE NEXT NOSTRADAMUS HISTORY 9:00 AM 120 0.03 240
127 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.03 173
128 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 588
129 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 175
130 KARATE COMBAT ESPN DEPORTES 8:00 PM 30 0.03 38
131 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 187
132 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 159
133 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 167
134 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 255
135 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN DEPORTES 11:22 PM 38 0.03 38
136 FAST&FUR GREAT MMNT REFUL E! 11:30 PM 60 0.03 77
137 LBZ: FIRST ALASKANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.03 421
138 FULL CUSTOM GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.02 179
139 JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW, THE TLC 6:00 AM 60 0.02 87
140 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: MIN AT LAD/PHI AT SF MLB NETWORK 10:10 PM 170 0.02 140
141 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 130 0.02 94
142 THIS JUST IN ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.02 81
143 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.02 100
144 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.02 579
145 CLOSING BELL CNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.02 160
146 ROAD WARS SPECIAL A&E NETWORK 3:30 PM 30 0.02 257
147 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.02 125
148 LBZ: FIRST ALASKANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.02 418
149 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S8 UNIVERSO 8:30 PM 30 0.02 44
150 GABBYS DOLLHOUSE NICK JR 8:00 PM 24 0.02 118

 

 

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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.