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May 3, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 5.2.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  On a season finale night, THE ROOKIE was at 0.51 (up 0.14 from last week and up 0.15 from last season’s finale), THE ROOKIE: FEDS was at 0.32 (up 0.08), and WILL TRENT was at 0.27 (up 0.07). 

CBS:  Reruns at 0.29/0.25/0.22.

NBC:  NIGHT COURT lost 0.05 to 0.34, LOPEZ VS LOPEZ gained 0.03 to 0.27, THE WALL slipped 0.02 to 0.26, and WEAKEST LINK was down 0.04 to 0.28.

FOX:  9-1-1: LONE STAR rose 0.07 to 0.43, and ACCUSED was up 0.03 to 0.21.

CW:  SUPERMAN & LOIS was steady at 0.12, and GOTHAM NIGHTS was down 0.03 to 0.08.

TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP dropped 0.05 to 0.21, SENOR DE CIELOS fell 0.08 to 0.30, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was down 0.02 to 0.16.

UNIVISION:  PERDONA NUESTROS shed 0.04 to 0.37, AMOR INVENCIBLE tumbled 0.09 to 0.39, and CABO was down 0.04 to 0.41.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were dominant at 2.73/1.57.  ESPN’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.51/0.43.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND dipped 0.03 to 0.24, and SECRET OF SKINWALKER RANCH was down 0.04 to 0.18.  USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.21, and WWE NEXT was down 0.04 to 0.14.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY fell 0.07 to 0.21.  On Food Network, SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT ticked down to 0.13, and CHOPPED was down 0.03 to 0.12.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.12/0.25/2.7M, with CNN PRIMETIME at 0.08/0.12/500K, and MSNBC’s DEADLINE WHITE HOUSE at 0.07/1.5M.  On A&E, ROAD WARS was at 0.11/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.10, and NEIGHBORHOOD WARS was at 0.10/0.08 compared to 0.15/0.12.  On TLC, 7 LITTLE JOHNSONS was at 0.10/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.10, and RETURN TO AMISH was down 0.03 to 0.08.  ID’s EVIL LIVES HERE edged up 0.02 to 0.10.  On MTV, COUPLES RETREAT was at 0.09, and LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.07.  On BET, FAMILY BUSINESS held at 0.08, and ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN was steady at 0.08.  On HGTV, RENOVATION 911 ticked up to 0.08. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 2, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: LAKERS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:13 PM 152 2.73 7,357
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: HEAT/KNICKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:33 PM 160 1.57 4,710
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:45 AM 48 0.88 2,245
4 NHL CONF SEMIFINALS L: SEATTLE/DALLAS ESPN 9:48 PM 192 0.51 1,406
5 NHL CONF SEMIFINALS L: FLORIDA/TORONTO ESPN 7:00 PM 168 0.43 1,309
6 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 33 0.34 1,073
7 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.24 2,559
8 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/ARSENAL USA NETWORK 2:54 PM 135 0.21 519
9 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.21 831
10 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 503
11 SECRET SKINWALKER RANCH HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.18 1,790
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 644
13 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 463
14 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 453
15 WWE NXT: 1718 2023-05-02 USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 125 0.14 568
16 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.13 481
17 SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 627
18 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 394
19 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.12 2,719
20 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.12 621
21 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 323
22 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 272
23 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 356
24 ROAD WARS SPECIAL A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.11 475
25 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 712
26 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 375
27 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 264
28 ROAD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.10 515
29 EVIL LIVES HERE: SHADOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 660
30 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.10 553
31 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 257
32 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,893
33 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 322
34 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,684
35 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 240
36 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.09 749
37 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS: MORE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 473
38 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,670
39 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,447
40 MTV COUPLES RETREAT 3 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.09 205
41 FAMILY BUSINESS, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.08 375
42 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.08 491
43 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,298
44 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 517
45 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 558
46 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,109
47 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE USA NETWORK 5:09 PM 21 0.08 194
48 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.08 764
49 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,909
50 RENOVATION 911 HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.08 744
51 ALL THE QUEENS MEN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.08 348
52 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,497
53 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,409
54 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 558
55 UNDISPUTED L: 1680 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 164
56 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 554
57 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 530
58 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.07 750
59 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 853
60 L&HH ATLANTA: RUN IT BACK MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.07 156
61 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 594
62 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 1,282
63 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 1,476
64 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 1,190
65 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 2:00 PM 54 0.06 184
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 1,340
67 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,040
68 MLB REGULAR SEASON: BLUE JAYS/RED SOX TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 171 0.06 260
69 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 461
70 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.06 147
71 SPLIT SECOND GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.06 466
72 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.06 502
73 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 534
74 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 561
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 1,297
76 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 559
77 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.06 256
78 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 2,036
79 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.06 294
80 HERD L: 2008 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 161
81 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 517
82 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,067
83 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 440
84 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.06 228
85 GABBYS DOLLHOUSE NICK JR 8:00 PM 24 0.05 158
86 PATRICK STAR SHOW NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.05 207
87 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 479
88 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.05 221
89 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 1,310
90 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 1,260
91 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.05 214
92 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 396
93 CONCACAF CHAMP LEAG TUE: SF: LAFC / PHILADELPHIA UNION TUDN 10:00 PM 120 0.05 102
94 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 529
95 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.05 106
96 L&HH ATLANTA: RUN IT BACK MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.05 112
97 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 1,125
98 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 514
99 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.05 316
100 LBZ: FIRST ALASKANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 421
101 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 808
102 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 363
103 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.04 664
104 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 1,217
105 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 326
106 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.04 437
107 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 862
108 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.04 359
109 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 9:51 PM 43 0.04 128
110 LA LIGA    L: REAL SOCIEDAD/REAL MADRID ESPN DEPORTES 3:55 PM 126 0.04 120
111 NBA  TODAY ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.04 101
112 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 526
113 KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.04 99
114 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 121
115 ROADKILL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.04 194
116 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 962
117 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 72
118 ANA CABRERA REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 783
119 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.03 211
120 CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE L: SF2: LAFC/PHILADELPHIA UNION FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 122 0.03 93
121 BOSSY BEAR NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.03 97
122 HOME IN THE WILD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:30 PM 30 0.03 239
123 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 634
124 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 103
125 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.03 805
126 LBZ: FIRST ALASKANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.03 397
127 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 85
128 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 219
129 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 1,035
130 HOME IN THE WILD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 30 0.03 247
131 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: PHI AT LAD/CIN AT SD MLB NETWORK 10:09 PM 166 0.03 173
132 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 123
133 THIS JUST IN ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 107
134 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 661
135 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.03 236
136 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 100
137 R&R PICTURE SHOWS: MEET THE BROWNS-MV VH1 6:30 PM 150 0.03 79
138 NHL THE POINT L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.03 61
139 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 156
140 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 208
141 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.02 473
142 STORM OF SUSPICION THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.02 115
143 LA LIGA    L: FC BARCELONA/OSASUNA ESPN DEPORTES 1:25 PM 125 0.02 76
144 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.02 708
145 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.02 438
146 FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.02 74
147 SP HGTV SMART HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 AM 60 0.02 212
148 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL: NFL DRAFT GRADES ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.02 75
149 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.02 74
150 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.02 157

 

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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.