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May 24, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 5.23.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS slipped 0.02 to 0.57, and JUDGE STEVE HARVEY was down 0.02 to 0.25.  A rerun followed at 0.23.

CBS:  On season finale night, FBI was down 0.03 from last week to 0.42 (last season the show’s finale was pulled at the last minute for content reasons and aired some time later).  FBI: INTERNATIONAL was at 0.33 (down 0.07 from last week, and down 0.11 from last season), and FBI: MOST WANTED was at 0.33 (down 0.04 from last week, and down 0.08 from last season).

NBC:  The season finale of THE VOICE was at 0.34/0.49, down from 0.52/0.66 for the December finale (there was no May finale in 2022).

FOX:  The season premiere of BEAT SHAZAM was at 0.22 (down 0.16 from May 2022), and the season premiere of DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS was at 0.24 (down 0.12).  

CW:  Back from a rerun week, SUPERMAN & LOIS dropped 0.03 to 0.08, and GOTHAM KNIGHTS was down 0.03 to 0.05.

TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP lost 0.05 to 0.17, and SECRETOS DE SANGRE was at 0.14.

UNIVISION:  PERDONA NUESTROS fell 0.08 to 0.30, and AMOR INVENCIBLE was down 0.04 to 0.33 to 0.37.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.33, followed by RICH & SHAMELESS at 0.42.  ESPN’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.39.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY was steady at 0.27, and DANCING QUEENS held at 0.07.  USA’s WWE NXT gained 0.02 to 0.16.  On History, SECRET OF SKINWALKER RANCH dropped 0.03 to 0.13.  On A&E, ROAD WARS ticked up to 0.13, and NEIGHBORHOOD WARS was at 0.12/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.11.  On Food Network, SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT was steady at 0.12, and CHOPPED was down 0.03 to 0.11.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.12/0.21/2.4M, with MSNBC’s ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES at 0.10/0.14/1.3M, and CNN NEWS CENTRAL at 0.08/0.10/600K.  HGTV’s WINDY CITY REHAB was at 0.10.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE ticked up to 0.09.  Discovery’s DEADLIEST CATCH dropped 0.03 to 0.09 and CONTRABAND was at 0.07.  On TLC, 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS fell 0.04 to 0.08.  On BET, ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN dipped 0.02 to 0.06, and FAMILY BUSINESS was steady at 0.05.  On MTV, COUPLES RETREAT was down 0.02 to 0.05, and LOVE & HIP-HOP ticked down to 0.04.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 23, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: CELTICS/HEAT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:29 PM 152 2.33 6,561
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:01 PM 43 1.10 2,765
3 RICH & SHAMELESS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:44 PM 60 0.42 1,083
4 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS   L: VEGAS/DALLAS ESPN 8:00 PM 166 0.39 1,258
5 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 59 0.38 1,199
6 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.27 984
7 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 603
8 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 516
9 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 516
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 651
11 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.16 467
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 380
13 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 10:46 PM 74 0.16 423
14 WWE NXT: 1721 2023-05-23 USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 127 0.16 578
15 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 405
16 SECRET SKINWALKER RANCH HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.13 1,753
17 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 310
18 ROAD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.13 521
19 SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 570
20 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 339
21 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.12 2,444
22 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 363
23 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.12 565
24 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 543
25 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 386
26 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 241
27 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,619
28 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 280
29 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 297
30 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,289
31 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,929
32 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 726
33 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 311
34 WINDY CITY REHAB HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.10 693
35 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,233
36 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,444
37 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,712
38 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.09 477
39 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,805
40 EVIL LIVES HERE: SHADOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 516
41 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 742
42 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.09 313
43 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,465
44 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 693
45 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,215
46 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,334
47 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.08 1,501
48 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,284
49 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 560
50 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,385
51 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 572
52 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 496
53 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.07 729
54 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 568
55 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 503
56 MLB REGULAR SEASON: DODGERS/BRAVES TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 197 0.07 300
57 CONTRABAND: SEIZED BORDER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 465
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,197
59 DANCING QUEENS BRAVO 9:00 PM 62 0.07 328
60 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,009
61 UNDISPUTED L: 1695 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 176
62 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 515
63 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.06 704
64 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.06 329
65 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 561
66 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.06 195
67 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 857
68 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,059
69 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.06 392
70 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 327
71 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 1,126
72 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,426
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 1,146
74 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.06 242
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 1,180
76 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 496
77 ALL THE QUEENS MEN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.06 322
78 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.05 1,258
79 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 526
80 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 1:02 AM 62 0.05 281
81 FAMILY BUSINESS, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.05 318
82 DOUBLING DOWN W/DER RECAP TLC 10:00 PM 62 0.05 393
83 SPLIT SECOND GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.05 392
84 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.05 207
85 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 500
86 HERD L: 2023 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 155
87 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 947
88 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 301
89 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 453
90 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 844
91 LBZ: FIRST ALASKANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 373
92 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.05 191
93 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 153
94 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 1,027
95 MTV COUPLES RETREAT 3 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.05 147
96 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 141
97 L&HH ATLANTA: RUN IT BACK MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 138
98 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS: MORE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 354
99 ANA CABRERA REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 694
100 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 646
101 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 162
102 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 914
103 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.04 892
104 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 472
105 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.04 168
106 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 805
107 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 348
108 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 648
109 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.03 87
110 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.03 1,235
111 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 274
112 BREAKFAST CLUB, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 60 0.03 122
113 LBZ: FIRST ALASKANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.03 388
114 NATIONAL REPORT: N/A NEWSMAX TV 9:00 AM 180 0.03 264
115 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.03 105
116 RUGRATS NEW NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.03 152
117 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 106
118 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.03 177
119 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 113
120 ZOMBIE HOUSE FLIPPING LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.03 140
121 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 213
122 NBA  TODAY ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.03 99
123 ROADKILL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.03 182
124 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 83
125 THIS JUST IN ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.02 89
126 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 10:17 PM 33 0.02 134
127 L&HH ATLANTA: RUN IT BACK MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.02 99
128 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.02 60
129 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.02 373
130 CLOSING BELL CNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.02 158
131 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.02 159
132 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 4:00 PM 60 0.02 297
133 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: BOS AT LAA/OAK AT SEA MLB NETWORK 9:38 PM 134 0.02 117
134 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.02 109
135 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.02 70
136 DIRT: LAST GREAT AM SPORT FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.02 108
137 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.02 64
138 WAKE UP AMERICA: N/A NEWSMAX TV 6:30 AM 150 0.02 199
139 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.02 132
140 LA LIGA    L: VALLADOLID/FC BARCELONA ESPN DEPORTES 3:55 PM 125 0.02 74
141 JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW, THE TLC 6:00 AM 60 0.02 78
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.02 70
143 JOHN BACHMAN NOW: N/A NEWSMAX TV 12:00 PM 120 0.02 210
144 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.02 147
145 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 10:00 PM 60 0.02 301
146 NHL THE POINT L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.02 38
147 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.02 50
148 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 108
149 B1G LIVE: GAMEBREAK L BIG TEN NETWORK 6:19 PM 28 0.01 20
150 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.01 401

 

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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."