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May 10, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 5.9.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS was at 0.54, and JUDGE STEVE HARVEY returned at 0.28.  A rerun followed at 0.26.

CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, FBI slipped 0.02 to 0.41, FBI: INTERNATIONAL lost 0.03 to 0.34, and FBI: MOST WANTED was also down 0.03 to 0.34.

NBC:  The season finale of NIGHT COURT gained 0.02 to 0.36, the season finale of LOPEZ VS LOPEZ was also up 0.02 to 0.29, THE WALL rose 0.07 to 0.33, and WEAKEST LINK was up 0.02 to 0.30.

FOX:  9-1-1: LONE STAR ticked down to 0.42, and the season finale of ACCUSED was steady at 0.21.

CW:  SUPERMAN & LOIS ticked down to 0.11, and GOTHAM KNIGHTS held at 0.08.

TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP gained 0.03 to 0.24, SENOR DE CIELOS climbed 0.03 to 0.33, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was down 0.02 to 0.14.

UNIVISION:  PERDONA NUESTROS was steady at 0.37, AMOR INVENCIBLE held at 0.39, and CABO was up 0.05 to 0.46.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 1.76/1.71.  ESPN’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.42/0.37.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND ticked down to 0.23, and SECRET OF SKINWALKER RANCH was steady at 0.18.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY ticked down to 0.20, and DANCING QUEENS was at 0.06.  USA’s WWE NXT gained 0.03 to 0.17.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.13/0.25/2.7M, with CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.11/0.15/800K, and MSNBC’s THE BEAT WITH ARI MELBER at 0.09/0.15/1.9M.  On TLC, 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS was at 0.12 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.09, and RETURN TO AMISH was up 0.03 to 0.11.  On Food Network, CHOPPED ticked down to 0.11, and SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT was down 0.03 to 0.10.  On A&E, ROAD WARS was at 0.10 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.10, and NEIGHBORHOOD WARS was at 0.10/0.09 compared to 0.10/0.08.  Discovery’s DEADLIEST CATCH was at 0.09.  HGTV’s RENOVATION 911 was steady at 0.08.  ID’s EVIL LIVES HERE dropped 0.03 to 0.07.  On MTV, COUPLES RETREAT fell 0.04 to 0.05.  On BET, ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN lost 0.03 to 0.05, and FAMILY BUSINESS was down 0.04 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 9, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: SUNS/NUGGETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:03 PM 160 1.76 4,795
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: 76ERS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 153 1.71 4,883
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:43 AM 41 0.63 1,711
4 NHL CONF SEMIFINALS L: DALLAS/SEATTLE ESPN 9:40 PM 170 0.42 1,259
5 NHL CONF SEMIFINALS L: CAROLINA/NEW JERSEY ESPN 7:00 PM 160 0.37 1,139
6 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 30 0.26 785
7 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.23 2,571
8 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.20 821
9 SECRET SKINWALKER RANCH HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.18 1,931
10 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 447
11 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 619
12 WWE NXT: 1719 2023-05-09 USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 128 0.17 601
13 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 479
14 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 314
15 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:30 AM 60 0.14 368
16 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 371
17 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 2,708
18 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 335
19 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.12 763
20 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,595
21 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 369
22 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 61 0.11 298
23 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.11 628
24 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 243
25 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 792
26 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 555
27 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 2,078
28 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,860
29 SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 499
30 ROAD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.10 553
31 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:01 PM 59 0.10 229
32 ROAD WARS SPECIAL A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.10 512
33 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.10 721
34 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.10 754
35 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.10 418
36 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 863
37 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 792
38 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 38 0.09 1,903
39 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,245
40 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 6:38 PM 22 0.09 1,709
41 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.09 213
42 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.09 668
43 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,359
44 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 844
45 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.09 516
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 707
47 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 841
48 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,554
49 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 2,005
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,416
51 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: SF: REAL MADRID CD / MANCHESTER CITY FC TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.08 223
52 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,480
53 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,434
54 RENOVATION 911 HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.08 601
55 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,288
56 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,440
57 UNDISPUTED L: 1685 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 170
58 HERD L: 2013 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 182
59 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,628
60 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 540
61 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,406
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 1,303
63 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.07 301
64 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,300
65 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.07 258
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,401
67 EVIL LIVES HERE: SHADOWS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 536
68 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 520
69 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 530
70 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 399
71 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 508
72 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,337
73 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: TRUMP LIABLE IN E JEAN CARROLL CASE MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,770
74 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,384
75 DANCING QUEENS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.06 378
76 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.06 213
77 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS: MORE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 427
78 SPLIT SECOND GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.06 494
79 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 491
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 203
81 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.06 249
82 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 506
83 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.06 512
84 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.06 337
85 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,119
86 WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW L: DAY 2 FOX SPORTS 1 7:31 PM 222 0.06 435
87 MLB REGULAR SEASON: RED SOX/BRAVES TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 194 0.06 234
88 MTV COUPLES RETREAT 3 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.05 135
89 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 6:00 AM 30 0.05 192
90 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 131
91 ALL THE QUEENS MEN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.05 310
92 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 1,033
93 L&HH ATLANTA: RUN IT BACK MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.05 130
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 1,117
95 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.05 818
96 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.05 218
97 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.05 362
98 ROADKILL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 257
99 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 921
100 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.05 96
101 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 485
102 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.05 244
103 L&HH ATLANTA: RUN IT BACK MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.04 107
104 FAMILY BUSINESS, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.04 285
105 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 492
106 LBZ: FIRST ALASKANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 359
107 ANA CABRERA REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 759
108 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 431
109 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 90
110 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 414
111 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 827
112 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.04 147
113 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 883
114 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.04 209
115 RUGRATS NEW NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.03 139
116 NHL THE POINT L ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 54
117 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 628
118 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 88
119 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 274
120 LBZ: FIRST ALASKANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.03 374
121 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 85
122 THIS JUST IN ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 79
123 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.03 77
124 JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW, THE TLC 6:00 AM 60 0.03 89
125 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 86
126 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.03 198
127 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.03 186
128 BOSSY BEAR NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.03 79
129 FULL CUSTOM GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.03 194
130 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.03 719
131 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.02 55
132 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: VANDERBILT/LOUISVILLE ESPN2 6:00 PM 279 0.02 86
133 KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.02 75
134 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.02 178
135 HOME IN THE WILD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 30 0.02 214
136 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 4:00 PM 60 0.02 292
137 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.02 453
138 RECORD WITH GRETA VAN SUS NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.02 276
139 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 658
140 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.02 203
141 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.02 76
142 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: HOU AT LAA/MIA AT ARI MLB NETWORK 9:39 PM 138 0.02 91
143 CARL HIGBIE FRONTLINE NEWSMAX TV 5:00 PM 60 0.02 255
144 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.02 191
145 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.02 162
146 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:00 PM 60 0.02 62
147 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.02 402
148 HOME IN THE WILD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:30 PM 30 0.02 202
149 BLOOD & MONEY CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.02 117
150 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 182

 

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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."