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April 6, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 4.5.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  Returning from 2 weeks of reruns, THE CONNERS ticked up to 0.49, THE GOLDBERGS dipped 0.03 to 0.34, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY lost 0.04 to 0.45, and NOT DEAD YET was steady at 0.31.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS held at 0.21.

CBS:  SURVIVOR dropped 0.05 to 0.71.  After a rerun, TRUE LIES gained 0.02 to 0.23.

NBC:  The CHICAGO franchise included MED down 0.07 to 0.46, FIRE down 0.03 to 0.55, and PD down 0.12 to 0.44.

FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER fell 0.05 to 0.60, and FARMER TAKES A WIFE was up 0.03 to 0.28.

CW:  THE FLASH climbed 0.05 to 0.11, and RIVERDALE ticked up to 0.07.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS ticked down to 0.33, SENOR DE CIELOS rose 0.09 to 0.43, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was up 0.06 to 0.25.

UNIVISION:  PERSONA NUESTROS fell 0.07 to 0.37, AMOR INVENCIBLE was at 0.42, and CABO was down 0.09 to 0.36.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.68/0.37.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES was at 0.46/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.46/0.16.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE edged up 0.02 to 0.30, and AEW: ALL ACCESS was steady at 0.11.  FX’s SNOWFALL was steady at 0.22.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.32/3.4M, with CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.11/0.17/800K, and MSNBC’s THE BEAT WITH ARI MELBER at 0.09/0.15/1.9M.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.18/0.14, and DR DOWN BELOW was at 0.14.  TNT’s NHL game was at 0.16.  On BET, HOUSE OF PAYNE was steady at 0.14, ASSISTED LIVING dropped 0.03 to 0.11, THE MS PAT SHOW ticked up to 0.11, and I LOVE US ticked up to 0.09.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT shed 0.02 to 0.12.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.10 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.08, and GROWING BELUSHI was at 0.10. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 ticked down to 0.09.  On HGTV, NATE & JEREMIAH gained 0.03 to 0.09.  On ID, MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND ticked up to 0.07.  Syfy’s THE ARK was up 0.02 to 0.07.  Comedy Central’s DIGMAN was at 0.06/0.05 compared to last week’s 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 5, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA LAKERS/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:05 PM 144 0.68 1,660
2 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,139
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CHICAGO/MILWAUKEE ESPN 7:43 PM 142 0.37 1,098
4 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.36 895
5 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:29 AM 61 0.31 761
6 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0183 NEW YORK NY TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.30 877
7 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 62 0.22 592
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 3,375
9 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.21 492
10 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.20 665
11 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.18 1,327
12 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 3,256
13 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,947
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,675
15 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: TAMPA BAY/NY RANGERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:38 PM 163 0.16 570
16 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 2,768
17 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.14 422
18 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 801
19 DR. DOWN BELOW TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.14 940
20 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.14 390
21 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 30 0.14 530
22 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,228
23 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 2,047
24 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 349
25 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 4:52 PM 68 0.13 503
26 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 93 0.12 769
27 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 341
28 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L ESPN 3:00 PM 112 0.12 675
29 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 PM 30 0.11 496
30 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.11 921
31 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.11 896
32 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 790
33 AEW: ALL ACCESS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 339
34 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,565
35 MS. PAT SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.11 451
36 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,676
37 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,517
38 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 868
39 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.10 700
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 701
41 GROWING BELUSHI DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.10 618
42 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.09 354
43 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 801
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,505
45 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 298
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 821
47 NATE & JEREMIAH HOME PROJ HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.09 856
48 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,882
49 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,370
50 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.09 191
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,596
52 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,608
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 682
54 I LOVE US BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.09 336
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 715
56 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.08 1,699
57 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 848
58 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 651
59 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 218
60 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.08 929
61 MASTERS PAR 3 CONTEST ESPN2 8:03 PM 112 0.08 303
62 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,360
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 686
64 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 625
65 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 516
66 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: EDMONTON/ANAHEIM TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:21 PM 147 0.08 228
67 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 816
68 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,600
69 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,309
70 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,760
71 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.08 411
72 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.08 239
73 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 658
74 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 1,008
75 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,011
76 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.07 250
77 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.07 553
78 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.07 241
79 CONCACAF LC – L: QF: VANCOUVER WHITECAPS / LAFC TUDN 10:04 PM 120 0.07 182
80 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:33 PM 30 0.07 521
81 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 727
82 CONCACAF LC – L: QF: F.C. MOTAGUA / TIGRES UANL TUDN 8:00 PM 124 0.07 164
83 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,031
84 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 38 0.07 221
85 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,414
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 1,483
87 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 1,091
88 ARK, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 357
89 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 591
90 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 1,287
91 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,307
92 DIGMAN! COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 116
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 194
94 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.06 228
95 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 42 0.06 137
96 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 188
97 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 185
98 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.06 484
99 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 412
100 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 633
101 UNDISPUTED L: 1661 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 153
102 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.06 131
103 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 146
104 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 1,156
105 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 477
106 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 891
107 MY WIFE AND KIDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:24 PM 36 0.05 129
108 MY WIFE AND KIDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:36 PM 36 0.05 136
109 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 383
110 DIGMAN! MTV 10:00 PM 30 0.05 136
111 MY WIFE AND KIDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 PM 36 0.04 111
112 TEXAS METALS LOUD LIFTED MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 229
113 HERD L: 1989 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 115
114 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 PM 180 0.04 222
115 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 15 0.04 264
116 MY WIFE AND KIDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:48 PM 36 0.04 127
117 MY WIFE AND KIDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:12 PM 36 0.04 124
118 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 319
119 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 92
120 NBA TODAY L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 150
121 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 105
122 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.03 74
123 NHL RS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:48 AM 35 0.03 102
124 DAVE FXX 10:42 PM 37 0.03 80
125 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.03 88
126 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 115
127 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.03 100
128 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 7:06 PM 34 0.03 150
129 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE USA NETWORK 5:04 PM 26 0.03 97
130 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: TOR AT KC MLB NETWORK 7:40 PM 139 0.03 170
131 PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/WEST HAM USA NETWORK 2:54 PM 130 0.03 111
132 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 9:00 AM 360 0.03 188
133 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 8:00 PM 24 0.03 108
134 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 2:00 PM 54 0.03 92
135 COCOMELON THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 15 0.03 82
136 MASTER MINDS GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.02 424
137 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.02 148
138 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 174
139 THIS JUST IN L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.02 95
140 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:04 AM 56 0.02 42
141 JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW, THE TLC 6:00 AM 60 0.02 64
142 MASTERS GOLF TOURN (RPT) ESPN2 7:00 PM 63 0.02 65
143 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.02 50
144 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.02 143
145 CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE L FOX SPORTS 1 10:04 PM 116 0.02 53
146 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 109
147 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.02 143
148 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.02 175
149 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: ATL AT STL/CHC AT CIN MLB NETWORK 1:16 PM 149 0.02 105
150 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.02 199

 

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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."