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May 11, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 5.10.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS was at 0.50, CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE was at 0.47, and THE GAME SHOW SHOW premiered at 0.30.

CBS:  SURVIVOR was steady at 0.67.  After a rerun at 0.19, the now-canceled TRUE LIES dipped 0.02 to 0.17.

NBC:  The CHICAGO franchise included MED down 0.12 to 0.40, FIRE down 0.11 to 0.44, and PD down 0.05 to 0.45.

FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER lost 0.03 to 0.49, and FARMER WANTS A WIFE was steady at 0.25.

CW:  THE FLASH shed 0.02 to 0.07, and RIVERDALE ticked down to 0.04.

TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP dropped 0.03 to 0.20, SENOR DE CIELOS ticked up to 0.32, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was up 0.03 to 0.19.

UNIVISION:  PERSONA NUESTROS fell 0.06 to 0.32, AMOR INVENCIBLE shed 0.04 to 0.34, and CABO was up 0.08 to 0.44.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 2.72/1.49.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES was at 0.59/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.58/0.17.  Not surprisingly, the much-promoted Trump CNN TOWN HALL dominated cable news at 0.43/0.64/3.3M, with Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.11/0.23/2.7M, and MSNBC’s ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT at 0.08/0.14/1.4M.  ESPN’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.40/0.33.  On TBS, AEW: RAMPAGE rose 0.04 to 0.32, and AEW: ALL ACCESS was up 0.03 to 0.12.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.16.  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER was up 0.04 to 0.15.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.13.  On BET, HOUSE OF PAYNE dipped 0.02 to 0.11, ASSISTED LIVING shed 0.02 to 0.11, THE MS PAT SHOW was down 0.02 to 0.08, and I LOVE US was steady at 0.06.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was down 0.02 to 0.10.  HGTV’s HOME IN A HEARTBEAT dropped 0.02 to 0.07, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was at 0.07.  On Discovery, GROWING BELUSHI ticked down to 0.07, and a MOONSHINERS special was at 0.07.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL ticked down to 0.06, and ON THE CASE was down 0.02 to 0.04.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 slipped 0.02 to 0.06.  The season finale of Freeform’s SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE was at 0.05/0.05 compared to last week’s 0.03 and the 0.03 for last season’s finale.  FXX’s DAVE ticked up to 0.04.  Comedy Central’s DIGMAN was at 0.04, and AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS fell 0.03 to 0.03. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 10, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: LAKERS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:08 PM 150 2.72 7,546
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: HEAT/KNICKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 158 1.49 4,388
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:38 AM 43 0.92 2,468
4 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.59 1,437
5 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 8:00 PM 70 0.43 3,308
6 NHL CONF SEMIFINALS L: TORONTO/FLORIDA ESPN 7:00 PM 180 0.40 1,210
7 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.35 894
8 NHL CONF SEMIFINALS L: VEGAS/EDMONTON ESPN 10:00 PM 170 0.33 858
9 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0188 DETROIT MI TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.32 877
10 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:10 PM 50 0.22 2,152
11 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 30 0.20 721
12 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.18 518
13 LIGA MX L: QF: CLUB ATLETICO SAN LUIS / AMERICA TUDN 10:30 PM 150 0.16 393
14 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 388
15 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:50 AM 70 0.15 360
16 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,043
17 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 474
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.12 483
19 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 396
20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,227
21 AEW: ALL ACCESS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 336
22 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 30 0.11 469
23 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.11 2,692
24 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 2,058
25 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 2,079
26 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 PM 30 0.11 455
27 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,774
28 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 725
29 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,741
30 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,834
31 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 93 0.10 676
32 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 285
33 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 63 0.09 234
34 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 792
35 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,925
36 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,767
37 LIGA MX PLAYOFFS: QF:SANTOS VS MONTERREY FOX DEPORTES 8:46 PM 134 0.09 217
38 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 225
39 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 683
40 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 326
41 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 619
42 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,424
43 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:32 PM 30 0.08 824
44 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,484
45 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:02 PM 30 0.08 720
46 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.08 307
47 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,253
48 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 718
49 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 269
50 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 220
51 MS. PAT SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 389
52 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,250
53 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 158
54 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,546
55 HOME IN A HEARTBEAT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 61 0.07 507
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:03 PM 57 0.07 205
57 GROWING BELUSHI DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.07 398
58 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,363
59 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.07 294
60 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 MTV 9:00 PM 30 0.07 230
61 MOONSHINERS SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 501
62 SPLIT SECOND GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.07 473
63 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 580
64 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.07 520
65 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,588
66 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 673
67 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 1,074
68 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 653
69 I LOVE US BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.06 289
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.06 1,431
71 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 656
72 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.06 468
73 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 611
74 UNDISPUTED L: 1686 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 140
75 MOM NICK-AT-NITE 6:00 AM 30 0.06 261
76 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 519
77 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 1,333
78 HERD L: 2014 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 141
79 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.06 480
80 COLLEGE HILL: CELEBRITY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 60 0.06 227
81 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.06 519
82 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN32 MTV 9:30 PM 30 0.06 216
83 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 1,349
84 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.06 364
85 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.06 258
86 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 2:26 PM 34 0.06 805
87 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,164
88 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 596
89 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.06 304
90 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,423
91 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 422
92 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:33 PM 60 0.05 424
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 180
94 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 603
95 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN32 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.05 161
96 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 1:55 PM 31 0.05 751
97 SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 30 0.05 81
98 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 55 0.05 694
99 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 1,444
100 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 1,205
101 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.05 109
102 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.05 213
103 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 911
104 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 1,181
105 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 105
106 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: AC MILAN / FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.05 121
107 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.05 151
108 SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE FREEFORM 10:30 PM 30 0.05 70
109 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 108
110 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 1,014
111 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 43 0.04 111
112 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 703
113 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 717
114 DIGMAN! COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 93
115 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 97
116 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 956
117 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.04 496
118 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 339
119 ANA CABRERA REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 782
120 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.04 910
121 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 285
122 MAFS: UK LIFETIME TELEVISION 6:00 PM 60 0.04 193
123 AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QU COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.03 136
124 NFL LIVE ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.03 91
125 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.03 146
126 LOST CITIES W ALBERT LIN NAT GEO WILD 11:00 PM 60 0.03 86
127 NBA  TODAY ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.03 94
128 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 126
129 LIGA MX L: QTR 1:SANTOS LAGUNA/RAYADOS FOX SPORTS 1 8:55 PM 127 0.03 56
130 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.03 66
131 NHL THE POINT L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.03 59
132 GABBYS DOLLHOUSE NICK JR 8:00 PM 24 0.03 103
133 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 786
134 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 279
135 THOMAS & FRIENDS: ALL ENG THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:15 AM 15 0.03 68
136 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.03 239
137 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 79
138 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 8:00 PM 90 0.03 79
139 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.02 191
140 CLOSING BELL CNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.02 201
141 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.02 76
142 RUGRATS NEW NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.02 119
143 THIS JUST IN ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.02 65
144 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 131
145 BOSSY BEAR NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.02 69
146 LAST CALL CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.02 87
147 BREAKFAST CLUB, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 60 0.02 89
148 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 10:00 PM 60 0.02 404
149 SHOWCASE GAME: BOS AT ATL/STL AT CHC MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 188 0.02 155
150 CHRIS PLANTE RIGHT SQUAD NEWSMAX TV 9:00 PM 60 0.02 392

 

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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.