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May 18, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 5.17.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  JEOPARDY MASTERS was steady at 0.50.  After a rerun, THE GAME SHOW SHOW was down 0.02 to 0.28.

CBS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.04 to 0.71.  The series finale of TRUE LIES was up 0.05 to 0.22.

NBC:  The CHICAGO franchise included MED up 0.07 to 0.47, FIRE up 0.05 to 0.49, and PD up a tick to 0.46.

FOX:  The season finale of THE MASKED SINGER was at 0.55, up 0.06 from last week but down 0.16 from last year’s finale.  The season finale of FARMER WANTS A WIFE was up 0.03 to 0.28.

CW:  THE FLASH rose 0.03 to 0.10, and RIVERDALE ticked up to 0.05.

TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP climbed 0.05 to 0.25, SENOR DE CIELOS gained 0.04 to 0.36, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was up 0.05 to 0.24.

UNIVISION:  ROSA DE GUADALUPE was at 0.22, AMOR INVENCIBLE shed 0.04 to 0.30, and a LIGA match was at 0.45.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 2.07, followed by RICH & SHAMELESS at 0.30.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES was at 0.83/0.25 compared to last week’s 0.59/0.18.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE dropped 0.04 to 0.28.  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.14/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.15.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.14/0.22/2.7M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.10/0.14/600K, and MSNBC’s LAST WORD WITH LAURENCE O’DONNELL at 0.08/1.5M.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT edged up 0.02 to 0.12.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.12.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked down to 0.12.  On BET, THE MS PAT SHOW gained 0.02 to 0.10, ASSISTED LIVING shed 0.02 to 0.09, HOUSE OF PAYNE dropped 0.04 to 0.07, and I LOVE US held at 0.06.  On ID, SEE NOW EVIL climbed 0.03 to 0.09, and ON THE CASE was up 0.02 to 0.06.  History’s PAWN STARS was at 0.08.  Comedy Central’s AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS zoomed 0.05 to 0.08.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS was down 0.02 to 0.05, and HOME IN A HEARTBEAT also lost 0.02 to 0.05.  FXX’s DAVE ticked up to 0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 17, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- CONF FNLS L: HEAT/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:29 PM 149 2.07 5,945
2 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.83 1,885
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:58 PM 49 0.76 2,112
4 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.66 1,493
5 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 59 0.41 1,276
6 RICH & SHAMELESS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:47 PM 60 0.30 854
7 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0189 AUSTIN TX TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.28 814
8 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.25 671
9 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 589
10 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 432
11 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 425
12 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 411
13 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,234
14 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 2,673
15 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 478
16 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): OUR LAST RODEO 1620 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.12 758
17 LIGA MX WED: SF: TIGRES UANL / MONTERREY TUDN 10:30 PM 151 0.12 269
18 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 321
19 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 339
20 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 508
21 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 290
22 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,727
23 SR/BIDEN-MEDAL OF VALOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:46 AM 26 0.11 1,346
24 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 313
25 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 46 0.10 1,460
26 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 765
27 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 242
28 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 562
29 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 359
30 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 265
31 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 628
32 MS. PAT SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 422
33 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,549
34 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 553
35 UNDISPUTED L: 1691 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 192
36 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 284
37 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,952
38 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 327
39 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 PM 30 0.09 430
40 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:12 AM 48 0.09 1,335
41 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.08 536
42 AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QU COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.08 267
43 SHAQ & KAREEM TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 30 0.08 260
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 545
45 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,190
46 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,302
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 299
48 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: SF: MANCHESTER CITY FC / REAL MADRID CF TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.08 219
49 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 2,022
50 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,711
51 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.08 267
52 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,513
53 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,381
54 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 MTV 9:30 PM 30 0.07 228
55 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.07 395
56 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 30 0.07 426
57 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,644
58 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,062
59 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:01 PM 30 0.07 636
60 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 354
61 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 433
62 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 178
63 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 975
64 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 937
65 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,119
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 1,394
67 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.07 133
68 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 897
69 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.06 347
70 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,094
71 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.06 257
72 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.06 746
73 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 MTV 9:00 PM 30 0.06 207
74 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 1,281
75 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.06 324
76 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 958
77 SPLIT SECOND GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.06 507
78 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,334
79 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,089
80 DEVIL IN THE OZARKS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.06 490
81 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,134
82 I LOVE US BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.06 274
83 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.06 459
84 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 1,344
85 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 553
86 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.06 285
87 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 442
88 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.06 199
89 HERD L: 2019 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 135
90 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.05 535
91 HOME IN A HEARTBEAT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.05 485
92 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.05 204
93 FUTBOL CENTRAL WED TUDN 10:00 PM 30 0.05 113
94 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.05 625
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 1,107
96 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.05 135
97 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 431
98 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 407
99 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 155
100 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 44 0.05 94
101 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 377
102 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 429
103 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.04 384
104 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.04 501
105 PRE-DRAFT CAMPS    L: NBA DRAFT COMBINE ESPN2 2:00 PM 240 0.04 108
106 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.04 321
107 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 115
108 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 635
109 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.04 682
110 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 1:01 AM 60 0.04 82
111 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 738
112 DRUG LORDS: THE TAKEDOWN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 165
113 BOSSY BEAR NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.04 117
114 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.04 443
115 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 617
116 ANA CABRERA REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 707
117 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 216
118 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.04 196
119 GABBYS DOLLHOUSE NICK JR 8:00 PM 24 0.03 142
120 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 358
121 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 399
122 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.03 75
123 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 408
124 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 210
125 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.03 203
126 HOLDEN BROS. RESTOS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.03 191
127 SECRETS ZOO: TAMPA COMP NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 129
128 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.03 101
129 MAFS: COUPLES COUCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 118 0.03 294
130 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 248
131 RUGRATS NEW NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.03 109
132 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:00 PM 60 0.03 76
133 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 104
134 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 842
135 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 9:00 PM 60 0.03 71
136 BREAKFAST CLUB, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 60 0.03 87
137 THOMAS & FRIENDS: ALL ENG THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:15 AM 15 0.02 53
138 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.02 163
139 LIVE FROM: PGA CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF CHANNEL 7:00 PM 120 0.02 92
140 SHOWCASE GAME CLUBHOUSE: SEA AT BOS/TB AT NYM MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 195 0.02 124
141 KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.02 82
142 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.02 182
143 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 10:30 PM 30 0.02 157
144 FUTBOL CENTRAL TUDN 2:00 PM 30 0.02 51
145 NASCAR RACE HUB D FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.02 124
146 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.02 52
147 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP MLB NETWORK 10:15 PM 22 0.02 111
148 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.02 71
149 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.02 163
150 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.02 587

 

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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."