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May 4, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 5.3.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

ABC:  On a finale night, the season finale of THE CONNERS was at 0.45 (up 0.05 from last week and up 0.03 from last year’s finale), the series finale of THE GOLDBERGS was steady with last week at 0.30, the season finale of NOT DEAD YET was at 0.24/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.26, and the series finale of A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was up a tick to 0.22.

CBS:  SURVIVOR dropped 0.07 to 0.67.  After a rerun at 0.19, TRUE LIES was down 0.04 to 0.19.

NBC:  Airing new episodes for the first time in a month, the CHICAGO franchise included MED up 0.06 to 0.52, FIRE steady at 0.55, and PD up 0.06 to 0.50.

FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER ticked down to 0.52, and FARMER WANTS A WIFE was down 0.03 to 0.25.

CW:  THE FLASH was steady at 0.09, and RIVERDALE ticked up to 0.05.

TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP ticked down to 0.23, SENOR DE CIELOS lost 0.06 to 0.31, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was down a tick to 0.16.

UNIVISION:  PERSONA NUESTROS dipped 0.03 to 0.38, AMOR INVENCIBLE shed 0.04 to 0.38, and CABO was down 0.03 to 0.36.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game was at 1.56.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES was at 0.58/0.17 compared to last week’s 0.42/0.14.  ESPN’s NHL PLAYOFFS games were at 0.50/0.45.  On TBS, AEW: DYNAMITE was steady at 0.28, and AEW: ALL ACCESS stayed at 0.09.  USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.15.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.13/0.26/2.8M, with CNN’s THE LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.10/0.12/800K, and MSNBC’s THE BEAT WITH ARI MELBER at 0.09/0.14/1.5M.  On BET, ASSISTED LIVING gained 0.02 to 0.13, HOUSE OF PAYNE held at 0.13, THE MS PAT SHOW ticked up to 0.10, and I LOVE US was steady at 0.06.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT remained at 0.12.  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER fell 0.06 to 0.11.  HISTORY’s PAWN STARS ticked up to 0.10.  HGTV’s HOME IN A HEARTBEAT cimbed 0.03 to 0.09.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 dropped 0.05 to 0.08.  Discovery’s GROWING BELUSHI was up 0.02 to 0.08.  On Comedy Central, DIGMAN rose 0.03 to 0.07, and AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS ticked up to 0.06.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL was at 0.07, and ON THE CASE was at 0.06.  Freeform’s SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE was at 0.03 compared to last week’s 0.04/0.03.  FXX’s DAVE 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 3, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: 76ERS/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 144 1.56 4,512
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:24 PM 36 0.82 2,345
3 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.58 1,412
4 NHL CONF SEMIFINALS L: EDMONTON/VEGAS ESPN 9:40 PM 167 0.50 1,313
5 NHL CONF SEMIFINALS L: NEW JERSEY/CAROLINA ESPN 7:00 PM 160 0.45 1,297
6 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.41 997
7 NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 30 0.38 1,136
8 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0187 BALTIMORE MD TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.28 776
9 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:27 AM 63 0.23 560
10 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.17 468
11 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 492
12 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 401
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 591
14 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/MANCHESTER CITY USA NETWORK 2:54 PM 132 0.15 411
15 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 439
16 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 2,764
17 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 PM 30 0.13 508
18 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 30 0.13 491
19 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,764
20 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.12 377
21 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 376
22 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 361
23 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 93 0.12 732
24 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 293
25 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,147
26 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:02 PM 30 0.11 817
27 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 290
28 CONCACAF CHAMP LEAG WED: SF: LEON / TIGRES TUDN 10:00 PM 133 0.11 262
29 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 324
30 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 810
31 MS. PAT SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 452
32 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 653
33 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.10 516
34 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.09 326
35 AEW: ALL ACCESS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 308
36 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 718
37 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,498
38 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE USA NETWORK 5:06 PM 24 0.09 211
39 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,288
40 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 87 0.09 240
41 HOME IN A HEARTBEAT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 61 0.09 597
42 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,953
43 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.08 319
44 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 227
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 243
46 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.08 307
47 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:32 PM 30 0.08 777
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,355
49 GROWING BELUSHI DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.08 437
50 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,308
51 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 721
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,451
53 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,413
54 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.08 238
55 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,320
56 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 2,049
57 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,509
58 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 618
59 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 516
60 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,384
61 FOX NEWS TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,699
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,389
63 DIGMAN! COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.07 152
64 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 61 0.07 668
65 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,480
66 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 622
67 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 504
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,187
69 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 605
70 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,291
71 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 884
72 UNDISPUTED L: 1681 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 163
73 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:01 PM 61 0.06 611
74 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 976
75 AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QU COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.06 181
76 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 2,193
77 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.06 439
78 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 727
79 PATRICK STAR SHOW NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.06 218
80 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,290
81 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 364
82 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 856
83 I LOVE US BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.06 300
84 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 680
85 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN32 MTV 9:30 PM 30 0.06 232
86 HERD L: 2009 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 137
87 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.06 124
88 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,595
89 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN32 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.05 183
90 ANA CABRERA REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 664
91 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 1,280
92 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 MTV 9:00 PM 30 0.05 197
93 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.05 435
94 SPLIT SECOND GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.05 427
95 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 1,293
96 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 527
97 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN32 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.05 176
98 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 606
99 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 969
100 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.05 113
101 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 324
102 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 295
103 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:33 PM 60 0.05 470
104 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 449
105 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 509
106 CNN NEWS CENTRAL CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 467
107 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 121
108 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 2:00 PM 54 0.04 164
109 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 384
110 BREAKFAST CLUB, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 60 0.04 100
111 DRUG LORDS: THE TAKEDOWN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 194
112 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 671
113 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.04 585
114 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 794
115 MAFS: COUPLES COUCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:33 PM 60 0.04 273
116 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: ATLANTA ACTIVE SHOOTER MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.04 681
117 SHOWCASE GAME: TOR AT BOS/CLE AT NYY MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 207 0.04 242
118 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 920
119 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.04 474
120 KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.04 94
121 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.04 72
122 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.03 358
123 SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 30 0.03 82
124 TEXAS METALS LOUD LIFTED MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.03 264
125 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 305
126 GABBYS DOLLHOUSE NICK JR 8:00 PM 24 0.03 112
127 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 12:01 AM 62 0.03 130
128 NBA  TODAY ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.03 86
129 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 96
130 HIGH SCIENCE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 30 0.03 136
131 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 1:03 AM 62 0.03 96
132 TOONING OUT THE NEWS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.03 109
133 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: FLORIDA STATE/FLORIDA ESPNU 6:00 PM 191 0.03 82
134 CLOSING BELL CNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.03 199
135 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 100
136 NATIONAL REPORT: N/A NEWSMAX TV 9:00 AM 180 0.03 297
137 DAVE FXX 10:00 PM 46 0.03 82
138 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 87
139 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: SF AT HOU MLB NETWORK 2:10 PM 136 0.02 137
140 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.02 213
141 THIS JUST IN ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.02 77
142 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.02 79
143 DAN ABRAMS LIVE NEWSNATION 9:00 PM 60 0.02 136
144 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 88
145 CUOMO NEWSNATION 8:00 PM 60 0.02 187
146 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:13 AM 47 0.02 50
147 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.02 65
148 MLB NOW MLB NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.02 59
149 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 244
150 BOSSY BEAR NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.02 80

 

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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."