BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: A broadcast run of THE 1619 PROJECT was at 0.23.
CBS: Reruns at 0.30/0.20.
NBC: Reruns at 0.23/0.23/0.20/0.20.
FOX: MASTERCHEF rose 0.07 to 0.40, and FOOD STARS was up 0.02 to 0.29.
CW: The final season premiere of NANCY DREW was at 0.05, steady with its 2021 premiere. RIVERDALE jumped 0.04 to 0.08.
TELEMUNDO: TOP CHEF VIP fell 0.11 to 0.18, and SECRETOS DE SANGRE ticked up to 0.15.
UNIVISION: ROSA DE GUADALUPE was at 0.24, PERDONA NOSOTROS lost 0.09 to 0.27, AMOR INVENCIBLE dropped 0.06 to 0.31, and MUJER was down 0.03 to 0.22.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES was at 0.82/0.21 compared to last week’s 0.92/0.33. TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE dipped 0.03 to 0.29. ID’s THE CURIOUS CASE OF NATALIA GRACE was at 0.26, and MATRIARCH OF MURDER was at 0.11. On BET, SISTAS returned at 0.22 (BET Her simulcast at 0.04). On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN edged up 0.02 to 0.17, and GHOST ADVENTURE was at 0.09. Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.14/0.22/2.6M, with MSNBC’s ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT at 0.09/0.16/1.7M, and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.08/0.11/700K. On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER ticked down to 0.12, and CRACK ADDICTS lost a tick to 0.10. ESPN’s 30 FOR 30 documentary was at 0.12. On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.11/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.09, and I SURVIVED A CRIME was at 0.09/0.09. Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was down 0.02 to 0.11. FX’s MAYANS MC was at 0.11 compared to last week’s 0.17/0.12. History’s FDR was at 0.09. On HGTV, HOUSES WITH HISTORY was at 0.06. Comedy Central’s NORA IS AWKWAFINA FROM QUEENS lost 0.02 to 0.05. The season finale of FXX’s DAVE was at 0.04, down a tick from last week and down 0.02 from the 2021 finale.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 31, 2023 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | VANDERPUMP RULES | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.82 | 1,869 |
| 2 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0191 SAN DIEGO CA | TBS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.29 | 923 |
| 3 | CURIOUS CASE NATALIA GRAC: N/A | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.26 | 1,349 |
| 4 | SISTAS SERIES S6 | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 979 |
| 5 | VANDERPUMP RULES | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 639 |
| 6 | EXPEDITION UNKNOWN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,106 |
| 7 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,604 |
| 8 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 535 |
| 9 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 401 |
| 10 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 342 |
| 11 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,169 |
| 12 | ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: THE AMERICAN GLADIATORS PT.2 | ESPN | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.12 | 322 |
| 13 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 323 |
| 14 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,591 |
| 15 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 302 |
| 16 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 524 |
| 17 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 306 |
| 18 | MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 93 | 0.11 | 714 |
| 19 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 310 |
| 20 | MAYANS M.C. | FX | 10:00 PM | 83 | 0.11 | 399 |
| 21 | MATRIARCH OF MURDER? | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 608 |
| 22 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 283 |
| 23 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 31 | 0.10 | 500 |
| 24 | CRACK ADDICTS | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 747 |
| 25 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 251 |
| 26 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 28 | 0.10 | 307 |
| 27 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 277 |
| 28 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 245 |
| 29 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,935 |
| 30 | I SURVIVED A CRIME | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.09 | 382 |
| 31 | GHOST ADV: LAKE OF DEATH: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 578 |
| 32 | ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,675 |
| 33 | FDR: 3 ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 125 | 0.09 | 1,027 |
| 34 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 234 |
| 35 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 746 |
| 36 | NEIGHBORHOOD, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 460 |
| 37 | I SURVIVED A CRIME | A&E NETWORK | 10:32 PM | 32 | 0.09 | 337 |
| 38 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,326 |
| 39 | FOX NEWS TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,499 |
| 40 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 213 |
| 41 | CONCACAF CHAMP LEAG WED: FINAL: LEON (MEX) / LAFC (USA) | TUDN | 9:30 PM | 158 | 0.08 | 201 |
| 42 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 282 |
| 43 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,315 |
| 44 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,603 |
| 45 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,279 |
| 46 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 218 |
| 47 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,402 |
| 48 | NEIGHBORHOOD, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 382 |
| 49 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 696 |
| 50 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,706 |
| 51 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 836 |
| 52 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,250 |
| 53 | MAFS: AFTERPARTY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:33 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 476 |
| 54 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,419 |
| 55 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,193 |
| 56 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,312 |
| 57 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,816 |
| 58 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 677 |
| 59 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 685 |
| 60 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,194 |
| 61 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 466 |
| 62 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 1,408 |
| 63 | FIRST WIVES CLUB | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 419 |
| 64 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 767 |
| 65 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 633 |
| 66 | HOUSES WITH HISTORY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 707 |
| 67 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 539 |
| 68 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 669 |
| 69 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 776 |
| 70 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,054 |
| 71 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 215 |
| 72 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 213 |
| 73 | CNN PRIMETIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 660 |
| 74 | SPLIT SECOND | GSN | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 421 |
| 75 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 169 |
| 76 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 528 |
| 77 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,186 |
| 78 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 184 |
| 79 | UNDISPUTED L: 1701 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 145 |
| 80 | VANDERPUMP RULES | BRAVO | 11:01 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 190 |
| 81 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 647 |
| 82 | TO CATCH A SMUGGLER | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 273 |
| 83 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,212 |
| 84 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 422 |
| 85 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 996 |
| 86 | CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE L: FIN 1: CLUB LEON/LAFC | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:57 PM | 139 | 0.05 | 129 |
| 87 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 349 |
| 88 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 28 | 0.05 | 356 |
| 89 | AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QU | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 244 |
| 90 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 662 |
| 91 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 553 |
| 92 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP | MLB NETWORK | 10:51 PM | 84 | 0.05 | 155 |
| 93 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,097 |
| 94 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 532 |
| 95 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 583 |
| 96 | DRUG LORDS: THE TAKEDOWN | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 221 |
| 97 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 452 |
| 98 | DAVE | FXX | 10:00 PM | 68 | 0.04 | 96 |
| 99 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 456 |
| 100 | NICK NEWS NEW | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 152 |
| 101 | UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 1: FINAL: SEVILLA FC / AS ROMA | TUDN | 2:32 PM | 243 | 0.04 | 111 |
| 102 | HOME IN A HEARTBEAT | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.04 | 576 |
| 103 | ANA CABRERA REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 712 |
| 104 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN31 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 193 |
| 105 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 422 |
| 106 | CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 624 |
| 107 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,007 |
| 108 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 826 |
| 109 | MAYANS M.C. | FX | 11:23 PM | 82 | 0.04 | 135 |
| 110 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 89 |
| 111 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 680 |
| 112 | SISTAS SERIES S6 | BET HER | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 108 |
| 113 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 786 |
| 114 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 97 |
| 115 | CNN NEWS CENTRAL | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 458 |
| 116 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 79 |
| 117 | THOMAS & FRIENDS: ALL ENG | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:15 AM | 15 | 0.04 | 110 |
| 118 | FDR | HISTORY | 10:05 PM | 118 | 0.04 | 336 |
| 119 | NASCAR RACE HUB L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 132 |
| 120 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 278 |
| 121 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 217 |
| 122 | SPEAK-S-L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 90 | 0.03 | 77 |
| 123 | BREAKFAST CLUB, THE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 116 |
| 124 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 754 |
| 125 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 106 |
| 126 | SHOWCASE GAME: PHI AT NYM/MIL AT TOR | MLB NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 161 | 0.03 | 194 |
| 127 | DAILY WAGER L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 71 |
| 128 | NCAA GOLF: MENS GOLF CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 4:58 PM | 314 | 0.03 | 163 |
| 129 | HOLDEN BROS. RESTOS | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 184 |
| 130 | FOX & FRIENDS FIRST | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 478 |
| 131 | RESTORATION GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 191 |
| 132 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 178 |
| 133 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: TEX AT DET/LAA AT CWS | MLB NETWORK | 1:10 PM | 166 | 0.03 | 140 |
| 134 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:08 AM | 52 | 0.03 | 58 |
| 135 | CARTON SHOW L: 186 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.02 | 58 |
| 136 | MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: ATLANTA UNITED/NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 150 | 0.02 | 89 |
| 137 | NBA TODAY | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 80 |
| 138 | ROLAND GARROS | TENNIS CHANNEL | 7:18 PM | 38 | 0.02 | 162 |
| 139 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 3:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 202 |
| 140 | MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME | MLB NETWORK | 9:41 PM | 70 | 0.02 | 120 |
| 141 | FDR: 3 ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 122 | 0.02 | 196 |
| 142 | THIS JUST IN | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 52 |
| 143 | FDR: 2 RENDEZVOUS WITH DESTINY | HISTORY | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 314 |
| 144 | ROLAND GARROS | TENNIS CHANNEL | 6:39 PM | 39 | 0.02 | 113 |
| 145 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 70 |
| 146 | FDR: 1 NOTHING TO FEAR | HISTORY | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 229 |
| 147 | AKC PREMIER CUP | ESPN2 | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 79 |
| 148 | CNN/CNN THIS MORNING | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 134 |
| 149 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 209 |
| 150 | AKC PREMIER CUP | ESPN2 | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 77 |
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