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During the week of June 12-18, 2023, the six broadcast networks aired just 29 programs combined in primetime featuring original content, led by ABC’s airing of Game 5 of the NBA Finals (13.084 million) — Nuggets beat the Heat (94-89) to win the series. In second place, “America’s Got Talent” (5.963 million) topped the list among regularly scheduled programs. It was followed by ABC’s NBA Countdown (Pre-Game), which ranked third for the week with 4.364 million viewers. 

Rounding out the Top 5 were repeats of “60 Minutes” (4.347 million) and original recipe “FBI” (3.370 million). ABC’s “20/20” (3.289 million) managed to rank sixth. “The Wonder Years,” the only original scripted series to premiere so far this summer, managed to attract 2.094 million viewers, ranking 42nd for the week out of 110 shows. A slew of CW shows once again lost to ION programming, which primarily consists of rebroadcasts of popular procedural dramas like “Blue Bloods,” “Chicago Fire” and “Law & Order: SVU.”

Among Adults 18-49, “WWE Smackdown” (2.430 million) topped the weekly chart among regularly scheduled programming with a 0.7 rating. It was followed by the aforementioned “America’s Got Talent,” which pulled in a 0.6 rating in the all-important sales demographic. Two airings of “US Open Golf” on NBC tied for fifth place with a 0.4 rating, along with a rerun of CBS’ “The Neighborhood” (3.270 million) and multiple repeat airings of ABC’s “Celebrity Family Feud.”

What follows is a look at how the primetime broadcast shows performed during the week of June 12-18, 2023 in Total Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-49 Viewers.

Adults 18-49 Rating/Viewers (Sorted by A18-49 Rating)

Note: Viewership (000) is in the millions unless otherwise noted.

RankShowP / R / SNetworkDayA18-49
Rating
A18-49 Viewers
(000)
1NBA FINALS/ABCABCMon4.05199
2NBA COUNTDOWN( PRE-GAME)ABCMon1.01316
3WWE SMACKDOWN LIVEFOXFri0.7876
4AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUENBCTue0.6826
5US OPEN GOLF-NBCNBCThu0.4469
US OPEN GOLF-NBCNBCFri0.4522
NEIGHBORHOOD-ENCRCBSMon0.4472
CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD-PR SPRABCThu0.4535
CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD-PR SPRABCThu0.4503
CELEBRITY WHEEL FORTUNERABCTue0.4523
MASTERCHEFFOXWed0.4542
12AMERICAN NINJA WARRIORNBCMon0.3450
HOT WHEELS ULT CHALL-SPRNBCSun0.3444
HOT WHEELS ULT CHALLENGENBCTue0.3337
WALL-ENCORERPNBCMon0.3393
WEAKEST LINK ENCORERNBCMon0.3337
60 MINUTES PRESENTSRCBSSun0.3334
BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA ENCORERCBSMon0.3329
FBI-ENCRCBSTue0.3358
FBI: INTERNATIONAL-ENCRCBSTue0.3327
FBI: MOST WANTED-ENCRCBSTue0.3336
S.W.A.T.-ENCRCBSFri0.3333
20/20-FRIABCFri0.3455
AMER FUNN HOME VID-SPRABCSun0.3393
AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOSRABCSun0.3387
CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD-PR SPRABCThu0.3434
CELEBRITY JEOPARDY!RABCTue0.3332
JUDGE STEVE HARVEYPABCWed0.3434
WILL TRENT-FRIRPABCFri0.3367
GORDON RAMSAYS FOOD STARSFOXWed0.3340
31CHICAGO FIRE-ENCRNBCWed0.2257
CHICAGO PD-ENCRNBCWed0.2301
NIGHT COURT-SPRNBCWed0.2288
NIGHT COURT-SPRNBCWed0.2247
BLUE BLOODS -ENCRCBSFri0.2230
EQUALIZER-ENCRCBSSun0.2224
FIRE COUNTRY-ENCRCBSFri0.2240
GHOSTS-ENCRCBSThu0.2303
GHOSTS-SPRCBSWed0.2311
GHOSTS-SPRCBSWed0.2278
GHOSTS-SPRCBSThu0.2301
LETS MAKE A DEAL PRIME-ENCRCBSWed0.2260
NCIS-ENCORERCBSMon0.2277
NCIS: HAWAI’I-ENCRCBSMon0.2270
SO HELP ME TODD-ENCRCBSThu0.2225
AMER FUNN HOME VID-SPRABCSat0.2238
AMER FUNN HOME VID-SPRABCSat0.2274
AMER FUNN HOME VID-SPRABCSat0.2226
SHARK TANK-TUERPABCTue0.2243
SUPERSTAR SPABCWed0.2266
WONDER YEARS, THEPABCWed0.2290
WONDER YEARS, THE-SPABCWed0.2229
WONDERFUL WRLD-DSNYRABCSun0.2301
ANIMAL CONTROL-ENC 930PMRFOXThu0.2211
ANIMAL CONTROL-ENC 9PMRFOXThu0.2211
BEAT SHAZAMFOXTue0.2220
CRIME SCENE KITCHENFOXMon0.2241
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICSFOXTue0.2283
FOX MLB SAT-DAY/PRIMEFOXSat0.2252
STARS ON MARSFOXMon0.2237
CHICAGO PD THU 8PRIONThu0.2236
CHICAGO PD THU 9PRIONThu0.2229
LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT-PRIMERIONSat0.2196
6448 HOURS 9PMRCBSSat0.1128
48 HOURS-ENCRCBSSat0.1170
CBS SATURDAY ENCORE-1RCBSSat0.194
CSI: VEGAS-ENCRCBSThu0.1194
CSI: VEGAS-WEDRCBSWed0.1158
EQUALIZER 9PM-ENCRPCBSSun0.1190
NCIS: LA-ENCRCBSSun0.1188
ALERT: MPU-ENCRFOXThu0.1194
PRIME USFL ON FOXFOXSun0.1189
PRIME USFL ON FOX – KICKFOXSun0.1131
NANCY DREWCWWed0.173
PENN & TELLER-THURPCWThu0.167
PENN & TELLER:FOOL USRCWFri0.178
SUPERMAN & LOISRCWTue0.173
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAYRCWFri0.196
BLUE BLOODS PRIMETIMERIONWed0.1121
BLUE BLOODS PRIMETIMERIONWed0.1132
BLUE BLOODS PRIMETIMERIONWed0.1140
CHICAGO FIRE TUE 10PRIONTue0.1171
CHICAGO FIRE TUE 8PRIONTue0.1155
CHICAGO FIRE TUE 9PRIONTue0.1165
CHICAGO PD THU 10PRIONThu0.1175
FBI MON 10PRIONMon0.1108
FBI MON 8PRIONMon0.1124
FBI MON 9PRIONMon0.1120
LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT-PRIMERIONSat0.1160
LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT-PRIMERIONSat0.1164
NCIS SUN 10PRIONSun0.1121
NCIS SUN 7PRIONSun0.1123
NCIS SUN 8PRIONSun0.1164
NCIS SUN 9PRIONSun0.1153
WNBA FRI PM SPOTLIGHT G1IONFri0.171
WNBA FRI PM SPOTLIGHT G2IONFri0.172
97BARONSCWMon0.030
GOTHAM KNIGHTSRCWTue0.043
GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFFCWFri0.059
GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFF-1RCWSun0.032
MASTERS OF ILLUSIONCWSat0.030
MASTERS OF ILLUSION-ENCRCWSat0.025
RISINGCWMon0.059
RIVERDALERCWWed0.039
TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY-1CWSat0.022
TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY-2CWSat0.030
WALKERRCWThu0.057
WHOSE LINE-FRI 8PRCWSun0.061
WORLDS FUNNIEST ANIMALS-SPRCWSun0.026
WORLDS FUNNIEST ANIMALS-SPRCWSun0.060
Source: Nielsen (Live+SD)

Adults 25-54 Rating/Viewers (Sorted by A25-54 Rating)

Note: Viewership (000) is in the millions unless otherwise noted.

RankShowP / R / SNetworkDayA25-54
Rating
A25-54 Viewers
(000)
1NBA FINALS/ABCABCMon4.65579
2NBA COUNTDOWN( PRE-GAME)ABCMon1.31553
3AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUENBCTue1.01175
4WWE SMACKDOWN LIVEFOXFri0.91051
5CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD-PR SPRABCThu0.6715
CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD-PR SPRABCThu0.6709
CELEBRITY WHEEL FORTUNERABCTue0.6680
MASTERCHEFFOXWed0.6730
9AMERICAN NINJA WARRIORNBCMon0.5652
US OPEN GOLF-NBCNBCFri0.5632
WALL-ENCORERPNBCMon0.5548
FBI-ENCRCBSTue0.5548
NEIGHBORHOOD-ENCRCBSMon0.5632
20/20-FRIABCFri0.5663
AMER FUNN HOME VID-SPRABCSun0.5562
CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD-PR SPRABCThu0.5622
JUDGE STEVE HARVEYPABCWed0.5615
18CHICAGO PD-ENCRNBCWed0.4448
HOT WHEELS ULT CHALL-SPRNBCSun0.4521
HOT WHEELS ULT CHALLENGENBCTue0.4451
US OPEN GOLF-NBCNBCThu0.4543
WEAKEST LINK ENCORERNBCMon0.4472
60 MINUTES PRESENTSRCBSSun0.4472
BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA ENCORERCBSMon0.4438
FBI: INTERNATIONAL-ENCRCBSTue0.4464
FBI: MOST WANTED-ENCRCBSTue0.4496
GHOSTS-ENCRCBSThu0.4476
GHOSTS-SPRCBSWed0.4463
GHOSTS-SPRCBSWed0.4429
GHOSTS-SPRCBSThu0.4511
AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOSRABCSun0.4518
CELEBRITY JEOPARDY!RABCTue0.4458
WILL TRENT-FRIRPABCFri0.4491
WONDER YEARS, THEPABCWed0.4441
GORDON RAMSAYS FOOD STARSFOXWed0.4477
36CHICAGO FIRE-ENCRNBCWed0.3403
NIGHT COURT-SPRNBCWed0.3414
NIGHT COURT-SPRNBCWed0.3403
BLUE BLOODS -ENCRCBSFri0.3347
CSI: VEGAS-ENCRCBSThu0.3345
EQUALIZER-ENCRCBSSun0.3337
FIRE COUNTRY-ENCRCBSFri0.3323
LETS MAKE A DEAL PRIME-ENCRCBSWed0.3358
NCIS-ENCORERCBSMon0.3409
NCIS: HAWAI’I-ENCRCBSMon0.3400
S.W.A.T.-ENCRCBSFri0.3401
SO HELP ME TODD-ENCRCBSThu0.3386
AMER FUNN HOME VID-SPRABCSat0.3320
AMER FUNN HOME VID-SPRABCSat0.3419
AMER FUNN HOME VID-SPRABCSat0.3346
SHARK TANK-TUERPABCTue0.3318
SUPERSTAR SPABCWed0.3377
WONDER YEARS, THE-SPABCWed0.3379
WONDERFUL WRLD-DSNYRABCSun0.3414
BEAT SHAZAMFOXTue0.3336
CRIME SCENE KITCHENFOXMon0.3324
DON’T FORGET THE LYRICSFOXTue0.3369
STARS ON MARSFOXMon0.3346
CHICAGO PD THU 8PRIONThu0.3321
6048 HOURS 9PMRCBSSat0.2242
48 HOURS-ENCRCBSSat0.2290
CSI: VEGAS-WEDRCBSWed0.2221
EQUALIZER 9PM-ENCRPCBSSun0.2280
NCIS: LA-ENCRCBSSun0.2302
ALERT: MPU-ENCRFOXThu0.2261
ANIMAL CONTROL-ENC 930PMRFOXThu0.2295
ANIMAL CONTROL-ENC 9PMRFOXThu0.2274
FOX MLB SAT-DAY/PRIMEFOXSat0.2293
PRIME USFL ON FOXFOXSun0.2222
BLUE BLOODS PRIMETIMERIONWed0.2212
BLUE BLOODS PRIMETIMERIONWed0.2229
BLUE BLOODS PRIMETIMERIONWed0.2208
CHICAGO FIRE TUE 10PRIONTue0.2272
CHICAGO FIRE TUE 8PRIONTue0.2230
CHICAGO FIRE TUE 9PRIONTue0.2244
CHICAGO PD THU 10PRIONThu0.2239
CHICAGO PD THU 9PRIONThu0.2300
FBI MON 8PRIONMon0.2207
FBI MON 9PRIONMon0.2207
LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT-PRIMERIONSat0.2200
LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT-PRIMERIONSat0.2211
LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT-PRIMERIONSat0.2234
NCIS SUN 10PRIONSun0.2188
NCIS SUN 7PRIONSun0.2186
NCIS SUN 8PRIONSun0.2245
NCIS SUN 9PRIONSun0.2220
87CBS SATURDAY ENCORE-1RCBSSat0.1170
PRIME USFL ON FOX – KICKFOXSun0.1171
GOTHAM KNIGHTSRCWTue0.161
GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFFCWFri0.189
NANCY DREWCWWed0.194
PENN & TELLER-THURPCWThu0.196
PENN & TELLER:FOOL USRCWFri0.1107
RISINGCWMon0.188
SUPERMAN & LOISRCWTue0.186
WALKERRCWThu0.186
WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAYRCWFri0.1136
WHOSE LINE-FRI 8PRCWSun0.193
WORLDS FUNNIEST ANIMALS-SPRCWSun0.169
FBI MON 10PRIONMon0.1171
WNBA FRI PM SPOTLIGHT G1IONFri0.183
WNBA FRI PM SPOTLIGHT G2IONFri0.178
103BARONSCWMon0.045
GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFF-1RCWSun0.044
MASTERS OF ILLUSIONCWSat0.051
MASTERS OF ILLUSION-ENCRCWSat0.041
RIVERDALERCWWed0.048
TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY-1CWSat0.049
TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY-2CWSat0.055
WORLDS FUNNIEST ANIMALS-SPRCWSun0.048
Source: Nielsen (Live+SD)

Households / Total Viewers (Sorted by Viewers)

Note: Viewership (000) is in the millions unless otherwise noted.

RankShowP / R / SNetworkDayHH
Rating
Viewers
(000)
1NBA FINALS/ABCABCMon7.013084
2AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUENBCTue3.55963
3NBA COUNTDOWN( PRE-GAME)ABCMon2.64364
460 MINUTES PRESENTSRCBSSun2.64347
5FBI-ENCRCBSTue2.13370
620/20-FRIABCFri2.13289
7CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD-PR SPRABCThu2.03278
8NEIGHBORHOOD-ENCRCBSMon2.03270
9FBI: MOST WANTED-ENCRCBSTue2.03229
10JUDGE STEVE HARVEYPABCWed2.03162
11CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD-PR SPRABCThu2.03158
12NCIS-ENCORERCBSMon2.03082
13AMERICAN NINJA WARRIORNBCMon1.83079
14GHOSTS-SPRCBSThu1.83067
15AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOSRABCSun1.72974
16CELEBRITY WHEEL FORTUNERABCTue1.72947
17FBI: INTERNATIONAL-ENCRCBSTue1.82943
18BLUE BLOODS -ENCRCBSFri1.82773
GHOSTS-ENCRCBSThu1.72773
20GHOSTS-SPRCBSWed1.72753
21S.W.A.T.-ENCRCBSFri1.72741
22AMER FUNN HOME VID-SPRABCSun1.52706
23NCIS: HAWAI’I-ENCRCBSMon1.72665
24BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA ENCORERCBSMon1.72660
25EQUALIZER-ENCRCBSSun1.62587
26CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD-PR SPRABCThu1.52476
27WILL TRENT-FRIRPABCFri1.52453
28SO HELP ME TODD-ENCRCBSThu1.52451
29GHOSTS-SPRCBSWed1.52437
30US OPEN GOLF-NBCNBCFri1.52433
31WWE SMACKDOWN LIVEFOXFri1.32430
32EQUALIZER 9PM-ENCRPCBSSun1.52419
33NCIS: LA-ENCRCBSSun1.52309
34MASTERCHEFFOXWed1.32278
35FIRE COUNTRY-ENCRCBSFri1.52261
36US OPEN GOLF-NBCNBCThu1.32212
37CHICAGO FIRE-ENCRNBCWed1.52186
38CHICAGO PD-ENCRNBCWed1.42173
39CSI: VEGAS-ENCRCBSThu1.32163
40LETS MAKE A DEAL PRIME-ENCRCBSWed1.32143
41WALL-ENCORERPNBCMon1.32133
42WONDER YEARS, THEPABCWed1.32094
43CELEBRITY JEOPARDY!RABCTue1.32014
44WEAKEST LINK ENCORERNBCMon1.21979
4548 HOURS-ENCRCBSSat1.31946
46AMER FUNN HOME VID-SPRABCSat1.11902
47AMER FUNN HOME VID-SPRABCSat1.11898
48NIGHT COURT-SPRNBCWed1.21841
49WONDER YEARS, THE-SPABCWed1.11795
50HOT WHEELS ULT CHALLENGENBCTue1.01703
51AMER FUNN HOME VID-SPRABCSat1.01647
5248 HOURS 9PMRCBSSat1.11638
53GORDON RAMSAYS FOOD STARSFOXWed1.01632
54CSI: VEGAS-WEDRCBSWed1.01535
55CBS SATURDAY ENCORE-1RCBSSat1.01498
WONDERFUL WRLD-DSNYRABCSun0.91498
57NIGHT COURT-SPRNBCWed0.91496
58SHARK TANK-TUERPABCTue0.91403
59HOT WHEELS ULT CHALL-SPRNBCSun0.81385
60CHICAGO PD THU 9PRIONThu0.81346
61SUPERSTAR SPABCWed0.91340
62CHICAGO PD THU 8PRIONThu0.81267
63NCIS SUN 9PRIONSun0.81180
64NCIS SUN 8PRIONSun0.71166
65NCIS SUN 7PRIONSun0.71155
66CHICAGO PD THU 10PRIONThu0.71151
67NCIS SUN 10PRIONSun0.81148
68FBI MON 8PRIONMon0.71126
69CHICAGO FIRE TUE 10PRIONTue0.71120
70DON’T FORGET THE LYRICSFOXTue0.71114
71BLUE BLOODS PRIMETIMERIONWed0.71087
72FOX MLB SAT-DAY/PRIMEFOXSat0.61078
73BLUE BLOODS PRIMETIMERIONWed0.71044
74CHICAGO FIRE TUE 9PRIONTue0.71042
75FBI MON 9PRIONMon0.71040
76BEAT SHAZAMFOXTue0.61033
CHICAGO FIRE TUE 8PRIONTue0.71033
78BLUE BLOODS PRIMETIMERIONWed0.71026
79CRIME SCENE KITCHENFOXMon0.61022
80LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT-PRIMERIONSat0.71019
81STARS ON MARSFOXMon0.6990
82LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT-PRIMERIONSat0.7969
83ALERT: MPU-ENCRFOXThu0.6968
84FBI MON 10PRIONMon0.6866
85ANIMAL CONTROL-ENC 930PMRFOXThu0.5844
86ANIMAL CONTROL-ENC 9PMRFOXThu0.5827
87LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT-PRIMERIONSat0.5809
88PRIME USFL ON FOXFOXSun0.4716
89PENN & TELLER:FOOL USRCWFri0.3544
90PRIME USFL ON FOX – KICKFOXSun0.3534
91WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAYRCWFri0.3423
92PENN & TELLER-THURPCWThu0.3405
93NANCY DREWCWWed0.3397
94WHOSE LINE-FRI 8PRCWSun0.2382
95WORLDS FUNNIEST ANIMALS-SPRCWSun0.2358
96WNBA FRI PM SPOTLIGHT G1IONFri0.2343
97WALKERRCWThu0.2338
98RISINGCWMon0.2318
99GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFFCWFri0.2307
100WORLDS FUNNIEST ANIMALS-SPRCWSun0.2306
101SUPERMAN & LOISRCWTue0.2293
102GREAT AMERICAN JOKE OFF-1RCWSun0.2278
103WNBA FRI PM SPOTLIGHT G2IONFri0.2250
104MASTERS OF ILLUSIONCWSat0.2246
105TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY-2CWSat0.2224
106RIVERDALERCWWed0.1213
107MASTERS OF ILLUSION-ENCRCWSat0.2202
108TOTALLY WEIRD & FUNNY-1CWSat0.1177
109GOTHAM KNIGHTSRCWTue0.1170
110BARONSCWMon0.1124
Source: Nielsen (Live+SD)

Note: The numbers above are calculated using Live+Same Day viewing and DVR playback, defined as 3:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m, and are courtesy of Nielsen. Household ratings are the percentage of TV homes in the U.S. tuned into television.

R=Repeat
S=Special
P=Premiere



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    • There was tension between Alan-Michael and Philip because Alan-Michael was sympathetic to Blake (and married her) after Philip left her to chase after an amnesiac Beth, but the show exaggerated that tension when Philip returned. Meredith was Fletcher's sister. She was a doctor. Rick was married to her. Philip slept with her. She got pregnant with his child. When the truth came out, Meredith lost the baby, and she and Rick split up. I think Philip had faked his death to escape murder charges (with Rick stealing a corpse to help him). Someone else will remember more.
    • He has nothing left to do on B&B. He's still written as this perfect angelic godlike person who has bad luck with women.
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      First publicity image of Keith D. Robinson as Ted Richardson.
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