Saturday TV Ratings 7/1/23: USFL Stays Low in Championship Game, MLB Leads (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Pittsburgh faced off against Birmingham in the 'USFL Championship' on NBC (0.16), but the ratings only improved by a slight amount from last week's broadcast (0.14). Fox led the way once more as 'MLB: Regional Coverage' (0.38, +0.05) picked up half a tenth when compared to the previous Saturday. ABC's 'America's Funniest Home Videos' repeats (0.22/0.20/0.18) outrated every non-Fox offering. CBS had a feeble rerun of 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.10) and encores of '48 Hours' (0.12/0.13). The CW had repeats of 'Masters of Illusion' (0.04/0.04) and 'World's Funniest Animals' (0.02).

Finals Update: MLB: Regional Coverage (+0.1), the USFL Championship (+0.1), and the 10 PM repeat of America's Funniest Home Videos (+0.1) adjusted up.

Sunday TV Ratings 6/25/23: NASCAR Leads the Night, USFL Stays Low, Cinderella Modest on ABC (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: NBC led the way on Sunday night with a solid broadcast of the 'NASCAR Ally 400' (0.43). CBS was within striking distance with its encore showing of '60 Minutes' (0.38), but reruns of 'The Equalizer' (0.19/0.19) and 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.17) slid from there. On ABC, a showing of the 2015 film 'Cinderella' (0.25) fell below repeats of 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (0.34/0.35) but improved a bit on the week-ago broadcast of 'Up' (0.23). Fox's 'USFL' telecast (0.13) went even lower than last week (0.14). The CW aired repeats of 'World's Funniest Animals' (0.04/0.02), 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' (0.03), and 'The Great American Joke Off' (0.02).

Finals Update: 'NASCAR Ally 400' (+0.1) and the repeat of '60 Minutes' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Saturday TV Ratings 6/24/23: American Born Chinese Preview Weak, MLB Leads but Remains Below-Average, USFL Continues to Struggle (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: With the 'U.S. Open' now out of the picture, Fox's broadcast of 'MLB: Regional Coverage' (0.33, +0.14) enjoyed a healthy rebound and returned to the top of the Saturday night leaderboard. NBC tried to compete with their 'MI v. Pittsburgh' USFL game (0.14) but failed miserably. On ABC, a preview of Disney+ series 'American Born Chinese' (0.12) bombed hard and was outshined by reruns of 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (0.17/0.19). CBS had meager repeats of 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.09) and 'Blue Bloods' (0.09). The 10 p.m. '48 Hours' encore (0.15) improved from there. On the CW, 'Totally Weird and Funny' (0.03, +0.01 | 0.02, 0.00) was close to even on finale night, with a minor uptick at 9 but no change at 9:30. Reruns of 'Masters of Illusion' (0.04/0.04) performed a bit better in the 8 p.m. hour.

Finals Update: 'MLB' (+0.1) and the 9 PM repeat of 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Saturday Cable Ratings 6/17/23: Mary J. Blige’s Strength of a Woman Has Strong Showing, The Wedding Contract Mediocre on Hallmark, College World Series Leads

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Saturday, 6/17/23. Items of note include Mary J. Blige's Strength of a Woman on Lifetime, On Patrol: Live on Reelz and The Wedding Contract on Hallmark.

(Note: Click the name of any show with its title in red to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Sunday TV Ratings 6/18/23: Up Weak on ABC, US Open Golf Championship Soars in Final Day, USFL Declines (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The '2023 US Open Golf Championship' (1.06, +0.41) soared in its final night and broke past the 1.0 barrier in the Adults 18-49 demographic. The post-'Golf' slot was given to a rerun of NBC's 'Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge' (0.34), causing the reality series to post a higher rating than all of its original episodes. On ABC, a showing of 2009 Pixar film 'Up' (0.23) was quite underwhelming and fell below the 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. reruns of 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (0.30/0.30). Fox's broadcast of the 'Philadelphia v. Michigan' USFL game (0.14) went three-hundredths lower than the match-up (0.17) from last week. CBS aired repeats of '60 Minutes' (0.26), 'The Equalizer' (0.17/0.15), and 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.14). The CW went with reruns of 'World's Funniest Animals' (0.02/0.05), 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' (0.05), and 'The Great American Joke Off' (0.02).

Finals Update: Both repeats of 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (+0.1 each) adjusted up. The '2023 US Open Golf Championship' (-0.1) and the repeat of 'Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge' (-0.1) adjusted down.