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March 21, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 3.19.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  The line-up was preempted last week for the Oscars, and returned with AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS down 0.25 to 0.47, AMERICAN IDOL down 0.13 to 0.59, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP up 0.04 to 0.27. 

CBS:  60 MINUTES benefitted from afternoon NCAA TOURNAMENT games at 1.43/2.40/2.64 and rose four-tenths to 0.93.  THE EQUALIZER gained 0.09 to 0.49, EAST NEW YORK climbed 0.06 to 0.36, and NCIS: LA ticked down to 0.31 (compared to its last new episode 2 weeks ago).

NBC:  After a rerun at 0.27, MAGNUM PI dipped 0.04 to 0.29, and THE BLACKLIST was down 0.03 to 0.17.

FOX:  After a rerun at 0.12, THE SIMPSONS ticked up to 0.23, GREAT NORTH was steady at 0.19, and BOB’S BURGERS was at 0.23/0.26 compared to last week’s 0.26.

CW:  Reruns at 0.07/0.07/0.07/0.07.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS gained 0.07 to 0.28, followed by BODA FAMOSOS at 0.31.

UNIVISION:  AQUI Y AHORA gained 0.02 to 0.22, MI FAMOSA Y YO was at 0.25, and DE NOCHE PERO was at 0.22.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Hallmark’s THE WAY HOME climbed 0.03 to 0.16.  Adult Swim’s AQUA TEEN FOREVER was at 0.09.  On Showtime, the eason finale of YOUR HONOR was at 0.08, up 0.03 from last week and down a tick from last season’s finale.  HBO’s LAST WEEK TONIGHT was steady at 0.05.  The series premiere of AMC’s LUCKY HANK was at 0.04, with an IFC simulcast at 0.02. 

Cable was dominated by the NCAA TOURNAMENT, with games at 0.88 on Tru, 0.85/0.65 on TBS, and 0.82/0.66 on TNT.  Fox Sports 1’s WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC coverage was at 0.60.  ESPN’s FORMULA 1 race was at 0.52, and a LIGA match was at 0.23.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE ticked up to 0.27 (after-show steady at 0.12), and MILF MANOR was down 0.03 to 0.15.  On Food Network, TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS slipped 0.02 to 0.19, and ALEX VS AMERICA was up 0.02 to 0.08.  IMPRACTICAL JOKERS was at 0.18 on Tru.  USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.18.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.15/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.13.  On Bravo, SWV & XSCAPE dipped 0.02 to 0.15, and QUEENS COURT was at 0.07.  On HGTV, HOME TOWN shed 0.02 to 0.15.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE gained 0.03 to 0.15.  History’s THE FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA was at 0.13 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.09.  On A&E, WWE RIVALS edged up 0.02 to 0.11, and WWE LEGENDS was at 0.11/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.13.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE held at 0.09. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday March 19, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TRU NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-4: FDU VS FLORIDA ATLANTIC TRUTV 7:58 PM 143 0.88 2,941
2 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-4: TCU VS GONZAGA TBS NETWORK 9:43 PM 154 0.85 2,968
3 TNT NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-4: MIAMI VS INDIANA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:42 PM 138 0.82 2,785
4 TNT NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-3 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:00 PM 82 0.66 2,177
5 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-3: CREIGHTON VS BAYLOR TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 145 0.65 2,336
6 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC L: SEMI:CUBA/USA FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 219 0.60 1,949
7 TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRSU TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:22 PM 20 0.53 1,676
8 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L ESPN 12:55 PM 114 0.52 1,523
9 TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRSU TBS NETWORK 9:25 PM 18 0.40 1,442
10 TBS NCAA BSK POST GAME-SU TBS NETWORK 12:17 AM 53 0.35 1,025
11 WBC POSTGAME L FOX SPORTS 1 10:39 PM 12 0.30 891
12 90 DAY FIANCE: OTHER WAY: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.27 1,342
13 LA LIGA    L: FC BARCELONA/REAL MADRID ESPN DEPORTES 3:30 PM 153 0.23 538
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 30 0.22 662
15 FORMULA 1 SURROUND L ESPN 11:30 AM 85 0.22 640
16 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS: YLYA-405ZH FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.19 1,170
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 589
18 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:21 PM 30 0.18 472
19 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CRYSTAL PALACE/ARSENAL USA NETWORK 9:54 AM 130 0.18 552
20 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 538
21 WAY HOME, THE HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,606
22 MILF MANOR TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 696
23 NAKED AND AFRAID: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.15 973
24 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 7:39 PM 118 0.15 676
25 SWV XSCAPE: QUEENS OF R&B BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.15 459
26 HOME TOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.15 1,404
27 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 734
28 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:54 PM 96 0.14 448
29 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.14 1,132
30 TRU RD TO FNL 4-SUN 1 TRUTV 7:30 PM 28 0.13 617
31 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.13 605
32 NAKED AND AFRAID: SOLO DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 67 0.13 772
33 90 DAY OTHER WAY: PILLOW TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 613
34 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 396
35 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: OLE MISS/STANFORD ESPN 9:37 PM 137 0.11 665
36 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.11 919
37 WWE RIVALS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.11 271
38 BIOGRAPHY: WWE LEGENDS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 350
39 BIOGRAPHY: WWE LEGENDS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.10 297
40 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.10 968
41 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.09 808
42 AQUA TEEN FOREVER: PLANTA ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 105 0.09 197
43 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.09 386
44 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 275
45 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: SF:CUBA VS USA FOX DEPORTES 7:02 PM 217 0.08 301
46 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.08 295
47 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 55 0.08 581
48 BE MY GUEST WITH I.GARTEN FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.08 692
49 ALEX VS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 544
50 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 5:42 PM 39 0.08 497
51 YOUR HONOR S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:05 PM 55 0.08 421
52 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,522
53 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.08 287
54 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 12:04 PM 26 0.08 286
55 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 937
56 QUEENS COURT BRAVO 9:30 PM 78 0.07 294
57 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 1,317
58 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,396
59 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 1,604
60 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: MISSISSIPPI STATE/NOTRE DAME ESPN 3:30 PM 132 0.07 403
61 NCAA WBKBL CHAMP STUDIO L ESPN 2:49 PM 41 0.07 221
62 MARY MAKES IT EASY FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.07 672
63 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / JUAREZ TUDN 8:32 PM 159 0.07 143
64 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: HOUSE OF DEADLY LIES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.07 417
65 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE/VIRGINIA TECH ESPN2 5:00 PM 122 0.07 321
66 TNT NCAA BK CHP-PRE-SU TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:00 PM 60 0.07 279
67 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 849
68 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.06 335
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 519
70 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 1,106
71 XFL  L: ARLINGTON/SAN ANTONIO ESPN2 9:15 PM 164 0.06 246
72 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 885
73 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: CASES OF MYSTERY LANE, TH HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 7:00 PM 120 0.06 824
74 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 342
75 SACRAFICE AND SURVIVAL: N/A FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.05 897
76 MASTERS SERIES: INDIAN WLS ATPWTA:MF ALCC/MEDD TENNIS CHANNEL 7:07 PM 126 0.05 351
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 580
78 INSIDE WITH JEN PSAKI MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 1,094
79 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: TORONTO/MILWAUKEE NBA-TV 8:04 PM 153 0.05 193
80 BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 989
81 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 1,485
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 429
83 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: LIBERTY/WISCONSIN ESPN2 12:00 PM 127 0.05 346
84 MASTERS SERIES: INDIAN WLS ATPWTA:WF RYBE/SABA TENNIS CHANNEL 4:05 PM 182 0.05 326
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 461
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 454
87 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 538
88 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 1:30 PM 30 0.05 282
89 MYST MUSEUM: AREA 51 TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.05 410
90 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 35 0.05 380
91 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 736
92 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 651
93 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 668
94 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 9:00 AM 54 0.05 244
95 DRAIN THE OCEANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 268
96 ALEX WITT REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 759
97 DRAIN THE OCEANS COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 PM 60 0.04 250
98 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 623
99 WICKED TUNA SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 260
100 LUCKY HANK AMC 9:00 PM 62 0.04 300
101 SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.04 1,196
102 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 11:11 PM 49 0.04 87
103 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN2 2:07 PM 114 0.04 261
104 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING WKND HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 153
105 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 492
106 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.04 622
107 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING WKND HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 123
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.04 510
109 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 951
110 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: PRINCETON/UTAH ESPN2 7:02 PM 133 0.04 270
111 TALKING TO CHRIS WALLACE CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.04 349
112 LA LIGA    L: GETAFE/SEVILLA ESPN DEPORTES 1:15 PM 135 0.04 98
113 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 410
114 HBO FILM: INVENTOR:OUT FOR BLOOD IN SILICON VALLEY CNN 8:00 PM 150 0.03 296
115 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 362
116 HUNTER, THE (2011) HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 27 0.03 90
117 TOTAL SPORTS 360 ESP FOX DEPORTES 6:30 PM 32 0.03 83
118 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.03 572
119 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 8:00 PM 32 0.03 52
120 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.03 490
121 JORGE RAMOS Y SU BANDA  L ESPN DEPORTES 6:03 PM 117 0.03 88
122 TOTAL SPORTS 360 ESP FOX DEPORTES 10:39 PM 27 0.03 110
123 SYMONE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.03 452
124 SECRETS OF THE ZOO: TAMPA NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.03 179
125 SACRAFICE AND SURVIVAL: N/A FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 120 0.03 348
126 CURSE OF HIGHGATE VAMPIRE TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.02 200
127 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 PM 60 0.02 124
128 MEHDI HASAN SHOW MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.02 476
129 AMERICA?S WEEKEND HQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.02 101
130 SEC INSIDE ESPN2 4:01 PM 29 0.02 107
131 SUND MOVIE: ROUNDERS SUNDANCE TV 12:00 PM 165 0.02 118
132 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.02 196
133 SEC INSIDE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.02 76
134 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.02 170
135 TOTAL SPORTS 360 FOX DEPORTES 6:00 PM 30 0.02 49
136 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.02 502
137 LIGA DE GUATEMALA: DEP IZTAPA VS XELAJU FOX DEPORTES 1:55 PM 134 0.02 35
138 LUCKY HANK IFC TV 9:00 PM 62 0.02 124
139 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.02 228
140 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.02 311
141 JUGADA, LA LF SUN TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.02 35
142 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.02 161
143 AMERICA?S WEEKEND HQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.02 100
144 AUTOPSY TRUE CRIME REELZ 10:00 PM 60 0.02 176
145 YOUNG DYLAN TEENNICK 1:00 AM 30 0.02 30
146 AMERICA?S WEEKEND HQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.02 126
147 IFC MOVIE: LONGEST YARD, THE (1974) IFC TV 12:30 PM 150 0.02 166
148 LA LIGA    L: OSASUNA/VILLARREAL ESPN DEPORTES 11:00 AM 135 0.02 43
149 AUTOPSY TRUE CRIME REELZ 9:00 PM 60 0.02 144
150 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 60 0.02 39

 

 

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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."