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ABC: SHARK TANK ticked up to 0.39, and 20/20 was up 0.05 to 0.32.
CBS: Night 2 of the NCAA TOURNAMENT featured primetime broadcast games at 0.82/0.71.
NBC: LOPEZ VS LOPEZ dipped 0.03 to 0.23, GRAND CREW lost 0.03 to 0.14, and DATELINE was up 0.02 to 0.28.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN was down 0.04 to 0.59.
CW: WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY ticked down to 0.09, bookended by reruns at 0.05/0.07.
TELEMUNDO: CASA DE FAMOSAS gained 0.03 to 0.31, SENOR DE CIELOS slipped 0.02 to 0.35, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS ticked up to 0.19.
UNIVISION: PERDONA NUESTROS was steady at 0.34, MI CAMINO ES AMARTE shed 0.05 to 0.38, and CABO was down 0.04 to 0.37.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The NCAA TOURNAMENT again controlled the board with games at 1.27/0.82/0.49/0.23 on TNT, 0.67/0.64/0.49/0.28 on TBS, and 0.43/0.41/0.40/0.23 on Tru.
Fox Sports 1’s WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC coverage was at 0.31/0.15. The highest-rated non-sports program was Reelz’s ON PATROL, up 0.05 to 0.20. On We, LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was steady at 0.20, GROWN & GOSPEL. On MTV, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ticked down to 0.20, and UNTUCKED was down 0.02 to 0.09. TNT’s AEW: RAMPAGE gained 0.03 to 0.18. On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME was at 0.16. On Discovery, GOLD RUSH was at 0.14/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.10. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.08/0.08/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.09/0.08. A&E’s BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU was at 0.08/0.08/0.07. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.08. On Starz the season premiere of POWER BOOK 2: GHOST was at 0.07, down 0.07 from its last premiere (on a Sunday), and the season finale of BMF was down a tick to 0.07. OWN’s READY TO LOVE lost 0.02 to 0.04, and PUT A RING ON IT was at 0.03.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday March 17, 2023 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR1: FDU VS PURDUE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:41 PM | 137 | 1.27 | 4,371 |
| 2 | TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRFR | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:17 PM | 19 | 0.90 | 3,093 |
| 3 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR2: FAU VS MEMPHIS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:36 PM | 150 | 0.82 | 2,377 |
| 4 | TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRFR | TBS NETWORK | 10:09 PM | 19 | 0.73 | 2,360 |
| 5 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR1: DRAKE VS MIAMI | TBS NETWORK | 7:47 PM | 142 | 0.67 | 2,140 |
| 6 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR2: IONA VS UCONN | TBS NETWORK | 4:42 PM | 138 | 0.64 | 2,168 |
| 7 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR2: KENT ST VS INDIANA | TBS NETWORK | 10:28 PM | 141 | 0.49 | 1,767 |
| 8 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR2: NC STATE VS CREIGHTON | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 3:48 PM | 138 | 0.49 | 1,817 |
| 9 | TNT RD TO FNL FOUR- FRI2 | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:06 PM | 35 | 0.46 | 1,559 |
| 10 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR2: ARIZONA ST VS TCU | TRUTV | 10:04 PM | 149 | 0.43 | 1,426 |
| 11 | TBS RD TO FNL FOUR- FRI2 | TBS NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 47 | 0.42 | 1,300 |
| 12 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR1: KENNESAW ST VS XAVIER | TRUTV | 12:32 PM | 153 | 0.41 | 1,437 |
| 13 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR2: PITT VS IOWA ST | TRUTV | 3:23 PM | 160 | 0.40 | 1,359 |
| 14 | TRU NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYFR | TRUTV | 3:05 PM | 18 | 0.33 | 1,114 |
| 15 | WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC L: QTRFNL: PUERTO RICO/MEXICO | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 211 | 0.31 | 792 |
| 16 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR1: VCU VS ST MARY?S | TBS NETWORK | 1:51 PM | 150 | 0.28 | 933 |
| 17 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR1: GRAND CANYON VS GONZAGA | TRUTV | 7:30 PM | 132 | 0.24 | 879 |
| 18 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR1: UC SANTA BARBARA VS BAYLOR | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:22 PM | 129 | 0.23 | 735 |
| 19 | TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYFR | TBS NETWORK | 4:21 PM | 21 | 0.23 | 765 |
| 20 | TRU NCAA BSK POST GAME-FR | TRUTV | 12:33 AM | 54 | 0.21 | 628 |
| 21 | ON PATROL: LIVE: 165 | REELZ | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.20 | 997 |
| 22 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 91 | 0.20 | 561 |
| 23 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 15 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.20 | 510 |
| 24 | TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYFR | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 3:31 PM | 17 | 0.19 | 649 |
| 25 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.18 | 553 |
| 26 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 12:06 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 474 |
| 27 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.16 | 1,139 |
| 28 | WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: QF:PUERTO RICO VS MEXICO | FOX DEPORTES | 7:03 PM | 206 | 0.15 | 412 |
| 29 | TRU NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRFR | TRUTV | 9:42 PM | 22 | 0.15 | 642 |
| 30 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,525 |
| 31 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 68 | 0.14 | 1,258 |
| 32 | HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 1,053 |
| 33 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,737 |
| 34 | TOTAL SPORTS 360 ESP | FOX DEPORTES | 10:29 PM | 13 | 0.13 | 317 |
| 35 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 388 |
| 36 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,992 |
| 37 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 339 |
| 38 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 2,223 |
| 39 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 2,319 |
| 40 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: DALLAS/LA LAKERS | NBA-TV | 10:30 PM | 156 | 0.10 | 337 |
| 41 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 567 |
| 42 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: WST VIRGINIA/ARIZONA | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 141 | 0.10 | 322 |
| 43 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L | ESPN | 2:21 PM | 106 | 0.10 | 420 |
| 44 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L | ESPN | 4:07 PM | 113 | 0.09 | 560 |
| 45 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 268 |
| 46 | UNTUCKED 14 | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 222 |
| 47 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,532 |
| 48 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 292 |
| 49 | COLLEGE WRESTLING L: 2023 NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 199 | 0.09 | 345 |
| 50 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.08 | 731 |
| 51 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,510 |
| 52 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,675 |
| 53 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 951 |
| 54 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,457 |
| 55 | BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 472 |
| 56 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.08 | 624 |
| 57 | ON PATROL: FIRST SHIFT | REELZ | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 545 |
| 58 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,684 |
| 59 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 583 |
| 60 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,584 |
| 61 | BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 63 | 0.08 | 453 |
| 62 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 587 |
| 63 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,395 |
| 64 | POWER BOOK II: GHOST S3 | STARZ PRIMARY | 9:01 PM | 63 | 0.07 | 362 |
| 65 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: GOLDEN STATE/ATLANTA | NBA-TV | 7:33 PM | 153 | 0.07 | 337 |
| 66 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,104 |
| 67 | BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU | A&E NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 366 |
| 68 | 90 DAY OTHER WAY: MORE TO: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 378 |
| 69 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,286 |
| 70 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 641 |
| 71 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,087 |
| 72 | BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 428 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 510 |
| 74 | GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:08 PM | 121 | 0.07 | 566 |
| 75 | BMF S2 | STARZ PRIMARY | 8:05 PM | 51 | 0.07 | 319 |
| 76 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 241 |
| 77 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 1,256 |
| 78 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,080 |
| 79 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 567 |
| 80 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,093 |
| 81 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,053 |
| 82 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,192 |
| 83 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 507 |
| 84 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,203 |
| 85 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 539 |
| 86 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 1 | 0.06 | 262 |
| 87 | TBS RD TO FNL FOUR- FRI | TBS NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 51 | 0.06 | 201 |
| 88 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 57 | 0.06 | 823 |
| 89 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,040 |
| 90 | FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L | ESPN2 | 9:25 AM | 71 | 0.06 | 240 |
| 91 | MONSTER HIGH | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 178 |
| 92 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 477 |
| 93 | SPONGEBOB | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 205 |
| 94 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/NOTTINGHAM | USA NETWORK | 3:54 PM | 134 | 0.06 | 203 |
| 95 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 915 |
| 96 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 458 |
| 97 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L | ESPN2 | 7:31 PM | 114 | 0.05 | 283 |
| 98 | PBA BOWLING D: TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS STEPLADDER R1 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:31 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 170 |
| 99 | TOTAL SPORTS 360 | FOX DEPORTES | 10:42 PM | 18 | 0.05 | 182 |
| 100 | NASCAR RACE HUB L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 220 |
| 101 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 548 |
| 102 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 1:05 AM | 59 | 0.05 | 295 |
| 103 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 478 |
| 104 | BELOW DECK | BRAVO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 253 |
| 105 | BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU | A&E NETWORK | 11:04 PM | 59 | 0.05 | 228 |
| 106 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L | ESPN2 | 5:32 PM | 119 | 0.05 | 245 |
| 107 | SUPERKITTIES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 201 |
| 108 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 523 |
| 109 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE | NBA-TV | 10:06 PM | 24 | 0.05 | 252 |
| 110 | PGA TOUR: VALSPAR CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 251 | 0.05 | 429 |
| 111 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 480 |
| 112 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN | 7:01 PM | 59 | 0.05 | 182 |
| 113 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 467 |
| 114 | TRU NCAA BK CHP-PRE-PRFR | TRUTV | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 176 |
| 115 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 854 |
| 116 | MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: NANNY DEAREST | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.04 | 292 |
| 117 | HERD L: 1976 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 121 |
| 118 | BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 202 |
| 119 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 599 |
| 120 | BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU | A&E NETWORK | 1:03 AM | 61 | 0.04 | 198 |
| 121 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 749 |
| 122 | TRU NCAA BK CHP-PRE-DYFR | TRUTV | 12:00 PM | 32 | 0.04 | 154 |
| 123 | BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS | NICKELODEON | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 193 |
| 124 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 282 |
| 125 | ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,128 |
| 126 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 1:06 AM | 54 | 0.04 | 129 |
| 127 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 82 |
| 128 | JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW, THE | TLC | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 110 |
| 129 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 369 |
| 130 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: MARQUETTE/SOUTH FLORIDA | ESPN2 | 11:30 AM | 145 | 0.03 | 194 |
| 131 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 294 |
| 132 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 323 |
| 133 | LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / ATLAS | TUDN | 8:30 PM | 150 | 0.03 | 91 |
| 134 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:30 PM | 25 | 0.03 | 132 |
| 135 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 25 | 0.03 | 111 |
| 136 | MY WIFE AND KIDS | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:00 PM | 36 | 0.03 | 140 |
| 137 | BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! | NICKELODEON | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 136 |
| 138 | MEXICAN FIRST DIVISION L: CLUB TIJUANA/TOLUCA | ESPN DEPORTES | 11:05 PM | 129 | 0.03 | 70 |
| 139 | MY WIFE AND KIDS | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:12 PM | 36 | 0.03 | 136 |
| 140 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 613 |
| 141 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 753 |
| 142 | MY WIFE AND KIDS | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 1:48 PM | 36 | 0.03 | 124 |
| 143 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 96 |
| 144 | ALICES WONDERLAND BAKERY | DISNEY JUNIOR | 7:25 AM | 25 | 0.03 | 149 |
| 145 | NCAA WBKBL CHAMP STUDIO L | ESPN2 | 9:25 PM | 37 | 0.03 | 182 |
| 146 | KINDRED SPIRITS (O) | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 330 |
| 147 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | USA NETWORK | 6:08 PM | 22 | 0.03 | 103 |
| 148 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 725 |
| 149 | PUT A RING ON IT | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 186 |
| 150 | MY WIFE AND KIDS | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 12:36 PM | 36 | 0.03 | 140 |
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