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January 4, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 12.31.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN EVE was at 1.36/2.18/4.09 compared to last year’s 1.58/2.62 (we didn’t have last year’s ratings for the late-night portion).

CBS:  NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE was at 0.61/0.90/1.19 compared to last year’s 0.80.

NBC:  A TOAST TO 2022 was at 0.42, and MILEY’S NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY was at 1.45 compared to last year’s 1.89.

FOX:  Reruns at 0,13/0.14.

CW:  A rerun at 0.07.

TELEMUNDO:  A movie at 0.20, followed by BENVENIDO 2023 at 0.30.

UNIVISION:  ASI SONO EL 2022 was at 0.25, followed by FELIZ 2023 at 0.50.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the CFP SEMIFINAL GAMES was at 5.86/5.42, compared to last year’s 4.55/4.17 (with ESPN2 simulcasts at 0.18/0.17), and the earlier SUGAR BOWL was at 2.33.  CNN’s NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE peaked at 0.61, with Fox News’s ALL-AMERICAN NEW YEAR’s at 0.21.  USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE match was at 0.16.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN was at 0.10, and GUY’S RANCH KITCHEN was at 0.09.  OWN’s LOVE & MARRIAGE was at 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday December 31, 2022
Rank Program Net Start Mins
1 CFP SEMIFINAL  L: OHIO STATE/GEORGIA ESPN 8:21 PM 223
2 COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L ESPN 8:10 PM 11
3 CFP SEMIFINAL  L ESPN 4:11 PM 69
4 COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L ESPN 3:57 PM 14
5 COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L ESPN 12:04 AM 13
6 SUGAR BOWL  L: ALABAMA/KANSAS STATE ESPN 12:07 PM 200
7 COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L ESPN 3:27 PM 11
8 COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L ESPN 3:38 PM 19
9 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:17 AM 74
10 NEW YEARS EVE LIVE W/ AC: N/A CNN 8:00 PM 270
11 COLLEGE GAMEDAY         L: ATLANTA, GA ESPN 9:00 AM 180
12 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:31 AM 59
13 NEW YEARS EVE LIVE CNN 12:30 AM 95
14 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:30 AM 60
15 COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L ESPN2 8:10 PM 11
16 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60
17 ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60
18 COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L ESPN2 3:57 PM 14
19 ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 30
20 CFP SEMI MEGACAST  L: TCU/MICHIGAN ESPN2 4:11 PM 238
21 CFP SEMI MEGACAST  L: OHIO STATE/GEORGIA ESPN2 8:21 PM 224
22 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/NEWCASTLE USA NETWORK 9:57 AM 132
23 ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60
24 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 12:09 PM 21
25 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60
26 ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:30 AM 30
27 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60
28 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 9:32 AM 25
29 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60
31 GUYS RANCH KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60
33 MAGNOLIA TABLE J.GAINES FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30
34 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/WOLVES USA NETWORK 7:24 AM 128
35 ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60
39 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60
42 LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVIL OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60
43 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA STATE/DUKE ESPN2 1:00 PM 125
44 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60
45 FIVE, THE SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60
46 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60
47 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60
48 ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60
49 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:30 AM 30
50 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60
51 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60
52 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60
53 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60
54 WHO CAN FORGET 2022 FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60
55 JANET JACKSON LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60
57 JANET JACKSON LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60
59 JANET JACKSON LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60
60 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60
61 BELLATOR MMA 2022 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:24 PM 20
62 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60
63 THE A&E MOVIE: WHITE HOUSE DOWN A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 178
64 THE A&E MOVIE: WHITE HOUSE DOWN A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 178
65 JANET JACKSON LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 58
66 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: MARQUETTE/VILLANOVA FOX SPORTS 1 2:09 PM 121
67 COUNTDOWN/NEW YEAR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60
68 ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 AM 60
69 BIG SATURDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60
70 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60
71 ALL THE SINGLE LADIES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60
72 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60
73 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-5R1R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120
74 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60
75 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 8:00 AM 60
76 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60
77 COLL BSKTBL: MTN WEST L: NEW MEXICO/WYOMING FOX SPORTS 1 4:14 PM 126
78 UNXPLAINED, THE HISTORY 8:00 PM 60
79 BELLATOR MMA 2022 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:52 PM 20
80 BELLATOR MMA 2022 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:12 PM 12
81 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 3:00 AM 60
82 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60
83 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60
84 JANET JACKSON LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 60
85 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60
86 UNXPLAINED, THE HISTORY 10:05 PM 58
87 COURT CAM SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 11:00 PM 60
88 WEST WING, THE HLN 3:00 PM 60
89 DAHMER:SERIAL KILLER: 100 2 HOUR SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 1:00 AM 120
90 TROLLS WORLD TOUR: TROLLS WORLD TOUR NICK JR 5:00 PM 120
91 ALL AMERICAN NEW YEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 AM 60
92 WEST WING, THE HLN 7:00 PM 60
93 MANIFESTO SER KILL:SNEAK OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60
94 BELLATOR MMA 2022 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:39 PM 13
95 WEST WING, THE HLN 2:00 AM 60
96 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 75
97 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120
98 WEST WING, THE HLN 10:00 AM 60
99 WEST WING, THE HLN 10:00 PM 60
100 WEST WING, THE HLN 9:00 PM 60
101 ALEX WITT REPORTS SPECIAL: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120
102 WEST WING, THE HLN 6:00 PM 60
103 UNXPLAINED, THE HISTORY 12:03 AM 59
104 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 24
105 WEST WING, THE HLN 2:00 PM 60
106 FRESH OUT PLAYLIST AMTV 8:00 AM 60
107 WEST WING, THE HLN 12:00 AM 60
108 WEST WING, THE HLN 1:00 PM 60
109 UNXPLAINED, THE HISTORY 2:06 AM 57
110 MY CLASSIC CAR MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30
111 WEST WING, THE HLN 11:00 AM 60
112 WEST WING, THE HLN 8:00 PM 60
113 POLITICS NATION SPECIAL MSNBC 5:00 PM 60
114 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: BAYLOR/IOWA STATE ESPNU 2:11 PM 126
115 WEST WING, THE HLN 11:00 PM 60
116 LIGA PREMIER: BRIGHTON VS ARSENAL UNIVERSO 12:27 PM 126
117 FLORIBAMA MRDR:SNEAK PEEK OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60
118 VELSHI SPECIAL: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120
119 WEST WING, THE HLN 1:00 AM 60
120 WEST WING, THE HLN 5:00 PM 60
121 CFP SEMI MEGACAST  L: TCU/MICHIGAN ESPNU 4:17 PM 232
122 WEST WING, THE HLN 4:00 PM 60
123 COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L ESPNU 8:10 PM 11
124 SYMONE SPECIAL MSNBC 4:00 PM 60
125 BIENVENIDO 2023-TEL-UNVSO: N/A UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 210
126 CFP SEMI MEGACAST  L: OHIO STATE/GEORGIA ESPNU 8:21 PM 227
127 WEST WING, THE HLN 12:00 PM 60
128 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME: MARYLAND/NC STATE ESPN2 4:00 AM 120
129 WHO CAN FORGET 2022 FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 AM 60
130 AROUND THE NFL: N/A NFL NETWORK 8:00 AM 120
131 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN2 3:00 AM 60
132 B1G WOMENS BASKETBALL L: MICHIGAN / OHIO STATE BIG TEN NETWORK 1:00 PM 125
133 SCOTT MARTIN CHALLENGE ESPN2 7:00 AM 30
134 ACUMULADORES COMPU S7 UNIVERSO 3:00 PM 60
135 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: ST JOHNS/SETON HALL FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 124
136 SEGUR FRONTERA AUS S15 UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 30
137 LIGA PREMIER EXTRA UNIVERSO 12:06 PM 21
138 BEST OF SHO BOX 2022 SHOWTIME PRIME 7:30 PM 27
139 BATTLEFIELD: SPACE MSNBC 12:00 AM 60
140 MOST INTERESTING JOBS NFL NETWORK 9:30 PM 60
141 INCREDIBLE DR POL SNAPS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 62
142 MORNING JOE-SPC MSNBC 3:15 PM 45
143 JANET JACKSON LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 63
144 JANET JACKSON LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:04 AM 56
145 SOCIO S7, EL UNIVERSO 4:00 PM 60
146 SEGUR FRONTERA AUS S15 UNIVERSO 7:30 PM 30
147 NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 7:00 PM 235
148 BELLATOR MMA 2022 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:20 PM 19
149 SEGUR FRONTERA AUS S15 UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 30
150 WEST WING, THE HLN 4:00 AM 60

 

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.