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February 22, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 2.18.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS:  ABC’s NHL game was at 0.28.  FOX’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.29.  On CW, MASTERS OF ILLUSION ticked down to 0.04, and WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS was down 0.03 to 0.04.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA ALL-STAR SATURDAY NIGHT was at 1.29.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.38/0.38/0.25/0.24, and XFL coverage was at 0.23.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR was at 0.26.  Golf Channel’s PGA TOUR coverage was at 0.20.  USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE matches were at 0.17/0.13.  Reelz’s ON PATROL ticked down to 0.16.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN rose 0.05 to 0.14, GUY’S RANCH KITCHEN gained 0.02 to 0.12, and PIONEER WOMAN was up 0.04 to 0.10.  Hallmark’s original movie WELCOME TO VALENTINE was at 0.13.  HGTV’s RICO TO THE RESCUE climbed 0.03 to 0.12.  Adult Swim’s late-night line-up was as follows, MY HERO ACADEMIA up 0.01 to 0.08, and INJUSTICE at 0.06, and MADE IN ABYSS up 0.01 to 0.07. On OWN, LOVE & MARRIAGE lost 0.02 to 0.04. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday February 18, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA ALLSTAR SAT NIGHT: N/A TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 162 1.29 3,420
2 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 6:18 PM 63 0.38 1,329
3 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 4:20 PM 118 0.38 1,555
4 NBA ALLSTAR TIP OFF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:59 PM 60 0.37 972
5 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L: DAYTONA FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 178 0.26 1,686
6 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ILLINOIS/INDIANA ESPN 12:00 PM 134 0.25 996
7 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA STATE/KANSAS STATE ESPN 2:14 PM 126 0.24 962
8 XFL  L: ORLANDO/HOUSTON ESPN 8:30 PM 176 0.23 751
9 PGA TOUR: GENESIS INVITATIONAL GOLF CHANNEL 12:58 PM 142 0.20 1,118
10 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:26 PM 34 0.19 503
11 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 8:03 PM 27 0.17 583
12 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/ASTON VILLA USA NETWORK 7:24 AM 137 0.17 446
13 ON PATROL: LIVE: 158 REELZ 9:00 PM 180 0.16 851
14 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.15 396
15 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L: LAWRENCE, KS ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 443
16 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,160
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 359
18 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/EVERTON USA NETWORK 9:57 AM 135 0.13 415
19 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 12:12 PM 20 0.13 380
20 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: WELCOME TO VALENTINE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.13 1,848
21 NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:08 PM 52 0.13 860
22 HOLMES FAMILY RESCUE RPK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.12 786
23 SUM: ALL-STAR BATTLE, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:29 PM 30 0.12 335
24 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 9:41 AM 16 0.12 313
25 RICO TO THE RESCUE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 921
26 GUYS RANCH KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.12 830
27 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 297
28 ARCA RACING L: DAYTONA FOX SPORTS 1 1:30 PM 158 0.12 846
29 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 321
30 BLACK HISTORY MARATHON: CREED II TBS NETWORK 6:45 PM 165 0.11 403
31 XFL: ORLANDO GUARDIANS AT HOUSTON ROUGHNECKS FX 8:30 PM 180 0.11 390
32 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,242
33 LIGA MX SAT 2: UNAM / CHIVAS GUADALAJARA TUDN 10:12 PM 133 0.10 276
34 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.10 1,034
35 NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L FOX SPORTS 1 1:02 PM 28 0.10 544
36 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 11:30 AM 92 0.10 458
37 BLACK HISTORY MARATHON: CREED TBS NETWORK 4:00 PM 165 0.09 298
38 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 213
39 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: ROSE FOR HER GRAVE: ROTH LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.09 708
40 ONE NATION FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,293
41 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 246
42 UNFILTERED W/DAN BONGINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,347
43 LIGA MX SAT: ATLAS / TIGRES TUDN 8:04 PM 128 0.08 303
44 THE A&E MOVIE: SAN ANDREAS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.08 412
45 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,218
46 MY HERO ACADEMIA ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.08 203
47 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,446
48 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 6:27 PM 114 0.08 354
49 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,159
50 LA LIGA    L: OSASUNA/REAL MADRID ESPN DEPORTES 2:55 PM 125 0.08 183
51 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA/ARKANSAS ESPN2 2:03 PM 126 0.08 403
52 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L FOX SPORTS 1 7:58 PM 106 0.07 345
53 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 1,410
54 CATCH A SMUGGLER: SOUTH P NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:30 PM 30 0.07 375
55 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,048
56 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: BYU/SAINT MARYS ESPN2 10:09 PM 128 0.07 272
57 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 739
58 L. JONES CROSS COUNTRY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,001
59 FLORIBAMA MURDERS OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 380
60 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 8:21 PM 108 0.06 270
61 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 226
62 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NOTRE DAME/VIRGINIA ESPN2 12:00 PM 123 0.06 438
63 BIG SATURDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.06 1,039
64 INJUSTICE ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 105 0.06 157
65 NHL REGULAR SEASON: WASHINGTON/CAROLINA ESPN 4:00 AM 120 0.06 124
66 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 1,023
67 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 833
68 CATCH A SMUGGLER: SOUTH P NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 30 0.06 349
69 ON PATROL: FIRST SHIFT REELZ 8:00 PM 60 0.06 501
70 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 748
71 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 30 0.06 181
72 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 939
73 UNEXPLAINED:CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 359
74 NASCAR CUP SERI FIN PRA L FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 30 0.05 264
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 625
76 FF MOVIE: ALVIN/CHIP: ROAD CHIP FREEFORM 1:05 PM 125 0.05 210
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 599
78 GRANT HISTORY 10:04 PM 117 0.05 361
79 LIGA PREMIER: NEWCASTLE VS LIVERPOOL UNIVERSO 12:25 PM 128 0.05 90
80 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 24 0.05 181
81 RUBBLE & CREW NICK JR 9:30 AM 30 0.05 185
82 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 738
83 HAMSTER & GRETEL DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 30 0.05 191
84 GRANT: 2 LINCOLNS GENERAL HISTORY 8:00 PM 122 0.04 473
85 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 58 0.04 267
86 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN2 12:17 AM 30 0.04 124
87 ESPN FOOTBALL CENTER   L ESPN DEPORTES 5:00 PM 60 0.04 98
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.04 574
89 WASHINGTON: 3 FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY HISTORY 4:00 PM 120 0.04 476
90 GRANT: 1 UNLIKELY HERO HISTORY 6:00 PM 120 0.04 401
91 MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINO DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.04 159
92 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 692
93 NEWSNATION PRIME NEWSNATION 7:00 PM 60 0.04 187
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 594
95 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.04 122
96 PAW PATROL NICK JR 9:00 AM 30 0.04 180
97 MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINO DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.04 143
98 LIGA MX L: CLUB ATLETICO SAN LUIS / SANTOS TUDN 5:30 PM 154 0.04 123
99 WASHINGTON: 2 REBEL COMMANDER HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.04 431
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.04 524
101 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 12:25 AM 60 0.04 79
102 HELP! MY HOUSE IS HAUNTED TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 263
103 LOVE & MARRIAGE: D.C. OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 217
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.04 612
105 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.04 443
106 B1G MENS ICE HOCKEY L BIG TEN NETWORK 7:07 PM 99 0.03 110
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 596
108 CHAMPIONS TOUR: CHUBB CLASSIC GOLF CHANNEL 3:20 PM 148 0.03 203
109 FRESH OUT PLAYLIST AMTV 8:08 AM 52 0.03 96
110 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 458
111 HBCU BASKETBALL: ASW SOUTHERN/GRAMBLING ST TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 4:00 PM 149 0.03 123
112 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 414
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.03 470
114 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 11:00 AM 60 0.03 252
115 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: SOUTHERN/GRAMBLING ESPN2 4:09 PM 138 0.03 126
116 MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY L FOX SPORTS 1 9:44 PM 118 0.03 93
117 GRANT HISTORY 12:03 AM 119 0.03 204
118 LIGA PREMIER EXTRA UNIVERSO 12:01 PM 24 0.03 47
119 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L FOX SPORTS 2 7:44 PM 18 0.03 98
120 BLACK + ICONIC: BLACK + ICONIC: STYLE GODS 101 PREM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 125 0.03 253
121 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.03 257
122 TRIPLE DIGIT FLIP A&E NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.03 195
123 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 12:00 PM 113 0.03 175
124 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.03 496
125 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 9:06 PM 115 0.03 117
126 FROZEN PLANET II BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 82 0.03 235
127 NBA ALL-STAR MEDIA DAY: 2023 ALL-STAR MEDIA DAY L NBA-TV 1:00 PM 150 0.03 108
128 ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.03 519
129 WASHINGTON: 1 LOYAL SUBJECT HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.03 266
130 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 333
131 THE A&E MOVIE: SAN ANDREAS A&E NETWORK 1:33 AM 145 0.03 157
132 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.02 99
133 LIGA MX: MONTERREY VS NECAXA FOX DEPORTES 5:47 PM 146 0.02 56
134 A10 BASKETBALL L: ST. JOSEPHS/DAVIDSON USA NETWORK 12:32 PM 127 0.02 69
135 QUIEN DA MAS S10 UNIVERSO 2:33 PM 27 0.02 48
136 SYMONE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.02 349
137 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 12:56 PM 70 0.02 180
138 SATURDAY SHW W/J.CAPEHART MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.02 526
139 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.02 246
140 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: 517 CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.02 179
141 B1G MENS ICE HOCKEY L: MICHIGAN / OHIO STATE BIG TEN NETWORK 4:00 PM 187 0.02 86
142 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING WKND HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 141
143 HARD TRUTHS CONSERVATION HISTORY 9:00 AM 30 0.02 159
144 LIGA PREMIER: EVERTON VS LEEDS UNITED UNIVERSO 9:54 AM 127 0.02 43
145 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.02 586
146 GRANT HISTORY 2:04 AM 114 0.02 116
147 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.02 410
148 QUIEN DA MAS UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.02 71
149 A10 BASKETBALL L: FORDHAM/VCU USA NETWORK 2:39 PM 132 0.02 58
150 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 10:37 PM 62 0.02 99

 

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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.