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March 28, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 3.26.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC;  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS lost 0.05 to 0.42, AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.06 to 0.65, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP was down 0.02 to 0.25.

CBS:  After powerhouse afternoon NCAA TOURNAMENT games at 1.89/2.75, primetime was up across the board:  60 MINUTES by a tenth to 1.03, THE EQUALIZER by 0.14 to 0.63, EAST NEW YORK by 0.05 to 0.41, and NCIS: LA by a tick to 0.32.

NBC:  After a rerun at 0.19, MAGNUM PI dropped 0.07 to 0.22, and THE BLACKLIST was down 0.02 to 0.15.

FOX:  The network didn’t give much of a push to the season premiere of HOUSEBROKEN, which followed reruns at 0.22/0.27/0.25/0.26 with a 0.17 score, down 0.11 from the last season premiere (on a Monday in May 2021). 

CW:  Reruns at 0.05/0.05/0.05/0.05.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS fell 0.04 to 0.24, followed by a movie at 0.19.

UNIVISION:  AQUI Y AHORA lost 0.05 to 0.17, MI FAMOSA Y YO dropped 0.05 to 0.20, and DE NOCHE PERO was down a tick to 0.22.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of HBO’s SUCCESSION was at 0.14, up 0.02 from its last premiere (according to HBO, that was about 25% of the show’s audience on all platforms).  Hallmark’s THE WAY HOME fell 0.04 to 0.12, and RIDE was at 0.07.  AMC’s LUCKY HANK was steady at 0.04.  On Showtime, the linear season premiere of YELLOWJACKETS (which had been available online since Friday) was at 0.03, up a tick from last season’s premiere, and THE CIRCUS was at 0.03. 

ESPN’s coverage of the WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT was at 0.54/0.43.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE ticked up to 0.28 (after-show up 0.03 to 0.15), and SEEKING BROTHER HUSBAND was at 0.16.  On Food Network, TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS jumped 0.08 to 0.27, and ALEX VS AMERICA was steady at 0.08.  NBA-TV’s primetime games were at 0.21/0.08.  Golf Channel’s PGA TOUR coverage was at 0.21.  On HGTV, HOME TOWN rose 0.04 to 0.19.  TUDN’s CONCACAF match was at 0.19.  On Bravo, SWV & XSCAPE ticked up to 0.16.  On A&E, WWE RIVALS climbed 0.03 to 0.14, and WWE LEGENDS was at 0.13/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.10.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.12 /0.09 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.13.  History’s THE FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA was at 0.12/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.13.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE ticked down to 0.08. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday March 26, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: LOUISVILLE/IOWA ESPN 9:20 PM 138 0.54 2,499
2 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: MIAMI/LSU ESPN 7:00 PM 140 0.43 1,894
3 90 DAY FIANCE: OTHER WAY: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.28 1,355
4 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS: YLYA-406ZH FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.27 1,348
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MINNESOTA/GOLDEN STATE NBA-TV 8:29 PM 163 0.21 687
6 PGA TOUR: WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 AM 271 0.21 1,056
7 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 574
8 HOME TOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.19 1,435
9 CONCACAF NATIONS LG SUN 1: MEXICO / JAMAICA TUDN 7:30 PM 180 0.19 490
10 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:38 PM 90 0.19 671
11 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 558
12 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 513
13 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 485
14 SEEKING BROTHER HUSBAND TLC 10:00 PM 62 0.16 785
15 SWV XSCAPE: QUEENS OF R&B BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.16 498
16 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.15 1,174
17 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 434
18 90 DAY OTHER WAY: PILLOW TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.15 671
19 SUCCESSION HBO PRIME 9:03 PM 60 0.14 598
20 WWE RIVALS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.14 362
21 BIOGRAPHY: WWE LEGENDS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.13 366
22 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.13 1,048
23 NAKED AND AFRAID: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.12 894
24 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.12 602
25 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.12 426
26 WAY HOME, THE HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,742
27 BIOGRAPHY: WWE LEGENDS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 338
28 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 296
29 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 11:12 PM 48 0.10 251
30 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.10 1,026
31 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 10:30 PM 30 0.10 251
32 MARK TWAIN PRIZE: ADAM SANDLER CNN 8:00 PM 120 0.09 854
33 NAKED AND AFRAID: SOLO DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.09 697
34 SILICON VALLEY TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 39 0.09 324
35 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.09 450
36 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMP L: PENN STATE/MICHIGAN ESPN2 6:31 PM 170 0.09 358
37 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.08 784
38 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: HOME, NOT ALONE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.08 458
39 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MEMPHIS/ATLANTA NBA-TV 6:03 PM 146 0.08 234
40 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: TEXAS A&M/TENNESSEE ESPN 1:00 PM 196 0.08 273
41 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 59 0.08 374
42 BE MY GUEST WITH I.GARTEN FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.08 752
43 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 60 0.08 423
44 ALEX VS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 591
45 PGA TOUR: CORALES PUNTACANA CHP GOLF CHANNEL 2:31 PM 158 0.07 308
46 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 430
47 SYFY MOVIE: INVISIBLE MAN (2020), THE SYFY 6:30 PM 170 0.07 364
48 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,089
49 RIDE HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,309
50 PARTIDO AMISTOSO L: AMERICA/ TIJUANA TUDN 5:30 PM 120 0.07 167
51 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 1,511
52 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 1,367
53 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 1,443
54 MARY MAKES IT EASY FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.06 656
55 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 900
56 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.06 1,367
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 452
58 DRAIN THE OCEANS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 307
59 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.06 420
60 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 586
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 577
62 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 1,170
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 486
64 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.05 790
65 INSIDE WITH JEN PSAKI MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 1,061
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 500
67 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 771
68 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 1,005
69 BASSMASTER CLASSIC L FOX SPORTS 1 11:02 AM 58 0.05 131
70 EVA LONGORIA CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.05 555
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.05 566
72 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 381
73 LUCKY HANK AMC 9:00 PM 63 0.04 315
74 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 171
75 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.04 93
76 UEFA EURO QUALIFIERS L: LUXEMBOURG/PORTUGAL FOX SPORTS 2 2:30 PM 134 0.04 112
77 DRAIN THE OCEANS COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:00 PM 60 0.04 238
78 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMP L: OHIO STATE/QUINNIPIAC ESPN2 4:00 PM 151 0.04 147
79 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 937
80 WICKED TUNA SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 309
81 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 489
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.04 575
83 NHRA QUALIFYING D: PHOENIX FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.04 285
84 NHRA D: PHOENIX FOX SPORTS 1 7:02 PM 178 0.04 324
85 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 758
86 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 5:14 PM 46 0.04 127
87 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.04 492
88 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.04 615
89 YELLOWJACKETS S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:06 PM 55 0.03 226
90 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 325
91 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 4:16 PM 58 0.03 120
92 CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 448
93 BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.03 899
94 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 660
95 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 609
96 SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.03 1,143
97 SYMONE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.03 414
98 ONE OFF SPECIALS REELZ 9:00 PM 60 0.03 248
99 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.03 197
100 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.03 214
101 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.03 198
102 MOTORHEAD GARAGE TV MOTOR TREND 8:30 AM 30 0.03 131
103 CIRCUS, THE S8 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 28 0.03 158
104 ALEX WITT REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 815
105 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.02 440
106 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 4:00 PM 90 0.02 58
107 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.02 596
108 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.02 107
109 MASTERS SERIES TENNIS CHANNEL 5:40 PM 104 0.02 184
110 MASTERS SERIES: MIAMI ATPWTA:MR3 ALCC/LAJD TENNIS CHANNEL 3:40 PM 120 0.02 215
111 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 5:30 PM 33 0.02 69
112 B1G SOFTBALL L: MINNESOTA / NORTHWESTERN BIG TEN NETWORK 12:00 PM 129 0.02 63
113 MASTERS SERIES TENNIS CHANNEL 7:24 PM 57 0.02 177
114 UEFA EURO QUALIFIERS L: LIECHTENSTEIN/ICELAND FOX SPORTS 2 11:50 AM 130 0.02 59
115 BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO MAGNOLIA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.02 104
116 AYMAN MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.02 506
117 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN TUDN 3:00 PM 60 0.02 44
118 UEFA EURO QUALIFIERS L: KAZAKHSTAN/DENMARK FOX SPORTS 1 8:58 AM 124 0.02 54
119 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.02 488
120 SECRETS OF THE ZOO: TAMPA NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.02 175
121 QUIEN DA MAS NUEVA YORK UNIVERSO 6:30 PM 30 0.02 38
122 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.02 98
123 MEHDI HASAN SHOW MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.02 511
124 MASTERS SERIES TENNIS CHANNEL 8:21 PM 54 0.02 168
125 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.02 428
126 SPRING TRAINING: LAA AT LAD MLB NETWORK 9:10 PM 130 0.02 100
127 FUTBOL PICANTE      L ESPN DEPORTES 10:21 PM 60 0.02 30
128 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.02 161
129 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING WKND HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 141
130 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.01 180
131 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.01 54
132 PREM HOCKEY FEDERATION L: MINNESOTA WHITECAPS/TORONTO SIX ESPN2 9:21 PM 143 0.01 72
133 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.01 176
134 MASTERS SERIES: MIAMI ATPWTA:MR3 VANB/RUUC TENNIS CHANNEL 9:15 PM 141 0.01 115
135 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC-AMERICA 11:00 PM 60 0.01 82
136 QUIEN DA MAS NUEVA YORK UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 30 0.01 26
137 JUGADA, LA LF SUN TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.01 27
138 CHAMPIONS TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 5:09 PM 112 0.01 104
139 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.01 125
140 CONFESSION MUSICAL, THE: N/A UP 7:00 PM 175 0.01 80
141 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 9:22 PM 60 0.01 60
142 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.01 155
143 MASTERS SERIES TENNIS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 100 0.01 145
144 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.01 169
145 LPGA TOUR: DRIVE ON CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF CHANNEL 7:01 PM 141 0.01 182
146 LIFTED. BET HER 6:00 AM 60 0.01 29
147 ESPN FOOTBALL CENTER   L ESPN DEPORTES 5:00 PM 60 0.01 20
148 PUNTO FINAL FOX DEPORTES 10:25 PM 60 0.01 21
149 LIFTED. BET HER 7:00 AM 60 0.01 24
150 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: VERA/SANDHAGEN ESPN2 6:00 AM 180 0.01 50

 

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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.