BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: CELEBRITY JEOPARDY was at 0.56, THE PARENT TEST was at 0.45, and THE CHASE returned at 0.31.
CBS: YOUNG SHELDON aired for the first time since December 8, up a tenth to 0.65. The rest of the line-up aired for the first time since December 15, with GHOSTS steady at 0.59, SO HELP ME TODD up a tick to 0.37, and CSI: VEGAS up 0.04 to 0.31.
NBC: The LAW & ORDER franchise aired for the first time in a month, with the mothership up a tick to 0.47, SVU up 0.05 to 0.64, and ORGANIZED CRIME up 0.08 to 0.52.
FOX: The line-up returned from a month-long break, with HELL’S KITCHEN up 0.09 to 0.44, WELCOME TO FLATCH up a tick to 0.21, and CALL ME KAT steady at 0.21.
CW: Reruns at 0.03/0.02.
TELEMUNDO: EXATLON held at 0.27, REINA DEL SUR gained 0.04 to 0.29, and AMOR Y TRAICION was up 0.06 to 0.25.
UNIVISION: VENCER LA AUSCENCIA rose 0.09 to 0.40, EL CAMINO ES AMARTE grew by 0.06 to 0.45, and MADRASTA jumped 0.17 to 0.50.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.43/0.29. Cable news was led by CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.28/0.37/900K, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.35/3.3M, and MSNBC’s REIDOUT at 0.16/0.24/2M. COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.18/0.12/0.07 on Fox Sports 1, and 0.15 on ESPN. ESPN’s NHL game was at 0.15. On Food Network, RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE gained 0.03 to 0.15. On HGTV, UGLIEST HOUSE IN AMERICA was at 0.13. On A&E, INTERROGATION RAW slipped 0.02 to 0.13, and THE FIRST 48 was down 0.04 to 0.10. Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS was at 0.13/0.07. On History, SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.13/0.11. Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING was at 0.12. MTV’s SIESTA KEY rose 0.04 to 0.11. On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP was at 0.09, and KOLD X WINDY was at 0.05.
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday January 5, 2023 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA BASKETBALL: CELTICS/MAVERICKS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:31 PM | 147 | 0.43 | 1,269 |
| 2 | NBA BASKETBALL: CLIPPERS/NUGGETS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:58 PM | 141 | 0.29 | 896 |
| 3 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,807 |
| 4 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,602 |
| 5 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,497 |
| 6 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 3,263 |
| 7 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 885 |
| 8 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 3,592 |
| 9 | FRIENDS | NICK-AT-NITE | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 462 |
| 10 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,627 |
| 11 | COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: PURDUE/OHIO ST | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:01 PM | 125 | 0.18 | 664 |
| 12 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 623 |
| 13 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,089 |
| 14 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,620 |
| 15 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,953 |
| 16 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,588 |
| 17 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: WASHINGTON/COLUMBUS | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 152 | 0.15 | 450 |
| 18 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,377 |
| 19 | RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE | FOOD NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 762 |
| 20 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,071 |
| 21 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,567 |
| 22 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,721 |
| 23 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: USC/UCLA | ESPN | 9:32 PM | 128 | 0.15 | 443 |
| 24 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,546 |
| 25 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 90 | 0.15 | 540 |
| 26 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,939 |
| 27 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,037 |
| 28 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,964 |
| 29 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 448 |
| 30 | ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,736 |
| 31 | UGLIEST HOUSE IN AMERICA | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.13 | 772 |
| 32 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,943 |
| 33 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,878 |
| 34 | INTERROGATION RAW | A&E NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.13 | 514 |
| 35 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,788 |
| 36 | BATTLEBOTS: N/A | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.13 | 666 |
| 37 | SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT | HISTORY | 9:34 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 891 |
| 38 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,836 |
| 39 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: HOUSE SPEAKER VOTE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 2,066 |
| 40 | CNN SPECIAL COVERAGE | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,448 |
| 41 | COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: INDIANA/IOWA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:11 PM | 138 | 0.12 | 556 |
| 42 | MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 552 |
| 43 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,876 |
| 44 | NBA PRE-GAME SHOW | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:00 PM | 31 | 0.12 | 361 |
| 45 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,934 |
| 46 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:36 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 840 |
| 47 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 349 |
| 48 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 382 |
| 49 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:06 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 859 |
| 50 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 346 |
| 51 | CHRIS JANSING REPORTS | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,610 |
| 52 | SWAMP PEOPLE | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 94 | 0.11 | 970 |
| 53 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 2,246 |
| 54 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,636 |
| 55 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 274 |
| 56 | SIESTA KEY SSN 5 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 249 |
| 57 | INSIDE THE NBA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 12:19 AM | 46 | 0.11 | 343 |
| 58 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 736 |
| 59 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:40 PM | 80 | 0.10 | 326 |
| 60 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 82 | 0.10 | 316 |
| 61 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,615 |
| 62 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:22 PM | 38 | 0.10 | 330 |
| 63 | FIRST 48 CRITICAL MINUTES | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 530 |
| 64 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,197 |
| 65 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 276 |
| 66 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 192 |
| 67 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,584 |
| 68 | GROWING UP HIP HOP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 270 |
| 69 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 961 |
| 70 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,579 |
| 71 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 326 |
| 72 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL | WETV | 8:50 PM | 10 | 0.08 | 270 |
| 73 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 879 |
| 74 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,598 |
| 75 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,488 |
| 76 | UNDISPUTED L: 1597 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 184 |
| 77 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,000 |
| 78 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,524 |
| 79 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 693 |
| 80 | REALLY LOUD HOUSE, THE | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 202 |
| 81 | COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:29 PM | 109 | 0.07 | 207 |
| 82 | BATTLEBOTS SPECIAL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 381 |
| 83 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 499 |
| 84 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,226 |
| 85 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 963 |
| 86 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 11:09 PM | 112 | 0.06 | 286 |
| 87 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 252 |
| 88 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 815 |
| 89 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 895 |
| 90 | GHOST ADV: HOUSE CALLS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 285 |
| 91 | FAIRLY ODDER | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 133 |
| 92 | KOLD X WINDY | WETV | 10:00 PM | 65 | 0.05 | 145 |
| 93 | HERD L: 1925 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 141 |
| 94 | LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:15 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 306 |
| 95 | MTV CRIBS SSN 19 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 172 |
| 96 | LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 11:15 PM | 15 | 0.04 | 264 |
| 97 | PGA TOUR: SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHPS | GOLF CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 246 | 0.04 | 321 |
| 98 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 144 |
| 99 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 346 |
| 100 | FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2022 WK 9 GB VS. DET | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 281 |
| 101 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 566 |
| 102 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,104 |
| 103 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 149 |
| 104 | HAUNTED MUSEUM, THE | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 235 |
| 105 | 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS SUPE | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 285 |
| 106 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 973 |
| 107 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 431 |
| 108 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 352 |
| 109 | PORT PROTECT ALASKA FL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 15 | 0.04 | 413 |
| 110 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 108 |
| 111 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 130 |
| 112 | LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 408 |
| 113 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: OREGON/COLORADO | ESPN2 | 9:09 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 172 |
| 114 | SPEAK L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 90 | 0.03 | 88 |
| 115 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 333 |
| 116 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 102 |
| 117 | KIRI AND LOU | NICKELODEON | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 79 |
| 118 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 139 |
| 119 | TMZ SPORTS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 1:18 AM | 28 | 0.03 | 69 |
| 120 | KIRI AND LOU | NICK JR | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 138 |
| 121 | BANFIELD | NEWSNATION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 176 |
| 122 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 180 |
| 123 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 182 |
| 124 | PARTNERS IN RHYME | WETV | 11:05 PM | 47 | 0.02 | 77 |
| 125 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: SMU/HOUSTON | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 129 | 0.02 | 126 |
| 126 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 72 |
| 127 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 127 |
| 128 | UP TO THE MINUTE | NFL NETWORK | 4:39 PM | 77 | 0.02 | 117 |
| 129 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 1:01 AM | 29 | 0.02 | 124 |
| 130 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 118 | 0.02 | 105 |
| 131 | FOX CBB TIP-OFF L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:30 PM | 31 | 0.02 | 83 |
| 132 | FULL GAME BROADCAST | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 103 | 0.02 | 99 |
| 133 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.02 | 90 |
| 134 | KUDLOW | FOX BUSINESS NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 287 |
| 135 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 87 |
| 136 | QUIEN DA MAS NUEVA YORK | UNIVERSO | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 66 |
| 137 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 90 |
| 138 | B1G WOMENS BASKETBALL L: NORTHWESTERN / ILLINOIS | BIG TEN NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 121 | 0.02 | 33 |
| 139 | CNN/CNN THIS MORNING | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 104 |
| 140 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 89 |
| 141 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 132 |
| 142 | GOLF CENTRAL-POST | GOLF CHANNEL | 10:06 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 75 |
| 143 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 95 |
| 144 | NHL THE POINT L | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 44 |
| 145 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 153 |
| 146 | JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW, THE | TLC | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 48 |
| 147 | DAN ABRAMS LIVE | NEWSNATION | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 158 |
| 148 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL L | ESPNU | 5:00 PM | 104 | 0.02 | 31 |
| 149 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.01 | 126 |
| 150 | QUIEN DA MAS NUEVA YORK | UNIVERSO | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.01 | 50 |
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