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February 17, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 2.16.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  THE PARENT TEST was at 0.32/0.27 compared to last week’s 0.32/0.29.  THE CHASE gained 0.02 to 0.24.

CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON dropped 0.07 to 0.61, and GHOSTS was down 0.05 to 0.58.  After a rerun SO HELP ME TODD at 0.20, CSI: VEGAS fell 0.15 to 0.21.

NBC:  Back from a week off, the LAW & ORDER franchise included the mothership down 0.03 to 0.53, SVU up 0.02 to 0.65, and ORGANIZED CRIME down 0.02 to 0.46.

FOX:  NEXT LEVEL CHEF followed its post-Super Bowl preview with a 0.35 premiere.  ANIMAL CONTROL premiered at 0.31, and CALL ME KAT climbed 0.09 to 0.27.

CW:  Returning from a 2-week break, WALKER ticked down to 0.09, and WALKER: INDEPENDENCE was steady at 0.05.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS ticked up to 0.33, SENOR DE CIELOS gained 0.02 to 0.45, and AMOR Y TRAICION ticked up to 0.26.

UNIVISION:  VENCER LA AUSCENCIA edged up 0.02 to 0.42, EL CAMINO ES AMARTE fell 0.11 to 0.38, and CABO was down 0.03 to 0.34.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubeheader was at 0.41/0.32.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.25.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE gained 0.04 to 0.24, and EX ON THE BEACH ticked down to 0.06.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.21/0.35/3.5M, with MSNBC’s DEADLINE: WHITE HOUSE at 0.09/1.5M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.08/600K.  On A&E, ACCUSED rose 0.03 to 0.17, and TAKING THE STAND was up 0.07 to 0.16.  Golf Channel’s GENESIS TOURNAMENT coverage was at 0.16.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.14/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.14.  ESPN’s NHL game was at 0.13.  IMPRACTICAL JOKERS was up 0.04 to 0.13 on TBS, and steady at 0.07 on Tru.  On HGTV, MARRIED TO REAL ESTATE ticked up to 0.12, and CHRISTINA IN THE COUNTRY ticked down to 0.09.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE was steady at 0.11.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTINGS ticked down to 0.10.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS edged up 0.02 to 0.09.  On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP ticked up to 0.07, and KOLD X WINDY was steady at 0.03.  AXS’s IMPACT WRESTLING was at 0.02. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday February 16, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: CLIPPERS/SUNS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:14 PM 145 0.41 1,197
2 NBA BASKETBALL: BUCKS/BULLS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:44 PM 150 0.32 1,071
3 NASCAR CUP SERIES L: DUEL AT DAYTONA FOX SPORTS 1 7:01 PM 181 0.25 1,535
4 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S6 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.24 427
5 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 3,479
6 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:39 AM 44 0.20 574
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 3,149
8 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 598
9 ACCUSED: GUILTY OR INNCNT A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.17 647
10 TAKING THE STAND A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.16 530
11 PGA TOUR: GENESIS INVITATIONAL GOLF CHANNEL 3:58 PM 260 0.16 907
12 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 2,741
13 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 392
14 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,394
15 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 9:35 PM 60 0.14 945
16 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 8:00 PM 95 0.14 1,090
17 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 2,041
18 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,998
19 NHL REGULAR SEASON      L: NJ DEVILS/ST. LOUIS BLUES ESPN 9:12 PM 145 0.13 340
20 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,892
21 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,803
22 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 359
23 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,835
24 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 321
25 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.13 424
26 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:02 PM 30 0.13 954
27 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:32 PM 30 0.12 912
28 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,790
29 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 391
30 MARRIED TO REAL ESTATE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 61 0.12 849
31 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,608
32 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 2,511
33 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,668
34 UEFA EUROPA L: R16: FC BARCELONA / MANCHESTER UNITED TUDN 12:30 PM 140 0.11 234
35 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 44 0.11 367
36 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 2,108
37 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,898
38 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 317
39 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,569
40 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:10 PM 113 0.11 482
41 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 332
42 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: LOUISVILLE/NOTRE DAME ESPN 7:00 PM 132 0.11 356
43 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 661
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 272
45 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.10 567
46 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: PURDUE / MARYLAND BIG TEN NETWORK 6:30 PM 120 0.09 373
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,279
48 CHRISTINA IN THE COUNTRY HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.09 768
49 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 6:06 PM 55 0.09 462
50 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.09 586
51 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.09 1,458
52 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 258
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 231
54 NIKKI BELLA SAYS I DO E! 9:00 PM 90 0.08 267
55 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 598
56 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:37 PM 83 0.08 189
57 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 162
58 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 994
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 206
60 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 612
61 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.07 343
62 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 173
63 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 225
64 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 223
65 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 8:18 PM 42 0.07 304
66 UEFA EUROPA L: R16: JUVENTUS / FC NANTES TUDN 2:50 PM 138 0.07 165
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 612
68 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS SUPE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 430
69 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,555
70 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 248
71 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.06 487
72 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.06 367
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 835
74 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 618
75 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 550
76 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 572
77 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 6 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.06 129
78 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 634
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 584
80 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 490
81 LIGA MX L: MAZATLAN / PACHUCA TUDN 9:30 PM 152 0.06 142
82 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 425
83 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: HOUSTON/SMU ESPN2 7:00 PM 130 0.05 195
84 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:30 PM 30 0.05 524
85 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 1,224
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 543
87 UNDISPUTED L: 1627 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 148
88 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.05 407
89 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 1,050
90 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 1,322
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 585
92 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 1,314
93 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 60 0.05 116
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 484
95 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.05 144
96 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: STANFORD/UCLA ESPN2 11:03 PM 123 0.05 203
97 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 304
98 THAT GIRL LAY LAY NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.04 173
99 YOUNG DYLAN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.04 182
100 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 1,058
101 HERD L: 1955 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 141
102 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.04 313
103 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 713
104 MASTER MINDS GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 534
105 NASCAR TRUCKS PRACTICE L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 66 0.04 220
106 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 930
107 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.04 216
108 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 667
109 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: BIDEN ADDRESSES FLYING OBJECTS 211-219 MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.04 751
110 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 759
111 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.04 904
112 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 337
113 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 439
114 REAL HUSBANDS OF HOLLYWOO VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.03 71
115 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 855
116 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 307
117 NBA  TODAY ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.03 84
118 B1G WOMENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 8:30 PM 115 0.03 169
119 REAL HUSBANDS OF HOLLYWOO VH1 10:30 PM 30 0.03 71
120 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L: CAL/USC FOX SPORTS 1 10:02 PM 123 0.03 128
121 NEW LOONEY TUNES THE CARTOON NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.03 61
122 PERFORMANCE RACING  SPCL MOTOR TREND 8:00 PM 60 0.03 181
123 TINY CHEF NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.03 47
124 LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:15 PM 15 0.03 245
125 NHL THE POINT L ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.03 55
126 KOLD X WINDY WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.03 94
127 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.03 116
128 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 2:57 PM 61 0.03 269
129 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 146
130 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.03 186
131 PORT PROTECT ALASKA SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.03 411
132 PATTRN THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.03 118
133 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.03 130
134 STORM CENTER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.03 144
135 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 206
136 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 130
137 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 9:00 PM 30 0.03 75
138 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.02 98
139 CLOSING BELL CNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.02 229
140 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.02 55
141 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.02 120
142 PORT PROTECT ALASKA FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.02 377
143 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.02 172
144 NEW LOONEY TUNES THE CARTOON NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.02 43
145 IMPACT WRESTLING: 2307 AXS TV 8:00 PM 120 0.02 92
146 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.02 103
147 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.02 219
148 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.02 176
149 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.02 116
150 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: WHO KILLED OUR FATHER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.02 274

 

 

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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.