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February 24, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 2.23.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS:

ABC:  Airing for the first time since November 10, STATION 19 ticked down to 0.49, and GREY’S ANATOMY slipped 0.02 to 0.49.  A rerun of the COMPANY YOU KEEP pilot was at 0.19.

CBS:  Reruns at 0.42/0.35/0.24/0.18.

NBC:  LAW & ORDER dipped 0.04 to 0.49, SVU dropped 0.07 to 0.58, and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME ticked up to 0.47.

FOX:  NEXT LEVEL CHEF gained 0.03 to 0.38, ANIMAL CONTROL lost 0.05 to 0.26, and CALL ME KAT was down 0.08 to 0.19.

CW:  WALKER ticked down to 0.08, and WALKER: INDEPENDENCE ticked up to 0.06.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS lost 0.02 to 0.31, SENOR DE CIELOS ticked down to 0.44, and AMOR Y TRAICION ticked up to 0.27.

UNIVISION:  PREMIO LO NUESTRO was at 0.68..

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.60/0.48.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.20/0.33/3.2M, with CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.10/0.15/900K, and MSNBC’s THE BEAT WITH ARI MELBER at 0.07/1.4M.  On A&E, ACCUSED ticked up to 0.18, and TAKING THE STAND ticked down to 0.15.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE fell 0.07 to 0.17, and EX ON THE BEACH was down 0.03 to 0.03.  FX’s XFL game was at 0.16.  TUDN’s UEFA match was at 0.15.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING rose 0.05 to 0.15.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.14/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.14.  IMPRACTICAL JOKERS ticked up to 0.14 on TBS, and ticked up to 0.08 on Tru.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE ticked up to 0.12.  On HGTV, MARRIED TO REAL ESTATE lost 0.03 to 0.09.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS ticked down to 0.08.  On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP ticked down to 0.06, and KOLD X WINDY held at 0.03. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday February 23, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: WARRIORS/LAKERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:17 PM 137 0.60 1,876
2 NBA BASKETBALL: GRIZZLIES/76ERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:31 PM 166 0.48 1,440
3 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:34 AM 62 0.25 650
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 3,163
5 ACCUSED: GUILTY OR INNCNT A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.18 624
6 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S6 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.17 383
7 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 524
8 XFL: ST LOUIS BATTLEHAWKS AT SEATTLE SEA DRAG FX 9:00 PM 180 0.16 524
9 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:32 PM 28 0.15 2,906
10 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 1: R16: MANCHESTER UNITED / FC BARCELONA TUDN 3:00 PM 120 0.15 325
11 TAKING THE STAND A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.15 498
12 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.15 646
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,690
14 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 8:00 PM 95 0.14 1,091
15 SR/MURDAUGH TRIAL CVG. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 32 0.14 2,678
16 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.14 497
17 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,780
18 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 9:35 PM 60 0.13 880
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 2,069
20 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 2,779
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.12 1,001
22 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,496
23 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,386
24 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.12 784
25 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 394
26 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.11 510
27 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 327
28 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 31 0.11 319
29 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 360
30 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 340
31 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,407
32 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: SOUTH CAROLINA/TENNESSEE ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.11 535
33 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,672
34 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 2,296
35 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,639
36 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 889
37 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,516
38 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,519
39 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,454
40 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 869
41 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.09 886
42 MARRIED TO REAL ESTATE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.09 784
43 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 656
44 NHL REGULAR SEASON      L: CALGARY/VEGAS ESPN 9:00 PM 164 0.08 253
45 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.08 606
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 691
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 662
48 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:44 PM 76 0.08 189
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,260
50 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 212
51 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 722
52 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 691
53 CNN TOWN HALL CNN 9:00 PM 75 0.08 513
54 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 291
55 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.08 290
56 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,283
57 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 625
58 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS SUPE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 371
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 644
60 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 229
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 260
62 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 271
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 584
64 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.07 403
65 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 8:24 PM 17 0.07 328
66 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,128
67 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 114 0.07 336
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 217
69 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 132
70 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,393
71 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 134
72 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 930
73 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,275
74 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.06 167
75 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:15 PM 45 0.06 433
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 612
77 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:40 PM 80 0.06 1,300
78 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 1,190
79 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 862
80 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: MICHIGAN/RUTGERS FOX SPORTS 1 8:41 PM 122 0.06 364
81 MARRIED TO REAL ESTAT RPK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:01 PM 59 0.06 504
82 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:12 PM 113 0.06 197
83 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: NORTHWESTERN / ILLINOIS BIG TEN NETWORK 9:06 PM 129 0.06 279
84 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 217
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 874
86 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 63 0.06 230
87 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 354
88 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 3:45 PM 55 0.05 961
89 MORNING JOE SPC REPORT MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 1,048
90 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MEMPHIS/WICHITA STATE ESPN2 7:00 PM 132 0.05 219
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 496
92 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:45 PM 15 0.04 185
93 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.04 467
94 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 892
95 PGA TOUR: HONDA CLS GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 240 0.04 342
96 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 45 0.04 679
97 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 446
98 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: HER AFFAIR TO DIE FOR LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.04 269
99 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 30 0.04 132
100 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:45 AM 99 0.03 649
101 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 12:41 PM 43 0.03 627
102 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 6 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.03 88
103 FS1 COLLEGE HOOPS EXTRA L FOX SPORTS 1 10:43 PM 17 0.03 121
104 PORT PROTECT ALASKA FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.03 382
105 YOUNG DYLAN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.03 133
106 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 916
107 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 299
108 KOLD X WINDY WETV 10:03 PM 60 0.03 92
109 MEXICAN FIRST DIVISION L: SANTOS LAGUNA/TOLUCA ESPN DEPORTES 8:30 PM 150 0.03 84
110 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 228
111 PORT PROTECT ALASKA SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.03 390
112 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 353
113 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.03 84
114 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.03 215
115 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:05 PM 115 0.03 190
116 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.03 142
117 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.03 269
118 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:24 PM 79 0.03 647
119 NBA  TODAY ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.03 78
120 PREMIO LO NUESTRO 23 2/23: N/A GALAVISION 8:00 PM 180 0.03 77
121 MAFS: COUPLES COUCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.03 347
122 HERD: JOY TAYLOR L: 1960 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.02 76
123 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:30 PM 30 0.02 437
124 NBA REGULAR SN L BONUS NBA-TV 10:06 PM 11 0.02 90
125 THIS JUST IN ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.02 97
126 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:30 PM 15 0.02 706
127 MASTER MINDS GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.02 476
128 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.02 85
129 REAL HUSBANDS OF HOLLYWOO VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.02 60
130 THAT GIRL LAY LAY NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.02 95
131 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.02 84
132 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE L: R16: FC NANTES / JUVENTUS TUDN 12:30 PM 150 0.02 68
133 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.02 188
134 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 83
135 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:24 PM 17 0.02 595
136 ASKING FOR A FRIEND TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.02 56
137 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 262
138 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.02 85
139 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L: UCLA/UTAH FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 120 0.02 107
140 REAL HUSBANDS OF HOLLYWOO VH1 10:30 PM 30 0.02 52
141 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 111
142 LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:15 PM 15 0.02 221
143 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:43 PM 47 0.02 670
144 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.02 91
145 FF MOVIE: HIDDEN FIGURES FREEFORM 2:00 PM 180 0.02 102
146 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.02 118
147 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.02 181
148 WIPEOUT TEENNICK 9:00 PM 45 0.02 63
149 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.02 125
150 WIPEOUT TEENNICK 11:30 PM 60 0.02 38

 

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."