BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: STATION 19 slipped 0.02 to 0.50, GREY’S ANATOMY was steady at 0.42, and ALASKA DAILY was up 0.02 to 0.23.
CBS: The first primetime broadcast games of the NCAA TOURNAMENT were at 0.80/0.88, compared with last year’s 1.35/0.83.
NBC: Reruns at 0.3/0.28/0.25.
FOX: NEXT LEVEL CHEF edged up 0.02 to 0.37, ANIMAL CONTROL gained 0.03 to 0.26, and CALL ME KAT was up 0.04 to 0.25.
CW: Reruns at 0.03/0.05.
TELEMUNDO: CASA DE FAMOSOS ticked down to 0.30, SENOR DE CIELOS lost 0.03 to 0.40, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was down 0.03 to 0.20.
UNIVISION: PERDONA NUESTROS dropped 0.05 to 0.35, MI CAMINO ES AMARTE fell 0.03 to 0.40, and CABO was down 0.09 to 0.37.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The NCAA TOURNAMENT occupied the Top 19 slots of the day, with TNT’s games at 1.13/0.87/0.55/0.31, TBS’s at 0.59/0.55/0.54/0.22, and Tru’s at 0.54/0.45/0.28/0.19.
On MTV, JERSEY SHORE slipped 0.02 to 0.19, and EX ON THE BEACH was down 0.02 to 0.04. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.17/0.26/2.9M, with MSNBC’s LAST WORD WITH LAURENCE O’DONNELL at 0.07/1.4M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.06/600K. On A&E, THE FIRST 48 dropped 0.03 to 0.14, and BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU was at 0.13/0.11/0.09. Bravo’s TOP CHEF was steady at 0.14. On HGTV, FLIPPING EL MOUSSAS rose 0.05 to 0.13, and MARRIED TO REAL ESTATE was up 0.02 to 0.12. On Food Network, RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE ticked down to 0.11. On ID, A TIME TO KILL climbed 0.03 to 0.09. On We, GROWN & GOSPEL was at 0.03, and OMEGA was at 0.03.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday March 16, 2023 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRTH1: AUBURN VS IOWA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:42 PM | 131 | 1.13 | 3,440 |
| 2 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRTH2: N KENTUCKY VS HOUSTON | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:33 PM | 128 | 0.87 | 2,494 |
| 3 | TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRTH | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:11 PM | 22 | 0.68 | 1,894 |
| 4 | TNT NCAA BK CHP-BRG-DYTH2 | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:23 PM | 19 | 0.62 | 1,817 |
| 5 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRTH2: PENN ST VS TEXAS A&M | TBS NETWORK | 10:09 PM | 125 | 0.59 | 1,845 |
| 6 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYTH2: CHARLESTON VS SAN DIEGO ST | TRUTV | 3:16 PM | 149 | 0.57 | 1,583 |
| 7 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYTH2: PRINCETON VS ARIZONA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 4:09 PM | 134 | 0.55 | 1,799 |
| 8 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYTH2: ILLINOIS VS ARKANSAS | TBS NETWORK | 4:25 PM | 148 | 0.55 | 1,970 |
| 9 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRTH1: COLGATE VS TEXAS | TBS NETWORK | 7:36 PM | 134 | 0.54 | 1,711 |
| 10 | TBS RD TO FNL FOUR- THU-2 | TBS NETWORK | 6:53 PM | 36 | 0.46 | 1,590 |
| 11 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRTH1: BOISE ST VS NORTHWESTERN | TRUTV | 7:28 PM | 135 | 0.45 | 1,579 |
| 12 | TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRTH | TBS NETWORK | 9:50 PM | 19 | 0.40 | 1,372 |
| 13 | TRU NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRTH | TRUTV | 9:43 PM | 22 | 0.34 | 999 |
| 14 | TBS NCAA POST GUN-TH1 | TBS NETWORK | 12:14 AM | 10 | 0.33 | 1,022 |
| 15 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYTH1: UTAH STATE VS MISSOURI | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:31 PM | 140 | 0.31 | 1,037 |
| 16 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYTH1: FURMAN VS VIRGINIA | TRUTV | 12:33 PM | 143 | 0.28 | 905 |
| 17 | TRU NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYTH | TRUTV | 2:56 PM | 20 | 0.28 | 864 |
| 18 | TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYTH | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 3:51 PM | 18 | 0.28 | 945 |
| 19 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYTH1: HOWARD VS KANSAS | TBS NETWORK | 1:53 PM | 135 | 0.22 | 815 |
| 20 | JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S6 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 372 |
| 21 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRTH2: UNC ASHEVILLE VS UCLA | TRUTV | 10:05 PM | 124 | 0.19 | 703 |
| 22 | TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYTH | TBS NETWORK | 4:08 PM | 17 | 0.17 | 816 |
| 23 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,904 |
| 24 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.15 | 492 |
| 25 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 704 |
| 26 | TOP CHEF | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 75 | 0.14 | 658 |
| 27 | BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.13 | 629 |
| 28 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:02 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 1,024 |
| 29 | FLIPPING EL MOUSSAS, THE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.13 | 823 |
| 30 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,918 |
| 31 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,746 |
| 32 | NAKED AND AFRAID: SOLO | TBS NETWORK | 12:24 AM | 67 | 0.12 | 388 |
| 33 | TRU NCAA BSK POST GAME-TH | TRUTV | 12:16 AM | 59 | 0.12 | 407 |
| 34 | RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE | FOOD NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.12 | 759 |
| 35 | MARRIED TO REAL ESTATE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:01 PM | 61 | 0.12 | 974 |
| 36 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 2,256 |
| 37 | BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 63 | 0.11 | 541 |
| 38 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 405 |
| 39 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:32 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 897 |
| 40 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 10 | 0.10 | 224 |
| 41 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,501 |
| 42 | MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 461 |
| 43 | BUTCHERS OF THE BAYOU | A&E NETWORK | 1:03 AM | 61 | 0.09 | 288 |
| 44 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,363 |
| 45 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,839 |
| 46 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,404 |
| 47 | CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: QF: PACHUCA (MEX) / FC MOTAGUA (HON) | TUDN | 10:02 PM | 138 | 0.09 | 227 |
| 48 | XFL L: HOUSTON/SEATTLE | ESPN | 10:32 PM | 175 | 0.09 | 256 |
| 49 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 2,435 |
| 50 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,435 |
| 51 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,425 |
| 52 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL L | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 276 |
| 53 | TIME TO KILL, A | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 645 |
| 54 | TRU NCAA BK CHP-PRE-PRTH | TRUTV | 7:00 PM | 28 | 0.08 | 221 |
| 55 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 301 |
| 56 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,322 |
| 57 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,427 |
| 58 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 258 |
| 59 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 258 |
| 60 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 250 |
| 61 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 220 |
| 62 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 998 |
| 63 | GHOST ADVENTURES | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 256 |
| 64 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 228 |
| 65 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 580 |
| 66 | UNDISPUTED L: 1647 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 178 |
| 67 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,898 |
| 68 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 197 |
| 69 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 214 |
| 70 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,433 |
| 71 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,212 |
| 72 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,130 |
| 73 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:27 AM | 63 | 0.06 | 210 |
| 74 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 565 |
| 75 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,081 |
| 76 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,282 |
| 77 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,319 |
| 78 | ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,258 |
| 79 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: ORLANDO/PHOENIX | NBA-TV | 10:04 PM | 149 | 0.06 | 217 |
| 80 | COLLEGE WRESTLING L: 2023 NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 212 | 0.06 | 251 |
| 81 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 541 |
| 82 | YOUNG DYLAN | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 195 |
| 83 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,027 |
| 84 | TBS RD TO FNL FOUR- THU | TBS NETWORK | 1:30 PM | 23 | 0.06 | 282 |
| 85 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 538 |
| 86 | MISION EUROPA L | TUDN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 119 |
| 87 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,108 |
| 88 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 559 |
| 89 | NFL LIVE | ESPN2 | 1:10 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 142 |
| 90 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:15 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 251 |
| 91 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 431 |
| 92 | MAFS: UK | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.05 | 291 |
| 93 | THAT GIRL LAY LAY | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 146 |
| 94 | TRU NCAA BK CHP-PRE-DYTH | TRUTV | 12:00 PM | 33 | 0.05 | 178 |
| 95 | CNN PRIMETIME | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 366 |
| 96 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 837 |
| 97 | GET UP | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 154 |
| 98 | SWITCH | GSN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 477 |
| 99 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 413 |
| 100 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 449 |
| 101 | EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 6 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 122 |
| 102 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 1,216 |
| 103 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 485 |
| 104 | TNT RD TO FNL FOUR- THU | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:00 PM | 31 | 0.04 | 203 |
| 105 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 434 |
| 106 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:20 AM | 40 | 0.04 | 105 |
| 107 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 456 |
| 108 | HERD L: 1975 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 139 |
| 109 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 514 |
| 110 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 147 |
| 111 | DAILY WAGER L | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 103 |
| 112 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 322 |
| 113 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 677 |
| 114 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:14 PM | 46 | 0.04 | 126 |
| 115 | CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 608 |
| 116 | PORT PROTECT ALASKA FL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 15 | 0.04 | 297 |
| 117 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 623 |
| 118 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 485 |
| 119 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 453 |
| 120 | BOSSY BEAR | NICK JR | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 148 |
| 121 | NASCAR RACE HUB L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 133 |
| 122 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 773 |
| 123 | BOSSY BEAR | NICKELODEON | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 117 |
| 124 | GROWN & GOSPEL | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 118 |
| 125 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 12:33 AM | 57 | 0.03 | 135 |
| 126 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 255 |
| 127 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: MONMOUTH/TENNESSEE TECH | ESPN2 | 9:11 PM | 123 | 0.03 | 200 |
| 128 | PORT PROTECT ALASKA SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 333 |
| 129 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 81 |
| 130 | UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 1: R16: ARSENAL F.C. VS.SPORTING CLUB | TUDN | 3:50 PM | 130 | 0.03 | 79 |
| 131 | CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: N/A | TUDN | 8:00 PM | 122 | 0.03 | 99 |
| 132 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 561 |
| 133 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 548 |
| 134 | CNN THIS MORNING | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 270 |
| 135 | MAFS: COUPLES COUCH | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 277 |
| 136 | FIRST THINGS FIRST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.03 | 85 |
| 137 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 727 |
| 138 | NBA PREGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 9:31 PM | 33 | 0.03 | 98 |
| 139 | LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:15 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 225 |
| 140 | OMEGA: THE GIFT AND THE C | WETV | 10:00 PM | 50 | 0.03 | 125 |
| 141 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 90 |
| 142 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: ST. JOHNS/PURDUE | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 131 | 0.03 | 216 |
| 143 | POWER LUNCH | CNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 203 |
| 144 | WIPEOUT | TEENNICK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 60 |
| 145 | KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 75 |
| 146 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: SPRING BREAK NIGHTMARE | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 269 |
| 147 | LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 11:15 PM | 15 | 0.02 | 175 |
| 148 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 199 |
| 149 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 85 |
| 150 | WHAT ON EARTH | SCIENCE | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 172 |
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