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March 3, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 3.2.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  STATION 19 dipped 0.03 to 0.46, and GREY’S ANATOMY was down 0.09 to 0.40.  ALASKA DAILY aired for the first time since November 17, up 0.02 to 0.22.

CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, YOUNG SHELDON edged up 0.02 to 0.63, GHOSTS dipped 0.04 to 0.54, SO HELP ME TODD  (back from a 2-week break) fell 0.12 to 0.32, and CSI: VEGAS was up 0.04 to 0.25.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.36/0.35/0.27.

FOX:  NEXT LEVEL CHEF gained 0.04 to 0.42, ANIMAL CONTROL ticked up to 0.27, and CALL ME KAT was up 0.03 to 0.22.

CW:  WALKER lost 0.02 to 0.06, and WALKER: INDEPENDENCE was down 0.02 to 0.04.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS climbed 0.05 to 0.36, SENOR DE CIELOS rose 0.05 to 0.49, and AMOR Y TRAICION was up 0.02 to 0.29.

UNIVISION:  PERDONA NUESTROS was at 0.41, MI CAMINO ES AMARTE was at 0.42, and CABO was at 0.38.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.50/0.49.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.29/0.19/0.12.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.37/3.3M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.16/0.20/1.1M, and MSNBC’s ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES at 0.07/1.5M.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE gained 0.03 to 0.20, and EX ON THE BEACH was up 0.02 to 0.05.  On A&E, ACCUSED dropped 0.05 to 0.13, UNDERCOVER was at 0.12, and AFTER THE FIRST 48 was at 0.09.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE was steady at 0.12, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.11.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING lost 0.03 to 0.12.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.11/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.13.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS edged up 0.02 to 0.10.  IMPRACTICAL JOKERS was down 0.04 to 0.10 on TBS, and down a tick to 0.07 on Tru.  On HGTV, FLIPPING EL MOUSSAS was at 0.10 and MARRIED TO REAL ESTATE ticked down to 0.08.  On ID, A TIME TO KILL was at 0.08.  On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP ticked up to 0.07, and OMEGA was at 0.04. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday March 2, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: CLIPPERS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:04 PM 153 0.50 1,494
2 NBA BASKETBALL: 76ERS/MAVERICKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:31 PM 153 0.49 1,431
3 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN/ILLINOIS ESPN 7:00 PM 161 0.29 1,069
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,346
5 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.25 3,511
6 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:37 AM 48 0.24 693
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,852
8 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S6 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.20 412
9 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:41 PM 87 0.19 637
10 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 3,189
11 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,358
12 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,130
13 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,908
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 2,165
15 ACCUSED: GUILTY OR INNCNT A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.13 561
16 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L FOX SPORTS 1 9:23 PM 109 0.13 549
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.12 577
18 UNDERCOVER:CAUGHT ON TAPE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.12 480
19 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,685
20 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ARIZONA/USC ESPN 11:08 PM 128 0.12 353
21 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.12 717
22 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,183
23 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.12 619
24 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,525
25 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.11 605
26 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,476
27 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 8:00 PM 95 0.11 1,005
28 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 396
29 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.11 860
30 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 355
31 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.10 647
32 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.10 906
33 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.10 382
34 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,507
35 FLIPPING EL MOUSSAS, THE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.10 796
36 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 882
37 AFTER THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.09 443
38 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 9:35 PM 60 0.09 841
39 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,566
40 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,521
41 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.09 367
42 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.09 352
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,561
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 593
45 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 31 0.09 266
46 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 317
47 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 665
48 TIME TO KILL, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 588
49 MARRIED TO REAL ESTATE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.08 795
50 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:16 AM 74 0.08 193
51 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,439
52 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,368
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,235
54 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: PHILADELPHIA/BOSTON ESPN 12:00 PM 188 0.08 367
55 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 233
56 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:08 PM 112 0.07 276
57 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 641
58 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,515
59 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 936
60 PORT PROTECT ALASKA FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.07 345
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 635
62 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,317
63 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 619
64 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 227
65 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 180
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 552
67 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,373
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 605
69 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,296
70 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 569
71 UNDISPUTED L: 1637 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 151
72 MARRIED TO REAL ESTAT RPK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:01 PM 59 0.06 512
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 607
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 167
75 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 776
76 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.05 301
77 PGA TOUR: ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 241 0.05 483
78 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.05 256
79 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 594
80 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.05 1,365
81 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.05 445
82 NFL SCOUTING COMBINE: 2023 DL, LB NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 343 0.05 147
83 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 6 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.05 108
84 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 1,544
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 537
86 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS SUPE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 328
87 NBA TODAY L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 165
88 THAT GIRL LAY LAY NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.05 134
89 MAFS: UK LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.05 320
90 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 383
91 PORT PROTECT ALASKA SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 306
92 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WICHITA ST/HOUSTON ESPN2 7:00 PM 123 0.05 200
93 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: RUTGERS/MINNESOTA FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 143 0.05 181
94 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: 54TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS ENC3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 120 0.05 191
95 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.04 143
96 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.04 82
97 LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:15 PM 15 0.04 187
98 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 860
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 892
100 YOUNG DYLAN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.04 155
101 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:30 PM 30 0.04 422
102 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 8:43 PM 60 0.04 123
103 HERD L: 1965 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 136
104 OMEGA: THE GIFT AND THE C WETV 10:00 PM 50 0.04 122
105 THIS JUST IN L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 129
106 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 430
107 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:25 PM 35 0.04 108
108 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 474
109 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 11:14 AM 72 0.04 627
110 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 645
111 MASTER MINDS GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 509
112 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.03 230
113 KCA: ALL THE NOMS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.03 108
114 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.03 950
115 MAFS: COUPLES COUCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.03 332
116 AMC MOVIE: HITMAN: AGENT 47 AMC 10:00 PM 135 0.03 258
117 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.03 109
118 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MY DIARY OF LIES LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.03 216
119 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 806
120 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:01 PM 60 0.03 227
121 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 290
122 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.03 602
123 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.03 225
124 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MEMPHIS/SMU ESPN2 9:03 PM 142 0.03 150
125 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.03 82
126 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.03 100
127 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:26 PM 34 0.03 569
128 REAL HUSBANDS OF HOLLYWOO VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.03 69
129 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 78
130 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.02 82
131 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.02 170
132 REAL HUSBANDS OF HOLLYWOO VH1 10:30 PM 30 0.02 60
133 CUOMO NEWSNATION 8:00 PM 60 0.02 231
134 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 14 0.02 583
135 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.02 67
136 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.02 94
137 CM: BETTER HUMAN BETTER D NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.02 138
138 KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.02 72
139 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.02 76
140 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.02 184
141 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 92
142 STORM CENTER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.02 169
143 VICE SPECIAL REPORT VICE 11:00 PM 60 0.02 57
144 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.02 46
145 JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW, THE TLC 6:00 AM 60 0.02 75
146 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.02 179
147 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.02 95
148 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L FOX SPORTS 1 11:12 PM 109 0.02 84
149 BANFIELD NEWSNATION 10:00 PM 60 0.02 180
150 MAGIC DISNEYS ANIMAL SNAP NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.02 86

 

 

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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.