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March 31, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 3.30.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  STATION 19 was steady at 0.45, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.05 to 0.48, and the season finale of ALASKA DAILY was down 0.02 to 0.19.

CBS:  Back from a 2-week break, YOUNG SHELDON dropped a tenth to 0.58, GHOSTS lost 0.06 to 0.55, SO HELP ME TODD dipped 0.03 to 0.31, and CSI: VEGAS ticked down to 0.28.

NBC:  The LAW & ORDER franchise had the mothership up 0.02 to 0.40, SVU up 0.04 to 0.52, and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME up 0.04 to 0.41.

FOX:  NEXT LEVEL CHEF fell 0.09 to 0.36, ANIMAL CONTROL was at 0.26 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.19, and CALL ME KAT was at 0.20.

CW:  WALKER was steady at 0.09, followed by a rerun at 0.07.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS gained 0.03 to 0.37, SENOR DE CIELOS dropped 0.08 to 0.37, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was down 0.04 to 0.22.

UNIVISION:  PERDONA NUESTROS was at 0.39, MI CAMINO ES AMARTE was at 0.49, and CABO was up 0.03 to 0.46.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Opening Night MLB BASEBALL game was at 0.48.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.41/0.35.  On a busy news night, Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT was at 0.29/0.46/4.2M, CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 was at 0.22/0.33/1.4M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW was at 0.19/0.32/2.9M.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE was steady at 0.21, and EX ON THE BEACH ticked down to 0.04.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 rose 0.04 to 0.17, and CITY CONFIDENTIAL was up 0.03 to 0.11.  Bravo’s TOP CHEF ticked up to 0.13.  On HGTV, FLIPPING EL MOUSSAS was at 0.12.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.12/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.07.  On Food Network, RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE ticked up to 0.11.  IMPRACTICAL JOKERS was at 0.09 on Tru, and 0.07 on TBS.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS was at 0.06.  ID’s A TIME TO KILL dipped 0.02 to 0.06.  On We, OMEGA ticked up to 0.04, and GROWN & GOSPEL was steady 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 March 30, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: CHICAGO WHITE SOX/HOUSTON ESPN 7:00 PM 180 0.48 1,638
2 NBA BASKETBALL: CELTICS/BUCKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:31 PM 158 0.41 1,280
3 NBA BASKETBALL: PELICANS/NUGGETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:09 PM 156 0.35 948
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 4,188
5 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,480
6 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,428
7 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,521
8 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S6 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.21 415
9 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 573
10 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,653
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,916
12 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 3,033
13 DONALD TRUMP INDICTMENT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,210
14 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.17 689
15 DONALD TRUMP INDICTMENT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,107
16 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,224
17 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 2,170
18 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,185
19 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 3,161
20 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 2,412
21 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 393
22 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 3,057
23 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,297
24 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:45 AM 46 0.15 360
25 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 411
26 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 2,435
27 TOP CHEF BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.13 523
28 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 290
29 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 377
30 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.13 518
31 FLIPPING EL MOUSSAS, THE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.12 685
32 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.12 807
33 SWAMP PEOPLE: SERPENT HISTORY 9:35 PM 60 0.12 855
34 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 311
35 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 356
36 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.11 852
37 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.11 1,165
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 268
39 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,594
40 CITY CONFIDENTIAL A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.11 450
41 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.11 368
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,485
43 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 207
44 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 90 0.11 718
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 258
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 282
47 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.10 405
48 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: UAB/NORTH TEXAS ESPN2 9:39 PM 141 0.10 370
49 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 332
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,557
51 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 8:00 PM 95 0.09 890
52 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,571
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,648
54 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,626
55 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 242
56 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 579
57 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 203
58 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.09 320
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 522
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 708
61 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.08 990
62 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: SDNY INDICTS TRUMP 537P MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.08 1,452
63 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 31 0.08 259
64 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,308
65 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,257
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 535
67 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,301
68 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 262
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,180
70 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.07 250
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 550
72 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.07 338
73 BASKETBALL              L: COLLEGE SLAM DUNK & 3-POINT CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN2 7:30 PM 129 0.07 250
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 668
75 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,182
76 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 578
77 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.06 483
78 TIME TO KILL, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.06 500
79 SHOWCASE GAME: SF AT NYY/ATL AT WAS MLB NETWORK 1:10 PM 156 0.06 348
80 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.06 365
81 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: LAA AT OAK/CLE AT SEA MLB NETWORK 10:14 PM 152 0.06 188
82 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 520
83 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.06 446
84 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 506
85 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.05 723
86 BOSSY BEAR NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.05 157
87 UNDISPUTED L: 1657 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 157
88 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.05 493
89 AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP: PHI AT TEX/NYM AT MIA MLB NETWORK 5:00 PM 135 0.05 237
90 HERD L: 1985 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 157
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 521
92 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 137
93 DOM DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 105 0.05 182
94 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 921
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 858
96 MLBT BRIDGE SHOW MLB NETWORK 3:46 PM 14 0.04 233
97 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 460
98 BOSSY BEAR NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.04 167
99 PORT PROTECT ALASKA SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 222
100 OMEGA: THE GIFT AND THE C WETV 10:00 PM 45 0.04 124
101 FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L ESPN2 12:55 AM 70 0.04 98
102 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:30 PM 30 0.04 490
103 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 711
104 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 6 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.04 76
105 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 338
106 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 903
107 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 12:46 AM 60 0.04 87
108 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.04 582
109 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 695
110 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 675
111 YOUNG DYLAN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.03 147
112 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.03 197
113 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: ROOMING WITH DANGER LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.03 262
114 GROWN & GOSPEL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.03 122
115 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 267
116 PORT PROTECT ALASKA FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.03 274
117 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:15 PM 45 0.03 94
118 LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:15 PM 15 0.03 220
119 MAFS: UK LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.03 232
120 PGA TOUR: VALERO TEXAS OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 4:00 PM 180 0.03 272
121 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 134 0.03 111
122 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.03 235
123 MASTER MINDS GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 474
124 MAFS: UK LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.03 226
125 MAFS: COUPLES COUCH LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.03 234
126 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.03 206
127 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 742
128 MASTERS SERIES TENNIS CHANNEL 8:44 PM 112 0.03 192
129 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 83
130 CM: BETTER HUMAN BD COMP NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 107
131 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 120
132 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.03 612
133 MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 12:00 PM 70 0.03 128
134 MASTERS SERIES TENNIS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 104 0.02 246
135 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.02 87
136 NFL LIVE ESPN2 12:00 AM 55 0.02 79
137 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S9 UNIVERSO 8:30 PM 30 0.02 47
138 RIFKIN:SERIAL KILLER: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 1:00 AM 120 0.02 207
139 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.02 307
140 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 84
141 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 2:05 AM 25 0.02 47
142 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.02 415
143 XFL ORIGINAL CONTENT ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.02 45
144 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.02 73
145 ESPNU STUDIO ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.02 82
146 NASCAR RACE HUB D FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.02 104
147 MISC TOURNAMENT: AUGUSTA NATL WOMENS AMATEUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:30 PM 150 0.02 118
148 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 2:30 AM 30 0.02 39
149 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 10:00 PM 60 0.02 218
150 THAT GIRL LAY LAY NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.02 87

 

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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.