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March 1, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 2.28.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  THE ROOKIE dropped 0.08 to 0.47, THE ROOKIE: FEDS slipped 0.02 to 0.31, and WILL TRENT was down 0.04 to 0.25.

CBS:  The FBI franchise had the mothership up 0.04 to 0.52, INTERNATIONAL up 0.05 to 0.40, and MOST WANTED down 0.03 to 0.31.

NBC:  NIGHT COURT lost 0.05 to 0.46, AMERICAN AUTO was steady at 0.30, and the 2-hour season finale of LA BREA was at 0.24/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.18, and down sharply from last season’s 0.51 finale.

FOX:  9-1-1: LONE STAR dipped 0.03 to 0.46, and ACCUSED was down 0.04 to 0.23.

CW:  THE WINCHESTERS ticked down to 0.05, followed by a rerun at 0.03.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS shed 0.02 to 0.33, SENOR DE CIELOS fell 0.13 to 0.38, and AMOR Y TRAICION was down 0.05 to 0.23.

UNIVISION:  PERDONA NUESTROS gained 0.03 to 0.39, MI CAMINO ES AMARTE ticked up to 0.42, and CABO was down 0.11 to 0.30.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.39/0.37.  On TLC, 100-LB SISTERS was at 0.30/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.29/0.12, and I AM JAZZ ticked up to 0.11.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.27/0.25.  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND edged up 0.02 to 0.27, and HISTORY’S GREATEST HEISTS was at 0.14.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY ticked up to 0.26.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.20/0.33/3M, with CNN PRIMETIME at 0.10/0.15/800K, and MSNBC’s REIDOUT at 0.08/1M.  On MTV, CATFISH was at 0.13, and HELP I’M IN A SECRET RELATIONSHIP was at 0.10.  USA’s WWE NXT ticked down to 0.13.  On Discovery, HOMESTEAD RESCUE was up 0.05 to 0.13.  HGTV’s FIXER TO FABULOUS was steady at 0.12.  On BET, THE OVAL held at 0.12 (BET Her simulcast at 0.03), and RUTHLESS was down 0.03 to 0.05.  On Food Network, SUPERCHEF GRUDGE MATCH ticked down to 0.11, and CHOPPED was down 0.04 to 0.09.  On ID, CALLS FROM THE INSIDE rose 0.04 to 0.10. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday February 28, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: LAKERS/GRIZZLIES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 158 0.39 1,162
2 NBA BASKETBALL: TIMBERWOLVES/CLIPPERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:08 PM 148 0.37 998
3 1000-LB SISTERS TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,238
4 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS TECH/KANSAS ESPN 9:09 PM 127 0.27 896
5 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.27 2,539
6 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.26 868
7 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NC STATE/DUKE ESPN 7:00 PM 129 0.25 899
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 3,009
9 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 3,087
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 632
11 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:36 AM 52 0.17 478
12 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 454
13 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,763
14 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.15 509
15 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:16 PM 74 0.15 409
16 HIST GREATEST HEISTS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.14 949
17 1000-LB SISTERS:SUPERSIZE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 607
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.14 1,006
19 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.14 965
20 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8G MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.13 400
21 WWE NXT: 1709 2023-02-28 USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 127 0.13 555
22 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,424
23 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 422
24 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 394
25 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,747
26 HOMESTEAD RESCUE: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.13 1,112
27 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:30 AM 60 0.12 292
28 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 30 0.12 358
29 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,557
30 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 2,417
31 FIXER TO FABULOUS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.12 1,194
32 OVAL, THE S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 656
33 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ARKANSAS/TENNESSEE ESPN2 9:03 PM 127 0.11 564
34 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 398
35 I AM JAZZ TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 588
36 SUPERCHEF GRUDGE MATCH FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 579
37 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,602
38 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:20 PM 40 0.11 305
39 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA/INDIANA ESPN2 7:00 PM 123 0.10 608
40 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: HOUSTON/NY METS ESPN 1:00 PM 200 0.10 383
41 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.10 226
42 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,846
43 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 821
44 HELP!SECRET RELATIONSHP 2 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.10 244
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,674
46 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 324
47 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 730
48 CALLS FROM THE INSIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 497
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 291
50 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.09 638
51 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.09 358
52 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,583
53 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.09 339
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 265
55 FIXER TO FABULOUS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.08 803
56 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,322
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,549
58 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,044
59 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,304
60 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,321
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,279
62 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,211
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 565
64 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 628
65 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 873
66 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 482
67 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 665
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 601
69 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.06 343
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 608
71 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.06 284
72 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 618
73 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 1,275
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 571
75 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: MICHIGAN STATE / NEBRASKA BIG TEN NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.06 330
76 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 566
77 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,274
78 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,238
79 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,360
80 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 491
81 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,252
82 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.05 697
83 TYLER PERRYS RUTHLESS S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.05 369
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 899
85 HERD L: 1963 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 141
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 496
87 UNDISPUTED L: 1635 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 119
88 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 562
89 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 296
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 506
91 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.04 397
92 NBA TODAY L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 158
93 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.04 174
94 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 648
95 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 155
96 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 397
97 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 842
98 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.04 320
99 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.04 828
100 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.04 99
101 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 30 0.04 118
102 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:30 PM 30 0.04 455
103 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 228
104 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: VILLANOVA/SETON HALL FOX SPORTS 1 8:44 PM 128 0.03 142
105 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 548
106 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 345
107 LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.03 452
108 CROSSROADS CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.03 89
109 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.03 340
110 PORT PROTECTION ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.03 564
111 OVAL, THE S4 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.03 116
112 THIS JUST IN L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 114
113 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 748
114 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.03 80
115 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.03 93
116 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.03 178
117 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.03 77
118 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 113 0.03 113
119 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 11:30 PM 60 0.03 132
120 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 626
121 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 1:00 PM 60 0.03 63
122 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN2 11:10 PM 31 0.03 126
123 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 2:00 PM 60 0.03 64
124 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 801
125 CLOSING BELL CNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.02 189
126 QUIEN DA MAS S10 UNIVERSO 11:30 PM 30 0.02 57
127 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.02 184
128 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.02 69
129 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.02 82
130 COLL BSKTBL: MTN WEST L FOX SPORTS 1 10:52 PM 114 0.02 65
131 CAR ISSUES MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.02 164
132 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.02 57
133 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.02 218
134 JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW, THE TLC 6:00 AM 60 0.02 69
135 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 268
136 QUIEN DA MAS S10 UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 30 0.02 55
137 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.02 71
138 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.02 74
139 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.02 176
140 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.02 190
141 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 130
142 FASTER WITH FINNEGAN MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.02 164
143 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 8:23 PM 21 0.02 107
144 THAT DIRTY BLACK BAG AMC 11:00 PM 65 0.02 106
145 REAL HOUSEWIVES POTOMAC BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.02 97
146 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.02 69
147 MASTER MINDS GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.02 499
148 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.02 222
149 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.02 187
150 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.02 143

 

 

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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.