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March 22, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 3.21.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  Returning from a 3-week break, THE ROOKIE slipped 0.02 to 0.45, THE ROOKIE: FEDS dropped 0.04 to 0.27, and WILL TRENT was up 0.04 to 0.29.

CBS:  Reruns at 0.32/0.23/0.21.

NBC:  After a rerun NIGHT COURT at 0.28, AMERICAN AUTO lost 0.03 to 0.24, THE VOICE was down 0.04 to 0.46, and THAT’S MY JAM was up 0.06 to 0.40.

FOX:  9-1-1: LONE STAR fell 0.06 to 0.41, and ACCUSED was down 0.06 to 0.22.

CW:  SUPERMAN & LOIS dipped 0.02 to 0.11, and GOTHAM KNIGHTS was down 0.05 to 0.08.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS ticked up to 0.35, SENOR DE CIELOS ticked down to 0.39, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was down 0.03 to 0.24.

UNIVISION:  PERDONA NUESTROS dropped 0.05 to 0.39, MI CAMINO ES AMARTE was steady at 0.48, and CABO was up 0.07 to 0.47.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC finals was at 1.46, with a Spanish-language simulcast on Fox Desportes at 0.17).  On TLC, 1000-LB SISTERS was at 0.32/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.29, and RETURN TO AMISH ticked up to 0.14.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.30/3.3M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.12/0.18/800K, and MSNBC’s THE BEAT WITH ARI MELBER at 0.08/1.5M.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY fell 0.06 to 0.21.  ESPN’s NIT TOURNAMENT coverage was at 0.19/0.14.  On Food Network, CHOPPED jumped 0.06 to 0.16, and SUPERCHEF GRUDGE MATCH was up 0.05 to 0.14.  On MTV, CATFISH ticked up to 0.16, and HELP I’M IN A SECRET RELATIONSHIP ticked up to 0.09.  HGTV’s FIXER TO FABULOUS climbed 0.03 to 0.14.  Discovery’s HOMESTEAD RESCUE was up 0.04 to 0.13.  USA’s WWE NXT dipped 0.03 to 0.12.  On History, a CURSE OF OAK ISLAND special was at 0.10, and HISTORY’S GREATEST HEISTS was down 0.04 to 0.09.  ID’s CALLS FROM THE INSIDE held at 0.07. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 21, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC L: FINAL: UNITED STATES/JAPAN FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 230 1.46 4,480
2 WBC POSTGAME L FOX SPORTS 1 10:50 PM 35 0.63 1,568
3 1000-LB SISTERS TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,474
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 10:59 PM 61 0.22 574
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 3,285
6 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.21 867
7 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.20 642
8 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 9:21 PM 98 0.19 791
9 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 458
10 WORLD BASEBALL CLASS FNL: 2023: USA VS JAPAN FOX DEPORTES 6:59 PM 228 0.17 492
11 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.16 774
12 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8G MTV 8:00 PM 62 0.16 391
13 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.15 370
14 1000-LB SISTERS:SUPERSIZE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 729
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,551
16 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 699
17 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 411
18 SUPERCHEF GRUDGE MATCH FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 587
19 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: BOSTON/SACRAMENTO NBA-TV 10:03 PM 137 0.14 458
20 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: NORTH TEXAS/OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 141 0.14 611
21 WBC PREGAME L FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 30 0.14 421
22 FIXER TO FABULOUS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.14 1,207
23 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:06 PM 30 0.14 1,031
24 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 3,093
25 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 379
26 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.13 534
27 HOMESTEAD RESCUE: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.13 957
28 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,909
29 WWE NXT: 1712 2023-03-21 USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 128 0.12 550
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 821
31 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 2,718
32 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 275
33 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:36 PM 30 0.11 904
34 FIXER TO FABULOUS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.11 946
35 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,965
36 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 692
37 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,376
38 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 808
39 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,610
40 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.10 356
41 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 393
42 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.10 406
43 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,544
44 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.10 1,295
45 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 811
46 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,357
47 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 340
48 HELP!SECRET RELATIONSHP 2 MTV 9:02 PM 60 0.09 229
49 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 212
50 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.09 333
51 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 703
52 HIST GREATEST HEISTS HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.09 725
53 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 741
54 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 2,272
55 TOTAL SPORTS 360 ESP FOX DEPORTES 10:47 PM 44 0.09 207
56 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,495
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,554
58 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 230
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 62 0.08 263
60 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 239
61 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,495
62 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,544
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,506
64 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 598
65 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,264
66 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 648
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 676
68 BET ORIGINAL MOVIE: IMANI BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 180 0.08 315
69 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 819
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 236
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,557
72 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: CLEVELAND/BROOKLYN NBA-TV 7:32 PM 151 0.08 289
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 667
74 CALLS FROM THE INSIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 476
75 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,250
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 661
77 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.07 426
78 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,688
79 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,364
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:02 PM 58 0.06 210
81 UNDISPUTED L: 1650 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 169
82 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 1,066
83 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,431
84 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 948
85 CUSTOMER WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.06 297
86 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 473
87 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 1,032
88 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.06 139
89 HERD L: 1978 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 140
90 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.05 481
91 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.05 820
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 619
93 CUSTOMER WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.05 223
94 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:20 AM 70 0.05 168
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 651
96 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 857
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 1,146
98 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: LEGEND OF TARZAN, THE AMC 10:00 PM 150 0.04 299
99 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 758
100 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 682
101 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 758
102 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 861
103 BOSSY BEAR NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.04 114
104 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 158
105 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 108
106 TOTAL SPORTS 360 FOX DEPORTES 11:31 PM 29 0.03 58
107 SPEAK-S-L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.03 91
108 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:30 PM 30 0.03 499
109 JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW, THE TLC 6:00 AM 60 0.03 104
110 MAN V. FOOD A. RICHMAN COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.03 103
111 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 30 0.03 150
112 LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.03 432
113 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 1:02 AM 62 0.03 253
114 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 464
115 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 830
116 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.03 366
117 PORT PROTECTION ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.03 553
118 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 110
119 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.03 210
120 NBA  TODAY ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.03 92
121 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 387
122 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 105
123 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 84
124 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 231
125 SUPER TURBO STORY TIME MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 30 0.02 125
126 FASTER WITH FINNEGAN MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.02 121
127 NFL LIVE ESPN2 11:52 PM 38 0.02 47
128 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 1:13 AM 32 0.02 78
129 RESTAURANTS AT THE END NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.02 212
130 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: SOUTHERN UTAH/EASTERN KENTUCKY ESPN2 7:00 PM 152 0.02 129
131 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 300
132 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.02 200
133 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.02 318
134 THIS JUST IN ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.02 85
135 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.02 61
136 NFL MOCK DRAFT LIVE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.02 62
137 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 85
138 MASTER MINDS GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.02 527
139 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.02 58
140 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.02 105
141 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.02 164
142 REAL SPORTS 23 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 59 0.02 145
143 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S4 UNIVERSO 2:00 PM 30 0.02 36
144 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.02 59
145 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.02 167
146 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.02 148
147 BOSSY BEAR NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.02 105
148 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:00 PM 60 0.02 30
149 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.02 153
150 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.02 108

 

 

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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."