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January 26, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 1.25.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  Reruns at 0.42/0.30/0.26/0.27/0.22.

CBS:  THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT rose 0.11 to 0.64, LINGO gained 0.09 to 0.47, and TOUGH AS NAILS was up 0.07 to 0.34.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.35/0.32/0.34.

FOX:  NAME THAT TUNE ticked down to 0.35, and SPECIAL FORCES ticked up to 0.33.

CW:  Reruns at 0.10/0.05.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSAS dropped 0.05 to 0.30, SENOR DE CIELOS gained 0.02 to 0.66, and AMOR Y TRAICION ticked up to 0.32.

UNIVISION:  VENCER LA AUSENCIA was steady at 0.46, EL CAMINO ES AMARTE lost 0.05 to 0.45, and CABO was down 0.07 to 0.39

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.58/0.53.  On TBS, AEW: DYNAMITE ticked up to 0.32, and POWER SLAP was up 0.03 to 0.13.  On MTV, THE CHALLENGE gained 0.02 to 0.31.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY was at 0.24.  On BET, SISTAS was steady at 0.24 (BET Her simulcast at 0.03), and KINGDOM BUSINESS was up 0.03 to 0.14.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.23/0.40/3.5M, with MSNBC’s LAST WORD WITH LAURENCE O’DONNELL at 0.09/1.4M, and CNN’s INSIDE POLITICS at 0.07/700K.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT held at 0.16.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 was at 0.14.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES rose 0.03 to 0.14, and NFL TAILGATE TAKEDOWN ticked up to 0.11.  HGTV’s BROTHER VS BROTHER was up 0.03 to 0.13.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.13/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.09/0.09.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL climbed 0.03 to 0.12, and HOMICIDE HUNTER was at 0.11.  On TLC, 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS held at 0.10, and MY 600-LB LIFE was up 0.02 to 0.09.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS ticked up to 0.09, and DIRTY OLD CARS was at 0.05/0.03 compared to last week’s 0.06/0.06.  Freeform’s GROWN-ISH ticked down to 0.04. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 25, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MEMPHIS/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:18 PM 168 0.58 1,667
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BROOKLYN/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 7:43 PM 155 0.53 1,461
3 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0173 LEXINGTON KY TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.32 1,003
4 CHALLENGE: RIDE OR DIES MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.31 635
5 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:06 AM 54 0.29 758
6 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.25 670
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.24 701
8 SISTAS SERIES S5 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,066
9 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 3,508
10 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.21 514
11 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 3,598
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 669
13 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,641
14 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 3,108
15 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 453
16 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 93 0.16 978
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.16 1,069
18 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 386
19 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 451
20 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 408
21 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: NY RANGERS/TORONTO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:09 PM 158 0.15 453
22 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 479
23 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.14 536
24 KINGDOM BUSINESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 639
25 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 2,897
26 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.14 580
27 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,688
28 BROTHER VS BROTHER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.13 1,095
29 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,945
30 POWER SLAP: ROAD TO TITLE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 413
31 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 826
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 342
33 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 384
34 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,626
35 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 719
36 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.12 923
37 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,733
38 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 305
39 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,910
40 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,490
41 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:33 PM 30 0.11 723
42 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,742
43 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.11 427
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,687
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 275
46 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 303
47 NFL TAILGATE TAKEDOWN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 462
48 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.11 354
49 HOMICIDE HUNTER: AMERICAN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.11 737
50 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.10 536
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,697
52 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 2,060
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,718
54 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.10 732
55 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.10 302
56 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:30 PM 30 0.10 297
57 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.09 939
58 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,427
59 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.09 395
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 240
61 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,391
62 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS A&M/AUBURN ESPN2 9:10 PM 130 0.08 312
63 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: XAVIER/UCONN FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 140 0.08 343
64 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.08 549
65 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,193
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,381
67 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: INDIANA / MINNESOTA BIG TEN NETWORK 9:06 PM 128 0.08 344
68 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 734
69 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: SOUTH CAROLINA/FLORIDA ESPN2 7:00 PM 130 0.07 198
70 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: COLUMBUS/EDMONTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:47 PM 153 0.07 181
71 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 325
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 627
73 NATE & JERE HM PROJ RPK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:01 PM 59 0.07 547
74 UNDISPUTED L: 1611 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 171
75 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 913
76 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,416
77 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.07 350
78 SHORTYS DREAM SHOP MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 273
79 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 555
80 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 580
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 910
82 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 634
83 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 10:30 PM 60 0.06 127
84 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 1,279
85 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 901
86 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.06 521
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 642
88 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 7:00 PM 108 0.06 215
89 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:20 PM 70 0.06 154
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 567
91 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 576
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 683
93 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 505
94 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 PM 30 0.05 191
95 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.05 169
96 B1G LIVE: BKB GAMEBREAK L BIG TEN NETWORK 8:48 PM 18 0.05 230
97 LOVE WITHOUT BORDERS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 209
98 DIRTY OLD CARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 31 0.05 609
99 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.05 384
100 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 315
101 HERD L: 1939 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 161
102 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.05 130
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.05 562
104 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 480
105 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 10:30 PM 30 0.04 116
106 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:30 PM 9 0.04 127
107 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 11:30 PM 60 0.04 108
108 TRAFFICKED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.04 259
109 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 135
110 MASTER MINDS GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 508
111 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.04 123
112 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.04 323
113 NFL LIVE ESPN2 12:30 AM 60 0.04 86
114 NHL RS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:20 AM 34 0.04 101
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 541
116 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 707
117 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.04 1,366
118 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 761
119 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.04 566
120 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.04 130
121 TOONING OUT THE NEWS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.04 117
122 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 121
123 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 104
124 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 335
125 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 772
126 SECRETS ZOO: TAMPA SNAP NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 201
127 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 788
128 SISTAS SERIES S5 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.03 184
129 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 834
130 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.03 156
131 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.03 97
132 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 212
133 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 201
134 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 540
135 DIRTY OLD CARS HISTORY 10:34 PM 29 0.03 460
136 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 702
137 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 74
138 PGA TOUR: FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 246 0.03 208
139 FOX CBB TIP-OFF L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 30 0.03 78
140 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.03 133
141 AMISTOSO USA: EE.UU. VS SERBIA UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 163 0.03 76
142 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WEST VIRGINIA/TEXAS TECH ESPNU 7:00 PM 138 0.03 173
143 BARRETT JACKSON LIVE FYI 7:00 PM 60 0.03 174
144 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 100
145 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.02 59
146 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L FOX SPORTS 1 8:50 PM 106 0.02 89
147 NG INVESTIGATES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.02 151
148 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.02 91
149 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.02 86
150 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 242

 

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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."