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February 2, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 2.1.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  A SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK special was at 0.37.  After reruns at 0.23/0.21, SOUL OF A NATION was at 0.23.

CBS:  THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT ticked down to 0.63, LINGO dipped 0.04 to 0.43, and TOUGH AS NAILS was down a tenth to 0.24.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.38/0.37/0.32.

FOX:  NAME THAT TUNE gained 0.02 to 0.37, and SPECIAL FORCES ticked up to 0.34.

CW:  Reruns at 0.08/0.05.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSAS gained 0.06 to 0.36, SENOR DE CIELOS fell 0.13 to 0.53, and AMOR Y TRAICION was down 0.12 to 0.20.

UNIVISION:  VENCER LA AUSENCIA lost 0.05 to 0.41, EL CAMINO ES AMARTE slipped 0.02 to 0.43, and CABO ticked down to 0.38.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was ta 0.34/0.30.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE ticked down to 0.31, and POWER SLAP was down 0.04 to 0.09.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE lost 0.04 to 0.27.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY was steady at 0.24.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.24/0.35/3M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.11/0.14/700K, and MSNBC’s LAST WORD WITH LAURENCE O’DONNELL at 0.09/1.3M.  On BET, SISTAS was steady at 0.24, and KINGDOM BUSINESS was down 0.03 to 0.11.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.15/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.08.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT slipped 0.02 to 0.14.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked down to 0.13, and NFL TAILGATE TAKEDOWN was down 0.03 to 0.08.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL was steady at 0.12, and HOMICIDE HUNTER ticked up to 0.12.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE rose 0.03 to 0.12, and 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS held at 0.10.  HGTV’s BROTHER VS BROTHER was down 0.02 to 0.11.  Syfy’s THE ARK premiered at 0.08.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS dipped 0.03 to 0.06, and DIRTY OLD CARS was at 0.05/0.04 compared to last week’s 0.05/0.03.  Freeform’s GROWN-ISH held 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: Wednesday February 1, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BROOKLYN/BOSTON ESPN 7:43 PM 142 0.34 1,036
2 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0174 DAYTON OH TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.31 901
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: ATLANTA/PHOENIX ESPN 10:05 PM 140 0.30 855
4 CHALLENGE: RIDE OR DIES MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.27 551
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.24 663
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 3,007
7 SISTAS SERIES S5 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,026
8 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.21 670
9 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 524
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 674
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,527
12 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.15 866
13 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 441
14 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.15 416
15 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 93 0.14 964
16 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 2,697
17 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 3,226
18 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.13 652
19 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:25 AM 65 0.13 371
20 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 423
21 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 341
22 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 806
23 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,991
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.12 1,019
25 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 393
26 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 376
27 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,869
28 HOMICIDE HUNTER: AMERICAN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 667
29 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 121 0.12 551
30 KINGDOM BUSINESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.11 530
31 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OKLAHOMA STATE/OKLAHOMA ESPN2 9:09 PM 122 0.11 370
32 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 2,001
33 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 652
34 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TENNESSEE/FLORIDA ESPN2 7:00 PM 129 0.11 493
35 BROTHER VS BROTHER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.11 1,087
36 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 310
37 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.10 274
38 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS TLC 10:01 PM 60 0.10 580
39 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.10 956
40 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: CAROLINA/BUFFALO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:34 PM 151 0.10 320
41 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,773
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 581
43 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,728
44 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 280
45 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.10 230
46 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.10 445
47 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 2,263
48 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,738
49 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 280
50 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.09 334
51 POWER SLAP: ROAD TO TITLE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 284
52 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,486
53 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,333
54 NFL TAILGATE TAKEDOWN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 439
55 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:33 PM 30 0.08 704
56 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.08 604
57 ARK, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 578
58 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.08 424
59 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:12 PM 108 0.08 1,244
60 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 6:30 PM 114 0.08 262
61 UNDISPUTED L: 1616 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 199
62 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,173
63 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,534
64 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,275
65 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 608
66 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:30 PM 30 0.08 487
67 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 592
68 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 324
69 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,441
70 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 296
71 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 965
72 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:11 PM 49 0.07 176
73 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,546
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 1,595
75 OH MY GOD, YES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.07 166
76 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 642
77 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,242
78 YENOR ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.07 154
79 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.07 352
80 NATE & JERE HM PROJ RPK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:01 PM 59 0.07 548
81 MACBETH WITH DINOSAURS ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 15 0.07 142
82 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.07 334
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 633
84 MASTER MINDS GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.06 598
85 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 642
86 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 28 0.06 149
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 1,255
88 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.06 683
89 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.06 801
90 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:21 PM 111 0.06 726
91 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.06 224
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 188
93 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 1,003
94 NHL RS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:05 PM 35 0.05 181
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 579
96 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / TOLUCA TUDN 8:30 PM 150 0.05 162
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 603
98 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:30 PM 30 0.05 277
99 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 433
100 DIRTY OLD CARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 31 0.05 559
101 HERD L: 1944 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 171
102 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.05 355
103 RIDE OF YOUR LIFE WITH CH MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.05 224
104 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 946
105 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 21 0.05 713
106 LOVE WITHOUT BORDERS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 230
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 533
108 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 352
109 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 766
110 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 598
111 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 138
112 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L FOX SPORTS 1 8:52 PM 119 0.05 239
113 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 665
114 LA LIGA    L: REAL BETIS/FC BARCELONA ESPN DEPORTES 2:50 PM 127 0.04 84
115 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: PROVIDENCE/XAVIER FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 142 0.04 179
116 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 517
117 TRAFFICKED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 17 0.04 269
118 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.04 661
119 DIRTY OLD CARS HISTORY 10:34 PM 29 0.04 466
120 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 289
121 B1G LIVE: BKB GAMEBREAK L BIG TEN NETWORK 8:24 PM 12 0.04 154
122 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 217
123 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.04 205
124 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 10:30 PM 30 0.04 113
125 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 517
126 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.04 428
127 NASCAR RACE HUB D FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 30 0.04 138
128 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 428
129 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 633
130 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 185
131 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 PM 30 0.04 240
132 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 8:36 PM 107 0.04 171
133 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 34 0.04 186
134 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 818
135 NG INVESTIGATES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:17 PM 61 0.03 201
136 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 300
137 COLL BSKTBL: MTN WEST L FOX SPORTS 1 10:51 PM 119 0.03 166
138 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 818
139 TOONING OUT THE NEWS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.03 86
140 CLOSING BELL CNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.03 344
141 NFL LIVE ESPN2 12:28 AM 62 0.03 83
142 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 141
143 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.03 80
144 MANIFESTO SERIAL KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 AM 60 0.03 178
145 NFL SLIMETIME NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.03 95
146 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 600
147 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 228
148 MANIFESTO SERIAL KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 AM 60 0.03 211
149 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 358
150 MANIFESTO SERIAL KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 12:00 PM 60 0.03 228

 

 

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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."