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February 16, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 2.15.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC;  THE CONNERS dropped 0.08 to 0.47.  THE GOLDBERGS aired for the first time since January 18, down 0.02 to 0.33.  ABBOTT ELEMENTARY fell 0.09 to 0.47, and NOT DEAD YET was at 0.31 compared to last week’s 0.44/0.37.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS slipped 0.02 to 0.24.

CBS:  Returning from a week off, THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT fell 0.17 to 0.46.  LINGO lost 0.04 to 0.30, and TOUGH AS NAILS was down 0.05 to 0.23.

NBC:  Airing new episodes for the first time since January 18, the CHICAGO franchise had MED down 0.03 to 0.62, FIRE down a tick to 0.64, and PD down 0.03 to 0.53.

FOX:  The midseason premiere of THE MASKED SINGER was at 0.63, steady with the September premiere.  SPECIAL FORCES rose 0.06 to 0.35.

CW:  THE FLASH held at 0.10, and KUNG FU was up 0.03 to 0.08.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSAS gained 0.06 to 0.35, SENOR DE CIELOS climbed 0.06 to 0.53, and AMOR Y TRAICION was up 0.07 to 0.32.

UNIVISION:  VENCER LA AUSENCIA fell 0.08 to 0.34, EL CAMINO ES AMARTE crashed by 0.11 to 0.32, and CABO was up 0.04 to 0.37.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.47/0.37.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE ticked up to 0.33.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE lost 0.03 to 0.27, and POWER SLAP ticked up to 0.09.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES ticked down to 0.26.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK gained 0.03 to 0.26, and BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD ticked up to 0.12.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.22/0.37/3.2M, with MSNBC’s THE BEAT WITH ARI MELBER at 0.08/1.5M, and CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.08/500K.  On BET, SISTAS ticked up to 0.21 (BET Her simulcast at 0.02), and KINGDOM BUSINESS was up 0.02 to 0.13.  ESPN2’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.20/0.10.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.15/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.08.  Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR was at 0.14.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT dipped 0.03 to 0.13.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE lost 0.02 to 0.12, and 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS ticked up to 0.12.  HGTV’s BROTHER VS BROTHER edged up 0.02 to 0.12.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL ticked down to 0.11, and HOMICIDE HUNTER ticked up to 0.08.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES slipped 0.02 to 0.11.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 ticked down to 0.09.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS ticked down to 0.08, and DIRTY OLD CARS ticked up to 0.06.  Syfy’s THE ARK ticked up to 0.05.  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 February 15, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW ORLEANS/LA LAKERS ESPN 10:09 PM 149 0.46 1,270
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CLEVELAND/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 7:44 PM 145 0.37 1,038
3 CHALLENGE: RIDE OR DIES MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.33 671
4 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0176 LAREDO TX TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.27 824
5 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.26 738
6 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.26 556
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:38 AM 54 0.23 576
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 3,234
9 SISTAS SERIES S5 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 886
10 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ALABAMA/TENNESSEE ESPN2 7:00 PM 138 0.20 961
11 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 14 0.20 587
12 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 3,242
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 602
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,667
15 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.15 470
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:32 AM 58 0.15 343
17 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 377
18 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.15 690
19 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 2,764
20 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.14 479
21 NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L FOX SPORTS 1 8:05 PM 118 0.14 795
22 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,966
23 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,140
24 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,762
25 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,792
26 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 93 0.13 881
27 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,649
28 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 351
29 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,428
30 KINGDOM BUSINESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.13 543
31 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,817
32 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 397
33 BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.12 329
34 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.12 605
35 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,638
36 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 626
37 BROTHER VS BROTHER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.12 962
38 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 536
39 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,477
40 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 556
41 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,549
42 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,493
43 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 280
44 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ARKANSAS/TEXAS A&M ESPN2 9:18 PM 124 0.10 534
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 301
46 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 436
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 253
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,743
49 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 379
50 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.09 422
51 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.09 280
52 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.09 349
53 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.09 308
54 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 252
55 POWER SLAP: ROAD TO TITLE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 275
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,230
57 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.08 458
58 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.08 267
59 HOMICIDE HUNTER: AMERICAN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 604
60 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:33 PM 30 0.08 644
61 BROTHER VS BROTHER RPK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 60 0.08 621
62 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.08 387
63 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,473
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 541
65 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 639
66 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.08 1,422
67 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.08 852
68 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,442
69 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 920
70 LIGA MX L: NECAXA / UNAM TUDN 9:30 PM 157 0.07 206
71 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: COLORADO/MINNESOTA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:47 PM 163 0.07 241
72 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 627
73 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 665
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 661
75 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 245
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 216
77 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,358
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 667
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 584
80 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,462
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 934
82 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,078
83 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 659
84 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: CHICAGO/TORONTO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:08 PM 159 0.06 232
85 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 588
86 UNDISPUTED L: 1626 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 150
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 644
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 507
89 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:22 PM 38 0.06 217
90 DIRTY OLD CARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 31 0.06 528
91 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 544
92 TRAFFICKED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.06 194
93 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 902
94 FUTBOL ESTELAR CHIVAS: GUADALAJARA VS TIJUANA UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 135 0.06 153
95 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.06 429
96 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 351
97 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.05 452
98 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: INDIANA / NORTHWESTERN BIG TEN NETWORK 9:00 PM 123 0.05 359
99 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:30 PM 30 0.05 435
100 NFL SLIMETIME NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.05 166
101 HERD L: 1954 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 155
102 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.05 515
103 ARK, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.05 310
104 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 1117 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.05 353
105 NASCAR RACE HUB D: DAYTONA 500 MEDIA DAY FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 185 0.05 248
106 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.05 157
107 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 244
108 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 10:30 PM 30 0.04 89
109 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 439
110 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 889
111 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.04 617
112 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1: R16: BORUSSIA DORTMUND / CHELSEA FC TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.04 92
113 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 892
114 TOONING OUT THE NEWS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.04 137
115 RIDE OF YOUR LIFE WITH CH MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 181
116 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 78
117 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 740
118 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.03 641
119 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 60 0.03 79
120 NFL LIVE ESPN2 12:30 AM 60 0.03 99
121 NFL SLIMETIME NICKTOONS 12:00 AM 30 0.03 51
122 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 575
123 NBA  TODAY ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.03 77
124 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 111
125 MASTER MINDS GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 528
126 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 716
127 NEW LOONEY TUNES THE CARTOON NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.03 64
128 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 643
129 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 310
130 B1G LIVE: BKBL POSTGAME L BIG TEN NETWORK 11:03 PM 50 0.03 85
131 MEXICAN FIRST DIVISION L: RAYADOS DE MONTERREY/QUERETARO FC ESPN DEPORTES 7:30 PM 158 0.03 68
132 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.03 93
133 NEW LOONEY TUNES THE CARTOON NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.03 55
134 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.03 93
135 LA LIGA    L: REAL MADRID/ELCHE ESPN DEPORTES 2:55 PM 122 0.03 73
136 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VIRGINIA/LOUISVILLE ESPNU 7:00 PM 123 0.02 147
137 NFL NOW: CHIEFS PARADE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 180 0.02 107
138 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.02 65
139 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:07 AM 53 0.02 62
140 COLL BSKTBL: MTN WEST L FOX SPORTS 1 10:03 PM 117 0.02 84
141 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:30 PM 8 0.02 82
142 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.02 72
143 TINY CHEF NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.02 44
144 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.02 60
145 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 229
146 NHL RS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:30 AM 24 0.02 69
147 IN WITH THE OLD MAGNOLIA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.02 194
148 SISTAS SERIES S5 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.02 146
149 NG INVESTIGATES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.02 116
150 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 225

 

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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."