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February 23, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 2.22.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The final season premiere of FX’s SNOWFALL was at 0.24/0.17 compared to last year’s 0.34/0.24.

On TBS, AEW: DYNAMITE rose 0.08 to 0.35, and POWER SLAP ticked up to 0.10.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.29/0.26.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.09 to 0.24.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES slipped 0.02 to 0.24.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.20/0.32/3.2M, with CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.10/0.11/600K, and MSNBC’s LAST WORD WITH LAURENCE O’DONNELL at 0.09/1.4M.  On BET, SISTAS lost 0.02 to 0.19 (BET Her simulcast at 0.05, and THE MS PAT SHOW was at 0.14/0.12.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL gained 0.02 to 0.13, and HOMICIDE HUNTER was up 0.04 to 0.12.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.13/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.08.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was steady at 0.13.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE held at 0.12, and 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS ticked down to 0.11.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 climbed 0.03 to 0.11.  Comedy Central’s BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD was steady at 0.12.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS was at 0.11, and NATE & JEREMIAH was at 0.09.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS was down 0.02 to 0.06, ,and DIRTY OLD CARS ticked down to 0.05.  Freeform’s GROWN-ISH gained 0.02 to 0.06.  Syfy’s THE ARK 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 22, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: N/A TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.35 1,028
2 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KENTUCKY/FLORIDA ESPN 7:00 PM 130 0.29 1,013
3 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:10 PM 114 0.26 842
4 CHALLENGE:RIDE DIES REUN1 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.24 518
5 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.24 667
6 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 71 0.23 608
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 3,184
8 SISTAS SERIES S5 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.19 956
9 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 3,239
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 619
11 SNOWFALL FX 11:11 PM 76 0.17 438
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:04 PM 58 0.16 420
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,612
14 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 2,653
15 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:02 AM 58 0.14 344
16 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,889
17 MS. PAT SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 628
18 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 424
19 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.13 382
20 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 420
21 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 695
22 MOONSHINERS: AMERICAN SPI DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.13 623
23 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 400
24 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,395
25 USA SOCCER WOMEN L: USA/BRAZIL TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:59 PM 130 0.13 454
26 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 93 0.13 850
27 HOMICIDE HUNTER: AMERICAN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 725
28 MS. PAT SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 554
29 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.12 593
30 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ALABAMA/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN2 9:37 PM 121 0.12 595
31 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.12 419
32 BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.12 279
33 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 2,139
34 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 915
35 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 357
36 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 592
37 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.11 766
38 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 334
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,530
40 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.11 939
41 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,456
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 278
43 POWER SLAP: ROAD TO TITLE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.10 309
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 616
45 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,466
46 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.10 449
47 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,640
48 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,539
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,528
50 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 709
51 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,403
52 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,402
53 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.09 391
54 NATE & JEREMIAH HOME PROJ HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.09 883
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,458
56 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 229
57 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: PROVIDENCE/UCONN FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 120 0.09 318
58 BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.09 202
59 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:33 PM 30 0.08 636
60 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1: MANCHESTER UNITED/FC BARCELONA TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.08 180
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,015
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 254
63 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,372
64 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.08 342
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 709
66 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 728
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,215
68 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.07 593
69 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 159
70 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,411
71 KINGDOM BUSINESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 60 0.07 368
72 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 67 0.07 258
73 USA SOCCER POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:09 PM 21 0.07 248
74 NATE & JERE HM PROJ RPK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.07 548
75 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 984
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 677
77 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 617
78 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: CHICAGO/DALLAS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:44 PM 156 0.07 194
79 CNN TOWN HALL: TOXIC TRAIN DISASTER, OHIO SPEAKS OUT CNN 9:00 PM 120 0.07 446
80 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:30 PM 14 0.07 183
81 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN2 11:38 PM 30 0.07 258
82 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 942
83 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 9:06 PM 113 0.06 341
84 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.06 225
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 667
86 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 616
87 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 234
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 214
89 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 199
90 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:30 PM 30 0.06 518
91 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.06 713
92 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 10:30 PM 30 0.06 111
93 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,337
94 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.05 544
95 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 400
96 ALL IN SPECIAL REPORT MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 1,092
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 564
98 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.05 1,388
99 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 556
100 SISTAS SERIES S5 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.05 177
101 TRAFFICKED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:07 PM 15 0.05 189
102 DIRTY OLD CARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 31 0.05 469
103 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 908
104 MASTER MINDS GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.05 553
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 593
106 COLL BSKTBL: MTN WEST L: NEW MEXICO/BOISE ST FOX SPORTS 1 10:44 PM 131 0.04 143
107 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 1118 UNBREAKABLE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.04 382
108 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 11 0.04 143
109 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 504
110 ARK, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.04 350
111 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 289
112 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 757
113 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 1,104
114 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.04 425
115 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 358
116 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.03 676
117 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 646
118 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEMPLE/CINCINNATI ESPN2 7:00 PM 157 0.03 171
119 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 195
120 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 8:00 PM 60 0.03 91
121 CLOSING BELL CNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.03 203
122 FUTBOL CENTRAL 1 TUDN 2:00 PM 30 0.03 71
123 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.03 248
124 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.03 202
125 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.03 167
126 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 133
127 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.03 107
128 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.03 91
129 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 102
130 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L FOX SPORTS 1 8:41 PM 118 0.03 90
131 FUTBOL PICANTE      L ESPN DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.03 43
132 SHOOTING USA OUTDOOR CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.03 42
133 DC & RC ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.03 77
134 WIPEOUT TEENNICK 11:30 PM 60 0.03 60
135 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.03 53
136 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 74
137 USA SOCCER PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:30 PM 29 0.03 92
138 NFL LIVE ESPN2 12:08 AM 52 0.03 96
139 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 82
140 SPEAK L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.02 75
141 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.02 627
142 B1G LIVE: BKB GAMEBREAK L BIG TEN NETWORK 8:55 PM 11 0.02 195
143 RIDE OF YOUR LIFE WITH CH MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.02 226
144 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.02 61
145 HERD: JOY TAYLOR L: 1959 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.02 83
146 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 205
147 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.02 866
148 NICK NEWS NEW NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.02 92
149 NHL RS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:20 AM 35 0.02 76
150 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:00 PM 60 0.02 55

 

 

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About the Author

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.