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February 9, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 2.8.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  Returning from a 2-week break, THE CONNERS gained 0.03 to 0.55.  The network aired premiere episodes of NOT DEAD YET at 8:30PM and 9:30PM, at 0.44/0.37.  Between them, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY ticked up to 0.56.  The final season premiere of A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was at 0.26, down 0.03 from its last season premiere.

CBS:  SUPER BOWL GREATEST COMMERCIALS was at 0.52.  LINGO fell 0.09 to 0.34, and TOUGH AS NAILS was up 0.04 to 0.28.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.30/0.28/0.30.

FOX:  NAME THAT TUNE lost 0.04 to 0.33, and SPECIAL FORCES was down 0.05 to 0.29.

CW:  The final season finale of THE FLASH was at 0.10, down 0.13 from its last season premiere.  KUNG FU aired for the first time since November 30, down a tick to 0.05.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSAS fell 0.07 to 0.29, SENOR DE CIELOS dropped 0.06 to 0.47, and AMOR Y TRAICION was up 0.05 to 0.25.

UNIVISION:  VENCER LA AUSENCIA ticked up to 0.42, EL CAMINO ES AMARTE was steady at 0.43, and CABO was down 0.05 to 0.33.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.58/0.56.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.05 to 0.32.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE ticked down to 0.30, and POWER SLAP ticked down to 0.08.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.27/0.44/3.7M, with MSNBC’s ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES at 0.11/0.16/1.7M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.10/0.13/700K.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES returned at 0.27.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK was back at 0.23, and BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD was at 0.11.  On BET, SISTAS lost 0.04 to 0.20 (BET Her simulcast at 0.04), and KINGDOM BUSINESS was steady at 0.11.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT edged up 0.02 to 0.16.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE gained 0.02 to 0.14, and 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS ticked up to 0.11.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was steady at 0.13, and NFL TAILGATE TAKEDOWN ticked up to 0.09.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL held at 0.12, and HOMICIDE HUNTER was down 0.05 to 0.07.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.11/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.08.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.10.  HGTV’s BROTHER VS BROTHER ticked down to 0.10.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS rose 0.03 to 0.09, and DIRTY OLD CARS was at 0.05 compared to last week’s 0.05/0.04.  Freeform’s GROWN-ISH ticked up to 0.05.  Syfy’s THE ARK fell 0.04 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 8, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DALLAS/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:05 PM 141 0.58 1,602
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PHILADELPHIA/BOSTON ESPN 7:43 PM 142 0.56 1,678
3 CHALLENGE: RIDE OR DIES MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.32 669
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:26 AM 64 0.30 811
5 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0175 EL PASO TX TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.30 899
6 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.29 802
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,716
8 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.27 839
9 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.23 484
10 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:30 AM 61 0.21 493
11 SISTAS SERIES S5 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 955
12 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 3,546
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 3,080
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,276
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 619
16 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.16 475
17 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 487
18 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 3,163
19 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 93 0.16 1,013
20 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 439
21 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.15 541
22 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,615
23 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.14 631
24 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 2,121
25 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/MANCHESTER UNITED USA NETWORK 2:54 PM 134 0.14 395
26 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.13 641
27 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 394
28 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 741
29 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.12 1,110
30 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.12 1,131
31 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA STATE/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN2 7:00 PM 155 0.12 541
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 61 0.12 311
33 BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.11 283
34 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,658
35 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 592
36 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 341
37 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.11 702
38 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.11 438
39 KINGDOM BUSINESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.11 554
40 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 324
41 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,555
42 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,816
43 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,588
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,911
45 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,789
46 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.10 397
47 BROTHER VS BROTHER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.10 1,032
48 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 725
49 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,305
50 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,513
51 NFL TAILGATE TAKEDOWN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 430
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,924
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:01 PM 59 0.09 279
54 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,497
55 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,476
56 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 685
57 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.09 1,077
58 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:33 PM 30 0.09 724
59 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:35 PM 98 0.09 306
60 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.09 824
61 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 286
62 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 270
63 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 753
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 639
65 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.08 201
66 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.08 363
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,462
68 POWER SLAP: ROAD TO TITLE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 275
69 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.08 513
70 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.08 255
71 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.08 1,465
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,809
73 HOMICIDE HUNTER: AMERICAN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 636
74 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 613
75 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,453
76 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 225
77 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 504
78 NATE & JERE HM PROJ RPK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:01 PM 59 0.07 557
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 1,034
80 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 608
81 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,079
82 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,664
83 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 640
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 597
85 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 569
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 632
87 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE USA NETWORK 5:08 PM 22 0.06 147
88 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: MINNESOTA/DALLAS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:38 PM 151 0.06 241
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 645
90 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 2:30 PM 24 0.06 217
91 UNDISPUTED L: 1621 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 172
92 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 1,097
93 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:30 PM 30 0.06 267
94 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 595
95 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.06 544
96 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: CREIGHTON/SETON HALL FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 120 0.06 200
97 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 488
98 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.06 305
99 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.06 406
100 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: WISCONSIN / PENN STATE BIG TEN NETWORK 8:36 PM 129 0.06 280
101 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 219
102 HERD L: 1949 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 163
103 DIRTY OLD CARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 31 0.05 541
104 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:30 PM 30 0.05 443
105 MORNING JOE: STATE OF THE UNION ANALYSIS 2023 MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 1,143
106 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 PM 30 0.05 234
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 533
108 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 294
109 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 11 0.05 179
110 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 333
111 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 799
112 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 6:30 PM 115 0.05 224
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 596
114 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 10:30 PM 30 0.05 94
115 FIFA CLUB COPA MNDL SEMI FOX DEPORTES 2:21 PM 104 0.05 106
116 MASTER MINDS GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.05 486
117 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 719
118 TRAFFICKED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.05 253
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 676
120 B1G LIVE: BKB GAMEBREAK L BIG TEN NETWORK 8:25 PM 11 0.04 238
121 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 38 0.04 186
122 RIDE OF YOUR LIFE WITH CH MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 214
123 ARK, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.04 408
124 NFL SLIMETIME NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.04 114
125 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.04 342
126 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 801
127 NG INVESTIGATES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.04 177
128 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 105
129 SISTAS SERIES S5 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.04 153
130 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.03 77
131 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 84
132 NHL RS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:09 PM 32 0.03 112
133 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 30 0.03 128
134 COPA DE FRANCIA-EARLY RDS FOX DEPORTES 4:05 PM 68 0.03 74
135 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.03 110
136 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 656
137 TOONING OUT THE NEWS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.03 135
138 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 762
139 NFL MICD UP NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.03 90
140 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L FOX SPORTS 1 8:41 PM 119 0.03 123
141 NFL SLIMETIME NICKTOONS 12:00 AM 60 0.03 77
142 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 302
143 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 197
144 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 84
145 COLL BSKTBL: MTN WEST L: UNLV/WYOMING FOX SPORTS 1 10:44 PM 127 0.03 73
146 SUPER BOWL LIVE NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.03 97
147 SUPER BOWL LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.03 104
148 SUPER BOWL LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 88
149 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.02 87
150 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.02 86

 

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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.