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March 2, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 3.1.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  THE CONNERS fell 0.12 to 0.39, THE GOLDBERGS dipped 0.03 to 0.34, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY lost 0.08 to 0.42, and NOT DEAD YET was down 0.07 to 0.29.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was steady at 0.20.

CBS:  The season premiere of SURVIVOR was at 0.66, down 0.18 from last spring’s premiere.  The series premiere of TRUE LIES was at 0.32.

NBC:  The CHICAGO franchise included MED down 0.02 to 0.59, FIRE steady at 0.66, and PD down 0.02 to 0.57.

FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER shed 0.06 to 0.55, and SPECIAL FORCES was down 0.04 to 0.31.

CW:  THE FLASH and KUNG FU were both steady at 0.10/0.06.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS lost 0.04 to 0.29, SENOR DE CIELOS slipped 0.02 to 0.43, and AMOR Y TRAICION was up 0.08 to 0.27.

UNIVISION:  PERSONA NUESTROS rose 0.09 to 0.43, ME CAMINO ES AMARTE gained 0.02 to 0.41, and CABO was down 0.02 to 0.36.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.41/0.37.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE dropped 0.08 to 0.27, and POWER SLAP ticked down to 0.09.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.38/2.9M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.08/600K, and MSNBC’s 11TH HOUR at 0.08/1M.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES was steady at 0.24.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK was at 0.22, and BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD ticked down to 0.11.  On BET, SISTAS gained 0.02 to 0.21 (BET Her simulcast at 0.03), and WINE DOWN was at 0.10 (simulcast at 0.02).  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE lost 0.04 to 0.20.  ESPN2’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.17/0.12.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE rose 0.04 to 0.16, and 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS was up 0.02 to 0.13.  FX’s SNOWFALL was at 0.15 compared to last week’s 0.24/0.17.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT ticked down to 0.12.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.11/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.10.  On ID, HOMICIDE HUNTER ticked down to 0.11, and SEE NO EVIL was down 0.03 to 0.10.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS dipped 0.02 to 0.09, and NATE & JEREMIAH ticked down to 0.08.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was down 0.02 to 0.09.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was st 0.07.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS ticked up to 0.07, and DIRTY OLD CARS was up a tick to 0.06.  Syfy’s THE ARK gained 0.02 to 0.06.  Freeform’s GROWN-ISH fell 0.02 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 March 1, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CLEVELAND/BOSTON ESPN 7:43 PM 144 0.41 1,264
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW ORLEANS/PORTLAND ESPN 10:07 PM 141 0.37 1,021
3 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0178 SAN FRANCISCO CA TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.27 833
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,943
5 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.24 648
6 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.22 479
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:28 AM 62 0.21 529
8 SISTAS SERIES S5 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 999
9 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.21 657
10 CHALLENGE:RIDE DIES REUN2 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.20 385
11 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: AUBURN/ALABAMA ESPN2 7:00 PM 169 0.17 753
12 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.17 457
13 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 3,133
14 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,956
15 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.16 644
16 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 64 0.15 464
17 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 2,673
18 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.15 436
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,447
20 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,051
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.13 594
22 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,284
23 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 649
24 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.13 310
25 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:49 PM 99 0.12 475
26 PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/ARSENAL USA NETWORK 2:39 PM 127 0.12 329
27 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 93 0.12 902
28 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 377
29 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 294
30 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:32 PM 30 0.12 780
31 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.11 749
32 HOMICIDE HUNTER: AMERICAN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.11 715
33 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,574
34 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,561
35 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 389
36 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 368
37 BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.11 247
38 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,412
39 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 275
40 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:02 PM 30 0.10 798
41 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: NY RANGERS/PHILADELPHIA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:36 PM 158 0.10 318
42 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,624
43 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 635
44 WINE DOWN WITH MARY J. BL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 477
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,571
46 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.10 378
47 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.10 399
48 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: WASHINGTON/NY YANKEES ESPN 1:00 PM 161 0.09 332
49 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,358
50 POWER SLAP: ROAD TO TITLE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 277
51 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,544
52 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 352
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 234
54 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,310
55 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.09 654
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,652
57 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.09 427
58 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 294
59 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:28 PM 32 0.09 238
60 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 606
61 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: CAROLINA/VEGAS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:14 PM 160 0.08 243
62 NATE & JEREMIAH HOME PROJ HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 61 0.08 802
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,332
64 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.08 503
65 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 637
66 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,012
67 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.08 330
68 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 518
69 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 2:00 PM 39 0.07 201
70 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.07 257
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 548
72 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.07 711
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 550
74 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:33 PM 30 0.07 653
75 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 940
76 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,413
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 531
78 ARK, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.06 340
79 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 599
80 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 599
81 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 1,164
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 606
83 DIRTY OLD CARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 31 0.06 524
84 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,353
85 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.06 465
86 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.06 577
87 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: XAVIER/PROVIDENCE FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 126 0.06 195
88 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 525
89 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:41 PM 19 0.06 213
90 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.06 168
91 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 1,189
92 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 443
93 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 1,297
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 945
95 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 12:14 PM 53 0.05 662
96 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 246
97 NATE & JERE HM PROJ RPK HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:02 PM 58 0.05 489
98 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 360
99 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 578
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 528
101 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: MARYLAND / OHIO STATE BIG TEN NETWORK 7:04 PM 128 0.05 284
102 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 14 0.05 569
103 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 801
104 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: PENN STATE / NORTHWESTERN BIG TEN NETWORK 9:12 PM 123 0.04 197
105 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 1,046
106 UNDISPUTED L: 1636 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 118
107 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.04 452
108 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 10:30 PM 30 0.04 86
109 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:30 PM 30 0.04 470
110 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 1119 DEATH OF GIANNI VERSACE, THE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.04 285
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.04 582
112 NBA TODAY L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 150
113 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.04 192
114 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:28 PM 78 0.04 741
115 MASTER MINDS GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 540
116 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 36 0.03 146
117 THIS JUST IN L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 125
118 SISTAS SERIES S5 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.03 159
119 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.03 464
120 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 607
121 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 252
122 HERD L: 1964 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 114
123 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 30 0.03 145
124 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE USA NETWORK 4:46 PM 14 0.03 121
125 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.03 341
126 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 78
127 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 754
128 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 576
129 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:07 PM 81 0.03 622
130 NHL RS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:54 AM 38 0.03 93
131 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.03 75
132 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:46 PM 14 0.03 746
133 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.03 108
134 RIFKIN:SERIAL KILLER: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 12:00 PM 120 0.03 143
135 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.03 92
136 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.03 284
137 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 179
138 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.02 97
139 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.02 47
140 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.02 144
141 WINE DOWN WITH MARY J. BL BET HER 10:00 PM 60 0.02 87
142 DAHMER:SERIAL KILLER: 100 2 HOUR SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 AM 120 0.02 142
143 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L FOX SPORTS 1 8:44 PM 116 0.02 96
144 INTO THE WILD FRONTIER INSP 10:00 PM 60 0.02 416
145 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.02 199
146 TRAFFICKED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.02 138
147 KEMPER: SERIAL KILLER: 101 KEMPER ON KEMPER OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 AM 120 0.02 128
148 CLOSING BELL CNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.02 207
149 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.02 201
150 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.02 76

 

 

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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."