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March 23, 2023
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 3.22.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  After reruns at 0.29/0.27/0.27/0.19, A MILLION LITTLE THINGS lost 0.04 to 0.20.

CBS:  SURVIVOR slipped 0.02 to 0.72.  After a rerun at 0.24, TRUE LIES was down 0.03 to 0.23.

NBC:  The CHICAGO franchise returned from a 2-week break with MED down 0.11 to 0.48, FIRE down 0.13 to 0.53, and PD down 0.12 to 0.45.

FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER fell 0.14 to 0.54, and FARMER WANTS A WIFE was down 0.11 to 0.24.

CW:  Reruns at 0.06/0.04.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS ticked down to 0.31, SENOR DE CIELOS gained 0.02 to 0.41, and JUEGO DE MENTIRAS was down 0.02 to 0.21.

UNIVISION:  PERSONA NUESTROS rose 0.03 to 0.43, ME CAMINO ES AMARTE ticked down to 0.45, and CABO was down 0.03 to 0.41.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.66/0.60.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES was at 0.39/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.43/0.15.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE climbed 0.06 to 0.33.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.23/0.38/3.2M, with CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.12/0.15/700K, and MSNBC’s ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES at 0.08/1.4M.  FX’s SNOWFALL rose 0.04 to 0.22.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK was at 0.19, and BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD compared to last week’s 0.11/0.10.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT ticked up to 0.14.  On BET, ASSISTED LIVING was at 0.13, HOUSE OF PAYNE was at 0.13, THE MS PAT SHOW was at 0.12 and I LOVE US was at 0.11 (VH1 simulcasts at 0.05/0.05/0.04/0.02).  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE gained 0.02 to 0.13.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 ticked up to 0.13.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.11.  On Discovery, MOONSHINERS was at 0.10 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.07.  On HGTV, NATE & JEREMIAH dipped 0.02 to 0.10, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was at 0.09.  On ID, MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND was steady at 0.08.  Syfy’s THE ARK ticked down to 0.06. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 22, 2023 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PHOENIX/LA LAKERS ESPN 10:15 PM 148 0.66 1,696
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/DALLAS ESPN 7:45 PM 150 0.60 1,797
3 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,053
4 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0181 KANSAS CITY MO TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.33 954
5 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.32 859
6 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 15 0.31 800
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:43 AM 55 0.27 694
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 3,196
9 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 75 0.22 590
10 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.20 493
11 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.19 430
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:38 AM 60 0.18 407
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 618
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,828
15 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 2,045
16 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.15 402
17 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 359
18 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 93 0.14 863
19 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 3,061
20 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 2,568
21 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 PM 30 0.13 573
22 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.13 645
23 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 30 0.13 589
24 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 2,043
25 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 410
26 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.13 436
27 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 424
28 MS. PAT SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.12 574
29 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 707
30 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: PITTSBURGH/COLORADO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:03 PM 169 0.12 462
31 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.12 900
32 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: CINCINNATI/UTAH VALLEY ESPN2 9:02 PM 134 0.11 495
33 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 710
34 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 657
35 MOONSHINERS: AMERICAN SPI DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.11 619
36 I LOVE US BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 454
37 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.10 697
38 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,547
39 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN30 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.10 273
40 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,515
41 NATE & JEREMIAH HOME PROJ HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.10 941
42 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 2,199
43 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,778
44 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.10 552
45 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.10 840
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 691
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 272
48 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,467
49 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 284
50 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.09 1,041
51 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,408
52 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.09 379
53 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 325
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,397
55 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.09 751
56 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:16 PM 44 0.08 275
57 CNN PRIMETIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 567
58 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN30 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.08 229
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,507
60 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 715
61 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,366
62 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,398
63 MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 665
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 679
65 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,681
66 DIGMAN! COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.08 193
67 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: UAB/VANDERBILT ESPN2 6:55 PM 127 0.07 438
68 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 472
69 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,271
70 BOSSY BEAR NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.07 238
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 207
72 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:33 PM 30 0.07 556
73 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.07 310
74 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 684
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 609
76 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,470
77 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.07 247
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 223
79 UNDISPUTED L: 1651 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 155
80 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,400
81 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,516
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 682
83 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,402
84 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 988
85 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.06 415
86 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 444
87 MY WIFE AND KIDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:36 PM 36 0.06 156
88 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 180
89 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 673
90 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 686
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 635
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 1,091
93 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.06 363
94 PGA TOUR: WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 351 0.06 353
95 ARK, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.06 403
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 546
97 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 177
98 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 349
99 SWITCH GSN 7:00 PM 30 0.05 468
100 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 321
101 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 252
102 TOONING OUT THE NEWS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.05 199
103 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: ARIZONA/EDMONTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:52 PM 152 0.05 150
104 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 694
105 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.05 125
106 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 732
107 MY WIFE AND KIDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:12 PM 36 0.05 120
108 ASSISTED LIVING VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.05 116
109 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) VH1 9:00 PM 30 0.05 104
110 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 127
111 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 212
112 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 797
113 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 897
114 MY WIFE AND KIDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 PM 36 0.04 114
115 MY WIFE AND KIDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:48 PM 36 0.04 105
116 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 805
117 HERD L: 1979 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 117
118 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 30 0.04 105
119 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 398
120 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.04 119
121 MY WIFE AND KIDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:24 PM 36 0.04 111
122 MS. PAT SHOW, THE VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.04 113
123 CNN THIS MORNING CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 337
124 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.04 159
125 NBA ALL STAR SLAM THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.04 89
126 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 738
127 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:30 PM 30 0.04 463
128 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 125
129 BOSSY BEAR NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.03 112
130 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 910
131 TEXAS METALS LOUD LIFTED MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.03 189
132 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 33 0.03 104
133 KIYA & THE KIMOJA HEROES DISNEY JUNIOR 4:00 PM 25 0.03 158
134 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.03 735
135 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.03 225
136 NHL RS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:24 AM 33 0.03 76
137 CARTON SHOW L: 136 FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 AM 150 0.03 58
138 I LOVE US VH1 10:30 PM 30 0.02 104
139 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.02 85
140 MASTER MINDS GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.02 459
141 CNN/CNN THIS MORNING HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.02 68
142 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.02 275
143 FUT AMISTOSO MEX: GUADALAJARA VS PACHUCA FOX DEPORTES 10:46 PM 128 0.02 51
144 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 91
145 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 5:00 PM 115 0.02 126
146 JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW, THE TLC 6:00 AM 60 0.02 76
147 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 7:51 PM 69 0.02 117
148 FIGURE SKATING: WORLD CHAMPS WOMENS SHORT USA NETWORK 6:00 AM 120 0.02 157
149 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.02 265
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.02 69

 

 

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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.