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January 20, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 1.19.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATE #3

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS dropped 0.09 to 0.58, THE WONDER YEARS fell a tenth to 0.40, THE CONNERS lost 0.08 to 0.48, and HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.03 to 0.35.  THE CHASE completed the down night by slipping 0.02 to 0.31.

CBS:  THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT rose 0.13 to 0.74, THE AMAZING RACE jumped 0.18 to 0.67, and GOOD SAM was up 0.03 to 0.28.

NBC:  This was the night for the CHICAGO trio:  MED down a tick to 0.80, FIRE steady at 0.85, and PD down 0.03 to 0.70.

FOX:  I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE dropped 0.09 to 0.38, and NEXT LEVEL CHEF was down 0.06 to 0.47.

CW:  LEGENDS OF TOMORROW lost 0.02 to 0.09, and BATWOMAN was down a tick to 0.07.

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s AEW DYNAMITE topped Wednesday cable, up 0.05 to 0.44.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.38/0.34.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.32/0.51/3.7M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.12/800K, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.11/2.3M.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY ticked up to 0.30.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT ticked down to 0.26, and LEAVE IT TO GEEGE was down 0.02 to 0.05.  On BET, SISTAS held at 0.25 (we don’t have the BET Her simulcast at this time).  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked up to 0.23, and WORST COOKS IN AMERICA was up 0.03 to 0.18.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.22/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.17, and GROWING BELUSHI was at 0.16.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.22 compared to last week’s 0.17/0.16.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE gained 0.05 to 0.21.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS was at 0.16, HOME INSPECTOR JOE was at 0.16, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.16/0.15.  On ID, CHAOS IN COURT was at 0.14/0.13, and CALLS FROM THE INSIDE was up 0.02 to 0.13.  MTV’s CATFISH was at 0.12/0.06 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.08. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 19, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0120 WASHINGTON DC TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.44 1,032
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CHARLOTTE/BOSTON ESPN 7:43 PM 142 0.38 1,060
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA CLIPPERS/DENVER ESPN 10:05 PM 165 0.34 921
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.32 3,731
5 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.32 4,203
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.30 978
7 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): BEAN TOWN WEDDING THROW DWN 1403 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.26 1,188
8 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 872
9 SISTAS SERIES S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 999
10 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.24 3,350
11 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.24 634
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,517
13 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,762
14 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.23 852
15 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 3,260
16 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.22 2,211
17 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,008
18 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.22 849
19 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.21 883
20 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,472
21 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:50 AM 70 0.20 473
22 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 608
23 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.19 811
24 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.18 691
25 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.17 574
26 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.17 490
27 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 475
28 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.16 1,036
29 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.16 1,006
30 FIRST WIVES CLUB BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.16 627
31 GROWING BELUSHI DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.16 620
32 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 418
33 HOME INSPECTOR JOE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.16 930
34 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 356
35 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 547
36 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.15 875
37 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: TORONTO/NEW YORK TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:45 PM 154 0.15 430
38 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,785
39 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LSU/ALABAMA ESPN2 7:00 PM 144 0.14 494
40 CHAOS IN COURT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:30 PM 30 0.14 497
41 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.14 1,218
42 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.14 463
43 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 59 0.14 604
44 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,724
45 CALLS FROM THE INSIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 581
46 CHAOS IN COURT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.13 525
47 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,879
48 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 340
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,694
50 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 408
51 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 774
52 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 324
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,772
54 BIGGER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 492
55 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 884
56 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8E MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.12 326
57 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 6:00 PM 20 0.12 904
58 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,427
59 NFL SLIMETIME NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.12 403
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 326
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 308
62 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 502
63 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 2,319
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:20 PM 40 0.11 751
65 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,543
66 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.11 306
67 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,056
68 NICK NEWS NEW NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.10 331
69 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 15 0.10 280
70 TRAFFICKED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.10 408
71 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:30 PM 30 0.10 1,515
72 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 6:00 PM 30 0.09 1,629
73 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,020
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,369
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 931
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,729
77 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,567
78 FIXER UPPER: WELCOME HOME MAGNOLIA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 748
79 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 589
80 MOVING FOR LOVE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:01 PM 59 0.08 588
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 214
82 DEMOCRACY IN PERIL CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 559
83 UNDISPUTED L: 1350 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 197
84 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: COLORADO/ANAHEIM TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:19 PM 168 0.08 230
85 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 3:45 PM 15 0.08 703
86 RELATIVELY FAMOUS: RR E! 9:00 PM 59 0.08 261
87 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 59 0.07 261
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 45 0.07 659
89 SAVE MY SKIN TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 389
90 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 652
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 604
92 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 592
93 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.07 402
94 LIGA MX L: LEON / ATLAS TUDN 9:30 PM 155 0.07 171
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 629
96 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE: BIDEN MARKS ONE YEAR IN OFFICE MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,338
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 641
98 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ POP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.06 284
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 569
100 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/LEICESTER USA NETWORK 2:24 PM 156 0.06 234
101 11TH HOUR MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 883
102 CATFISH UK:THE TV SHOW MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.06 190
103 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 426
104 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 30 0.06 330
105 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,221
106 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.06 408
107 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 1,392
108 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 414
109 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 353
110 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 275
111 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME INT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 AM 30 0.05 326
112 LEAVE IT TO GEEGE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 63 0.05 191
113 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-17R6R05H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.05 170
114 HERD L: 1668 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 145
115 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 294
116 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME INT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 30 0.04 273
117 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: SECOND ROUND ESPN2 9:24 PM 320 0.04 263
118 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 744
119 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 2:00 PM 24 0.04 154
120 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 651
121 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME INT HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 AM 30 0.04 278
122 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 107
123 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 111
124 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 523
125 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME INT HOME AND GARDEN TV 6:30 AM 30 0.04 216
126 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.04 344
127 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 787
128 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME INT HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 AM 30 0.04 252
129 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 628
130 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 642
131 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 254
132 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: IOWA / RUTGERS BIG TEN NETWORK 8:30 PM 131 0.04 199
133 NFL SLIMETIME NICKTOONS 12:00 AM 30 0.04 76
134 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME INT HOME AND GARDEN TV 6:00 AM 30 0.03 217
135 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 231
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 229
137 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 297
138 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 250
139 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 669
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 183
141 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.03 99
142 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.03 478
143 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:05 AM 55 0.03 70
144 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 239
145 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 741
146 LIFE BELOW ZERO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 242
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 208
148 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 240
149 BBCA MOVIE: DEVILS ADVOCATE, THE BBC-AMERICA 1:58 PM 182 0.03 159
150 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1300 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 87

 

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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."