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March 24, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 3.23.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.02 to 0.48, THE WONDER YEARS ticked up to 0.31, THE CONNERS was up 0.02 to 0.48, and HOME ECONOMICS rose 0.06 to 0.37.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS was up 0.03 to 0.26.

CBS:  SURVIVOR edged up 0.02 to 0.84, and BEYOND THE EDGE was up 0.03 to 0.39.  GOOD SAM aired for the first time in a month, and was down 0.04 to 0.22.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.34/0.38/0.37.

FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER ticked up to 0.72, and DOMINO MASTERS was up 0.06 to 0.44.

CW:  Both of the night’s shows received renewals earlier in the day, with THE FLASH up 0.02 to 0.14, and KUNG FU up 0.03 to 0.11.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.52/0.49.  TBS’s AEW DYNAMITE gained 0.03 to 0.41.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.31/0.54/3.7M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.22/0.32/1.2M, and MSNBC’s ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES at 0.14/0.20/1.6M.  FX’s SNOWFALL ticked up to 0.24.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY ticked up to 0.22.  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER rose 0.03 to 0.21.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was steady at 0.20.  On BET, ASSISTED LIVING was at 0.17 (plus 0.03 via BET Her simulcast), and MS PAT SHOW was at 0.13 (plus 0.02/135K).  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.15/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.14, and BEE CZAR was down 0.05 to 0.07.  On ID, SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH was at 0.15/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.10, and THE MURDER TAPES held at 0.13.  On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.14/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.11, and NEIGHBORHOOD WARS was at 0.12/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.11.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT special was at 0.13 compared to last week’s 0.21 for a regular episode.  HGTV’s HOME INSPECTOR JOE gained 0.03 to 0.12.  USA’s TEMPTATION ISLAND lost 0.02 to 0.11.  Comedy Central’s FAIRVIEW was steady at 0.06.  Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE remained at 0.06.  Syfy’s ASTRID & LILLY SAVE THE WORLD ticked down to 0.03. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 23, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PHILADELPHIA/LA LAKERS ESPN 10:09 PM 148 0.52 1,524
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BROOKLYN/MEMPHIS ESPN 7:44 PM 145 0.49 1,404
3 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0129 CEDAR PARK TX TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.41 1,046
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 3,702
5 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 14 0.29 766
6 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 3,570
7 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:37 AM 54 0.25 714
8 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 3,171
9 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 62 0.24 688
10 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,940
11 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,796
12 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.22 563
13 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,242
14 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.22 820
15 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,451
16 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,328
17 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,097
18 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.20 779
19 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 30 0.19 738
20 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,586
21 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,147
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 719
23 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,154
24 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 484
25 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 2,142
26 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 PM 30 0.17 704
27 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,113
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,022
29 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,956
30 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,873
31 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,980
32 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:06 PM 30 0.16 953
33 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 466
34 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.15 811
35 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 2,126
36 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:31 AM 59 0.15 422
37 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,906
38 SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:31 PM 30 0.15 659
39 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.14 776
40 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN2 8:00 PM 69 0.14 765
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 343
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 307
43 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: PITTSBURGH/BUFFALO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:44 PM 158 0.14 461
44 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 781
45 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,595
46 SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:01 PM 30 0.14 678
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,818
48 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,902
49 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,763
50 MS. PAT SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 645
51 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.13 869
52 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.13 1,192
53 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 61 0.13 707
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 927
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,768
56 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 276
57 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:36 PM 30 0.13 924
58 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 799
59 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 392
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,463
61 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.12 908
62 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.12 709
63 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.12 696
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 997
65 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,816
66 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 411
67 HOME INSPECTOR JOE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.12 906
68 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 890
69 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 635
70 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.11 459
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 814
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 851
73 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.11 806
74 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.11 308
75 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 273
76 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.10 632
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 950
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 836
79 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS SPECIAL A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.10 637
80 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 851
81 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,708
82 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN25 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.10 297
83 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,247
84 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN2 9:09 PM 116 0.10 612
85 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 14 0.09 399
86 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 601
87 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 58 0.09 365
88 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 453
89 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN25 MTV 9:00 PM 30 0.08 260
90 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 325
91 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 450
92 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.07 742
93 BEE CZAR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 61 0.07 413
94 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.07 230
95 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,337
96 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 8:00 PM 59 0.07 327
97 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.07 411
98 NICK NEWS NEW NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.07 239
99 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.07 267
100 COLL BASK INVITATIONAL L: MIDDLE TENNESSEE/UNC WILIMINGTON ESPN2 5:00 PM 180 0.07 297
101 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 354
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 192
103 PGA TOUR: WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 370 0.06 398
104 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-10R1R02H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 223
105 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 984
106 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: CHICAGO/ANAHEIM TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:22 PM 167 0.06 201
107 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,223
108 FAIRVIEW COMEDY CENTRAL 8:30 PM 30 0.06 127
109 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 504
110 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN25 MTV 9:30 PM 30 0.06 229
111 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.06 331
112 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.06 154
113 UNDISPUTED L: 1395 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 157
114 LIGA DE EXPANSION MX L: CLUB AMERICA / TIGRES TUDN 8:58 PM 122 0.05 168
115 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:05 PM 55 0.05 207
116 HERD L: 1712 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 144
117 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 360
118 MYSTERIOUS CREATURES ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.05 286
119 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.05 280
120 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 12:03 AM 58 0.05 200
121 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 869
122 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:33 PM 28 0.04 218
123 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: JACKSON CONFIRMATION HEARING MORNING SSN MSNBC 9:00 AM 180 0.04 916
124 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:38 PM 22 0.04 1,019
125 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.04 157
126 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 112
127 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 889
128 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BET HER 9:00 PM 30 0.04 192
129 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 115
130 COURTSHIP USA NETWORK 12:01 AM 60 0.04 82
131 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 391
132 NASCAR RACE HUB D FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.04 102
133 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 154
134 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 3:00 PM 38 0.04 1,086
135 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.03 138
136 NFL LIVE ESPN2 12:30 AM 60 0.03 98
137 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 129
138 ASTRID & LILLY SAVE WORLD SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.03 170
139 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 569
140 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 28 0.03 232
141 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 256
142 MUSIC?S GREATEST MYSTERIE AXS TV 8:00 PM 30 0.03 73
143 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 821
144 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 112
145 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.03 283
146 ASSISTED LIVING BET HER 9:30 PM 30 0.03 156
147 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L: 1343 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 70
148 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.03 96
149 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 84
150 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 266

 

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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."