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March 31, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 3.30.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  Reruns at 0.32/0.28/0.28/0.25, followed by the news special 24 MONTHS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD at 0.25.

CBS:  SURVIVOR gained 0.06 to 0.90, BEYOND THE EDGE dropped 0.04 to 0.35, and GOOD SAM was up 0.02 to 0.24.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.40/0.47/0.41.

FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER rose 0.09 to 0.81, and DOMINO MASTERS was down 0.06 to 0.38.

CW:  THE FLASH fell 0.06 to 0.08, and KUNG FU was down 0.04 to 0.07.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.51/0.46.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE lost 0.03 to 0.38.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.48/3.7M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.16/0.23/900K, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.10/1.5M.  FX’s SNOWFALL ticked up to 0.25.  A regular episode of Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was up 0.11 from last week’s special to 0.24.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY ticked up to 0.23.  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER edged up 0.02 to 0.23.  On Discovery, MOONSHINERS was at 0.20/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.10, and BEE CZAR ticked up to 0.08.  TUDN’s SELECCION MEXICANA match was at 0.18.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES dipped 0.03 to 0.17.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.16/0.15, and WHY THE HECK DID I BUY THIS HOUSE was at 0.16.  On A&E, NEIGHBORHOOD WARS was at 0.16/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.10, and COURT CAM was at 0.10/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.07.  On ID, THE MURDER TAPES slipped 0.02 to 0.11, and SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH was at 0.09/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.14.  On BET, THE MS PAT SHOW dropped 0.03 to 0.10 (plus 0.01/54K via BET Her simulcast), and ASSISTED LIVING fell 0.08 to 0.09 (plus 0.01/49K).  USA’s TEMPTATION ISLAND was at 0.09/0.06 compared to last week’s 0.11, and THE COURTSHIP was at 0.05.  Comedy Central’s FAIRVIEW ticked up to 0.07.  Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE was steady at 0.06.  Syfy’s ASTRID & LILLY SAVE THE WORLD gained 0.02 to 0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 30, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PHOENIX/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:10 PM 157 0.51 1,692
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MIAMI/BOSTON ESPN 7:44 PM 146 0.46 1,375
3 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0130 COLUMBIA SC TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.38 979
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:47 AM 59 0.25 725
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,676
6 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 62 0.25 639
7 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): SETTLING IN OR JUST SETTLNG 1412 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.24 1,139
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.23 782
9 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,535
10 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 14 0.23 600
11 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 3,556
12 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.20 1,000
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 3,287
14 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,959
15 SELECCION MEXICANA 3/30: MEXICO / EL SALVADOR TUDN 8:31 PM 154 0.18 615
16 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.18 436
17 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.17 737
18 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,642
19 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 894
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.16 1,191
21 WHY THE HECK BUY HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,184
22 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.16 711
23 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 2,292
24 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.15 728
25 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 1,153
26 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS SPECIAL A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.14 612
27 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,872
28 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:46 AM 59 0.14 408
29 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,482
30 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.13 640
31 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,591
32 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: NY RANGERS/DETROIT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:45 PM 153 0.13 433
33 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 499
34 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,617
35 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 943
36 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 412
37 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 366
38 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,798
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,774
40 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 936
41 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 767
42 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 372
43 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 890
44 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,676
45 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 30 0.12 529
46 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 788
47 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 502
48 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 61 0.11 661
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,789
50 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 861
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,368
52 MS. PAT SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 519
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 790
54 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.10 537
55 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.10 609
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 839
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,014
58 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 823
59 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,502
60 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.10 449
61 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 248
62 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.10 606
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,680
64 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,549
65 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.09 1,176
66 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 30 0.09 588
67 SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:01 PM 30 0.09 630
68 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,525
69 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.09 299
70 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 PM 30 0.09 521
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 799
72 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.09 265
73 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.09 395
74 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: VEGAS/SEATTLE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:18 PM 147 0.08 276
75 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,445
76 BEE CZAR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 61 0.08 432
77 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 607
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 226
79 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 307
80 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 15 0.08 369
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 776
82 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN25 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.08 264
83 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 774
84 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.08 733
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 191
86 FORGED IN FIRE: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.08 446
87 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 11:05 PM 60 0.08 208
88 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 748
89 SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:31 PM 30 0.08 566
90 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 999
91 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 586
92 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 414
93 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,139
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 206
95 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.07 303
96 FAIRVIEW COMEDY CENTRAL 8:30 PM 30 0.07 140
97 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 192
98 UNDISPUTED L: 1400 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 199
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 645
100 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN25 MTV 9:00 PM 30 0.07 256
101 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 8:56 PM 64 0.06 243
102 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.06 311
103 FUTBOL CENTRAL PT WED TUDN 8:00 PM 31 0.06 222
104 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.06 429
105 RUMBO AL MUNDIAL: COSTA RICA VS EE.UU. UNIVERSO 8:30 PM 155 0.06 166
106 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.06 121
107 SILENCIO MORTAL DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 141
108 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 MTV 9:30 PM 30 0.05 194
109 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.05 419
110 ASTRID & LILLY SAVE WORLD SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.05 204
111 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-10R1R03H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.05 190
112 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 1,273
113 LOCKED UP ABROAD:BREAKOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2:00 AM 60 0.05 158
114 COURTSHIP USA NETWORK 11:01 PM 60 0.05 144
115 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.05 1,196
116 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 429
117 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 233
118 NHL RS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:45 AM 35 0.05 129
119 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.05 118
120 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 271
121 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 809
122 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:33 PM 88 0.05 298
123 CLOSING BELL CNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 235
124 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.05 359
125 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 203
126 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 340
127 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 217
128 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 312
129 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 334
130 HERD L: 1717 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 150
131 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 107
132 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 621
133 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 205
134 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 294
135 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.04 142
136 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:42 PM 22 0.04 721
137 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 197
138 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 216
139 COCOMELON THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.03 70
140 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 42 0.03 672
141 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.03 86
142 FUTBOL CLUB L TUDN 7:00 PM 60 0.03 88
143 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:04 PM 56 0.03 710
144 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 741
145 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.03 230
146 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 259
147 WHEN WE WERE BULLIES HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 36 0.03 114
148 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 202
149 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 106
150 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 92

 

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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.