BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: SHARK TANK gained 0.05 to 0.65, and 20/20 fell a tenth to 0.44.
CBS: UNDERCOVER BOSS dropped 0.12 to 0.42, MAGNUM PI ticked down to 0.49, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.05 to 0.53.
NBC: After a rerun THAT’S MY JAM at 0.37, DATELINE was down 0.04 to 0.41.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN climbed 0.08 to 0.64.
CW: PENN & TELLER: FOOL US gained 0.03 to 0.15, and NANCY DREW was also up 0.03 to 0.09.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA game was at 0.40, with X GAMES coverage at 0.19. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.28/0.24 compared to last week’s 0.33/0.20, and MYSTERY OF BLIND FROG RANCH was up 0.04 to 0.20. On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME ticked down to 0.27, and RENO MY RENTAL was at 0.17/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.17/0.12. Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.25/0.46/3.5M, with CNN’s DEMOCRACY IN PERIL at 0.07/600K, and MSNBC’s THE BEAT WITH ARI MELBER at 0.07/1.3M. TNT’s AEW RAMPAGE rose 0.04 to 0.24. On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE was at 0.19/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.28, and UNTUCKED ticked down to 0.14. Fox Sports 1’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.18. Food Network’s GUY HAWAIIAN STYLE held at 0.18. On We, LOVE AFTER LOCKUP dropped 0.05 to 0.18. A&E’s COLD CASE FILES was at 0.11/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.07. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was at 0.09. On History, ANCIENT ALIENS ticked down to 0.09, and THE PROOF IS OUT THERE was at 0.09/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.09. OWN’s READY TO LOVE lost 0.04 to 0.09, and LADIES WHO LIST was at 0.05.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday January 21, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: CHICAGO/MILWAUKEE | ESPN | 8:14 PM | 153 | 0.40 | 1,190 |
| 2 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 68 | 0.28 | 1,859 |
| 3 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.27 | 1,798 |
| 4 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 14 | 0.27 | 779 |
| 5 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 3,515 |
| 6 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 594 |
| 7 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:08 PM | 68 | 0.24 | 1,334 |
| 8 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 795 |
| 9 | MYSTERY BLIND FROG RANCH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:16 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,077 |
| 10 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 14 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.19 | 580 |
| 11 | X GAMES L: X GAMES ASPEN 2022 | ESPN | 10:47 PM | 120 | 0.19 | 441 |
| 12 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,660 |
| 13 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 576 |
| 14 | 90 DAY B90D: FIRST LOOK | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 914 |
| 15 | COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: MICHIGAN ST/WISCONSIN | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:11 PM | 127 | 0.18 | 832 |
| 16 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,659 |
| 17 | GUY HAWAIIAN STYLE | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 848 |
| 18 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 535 |
| 19 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 3,123 |
| 20 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 532 |
| 21 | RENO MY RENTAL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 1,116 |
| 22 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,905 |
| 23 | FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:58 PM | 13 | 0.16 | 809 |
| 24 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,906 |
| 25 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 573 |
| 26 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,588 |
| 27 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,526 |
| 28 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,857 |
| 29 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,967 |
| 30 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,305 |
| 31 | UNTUCKED 13 | VH1 | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 390 |
| 32 | SMURFS, THE | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 416 |
| 33 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 387 |
| 34 | KAMP KORAL | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 418 |
| 35 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,772 |
| 36 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,453 |
| 37 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,641 |
| 38 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 393 |
| 39 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 349 |
| 40 | FOX NEWS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,954 |
| 41 | 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.12 | 564 |
| 42 | RENO MY RENTAL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 920 |
| 43 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 333 |
| 44 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 372 |
| 45 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,745 |
| 46 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 404 |
| 47 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,920 |
| 48 | COLD CASE FILES | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.11 | 508 |
| 49 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:47 AM | 73 | 0.10 | 272 |
| 50 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 401 |
| 51 | COLD CASE FILES | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 63 | 0.10 | 459 |
| 52 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,047 |
| 53 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 397 |
| 54 | SECRETS OF SULPHUR SPRING | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 489 |
| 55 | BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 348 |
| 56 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 867 |
| 57 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 330 |
| 58 | HAUNTING (O) | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 386 |
| 59 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 605 |
| 60 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 403 |
| 61 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 206 |
| 62 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.09 | 814 |
| 63 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 474 |
| 64 | PROOF IS OUT THERE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 793 |
| 65 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 594 |
| 66 | CASAGRANDES | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 335 |
| 67 | CASTLE | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.08 | 783 |
| 68 | NEW YORK UNDERCOVER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 327 |
| 69 | NEW YORK UNDERCOVER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 313 |
| 70 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 327 |
| 71 | PROOF IS OUT THERE | HISTORY | 10:33 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 706 |
| 72 | LIGA MX L: MAZATLAN / TOLUCA | TUDN | 9:55 PM | 125 | 0.08 | 233 |
| 73 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 612 |
| 74 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 279 |
| 75 | CASTLE | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 58 | 0.07 | 476 |
| 76 | DIRT EVERY DAY | MOTOR TREND | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 291 |
| 77 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 25 | 0.07 | 305 |
| 78 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 999 |
| 79 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,305 |
| 80 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 212 |
| 81 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 591 |
| 82 | DEMOCRACY IN PERIL | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 593 |
| 83 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.07 | 610 |
| 84 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 1:06 AM | 58 | 0.07 | 375 |
| 85 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,150 |
| 86 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 582 |
| 87 | RUPAUL ALL STARS 6 | VH1 | 10:00 PM | 67 | 0.07 | 266 |
| 88 | UNDISPUTED L: 1352 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 231 |
| 89 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 766 |
| 90 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 593 |
| 91 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,644 |
| 92 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 598 |
| 93 | E. ROTH: GHOST RUINED LIF | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 320 |
| 94 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 573 |
| 95 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 128 |
| 96 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 569 |
| 97 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: NORWICH/WATFORD | USA NETWORK | 2:54 PM | 138 | 0.06 | 214 |
| 98 | PGA TOUR: THE AMERICAN EXPRESS | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 240 | 0.06 | 359 |
| 99 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,369 |
| 100 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 508 |
| 101 | MIDDLEMOST POST | NICKELODEON | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 241 |
| 102 | LADIES WHO LIST: ATLANTA | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 263 |
| 103 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: THIRD ROUND | ESPN2 | 9:00 PM | 347 | 0.05 | 282 |
| 104 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 1,201 |
| 105 | COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 118 | 0.05 | 430 |
| 106 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 448 |
| 107 | FANCY NANCY | DISNEY JUNIOR | 3:30 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 221 |
| 108 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 519 |
| 109 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 450 |
| 110 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,011 |
| 111 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 225 |
| 112 | COLL BSKTBL: MTN WEST L: FRESNO ST/NEVADA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:18 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 214 |
| 113 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: KILLER AMBITION | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 309 |
| 114 | HERD L: 1670 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 149 |
| 115 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 203 |
| 116 | FAMILY MASSACRE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 253 |
| 117 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 435 |
| 118 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 323 |
| 119 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 351 |
| 120 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:30 AM | 25 | 0.04 | 197 |
| 121 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 621 |
| 122 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 320 |
| 123 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 248 |
| 124 | KILLER SIBLINGS | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 310 |
| 125 | BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENO | MAGNOLIA NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 312 |
| 126 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 687 |
| 127 | FUTBOL CENTRAL L | TUDN | 9:00 PM | 55 | 0.04 | 117 |
| 128 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 283 |
| 129 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.04 | 180 |
| 130 | CLOSING BELL: N/A | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 304 |
| 131 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 107 |
| 132 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 350 |
| 133 | ENGINE MASTERS | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 226 |
| 134 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | USA NETWORK | 5:12 PM | 18 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 135 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | TUDN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 101 |
| 136 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 758 |
| 137 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 725 |
| 138 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 54 | 0.04 | 192 |
| 139 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 284 |
| 140 | 11TH HOUR | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 721 |
| 141 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1302 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 96 |
| 142 | HERMANAS PERVERSAS | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 103 |
| 143 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 367 |
| 144 | POCOYO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 68 |
| 145 | GORDON RAMSAYS 24 HOURS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 214 |
| 146 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 567 |
| 147 | B1G WRESTLING L: PENN STATE / MICHIGAN | BIG TEN NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 132 |
| 148 | NBA GAMETIME LIVE | NBA-TV | 11:18 PM | 79 | 0.03 | 101 |
| 149 | GORDON RAMSAYS 24 HOURS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 198 |
| 150 | GORDON RAMSAYS 24 HOURS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 131 |
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