BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: SHARK TANK dropped 0.09 to 0.56, and 20/20 was down 0.04 to 0.40.
CBS: UNDERCOVER BOSS fell 0.09 to 0.33, MAGNUM PI lost 0.04 to 0.45, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.06 to 0.47.
NBC: After a rerun of THAT’S MY JAM at 0.39, DATELINE was up 0.08 to 0.49.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN dropped 0.08 to 0.56.
CW: PENN & TELLER: FOOL US plunged 0.08 to 0.07, and the season finale of NANCY DREW was down 0.04 to 0.05.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Lifetime’s JANET JACKSON led Friday cable at 0.46/0.38, with a simulcast on A&E at 0.25/0.22, with MY KILLER BODY following on Lifetime at 0.24. ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.43/0.37. On Discovery, GOLD RUSH was at 0.30/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.28/0.24, and MYSTERY AT BLIND FROG RANCH was down 0.03 to 0.17. Cable news was topped by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.43/3.2M, with CNN NEWSROOM at 0.09/600K, and MSNBC’s REIDOUT at 0.07/1.1M. TNT’s AEW RAMPAGE ticked up to 0.25. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.21. On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE was at 0.19 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.07, and UNTUCKED ticked down to 0.13. On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME fell 0.09 to 0.18, and RENO MY RENTAL was at 0.15/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.17/0.12. On History, THE PROOF IS OUT THERE was at 0.10/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.08, and ANCIENT ALIENS was steady at 0.09. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was down 0.02 to 0.07. On OWN, READY TO LOVE fell 0.03 to 0.06, and LADIES WHO LIST ticked down to 0.04.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday January 28, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | JANET JACKSON | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.46 | 2,114 |
| 2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LOS ANGELES/CHARLOTTE | ESPN | 7:44 PM | 159 | 0.43 | 1,347 |
| 3 | JANET JACKSON | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.38 | 1,903 |
| 4 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: NEW YORK/MILWAUKEE | ESPN | 10:23 PM | 140 | 0.37 | 1,121 |
| 5 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 67 | 0.30 | 1,816 |
| 6 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 14 | 0.26 | 825 |
| 7 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 3,229 |
| 8 | JANET JACKSON | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.25 | 1,057 |
| 9 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 601 |
| 10 | MY KILLER BODY K MICHELLE | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:01 PM | 62 | 0.24 | 1,028 |
| 11 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 651 |
| 12 | JANET JACKSON | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 925 |
| 13 | JANET JACKSON | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 11:03 PM | 58 | 0.21 | 814 |
| 14 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 853 |
| 15 | JANET JACKSON | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 58 | 0.21 | 765 |
| 16 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,559 |
| 17 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:07 PM | 68 | 0.20 | 1,360 |
| 18 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 679 |
| 19 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 14 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.19 | 568 |
| 20 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 3,080 |
| 21 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:43 AM | 77 | 0.19 | 582 |
| 22 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.18 | 1,429 |
| 23 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 525 |
| 24 | MYSTERY BLIND FROG RANCH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:15 PM | 61 | 0.17 | 1,171 |
| 25 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,654 |
| 26 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,026 |
| 27 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 482 |
| 28 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 2,446 |
| 29 | RENO MY RENTAL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 859 |
| 30 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 400 |
| 31 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.15 | 417 |
| 32 | RENO MY RENTAL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 871 |
| 33 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 477 |
| 34 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,891 |
| 35 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,869 |
| 36 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 479 |
| 37 | UNTUCKED 13 | VH1 | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 401 |
| 38 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 405 |
| 39 | KAMP KORAL | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 482 |
| 40 | JANET JACKSON | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:59 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 475 |
| 41 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 410 |
| 42 | 90 DAY B90D: FIRST LOOK | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 733 |
| 43 | SMURFS, THE | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 429 |
| 44 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 374 |
| 45 | B1G WRESTLING L: PENN STATE / IOWA | BIG TEN NETWORK | 9:07 PM | 142 | 0.12 | 363 |
| 46 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 392 |
| 47 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,565 |
| 48 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,807 |
| 49 | JANET JACKSON | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 1:59 AM | 61 | 0.11 | 411 |
| 50 | CASAGRANDES | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 379 |
| 51 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,408 |
| 52 | JANET JACKSON | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 389 |
| 53 | BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 406 |
| 54 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 299 |
| 55 | PROOF IS OUT THERE | HISTORY | 10:33 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 717 |
| 56 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,501 |
| 57 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,681 |
| 58 | SP HGTV DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 429 |
| 59 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 339 |
| 60 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.09 | 872 |
| 61 | PROOF IS OUT THERE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 751 |
| 62 | 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 463 |
| 63 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 930 |
| 64 | MIDDLEMOST POST | NICKELODEON | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 341 |
| 65 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 271 |
| 66 | JANET JACKSON | A&E NETWORK | 1:03 AM | 61 | 0.09 | 326 |
| 67 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 241 |
| 68 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 273 |
| 69 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 626 |
| 70 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,349 |
| 71 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,308 |
| 72 | UNDISPUTED L: 1357 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.08 | 230 |
| 73 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,484 |
| 74 | NEW YORK UNDERCOVER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 204 |
| 75 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 577 |
| 76 | NEW YORK UNDERCOVER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 231 |
| 77 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,019 |
| 78 | GORDON RAMSAYS 24 HOURS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 250 |
| 79 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 627 |
| 80 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,357 |
| 81 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: RIDE ALONG | PARAMOUNT | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 261 |
| 82 | B1G STORY | BIG TEN NETWORK | 11:29 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 175 |
| 83 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 740 |
| 84 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 571 |
| 85 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 57 | 0.07 | 893 |
| 86 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 213 |
| 87 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 665 |
| 88 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,144 |
| 89 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 539 |
| 90 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 682 |
| 91 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 6:30 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 195 |
| 92 | PROMISED LAND | FX | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 187 |
| 93 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,535 |
| 94 | BIGGIE: THE LIFE OF: BIGGIE: LIFE OF NOTORIOUS B.I.G. | A&E NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 180 | 0.06 | 190 |
| 95 | DEMOCRACY IN PERIL | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 594 |
| 96 | GORDON RAMSAYS 24 HOURS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 226 |
| 97 | TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L | ESPN | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 266 |
| 98 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 591 |
| 99 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 594 |
| 100 | GORDON RAMSAYS 24 HOURS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 222 |
| 101 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 301 |
| 102 | WHITNEY HOUSTON & BOBBI K: WHITNEY HOUSTON & BOBBI KRISTINA | A&E NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 272 |
| 103 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 558 |
| 104 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 198 |
| 105 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 412 |
| 106 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,239 |
| 107 | JOJO & GRAN GRAN | NICK JR | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 179 |
| 108 | E. ROTH: GHOST RUINED LIF | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 325 |
| 109 | PGA TOUR: FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN | GOLF CHANNEL | 2:58 PM | 122 | 0.05 | 481 |
| 110 | FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) | GSN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 287 |
| 111 | BARRETT JACKSON LIVE: SCOTTSDALE AUCTION 2022 D5 P2 | HISTORY | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 473 |
| 112 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 187 |
| 113 | CHICKEN SQUAD, THE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 158 |
| 114 | HAUNTING (O) | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 300 |
| 115 | SECRETS OF SULPHUR SPRING | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 286 |
| 116 | CARE BEARS:UNLOCK THE MG | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 120 |
| 117 | FANCY NANCY | DISNEY JUNIOR | 3:30 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 227 |
| 118 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 10:45 PM | 86 | 0.05 | 140 |
| 119 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 12:11 AM | 19 | 0.04 | 143 |
| 120 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 214 |
| 121 | FAMILY MASSACRE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 361 |
| 122 | TUG OF WORDS | GSN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 436 |
| 123 | HERD L: 1675 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 157 |
| 124 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 247 |
| 125 | PROMISED LAND | FREEFORM | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 91 |
| 126 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 471 |
| 127 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 343 |
| 128 | WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 233 |
| 129 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 483 |
| 130 | GORDON RAMSAYS 24 HOURS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 150 |
| 131 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 317 |
| 132 | BARRETT JACKSON LIVE | HISTORY | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 412 |
| 133 | B1G SHOW L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 12:29 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 84 |
| 134 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 593 |
| 135 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 126 |
| 136 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 555 |
| 137 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 1,136 |
| 138 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,156 |
| 139 | WMNS COLL GYMNASTICS L | ESPN2 | 9:04 PM | 101 | 0.04 | 163 |
| 140 | STORM CENTER | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 335 |
| 141 | LADIES WHO LIST: ATLANTA | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 194 |
| 142 | STORM CENTER | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 340 |
| 143 | BLAZE | NICK JR | 2:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 173 |
| 144 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 923 |
| 145 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 259 |
| 146 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 3:23 PM | 37 | 0.04 | 795 |
| 147 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 723 |
| 148 | KILLER SIBLINGS | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 294 |
| 149 | STINCHFIELD | NEWSMAX TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 256 |
| 150 | STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 692 |
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