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March 1, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 2.28.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  THE BACHELOR rose a tenth to 0.77.  THE GOOD DOCTOR returned from hiatus at 0.38, down 0.11 from its last airing on November 22.

CBS:  The line-up aired for the first time since January 24, with THE NEIGHBORHOOD down 0.11 to 0.61, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA down 0.03 to 0.55, NCIS down 0.09 to 0.52, and NCIS: HAWAII down 0.12 to 0.35.

NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT: EXTREME EDITION fell 0.19 to 0.52, and THE ENDGAME was down 0.16 to 0.32.

FOX:  9-1-1: LONE STAR gained 0.05 to 0.63, and THE CLEANING LADY was down 0.05 to 0.39.

CW:  ALL AMERICAN dropped 0.03 to 0.14, and ALL AMERICAN: HOMECOMING was down 0.04 to 0.10.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The final season of FX’s BETTER THINGS began at 0.06/0.04 compared to last season’s 0.10/0.06 premiere.  On HBO, after THE GILDED AGE ticked down to 0.05, the season premiere of MY BRILLIANT FRIEND was at 0.01/130K, a tick below last season.

USA’s WWE: RAW was at 0.49/0.46/0.46 compared to last week’s 0.54/0.52/0.47.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.47/0.79/4.5M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.46/0.66/2.3M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.22/0.37/2.9M.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK rose 0.04 to 0.35, and SUMMER HOUSE was up 0.02 to 0.18.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.31/0.29.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.25/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.14.  On TLC, DARCEY & STACEY grew by 0.07 to 0.24, and 90 DAY FIANCE was at 0.19/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.15, 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS rose 0.06 to 0.20.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD was steady at 0.20.  Food Network’s SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.19/0.18.  A&E’s SECRETS OF PLAYBOY edged up 0.02 to 0.17.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW was at 0.17/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.12.  On HGTV, ROCK THE BLOCK was at 0.15, and 100 DAY DREAM HOME held at 0.14.  On ID, CRIMES GONE VIRAL was at 0.14.  TNT’s SNOWPIERCER lost 0.03 to 0.12. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday February 28, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,836
2 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.47 4,476
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.46 1,738
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.46 1,685
5 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.46 2,297
6 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.41 4,445
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.40 3,624
8 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.40 1,897
9 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,933
10 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.38 4,020
11 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.35 961
12 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,566
13 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.33 1,571
14 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.31 1,737
15 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: SYRACUSE/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN 7:00 PM 136 0.31 1,094
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.29 1,744
17 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,923
18 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.29 3,431
19 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: BAYLOR/TEXAS ESPN 9:16 PM 125 0.29 994
20 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.28 2,671
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.27 1,691
22 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.26 1,688
23 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.26 2,770
24 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.26 2,566
25 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.26 1,218
26 STREET OUTLAWS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 122 0.25 992
27 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.25 2,024
28 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.24 2,468
29 DARCEY & STACEY TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.24 1,169
30 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.24 2,675
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.24 1,522
32 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.22 2,513
33 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.22 2,014
34 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,901
35 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 2,275
36 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.22 1,529
37 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.21 2,527
38 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.21 1,492
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.21 1,445
40 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,441
41 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.20 2,347
42 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.20 896
43 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS TLC 10:01 PM 60 0.20 876
44 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.20 507
45 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,219
46 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION: SK-801TH FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.19 1,108
47 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.19 1,117
48 SPRING BAKING CHMP EASTER FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 801
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,329
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.18 1,514
51 DAVID & ANNIE: AFTER TLC 9:01 PM 30 0.18 1,089
52 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.18 456
53 SO: FARMTRUCK AND AZN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.18 595
54 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 665
55 SECRETS OF PLAYBOY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.17 678
56 BLACK INK CREW 9B VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.17 396
57 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.16 900
58 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:21 PM 69 0.16 472
59 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 681
60 LOREN & ALEXEI: AFTER TLC 9:31 PM 30 0.15 971
61 ROCK THE BLOCK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 90 0.15 1,517
62 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,937
63 100 DAY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,104
64 CRIMES GONE VIRAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.14 595
65 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,534
66 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 486
67 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,733
68 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 476
69 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.12 413
70 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 373
71 SNOWPIERCER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.12 575
72 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:30 AM 60 0.12 309
73 BLACK INK CREW COMPTON 2 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.12 287
74 11TH HOUR MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,426
75 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 847
76 100 DAY DREAM HOME REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 60 0.11 661
77 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.11 1,699
78 CLOSE ENOUGH TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 28 0.11 255
79 DARCEY & STACEY: PILLOW T TLC 11:01 PM 59 0.11 626
80 HIST GREATEST MYSTERIES HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.10 854
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 351
82 BIG BAKE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.10 479
83 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.10 243
84 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 413
85 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 503
86 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 355
87 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.09 308
88 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.09 291
89 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 312
90 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,121
91 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 628
92 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.08 295
93 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: CHARLOTTE/MILWAUKEE NBA-TV 8:02 PM 160 0.08 294
94 HIST GREATEST MYSTERIES HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.08 681
95 JOINED AT THE HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 60 0.08 564
96 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 265
97 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.08 574
98 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,580
99 I WAS THERE HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.07 539
100 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.07 348
101 MIRA, ROYAL DETECTIVE DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.07 244
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 254
103 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 917
104 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,010
105 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 47 0.06 182
106 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KANSAS STATE/TEXAS TECH ESPN2 9:00 PM 127 0.06 249
107 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:42 PM 48 0.06 151
108 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 972
109 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 1,018
110 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 171
111 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.06 518
112 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.06 907
113 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 1,030
114 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:55 AM 25 0.06 197
115 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: NORTHWESTERN / IOWA BIG TEN NETWORK 8:00 PM 122 0.05 169
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 249
117 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.05 714
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 197
119 HERD L: 1696 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 140
120 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 177
121 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 1,011
122 GILDED AGE, THE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 54 0.05 682
123 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 849
124 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-3R1R20H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.05 332
125 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.05 281
126 BETTER THINGS FX 10:47 PM 35 0.04 132
127 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.04 288
128 ZIMMERN LIST COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 205
129 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 7:00 PM 62 0.04 85
130 B/R GAMING TBS NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.04 104
131 SINS OF THE CITY TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 146
132 KILLING EVE AMC 9:00 PM 62 0.04 193
133 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:07 PM 119 0.04 205
134 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 193
135 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.04 422
136 POCOYO THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 20 0.04 64
137 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 291
138 HIST GREATEST MYSTERIES HISTORY 12:03 AM 58 0.04 285
139 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: 53RD NAACP IMAGE AWARDS ENC2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 120 0.04 220
140 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.04 470
141 TRAYVON MARTIN: 10 YEARS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 149
142 COCOMELON THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.03 72
143 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 625
144 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.03 284
145 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 277
146 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 101
147 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 241
148 UNDISPUTED L: 1378 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.03 91
149 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 161
150 LOVE MONSTER THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:50 AM 20 0.03 45

 

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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.