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March 9, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 3.8.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS:  Note that due to last week’s State Of the Union address, comparisons are to 2 weeks ago unless otherwise noted.

ABC:  THE BACHELOR aired a Tuesday edition at 0.76, down a tenth from Monday.  TO TELL THE TRUTH followed at 0.29.

CBS:  FBI gained 0.04 to 0.65, FBI: INTERNATIONAL ticked down to 0.52, and FBI: MOST WANTED was steady at 0.54.

NBC:  Compared to last week, the season finale of AMERICAN AUTO ticked up to 0.33, and the season finale of GRAND CREW was up 0.03 to 0.28.  THIS IS US dropped 0.08 to 0.65.  THE THING ABOUT PAM premiered at 0.40.

FOX:  THE RESIDENT rose a tenth to 0.46, and the season finale of I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE was at 0.28.

CW:  Compared to last week, SUPERMAN & LOIS lost 0.02 to 0.13, and NAOMI was down 0.04 to 0.06.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.44/0.72/4.4M, with CNN’s DON LEMON TONIGHT at 0.28/0.36/1.3M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.15/0.23/1.7M.  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND was at 0.32 compared to last week’s 0.31/0.16.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.31/0.30.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY ticked down to 0.28, and ULTIMATE GIRLS TRIP was up 0.02 to 0.13.  ESPN’s WCC TOURNAMENT coverage was at 0.27.  Food Network’s CHOPPED rose 0.05 to 0.21.  On HGTV, FIXER TO FABULOUS jumped 0.08 to 0.21, HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.03 to 0.16 ,and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.02 to 0.11.  On BET, THE OVAL gained 0.04 to 0.20 (plus 0.02/81K via BET Her simulcast), and RUTHLESS was up 0.03 to 0.12 (plus zero/35K).  MTV’s TEEN MOM was at 0.18/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.07.  On TLC, DOUBLING DOWN WITH THE DERRICOS grew by 0.07 to 0.18.  USA’s WWE NXT was steady at 0.13.  ID’s CRIME SCENE CONFIDENTIAL was at 0.12, and TRUE CONVICTION was at 0.10.  TBS’s WIPEOUT fell 0.07 to 0.08.  VH1’s WILD N OUT was at 0.08/0.06 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.10. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 8, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.44 4,371
2 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,342
3 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.32 2,608
4 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.31 4,038
5 NBA BASKETBALL: PELICANS/GRIZZLIES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:46 PM 147 0.31 1,055
6 NBA BASKETBALL: CLIPPERS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:13 PM 147 0.30 1,119
7 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.29 3,438
8 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.28 956
9 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,265
10 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,728
11 WCC TOURNAMENT   L: SAINT MARYS/GONZAGA ESPN 9:03 PM 120 0.27 1,074
12 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,329
13 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 3,075
14 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.24 2,575
15 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,323
16 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.22 2,705
17 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,153
18 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 877
19 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 982
20 FIXER TO FABULOUS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.21 1,639
21 OVAL, THE S3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 945
22 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:03 PM 58 0.20 637
23 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 2,267
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 756
25 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,107
26 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,208
27 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,295
28 TEEN MOM II SSN11 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.18 459
29 DOUBLING DOWN W/DERRICOS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 774
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,085
31 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 2,206
32 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,606
33 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 2,183
34 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,312
35 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 2,160
36 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:06 PM 30 0.16 1,103
37 STREET OUTLAWS: GONE GIRL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 65 0.16 613
38 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 586
39 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 492
40 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 2,052
41 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 2,097
42 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,718
43 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,242
44 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,404
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,848
46 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,126
47 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L: WRIGHT STATE/NORTHERN KENTUCKY ESPN 7:00 PM 123 0.15 565
48 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 454
49 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 399
50 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 16 0.14 509
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,149
52 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 373
53 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.14 694
54 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 378
55 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 127 0.13 613
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 359
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 910
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,596
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 339
60 RH ULTIMATE GIRLS TRIP BRAVO 9:00 PM 63 0.13 483
61 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.13 1,062
62 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.13 431
63 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 59 0.13 332
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,230
65 CRIME SCENE CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 61 0.12 671
66 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:40 AM 60 0.12 457
67 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,452
68 TYLER PERRYS RUTHLESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 547
69 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:03 PM 30 0.12 379
70 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 820
71 STREET OUTLAWS: GONE GIRL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:05 PM 56 0.12 534
72 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 265
73 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,191
74 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.11 829
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,170
76 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:36 PM 30 0.11 899
77 TRUE CONVICTION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:01 PM 61 0.10 536
78 PORT PROTECTION ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 662
79 LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 772
80 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.10 670
81 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 659
82 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,006
83 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.10 266
84 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.09 1,438
85 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 541
86 DOUBLING DOWN W/DER EXTRA TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 419
87 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.09 594
88 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,009
89 WIPEOUT TBS TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 57 0.08 346
90 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 334
91 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.08 706
92 GAME PLAN WITH SHAQUILLE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 30 0.08 284
93 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 17 VH1 8:00 PM 30 0.08 197
94 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.08 708
95 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L: JACKSONVILLE/BELLARMINE ESPN2 5:00 PM 123 0.08 233
96 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 212
97 TEEN MOM:GIRLS NIGHT IN MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.08 218
98 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 878
99 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 526
100 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,253
101 LBZ NEXT GEN COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 561
102 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 12:00 AM 22 0.07 698
103 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L: WAGNER/BRYANT ESPN2 7:03 PM 147 0.07 270
104 BRUH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.07 313
105 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.07 540
106 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 477
107 CONCACAF LC – L: QF: SEATTLE / LEON TUDN 10:01 PM 129 0.07 216
108 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 17 VH1 8:30 PM 30 0.06 142
109 BOTCHED-SP E! 9:00 PM 60 0.06 245
110 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 190
111 UNDISPUTED L: 1384 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 163
112 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 883
113 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L ESPN2 9:30 PM 91 0.05 215
114 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 847
115 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 834
116 CONCACAF LC – L: QF: NYC FC / COMUNICACIONES FC TUDN 8:00 PM 121 0.05 135
117 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 15 0.05 141
118 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.05 547
119 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.05 212
120 THESE WOODS REPACK: TWAH-3R1R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.05 261
121 HERD L: 1702 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 122
122 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 870
123 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.05 188
124 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.05 276
125 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: HEAT, THE PARAMOUNT 12:20 AM 150 0.05 119
126 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1: R16: LIVERPOOL FC / FC INTER MILAN TUDN 2:30 PM 152 0.05 152
127 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 778
128 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 892
129 DEEP FRIED DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.04 361
130 BRUH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:30 PM 30 0.04 240
131 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 PM 15 0.04 146
132 PARIS IN LOVE E! 10:00 PM 65 0.04 135
133 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 110
134 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.04 310
135 CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE L: QF1:SEATTLE/CLUB LEON FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 128 0.04 109
136 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 647
137 DEEP FRIED DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.04 312
138 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.04 340
139 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 5:00 PM 60 0.04 260
140 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.04 263
141 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:05 PM 30 0.04 90
142 NFL LIVE ESPN2 11:01 PM 59 0.04 125
143 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 12:33 AM 60 0.04 140
144 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 308
145 CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE L: QF1:NYCFC/COMUNICACIONES FC FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.03 98
146 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 239
147 SKY NEWS ON MSNBC MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.03 324
148 MAN V. FOOD COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.03 114
149 AMERICAN AGENDA: N/A NEWSMAX TV 2:00 PM 120 0.03 190
150 QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S6 UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 30 0.03 53

 

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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.