BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: After reruns at 0.43/0.32/0.28/0.21, A MILLION LITTLE THINGS gained 0.02 to 0.23.
CBS: The season premiere of SURVIVOR was at 0.84, down 0.22 from the September 2021 premiere. A rerun (odd for such a high-profile slot) followed at 0.21.
NBC: The CHICAGO night included MED up 0.11 to 0.85, FIRE up a tenth to 0.91, and PD up 0.09 to 0.86.
FOX: The season premiere of THE MASKED SINGER was at 0.87, down 0.24 from the September 2021 premiere. DOMINO MASTERS premiered at 0.38.
CW: THE FLASH aired for the first time since December 14, and lost 0.03 to 0.14. The season premiere of KUNG FU was at 0.10, down 0.12 from the April 2021 premiere.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE rose 0.05 to 0.40. ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.38/0.28, and the network’s ACC TOURNAMENT coverage was at 0.24/0.19/0.18/0.15. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.33/0.61/4M, with CNN’s DON LEMON TONIGHT at 0.28/0.37/1.2M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.16/0.24/1.9M. Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT grew by 0.07 to 0.31. On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK gained 0.06 to 0.30, and FAIRVIEW ticked up to 0.07. BET’s SISTAS ticked up to 0.26 (plus 0.02/99K via BET Her simulcast). FX’s SNOWFALL was up 0.03 to 0.24. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY ticked up to 0.23. Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.20 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.10. On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.18/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.19. On A&E, NEIGHBORHOOD WARS was at 0.15/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.10, and COURT CAM was at 0.14/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.10. On Syfy, RESIDENT ALIEN was steady at 0.13, and ASTRID & LILLY SAVE THE WORLD was steady at 0.04/234K. MTV’s CATFISH was at 0.13 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.07. On ID, SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH was at 0.12/0.10, and THE MURDER TAPES ticked up to 0.12. HGTV’s HOME INSPECTOR JOE dropped 0.03 to 0.10. VH1’s WILD N OUT was at 0.06 compared to last week’s 0.06/0.05.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 9, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0127 ESTERO FL | TBS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.40 | 945 |
| 2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: PHOENIX/MIAMI | ESPN | 7:43 PM | 141 | 0.38 | 1,117 |
| 3 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 3,989 |
| 4 | MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSTON BONDS 1410 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.31 | 1,230 |
| 5 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 3,871 |
| 6 | SOUTH PARK | COMEDY CENTRAL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 621 |
| 7 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 3,167 |
| 8 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,210 |
| 9 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: PORTLAND/UTAH | ESPN | 10:04 PM | 144 | 0.28 | 760 |
| 10 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,374 |
| 11 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,230 |
| 12 | SISTAS SERIES S4 | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 991 |
| 13 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,937 |
| 14 | SNOWFALL | FX | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 616 |
| 15 | ACC TOURNAMENT L: BOSTON COLLEGE/WAKE FOREST | ESPN | 2:26 PM | 160 | 0.24 | 856 |
| 16 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,364 |
| 17 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 834 |
| 18 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,826 |
| 19 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,261 |
| 20 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,230 |
| 21 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,238 |
| 22 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,173 |
| 23 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 1:59 PM | 27 | 0.20 | 669 |
| 24 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,171 |
| 25 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,044 |
| 26 | MOONSHINERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 68 | 0.20 | 883 |
| 27 | ACC TOURNAMENT L: LOUISVILLE/VIRGINIA | ESPN2 | 9:47 PM | 122 | 0.19 | 674 |
| 28 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 13 | 0.19 | 567 |
| 29 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,149 |
| 30 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,262 |
| 31 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,355 |
| 32 | ACC TOURNAMENT L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 119 | 0.18 | 624 |
| 33 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 826 |
| 34 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,208 |
| 35 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,138 |
| 36 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,254 |
| 37 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,155 |
| 38 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,130 |
| 39 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,973 |
| 40 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:28 AM | 67 | 0.17 | 427 |
| 41 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:06 PM | 29 | 0.17 | 623 |
| 42 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,620 |
| 43 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 9:22 PM | 25 | 0.16 | 669 |
| 44 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,247 |
| 45 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,453 |
| 46 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,277 |
| 47 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 472 |
| 48 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,881 |
| 49 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:35 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 682 |
| 50 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 879 |
| 51 | FIRST WIVES CLUB | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 510 |
| 52 | ACC TOURNAMENT L: CLEMSON/VIRGINIA TECH | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 142 | 0.15 | 605 |
| 53 | MOONSHINERS: MASTER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:08 PM | 67 | 0.15 | 638 |
| 54 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,307 |
| 55 | NEIGHBORHOOD WARS | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.15 | 771 |
| 56 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 484 |
| 57 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:05 PM | 55 | 0.14 | 407 |
| 58 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 899 |
| 59 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 957 |
| 60 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 28 | 0.14 | 675 |
| 61 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: R16: REAL MADRID / PSG | TUDN | 2:30 PM | 150 | 0.13 | 332 |
| 62 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 397 |
| 63 | BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: FIRST RD1: BUTLER/XAVIER | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 166 | 0.13 | 447 |
| 64 | RESIDENT ALIEN | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 980 |
| 65 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 31 | 0.13 | 665 |
| 66 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,157 |
| 67 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,068 |
| 68 | CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8E | MTV | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.13 | 301 |
| 69 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.12 | 436 |
| 70 | SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 671 |
| 71 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 953 |
| 72 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,172 |
| 73 | NEIGHBORHOOD WARS | A&E NETWORK | 10:32 PM | 32 | 0.12 | 680 |
| 74 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 769 |
| 75 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 593 |
| 76 | MURDER TAPES, THE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.12 | 640 |
| 77 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.12 | 376 |
| 78 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,029 |
| 79 | MAFS: AFTERPARTY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 612 |
| 80 | BIG EAST TOURN BRIDGE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:16 PM | 25 | 0.11 | 299 |
| 81 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,064 |
| 82 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 780 |
| 83 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 11:49 PM | 41 | 0.11 | 326 |
| 84 | SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 608 |
| 85 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 509 |
| 86 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,570 |
| 87 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 844 |
| 88 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:35 AM | 55 | 0.10 | 277 |
| 89 | HOME INSPECTOR JOE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.10 | 890 |
| 90 | BIGGER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 364 |
| 91 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,266 |
| 92 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,456 |
| 93 | TO CATCH A SMUGGLER FL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 15 | 0.10 | 345 |
| 94 | CONCACAF LC – L: QF: CRUZ AZUL (MEX) / CF MONTREAL (CAN) | TUDN | 10:04 PM | 122 | 0.10 | 270 |
| 95 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 640 |
| 96 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 250 |
| 97 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 14 | 0.09 | 270 |
| 98 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 236 |
| 99 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 447 |
| 100 | TO CATCH A SMUGGLER | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 403 |
| 101 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 58 | 0.09 | 409 |
| 102 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,058 |
| 103 | BIG EAST TOURN BRIDGE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:44 PM | 25 | 0.08 | 182 |
| 104 | CONCACAF LC – L: QF: NEW ENGLAND (USA) / UNAM (MEX) | TUDN | 8:00 PM | 124 | 0.08 | 208 |
| 105 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: WASHINGTON/EDMONTON | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:15 PM | 166 | 0.08 | 290 |
| 106 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 154 |
| 107 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 643 |
| 108 | MISION EUROPA L | TUDN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 141 |
| 109 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL L | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 223 |
| 110 | TEXAS METAL | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 390 |
| 111 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 12:00 AM | 18 | 0.08 | 703 |
| 112 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 8:49 PM | 107 | 0.07 | 400 |
| 113 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:15 PM | 45 | 0.07 | 896 |
| 114 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 1:03 AM | 28 | 0.07 | 257 |
| 115 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 59 | 0.07 | 367 |
| 116 | BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: FIRST RD2: DEPAUL/ST. JOHNS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:41 PM | 123 | 0.07 | 230 |
| 117 | BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: FIRST RD 3:GEORGETOWN/SETON HALL | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:09 PM | 138 | 0.07 | 187 |
| 118 | GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-11R1R06H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 185 |
| 119 | FAIRVIEW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 148 |
| 120 | FASTEST CARS IN THE DIRTY | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 217 |
| 121 | BEE CZAR | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:15 PM | 61 | 0.07 | 391 |
| 122 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 288 |
| 123 | LOCKED UP ABROAD:BREAKOUT | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:15 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 187 |
| 124 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 880 |
| 125 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 497 |
| 126 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: NORTHWESTERN / NEBRASKA | BIG TEN NETWORK | 6:06 PM | 129 | 0.06 | 332 |
| 127 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 11:47 AM | 28 | 0.06 | 835 |
| 128 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 17 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 124 |
| 129 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.06 | 212 |
| 130 | B1G LIVE: BKB GAMEBREAK L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 8:15 PM | 34 | 0.06 | 332 |
| 131 | UNDISPUTED L: 1385 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 166 |
| 132 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 866 |
| 133 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 123 |
| 134 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 874 |
| 135 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,225 |
| 136 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.06 | 962 |
| 137 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 47 | 0.05 | 777 |
| 138 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:06 PM | 114 | 0.05 | 1,283 |
| 139 | NHL RS PREGAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 15 | 0.05 | 271 |
| 140 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 762 |
| 141 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 38 | 0.05 | 876 |
| 142 | HERD L: 1703 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 118 |
| 143 | VICTOR & VALENTINO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 15 | 0.05 | 161 |
| 144 | DAILY WAGER L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 116 |
| 145 | GOOD TROUBLE | FREEFORM | 9:59 PM | 61 | 0.05 | 103 |
| 146 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 3:38 PM | 28 | 0.05 | 1,024 |
| 147 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 15 | 0.05 | 162 |
| 148 | VICTOR & VALENTINO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:15 PM | 15 | 0.05 | 156 |
| 149 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 124 |
| 150 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 122 |
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