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September 30, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 9.29.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals with NFL TNF UPDATE

[Broadcast chart updated with Amazon Prime Video NFL Thursday Night Football]

 

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  After a CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE special at 0.48, a run of the movie HOCUS POCUS (tying in with the new Disney+ sequel) was at 0.42.

CBS:  On premiere night, YOUNG SHELDON returned at 0.51, down 0.19 from last season’s premiere.  On the other hand, GHOSTS returned at 0.55, just a tick off last year’s series launch.  SO HELP ME TODD premiered at 0.37 and was steady throughout its hour.  The season premiere of CSI: VEGAS was at 0.27, down 0.19 from last year’s premiere (on a Wednesday). 

NBC:  The LAW & ORDER franchise featured the mothership down 0.11 from last week to 0.49, SVU down 0.16 to 0.53, and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME down 0.13 to 0.49.

FOX:  More season premieres, with HELL’S KITCHEN at 0.39 (down 0.23 from the May 2021 premiere), WELCOME TO FLATCH at 0.18 (down 0.02), and CALL ME KAT at 0.20 (down 0.16). 

CW:  The season finale episodes of BUMP were at 0.05/0.04 compared to last week’s 0.04.  The season finale of GREAT CHOCOLATE SHOWDOWN was down 0.02 to 0.04.

TELEMUNDO:  The BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC AWARDS were at 0.46.

UNIVISION:  HERENCIA LEGADO was at 0.37, and RICOS TAMBIEN was up 0.09 to 0.37.

AMAZON:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was up 0.33 to 4.60.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart (with Amazon and broadcast non-prime added)

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL was at 0.26.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.24/0.41/3.4M, with CNN NEWSROOM at 0.17/0.22/1.1M, and MSNBC’s ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES at 0.10/0.16/1.5M.  Weather Channel’s coverage of Hurricane Ian continued to be strong, peaking in the 9-10AM hours at 0.24.  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE ticked up to 0.20.  Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM jumped 0.08 to 0.20.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN rose 0.07 to 0.19, and INMATE TO ROOMMATE was steady at 0.13.  On HGTV, RENOVATION: IMPOSSIBLE gained 0.03 to 0.11, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.11.  FXX’s LITTLE DEMON climbed 0.03 to 0.11.  On History, MOUNTAIN MEN ticked down to 0.06, and ALONE was at 0.04 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.07.  We’s WAKA & TAMMY ticked up to 0.05.  FX’s ATLANTA ticked up to 0.05.  AXS’s IMPACT WRESTLING gained a tick to 0.02/100K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts

1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UTAH STATE/BYU ESPN 7:59 PM 225 0.26 1,255
2 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 3,385
3 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.24 1,432
4 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.24 1,430
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 3,181
6 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S5B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.20 381
7 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,292
8 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.20 748
9 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:44 PM 76 0.19 575
10 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.19 573
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,665
12 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,167
13 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 2,218
14 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,584
15 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,957
16 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,054
17 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,173
18 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,890
19 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 2,081
20 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 2,247
21 NFL GAMEDAY KO PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 15 0.16 523
22 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,870
23 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 391
24 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,796
25 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,108
26 STORM CENTER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 935
27 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 2,022
28 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 59 0.14 464
29 NFL GAMEDAY KO SHOWCASE NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.14 452
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,094
31 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,238
32 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,248
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,138
34 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 988
35 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 879
36 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 332
37 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 375
38 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 2,221
39 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,148
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,144
41 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,182
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,957
43 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,857
44 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 807
45 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.13 556
46 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 833
47 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,005
48 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 951
49 INMATE TO ROOMMATE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.13 394
50 STORM CENTER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 803
51 STORM CENTER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 916
52 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,105
53 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 361
54 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 773
55 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,271
56 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,090
57 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,143
58 RENOVATION IMPOSSIBLE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.11 686
59 LITTLE DEMON FXX 10:00 PM 32 0.11 264
60 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.11 353
61 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.11 863
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,515
63 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.11 1,132
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 307
65 STORM CENTER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 801
66 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.11 384
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 903
68 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,468
69 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 306
70 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 263
71 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 561
72 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.10 360
73 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 611
74 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 257
75 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 332
76 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 798
77 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 260
78 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,289
79 NFL GAMEDAY KO PRE-GAME NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.09 289
80 GHOST ADVENTURES: DEVILS: TGA-SP131FH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.08 316
81 HOUSE HUNTERS REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.08 815
82 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 601
83 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL POST NFL NETWORK 11:21 PM 32 0.08 338
84 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.08 455
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,086
86 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,450
87 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 545
88 HELL OF A WEEK COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.07 171
89 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,195
90 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,411
91 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 890
92 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL POST NFL NETWORK 11:53 PM 28 0.06 272
93 THIS JUST IN ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.06 124
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 204
95 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 842
96 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 1,339
97 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 8:00 PM 95 0.06 1,098
98 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.06 268
99 MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE DISNEY JUNIOR 11:00 AM 25 0.06 208
100 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 449
101 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 973
102 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 903
103 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.05 465
104 MESSYNESS SSN2 MTV 9:00 PM 30 0.05 117
105 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.05 318
106 BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.05 198
107 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.05 378
108 WAKA & TAMMY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.05 149
109 YOUNG DYLAN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.05 188
110 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 433
111 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 940
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 863
113 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.05 418
114 THAT GIRL LAY LAY NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.05 191
115 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 144
116 MESSYNESS SSN2 MTV 10:00 PM 30 0.05 113
117 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:50 PM 10 0.05 150
118 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.05 259
119 ATLANTA FX 10:00 PM 38 0.05 147
120 MESSYNESS SSN2 MTV 9:30 PM 30 0.05 107
121 RACE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.04 96
122 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.04 106
123 UNDISPUTED L: 1531 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 140
124 ALONE: SKILLS CHALLENGE HISTORY 10:06 PM 29 0.04 455
125 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 837
126 HERD L: 1861 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 115
127 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.04 397
128 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.04 96
129 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 118
130 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 844
131 LONE STAR LAW DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 62 0.04 296
132 COPS REELZ 10:00 PM 30 0.04 270
133 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 116
134 ALONE: SKILLS CHALLENGE HISTORY 9:35 PM 31 0.04 616
135 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 263
136 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.04 285
137 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 93
138 COPS REELZ 9:00 PM 30 0.04 262
139 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 125
140 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 760
141 BILLBOARD-22-TEL-UNVSO: N/A UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 187 0.03 74
142 COPS REELZ 10:30 PM 30 0.03 205
143 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.03 76
144 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: LAD AT SD/TEX AT SEA MLB NETWORK 9:50 PM 202 0.03 168
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 168
146 COPS REELZ 9:30 PM 30 0.03 262
147 ALF-BILLBRD-22-TEL-UNVSO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 51
148 LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.03 377
149 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.03 70
150 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 127

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."