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October 13, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 10.12.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  THE CONNERS gained 0.02 to 0.48, THE GOLDBERGS lost 0.02 to 0.34, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY ticked up to 0.49, and HOME ECONOMICS was also up a tick to 0.33.  BIG SKY likewise gained a tick to 0.25.

CBS:  SURVIVOR dropped 0.08 to 0.72, THE REAL LOVE BOAT ticked down to 0.25, and THE AMAZING RACE was up 0.02 to 0.32.

NBC:  The CHICAGO franchise had MED down 0.08 to 0.56, FIRE down a tenth to 0.67, and PD down 0.09 to 0.59.

FOX:  An MLB PLAYOFFS game was at 0.95.

CW:  STARGIRL ticked up to 0.06, and KUNG FU was up a tick to 0.08.

TELEMUNDO:  EXATLON ticked down to 0.23, FUEGO DEL DESTINO lost 0.03 to 0.20, and INFIEL was down a tick to 0.23.

UNIVISION:  HERENCIA LEGADO edged up 0.02 to 0.51, RICOS TAMBIEN rose 0.09 to 0.46, and LIGA was at 0.49 .

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Fox Sports 1’s MLB PLAYOFFS game was at 0.81.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS gained 0.06 to 0.42, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY ticked up to 0.28.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE ticked down to 0.32.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.25/0.24.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.24/0.42/3.6M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.12/0.16/800K, and MSNBC’s ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES at 0.11/0.15/1.5M.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.23/0.22.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE was at 0.22.  TNT’s NHL doubleheader was at 0.19/0.17.  On BET, SISTAS was at 0.17 (plus 0.02/113K via BET Her simulcast), and ASSISTED LIVING was at 0.14 (plus 0.01/79K).  On Food Network, GUY’S ULTIMATE GAME NIGHT gained 0.02 to 0.14, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was steady at 0.13.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.12/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.10, and FARMHOUSE FIXER ticked down to 0.11.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.11/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.08/0.08, and BABY SURGEONS was at 0.06.  FX’s WELCOME TO WREXHAM was at 0.10/0.09/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.07/0.06.  On ID, MURDER OF GABBY PETITO was at 0.10, and IN PURSUIT was down 0.04 to 0.07.  On Discovery, TUT’S TOXIC TOMB was at 0.09.  The season finale of FXX’s ARCHER was at 0.09, up 0.02 from last week and up 0.04 from the 2021 finale.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE ticked up to 0.09, and PAWN STARS was down 0.04 to 0.08.  CHUCKY was down 0.07 on USA to 0.08, and down 0.06 on Syfy to 0.08 (on Syfy, lead-out REGINALD THE VAMPIRE was down 0.04 to 0.04). 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday October 12, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB NL DIVISION SERIES L: SAN DIEGO/LA DODGERS 2 FOX SPORTS 1 8:32 PM 221 0.81 3,108
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.42 1,430
3 MLB NLDS POST GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 12:13 AM 58 0.32 1,002
4 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0158 TORONTO ON TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.32 983
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.28 708
6 NBA PRE-SEASON    L: MINNESOTA/LA LAKERS ESPN 10:05 PM 154 0.25 744
7 NBA PRE-SEASON    L: BROOKLYN/MILWAUKEE ESPN 7:32 PM 153 0.24 724
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 3,369
9 LIGA MX L TUDN 10:27 PM 104 0.23 537
10 CHALLENGE: RIDE OR DIES MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.22 424
11 LIGA MX L: QF: PUEBLA / AMERICA TUDN 7:38 PM 169 0.22 572
12 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 3,539
13 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.20 525
14 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: BOSTON/WASHINGTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:01 PM 166 0.19 629
15 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 32 0.18 504
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:39 AM 66 0.18 443
17 SISTAS SERIES S5 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 906
18 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 463
19 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: CHICAGO/COLORADO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:47 PM 175 0.17 526
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 635
21 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 395
22 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 458
23 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,856
24 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 382
25 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.14 676
26 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,457
27 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 2,825
28 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:45 AM 75 0.14 316
29 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 475
30 GUYS ULTIMATE GAME NIGHT FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.14 586
31 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.13 630
32 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 360
33 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 2,152
34 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): ARE YOU MY PERSON? 1515 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.13 808
35 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 2,262
36 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 376
37 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 839
38 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 387
39 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.12 1,018
40 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,496
41 FARMHOUSE FIXER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.11 1,150
42 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,797
43 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 340
44 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,509
45 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.11 869
46 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 778
47 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: FC BARCELONA / FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO TUDN 2:50 PM 136 0.11 258
48 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.11 1,141
49 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,413
50 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.10 704
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,647
52 WELCOME TO WREXHAM FX 10:34 PM 31 0.10 245
53 MURDER OF GABBY PETITO INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 442
54 JACKIE ROBINSON: GET-BAG FOX SPORTS 1 1:11 AM 60 0.10 273
55 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,477
56 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 769
57 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,651
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,618
59 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: LOUISIANA/MARSHALL ESPN2 7:29 PM 233 0.09 496
60 WELCOME TO WREXHAM FX 10:00 PM 34 0.09 282
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 735
62 TUTS TOXIC TOMB: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 123 0.09 657
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,587
64 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 688
65 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,555
66 ARCHER FXX FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.09 215
67 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.09 420
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,309
69 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 233
70 WELCOME TO WREXHAM FX 11:05 PM 63 0.08 197
71 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 10:30 PM 60 0.08 297
72 CHUCKY SYFY 9:00 PM 61 0.08 219
73 CHUCKY USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.08 209
74 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 739
75 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 826
76 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.08 331
77 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.08 644
78 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 724
79 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 1,422
80 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,534
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 579
82 UNDISPUTED L: 1540 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 182
83 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,679
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 646
85 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 737
86 MLB NLDS ON FOXD: GM2: PADRES VS DODGERS FOX DEPORTES 8:33 PM 221 0.07 214
87 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 510
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 663
89 MLB NLDS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 32 0.07 348
90 IN PURSUIT W/ JOHN WALSH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 321
91 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 436
92 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 616
93 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 363
94 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 669
95 SCOOBY-DOO & GUESS WHO THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.06 206
96 DR. DEATH USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.06 135
97 MICKEYS TALE OF TWO WITCH DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 50 0.06 246
98 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 1,468
99 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,607
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 586
101 BABY SURGEONS: DELIVERING TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 394
102 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.06 534
103 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 369
104 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:11 AM 60 0.06 144
105 HERD L: 1870 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 148
106 YOUNG SHELDON NICK-AT-NITE 6:00 AM 30 0.05 236
107 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.05 240
108 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 1,058
109 IRON RESURRECTION MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 354
110 GROWING UP CHRISLEY E! 9:00 PM 30 0.05 240
111 SCOOBY-DOO & GUESS WHO THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.05 156
112 NFL SLIMETIME NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.05 224
113 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 11:22 PM 68 0.05 177
114 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 146
115 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 923
116 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.05 338
117 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 922
118 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 658
119 LOVE AT FIRST LIE MTV 9:30 PM 44 0.05 88
120 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:00 PM 1 0.05 156
121 LOCKED UP ABROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 267
122 TOTAL SPORTS 360 ESP FOX DEPORTES 12:14 AM 19 0.05 133
123 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 15 0.05 240
124 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.04 343
125 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 512
126 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 939
127 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 7:00 PM 38 0.04 90
128 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 12:30 AM 30 0.04 154
129 REGINALD THE VAMPIRE SYFY 10:01 PM 60 0.04 175
130 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 682
131 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.04 160
132 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 883
133 TOONING OUT THE NEWS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:45 PM 30 0.04 124
134 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.04 97
135 CHUCKY:INSIDE THE EPISODE SYFY 11:01 PM 10 0.04 120
136 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 124
137 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 30 0.04 435
138 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.04 105
139 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.04 347
140 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 140
141 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 93
142 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:06 PM 54 0.04 90
143 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 389
144 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN2 7:00 PM 29 0.04 124
145 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 718
146 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 614
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.03 83
148 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1: SSC NAPOLI / AFC AJAX TUDN 12:30 PM 140 0.03 103
149 NHL RS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:42 AM 28 0.03 130
150 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 705

 

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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.