BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: JEOPARDY COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP dropped 0.11 from Thursday to 0.50. A 20/20 rerun followed at 0.46.
CBS: BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION fell 0.09 from Wednesday to 0.45, followed by a BLUE BLOODS rerun at 0.24.
NBC: The WINTER OLYMPICS was at 0.97/1.14, down from 2.90 on the parallel night in 2018.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN ticked down to 0.54.
CW: Reruns at 0.06/0.05/0.08.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The NBA ALL-STAR events were split between networks, with ESPN’s at 0.52 and TNT’s at 0.47. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.28/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.19, with MYSTERY AT BLIND FROG RANCH down 0.02 to 0.11. Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.26/0.42/3.6M, with CNN NEWSROOM at 0.11/0.16/600K, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.08/1.4M. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP was steady at 0.21. On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE gained 0.03 to 0.21, and UNTUCKED held at 0.13. USA’s WINTER OLYMPICS coverage was at 0.20/0.17/0.12/0.11/0.08/0.06. TNT’s AEW: RAMPAGE ticked up to 0.20. ESPN’s COLLEGE GYMNASTICS was at 0.19. Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.18. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was at 0.10/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.10, and THE PROOF IS OUT THERE was at 0.08 compared to last week’s 0.09. On A&E, I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER was at 0.10/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.08, and COLD CASE FILES ticked up to 0.08. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER rose 0.03 to 0.10. On OWN, READY TO LOVE ticked up to 0.08, and LADIES WHO LIST was steady at 0.04.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday February 18, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA ALL-STAR EVENT L: CELEBRITY GAME | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 123 | 0.52 | 1,290 |
| 2 | NBA ALLSTAR RISING STARS: RISING STARS CHALLENGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 143 | 0.47 | 1,229 |
| 3 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 68 | 0.28 | 1,653 |
| 4 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 3,623 |
| 5 | INSIDE THE NBA ALLSTAR | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 11:23 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 672 |
| 6 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 3,062 |
| 7 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 597 |
| 8 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 14 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.21 | 601 |
| 9 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,702 |
| 10 | W OLY PRIME: BEIJING | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 184 | 0.20 | 913 |
| 11 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 471 |
| 12 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 586 |
| 13 | WMNS COLL GYMNASTICS L | ESPN | 9:03 PM | 101 | 0.19 | 439 |
| 14 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:08 PM | 68 | 0.19 | 1,195 |
| 15 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,391 |
| 16 | NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: DAYTONA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:24 PM | 169 | 0.18 | 1,016 |
| 17 | W OLY PRIME ACCESS | USA NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 886 |
| 18 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,777 |
| 19 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,334 |
| 20 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,902 |
| 21 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.15 | 1,339 |
| 22 | 90 DAY B90D: FIRST LOOK | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 770 |
| 23 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,899 |
| 24 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,589 |
| 25 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 411 |
| 26 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,813 |
| 27 | SMURFS, THE | NICKELODEON | 7:15 PM | 15 | 0.13 | 465 |
| 28 | UNTUCKED 13 | VH1 | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 374 |
| 29 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 372 |
| 30 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 392 |
| 31 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 282 |
| 32 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,796 |
| 33 | W OLY PRIME PLUS: BEIJING | USA NETWORK | 11:04 PM | 146 | 0.12 | 574 |
| 34 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,461 |
| 35 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 360 |
| 36 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 234 |
| 37 | KAMP KORAL | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 15 | 0.11 | 418 |
| 38 | W OLY WKDY: BEIJING | USA NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 180 | 0.11 | 651 |
| 39 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 2,037 |
| 40 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,473 |
| 41 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,771 |
| 42 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:44 PM | 76 | 0.11 | 280 |
| 43 | MYSTERY BLIND FROG RANCH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:16 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 917 |
| 44 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 633 |
| 45 | SMURFS, THE | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 360 |
| 46 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 708 |
| 47 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 271 |
| 48 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 1:06 AM | 58 | 0.10 | 389 |
| 49 | I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLR | A&E NETWORK | 10:32 PM | 32 | 0.10 | 425 |
| 50 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 800 |
| 51 | CASAGRANDES | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 310 |
| 52 | UNDISPUTED L: 1372 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.10 | 235 |
| 53 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 632 |
| 54 | NASCAR RACEDAY:TRCKS L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:30 PM | 54 | 0.10 | 475 |
| 55 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 834 |
| 56 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 321 |
| 57 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 57 | 0.10 | 862 |
| 58 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 664 |
| 59 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,379 |
| 60 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 893 |
| 61 | 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 479 |
| 62 | I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLR | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.09 | 436 |
| 63 | LIGA MX L: PUEBLA/ MONTERREY | TUDN | 7:30 PM | 150 | 0.09 | 219 |
| 64 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 187 |
| 65 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 308 |
| 66 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 662 |
| 67 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,428 |
| 68 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,653 |
| 69 | W OLY WKDY EXTRA: BEIJING | USA NETWORK | 8:00 AM | 360 | 0.08 | 513 |
| 70 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 206 |
| 71 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 318 |
| 72 | PGA TOUR: GENESIS INVITATIONAL | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:58 PM | 253 | 0.08 | 583 |
| 73 | NASCAR CUP SERIES PRAC L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:30 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 424 |
| 74 | PROOF IS OUT THERE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 661 |
| 75 | MIDDLEMOST POST | NICKELODEON | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 245 |
| 76 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,083 |
| 77 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:30 PM | 25 | 0.08 | 274 |
| 78 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 273 |
| 79 | NICKS SHORTS SHOWCASE | NICK-AT-NITE | 9:00 PM | 13 | 0.08 | 224 |
| 80 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:00 PM | 25 | 0.08 | 244 |
| 81 | COLD CASE FILES | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 575 |
| 82 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 598 |
| 83 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 364 |
| 84 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.08 | 752 |
| 85 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 202 |
| 86 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 993 |
| 87 | SECRETS OF SULPHUR SPRING | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 333 |
| 88 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 600 |
| 89 | NEW YORK UNDERCOVER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 300 |
| 90 | NASCAR XFINITY PRACTICE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 290 |
| 91 | HAUNTING (O) | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 305 |
| 92 | CW?S NAOMI, THE | TBS NETWORK | 10:15 PM | 57 | 0.06 | 224 |
| 93 | NEW YORK UNDERCOVER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 320 |
| 94 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 191 |
| 95 | W OLY AM: BEIJING | USA NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 390 |
| 96 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 538 |
| 97 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY JUNIOR | 5:00 PM | 25 | 0.06 | 298 |
| 98 | NHRA QUALIFYING D | FOX SPORTS 1 | 10:13 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 358 |
| 99 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 175 |
| 100 | BOTCHED-SP | E! | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 177 |
| 101 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 241 |
| 102 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 625 |
| 103 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 649 |
| 104 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 567 |
| 105 | CHICKEN SQUAD, THE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 243 |
| 106 | ALICES WONDERLAND BAKERY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 221 |
| 107 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 253 |
| 108 | LIGA MX L: FC JUAREZ / SANTOS | TUDN | 10:00 PM | 129 | 0.05 | 151 |
| 109 | HERD L: 1690 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 152 |
| 110 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 548 |
| 111 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:30 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 261 |
| 112 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 971 |
| 113 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 120 |
| 114 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.05 | 568 |
| 115 | CW?S NAOMI, THE | TBS NETWORK | 11:12 PM | 58 | 0.05 | 189 |
| 116 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,168 |
| 117 | GORDON RAMSAYS 24 HOURS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 229 |
| 118 | CARE BEARS:UNLOCK THE MG | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 82 |
| 119 | POP TV MOVIES: HOME ALONE 2 | POP | 10:20 PM | 160 | 0.05 | 169 |
| 120 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,145 |
| 121 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 461 |
| 122 | NASCAR TRUCKS QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 205 |
| 123 | STATE OF THE UNION | SUNDANCE TV | 10:00 PM | 11 | 0.04 | 337 |
| 124 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 405 |
| 125 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 461 |
| 126 | LADIES WHO LIST: ATLANTA | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 245 |
| 127 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 518 |
| 128 | GORDON RAMSAYS 24 HOURS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 199 |
| 129 | FANCY NANCY | DISNEY JUNIOR | 3:30 PM | 25 | 0.04 | 204 |
| 130 | HOLLY HOBBIE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 200 |
| 131 | HOLLY HOBBIE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 178 |
| 132 | ALICES WONDERLAND BAKERY | DISNEY JUNIOR | 4:00 PM | 25 | 0.04 | 234 |
| 133 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 779 |
| 134 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 376 |
| 135 | GRAHAM NORTON SHOW | BBC-AMERICA | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 217 |
| 136 | E. ROTH: GHOST RUINED LIF | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 277 |
| 137 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 290 |
| 138 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 692 |
| 139 | KILLER SIBLINGS | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 233 |
| 140 | 11TH HOUR | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 647 |
| 141 | COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 96 | 0.03 | 94 |
| 142 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: MARYLAND / NEBRASKA | BIG TEN NETWORK | 9:06 PM | 134 | 0.03 | 144 |
| 143 | W OLY PRIME ACCESS: BEIJING | CNBC | 5:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 212 |
| 144 | POP TV MOVIES: HOME ALONE | POP | 8:00 PM | 140 | 0.03 | 137 |
| 145 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 1,252 |
| 146 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 9:48 PM | 18 | 0.03 | 107 |
| 147 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 265 |
| 148 | W OLY PRIME: BEIJING | CNBC | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 176 |
| 149 | MOTOR MYTHBUSTERS | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 173 |
| 150 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 260 |
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