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ABC: SHARK TANK returned from a week off steady at 0.55. 20/20 jumped 0.33 to 0.49.
CBS: UNDERCOVER BOSS dropped 0.05 to 0.36, MAGNUM PI rose 0.06 to 0.41, and BLUE BLOODS was up 0.03 to 0.46.
NBC: PARALYMPICS coverage was at 0.19, and DATELINE fell a tenth to 0.27. A rerun of THE THING ABOUT PAM was at 0.25.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN slipped 0.02 to 0.57.
CW: The season premiere of CHARMED was at 0.07 (down 0.04 from the January 2021 premiere, on a Sunday), and the season premiere of DYNASTY was at 0.05 (steady with the May 2021 premiere).
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL topped the night, with coverage of the ACC TOURNAMENT at 0.55/0.39, and the SEC TOURNAMENT at 0.34/024. Big Ten Network’s coverage of its own tournament was at 0.30/0.21/0.21/0.16. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.30/0.47/3.4M, with CNN’s AT THIS HOUR at 0.19/0.24/1.1M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.09/1.3M. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.29/0.21/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.18. On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE rose 0.05 to 0.27, and UNTUCKED ticked up to 0.18. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES jumped 0.07 to 0.22. TNT’s AEW: RAMPAGE held at 0.22. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP ticked up to 0.17. HGTV’s SELLING THE BIG EASY was at 0.14/0.12. On A&E, COLD CASE FILES ticked up to 0.11, and I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER was at 0.09/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.11. On History, ANCIENT ALIENS gained 0.02 to 0.10. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was at 0.08.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday March 11, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | ACC TOURNAMENT L: MIAMI/DUKE | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 132 | 0.55 | 1,862 |
| 2 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 9:12 PM | 25 | 0.47 | 1,479 |
| 3 | ACC TOURNAMENT L: VIRGINIA TECH/NORTH CAROLINA | ESPN | 9:37 PM | 125 | 0.39 | 1,277 |
| 4 | SEC TOURNAMENT L: LSU/ARKANSAS | ESPN | 2:41 PM | 136 | 0.34 | 1,219 |
| 5 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: WISCONSIN / MICHIGAN STATE | BIG TEN NETWORK | 6:36 PM | 133 | 0.30 | 1,192 |
| 6 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 3,374 |
| 7 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 900 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 755 |
| 9 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 67 | 0.29 | 1,717 |
| 10 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 887 |
| 11 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 3,517 |
| 12 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 14 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.27 | 725 |
| 13 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:42 PM | 18 | 0.26 | 772 |
| 14 | SEC TOURNAMENT L: TEXAS A&M/AUBURN | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 139 | 0.24 | 783 |
| 15 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 2:19 PM | 22 | 0.24 | 869 |
| 16 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,746 |
| 17 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,615 |
| 18 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.22 | 900 |
| 19 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,235 |
| 20 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,651 |
| 21 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,216 |
| 22 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,182 |
| 23 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 526 |
| 24 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: ILLINOIS / INDIANA | BIG TEN NETWORK | 11:36 AM | 134 | 0.21 | 831 |
| 25 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:07 PM | 68 | 0.21 | 1,211 |
| 26 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,765 |
| 27 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 9:21 PM | 115 | 0.21 | 810 |
| 28 | BIG 12 TOURNAMENT L: TEXAS TECH/OKLAHOMA | ESPN2 | 9:31 PM | 133 | 0.20 | 684 |
| 29 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,783 |
| 30 | B1G LIVE: BKB GAMEBREAK L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 8:49 PM | 32 | 0.19 | 739 |
| 31 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,084 |
| 32 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 523 |
| 33 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,990 |
| 34 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,102 |
| 35 | UNTUCKED 13 | VH1 | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 481 |
| 36 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,002 |
| 37 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,141 |
| 38 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,739 |
| 39 | MY LOTTERY DREAM H REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 1,287 |
| 40 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,892 |
| 41 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,739 |
| 42 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 91 | 0.17 | 505 |
| 43 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 857 |
| 44 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: RUTGERS / IOWA | BIG TEN NETWORK | 2:18 PM | 128 | 0.16 | 729 |
| 45 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,474 |
| 46 | BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: SEMI 2: UCONN/VILLANOVA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:09 PM | 130 | 0.16 | 491 |
| 47 | B1G LIVE: BKB GAMEBREAK L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 1:50 PM | 28 | 0.16 | 610 |
| 48 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,070 |
| 49 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 860 |
| 50 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,140 |
| 51 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,063 |
| 52 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 776 |
| 53 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 985 |
| 54 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 976 |
| 55 | SELLING THE BIG EASY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 1,062 |
| 56 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 978 |
| 57 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 922 |
| 58 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,516 |
| 59 | PAC 12 CBB TOURN L: SEMI 2: USC/UCLA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:38 PM | 128 | 0.13 | 344 |
| 60 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 388 |
| 61 | 90 DAY B90D: FIRST LOOK | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 756 |
| 62 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,082 |
| 63 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 880 |
| 64 | SELLING THE BIG EASY | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 963 |
| 65 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 374 |
| 66 | B1G LIVE: BKBL TIP-OFF L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 36 | 0.12 | 388 |
| 67 | GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:15 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 685 |
| 68 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 362 |
| 69 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 9:04 PM | 27 | 0.11 | 465 |
| 70 | HIST GREATEST MYSTERIES | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 616 |
| 71 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 674 |
| 72 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: WASHINGTON/LA LAKERS | NBA-TV | 10:46 PM | 140 | 0.11 | 357 |
| 73 | COLD CASE FILES | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.11 | 608 |
| 74 | PATRICK STAR SHOW | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 431 |
| 75 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 297 |
| 76 | B1G LIVE: BKBL POSTGAME L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 4:26 PM | 49 | 0.10 | 408 |
| 77 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 592 |
| 78 | BIG 12 TOURNAMENT L: KANSAS/TCU | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 124 | 0.10 | 496 |
| 79 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 319 |
| 80 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.10 | 666 |
| 81 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 460 |
| 82 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 307 |
| 83 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 535 |
| 84 | PAC 12 CBB TOURN POST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 1:46 AM | 19 | 0.09 | 186 |
| 85 | BIG EAST TOURN POSTGAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:19 PM | 19 | 0.09 | 285 |
| 86 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 889 |
| 87 | I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLR | A&E NETWORK | 10:32 PM | 32 | 0.09 | 416 |
| 88 | ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU | NICKELODEON | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 282 |
| 89 | 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 522 |
| 90 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 357 |
| 91 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 340 |
| 92 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: NEW YORK/MEMPHIS | NBA-TV | 8:01 PM | 165 | 0.09 | 313 |
| 93 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,345 |
| 94 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,065 |
| 95 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 956 |
| 96 | I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLR | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.08 | 456 |
| 97 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 414 |
| 98 | RUGRATS NEW | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 330 |
| 99 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 237 |
| 100 | BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: SEMI 1:CREIGHTON/PROVIDENCE | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:29 PM | 131 | 0.08 | 256 |
| 101 | BUBBLE GUPPIES | NICKELODEON | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 346 |
| 102 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 322 |
| 103 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 58 | 0.08 | 884 |
| 104 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,192 |
| 105 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 463 |
| 106 | NEW YORK UNDERCOVER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 240 |
| 107 | NEW YORK UNDERCOVER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 239 |
| 108 | MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 24 | 0.07 | 270 |
| 109 | ALICES WONDERLAND BAKERY | DISNEY JUNIOR | 4:00 PM | 25 | 0.07 | 248 |
| 110 | GHOST TOWN TERROR | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 364 |
| 111 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 243 |
| 112 | AAC TOURNAMENT L: CINCINNATI/HOUSTON | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 136 | 0.07 | 231 |
| 113 | AAC TOURNAMENT L: TULANE/TEMPLE | ESPN2 | 3:40 PM | 124 | 0.07 | 233 |
| 114 | MICKEY MOUSE FUNHOUSE | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:00 PM | 25 | 0.06 | 179 |
| 115 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,243 |
| 116 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 664 |
| 117 | LIGA MX L: FC JUAREZ / ATLAS | TUDN | 10:00 PM | 126 | 0.06 | 170 |
| 118 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 259 |
| 119 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 1:05 AM | 57 | 0.06 | 318 |
| 120 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,033 |
| 121 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 224 |
| 122 | UNDISPUTED L: 1387 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 172 |
| 123 | DINO RANCH | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:30 PM | 15 | 0.06 | 186 |
| 124 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 1:06 AM | 54 | 0.06 | 168 |
| 125 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 1,246 |
| 126 | ALICES WONDERLAND BAKERY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 201 |
| 127 | E. ROTH: GHOST RUINED LIF | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 281 |
| 128 | A10 BASKETBALL L: UMASS/DAYTON | USA NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 150 | 0.06 | 202 |
| 129 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.06 | 532 |
| 130 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 545 |
| 131 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 793 |
| 132 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 776 |
| 133 | B1G LIVE: BKB GAMEBREAK L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 5:15 PM | 45 | 0.05 | 203 |
| 134 | T.O.T.S. | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 177 |
| 135 | BIG EAST TOURN BRIDGE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:40 PM | 29 | 0.05 | 185 |
| 136 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:30 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 152 |
| 137 | SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS | NICKELODEON | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 244 |
| 138 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: SINISTER STEPSISTER | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 364 |
| 139 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:05 PM | 55 | 0.05 | 840 |
| 140 | B1G LIVE: BKBL POSTGAME L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 11:16 PM | 55 | 0.05 | 235 |
| 141 | HOLLY HOBBIE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 163 |
| 142 | LIVE FROM | GOLF CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 163 |
| 143 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 880 |
| 144 | HANDLES | NBA-TV | 2:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 105 |
| 145 | PGA TOUR: PLAYERS CHP WX | GOLF CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 360 | 0.05 | 302 |
| 146 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 214 |
| 147 | UFC LIVE | ESPN2 | 5:44 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 126 |
| 148 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 3:16 PM | 24 | 0.04 | 185 |
| 149 | CARE BEARS:UNLOCK THE MG | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 85 |
| 150 | HOLLY HOBBIE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 129 |
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