BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: The news special PUTIN’S WAR was at 0.24, then 20/20 fell 0.31 to 0.16.
CBS: UNDERCOVER BOSS gained 0.02 to 0.41, MAGNUM PI dropped 0.08 to 0.35, and BLUE BLOODS was down 0.04 to 0.43.
NBC: THE BLACKLIST rose 0.03 to 0.31, and DATELINE was up 0.06 to 0.37.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN edged up 0.02 to 0.59.
CW: The season finale of PENN & TELLER: FOOL US was steady at 0.10, followed by reruns at 0.07/0.09.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.44/0.38. Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.33/0.53/3.8M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.24/0.32/1.3M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.11/1.7M. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.25/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.26/0.17, and MYSTERY AT BLIND FROG RANCH was up 0.02 to 0.14. TNT’s AEW: RAMPAGE rose 0.04 to 0.22, with a lead-out special at 0.08. On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ticked up to 0.22, and UNTUCKED was up 0.02 to 0.17. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME ticked up to 0.17. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP dropped 0.05 to 0.16. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES lost 0.03 to 0.15. On A&E, I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLER was at 0.11 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.12, and COLD CASE FILES ticked down to 0.10. On History, THE PROOF IS OUT THERE dipped 0.02 to 0.09, and ANCIENT ALIENS was down 0.04 to 0.08. On OWN, READY TO LOVE gained 0.03 to 0.08, and LADIES WHO LIST was steady at 0.04.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday March 4, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: MILWAUKEE/CHICAGO | ESPN | 7:44 PM | 153 | 0.44 | 1,493 |
| 2 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: NEW YORK/PHOENIX | ESPN | 10:17 PM | 153 | 0.38 | 1,254 |
| 3 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 3,778 |
| 4 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 3,115 |
| 5 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,912 |
| 6 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,364 |
| 7 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 68 | 0.25 | 1,681 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:50 AM | 40 | 0.25 | 719 |
| 9 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 3,213 |
| 10 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,207 |
| 11 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,333 |
| 12 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,150 |
| 13 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,925 |
| 14 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,326 |
| 15 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,402 |
| 16 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 545 |
| 17 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,071 |
| 18 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,274 |
| 19 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,269 |
| 20 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,223 |
| 21 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,099 |
| 22 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,866 |
| 23 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 14 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.22 | 596 |
| 24 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,426 |
| 25 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,365 |
| 26 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,324 |
| 27 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,285 |
| 28 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,194 |
| 29 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,408 |
| 30 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,365 |
| 31 | 90 DAY B90D: FIRST LOOK | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 972 |
| 32 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,664 |
| 33 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,265 |
| 34 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 14 | 0.19 | 688 |
| 35 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,017 |
| 36 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:08 PM | 69 | 0.18 | 1,291 |
| 37 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,179 |
| 38 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,113 |
| 39 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 627 |
| 40 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,071 |
| 41 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,255 |
| 42 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,153 |
| 43 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,372 |
| 44 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,173 |
| 45 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,047 |
| 46 | UNTUCKED 13 | VH1 | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 460 |
| 47 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.17 | 1,366 |
| 48 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 61 | 0.16 | 434 |
| 49 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 91 | 0.16 | 453 |
| 50 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 801 |
| 51 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 729 |
| 52 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 396 |
| 53 | MYSTERY BLIND FROG RANCH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:17 PM | 64 | 0.14 | 1,135 |
| 54 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 829 |
| 55 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 323 |
| 56 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 676 |
| 57 | PATRICK STAR SHOW | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 397 |
| 58 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 957 |
| 59 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 471 |
| 60 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 389 |
| 61 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 412 |
| 62 | RUGRATS NEW | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 361 |
| 63 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 556 |
| 64 | I SURVIVED A SERIAL KILLR | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 63 | 0.11 | 433 |
| 65 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,686 |
| 66 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 257 |
| 67 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 273 |
| 68 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 729 |
| 69 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,462 |
| 70 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 306 |
| 71 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 241 |
| 72 | LIGA MX L: FC JUAREZ / LEON | TUDN | 10:05 PM | 125 | 0.10 | 290 |
| 73 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,436 |
| 74 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 258 |
| 75 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,584 |
| 76 | COLD CASE FILES | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.10 | 461 |
| 77 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 330 |
| 78 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 311 |
| 79 | 90 DAY FIANCE BT90D: MORE: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 582 |
| 80 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 306 |
| 81 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,185 |
| 82 | NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: LAS VEGAS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:51 PM | 162 | 0.09 | 543 |
| 83 | MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE | MSNBC | 2:06 PM | 25 | 0.09 | 999 |
| 84 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 298 |
| 85 | PAW PATROL | NICK JR | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 325 |
| 86 | PROOF IS OUT THERE | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 563 |
| 87 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,078 |
| 88 | MIDDLEMOST POST | NICKELODEON | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 254 |
| 89 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 392 |
| 90 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 594 |
| 91 | ALICES WONDERLAND BAKERY | DISNEY JUNIOR | 4:00 PM | 25 | 0.08 | 238 |
| 92 | BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS | NICKELODEON | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 279 |
| 93 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 1:06 AM | 58 | 0.08 | 321 |
| 94 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.08 | 588 |
| 95 | AEW: RAMPAGE SPECIAL | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 269 |
| 96 | PGA TOUR: ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL | GOLF CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 246 | 0.07 | 502 |
| 97 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 | MTV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 258 |
| 98 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 1,457 |
| 99 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:31 PM | 29 | 0.07 | 902 |
| 100 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 920 |
| 101 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.06 | 954 |
| 102 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 25 | 0.06 | 244 |
| 103 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 972 |
| 104 | HAUNTING (O) | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 252 |
| 105 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 943 |
| 106 | UNEXPECTED KILLER, AN | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 380 |
| 107 | WMNS COLL GYMNASTICS L | ESPN2 | 9:00 PM | 100 | 0.05 | 181 |
| 108 | DINO RANCH | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:30 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 175 |
| 109 | ALICES WONDERLAND BAKERY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 215 |
| 110 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.05 | 506 |
| 111 | E. ROTH: GHOST RUINED LIF | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 245 |
| 112 | LIGA MX L: NECAXA / TOLUCA | TUDN | 7:30 PM | 155 | 0.05 | 167 |
| 113 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 778 |
| 114 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 148 |
| 115 | NASCAR RACEDAY:TRCKS L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 51 | 0.05 | 324 |
| 116 | NFL SCOUTING COMBINE: 2022 RB, OL, ST | NFL NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 381 | 0.05 | 134 |
| 117 | ROADKILL GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 301 |
| 118 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 11:30 AM | 25 | 0.04 | 184 |
| 119 | CHAMPIONS TOUR | GOLF CHANNEL | 6:06 PM | 114 | 0.04 | 224 |
| 120 | NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:30 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 302 |
| 121 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | TUDN | 12:10 AM | 50 | 0.04 | 97 |
| 122 | GREG KELLY REPORTS | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 375 |
| 123 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 926 |
| 124 | NEW YORK UNDERCOVER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 205 |
| 125 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: YOU CAN NEVR GO HME AGAIN | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 301 |
| 126 | NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 217 |
| 127 | NASCAR TRUCKS QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:30 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 191 |
| 128 | PARALYMPICS: WINTER BEIJING | USA NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 360 | 0.04 | 153 |
| 129 | BLAZE | NICK JR | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 199 |
| 130 | NEW YORK UNDERCOVER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 211 |
| 131 | SPICER & CO | NEWSMAX TV | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 314 |
| 132 | LADIES WHO LIST: ATLANTA | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 267 |
| 133 | BRAIN GAMES: ON THE ROAD | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 94 |
| 134 | B1G WOMENS BASKETBALL L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 8:53 PM | 116 | 0.04 | 238 |
| 135 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 794 |
| 136 | PARALYMPICS: WINTER BEIJING | USA NETWORK | 6:30 AM | 150 | 0.03 | 96 |
| 137 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 194 |
| 138 | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE | NEWSMAX TV | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 245 |
| 139 | FIRST TAKE: N/A | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 101 |
| 140 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 10:21 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 85 |
| 141 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 89 |
| 142 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 590 |
| 143 | MOTOR MYTHBUSTERS | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 146 |
| 144 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 162 |
| 145 | AMOR ASESINO | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 142 |
| 146 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 173 |
| 147 | HERD L: 1700 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 83 |
| 148 | GOLF CENTRAL-POST | GOLF CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 112 |
| 149 | B1G LIVE: GAMEBREAK L | BIG TEN NETWORK | 8:20 PM | 33 | 0.03 | 153 |
| 150 | ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT | NEWSMAX TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 170 |
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