BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: An NFL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.45.
CBS: COME DANCE WITH ME gained 0.07 to 0.27, followed by a BLUE BLOODS rerun at 0.26.
NBC: THE BLACKLIST was steady at 0.29, and DATELINE ticked down to 0.46.
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN ticked down to 0.47.
CW: A rerun of 2040 at 0.02.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS games were at 1.16/0.90. On VH1, the season finale of RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE gained 0.04 to 0.26. On Discovery, GOLD RUSH was at 0.21/0.20 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.20, and HOFFMAN FAMILY GOLD held at 0.20. TNT’s AEW: RAMPAGE dipped 0.03 to 0.19. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES fell 0.06 to 0.18. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP lost 0.03 to 0.18. HGTV’s VACATION HOUSE RULES ticked down to 0.13. History’s THE UNXPLAINED ticked up to 0.10. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was at 0.07, and A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW was down 0.02 to 0.01/131K. On A&E, COLD CASE FILES ticked down to 0.07, and AMERICAN JUSTICE was down a tick to 0.06. On OWN, READY TO LOVE ticked down to 0.06, and PUT A RING ON IT was down a tick 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: Friday April 22, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD L: PHOENIX/NEW ORLEANS | ESPN | 10:22 PM | 137 | 1.16 | 3,174 |
| 2 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD L: MIAMI/ATLANTA | ESPN | 7:41 PM | 161 | 0.90 | 2,524 |
| 3 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:39 AM | 61 | 0.56 | 1,448 |
| 4 | NBA COURTSIDE L | ESPN | 7:30 PM | 11 | 0.51 | 1,313 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:40 AM | 60 | 0.32 | 722 |
| 6 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 763 |
| 7 | RUPAULS DRAG RACE 14 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 90 | 0.26 | 697 |
| 8 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,930 |
| 9 | GOLD RUSH: FREDDY DODGE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:02 PM | 62 | 0.21 | 1,332 |
| 10 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 3,274 |
| 11 | GOLD RUSH: FREDDY DODGE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:04 PM | 64 | 0.20 | 1,210 |
| 12 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,257 |
| 13 | HOFFMAN FAMILY GOLD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 62 | 0.20 | 1,225 |
| 14 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 518 |
| 15 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 941 |
| 16 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 90 | 0.18 | 537 |
| 17 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,047 |
| 18 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,312 |
| 19 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 450 |
| 20 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 601 |
| 21 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 450 |
| 22 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,855 |
| 23 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,754 |
| 24 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,795 |
| 25 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 353 |
| 26 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 431 |
| 27 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,386 |
| 28 | 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK | TLC | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 730 |
| 29 | VACATION HOUSE RULES RPK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 919 |
| 30 | VACATION HOUSE RULES | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.13 | 1,082 |
| 31 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,473 |
| 32 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,560 |
| 33 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,641 |
| 34 | SPONGEBOB | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 437 |
| 35 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,822 |
| 36 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,963 |
| 37 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 294 |
| 38 | FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING L | ESPN2 | 10:54 AM | 116 | 0.12 | 317 |
| 39 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 338 |
| 40 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 995 |
| 41 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,405 |
| 42 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,490 |
| 43 | SP HGTV SMART HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 544 |
| 44 | NBA TODAY L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 326 |
| 45 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,604 |
| 46 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 629 |
| 47 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.10 | 392 |
| 48 | SMURFS, THE | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 361 |
| 49 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 249 |
| 50 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.10 | 805 |
| 51 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 793 |
| 52 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 233 |
| 53 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 646 |
| 54 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 659 |
| 55 | 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 596 |
| 56 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.09 | 378 |
| 57 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 644 |
| 58 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN25 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 318 |
| 59 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN25 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 296 |
| 60 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 676 |
| 61 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,560 |
| 62 | UNRAVELED: TOXIC TESTIMON: N/A | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 397 |
| 63 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 580 |
| 64 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 317 |
| 65 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 690 |
| 66 | LIGA MX L: FC JUAREZ / MAZATLAN | TUDN | 10:03 PM | 124 | 0.08 | 205 |
| 67 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 730 |
| 68 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 729 |
| 69 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 610 |
| 70 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 509 |
| 71 | LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / NECAXA | TUDN | 7:30 PM | 153 | 0.07 | 184 |
| 72 | USFL L: MICHIGAN/NEW JERSEY | USA NETWORK | 8:07 PM | 172 | 0.07 | 363 |
| 73 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:01 PM | 56 | 0.07 | 841 |
| 74 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 521 |
| 75 | COLD CASE FILES | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.07 | 534 |
| 76 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 515 |
| 77 | BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 349 |
| 78 | UNDISPUTED L: 1417 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 163 |
| 79 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD L | ESPN2 | 9:59 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 161 |
| 80 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 406 |
| 81 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 426 |
| 82 | TOONED IN | NICKELODEON | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 179 |
| 83 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 618 |
| 84 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 413 |
| 85 | AMERICAN JUSTICE | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 63 | 0.06 | 376 |
| 86 | HERD L: 1736 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 138 |
| 87 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 512 |
| 88 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 347 |
| 89 | RICHARD ENGEL ON ASSIGNMT | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 923 |
| 90 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 820 |
| 91 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:00 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 249 |
| 92 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,175 |
| 93 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,079 |
| 94 | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1362 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 111 |
| 95 | CHAIN REACTION (GSN) | GSN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 474 |
| 96 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 575 |
| 97 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 307 |
| 98 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: KILLER RIVALRY | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 299 |
| 99 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 354 |
| 100 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 668 |
| 101 | UNXPLAINED, THE | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.05 | 484 |
| 102 | NEW YORK UNDERCOVER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 147 |
| 103 | COMBATE GLOBAL | TUDN | 12:07 AM | 86 | 0.04 | 97 |
| 104 | CRAIG OF THE CREEK | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 15 | 0.04 | 153 |
| 105 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,144 |
| 106 | BELLATOR MMA 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:14 PM | 21 | 0.04 | 115 |
| 107 | PGA TOUR: ZURICH CLS | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:28 PM | 201 | 0.04 | 379 |
| 108 | PUT A RING ON IT | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 297 |
| 109 | FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L | ESPN2 | 7:25 AM | 70 | 0.04 | 157 |
| 110 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 1,172 |
| 111 | BELLATOR MMA 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:44 PM | 21 | 0.04 | 103 |
| 112 | FIRST TAKE | ESPN2 | 12:50 PM | 70 | 0.04 | 88 |
| 113 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 189 |
| 114 | 25 WORDS OR LESS | GSN | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 330 |
| 115 | 25 WORDS OR LESS | GSN | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 315 |
| 116 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 888 |
| 117 | NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:30 PM | 94 | 0.04 | 251 |
| 118 | NEW YORK UNDERCOVER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 180 |
| 119 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 1,018 |
| 120 | RAVENS HOME | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 167 |
| 121 | UNEXPECTED KILLER, AN | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 373 |
| 122 | GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 28 | 0.03 | 187 |
| 123 | BELLATOR MMA 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:35 PM | 11 | 0.03 | 99 |
| 124 | SECRETS OF THE WHALES | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 287 |
| 125 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 167 |
| 126 | FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT | CNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 230 |
| 127 | NHRA QUALIFYING L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:04 PM | 117 | 0.03 | 188 |
| 128 | 61ST STREET | WETV | 10:30 PM | 64 | 0.03 | 145 |
| 129 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 263 |
| 130 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 170 |
| 131 | POCOYO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 AM | 20 | 0.03 | 78 |
| 132 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 691 |
| 133 | EXCHANGE, THE | CNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 218 |
| 134 | RELACIONES PERVERSAS | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 72 |
| 135 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 78 |
| 136 | CLOSING BELL | CNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 226 |
| 137 | SECRETS OF THE WHALES | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 233 |
| 138 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 624 |
| 139 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 192 |
| 140 | BELLATOR MMA 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:17 PM | 21 | 0.03 | 97 |
| 141 | BELLATOR MMA 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:00 PM | 17 | 0.03 | 76 |
| 142 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 694 |
| 143 | GREG KELLY REPORTS | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 298 |
| 144 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 223 |
| 145 | GILLIGANS ISLAND | IFC TV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 313 |
| 146 | SPORTSCENTER AM | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 62 |
| 147 | LPGA TOUR: LA OPEN | GOLF CHANNEL | 6:49 PM | 219 | 0.02 | 178 |
| 148 | MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME | MLB NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 270 | 0.02 | 119 |
| 149 | MORNING EXPRESS | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 152 |
| 150 | ENGINE MASTERS | MOTOR TREND | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 137 |
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