BROADCAST FINALS:
ABC: Reruns at 0.34/0.38.
CBS: SECRET CELEBRITY RENOVATION dropped 0.09 to 0.15, followed by reruns at 0.15/0.15.
NBC: Reruns at 0.20/0.22
FOX: WWE SMACKDOWN ticked up to 0.48.
CW: KILLER CAMP was steady at 0.04, followed by reruns at 0.03/0.03.
TELEMUNDO: TOP CHEF VIP rose 0.05 to 0.33, AMOR VALIENTE gained 0.02 to 0.20, and INFIEL was steady at 0.24.
UNIVISION: MEXICANA Y EL GUERO ticked up to .26, HERENCIA LEGADO was steady at 0.35, and MUJER DE NADIE was up 0.08 to 0.36.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: NFL Network’s NFL PRESEASON game was at 0.30. Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.18/0.32/3.1M, with CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.14/0.17/900K, and MSNBC’s CHRIS JANSING REPORTS at 0.09/0.13/1.4M. We’s LOVE AFTER LOCKUP held at 0.15, and SUPER-SIZED SALON ticked up to 0.06. Reelz’s ON PATROL lost 0.03 to 0.14. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME gained 0.03 to 0.17. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES edged up 0.02 to 0.13. ESPN’s MLS match was at 0.11, and LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES coverage was at 0.11. TNT’s AEW: RAMPAGE ticked down to 0.11. A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was steady at 0.11. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.10 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.09, and OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS was up 0.02 to 0.07. On OWN, READY TO LOVE ticked up to 0.09, and BELLE COLLECTIVE was down 0.02 to 0.04. VH1’s RUPAUL’S SECRET CELEBRITY gained 0.02 to 0.08. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER dipped 0.02 to 0.07.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 26, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2022 – SEA VS. DAL | NFL NETWORK | 8:07 PM | 204 | 0.30 | 1,203 |
| 2 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 11:31 PM | 29 | 0.19 | 639 |
| 3 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 3,055 |
| 4 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,603 |
| 5 | LOVE AFTER LOCKUP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 90 | 0.15 | 465 |
| 6 | ON PATROL: LIVE: 111 | REELZCHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.14 | 795 |
| 7 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,803 |
| 8 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 922 |
| 9 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 392 |
| 10 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.14 | 1,262 |
| 11 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 67 | 0.14 | 468 |
| 12 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 2,416 |
| 13 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 896 |
| 14 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 753 |
| 15 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 2,120 |
| 16 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 384 |
| 17 | 90 DAY FIANCE HEA: FL | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 684 |
| 18 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 956 |
| 19 | MLS REGULAR SEASON L: PORTLAND/SEATTLE | ESPN | 10:17 PM | 133 | 0.11 | 270 |
| 20 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,801 |
| 21 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 2,040 |
| 22 | AEW: RAMPAGE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 431 |
| 23 | NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: DAYTONA | USA NETWORK | 10:41 PM | 167 | 0.11 | 571 |
| 24 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 58 | 0.11 | 337 |
| 25 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 882 |
| 26 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.11 | 377 |
| 27 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,714 |
| 28 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,019 |
| 29 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,533 |
| 30 | LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 447 |
| 31 | NFL PRESEASON: 2022 – NE VS. LV | NFL NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 180 | 0.11 | 351 |
| 32 | PGA TOUR: TOUR CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 303 | 0.11 | 838 |
| 33 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 304 |
| 34 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 278 |
| 35 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 803 |
| 36 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,649 |
| 37 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,602 |
| 38 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 833 |
| 39 | GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.10 | 813 |
| 40 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,309 |
| 41 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 911 |
| 42 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,569 |
| 43 | CHRIS JANSING REPORTS | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,421 |
| 44 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 829 |
| 45 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,471 |
| 46 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 256 |
| 47 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN27 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 305 |
| 48 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 958 |
| 49 | NASCAR XFINITY POST | USA NETWORK | 1:28 AM | 12 | 0.09 | 447 |
| 50 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,550 |
| 51 | READY TO LOVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 372 |
| 52 | NASCAR XFINITY START L | USA NETWORK | 10:22 PM | 19 | 0.09 | 523 |
| 53 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 270 |
| 54 | MLS REGULAR SEASON L: AUSTIN/LAFC | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 137 | 0.09 | 226 |
| 55 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 280 |
| 56 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 286 |
| 57 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,893 |
| 58 | 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 459 |
| 59 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 215 |
| 60 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,446 |
| 61 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 237 |
| 62 | RUPAULS: SECRET CELEB 2 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 92 | 0.08 | 393 |
| 63 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN27 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 275 |
| 64 | THE FIRST 48 | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.08 | 430 |
| 65 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 683 |
| 66 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 708 |
| 67 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,340 |
| 68 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 995 |
| 69 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,346 |
| 70 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,558 |
| 71 | ON PATROL: FIRST SHIFT | REELZCHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 445 |
| 72 | OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:02 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 517 |
| 73 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 1,628 |
| 74 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 55 | 0.07 | 755 |
| 75 | SUPER SIZED SALON | WETV | 10:30 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 192 |
| 76 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 544 |
| 77 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 174 |
| 78 | EUREKA | DISNEY JUNIOR | 7:30 PM | 25 | 0.06 | 224 |
| 79 | NASCAR RAIN DELAY: DAYTONA | USA NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 202 | 0.06 | 354 |
| 80 | FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L | ESPN2 | 10:55 AM | 71 | 0.06 | 197 |
| 81 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 730 |
| 82 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 63 | 0.06 | 659 |
| 83 | DOC IS 10 | DISNEY JUNIOR | 7:55 PM | 25 | 0.06 | 199 |
| 84 | ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,434 |
| 85 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:30 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 191 |
| 86 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 423 |
| 87 | DOC IS 10 | DISNEY JUNIOR | 5:30 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 174 |
| 88 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,359 |
| 89 | POCOYO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 102 |
| 90 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,027 |
| 91 | NEVER AGAIN | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 405 |
| 92 | GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-7R2R06H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 231 |
| 93 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L | TUDN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 129 |
| 94 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,236 |
| 95 | DOC IS 10 | DISNEY JUNIOR | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.05 | 200 |
| 96 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 651 |
| 97 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,437 |
| 98 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:03 PM | 58 | 0.05 | 552 |
| 99 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 598 |
| 100 | VICTOR & VALENTINO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 15 | 0.04 | 155 |
| 101 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 111 |
| 102 | OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 11:02 PM | 58 | 0.04 | 303 |
| 103 | VICTOR & VALENTINO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:15 PM | 15 | 0.04 | 137 |
| 104 | GOLF CENTRAL-POST | GOLF CHANNEL | 6:03 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 368 |
| 105 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 336 |
| 106 | VICTOR & VALENTINO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:30 PM | 15 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 107 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 458 |
| 108 | NASCAR RAIN DELAY | USA NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 176 |
| 109 | CRIMEN EN CASA | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 153 |
| 110 | SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A | CNBC | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.04 | 255 |
| 111 | DALE JR. DOWNLOAD SPECIAL | USA NETWORK | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 192 |
| 112 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DYING FOR A FAMILY | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 292 |
| 113 | DINO RANCH | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:30 PM | 25 | 0.04 | 181 |
| 114 | BELLE COLLECTIVE | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 238 |
| 115 | LIGA MX L: PUEBLA FC / FC JUAREZ | TUDN | 7:30 PM | 150 | 0.04 | 119 |
| 116 | NASCAR WHELEN MOD TOUR | USA NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 175 |
| 117 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 1:05 AM | 57 | 0.04 | 306 |
| 118 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | TUDN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 81 |
| 119 | END IS NYE, THE | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.04 | 294 |
| 120 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY JUNIOR | 1:00 PM | 25 | 0.04 | 176 |
| 121 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 913 |
| 122 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 396 |
| 123 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 819 |
| 124 | UNDISPUTED L: 1507 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.03 | 82 |
| 125 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 AM | 25 | 0.03 | 122 |
| 126 | NASCAR RAIN DELAY | USA NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 90 | 0.03 | 225 |
| 127 | VICTOR & VALENTINO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:45 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 113 |
| 128 | HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL L: MILL CREEK (GA)/NORCROSS (GA) | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 210 | 0.03 | 159 |
| 129 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 299 |
| 130 | KIRI AND LOU | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 175 |
| 131 | HERD L: 1834 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.03 | 106 |
| 132 | GET UP | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 55 | 0.03 | 117 |
| 133 | NEW YORK UNDERCOVER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:10 PM | 65 | 0.03 | 192 |
| 134 | ENGINE MASTERS | MOTOR TREND | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 160 |
| 135 | SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FR | DISNEY JUNIOR | 12:30 PM | 25 | 0.03 | 165 |
| 136 | TECHCHECK | CNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 195 |
| 137 | HAUNTING OF, THE | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 132 |
| 138 | NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 215 |
| 139 | NEW YORK UNDERCOVER | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:15 PM | 75 | 0.03 | 181 |
| 140 | KEMPER: SERIAL KILLER: 101 KEMPER ON KEMPER | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 217 |
| 141 | ATRAPADOS EN LA RED | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 152 |
| 142 | DECLARACIONES IMPACTANTES | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 110 |
| 143 | CM: BETTER HUMAN BETTER D | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 269 |
| 144 | HOT ROD GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 147 |
| 145 | LA ULTIMA PALABRA – L | FOX DEPORTES | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 49 |
| 146 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 740 |
| 147 | PRIME BASEBALL GAME: ATL AT STL/SF AT MIN | MLB NETWORK | 8:17 PM | 224 | 0.03 | 176 |
| 148 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 1,162 |
| 149 | $100,000 PYRAMID, THE | GSN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 464 |
| 150 | FATAL ATTRACTION MURDER: 101 MISTRESS AND THE MURDER, THE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 204 |
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