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January 5, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 1.3.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  Midseason continued to arrive on the networks, as THE BACHELOR premiered at 0.84, down a hefty 0.49 from the January 2021 premiere.  It was followed by reruns at 0.35/0.24.

CBS:  Airing for the first time since December 6, THE NEIGHBORHOOD dropped 0.09 to 0.54, BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA gained 0.02 to 0.51, NCIS fell 0.11 to 0.47, and NCIS: HAWAII was down 0.06 to 0.38.

NBC:  The second season of KENAN started at 0.34/0.26, down from 0.36 for the special holiday episode in December, and further down from the 0.83 for its 2021 premiere.  THAT’S MY JAM fell 0.23 to 0.37 compared to its November airing after THE VOICE.  ORDINARY JOE was down 0.06 to 0.22 compared to its last airing on November 22.

FOX:  The season premiere of 9-1-1: LONE STAR was at 0.76, down 0.19 from its 2021 premiere (when it had 9-1-1 as a lead-in).  The series premiere of THE CLEANING LADY was at 0.51.

CW:  Reruns at 0.05/0.03.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 3.07, down 0.19 from last week’s game, and with the ESPN2 simulcast at 0.52.  USA’s WWE RAW was at 0.49/0.45/0.42 compared to last week’s 0.43/0.41/0.39.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK was at 0.39.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.28/0.46/3.1M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.14/0.22/2M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.11/0.17/700K.  On TLC, 1000-LB SISTERS lost 0.05 to 0.27, 90 DAY FIANCE was steady at 0.21, and DARCEY & STACEY was at 0.10.  On Food Network, KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP held at 0.23, and TINY FOOD FIGHT was at 0.13/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.12.  VH1 FAMILY REUNION slipped 0.02 to 0.21, and MY CELEBRITY DREAM WEDDING was at 0.08/0.07.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.20 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.09.  HGTV’s UGLIEST HOUSE IN AMERICA was at 0.17, TOUGH LOVE ticked up to 0.16, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.13.  On ID, COLD BLOODED ALASKA fell 0.06 to 0.11. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday January 3, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: CLEVELAND/PITTSBURGH ESPN 8:15 PM 212 3.07 11,781
2 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN 8:00 PM 15 1.60 6,675
3 MONDAY NIGHT POSTGAME L ESPN 11:47 PM 15 1.29 4,368
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:02 AM 58 0.58 2,010
5 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: CLEVELAND/PITTSBURGH ESPN2 8:15 PM 212 0.52 1,475
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.49 1,807
7 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.48 1,539
8 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.45 1,716
9 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.42 1,627
10 BELOW DECK BRAVO 8:00 PM 75 0.39 1,211
11 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,125
12 1000-LB SISTERS TLC 10:01 PM 62 0.27 1,314
13 MONDAY NIGHT KICKOFF    L ESPN2 8:00 PM 15 0.25 826
14 KIDS BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,243
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 864
16 VH1 FAMILY REUNION:L&HH 2 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.21 507
17 90 DAY: LOVE IN PARADISE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.21 1,006
18 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 3,330
19 STREET OUTLAWS: NO PREP: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 182 0.20 858
20 SPORTSCENTER 12AM ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 539
21 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 626
22 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 518
23 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,386
24 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 575
25 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 540
26 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.18 591
27 UGLIEST HOUSE IN AMERICA HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 31 0.17 1,337
28 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,111
29 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 552
30 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,478
31 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,023
32 TOUGH LOVE HILARY FARR HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.16 1,289
33 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,701
34 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,856
35 CRIMES GONE VIRAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.14 584
36 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 2,047
37 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,736
38 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 449
39 UNDISPUTED L: 1338 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.13 376
40 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:32 PM 30 0.13 971
41 MONDAY NIGHT POSTGAME L ESPN2 11:47 PM 15 0.13 431
42 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,789
43 TINY FOOD FIGHT FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.13 522
44 NFL REWIND   L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 408
45 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MIAMI/GOLDEN STATE NBA-TV 9:58 PM 151 0.12 499
46 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 695
47 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,530
48 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,418
49 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,652
50 COLD BLOODED ALASKA INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 553
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,753
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 340
53 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,466
54 DARCEY & STACEY RECAP TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 499
55 TINY FOOD FIGHT FOOD NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.10 372
56 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,282
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 646
58 UFO WITNESS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 355
59 BELOW DECK BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.10 325
60 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WOLVES/MANCHESTER UNITED USA NETWORK 12:24 PM 132 0.10 341
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,450
62 DARCEY & STACEY: INSIDE TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 339
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 758
64 80S: TOP TEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 274
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,158
66 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: WISCONSIN / PURDUE BIG TEN NETWORK 7:00 PM 137 0.09 428
67 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,263
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 710
69 80S: TOP TEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 279
70 DARCEY & STACEY: INSIDE TLC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 255
71 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 778
72 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,366
73 MY CELEBRITY DREAM WEDDIN VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.08 283
74 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 707
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 683
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 732
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 913
78 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 618
79 INVISIBLE MONSTERS A&E NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.07 271
80 DARCEY & STACEY: INSIDE TLC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 230
81 MY CELEBRITY DREAM WEDDIN VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.07 242
82 HERD L: 1656 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 253
83 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 510
84 VIGIL USA NETWORK 11:01 PM 82 0.07 283
85 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.06 224
86 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.06 658
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 620
88 INVISIBLE MONSTERS A&E NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.06 216
89 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 649
90 DARCEY & STACEY: INSIDE TLC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 251
91 WE BABY BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 15 0.06 172
92 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:29 AM 61 0.06 226
93 DARCEY & STACEY: INSIDE TLC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 197
94 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.06 236
95 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 656
96 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.05 345
97 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 329
98 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.05 809
99 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 746
100 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 75 0.05 180
101 WE BABY BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:15 PM 15 0.05 159
102 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: UK TLC 8:30 AM 30 0.05 188
103 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE USA NETWORK 2:36 PM 24 0.05 150
104 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MEMPHIS/BROOKLYN NBA-TV 7:37 PM 141 0.05 219
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 432
106 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-3R1R12H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.05 315
107 11TH HOUR MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 847
108 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 291
109 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.05 216
110 NBA TODAY L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 154
111 INVISIBLE MONSTERS A&E NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.05 182
112 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 389
113 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.05 368
114 LIGA PREMIER: MANCHESTER UNITED VS WOLVERHAMPTON UNIVERSO 12:25 PM 132 0.05 89
115 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.04 513
116 TUG OF WORDS GSN 4:30 PM 30 0.04 461
117 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.04 139
118 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 158
119 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 764
120 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 295
121 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.04 1,292
122 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 164
123 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: UK TLC 6:00 AM 30 0.04 180
124 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.04 559
125 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 11:30 AM 54 0.04 160
126 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.04 339
127 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 305
128 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 254
129 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.04 105
130 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 756
131 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 1,207
132 CAILLOU THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.04 84
133 MOVE THE STICKS NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.04 157
134 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: UK TLC 6:30 AM 30 0.04 190
135 INVISIBLE MONSTERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 AM 60 0.04 154
136 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.03 149
137 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: UK TLC 7:00 AM 30 0.03 184
138 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 708
139 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.03 413
140 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 110
141 POCOYO THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.03 73
142 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 142
143 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 2:00 AM 30 0.03 105
144 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 137
145 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L: 1288 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 144
146 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 202
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 195
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 199
149 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 309
150 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 134

 

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."