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March 22, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Monday 3.21.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  A Monday edition of AMERICAN IDOL was up 0.08 from Sunday’s episode to 0.73, and THE GOOD DOCTOR was down 0.06 to 0.38.

CBS:  THE NEIGHBORHOOD ticked down to 0.63, and BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA was down 0.09 to 0.51  NCIS ticked down to 0.55, and NCIS: HAWAII was up 0.06 to 0.52.

NBC:  AMERICAN SONG CONTEST premiered at a lukewarm 0.49, and THE ENDGAME was down 0.06 to 0.27.

FOX:  9-1-1 aired for the first time since December 6, and was down 0.06 to 0.78.  9-1-1: LONE STAR edged up 0.02 to 0.57.

CW:  ALL-AMERICAN was steady at 0.17, and ALL-AMERICAN: HOMECOMING held at 0.13.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE: RAW was at 0.53/0.49/0.49 compared to last week’s 0.49/0.48/0.46.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK gained 0.05 to 0.34, and SUMMER HOUSE was at 0.19.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.32/0.55/3.7M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.14/0.23/1.1M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.13/0.19/1.4M.  ESPN’S WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage was at 0.26/0.18/0.13.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE was at 0.20/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.26, and 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS was down 0.02 to 0.17.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.19 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.13.  On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.17/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.17/0.14, and JULIA CHILD CHALLENGE was up 0.02 to 0.15.  On HGTV, ROCK THE BLOCK shed 0.03 to 0.17, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.14, and 100 DAY DREAM HOME was down 0.06 to 0.11.  TNT’s SNOWPIERCER edged up 0.02 to 0.15.  On ID, CAUGHT IN THE NET was steady at 0.14, and WHERE MURDER LIES was steady at 0.10.  On A&E, SECRETS OF PLAYBOY dropped 0.04 to 0.11.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW was at 0.10/0.06 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.08.  On HBO, the season finale of THE GILDED AGE jumped 0.05 to 0.07, and the just-renewed MY BRILLIANT FRIEND ticked up to 0.01/141K.  FX’s BETTER THINGS 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: Monday March 21, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,870
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.49 1,659
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.49 1,778
4 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.34 964
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.32 3,746
6 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 9:22 PM 116 0.26 1,137
7 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 3,554
8 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,953
9 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,957
10 90 DAY DIARIES TLC 9:01 PM 62 0.20 1,141
11 90 DAY: SINGLE LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.19 1,053
12 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.19 546
13 SO: AMERICAS LIST: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 182 0.19 758
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,271
15 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,574
16 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: BELMONT/TENNESEE ESPN 7:00 PM 142 0.18 825
17 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 2,128
18 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,002
19 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS TLC 10:03 PM 60 0.17 895
20 ROCK THE BLOCK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.17 1,565
21 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,723
22 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:18 PM 60 0.16 542
23 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,593
24 SNOWPIERCER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.15 658
25 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,746
26 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 2,032
27 JULIA CHILD CHALLENGE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.15 717
28 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,068
29 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,880
30 CAUGHT IN THE NET INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:01 PM 60 0.14 700
31 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,924
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 915
33 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.14 1,036
34 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 912
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 911
36 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,764
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:55 PM 65 0.14 414
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,529
39 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:18 AM 60 0.13 364
40 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,374
41 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 415
42 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 4:00 PM 115 0.13 540
43 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 855
44 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.13 408
45 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,899
46 90 DAY: SINGLE LIFE PILLO TLC 11:03 PM 57 0.12 631
47 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.12 1,119
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,827
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 882
50 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 361
51 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: OHIO STATE/LSU ESPN2 8:07 PM 133 0.12 491
52 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 894
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 889
54 SECRETS OF PLAYBOY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.11 678
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 339
56 100 DAY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,024
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,083
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 317
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 919
60 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 339
61 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 832
62 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,160
63 BLACK INK CREW 9B VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.10 294
64 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 367
65 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:18 AM 60 0.10 287
66 HIST GREATEST MYSTERIES HISTORY 9:00 PM 62 0.10 663
67 WHERE MURDER LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 61 0.10 558
68 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN2 10:20 PM 106 0.10 380
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 806
70 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,113
71 SPRING BAKING CHMP EASTER FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 651
72 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 469
73 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 797
74 HIST GREATEST MYSTERIES HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.09 503
75 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: UTAH/BROOKLYN NBA-TV 7:32 PM 151 0.09 266
76 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 897
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 815
78 BIG BAKE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.09 429
79 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.09 757
80 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 749
81 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,117
82 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 334
83 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,252
84 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.08 319
85 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 440
86 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.08 151
87 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: NOTRE DAME/OKLAHOMA ESPN2 6:00 PM 127 0.08 373
88 UNDISPUTED L: 1393 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 204
89 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.08 253
90 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 495
91 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 371
92 HERD L: 1710 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.07 150
93 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 581
94 I WAS THERE HISTORY 10:02 PM 31 0.07 484
95 GILDED AGE, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 62 0.07 813
96 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,065
97 100 DAY DREAM HOME REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 60 0.07 523
98 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:03 PM 57 0.07 170
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 249
100 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 809
101 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 552
102 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 387
103 BLACK INK CREW COMPTON 2 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.06 189
104 FOOD PARADISE FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.06 323
105 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.06 437
106 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.05 493
107 KILLING EVE AMC 9:00 PM 61 0.05 202
108 SECRETS OF CHIPPENDALES A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.05 292
109 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 149
110 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 121
111 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.04 348
112 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 135
113 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:41 PM 19 0.04 859
114 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 109
115 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 50 0.04 116
116 MYST MUSEUM REPACK: STDA-3R1R23H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.04 270
117 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 192
118 ZIMMERN LIST COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 181
119 STORM CENTER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 156
120 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L: 1341 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 81
121 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 92
122 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 169
123 STORM CENTER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.03 132
124 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 792
125 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.03 179
126 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 3:21 PM 20 0.03 821
127 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.03 132
128 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 738
129 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 195
130 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 128
131 HIST GREATEST MYSTERIES HISTORY 1:03 AM 57 0.03 225
132 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 158
133 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 193
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 154
135 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 226
136 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 202
137 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 162
138 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 21 0.02 712
139 DEVOURED VICE 10:00 PM 60 0.02 94
140 UK PD BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.02 157
141 STORM CENTER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.02 184
142 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.02 247
143 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.02 724
144 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 701
145 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.02 128
146 SPRING TRAINING: PHI AT NYY MLB NETWORK 1:05 PM 184 0.02 116
147 RAGDOLL AMC 1:16 AM 65 0.02 76
148 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 210
149 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.02 98
150 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.02 230

 

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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."