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January 25, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Saturday 1.22.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS:  The day was of course dominated by the NFL PLAYOFFS, with FOX’s primetime game at 9.93 and CBS’s afternoon game at 7.90.  NBC’s SNL fell a tenth to 0.92.  CW’s WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS held at 0.04.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The day’s cable sports selection couldn’t hope to come close to the NFL on broadcast, with ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL at 0.28/0.21 and UFC PRELIMS at 0.14.  On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN ticked down to 0.21, PIONEER WOMAN gained 0.02 to 0.20, and TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN was at 0.19/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.18.  Hallmark’s original movie DON’T FORGET I LOVE YOU was at 0.17. On HGTV, HOLMES FAMILY RESCUE lost 0.02 to 0.13, and UNFINISHED BUSINESS ticked down to 0.11.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.13, and USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE matches were at 0.13/0.10.  On Adult Swim, ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM was at 0.09 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.09, BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS dropped 0.03 to 0.09, MADE IN ABYSS ticked down to 0.09, ONE PIECE was at 0.08/0.07, NARUTO was at 0.06/0.05 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.08, and COWBOY BEBOP was at 0.03/97K compared to last week’s 0.07/0.07.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS dipped 0.03 to 0.09. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday January 22, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: SYRACUSE/DUKE ESPN 12:00 PM 124 0.28 1,035
2 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.24 705
3 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: POSTSEASON NFL COUNTDOWN ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.22 916
4 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.21 1,251
5 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: N/A NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 270 0.21 777
6 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA STATE/MIAMI ESPN 2:04 PM 128 0.21 634
7 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.20 1,271
8 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 11:17 PM 60 0.19 719
9 NFL REWIND   L ESPN 11:59 PM 61 0.19 597
10 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 503
11 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.19 1,097
12 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.19 986
13 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: DONT FORGET I LOVE YOU HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.17 2,237
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 575
15 UFC PPV PRELIMS  L ESPN 8:21 PM 99 0.14 421
16 HOLMES FAMILY RESCUE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.13 835
17 LIGA MX SAT 2: AMERICA VS. ATLAS TUDN 10:03 PM 130 0.13 358
18 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,707
19 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ASTON VILLA/EVERTON USA NETWORK 7:24 AM 132 0.13 313
20 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:31 PM 59 0.12 422
21 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 9:36 AM 21 0.11 285
22 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,887
23 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,321
24 UNFINISHED BUSINESS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.11 596
25 PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/LEEDS USA NETWORK 9:57 AM 138 0.10 349
26 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 389
27 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,534
28 ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.09 219
29 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 12:15 PM 17 0.09 338
30 BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.09 243
31 MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: VANISHED: SEARCH MY SISTR LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 130 0.09 608
32 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,141
33 MADE IN ABYSS ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.09 179
34 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WEST VIRGINIA/TEXAS TECH ESPN2 12:00 PM 145 0.09 469
35 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 6:04 PM 81 0.09 362
36 LIGA MX SAT: LEON / PACHUCA TUDN 7:55 PM 128 0.09 236
37 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.09 520
38 ONE PIECE ADULT SWIM 1:30 AM 30 0.08 156
39 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,578
40 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 2:25 PM 106 0.08 457
41 SUPERCROSS: SAN DIEGO USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 180 0.08 230
42 THE A&E MOVIE: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 182 0.08 309
43 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 260
44 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,400
45 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 4:12 PM 112 0.07 320
46 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,058
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 658
48 ONE PIECE ADULT SWIM 2:00 AM 30 0.07 123
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 645
50 FRESH OUT PLAYLIST AMTV 8:00 AM 60 0.06 134
51 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.06 582
52 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: ROUND OF 16 ESPN2 9:00 PM 302 0.06 361
53 X GAMES                 L ESPN 10:00 PM 119 0.06 165
54 FF MOVIE: NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM FREEFORM 9:40 AM 155 0.06 264
55 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: NON-STOP (2014) PARAMOUNT 1:30 AM 150 0.06 226
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 642
57 NARUTO: SHIPPUDEN ADULT SWIM 2:30 AM 30 0.06 128
58 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.06 365
59 SHO CH BOX: 22 SHOWTIME PRIME 12:19 AM 16 0.06 263
60 NOBODY HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 92 0.06 380
61 SHO CH BOX: 22 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:27 PM 52 0.06 324
62 UNFILTERED W/DAN BONGINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,139
63 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 260
64 LIGA MX FOX DEPORTES 11:13 PM 70 0.05 151
65 UFC PPV PRELIMS  L ESPN2 8:00 PM 24 0.05 146
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.05 605
67 LONE STAR LAW DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.05 344
68 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 1,120
69 BIG SATURDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 946
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 636
71 NEW YORK HOMICIDE OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.05 347
72 LIGA PREMIER: SOUTHAMPTON VS MANCHESTER CITY UNIVERSO 12:25 PM 129 0.05 125
73 CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 65 0.05 350
74 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 24 0.05 157
75 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2021 AFC DIV CIN VS. TEN NFL NETWORK 12:47 AM 150 0.05 206
76 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 580
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 398
78 NARUTO: SHIPPUDEN ADULT SWIM 3:00 AM 30 0.05 129
79 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 1,024
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 607
81 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: WEEKEND NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 180 0.05 232
82 KINDRED SPIRITS (O) TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 366
83 SELL THIS HOUSE! A&E NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.05 305
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 633
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 403
86 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.05 881
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.04 548
88 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.04 195
89 FUT-EST-CHIVAS-TEL-UNVSO: GUADALAJARA VS QUERETARO UNIVERSO 5:55 PM 135 0.04 121
90 RAVEN ABOUT BUNK?D DISNEY CHANNEL 4:30 PM 60 0.04 211
91 TINY HOUSE NATION: BTTB A&E NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.04 253
92 THE A&E MOVIE: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 180 0.04 202
93 SELL THIS HOUSE! A&E NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.04 292
94 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 4:11 PM 111 0.04 210
95 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 359
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.04 432
97 LPGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:58 PM 59 0.04 353
98 PGA TOUR: THE AMERICAN EXPRESS GOLF CHANNEL 2:57 PM 263 0.04 371
99 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 229
100 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 221
101 NBA GAMETIME NBA-TV 11:26 PM 34 0.04 97
102 NFL NFC DIVISIONAL FD: SAN FRANCISCO VS GREEN BAY FOX DEPORTES 8:02 PM 191 0.04 95
103 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L: ARIZONA ST/STANFORD FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 132 0.04 123
104 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 900
105 SHO CH BOX: 22 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:03 PM 24 0.03 173
106 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:13 AM 60 0.03 60
107 LOVE MONSTER THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.03 64
108 LIGA PREMIER EXTRA UNIVERSO 12:05 PM 20 0.03 115
109 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S7 UNIVERSO 2:34 PM 26 0.03 105
110 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.03 325
111 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 495
112 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 202
113 CARE BEARS:UNLOCK THE MG THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.03 65
114 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 2:06 AM 58 0.03 288
115 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 418
116 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2021 NFC DIV SF VS. GB NFL NETWORK 3:17 AM 163 0.03 137
117 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 705
118 SHO CH BOX: 22 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:04 PM 18 0.03 118
119 SHO CH BOX: 22 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:18 PM 46 0.03 127
120 DP WORLD TOUR: ABU DHABI HSBC CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 AM 121 0.03 64
121 QUIEN DA MAS S8 UNIVERSO 3:00 PM 30 0.03 84
122 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 243
123 COLD JUSTICE INSIDE EP OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.03 389
124 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 415
125 LA ULTIMA PALABRA – D FOX DEPORTES 12:23 AM 62 0.03 63
126 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 58 0.03 183
127 QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS S4 UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 30 0.03 46
128 SHO CH BOX: 22 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:22 PM 41 0.03 150
129 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.03 235
130 X GAMES ESPN2 2:02 AM 118 0.03 87
131 FIGURE SKATING E! 11:30 AM 90 0.02 162
132 FIGURE SKATING: FOUR CONTINENTS E! 1:00 PM 120 0.02 234
133 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 3:00 AM 60 0.02 184
134 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.02 168
135 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: OKLAHOMA CITY/CLEVELAND NBA-TV 8:07 PM 159 0.02 85
136 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.02 397
137 PAID PROGRAMMING CNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.02 56
138 EMBARRASSING PETS ANIMAL PLANET 8:30 AM 30 0.02 150
139 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: SETON HALL/ST. JOHNS FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 132 0.02 75
140 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN: THIRD ROUND ESPN2 8:00 AM 180 0.02 161
141 HOME WORK MAGNOLIA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.02 229
142 AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS CHANNEL 4:15 PM 45 0.02 120
143 AMERICA?S WEEKEND HQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.02 268
144 LIGA PREMIER: LEEDS UNITED VS NEWCASTLE UNIVERSO 9:55 AM 130 0.02 67
145 SHO CH BOX: 22 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 18 0.02 77
146 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 12:00 PM 118 0.02 202
147 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.02 240
148 FUTBOL ESTEL CHIVAS EXTRA UNIVERSO 8:10 PM 20 0.02 44
149 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.02 551
150 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 60 0.02 91
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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.