BROADCAST FINALS: ABC’s NBA game was at 0.61. FOX’s MLS match was at 0.13. CW’s originals were at 0.05/0.04. NBC’s SNL returned from its Olympics break at 0.86.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.45/0.41/0.35/0.33/0.29/0.21. As the war in Ukraine continued to dominate, cable news was led by the 9PM CNN NEWSROOM at 0.45/0.56/1.8M, with Fox News’s ULFILTERED at 0.32/0.51/2.7M, and MSNBC’s AYMAN at 0.08/1M. HGTV’s HOLMES FAMILY RESCUE was at 0.19. History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.17. On Food Network, KITCHEN AT FN ticked down to 0.16, PIONEER WOMAN held at 0.13, and MARY MAKES IT EASY ticked down to 0.12. ID’s HUNT FOR THE CHICAGO STRANGLER was at 0.14/0.13/0.13. he Adult Swim line-up performed as follows: SHENMUE down 0.03 to 0.11, ATTACK ON TITAN down 0.02 to 0.10, ASSASSINATION NATION down 0.01 to 0.09, MADE IN ABYSS down 0.03 to 0.07, ONE PIECE at 0.05/0.05 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.08, NARUTO down 0.03 to 0.04, and COWBOY BEBOP down 0.02 to 0.04/97K. Discovery’s LONE STAR LAW gained 0.02 to 0.11.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday February 26, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: KANSAS/BAYLOR | ESPN | 8:06 PM | 131 | 0.45 | 1,561 |
| 2 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.45 | 1,844 |
| 3 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN | 6:19 PM | 66 | 0.41 | 1,385 |
| 4 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.40 | 2,062 |
| 5 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.39 | 1,931 |
| 6 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.38 | 2,197 |
| 7 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.38 | 1,657 |
| 8 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: AUBURN/TENNESSEE | ESPN | 4:03 PM | 136 | 0.35 | 1,445 |
| 9 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 1,750 |
| 10 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 2,112 |
| 11 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: PURDUE/MICHIGAN STATE | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 142 | 0.33 | 1,315 |
| 12 | UNFILTERED W/DAN BONGINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 2,715 |
| 13 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 2,647 |
| 14 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 2,500 |
| 15 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 1,817 |
| 16 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.31 | 2,734 |
| 17 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 2,660 |
| 18 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.31 | 1,632 |
| 19 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 2,710 |
| 20 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 1,416 |
| 21 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 1,791 |
| 22 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.30 | 1,707 |
| 23 | L. JONES CROSS COUNTRY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 2,366 |
| 24 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 1,601 |
| 25 | CAVUTO LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.30 | 2,817 |
| 26 | FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 2,632 |
| 27 | ONE NATION | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 2,527 |
| 28 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN | 10:17 PM | 108 | 0.29 | 1,115 |
| 29 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 2,402 |
| 30 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.28 | 2,502 |
| 31 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,509 |
| 32 | FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,349 |
| 33 | CAVUTO LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.27 | 2,732 |
| 34 | ONE NATION | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 1,818 |
| 35 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.25 | 1,146 |
| 36 | BIG SATURDAY SHOW, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 2,399 |
| 37 | SMERCONISH | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,386 |
| 38 | NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L: FONTANA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:00 PM | 236 | 0.22 | 1,367 |
| 39 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN | 2:22 PM | 101 | 0.21 | 870 |
| 40 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,973 |
| 41 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 933 |
| 42 | HOLMES FAMILY RESCUE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.19 | 1,274 |
| 43 | NHL REGULAR SEASON L: TAMPA BAY/NASHVILLE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:35 PM | 188 | 0.19 | 634 |
| 44 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,459 |
| 45 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:05 AM | 58 | 0.18 | 569 |
| 46 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.17 | 1,191 |
| 47 | NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:21 PM | 39 | 0.17 | 746 |
| 48 | NEW DAY WEEKEND | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,088 |
| 49 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: WATFORD/MANCHESTER UNITED | USA NETWORK | 9:57 AM | 137 | 0.16 | 477 |
| 50 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,188 |
| 51 | KITCHEN AT FN, THE | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,176 |
| 52 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,363 |
| 53 | FOX & FRIENDS FIRST | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 738 |
| 54 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 733 |
| 55 | HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: WELCOME TO MAMAS | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.15 | 2,038 |
| 56 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 919 |
| 57 | FOX & FRIENDS FIRST | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 799 |
| 58 | NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L: FONTANA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 2:00 PM | 141 | 0.14 | 700 |
| 59 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:03 AM | 58 | 0.14 | 348 |
| 60 | LIGA MX SAT: UNAM / AMERICA | TUDN | 9:30 PM | 150 | 0.14 | 364 |
| 61 | HUNT FOR CHICAGO STRANGLR | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 590 |
| 62 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 792 |
| 63 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL L | ESPN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 478 |
| 64 | HUNT FOR CHICAGO STRANGLR | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 596 |
| 65 | HUNT FOR CHICAGO STRANGLR | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 552 |
| 66 | FREE GUY | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 115 | 0.13 | 449 |
| 67 | AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.13 | 940 |
| 68 | PIONEER WOMAN | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.13 | 1,054 |
| 69 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: TEXAS TECH/TCU | ESPN2 | 6:08 PM | 126 | 0.13 | 406 |
| 70 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 382 |
| 71 | MARY MAKES IT EASY | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 877 |
| 72 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.12 | 820 |
| 73 | B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: WISCONSIN / RUTGERS | BIG TEN NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 130 | 0.12 | 535 |
| 74 | NEW DAY WEEKEND | CNN | 5:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 633 |
| 75 | LIVE: TRUMP AT CPAC | NEWSMAX TV | 7:15 PM | 90 | 0.12 | 1,422 |
| 76 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 3:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 623 |
| 77 | NEW DAY WEEKEND | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 834 |
| 78 | MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: GIRL IN THE SHED: KOAH | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 135 | 0.11 | 939 |
| 79 | SHENMUE | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.11 | 243 |
| 80 | LONE STAR LAW | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.11 | 629 |
| 81 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 4:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 580 |
| 82 | SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 444 |
| 83 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:01 AM | 59 | 0.10 | 258 |
| 84 | NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: 53RD NAACP IMAGE AWARDS PREM | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 689 |
| 85 | ATTACK ON TITAN | ADULT SWIM | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.10 | 232 |
| 86 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: TEXAS/WEST VIRGINIA | ESPN2 | 2:03 PM | 148 | 0.10 | 383 |
| 87 | BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: HIDDEN FIGURES | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 5:00 PM | 180 | 0.10 | 432 |
| 88 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA NETWORK | 9:40 AM | 17 | 0.10 | 267 |
| 89 | THE A&E MOVIE: HACKSAW RIDGE | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 182 | 0.10 | 714 |
| 90 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/LEEDS | USA NETWORK | 7:24 AM | 136 | 0.09 | 323 |
| 91 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 275 |
| 92 | BIG CITY GREENS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.09 | 381 |
| 93 | NEW DAY WEEKEND | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 641 |
| 94 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 8:14 PM | 116 | 0.09 | 328 |
| 95 | ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM | ADULT SWIM | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.09 | 196 |
| 96 | AYMAN: N/A | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 1,000 |
| 97 | DEAD FILES | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 385 |
| 98 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA NETWORK | 12:14 PM | 18 | 0.08 | 307 |
| 99 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 259 |
| 100 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 286 |
| 101 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L | ESPN2 | 4:31 PM | 97 | 0.08 | 336 |
| 102 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: FLORIDA/GEORGIA | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 123 | 0.07 | 288 |
| 103 | VELSHI: N/A | MSNBC | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.07 | 894 |
| 104 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE: RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 1,122 |
| 105 | AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 987 |
| 106 | PGA TOUR | GOLF CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 118 | 0.07 | 575 |
| 107 | MADE IN ABYSS | ADULT SWIM | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 162 |
| 108 | COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:56 PM | 103 | 0.07 | 233 |
| 109 | NHL RS PREGAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:30 PM | 65 | 0.07 | 292 |
| 110 | ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 952 |
| 111 | PASS THE MIC: BET AFTER P | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 488 |
| 112 | NEW YORK HOMICIDE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 338 |
| 113 | CROSS CONNECTION W/TCROSS: N/A | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 917 |
| 114 | NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT: BROOKLYN/MILWAUKEE | ESPN | 4:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 166 |
| 115 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 582 |
| 116 | FRESH OUT PLAYLIST | AMTV | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 132 |
| 117 | MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 303 |
| 118 | NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 96 | 0.06 | 377 |
| 119 | FUT-EST-CHIVAS-TEL-UNVSO: GUADALAJARA VS PUEBLA | UNIVERSO | 7:55 PM | 135 | 0.06 | 179 |
| 120 | SHO CH BOX: 22 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 12:34 AM | 50 | 0.05 | 253 |
| 121 | FF MOVIE: HUSTLERS | FREEFORM | 11:30 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 189 |
| 122 | ONE PIECE | ADULT SWIM | 2:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 129 |
| 123 | SUPERCROSS: ARLINGTON | CNBC | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 194 |
| 124 | SHO CH BOX: 22 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 1:24 AM | 17 | 0.05 | 169 |
| 125 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HISTORY | 2:06 AM | 58 | 0.05 | 244 |
| 126 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 254 |
| 127 | SHO CH BOX: 22 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 12:13 AM | 21 | 0.05 | 241 |
| 128 | CRIKEY! ITS THE IRWINS | ANIMAL PLANET | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 319 |
| 129 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 3:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 398 |
| 130 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 537 |
| 131 | ATTENBOROUGH?S GLOBAL ADV | BBC-AMERICA | 8:00 PM | 70 | 0.05 | 291 |
| 132 | COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: USC/OREGON | ESPN2 | 10:10 PM | 126 | 0.05 | 157 |
| 133 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 466 |
| 134 | SHO CH BOX: 22 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:32 PM | 41 | 0.05 | 270 |
| 135 | ONE PIECE | ADULT SWIM | 2:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 114 |
| 136 | GHOST AND MOLLY MCGEE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 236 |
| 137 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 433 |
| 138 | NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: 53RD NAACP IMAGE AWARDS PREM | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 141 |
| 139 | NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 1:36 PM | 24 | 0.04 | 324 |
| 140 | SHO CH BOX: 22 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:18 PM | 51 | 0.04 | 243 |
| 141 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 618 |
| 142 | L&M: HUNTSVILLE SOCIAL SP | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 277 |
| 143 | NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: 53RD NAACP IMAGE AWARDS PREM | MTV | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 92 |
| 144 | NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: 53RD NAACP IMAGE AWARDS ENC1 | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:30 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 284 |
| 145 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 439 |
| 146 | NHL RS POSTGAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 10:43 PM | 33 | 0.04 | 154 |
| 147 | AFTER SPEECH: TRUMP AT CP | NEWSMAX TV | 8:45 PM | 75 | 0.04 | 595 |
| 148 | MEXICAN FIRST DIVISION L: MONTERREY/CLUB ATLETICO DE SAN LUIS | ESPN DEPORTES | 5:30 PM | 170 | 0.04 | 113 |
| 149 | NARUTO: SHIPPUDEN | ADULT SWIM | 3:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 108 |
| 150 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 120 |
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