BROADCAST FINALS: ABC’s NBA game was at 0.64. FOX’s primetime PAC 12 TOURNAMENT coverage was at 0.32. CW’s originals were at 0.06/0.02. In late-night, NBC’s SNL ticked down to 0.80.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: It was Championship day for most college basketball tournaments, and ESPN’s games were at 0.82/0.68/.61/0.44. On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN was at 0.17, and MARY MAKES IT EASY was up 0.04 to 0.15. Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR race was at 0.16. Hallmark’s original movie FEELING BUTTERFLIES was at 0.15. On HGTV, MASH UP OUR HOME was at 0.12, and BUILD IT FORWARD was at 0.10. The Adult Swim line-up performed as follows: SHENMUE up 0.01 to 0.10, ATTACK ON TITAN steady at 0.07, ASSASSINATION NATION up 0.02 to 0.08, MADE IN ABYSS up 0.03 to 0.08, ONE PIECE at 0.05/0.04 compared to last week’s 0.06/0.05, NARUTO steady at 0.06, and COWBOY BEBOP down 0.02 to 0.04/70K. History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.09 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.11. Discovery’s LONE STAR LAW gained 0.02 to 0.09. OWN’s LOVE & MARRIAGE held at 0.05.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday March 12, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | ACC TOURNAMENT L: VIRGINIA TECH/DUKE | ESPN | 8:30 PM | 134 | 0.82 | 3,055 |
| 2 | BIG 12 TOURNAMENT L | ESPN | 6:06 PM | 82 | 0.68 | 2,484 |
| 3 | SEC TOURNAMENT L: KENTUCKY/TENNESSEE | ESPN | 3:32 PM | 146 | 0.61 | 2,514 |
| 4 | SEC TOURNAMENT L: TEXAS A&M/ARKANSAS | ESPN | 12:58 PM | 132 | 0.44 | 1,689 |
| 5 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 3:10 PM | 22 | 0.43 | 1,713 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:44 PM | 76 | 0.37 | 1,075 |
| 7 | COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 58 | 0.20 | 718 |
| 8 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 514 |
| 9 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 614 |
| 10 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,902 |
| 11 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 993 |
| 12 | PIONEER WOMAN | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.17 | 1,215 |
| 13 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,336 |
| 14 | UNFILTERED W/DAN BONGINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,926 |
| 15 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,083 |
| 16 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 521 |
| 17 | NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L: PHOENIX | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:33 PM | 153 | 0.16 | 1,087 |
| 18 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,207 |
| 19 | MARY MAKES IT EASY | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 882 |
| 20 | L. JONES CROSS COUNTRY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,678 |
| 21 | HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: FEELING BUTTERFLIES | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.15 | 2,113 |
| 22 | ONE NATION | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,637 |
| 23 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,263 |
| 24 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,028 |
| 25 | DAYLIGHT SAVINGS FILLER | NICK-AT-NITE | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 461 |
| 26 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 943 |
| 27 | CAVUTO LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,829 |
| 28 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: BURNLEY/BRENTFORD | USA NETWORK | 9:58 AM | 135 | 0.14 | 407 |
| 29 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 405 |
| 30 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 970 |
| 31 | PGA TOUR: HANDOFF | GOLF CHANNEL | 5:58 PM | 45 | 0.13 | 1,012 |
| 32 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,110 |
| 33 | FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,452 |
| 34 | CAVUTO LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,779 |
| 35 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA NETWORK | 12:13 PM | 17 | 0.13 | 316 |
| 36 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 405 |
| 37 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 549 |
| 38 | LIGA MX SAT: CRUZ AZUL / UNAM | TUDN | 8:00 PM | 126 | 0.12 | 321 |
| 39 | ONE NATION | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,170 |
| 40 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,583 |
| 41 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 980 |
| 42 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 997 |
| 43 | MASH-UP OUR HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 845 |
| 44 | AAC TOURNAMENT L: MEMPHIS/SMU | ESPN2 | 5:34 PM | 146 | 0.12 | 441 |
| 45 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 574 |
| 46 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,521 |
| 47 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,751 |
| 48 | JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,548 |
| 49 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,416 |
| 50 | FILLER | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 458 |
| 51 | FUT-EST-CHIVAS-TEL-UNVSO: GUADALAJARA VS AMERICA | UNIVERSO | 9:31 PM | 158 | 0.11 | 293 |
| 52 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 393 |
| 53 | SMERCONISH | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,162 |
| 54 | SUPERCROSS: DETROIT | CNBC | 7:00 PM | 180 | 0.11 | 275 |
| 55 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 725 |
| 56 | FILLER | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 306 |
| 57 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 648 |
| 58 | NEW DAY WEEKEND | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 816 |
| 59 | SHENMUE | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.10 | 222 |
| 60 | BUILD IT FORWARD | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 825 |
| 61 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,388 |
| 62 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 880 |
| 63 | BIG SATURDAY SHOW, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,615 |
| 64 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 791 |
| 65 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 301 |
| 66 | DEAD FILES | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 448 |
| 67 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 3:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 414 |
| 68 | MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: CRUEL INSTRUCTION | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 135 | 0.09 | 830 |
| 69 | AMERICAN PICKERS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.09 | 830 |
| 70 | LONE STAR LAW | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 593 |
| 71 | SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 346 |
| 72 | FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,493 |
| 73 | LIGA MX EF SAT: LEON / TIGRES | TUDN | 5:55 PM | 125 | 0.09 | 236 |
| 74 | NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:30 PM | 63 | 0.08 | 581 |
| 75 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 4:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 412 |
| 76 | WEST SIDE STORY (2021): WEST SIDE STORY (2021) | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 156 | 0.08 | 489 |
| 77 | COLL BASK POST-SEASON L: UMBC/VERMONT | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 120 | 0.08 | 253 |
| 78 | BIG CITY GREENS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 358 |
| 79 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 970 |
| 80 | COLL BASK POST-SEASON L | ESPN2 | 8:00 PM | 104 | 0.08 | 311 |
| 81 | ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM | ADULT SWIM | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 165 |
| 82 | MADE IN ABYSS | ADULT SWIM | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 151 |
| 83 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 5:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 411 |
| 84 | NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L: PHOENIX | FOX SPORTS 1 | 1:30 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 522 |
| 85 | AAC TOURNAMENT L: TULANE/HOUSTON | ESPN2 | 3:08 PM | 123 | 0.07 | 248 |
| 86 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 3:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 262 |
| 87 | NEW DAY WEEKEND | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 603 |
| 88 | FF FIRST SUN UKRAINE SPCL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 597 |
| 89 | ATTACK ON TITAN | ADULT SWIM | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 153 |
| 90 | BUBBLE GUPPIES | NICK JR | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 241 |
| 91 | AMC MOVIE: US MARSHALS | AMC | 11:30 PM | 180 | 0.07 | 297 |
| 92 | FF FIRST SUN UKRAINE SPCL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 544 |
| 93 | NEW DAY WEEKEND | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 515 |
| 94 | DAYLIGHT SAVINGS | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 356 |
| 95 | COLL BASK POST-SEASON L: CAL STATE FULLERTON/LONG BEACH STATE | ESPN2 | 11:34 PM | 131 | 0.06 | 206 |
| 96 | NARUTO: SHIPPUDEN | ADULT SWIM | 4:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 109 |
| 97 | MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: CRUEL INSTRUCTION | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:00 AM | 135 | 0.06 | 235 |
| 98 | ZOMBIE HOUSE FLIPPING | A&E NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 350 |
| 99 | DAYLIGHT SAVINGS FILLER | A&E NETWORK | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 191 |
| 100 | FILLER | HLN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 341 |
| 101 | FILLER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 577 |
| 102 | MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADY | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 237 |
| 103 | INCREDIBLE DR POL | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 599 |
| 104 | GHOST AND MOLLY MCGEE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 206 |
| 105 | ONE PIECE | ADULT SWIM | 3:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 92 |
| 106 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 563 |
| 107 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 139 |
| 108 | FLIPPING DOWN SOUTH | A&E NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 334 |
| 109 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA NETWORK | 9:30 AM | 28 | 0.05 | 150 |
| 110 | AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF | HISTORY | 10:02 PM | 59 | 0.05 | 606 |
| 111 | LIVE FROM: PLAYERS CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 240 | 0.05 | 395 |
| 112 | ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 724 |
| 113 | NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 374 |
| 114 | VELSHI: N/A | MSNBC | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 682 |
| 115 | BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: IF BEALE STREET COULD TAL | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 236 |
| 116 | LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVIL | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 305 |
| 117 | THE A&E MOVIE: MAGNIFICENT 7, THE | A&E NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 199 |
| 118 | FILLER. | AMC | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 211 |
| 119 | NBA REGULAR SEASON REPEAT: MILWAUKEE/GOLDEN STATE | ESPN | 4:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 184 |
| 120 | DONALD TRUMP SAVE RALLYSC: N/A | NEWSMAX TV | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 825 |
| 121 | NEW YORK HOMICIDE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 385 |
| 122 | CROSS CONNECTION W/TCROSS: N/A | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 739 |
| 123 | ONE PIECE | ADULT SWIM | 3:30 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 78 |
| 124 | AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 538 |
| 125 | FILLER | SYFY | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 210 |
| 126 | NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:30 AM | 90 | 0.04 | 321 |
| 127 | COLL BASK POST-SEASON L: COPPIN STATE/NORFOLK STATE | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 128 | 0.04 | 171 |
| 128 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 5:11 PM | 23 | 0.04 | 176 |
| 129 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 334 |
| 130 | CONCACAF WOMENS CHAMPS L: ARG / BOL | TUDN | 3:39 PM | 136 | 0.04 | 93 |
| 131 | FUTBOL ESTEL CHIVAS EXTRA | UNIVERSO | 12:09 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 85 |
| 132 | AYMAN: N/A | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 582 |
| 133 | DAYLIGHT SAVINGS FILLER | HISTORY | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 145 |
| 134 | FRESH OUT PLAYLIST | AMTV | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 82 |
| 135 | FUTBOL MLS SAT: INTER MIAMI CF / LAFC | TUDN | 1:30 PM | 129 | 0.04 | 97 |
| 136 | SKY NEWS ON MSNBC | MSNBC | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 235 |
| 137 | FILLER | OXYGEN MEDIA | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 287 |
| 138 | BOTCHED-SP | E! | 11:30 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 180 |
| 139 | YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 519 |
| 140 | DAYLIGHT SAVINGS FILLER | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 151 |
| 141 | LIVE FROM: PLAYERS CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 6:43 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 253 |
| 142 | BELLATOR MMA 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:48 PM | 33 | 0.03 | 156 |
| 143 | COLL BASK POST-SEASON L | ESPN2 | 9:44 PM | 110 | 0.03 | 159 |
| 144 | FF MOVIE: SPIES IN DISGUISE | FREEFORM | 11:55 PM | 125 | 0.03 | 117 |
| 145 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 376 |
| 146 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 368 |
| 147 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 241 |
| 148 | B1G MENS ICE HOCKEY L: PENN STATE / MINNESOTA | BIG TEN NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 135 | 0.03 | 84 |
| 149 | ATLANTA – FULLY BAKED | FX | 1:52 AM | 39 | 0.03 | 62 |
| 150 | BELLATOR MMA 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:32 PM | 16 | 0.03 | 130 |
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