BROADCAST FINALS: CW’s originals were at 0.05/0.04.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: NBA PLAYOFFS games on 2 networks dominated Saturday cable, with ESPN’s games at 1.61/1.36 and TNT’s game at 0.65 (the latter followed by RICH & SHAMELESS at 0.25). ESPN’s morning FORMULA 1 race was at 0.36. USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE matches were at 0.19/0.14. TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.16. HGTV’s MASH-UP OUR HOME gained 0.03 to 0.15, and LIFE UNDER RENOVATION was down 0.03 to 0.09. Hallmark’s original movie A TAIL OF LOVE was at 0.14. On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN was at 0.13/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.09, and MARY MAKES IT EASY slipped 0.02 to 0.13. The Adult Swim line-up performed as follows: SHENMUE up 0.01 to 0.12, ATTACK ON TITAN up 0.03 to 0.11, ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM steady at 0.09, LUPIN THE 3RD up 0.02 to 0.08, ONE PIECE at 0.08/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.05, NARUTO steady at 0.05, and COWBOY BEBOP up 0.01 to 0.04/89K. On OWN, LOVE & MARRIAGE held at 0.06, and MARRY ME NOW ticked down to 0.03.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday April 23, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD L: BOSTON/BROOKLYN | ESPN | 7:37 PM | 148 | 1.61 | 4,624 |
| 2 | NBA PLAYOFFS-1ST RD L: MEMPHIS/MINNESOTA | ESPN | 10:05 PM | 186 | 1.36 | 3,698 |
| 3 | NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 4:35 PM | 22 | 1.07 | 3,119 |
| 4 | NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: 76ERS/RAPTORS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 2:00 PM | 155 | 0.65 | 2,058 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:11 AM | 64 | 0.63 | 1,542 |
| 6 | FORMULA 1 QUALIFYING L | ESPN | 10:24 AM | 49 | 0.36 | 964 |
| 7 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:15 AM | 60 | 0.29 | 722 |
| 8 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:02 PM | 28 | 0.26 | 739 |
| 9 | RICH & SHAMELESS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 7:22 PM | 119 | 0.25 | 778 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 24 | 0.21 | 564 |
| 11 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/ARSENAL | USA NETWORK | 7:24 AM | 142 | 0.19 | 482 |
| 12 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 11:13 AM | 47 | 0.19 | 505 |
| 13 | NBA PLAYOFFS PRE-GAME | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 588 |
| 14 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 468 |
| 15 | LIGA MX SAT: TIGRES / AMERICA | TUDN | 8:05 PM | 126 | 0.16 | 367 |
| 16 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 365 |
| 17 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA NETWORK | 9:46 AM | 11 | 0.15 | 367 |
| 18 | MASH-UP OUR HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 853 |
| 19 | HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE 2: TAIL OF LOVE, A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 121 | 0.14 | 2,079 |
| 20 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 409 |
| 21 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 414 |
| 22 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: WATFORD/MANCHESTER CITY | USA NETWORK | 9:57 AM | 138 | 0.14 | 405 |
| 23 | TOP RANK BOXING: STUDIO L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 374 |
| 24 | PAWN STARS: BEST OF | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.13 | 676 |
| 25 | PIONEER WOMAN | FOOD NETWORK | 10:00 AM | 30 | 0.13 | 1,007 |
| 26 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,616 |
| 27 | MARY MAKES IT EASY | FOOD NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 862 |
| 28 | PAWN STARS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.12 | 709 |
| 29 | PIONEER WOMAN | FOOD NETWORK | 9:30 AM | 30 | 0.12 | 752 |
| 30 | SHENMUE | ADULT SWIM | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.12 | 278 |
| 31 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,514 |
| 32 | OWL HOUSE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.11 | 348 |
| 33 | AMPHIBIA | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 30 | 0.11 | 303 |
| 34 | ATTACK ON TITAN | ADULT SWIM | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.11 | 216 |
| 35 | BATMAN, THE (2022): BATMAN, THE (2022) | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 176 | 0.11 | 544 |
| 36 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,241 |
| 37 | UNFILTERED W/DAN BONGINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,387 |
| 38 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,162 |
| 39 | PAWN STARS | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.09 | 596 |
| 40 | ONE NATION | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,259 |
| 41 | CAVUTO LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,256 |
| 42 | LIFE UNDER RENOVATION | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 484 |
| 43 | COLL FTBL SPRING GAME L: USC | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 287 |
| 44 | ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM | ADULT SWIM | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.09 | 183 |
| 45 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA NETWORK | 12:15 PM | 15 | 0.09 | 309 |
| 46 | GHOST HUNTERS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 527 |
| 47 | USFL L: BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS/HOUSTON GAMBLERS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:44 PM | 172 | 0.09 | 402 |
| 48 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 703 |
| 49 | MOVIE- ORIGINAL PREM: GREED: SEVEN DEADLY SINS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.08 | 611 |
| 50 | ONE PIECE | ADULT SWIM | 2:30 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 162 |
| 51 | CAVUTO LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,281 |
| 52 | L. JONES CROSS COUNTRY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,135 |
| 53 | ARCA RACING L: TALLADEGA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 1:00 PM | 132 | 0.08 | 532 |
| 54 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 699 |
| 55 | PORTALS TO HELL | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 466 |
| 56 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 581 |
| 57 | LUPIN THE 3RD | ADULT SWIM | 1:30 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 159 |
| 58 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 979 |
| 59 | LOUISIANA LAW | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 61 | 0.07 | 398 |
| 60 | BABY SHARK?S BIG SHOW! | NICK JR | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 223 |
| 61 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 439 |
| 62 | SMERCONISH | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 668 |
| 63 | MLS REGULAR SEASON L | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 2 | 0.07 | 197 |
| 64 | PAWN STARS | HISTORY | 2:06 AM | 57 | 0.06 | 287 |
| 65 | FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 867 |
| 66 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 667 |
| 67 | THE A&E MOVIE: OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 150 | 0.06 | 398 |
| 68 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 624 |
| 69 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 647 |
| 70 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 412 |
| 71 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 532 |
| 72 | LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVIL | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 471 |
| 73 | ZOMBIE HOUSE FLIPPING | A&E NETWORK | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 331 |
| 74 | JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 963 |
| 75 | NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 321 |
| 76 | PGA TOUR: ZURICH CLS | GOLF CHANNEL | 12:58 PM | 131 | 0.06 | 495 |
| 77 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 895 |
| 78 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 310 |
| 79 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 878 |
| 80 | LAKEFRONT LUXURY | A&E NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 297 |
| 81 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: CLE AT NYY/SF AT WAS | MLB NETWORK | 1:07 PM | 173 | 0.05 | 267 |
| 82 | NARUTO: SHIPPUDEN | ADULT SWIM | 3:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 103 |
| 83 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 456 |
| 84 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 496 |
| 85 | NASCAR CUP SERIES QUAL L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:00 AM | 90 | 0.05 | 443 |
| 86 | FUT-EST-CHIVAS-TEL-UNVSO: GUADALAJARA VS UNAM | UNIVERSO | 9:55 PM | 132 | 0.05 | 148 |
| 87 | SMUGGLER: SECRET STASH | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 358 |
| 88 | MLB REGULAR SEASON L: CHICAGO WHITE SOX/MINNESOTA TWINS | FOX SPORTS 1 | 4:01 PM | 223 | 0.05 | 202 |
| 89 | DEEP FRIED DYNASTY | A&E NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 226 |
| 90 | FRESH OUT PLAYLIST | AMTV | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 88 |
| 91 | CRITTER FIXERS | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 312 |
| 92 | SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 148 |
| 93 | FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 1,056 |
| 94 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 258 |
| 95 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 4:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 315 |
| 96 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 313 |
| 97 | LIGA MX EF SAT: PACHUCA / MONTERREY | TUDN | 5:55 PM | 130 | 0.05 | 145 |
| 98 | HEARTLAND DOCS, DVM | NAT GEO WILD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 329 |
| 99 | LAKEFRONT LUXURY | A&E NETWORK | 12:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 268 |
| 100 | CRITTER FIXER COMPS | NAT GEO WILD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 197 |
| 101 | THE A&E MOVIE: OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN | A&E NETWORK | 1:33 AM | 145 | 0.04 | 180 |
| 102 | BIG SATURDAY SHOW, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 981 |
| 103 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 641 |
| 104 | BELLATOR MMA 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 12:27 AM | 17 | 0.04 | 164 |
| 105 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 3:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 290 |
| 106 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 204 |
| 107 | COLLEGE BASEBALL L: MISSISSIPPI ST/OLE MISS | ESPN2 | 4:53 PM | 247 | 0.04 | 179 |
| 108 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 535 |
| 109 | BELLATOR MMA 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:12 PM | 33 | 0.04 | 145 |
| 110 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 104 |
| 111 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 210 |
| 112 | BELLATOR MMA 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 12:17 AM | 10 | 0.04 | 155 |
| 113 | NEW DAY WEEKEND | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 486 |
| 114 | NEW DAY WEEKEND | CNN | 5:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 308 |
| 115 | BELLATOR MMA 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 12:44 AM | 12 | 0.03 | 139 |
| 116 | BELLATOR MMA 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 12:56 AM | 35 | 0.03 | 169 |
| 117 | NEW DAY WEEKEND | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 408 |
| 118 | BELLATOR MMA 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:45 PM | 12 | 0.03 | 143 |
| 119 | DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN | ANIMAL PLANET | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 613 |
| 120 | MARK OF A KILLER | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 260 |
| 121 | BELLATOR MMA 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:57 PM | 20 | 0.03 | 159 |
| 122 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 271 |
| 123 | WEEKEND RECHARGE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 181 |
| 124 | FORMULA 1 PRACTICE L | ESPN2 | 6:25 AM | 71 | 0.03 | 162 |
| 125 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 510 |
| 126 | TRUMP RALLY | NEWSMAX TV | 6:45 PM | 96 | 0.03 | 693 |
| 127 | COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN L: ARKANSAS/FLORIDA | ESPN2 | 2:30 PM | 143 | 0.03 | 217 |
| 128 | WEEKEND EXPRESS | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 175 |
| 129 | BELLATOR MMA 2022 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:41 PM | 22 | 0.03 | 94 |
| 130 | VELSHI: N/A | MSNBC | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 515 |
| 131 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: ASTON VILLA/LEICESTER | CNBC | 10:00 AM | 121 | 0.03 | 74 |
| 132 | AMC MOVIE: LONG SHOT | AMC | 6:00 AM | 162 | 0.03 | 72 |
| 133 | SHOWCASE GAME: LAD AT SD/NYM AT ARI | MLB NETWORK | 8:41 PM | 212 | 0.03 | 219 |
| 134 | JAIL | REELZCHANNEL | 12:30 AM | 30 | 0.03 | 139 |
| 135 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 24 | 0.03 | 154 |
| 136 | MAJOR LEAG SOCCER PT SAT: SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES / SEATTLE SOUNDERS | TUDN | 10:11 PM | 125 | 0.03 | 66 |
| 137 | HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A | CMT | 9:00 AM | 180 | 0.03 | 177 |
| 138 | MLB REG SEASON PRE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 3:12 PM | 49 | 0.03 | 154 |
| 139 | MARRY ME NOW | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 295 |
| 140 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 93 |
| 141 | JAIL | REELZCHANNEL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 208 |
| 142 | JAIL | REELZCHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 232 |
| 143 | NEW DAY WEEKEND | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 447 |
| 144 | AYMAN: N/A | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.02 | 458 |
| 145 | WEIGHTLIFTING: CLASH ON THE COAST: MIDWGHT MENS FINALS | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 120 | 0.02 | 45 |
| 146 | THIS OLD HOUSE | MAGNOLIA NETWORK | 10:30 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 211 |
| 147 | SAMS GARAGE | MOTOR TREND | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 157 |
| 148 | JAIL | REELZCHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 30 | 0.02 | 111 |
| 149 | AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 405 |
| 150 | JAIL | REELZCHANNEL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 258 |
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