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March 22, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 3.20.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  A rerun AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS was at 0.41.  AMERICAN IDOL crashed by three-tenths to 0.65.  A STEP INTO THE MOVIES special was at 0.34.

CBS:  With a big NCAA TOURNAMENT lead-in, 60 MINUTES jumped 0.31 to 1.04.  THE EQUALIZER gained 0.03 to 0.65, NCIS: LA rose 0.09 to 0.53, and SWAT was up 0.02 to 0.49.

NBC:  After a rerun AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun at 0.20, THE WEAKEST LINK was up 0.06 to 0.27.  The special AN AUDIENCE WITH ADELE was at 0.34.

FOX:  Following a rerun at 0.23, THE SIMPSONS dipped 0.03 to 0.29, GREAT NORTH gained 0.03 to 0.26, BOB’S BURGERS edged up 0.02 to 0.35, and FAMILY GUY was steady at 0.33.

CW:  RIVERDALE aired for the first time since December 14, and was down a tick to 0.05.  MARCH was at 0.02.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD rebounded by 0.07 to 0.45, with TALKING DEAD up 0.02 to 0.18.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART dropped 0.03 to 0.13.  On Starz, POWER BOOK IV: FORCE lost 0.03 to 0.12, OUTLANDER ticked up to 0.06, and SHINING VALE ticked up to 0.03.  On HBO, WINNING TIME fell 0.03 to 0.05, and GAME THEORY premiered at 0.01/53K.  On Showtime, BILLIONS ticked up to 0.05, THE CIRCUS ticked down to 0.03, and SUPER PUMPED was down 0.02 to 0.01/112K.  BBCAmerica’s KILLING EVE rose 0.02 to 0.05.

The NCAA TOURNAMENT continued to reign, with TNT’s games at 0.96/0.83, TBS’s at 0.89/0.88, and Tru’s at 0.67.  ESPN’s FORMULA 1 race was at 0.50/0.20.  On TLC, 90 DAY FIANCE slipped 0.02 to 0.48 (after-show up a tick to 0.16), and UNEXPECTED was steady at 0.19.  On Food Network, TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS ticked down to 0.25, and ALEX VS AMERICA ticked up to 0.12.  On Discovery, NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.20/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.25.  Bravo’s KANDI & THE GANG rose 0.05 to 0.18.  Tru’s FAST FOODIES was at 0.17.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE was at 0.15.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE fell 0.08 to 0.12, and ON THE CASE was down 0.04 to 0.11.  On History, FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA dropped 0.06 to 0.10, and ADAM EATS THE 80S was down 0.02 to 0.08. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday March 20, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TNT NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-4: TEXAS VS PURDUE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:56 PM 158 0.96 3,373
2 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-4: TCU VS ARIZONA TBS NETWORK 9:47 PM 170 0.89 2,923
3 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-3: NOTRE DAME VS TEXAS TECH TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 143 0.88 2,923
4 TNT NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-3 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:01 PM 99 0.83 2,947
5 TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRSU TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:39 PM 17 0.72 2,312
6 TRU NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-4: MIAMI (FL) VS AUBURN TRUTV 8:00 PM 140 0.67 2,086
7 TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRSU TBS NETWORK 9:28 PM 19 0.59 1,818
8 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX L: BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX ESPN 10:54 AM 138 0.50 1,353
9 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 121 0.48 1,984
10 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 64 0.45 1,789
11 TBS NCAA BSK POST GAME-SU TBS NETWORK 12:45 AM 51 0.40 1,044
12 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS: YLYA-304ZH FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.25 1,206
13 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.20 1,172
14 FORMULA 1 SURROUND L ESPN 9:30 AM 84 0.20 553
15 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 30 0.20 589
16 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.19 798
17 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.19 1,020
18 KANDI AND THE GANG BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.18 623
19 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:04 PM 60 0.18 701
20 FAST FOODIES TRUTV 10:24 PM 31 0.17 473
21 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,823
22 90 DAY B90D: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:02 PM 58 0.16 849
23 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,949
24 LIGA MX PT SUN: ATLAS / GUADALAJARA TUDN 8:57 PM 134 0.15 467
25 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 58 0.15 556
26 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 917
27 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,740
28 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.14 268
29 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/TOTTENHAM USA NETWORK 12:27 PM 139 0.14 456
30 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.14 1,275
31 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 447
32 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 2,146
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 786
34 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,632
35 POWER BOOK IV: FORCE STARZ PRIMARY 8:04 PM 52 0.12 451
36 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.12 418
37 ALEX VS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 660
38 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,066
39 LIGA MX EF SUN: AMERICA / TOLUCA TUDN 6:30 PM 147 0.12 291
40 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,557
41 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 61 0.12 705
42 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 989
43 TRU RD TO FNL 4-SUN-1 TRUTV 7:30 PM 30 0.12 431
44 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 1:12 PM 118 0.12 348
45 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 762
46 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:01 PM 61 0.11 678
47 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 981
48 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,977
49 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BRENTFORD/LEICESTER USA NETWORK 9:54 AM 136 0.11 350
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 785
51 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,222
52 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.11 359
53 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.10 951
54 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,388
55 SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,829
56 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 1,506
57 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 696
58 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 960
59 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 9:00 PM 62 0.10 686
60 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 807
61 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 647
62 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 309
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 729
64 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,355
65 FORENSIC FILES II HLN 10:30 PM 30 0.09 501
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 803
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 674
68 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.08 581
69 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 936
70 BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,210
71 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 12:10 PM 17 0.08 265
72 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,238
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 671
74 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.08 298
75 ADAM EATS THE 80S HISTORY 10:02 PM 31 0.08 466
76 FORENSIC FILES II HLN 10:00 PM 30 0.07 467
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 756
78 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 116 0.07 676
79 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:57 PM 93 0.07 258
80 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:30 AM 30 0.07 220
81 LIGA MX L TUDN 11:11 PM 119 0.07 213
82 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT SPC TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 526
83 SOMETHING BIT ME! NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 386
84 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: GONZAGA/LOUISVILLE ESPN 7:00 PM 125 0.06 332
85 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 660
86 OUTLANDER 6 STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 63 0.06 575
87 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 3:10 PM 111 0.06 276
88 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 9:05 PM 112 0.06 368
89 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.06 427
90 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: NY ISLANDERS/PHILADELPHIA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 2:00 PM 157 0.06 248
91 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 501
92 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 9:00 AM 54 0.06 178
93 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 354
94 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 976
95 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 1,215
96 REAL MURDERS OF ATL, THE OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.06 419
97 FF MOVIE: LET?S BE COPS FREEFORM 10:00 AM 120 0.06 144
98 WICKED TUNA SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 342
99 WINNING TIME HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 55 0.05 250
100 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 419
101 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 1:30 PM 60 0.05 376
102 BILLIONS S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:07 PM 52 0.05 310
103 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 1,028
104 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 488
105 FUERA DE JUEGO          L ESPN DEPORTES 3:30 PM 25 0.05 105
106 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE USA NETWORK 2:46 PM 14 0.05 164
107 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 5:01 PM 119 0.05 253
108 KILLING EVE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 337
109 MEHDI HASAN SHOW MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 504
110 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.04 340
111 AYMAN MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 512
112 FUTBOL CENTRAL EF SUN TUDN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 91
113 CORNHOLE ESPN2 10:02 PM 59 0.04 109
114 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 474
115 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN2 8:07 PM 115 0.04 223
116 MASTERS SERIES: INDIAN WLS ATPWTA:MF FRIT/NADR TENNIS CHANNEL 5:48 PM 172 0.04 429
117 TNT NCAA BK CHP-PRE-SU TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:00 PM 61 0.03 175
118 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.03 253
119 SHINING VALE STARZ PRIMARY 10:05 PM 29 0.03 194
120 LA LIGA    L: SEVILLA/REAL SOCIEDAD ESPN DEPORTES 1:25 PM 125 0.03 77
121 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: SOUTH DAKOTA/BAYLOR ESPN2 6:00 PM 127 0.03 246
122 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 284
123 MAGIC OF DISNEYS ANIMAL K NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 48 0.03 229
124 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.03 387
125 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN2 1:00 PM 16 0.03 97
126 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 241
127 SECRETS OF THE ZOO: TAMPA NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 240
128 CIRCUS, THE S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 28 0.03 176
129 MASTERS SERIES TENNIS CHANNEL 8:40 PM 22 0.03 210
130 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 137
131 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 206
132 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: AUSTIN FC/SEATTLE FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 150 0.03 109
133 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 285
134 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.03 182
135 ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 180 0.03 545
136 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 462
137 NHL RS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 4:37 PM 23 0.02 114
138 CORNHOLE ESPN2 11:01 PM 119 0.02 55
139 SECRETS ZOO: TAMPA FL NAT GEO WILD 11:49 PM 15 0.02 169
140 SUNDAY SHOW W/J. CAPEHART: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.02 510
141 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: DAYTON/VANDERBILT ESPN2 3:00 PM 141 0.02 127
142 PAID PROGRAMMING CNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.02 83
143 UNCENSORED TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.02 115
144 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.02 173
145 SECRETS OF THE ZOO COMPS NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.02 246
146 SUNDAY BEST: HEAT SUNDANCE TV 7:00 PM 240 0.02 199
147 SPRING TRAINING: STL AT NYM MLB NETWORK 1:11 PM 167 0.02 155
148 JUGADA, LA LF SUN TUDN 1:10 AM 60 0.02 66
149 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.02 164
150 VELSHI: N/A MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.02 391

 

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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.