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March 8, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Sunday 3.6.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS jumped two-tenths to 0.85, AMERICAN IDOL rose 0.13 to 1.06, and THE ROOKIE was up 0.07 to 0.51.

CBS:  60 MINUTES lost 0.02 to 0.62, THE EQUALIZER gained 0.02 to 0.60, NCIS: LA was also up 0.02 to 0.51, and SWAT gained 0.06 to 0.51.

NBC:  After an AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun at 0.32, THE COURTSHIP premiered at 0.16.  A news special followed at 0.20, and then the season premiere of TRANSPLANT was at 0.13, down steeply from the September 2020 0.4 series premiere.

FOX:  After a rerun at 0.30, THE SIMPSONS gained 0.03 to 0.42, GREAT NORTH edged up 0.02 to 0.30, BOB’S BURGERS dropped 0.06 to 0.34, and FAMILY GUY ticked down to 0.41.

CW:  After an ALL-AMERICAN rerun at 0.05, MARCH held at 0.03.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a busy premiere night for scripted.  On Starz, after POWER BOOK IV: FORCE rose 0.06 to 0.17, the season premiere of OUTLANDER was at 0.05 (down 0.07 from the February 2020 premiere), followed by the series premiere of SHINING VALE at 0.02/228K & 0.02/179K.  The season premiere of Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART was at 0.14, down 0.05 from last season’s premiere.  On HBO, WINNING TIME premiered at 0.08, followed by LAST WEEK TONIGHT, up 0.06 to 0.14.  On Showtime, THE CIRCUS returned at 0.02/205K, followed by BILLIONS steady at 0.03, and SUPER PUMPED holding at 0.01/138K.

AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD ticked up to 0.42, with TALKING DEAD steady at 0.18.  BBCA’s KILLING EVE ticked down to 0.05. 

Sunday cable was led by TLC’s 90 DAY FIANCE, down 0.11 to 0.47 (post-show at 0.16), with UNEXPECTED steady at 0.21.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.42/0.36.  On Food Network, TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS rose 0.06 to 0.33, and ALEX VS AMERICA was up 0.02 to 0.19.  USA’s PREMIER LEAGUE matches were at 0.32/0.18.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY ticked up to 0.25, and KANDI & THE GANG was at 0.12.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID was at 0.22/0.19 compared to last week’s 0.27/0.25.  HGTV’s HOME TOWN fell 0.09 to 0.18.  On History, THE FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA was at 0.18 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.12, and ADAM EATS THE 80S was at 0.11 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.10.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE was steady at 0.14, and ON THE CASE was down 0.02 to 0.13. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday March 6, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 90 DAY FIANCE: BEFORE 90: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 121 0.47 1,974
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: TORONTO/CLEVELAND ESPN 7:43 PM 142 0.43 1,232
3 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 68 0.42 1,672
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW YORK/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:05 PM 150 0.36 1,065
5 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS: YLYA-302ZH FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.33 1,439
6 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/MANCHESTER CITY USA NETWORK 11:26 AM 139 0.32 874
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.25 713
8 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,276
9 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.23 711
10 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,306
11 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,027
12 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.22 1,093
13 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.21 2,411
14 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,615
15 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,525
16 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:01 PM 63 0.21 822
17 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,233
18 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: IOWA/ILLINOIS FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 141 0.21 914
19 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,150
20 SUNDAY NIGHT IN AMERICA. FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,443
21 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,972
22 BIG SUNDAY SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,829
23 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 93 0.19 959
24 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,937
25 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 12:35 AM 90 0.19 484
26 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,391
27 HOME TOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.18 1,853
28 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 11:13 AM 13 0.18 469
29 ALEX VS AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 767
30 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/WATFORD USA NETWORK 8:54 AM 139 0.18 513
31 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:08 PM 60 0.18 687
32 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,987
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,243
34 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.18 868
35 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,939
36 POWER BOOK IV: FORCE STARZ PRIMARY 8:10 PM 48 0.17 572
37 HOME TOWN REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 60 0.17 1,448
38 WHO IS VLADIMIR PUTIN? FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,869
39 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,573
40 90 DAY B90D: PILLOW TALK TLC 11:04 PM 56 0.16 725
41 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 2,045
42 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,437
43 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 837
44 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,832
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,156
46 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,160
47 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 414
48 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 464
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,200
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,106
51 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,526
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,409
53 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: NEIGHBORS COMEDY CENTRAL 7:00 PM 120 0.14 283
54 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 7:00 PM 60 0.14 762
55 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 61 0.14 867
56 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 369
57 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 895
58 DELICIOUS MISS BROWN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.14 859
59 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.14 2,265
60 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,471
61 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:04 PM 29 0.14 581
62 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,056
63 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 685
64 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 2,058
65 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,743
66 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.13 454
67 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:01 PM 61 0.13 793
68 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.12 294
69 KANDI AND THE GANG BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.12 491
70 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE USA NETWORK 1:45 PM 45 0.11 296
71 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: NEBRASKA / WISCONSIN BIG TEN NETWORK 2:07 PM 129 0.11 568
72 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 60 0.11 464
73 ADAM EATS THE 80S HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.11 558
74 FORENSIC FILES II HLN 10:30 PM 30 0.11 585
75 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 780
76 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 623
77 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA HISTORY 6:00 PM 60 0.11 648
78 GIRL MEETS FARM FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.11 921
79 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.11 245
80 WMNS COLL BKBL POST SSN L: MIAMI/NC STATE ESPN 12:00 PM 120 0.11 466
81 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 283
82 NEW DAY WEEKEND CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 671
83 FOX REPORT WITH JON SCOTT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 991
84 FUTURAMA ADULT SWIM 9:00 PM 30 0.10 199
85 WICKED TUNA SNAPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 428
86 B1G WRESTLING L: B1G CHAMPIONSHIPS BIG TEN NETWORK 4:30 PM 170 0.09 318
87 FORENSIC FILES II HLN 10:00 PM 30 0.09 538
88 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 538
89 FUTURAMA ADULT SWIM 9:30 PM 30 0.09 214
90 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 264
91 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: DALLAS/MINNESOTA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 4:16 PM 174 0.09 292
92 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.09 369
93 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: MILLION WAYS TO DIE WEST COMEDY CENTRAL 9:00 PM 150 0.09 305
94 WMNS COLL BKBL POST SSN L: INDIANA/IOWA ESPN2 4:00 PM 123 0.09 493
95 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA: 2 BEST SERVED COLD HISTORY 4:00 PM 120 0.08 622
96 FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA: 1 LINES IN THE SAND HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.08 534
97 B1G LIVE: GAMEBREAK L BIG TEN NETWORK 4:16 PM 14 0.08 307
98 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:30 PM 116 0.08 713
99 WMNS COLL BKBL POST SSN L: KENTUCKY/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN 2:00 PM 129 0.08 520
100 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 539
101 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.08 754
102 WINNING TIME HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 59 0.08 256
103 WMNS COLL BKBL POST SSN L ESPN2 6:03 PM 117 0.08 339
104 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: LA FC/PORTLAND TIMBERS FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 156 0.07 182
105 LEGEND OF BIGFOOT: TMMY-1R2R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.07 449
106 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.07 425
107 REAL MURDERS OF ATL, THE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 433
108 AYMAN MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 610
109 KILLER RELATIONSHIP FAITH OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 60 0.07 316
110 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 4:00 PM 16 0.07 241
111 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: IF WALLS COULD TALK LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.07 430
112 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: BRIAN BANKS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:05 PM 175 0.06 256
113 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.06 578
114 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 773
115 MEHDI HASAN SHOW MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 577
116 MOUNTAIN MONSTERS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 323
117 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 588
118 AMERCAN VOICES W/MENENDEZ: N/A MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.06 697
119 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: AUSTIN/INTER MIAMI ESPN 4:09 PM 141 0.06 154
120 PBA BOWLING L: PBA ROTH/HOLMAN DOUBLES CHAMP FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.05 265
121 OUTLANDER 6 STARZ PRIMARY 9:01 PM 80 0.05 641
122 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 233
123 NFL SCOUTING COMBINE: 2022 DB NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 300 0.05 160
124 HIGHWAY THRU HELL THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 379
125 YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPRTS: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.05 640
126 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 54 0.05 177
127 ALEX WITT REPORTS: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 180 0.05 790
128 KILLING EVE BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 341
129 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 124
130 SOMETHING BIT ME! NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 344
131 NHL RS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:10 PM 21 0.04 146
132 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.04 474
133 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.04 223
134 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 102
135 UNCENSORED TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.04 152
136 UNSUNG TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.04 158
137 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 355
138 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 6:00 AM 60 0.04 310
139 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:30 PM 60 0.03 106
140 COLLEGE WRESTLING   L: BIG 12 WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP ESPN2 8:00 PM 159 0.03 150
141 LEGEND OF BIGFOOT: TMMY-1R2R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 AM 120 0.03 179
142 B1G LIVE: BKBL POSTGAME L BIG TEN NETWORK 9:37 PM 39 0.03 96
143 BASSMASTER CLASSIC L: LAKE HARTWELL-SUN FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 AM 240 0.03 125
144 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 7:41 PM 116 0.03 112
145 BILLIONS S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:05 PM 54 0.03 374
146 MAGIC OF DISNEYS ANIMAL K NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 51 0.03 216
147 B1G LIVE: GAMEBREAK L BIG TEN NETWORK 7:20 PM 21 0.03 151
148 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L: WINTHROP/LONGWOOD ESPN2 12:00 PM 123 0.03 107
149 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 255
150 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 11:30 AM 60 0.03 183

 

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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.