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January 7, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 1.6.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATE #2

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC: The limited series WOMEN OF THE MOVEMENT debuted at 0.43, and the accompanying documentary series LET THE WORLD SEE was at 0.40.

CBS:  The line-up aired for the first time since December 9, with YOUNG SHELDON up 0.08 to 0.74, UNITED STATES OF AL up 0.05 to 0.50, GHOSTS up an impressive 0.16 to 0.70, B POSITIVE up 0.04 to 0.46, and BULL up 0.11 to 0.38.

NBC:  Again, the line-up was fresh for the first time since December 9, with THE BLACKLIST up 0.11 to 0.42, SVU up 0.05 to 0.62, and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME down 0.11 to 0.51. 

FOX:  The rebooted JOE MILLIONAIRE premiered at 0.39.

CW:  Reruns at 0.09/0.06.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.48/0.41.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE was at 0.32.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.28/0.47/3.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.18/0.30/2.4M, and CNN NEWSROOM at 0.12/0.18/1.1M.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 was at 0.26/0.22/0.15, compared to last week’s 0.19.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP rose 0.11 to 0.25, UGLIEST HOUSE IN AMERICA was at 0.21, and HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.03 to 0.15.  ESPN’s NHL game was at 0.23.  On Food Network, RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE climbed 0.09 to 0.21, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.16.  On Bravo, PROJECT RUNWAY was at 0.20, and MILLION DOLLAR LISTING was up 0.05 to 0.14.  TBS’s GO-BIG SHOW was at 0.20.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS was at 0.18.  On ID, THE FOG OF MURDER ticked up to 0.14, and A TIME TO KILL was at 0.12.  We’s GROWING UP-HIP-HOP was at 0.10. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday January 6, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: CELTICS/KNICKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 150 0.48 1,283
2 NBA BASKETBALL: CLIPPERS/SUNS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 143 0.41 1,164
3 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S5 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.32 585
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,515
5 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 62 0.26 1,049
6 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 31 0.25 1,301
7 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 3,576
8 NHL REGULAR SEASON      L: MINNESOTA/BOSTON ESPN 7:00 PM 171 0.23 658
9 FIRST 48 SPECIAL A&E NETWORK 10:02 PM 63 0.22 800
10 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:23 AM 56 0.22 584
11 UGLIEST HOUSE IN AMERICA HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 1,245
12 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.21 951
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,822
14 PROJECT RUNWAY BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.20 1,027
15 GO-BIG SHOW TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 56 0.20 714
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 782
17 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 534
18 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.18 954
19 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,444
20 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,049
21 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.16 709
22 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.16 478
23 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,521
24 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.15 651
25 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,158
26 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 115 0.15 626
27 FULL GAME BROADCAST: 2021 WK 17 LAR VS. BAL NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 150 0.15 812
28 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:35 PM 30 0.15 1,048
29 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.15 517
30 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 420
31 MDL: JOSH AND JOSH BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.14 708
32 FOG OF MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.14 654
33 SR/PELOSI JAN 6 REMARKS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 10 0.14 1,745
34 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,741
35 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.13 492
36 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.13 560
37 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: IOWA/WISCONSIN FOX SPORTS 1 9:06 PM 121 0.13 584
38 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.13 384
39 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:10 PM 50 0.13 1,669
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,412
41 DANGER FORCE NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.13 459
42 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,539
43 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:41 AM 19 0.13 1,703
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,739
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,111
46 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,553
47 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.12 504
48 1000-LB SISTERS:SUPERSIZE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 586
49 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,159
50 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,496
51 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 433
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,050
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 345
54 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 8:55 PM 11 0.12 564
55 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,880
56 TIME TO KILL, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 649
57 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,488
58 LIVE FROM THE CAPITOL:1/6: ONE YEAR LATER CNN 8:00 PM 152 0.11 1,212
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,670
60 MESSYNESS SSN1B MTV 9:01 PM 30 0.11 215
61 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:32 PM 28 0.11 797
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,067
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 353
64 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,074
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:28 AM 32 0.11 1,260
66 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,454
67 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,249
68 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 921
69 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,026
70 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,500
71 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,404
72 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: DEMOCRACY IN PERIL 1/6 ANNIV MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.10 1,630
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 777
74 UNDISPUTED L: 1341 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.10 293
75 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:51 PM 106 0.10 244
76 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 30 0.10 343
77 SR/BIDEN HARRIS JAN 6 RMK FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:07 AM 34 0.10 1,439
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 271
79 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.10 248
80 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 315
81 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 243
82 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 844
83 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:37 PM 83 0.09 276
84 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.09 524
85 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:41 AM 19 0.08 1,310
86 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:43 PM 17 0.08 1,267
87 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,791
88 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.08 534
89 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 300
90 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 9:07 AM 34 0.08 1,308
91 1/6: ONE YEAR LATER CNN 8:45 AM 103 0.08 1,051
92 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 852
93 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 195
94 LIFE BELOW ZERO FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.07 559
95 LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 631
96 PGA TOUR: SENTRY TOURNAMENT OF CHPS GOLF CHANNEL 5:58 PM 253 0.07 423
97 11TH HOUR MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 1,036
98 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.07 262
99 FIGURE SKATING: US CHAMP WOMENS SHORT USA NETWORK 8:30 PM 120 0.07 468
100 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS USA NETWORK 7:00 PM 90 0.07 272
101 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MARYLAND/ILLINOIS ESPN2 7:00 PM 123 0.06 351
102 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 53 0.06 948
103 HERD L: 1659 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 210
104 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:20 PM 83 0.06 1,147
105 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.06 456
106 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 20 0.06 1,069
107 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 869
108 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: DEADLY DANCE COMPETITION LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.06 333
109 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 374
110 BEACH AROUND THE WORLD HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 30 0.06 293
111 BEACH AROUND THE WORLD HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 AM 30 0.06 302
112 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 246
113 PAWN STARS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.05 283
114 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 259
115 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 565
116 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 292
117 FIGURE SKATING: US CHAMP PAIRS SHORT USA NETWORK 5:00 PM 120 0.05 246
118 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 45 0.05 541
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 1,062
120 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 255
121 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.05 327
122 TWISTED KILLERS OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.05 341
123 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 243
124 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 972
125 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:53 AM 22 0.04 924
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 204
127 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:15 AM 45 0.04 923
128 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 241
129 AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 201
130 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 561
131 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 231
132 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 111
133 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 419
134 LIGA MX L: CLUB ATLETICO SAN LUIS VS. PACHUCA TUDN 9:30 PM 150 0.04 128
135 JOHN BACHMAN NOW: N/A NEWSMAX TV 12:00 PM 120 0.04 221
136 FRIGHT CLUB TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 294
137 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L FOX SPORTS 1 11:09 PM 111 0.04 134
138 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.04 410
139 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 123
140 NHL THE POINT L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 77
141 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WASHINGTON STATE/COLORADO ESPN2 9:03 PM 133 0.04 130
142 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 98
143 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 280
144 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.03 97
145 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 99
146 INCREDIBLE DR POL SNAPS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.03 224
147 LOST KITCHEN MAGNOLIA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.03 303
148 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.03 77
149 BEACH AROUND THE WORLD HOME AND GARDEN TV 6:00 AM 30 0.03 233
150 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.03 127

 

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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.