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February 4, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 2.3.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  Back-to-back episodes of SOUL OF A NATION were at 0.29/0.21.  They were followed by a rerun of PROMISED LAND at 0.10.

CBS:  Sitcom reruns at 0.52/0.48 were followed by BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION, down 0.29 from Wednesday to 0.49.  A BULL rerun was at 0.21.

NBC:  Night 1 of the WINTER OLYMPICS was frigid at 1.23, 67% below 2018’s 3.7 opening night (which was itself 38% below 2014).  By way of perspective, the Olympics number was also 0.53 below last month’s season finale of YELLOWSTONE.

FOX:  JOE MILLIONAIRE ticked down to 0.32, CALL ME KAT gained 0.06 to 0.32, and PIVOTING was down 0.02 to 0.20.

CW:  Reruns at 0.08/0.06.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.49/0.44.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP ticked up to 0.32, MARRIED TO REAL ESTATE ticked down to 0.18, HOUSE HUNTERS dipped 0.03 to 0.16, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.16.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.28/0.49/3.6M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.12/0.19/2.2M, and CNN.’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.09/700K  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE fell 0.07 to 0.25.  On A&E, AFTER THE FIRST 48 was at 0.23, TAKING THE STAND gained 0.04 to 0.21, and THE FIRST 48 was at 0.17 compared to last week’s 0.29/0.22.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.18.  Bravo’s PROJECT RUNWAY lost 0.02 to 0.18.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS edged up 0.02 to 0.17.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was at 0.17 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.12.  On Food Network, RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE slipped 0.02 to 0.16, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was up 0.02 to 0.15.  TBS’s GO-BIG SHOW ticked down to 0.15, and FULL FRONTAL was steady at 0.08.  On ID, SECRETS, LIES & PRIVATE EYES was at 0.12/0.11.  On We, GROWING UP HIP-HOP was down 0.02 to 0.12.  Lifetime’s MY KILLER BODY was at 0.08.  On Freeform, GROWN-ISH gained 0.02 to 0.08, and SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE ticked down to 0.03. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday February 3, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: LAKERS/CLIPPERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:04 PM 149 0.49 1,514
2 NBA BASKETBALL: SUNS/HAWKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:34 PM 150 0.44 1,418
3 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.36 866
4 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.32 1,700
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,642
6 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.28 3,722
7 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S5 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.25 491
8 AFTER THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.23 928
9 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,714
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 743
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 3,104
12 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:33 AM 62 0.21 655
13 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 3,169
14 TAKING THE STAND A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.21 690
15 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 529
16 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: UCLA/ARIZONA ESPN 8:00 PM 127 0.18 684
17 MARRIED TO REAL ESTATE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.18 1,094
18 PROJECT RUNWAY: 1914 FINALE BRAVO 9:00 PM 120 0.18 1,073
19 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 575
20 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,370
21 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.17 601
22 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.17 882
23 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 93 0.17 1,186
24 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.16 938
25 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.16 1,078
26 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.16 1,087
27 GO-BIG SHOW TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.15 551
28 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 2,107
29 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,611
30 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.15 788
31 1000-LB SISTERS:SUPERSIZE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 654
32 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.15 434
33 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,653
34 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,683
35 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 34 0.14 483
36 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 444
37 SECRETS LIES PRIVATE EYES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 584
38 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 2,208
39 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 348
40 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,905
41 W OLY PRIME: BEIJING USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 240 0.12 512
42 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 393
43 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,654
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 323
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 300
46 SECRETS LIES PRIVATE EYES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 585
47 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,756
48 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 369
49 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 320
50 W OLY PRIME ACCESS: BEIJING USA NETWORK 5:00 PM 180 0.10 451
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,811
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,756
53 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 1,034
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,652
55 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 303
56 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 664
57 DANGER FORCE NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.09 445
58 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 655
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 627
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 690
61 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 613
62 MY KILLER BODY K MICHELLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.08 318
63 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.08 470
64 PORT PROTECT ALASKA SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.08 430
65 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 10:00 PM 30 0.08 197
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 630
67 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 579
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 634
69 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-1R17R13H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.08 308
70 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.08 301
71 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,360
72 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 540
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,321
74 UNDISPUTED L: 1361 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 232
75 FAST FOODIES TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 144
76 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 647
77 SWAMP PEOPLE SPECIALS HISTORY 7:00 PM 60 0.07 489
78 TWISTED KILLERS OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.07 361
79 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 162
80 W OLY OVERNIGHT USA NETWORK 2:00 AM 34 0.07 307
81 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 489
82 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.07 317
83 LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.07 436
84 W OLY WKDY EXTRA: BEIJING USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 270 0.07 289
85 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.07 290
86 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,331
87 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.06 198
88 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:48 PM 12 0.06 250
89 SWAMP PEOPLE SPECIALS HISTORY 5:00 PM 60 0.06 423
90 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,124
91 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.06 134
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 938
93 PGA TOUR: AT&T PEBBLE BCH PRO-AM GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 182 0.06 479
94 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 135
95 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 546
96 KILLING OF JONBENET AC: HER FATHER SPEAKS A&E NETWORK 10:00 AM 120 0.06 217
97 W OLY PRIME PLUS: BEIJING USA NETWORK 12:00 AM 120 0.05 224
98 WARPED! NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.05 247
99 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN2 8:00 PM 60 0.05 167
100 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.05 578
101 EAST-WEST SHRINE GAME: 2022 EAST-WEST SHRINE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.05 301
102 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 380
103 11TH HOUR MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 794
104 HERD L: 1679 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 172
105 PORT PROTECT ALASKA FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:15 PM 15 0.05 377
106 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: GONZAGA/SAN DIEGO ESPN2 9:00 PM 124 0.05 240
107 SWAMP PEOPLE SPECIALS HISTORY 6:00 PM 60 0.05 394
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 482
109 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L ESPN 10:07 PM 106 0.05 182
110 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.05 214
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 230
112 LIFETIME SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 118 0.05 239
113 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 182
114 JOJO & GRAN GRAN NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.05 197
115 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:53 PM 67 0.05 145
116 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 441
117 HOLLY HOBBIE DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 30 0.04 131
118 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.04 1,256
119 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.04 376
120 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 840
121 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.04 486
122 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:19 PM 41 0.04 738
123 W OLY AM: BEIJING USA NETWORK 6:00 AM 120 0.04 197
124 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 755
125 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 588
126 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 38 0.04 732
127 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.04 139
128 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1311 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.04 132
129 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.03 62
130 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 110
131 COCOMELON THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.03 81
132 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 1,097
133 STORM CENTER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.03 463
134 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 12:38 PM 41 0.03 753
135 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 295
136 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 303
137 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 327
138 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 651
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 207
140 DOUBLE CROSS WETV 10:07 PM 41 0.03 146
141 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:04 PM 114 0.03 113
142 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 363
143 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 293
144 HOLLY HOBBIE DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.03 113
145 SENIOR BOWL PRACTICE  L: N/A ESPN2 3:00 PM 120 0.03 77
146 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 723
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 94
148 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 320
149 SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE FREEFORM 10:30 PM 30 0.03 107
150 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 324

 

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."