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March 11, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 3.10.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  STATION 19 dropped 0.07 to 0.61, GREY’S ANATOMY dipped 0.02 to 0.61, and BIG SKY was down 0.02 to 0.27.

CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON gained 0.02 to 0.62, and UNITED STATES OF AL returned to its regular timeslot and rose 0.13 to 0.48.  The season finale of B POSITIVE, airing out of timeslot, was down 0.05 from last week to 0.40.  A rerun of GHOSTS at 0.31 was followed by BULL, up 0.04 to 0.36.

NBC:  LAW & ORDER gained 0.04 to 0.54, SVU was steady at 0.65, and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME was up 0.04 to 0.52.

FOX:  The season finale of JOE MILLIONAIRE jumped a tenth to 0.36, CALL ME KAT grew by 0.05 to 0.25, and the season finale of PIVOTING was up 0.03 to 0.18.

CW:  WALKER ticked down to 0.11, and LEGACIES fell 0.04 to 0.04.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.91 (Nets vs 76ers)/0.58 (Warriors vs Nuggets).  Cable news was led by Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.36/0.59/3.8M, with CNN’s DON LEMON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.29/1M, and MSNBC’s ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES at 0.12/1.3M.  ESPN’s ACC TOURNAMENT coverage was at 0.33/0.22, with the BIG 12 TOURNAMENT at 0.22/0.19.  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE ticked up to 0.22, and SIESTA KEY was at 0.20.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP ticked up to 0.21, FIX MY FLIP was at 0.18, HOUSE HUNTERS dipped 0.02 to 0.13, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.07 to 0.11.  On Bravo, TOP CHEF was at 0.20/0.05 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.09.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 ticked down to 0.16, and NIGHTWATCH was at 0.10.  On Food Network, RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE rose 0.06 to 0.16, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was up 0.02 to 0.15.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS held at 0.15.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE gained 0.03 to 0.15.  TBS’s GO-BIG SHOW ticked up to 0.13, and FULL FRONTAL was at 0.07.  On ID, UNDERCOVER UNDERAGE lost 0.02 to 0.13, and A TIME TO KILL was steady at 0.11.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP rose 0.04 to 0.12.  FXX’s DICKTOWN jumped 0.06 to 0.11.  On Freeform, GROWN-ISH ticked down to 0.04, and SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE fell a tick to 0.01/51K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday March 10, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: NETS/76ERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:45 PM 149 0.91 2,493
2 NBA BASKETBALL: WARRIORS/NUGGETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:14 PM 154 0.58 1,990
3 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 15 0.50 1,389
4 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.36 3,791
5 ACC TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 9:38 PM 112 0.33 1,128
6 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.31 3,912
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 3,571
8 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.28 3,160
9 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.27 3,014
10 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,792
11 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:48 AM 60 0.24 755
12 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT  L: OKLAHOMA/BAYLOR ESPN 7:00 PM 126 0.23 824
13 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: SYRACUSE/DUKE ESPN 12:00 PM 136 0.22 875
14 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 9:06 PM 32 0.22 795
15 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S5 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.22 459
16 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,047
17 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 31 0.21 1,161
18 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.20 2,143
19 TOP CHEF BRAVO 8:00 PM 75 0.20 792
20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,214
21 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,031
22 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.20 2,062
23 SIESTA KEY SSN 4B MTV 9:00 PM 54 0.20 396
24 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,299
25 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT  L: WEST VIRGINIA/KANSAS ESPN 3:18 PM 128 0.19 780
26 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.19 2,016
27 ACC TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 2:38 PM 12 0.19 630
28 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 2,078
29 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 2,127
30 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 2:16 PM 22 0.18 670
31 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:30 PM 90 0.18 521
32 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 2,066
33 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 9:13 PM 21 0.18 595
34 FIX MY FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,007
35 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:31 PM 29 0.18 1,158
36 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: VIRGINIA/NOTRE DAME ESPN2 7:00 PM 133 0.17 646
37 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,927
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,866
39 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,647
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,555
41 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:26 PM 94 0.17 561
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,030
43 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 62 0.16 694
44 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.16 817
45 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 9:13 PM 118 0.16 652
46 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 2:50 PM 28 0.16 662
47 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: MICHIGAN STATE / MARYLAND BIG TEN NETWORK 6:36 PM 126 0.16 752
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,049
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,992
50 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: BOSTON COLLEGE/MIAMI (FL) ESPN2 2:47 PM 124 0.16 517
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 999
52 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.15 744
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,016
54 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.15 748
55 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 95 0.15 1,107
56 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,004
57 GAME PLAN WITH SHAQUILLE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 30 0.15 376
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,034
59 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,126
60 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 729
61 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,040
62 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 413
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,106
64 GO-BIG SHOW TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 434
65 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT  L: IOWA STATE/TEXAS TECH ESPN2 9:34 PM 121 0.13 409
66 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 1,160
67 UNDERCOVER UNDERAGE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 61 0.13 475
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,132
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 930
70 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,316
71 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 359
72 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 333
73 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: MICHIGAN / INDIANA BIG TEN NETWORK 11:36 AM 128 0.12 547
74 B1G LIVE: BKB GAMEBREAK L BIG TEN NETWORK 8:42 PM 31 0.12 556
75 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,088
76 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 780
77 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,609
78 TIME TO KILL, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:01 PM 60 0.11 486
79 DICKTOWN FXX 11:00 PM 32 0.11 220
80 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 298
81 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.11 1,106
82 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 1,110
83 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN2 4:51 PM 31 0.10 373
84 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 774
85 BIG EAST TOURN BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 9:19 PM 26 0.10 306
86 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 522
87 BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: QTRFNL3: ST. JOHNS/VILLANOVA FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 139 0.10 345
88 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.10 410
89 NIGHTWATCH A&E NETWORK 10:02 PM 63 0.10 547
90 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.09 521
91 B1G LIVE: BKB GAMEBREAK L BIG TEN NETWORK 1:44 PM 32 0.09 371
92 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.09 332
93 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,177
94 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 221
95 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,476
96 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 494
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 570
98 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 229
99 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 2:16 PM 107 0.08 365
100 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.08 712
101 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,046
102 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS SUPE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 397
103 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 395
104 FIRST TIMERS CLUB HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.07 388
105 BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: QTRFNL4: SETON HALL/UCONN FOX SPORTS 1 9:45 PM 125 0.07 241
106 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.07 243
107 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,224
108 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT  L: TCU/TEXAS ESPN2 12:30 PM 137 0.07 275
109 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-1R17R16PH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.07 276
110 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:47 PM 13 0.06 244
111 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 1: R16: BARCELONA / GALATASARAY A.S. TUDN 2:50 PM 132 0.06 180
112 WARPED! NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.06 300
113 PGA TOUR: PLAYERS CHP WX GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 413 0.06 500
114 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 441
115 INCREDIBLE DR POL FL NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 15 0.06 270
116 FIRST TIMERS CLUB HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.06 381
117 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 849
118 FAST FOODIES TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 118
119 BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: QTRFNL2: MARQUETTE/CREIGHTON FOX SPORTS 1 2:50 PM 128 0.06 242
120 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.06 588
121 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.06 215
122 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.06 584
123 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 808
124 TOP CHEF FAMILY STYLE BRAVO 9:15 PM 60 0.05 282
125 PORT PROTECT ALASKA FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:15 PM 15 0.05 294
126 PAC 12 CBB TOURN L: QTRFNL4: WASHINGTON/USC FOX SPORTS 1 11:50 PM 128 0.05 186
127 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 243
128 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 770
129 B1G LIVE: BKBL TIP-OFF L BIG TEN NETWORK 6:00 PM 36 0.05 226
130 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 444
131 B1G LIVE: BKBL POSTGAME L BIG TEN NETWORK 4:03 PM 55 0.05 218
132 UNDISPUTED L: 1386 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 162
133 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.05 123
134 B1G LIVE: BKBL POSTGAME L BIG TEN NETWORK 11:11 PM 49 0.04 158
135 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 853
136 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 10:00 PM 30 0.04 131
137 SIDE HUSTLE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.04 255
138 BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: QTRFNL1: BUTLER/PROVIDENCE FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 145 0.04 159
139 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.04 159
140 TWISTED KILLERS OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.04 288
141 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 739
142 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 731
143 INCREDIBLE DR POL SNAPS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 232
144 BIG EAST TOURN BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 2:25 PM 25 0.04 178
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 219
146 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE L: R16: SEVILLA FC / WEST HAM UNITED FC TUDN 12:30 PM 140 0.04 118
147 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 678
148 PORT PROTECT ALASKA SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.04 351
149 ALASKA: HOMBRES PRIMITIVO DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 102
150 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 327

 

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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.