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March 4, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 3.3.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  STATION 19 dropped 0.07 to 0.68, GREY’S ANATOMY fell 0.15 to 0.63, and BIG SKY was down a tick to 0.29.

CBS:  YOUNG SHELDON dipped 0.03 to 0.60, B POSITIVE (out of timeslot) ticked up to 0.45, GHOSTS lost 0.03 to 0.52, and UNITED STATES OF AL (also slot-shifted) was down 0.12 to 0.35.  BULL fell 0.09 to 0.32.

NBC:  LAW & ORDER crashed by 0.24 from last week’s premiere to 0.50, SVU slipped 0.03 to 0.65, and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME was down 0.04 to 0.48.

FOX:  JOE MILLIONAIRE shrank by 0.04 to 0.26, CALL ME KAT dropped 0.05 to 0.20, and PIVOTING was down 0.04 to 0.15.

CW:  The first new WALKER to air since January 27 gained 0.03 to 0.12, and LEGACIES ticked up to 0.08. 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.50/0.40.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.47/0.73/4M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.35/0.49/1.9M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.17/0.27/2M.  MTV’s JERSEY SHORE fell 0.09 to 0.21.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP ticked down to 0.20, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.04 to 0.18, MARRIED TO REAL ESTATE edged up 0.02 to 0.18, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.03 to 0.15.  Bravo’s TOP CHEF returned at 0.18/0.09.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 ticked up to 0.17.  On ID, UNDERCOVER UNDERAGE was at 0.15 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.15, and A TIME TO KILL was at 0.11.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS ticked down to 0.15.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY dropped 0.04 to 0.13, and RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE was down 0.09 to 0.10.  TBS’s GO-BIG SHOW gained 0.02 to 0.12.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE lost 0.08 to 0.12.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP dipped 0.02 to 0.08.  Lifetime’s MY KILLER BODY was steady at 0.05.  On Freeform, GROWN-ISH ticked up to 0.05, and SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE held at 0.02/90K.  FXX’s DICKTOWN was at 0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday March 3, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: LAKERS/CLIPPERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:14 PM 144 0.50 1,375
2 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.47 4,019
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.45 4,511
4 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.40 4,231
5 NBA BASKETBALL: GRIZZLIES/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:45 PM 149 0.40 1,184
6 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.37 3,047
7 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,879
8 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.34 3,284
9 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,744
10 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.34 3,486
11 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,477
12 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.29 2,468
13 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.29 2,392
14 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.28 2,073
15 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 1,505
16 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.27 1,411
17 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.27 2,192
18 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.27 2,363
19 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.26 1,400
20 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.25 2,362
21 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.25 2,239
22 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.24 1,424
23 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.23 1,406
24 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN STATE/OHIO STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 123 0.22 822
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.22 1,355
26 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.21 2,428
27 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:38 AM 67 0.21 585
28 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 2,096
29 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACAY S5 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.21 430
30 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,338
31 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.20 1,104
32 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,276
33 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.20 1,386
34 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,093
35 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,688
36 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 2,322
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,323
38 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,262
39 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:36 PM 30 0.18 1,186
40 TOP CHEF BRAVO 8:00 PM 75 0.18 701
41 MARRIED TO REAL ESTATE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.18 1,121
42 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.18 910
43 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 646
44 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,989
45 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,011
46 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.17 601
47 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.16 976
48 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 826
49 NHL REGULAR SEASON      L: BOSTON/VEGAS ESPN 9:03 PM 157 0.16 400
50 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 682
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,191
52 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:06 PM 30 0.15 1,054
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,283
54 UNDERCOVER UNDERAGE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 61 0.15 486
55 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,714
56 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 121 0.15 692
57 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 15 0.14 465
58 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L FOX SPORTS 1 9:11 PM 113 0.14 546
59 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 383
60 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 802
61 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.13 798
62 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.13 623
63 1000-LB BEST FRIENDS SUPE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 509
64 GO-BIG SHOW TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 56 0.12 463
65 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 363
66 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 93 0.12 1,099
67 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 569
68 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,536
69 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.11 381
70 TIME TO KILL, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:01 PM 60 0.11 549
71 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,438
72 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,163
73 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.10 336
74 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.10 371
75 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 317
76 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.10 739
77 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.10 381
78 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: STANFORD/ARIZONA ESPN2 9:03 PM 122 0.10 306
79 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 546
80 FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L FOX SPORTS 1 11:04 PM 10 0.09 263
81 GAME PLAN WITH SHAQUILLE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 30 0.09 278
82 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,468
83 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.09 1,587
84 TOP CHEF FAMILY STYLE BRAVO 9:15 PM 60 0.09 354
85 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,050
86 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.08 285
87 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 213
88 NFL SCOUTING COMBINE: 2022 QB, WR, TE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 390 0.08 217
89 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 942
90 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:40 PM 80 0.08 218
91 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 971
92 DANGER FORCE NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.07 305
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 240
94 COLL BSKBL:BIG 10 L: PENN ST/ILLINOIS FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 126 0.07 365
95 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.07 813
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 202
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 216
98 LAZY CAR DEALER MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.07 214
99 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 183
100 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 192
101 TWISTED KILLERS OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 380
102 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 913
103 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 798
104 FAST FOODIES TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 146
105 PARA CAUGHT CAM REPACK: TPCC-1R17R15H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 282
106 PORT PROTECT ALASKA SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.05 398
107 MY KILLER BODY K MICHELLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.05 225
108 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 1,056
109 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 448
110 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 10:00 PM 30 0.05 161
111 DICKTOWN FXX 10:00 PM 33 0.05 110
112 ALASKA: HOMBRES PRIMITIVO DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 136
113 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:15 PM 30 0.05 170
114 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 119
115 PORT PROTECT ALASKA FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:15 PM 15 0.05 304
116 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 786
117 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 371
118 WARPED! NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.05 213
119 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:46 PM 14 0.05 257
120 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.05 590
121 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 945
122 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEMPLE/HOUSTON ESPN2 7:00 PM 123 0.04 122
123 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 10:30 PM 60 0.04 113
124 PGA TOUR: ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 240 0.04 329
125 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 293
126 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 12:30 AM 30 0.04 66
127 ESC CAPTIVITY: KARA ROBIN: 100 SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 1:00 AM 120 0.04 274
128 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.04 444
129 LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.04 466
130 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: 53RD NAACP IMAGE AWARDS ENC3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 120 0.04 164
131 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.04 155
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 170
133 IMPACT WRESTLING: 2209 AXS TV 8:00 PM 120 0.04 131
134 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.04 263
135 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 562
136 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 241
137 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.03 187
138 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 294
139 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 293
140 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 75
141 ITS PONY NICKTOONS 9:30 PM 30 0.03 82
142 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN2 11:05 PM 30 0.03 128
143 LUCAS THE SPIDER THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.03 49
144 COCOMELON THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.03 52
145 MIDDLEMOST POST NICKTOONS 10:00 PM 30 0.03 54
146 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.03 84
147 HERD L: 1699 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 77
148 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 273
149 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.03 106
150 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 9:00 PM 30 0.02 61

 

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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."