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April 8, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 4.7.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC: STATION 19 rose 0.07 to 0.63, GREY’S ANATOMY climbed 0.08 to 0.63, and BIG SKY was up 0.03 to 0.29.

CBS:  After reruns at 0.38/0.36/0.34, HOW WE ROLL dropped 0.05 to 0.29, and BULL was down 0.04 to 0.25.

NBC:  The line-up returned from a 2-week break, with LAW & ORDER down a tenth to 0.46, SVU down 0.08 to 0.57, and LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME down a tenth to 0.44.

FOX:  MASTERCHEF JR ticked down to 0.40, CALL ME KAT gained 0.05 to 0.34, and WELCOME TO FLATCH was up 0.02 to 0.18.

CW:  WALKER slipped 0.02 to 0.08, and LEGACIES ticked down to 0.05.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the MASTERS was at 0.49/0.19.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.49/0.41.  ESPN2’s MLB game was at 0.41.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.46/3.3M, with CNN’s LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER at 0.13/0.17/900K, and MSNBC’s REIDOUT at 0.10/1.2M.  Bravo’s TOP CHEF was at 0.23/0.05 compared to last week’s 0.26/0.07.  On HGTV, FIX MY FLIP ticked up to 0.18, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.04 to 0.18, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.04 to 0.17.  On A&E, NIGHTWATCH ticked up to 0.15, and AFTER THE FIRST 48 was down 0.02 to 0.14.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE gained a tick to 0.15.  Discovery’s BATTLEBOTS lost 0.02 to 0.15  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY edged up 0.02 to 0.14, RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE was down 0.02 to 0.14, and CHEF BOOT CAMP was at 0.08.  On MTV, SIESTA KEY was steady at 0.12, and EX ON THE BEACH stayed at 0.05.  On TBS, RAT IN THE KITCHEN dipped 0.02 to 0.12, and FULL FRONTAL was down 0.02 to 0.06.  FX’s ATLANTA held at 0.11.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP shed 0.02 to 0.09. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 7, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L ESPN 3:00 PM 57 0.49 2,816
2 NBA BASKETBALL: LAKERS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:03 PM 149 0.49 1,644
3 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: CINCINNATI/ATLANTA ESPN2 8:00 PM 190 0.41 1,367
4 NBA BASKETBALL: CELTICS/BUCKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:31 PM 152 0.41 1,349
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,324
6 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.23 1,151
7 TOP CHEF BRAVO 8:00 PM 75 0.23 770
8 FLIP OR FLOP REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.21 1,089
9 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,972
10 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,169
11 MASTERS GOLF TOURN (RPT): FIRST ROUND ESPN 8:02 PM 180 0.19 886
12 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 3,115
13 FIX MY FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.18 1,021
14 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,983
15 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.18 974
16 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 2,285
17 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 987
18 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:32 AM 50 0.17 495
19 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.17 902
20 NIGHTWATCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.15 593
21 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 95 0.15 1,062
22 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.15 820
23 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN2 7:25 PM 35 0.15 417
24 BATTLEBOTS: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 124 0.15 769
25 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 53 0.15 1,720
26 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,301
27 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,857
28 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.14 704
29 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.14 831
30 AFTER THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.14 629
31 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 2,081
32 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,774
33 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 850
34 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 819
35 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 869
36 JACKSON CONFIRMATION VOTE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:53 PM 31 0.12 1,628
37 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,798
38 SIESTA KEY SSN 4B MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 264
39 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 2,338
40 RAT IN THE KITCHEN TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 528
41 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 817
42 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.12 1,050
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 935
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,415
45 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 789
46 ATLANTA FX 10:00 PM 48 0.11 260
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 830
48 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:02 PM 58 0.11 407
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,041
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 61 0.11 635
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,703
52 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:24 PM 36 0.10 1,530
53 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: SUPERS TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 873
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 752
55 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,522
56 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,208
57 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,457
58 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.09 765
59 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.09 321
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 393
61 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 293
62 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 690
63 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 1: QF: EINTRACHT FRANKFURT / FC BARCELONA TUDN 2:50 PM 130 0.09 234
64 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 AM 420 0.09 586
65 NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: MARTINSVILLE FOX SPORTS 1 7:57 PM 133 0.08 455
66 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMP L: DENVER/MICHIGAN ESPN2 5:00 PM 145 0.08 255
67 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 31 0.08 325
68 PARANORMAL CAUGHT ON CAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 338
69 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,334
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 650
71 CHEF BOOT CAMP FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 518
72 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 217
73 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.08 469
74 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 710
75 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 566
76 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 385
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 257
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 751
79 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 416
80 LIGA MX L: PACHUCA / TIGRES UANL TUDN 7:30 PM 153 0.07 173
81 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,374
82 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 694
83 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 957
84 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 437
85 LIGA MX L: ATLAS / NECAXA TUDN 10:03 PM 127 0.07 226
86 LBZ NEXT GENERATION FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.07 434
87 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,230
88 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 654
89 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 546
90 UNDISPUTED L: 1406 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 186
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 228
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 230
93 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: MIL AT CHC MLB NETWORK 2:22 PM 199 0.07 326
94 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:47 PM 13 0.06 281
95 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.06 250
96 BURIED IN THE BACKYARD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 330
97 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:15 PM 30 0.06 233
98 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,337
99 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 172
100 LBZ NEXT GEN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 478
101 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 7:58 PM 120 0.05 243
102 PORT PROTECT ALASKA SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.05 329
103 FAST FOODIES TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.05 129
104 EX ON THE BEACH MTV SSN 5 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.05 140
105 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 121
106 TOP CHEF FAMILY STYLE BRAVO 9:45 PM 60 0.05 169
107 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 931
108 MLB TONIGHT: MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 5:41 PM 215 0.05 162
109 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.05 162
110 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMP L ESPNU 7:26 PM 44 0.05 194
111 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 327
112 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: HOU AT LAA/SD AT ARI MLB NETWORK 10:06 PM 195 0.04 153
113 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.04 1,192
114 BECOMING A POPSTAR MTV 10:00 PM 30 0.04 91
115 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 30 0.04 135
116 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMP L: MINNESOTA/MINNESOTA STATE ESPNU 9:10 PM 148 0.04 169
117 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 5:30 PM 91 0.04 168
118 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 840
119 COCOMELON THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 112
120 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 201
121 HERD L: 1724 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 108
122 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 746
123 NBA TODAY L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 98
124 PORT PROTECT ALASKA FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 11:15 PM 15 0.03 243
125 SYFY MOVIE: COPSHOP SYFY 9:00 PM 150 0.03 267
126 NHL THE POINT L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.03 56
127 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.03 405
128 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 600
129 NASCAR RACEDAY:TRCKS L FOX SPORTS 1 7:01 PM 56 0.03 168
130 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 88
131 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 743
132 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN2 8:00 AM 120 0.03 126
133 ITS PONY NICKTOONS 9:30 PM 30 0.03 65
134 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 850
135 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 193
136 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 180
137 SECRETS IN THE ICE SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 272
138 COLLEGE HOCKEY STUDIO L ESPNU 8:10 PM 60 0.03 129
139 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE L: QF: RB LEIPZIG / ATALANATA BC TUDN 12:30 PM 140 0.03 98
140 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 1:21 AM 61 0.03 92
141 NASCAR TRUCKS QUAL RAIN L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.03 76
142 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.02 913
143 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.02 182
144 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.02 182
145 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.02 156
146 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.02 203
147 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.02 211
148 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.02 93
149 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.02 217
150 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.02 68

 

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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."