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September 23, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Thursday 9.22.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED with NFL TNF

 

BROADCAST FINALS [CHART UPDATED WITH NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on AMAZON]

ABC:  After an episode of CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD at 0.45, the special NORMAN LEAR: 100 YEARS was at 0.29.

CBS:  Sandwiched between reruns at 0.36/0.35 & 0.19/0.14, BIG BROTHER dropped 0.08 to 0.62.

NBC:  The LAW & ORDER franchise returned, with ORGANIZED CRIME up 0.02 from last fall’s premiere to 0.62, SVU down a tenth to 0.69, and LAW & ORDER down 0.14 to 0.60 compared to the March premiere.

FOX:  An MLB game was at 0.64.

CW:  BUMP ticked up to 0.04, then after a rerun at 0.03, GREAT CHOCOLATE SHOWDOWN was up a tick to 0.06.

TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP gained 0.03 to 0.27, FUEGO DEL DESTINO was steady at 0.23, and INFIEL held at 0.27.

UNIVISION:  UNIVISIONARIOS was at 0.31, and RICOS TAMBIEN was down 0.12 to 0.28.

AMAZON:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was reported by Nielsen at 4.27, much higher than the 2.33 rating NFL Network had for last year’s September 23 game, and nearly as high as FOX’s 4.77 rating for a THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game last December.  (However, Amazon skewed younger, with 11M total viewers compared to 16.7M for FOX.)

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.38.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.20/0.36/3M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.11/0.16/800K, and MSNBC’s THE BEAT WITH ARI MELBER at 0.09/0.16/1.8M.  On MTV, JERSEY SHORE dropped 0.05 to 0.19.  On A&E, INMATE TO ROOMMATE ticked up to 0.13, and 60 DAYS IN was down 0.05 to 0.12.  Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM lost 0.05 to 0.12.  On History, ALONE was at  0.12/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.07, and MOUNTAIN MEN was down 0.02 to 0.07.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS fell 0.08 to 0.09, and RENOVATION: IMPOSSIBLE dropped 0.08 to 0.08.  FXX’s LITTLE DEMON was steady at 0.08.  FX’s ATLANTA was at 0.04 compared to last week’s 0.07/0.05.  On We, WAKA & TAMMY held at 0.04.  AXS’s IMPACT WRESTLING was steady at 0.01/82K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 22, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: WEST VIRGINIA/VIRGINIA TECH ESPN 7:29 PM 213 0.38 1,596
2 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:02 PM 60 0.20 657
3 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 29 0.20 677
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 3,001
5 JERSEY SHORE:FAM VACA S5B MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.19 392
6 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 3,150
7 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 567
8 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 502
9 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,372
10 NFL GAMEDAY KO PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 15 0.15 731
11 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 2,639
12 NFL GAMEDAY KO SHOWCASE NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.14 492
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 2,708
14 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 393
15 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:02 AM 58 0.14 425
16 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,620
17 INMATE TO ROOMMATE A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.13 423
18 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,877
19 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,666
20 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,780
21 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 369
22 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 384
23 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.12 484
24 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.12 601
25 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,461
26 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,453
27 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,587
28 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 2,034
29 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 842
30 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,699
31 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 859
32 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 829
33 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 262
34 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 849
35 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 300
36 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 268
37 PRESIDENTS CUP: 2022 PRESIDENTS CUP GOLF CHANNEL 12:46 PM 326 0.09 760
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 266
39 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,902
40 ALONE: FROZEN HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.09 967
41 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,765
42 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 739
43 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 284
44 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 760
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 849
46 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.09 899
47 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,441
48 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 318
49 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 878
50 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,467
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 863
52 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 245
53 NFL GAMEDAY KO PRE-GAME NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.08 272
54 RENOVATION IMPOSSIBLE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.08 738
55 LITTLE DEMON FXX 10:00 PM 33 0.08 177
56 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 1,005
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 943
58 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,484
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,349
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 689
61 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 565
62 ALONE: FROZEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.07 985
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 967
64 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,227
65 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 788
66 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,676
67 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 1,742
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 231
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 801
70 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 208
71 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,621
72 SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.07 238
73 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 808
74 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 338
75 UNDISPUTED L: 1526 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 151
76 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.06 161
77 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.06 177
78 RACE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.06 173
79 YOUNG DYLAN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.06 210
80 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.06 135
81 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 1,094
82 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 130
83 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.06 313
84 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 575
85 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: COASTAL CAROLINA/GEORGIA STATE ESPN2 7:30 PM 206 0.05 224
86 COPS REELZCHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.05 243
87 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL POST NFL NETWORK 11:26 PM 30 0.05 258
88 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 142
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 1,073
90 LONE STAR LAW DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 62 0.05 283
91 COPS REELZCHANNEL 11:30 PM 30 0.05 225
92 COPS REELZCHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.05 223
93 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 1,022
94 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL POST NFL NETWORK 11:56 PM 30 0.05 214
95 LIVE FROM: PRESIDENTS CUP GOLF CHANNEL 6:12 PM 120 0.04 245
96 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.04 453
97 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.04 114
98 COPS REELZCHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 223
99 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.04 203
100 HERD L: 1854 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 150 0.04 116
101 MESSYNESS SSN2 MTV 9:00 PM 30 0.04 123
102 THAT GIRL LAY LAY NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.04 159
103 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 187
104 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: CHARMED AND CHEATED LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.04 219
105 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 457
106 THIS JUST IN ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.04 121
107 ATLANTA FX 10:00 PM 44 0.04 174
108 COPS REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.04 207
109 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.04 103
110 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 183
111 WAKA & TAMMY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.04 137
112 B1G FOOTBALL L: CHATTANOOGA / ILLINOIS BIG TEN NETWORK 8:35 PM 173 0.04 176
113 COPS REELZCHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.04 213
114 MESSYNESS SSN2 MTV 9:30 PM 30 0.04 100
115 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.04 344
116 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.03 146
117 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 889
118 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.03 353
119 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 146
120 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 220
121 LIFE BELOW ZERO SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.03 457
122 $100,000 PYRAMID, THE GSN 4:00 PM 60 0.03 396
123 LEAGUES CUP L: REAL SALT LAKE / ATLAS TUDN 10:00 PM 120 0.03 78
124 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 1,021
125 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 879
126 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 730
127 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 777
128 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 122
129 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.03 103
130 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: ARI AT LAD/CLE AT CHW MLB NETWORK 10:12 PM 186 0.03 126
131 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 347
132 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.03 87
133 LOVE AFTER LOCKUP: FL WETV 8:48 PM 12 0.03 103
134 UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE L: BELGIUM/WALES FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.03 103
135 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 242
136 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 105
137 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.02 969
138 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.02 97
139 AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP: STL AT SD/SEA AT OAK MLB NETWORK 4:50 PM 145 0.02 162
140 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.02 63
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.02 126
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.02 144
143 VARNEY & COMPANY FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.02 292
144 LUCAS THE SPIDER THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.02 56
145 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.02 202
146 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.02 188
147 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 7:15 PM 45 0.02 120
148 CRAIG ROSS JR MONOGAMY WETV 10:00 PM 45 0.02 88
149 EDGE OF THE UNKNOWN SNAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 30 0.02 192
150 VARNEY & COMPANY FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.02 267

 

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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.