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February 24, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 2.22.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  The finale of the JEOPARDY COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP jumped 0.29 from Friday’s installment to 0.79.  ABBOTT ELEMENTARY benefited from that kick, up 0.23 from last week to 0.64, and BLACK-ISH was up 0.13 to 0.43.  TO TELL THE TRUTH returned at 0.31.

CBS:  Due to the Olympics, several networks aired their regular line-ups for the first time since February 1.  Compared to that night, FBI slipped 0.02 to 0.61, FBI: INTERNATIONAL dropped 0.07 to 0.53, and FBI: MOST WANTED ticked down to 0.54.

NBC:  Also back for the first time since February 1, AMERICAN AUTO ticked up to 0.38, GRAND CREW was up 0.02 to 0.30, and THIS IS US lost 0.05 to 0.73.  NEW AMSTERDAM aired for the first time since January 25, and was down 0.03 to 0.34.

FOX:  THE RESIDENT fell 0.06 to 0.36, and the finale of THE REAL DIRTY DANCING was down 0.06 to 0.19.

CW:  Airing for the first time since February 1, SUPERMAN & LOIS ticked up to 0.16, and NAOMI was steady at 0.09.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.33/0.53/3.6M, with CNN NEWSROOM at 0.16/0.21/1.3M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.08/1.5M.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY fell 0.08 to 0.28, and ULTIMATE GIRLS TRIP was down 0.03 to 0.13.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.24/0.22.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.07 to 0.20, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.03 to 0.19, and FIXER TO FABULOUS was up 0.02 to 0.18.  On BET, THE OVAL edged up 0.02 to 0.19 (plus 0.02/80K via BET Her simulcast), and RUTHLESS was up 0.02 to 0.09 (plus 0.01/35K).  Food Network’s CHOPPED grew by 0.03 to 0.18.  MTV’s TEEN MOM was at 0.18/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.08.  TBS’s WIPEOUT ticked up to 0.16.  History’s ABRAHAM LINCOLN was at 0.14.  USA’s WWE NXT ticked up to 0.12 compared to last week’s episode on Syfy.  On TLC, DOUBLING DOWN WITH THE DERRICOS ticked up to 0.12, and 90 DAY FIANCE was at 0.09/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.09.  VH1’s WILD N OUT returned at 0.11/0.10.  ID’s CURSE OF THE CHIPPENDALES was at 0.09/0.09.  OWN’s KINGS OF NAPA was at 0.03. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday February 22, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 3,625
2 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.28 981
3 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:04 PM 116 0.24 873
4 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 3,089
5 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 3,674
6 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 3,092
7 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN STATE/IOWA ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.22 893
8 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.21 2,569
9 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.20 1,124
10 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.19 2,208
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.19 1,282
12 OVAL, THE S3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.19 886
13 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,452
14 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.18 819
15 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 2,136
16 TEEN MOM:FAMILY REUNION MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.18 391
17 FIXER TO FABULOUS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.18 1,438
18 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 2,095
19 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,778
20 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,856
21 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,267
22 WIPEOUT TBS TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 613
23 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 2,064
24 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,977
25 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,880
26 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,852
27 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,571
28 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 429
29 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,047
30 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 884
31 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,914
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 967
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 832
34 ABRAHAM LINCOLN: ABRAHAM LINCOLN HISTORY 8:00 PM 153 0.14 1,379
35 PORT PROTECTION ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 894
36 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.14 598
37 RH ULTIMATE GIRLS TRIP BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.13 455
38 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ARKANSAS/FLORIDA ESPN2 7:00 PM 126 0.13 617
39 LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 800
40 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 872
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 930
42 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.12 469
43 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 128 0.12 612
44 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:01 PM 30 0.12 350
45 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 381
46 DOUBLING DOWN W/DERRICOS TLC 10:02 PM 61 0.12 600
47 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 693
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,042
49 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 322
50 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 969
51 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: VILLANOVA/UCONN FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 132 0.11 415
52 TEEN MOM:GIRLS NIGHT IN MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.11 243
53 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 17 VH1 8:00 PM 30 0.11 256
54 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.11 639
55 STREET OUTLAWS: FASTEST: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 181 0.11 583
56 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 802
57 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 17 VH1 8:30 PM 30 0.10 237
58 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.10 664
59 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 378
60 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 339
61 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 273
62 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.09 558
63 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.09 347
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 262
65 TYLER PERRYS RUTHLESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.09 479
66 CURSE OF THE CHIPPENDALES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 442
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,059
68 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 758
69 HIST GREATEST MYSTERIES HISTORY 10:33 PM 62 0.09 787
70 CURSE OF THE CHIPPENDALES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 476
71 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 290
72 LOREN & ALEXEI: AFTER MTL TLC 8:30 PM 30 0.09 457
73 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 985
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 817
75 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,519
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 239
77 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.08 246
78 ABRAHAM LINCOLN: ABRAHAM LINCOLN HISTORY 12:04 AM 148 0.07 359
79 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 498
80 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: FIST FIGHT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 6:35 PM 145 0.07 229
81 DAVID & ANNIE: AFTER MTL TLC 8:00 PM 30 0.07 401
82 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 216
83 OSBOURNES BELIEVE REPACK: SKOA-2R1R09H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.07 364
84 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 231
85 DOUBLING DOWN W/DER RECAP TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.07 383
86 PORT PROTECT ALASKA COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 581
87 ABRAHAM LINCOLN: ABRAHAM LINCOLN HISTORY 5:30 PM 150 0.06 500
88 BRUH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.06 302
89 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,149
90 11TH HOUR MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 935
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 606
92 ANTHOLOGY – SPORTS ESPN2 9:06 PM 31 0.06 183
93 ABRAHAM LINCOLN HISTORY 4:00 PM 90 0.06 379
94 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 43 0.05 1,346
95 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.05 609
96 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 473
97 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 5:18 PM 42 0.05 1,375
98 PARIS IN LOVE E! 10:00 PM 45 0.05 169
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 180
100 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 1,181
101 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 1,350
102 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 778
103 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 4:43 PM 35 0.05 1,332
104 ABRAHAM LINCOLN HISTORY 3:00 PM 60 0.05 307
105 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 189
106 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 964
107 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.05 274
108 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.05 114
109 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 1,010
110 STATE OF THE UNION SUNDANCE TV 10:00 PM 12 0.04 285
111 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 121
112 HERD L: 1692 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 113
113 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 1,248
114 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: R16: LEON / CD GUASTATOYA TUDN 10:00 PM 128 0.04 127
115 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 834
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 721
117 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.04 315
118 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 260
119 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 398
120 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT NEWSMAX TV 10:00 PM 60 0.04 231
121 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.04 96
122 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 631
123 DATELINE: UNFORGETTABLE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 363
124 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 294
125 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 85
126 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 261
127 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 277
128 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 777
129 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 251
130 THIS JUST IN ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 108
131 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1: R16: VILLARREAL CF VS. JUVENTUS FC TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.03 137
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 204
133 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.03 404
134 TIME MACHINE: 9/11: INSIDE AIR FORCE ONE HISTORY 11:00 AM 120 0.03 253
135 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:08 AM 52 0.03 68
136 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 303
137 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 232
138 KINGS OF NAPA OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.03 310
139 JOHN BACHMAN NOW: N/A NEWSMAX TV 12:00 PM 120 0.03 171
140 COCOMELON THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.03 79
141 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 122
142 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 300
143 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 246
144 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.03 146
145 RUST VALLEY RESTORERS MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.03 209
146 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.03 348
147 AMERICAN AGENDA: N/A NEWSMAX TV 2:00 PM 120 0.03 203
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 184
149 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE NEWSMAX TV 4:00 PM 60 0.03 269
150 TRIBUNA INTERACTIVA L TUDN 9:00 PM 60 0.03 68

 

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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.