BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: The season finale of THE BACHELOR was at 1.09, a very big number these days but down four-tenths from the 2021 finale. Reruns of ABBOTT ELEMENTARY followed at 0.35/0.25.
CBS: Reruns at 0.40/0.37/0.33.
NBC: The season premiere of YOUNG ROCK was at 0.43, down sharply from the 1.01 series premiere last year. The season premiere of MR MAYOR was at 0.36, down from last year’s 2-episode 0.60/0.55 premiere. THIS IS US gained 0.03 to 0.68. THE THING ABOUT PAM fell 0.09 to 0.31.
FOX: Reruns at 0.25/0.24.
CW: Reruns at 0.06/0.03.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: TruTV’s NCAA TOURNAMENT play-in games were at 0.68/0.36. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY gained 0.03 to 0.31, and ULTIMATE GIRLS TRIP was steady at 0.13. Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.30/0.55/3.9M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.20/0.30/1.2M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.10/1.5M. History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND shed 0.03 to 0.29, with a lead-out hour at 0.13. Food Network’s CHOPPED edged up 0.02 to 0.23. On BET, THE OVAL ticked up to 0.21 (plus 0.02/134K via BET Her simulcast), and RUTHLESS was down 0.02 to 0.10 (plus 0.01/70K. On HGTV, FIXER TO FABULOUS ticked down to 0.20, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.17, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.04 to 0.15. MTV’s TEEN MOM was at 0.19/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.08. TBS’s WIPEOUT jumped 0.09 to 0.17. On TLC, DOUBLING DOWN WITH THE DERRICOS lost a tick to 0.17, and 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS was at 0.15. USA’s WWE NXT gained a tick to 0.14. On ID, TRUE CONVICTION was steady at 0.10, and CRIME SCENE CONFIDENTIAL was down 0.04 to 0.08. VH1’s WILD N OUT was at 0.08/0.06 compared to last week’s 0.08/0.06.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 15, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRTU-2: INDIANA VS WYOMING | TRUTV | 9:24 PM | 148 | 0.68 | 2,196 |
| 2 | TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-BRG-TU | TRUTV | 9:03 PM | 21 | 0.50 | 1,800 |
| 3 | TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRTU-1: TX A&M CC VS TX SOUTHERN | TRUTV | 6:31 PM | 123 | 0.36 | 1,203 |
| 4 | REAL HSWIVES OF NJ | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 1,035 |
| 5 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 3,880 |
| 6 | CURSE OF OAK ISLAND | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.29 | 2,528 |
| 7 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 3,632 |
| 8 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 3,349 |
| 9 | TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-POST-TU | TRUTV | 11:52 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 698 |
| 10 | CHOPPED | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 1,000 |
| 11 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 3,033 |
| 12 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 3,077 |
| 13 | OVAL, THE S3 | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,000 |
| 14 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,146 |
| 15 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 628 |
| 16 | FIXER TO FAB: WELCOME INN | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.20 | 1,436 |
| 17 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,226 |
| 18 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,136 |
| 19 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,131 |
| 20 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,118 |
| 21 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,035 |
| 22 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,372 |
| 23 | TEEN MOM II SSN11 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 392 |
| 24 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,188 |
| 25 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,384 |
| 26 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,076 |
| 27 | WIPEOUT TBS | TBS NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 493 |
| 28 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,709 |
| 29 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 1,180 |
| 30 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,911 |
| 31 | DOUBLING DOWN W/DERRICOS | TLC | 10:02 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 798 |
| 32 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,021 |
| 33 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,776 |
| 34 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,075 |
| 35 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,893 |
| 36 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,135 |
| 37 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 685 |
| 38 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 1,108 |
| 39 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,037 |
| 40 | 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS | TLC | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.15 | 738 |
| 41 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 436 |
| 42 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,023 |
| 43 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,062 |
| 44 | WWE NXT: WWE NXT | USA NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 128 | 0.14 | 624 |
| 45 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,355 |
| 46 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,063 |
| 47 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,084 |
| 48 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,232 |
| 49 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,101 |
| 50 | FIRST TAKE L: TOURNAMENT CHALLENGE MARATHON | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 437 |
| 51 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 980 |
| 52 | BEYOND OAK ISLAND | HISTORY | 10:03 PM | 62 | 0.13 | 1,235 |
| 53 | RH ULTIMATE GIRLS TRIP | BRAVO | 9:30 PM | 62 | 0.13 | 421 |
| 54 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 750 |
| 55 | DAILY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.12 | 398 |
| 56 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 334 |
| 57 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: PHOENIX/NEW ORLEANS | NBA-TV | 7:58 PM | 146 | 0.12 | 327 |
| 58 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,086 |
| 59 | SO: AMERICAS LIST SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.12 | 473 |
| 60 | NIT TOURNAMENT L: MISSOURI STATE/OKLAHOMA | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 123 | 0.12 | 502 |
| 61 | NIT TOURNAMENT L: OREGON/UTAH STATE | ESPN | 9:03 PM | 125 | 0.11 | 466 |
| 62 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 649 |
| 63 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 430 |
| 64 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 846 |
| 65 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 378 |
| 66 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:08 PM | 52 | 0.11 | 358 |
| 67 | GET UP L: TOURNAMENT CHALLENGE MARATHON | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 385 |
| 68 | FOX NEWS LIVE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 902 |
| 69 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,489 |
| 70 | PORT PROTECTION ALASKA | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 806 |
| 71 | TYLER PERRYS RUTHLESS | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 530 |
| 72 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 727 |
| 73 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 272 |
| 74 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 273 |
| 75 | DAILY SHOW – SUS | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 14 | 0.10 | 278 |
| 76 | TRUE CONVICTION | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:01 PM | 61 | 0.10 | 564 |
| 77 | STORAGE WARS | A&E NETWORK | 9:30 PM | 31 | 0.09 | 727 |
| 78 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 535 |
| 79 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 289 |
| 80 | STORAGE WARS | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 714 |
| 81 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,384 |
| 82 | LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 806 |
| 83 | CRIME SCENE CONFIDENTIAL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 591 |
| 84 | DATELINE: UNFORGETTABLE | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 494 |
| 85 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,152 |
| 86 | STREET OUTLAWS: GONE GIRL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 410 |
| 87 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 17 | VH1 | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 150 |
| 88 | LBZ NEXT GEN COMP | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 608 |
| 89 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 244 |
| 90 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 235 |
| 91 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 10:24 PM | 66 | 0.08 | 183 |
| 92 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,227 |
| 93 | TEEN MOM:GIRLS NIGHT IN | MTV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 175 |
| 94 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: R16: MAN UNITED FC / ATLETICO MADRID | TUDN | 3:30 PM | 150 | 0.07 | 204 |
| 95 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 535 |
| 96 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 219 |
| 97 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 1,011 |
| 98 | STORAGE WARS | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 28 | 0.07 | 538 |
| 99 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.07 | 1,204 |
| 100 | CASTLE | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.06 | 671 |
| 101 | CNN NEWSROOM LIVE | CNN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 441 |
| 102 | NIT TOURNAMENT L | ESPN2 | 11:13 PM | 114 | 0.06 | 202 |
| 103 | CASTLE | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.06 | 528 |
| 104 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 909 |
| 105 | BRUH | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 326 |
| 106 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 793 |
| 107 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 204 |
| 108 | UNDISPUTED L: 1389 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 154 |
| 109 | DEEP FRIED DYNASTY | A&E NETWORK | 10:32 PM | 32 | 0.06 | 268 |
| 110 | STORAGE WARS | A&E NETWORK | 12:03 AM | 28 | 0.06 | 256 |
| 111 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 156 |
| 112 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 180 |
| 113 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 186 |
| 114 | DEEP FRIED DYNASTY | A&E NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 31 | 0.06 | 346 |
| 115 | TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRE-TU | TRUTV | 6:00 PM | 31 | 0.06 | 227 |
| 116 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 169 |
| 117 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 219 |
| 118 | NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 17 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 117 |
| 119 | KEYSHAWN JWILL MAX L | ESPN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 158 |
| 120 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 184 |
| 121 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 755 |
| 122 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 800 |
| 123 | NIT TOURNAMENT L: ALCORN STATE/TEXAS A&M | ESPN2 | 9:03 PM | 130 | 0.05 | 322 |
| 124 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 804 |
| 125 | CASTLE | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 58 | 0.05 | 364 |
| 126 | ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON | NICK JR | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 167 |
| 127 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 656 |
| 128 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 771 |
| 129 | BRUH | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 278 |
| 130 | CASO CERRADO | UNIVERSO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 136 |
| 131 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 459 |
| 132 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 153 |
| 133 | STREET OUTLAWS: GONE GIRL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 176 |
| 134 | RUST VALLEY RESTORERS | MOTOR TREND | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 183 |
| 135 | CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 728 |
| 136 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 132 |
| 137 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.04 | 851 |
| 138 | CONCACAF LC – L: QF: NYC FC / COMUNICACIONES FC | TUDN | 8:00 PM | 124 | 0.04 | 127 |
| 139 | MAN V. FOOD A. RICHMAN | COOKING CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 104 |
| 140 | THESE WOODS REPACK: TWAH-3R1R02H | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.04 | 267 |
| 141 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 247 |
| 142 | NIT TOURNAMENT L: BELMONT/VANDERBILT | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 123 | 0.04 | 228 |
| 143 | HERD L: 1706 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 12:00 PM | 180 | 0.04 | 119 |
| 144 | CASTLE | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 1:01 AM | 61 | 0.04 | 252 |
| 145 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:02 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 87 |
| 146 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 1:07 AM | 25 | 0.04 | 90 |
| 147 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 135 |
| 148 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L | TUDN | 10:04 PM | 56 | 0.04 | 121 |
| 149 | PBA BOWLING L: WSOB PBA SCORPION CHAMPIONSHIP | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.03 | 158 |
| 150 | NASCAR RACE HUB L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 115 |
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