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March 23, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 3.22.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  JUDGE STEVE HARVEY was at 0.46.  The sitcoms aired new episodes for the first time in a month, with ABBOTT ELEMENTARY down a tenth to 0.54, and BLACK-ISH down 0.11 to 0.32.  TO TELL THE TRUTH dipped 0.03 to 0.26.

CBS:  Returning from a rerun week, FBI ticked up to 0.66, FBI: INTERNATIONAL was steady at 0.52, and FBI: MOST WANTED ticked down to 0.53.

NBC:  YOUNG ROCK slipped a tick to 0.42, MR MAYOR dropped 0.05 to 0.31, THIS IS US rose 0.07 to 0.75, and THE THING ABOUT PAM was up 0.04 to 0.35.

FOX:  The IHEARTRADIO MUSIC AWARDS was at 0.49.

CW:  Back from a rerun week, SUPERMAN & LOIS was steady at 0.13, and NAOMI ticked up to 0.07. 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND rose 0.06 to 0.35, and HISTORY’S GREATEST MYSTERIES was at 0.16.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.32/0.30.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY dropped 0.04 to 0.27, and ULTIMATE GIRLS TRIP was down 0.03 to 0.10.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.27/0.47/3.5M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.20/0.28/1.1M, and an MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE hour at 0.11/0.19/1.5M.  On HGTV, FIXER TO FABULOUS ticked up to 0.21, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.02 to 0.15, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.12.  ESPN’s NIT TOURNAMENT coverage was at 0.20/0.15.  Food Network’s CHOPPED shed 0.04 to 0.19.  On BET, THE OVAL fell 0.04 to 0.17 (plus 0.02/109K via BET Her simulcast), and RUTHLESS was steady at 0.10 (plus zero/55K).  MTV’s TEEN MOM was at 0.17 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.07.  On TLC, DOUBLING DOWN WITH THE DERRICOS slipped 0.02 to 0.15, and 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS ticked down to 0.14.  USA’s WWE NXT was steady at 0.14.  On ID, CRIME SCENE CONFIDENTIAL rose 0.04 to 0.12, and TRUE CONVICTION was up 0.02 to 0.12.  VH1’s WILD N OUT was at 0.09/0.08/0.07/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.08/0.06.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 22, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.35 2,683
2 NBA BASKETBALL: HAWKS/KNICKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 147 0.32 1,008
3 NBA BASKETBALL: CLIPPERS/NUGGETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:57 PM 154 0.30 979
4 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.27 996
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,498
6 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.27 3,290
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,745
8 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,522
9 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,997
10 FIXER TO FAB: WELCOME INN HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.21 1,742
11 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,097
12 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: VANDERBILT/XAVIER ESPN 9:03 PM 133 0.20 860
13 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,486
14 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 827
15 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.18 621
16 OVAL, THE S3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.17 835
17 TEEN MOM II SSN11 MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.17 398
18 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,026
19 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 2,012
20 HIST GREAT MYST SPECIALS HISTORY 10:03 PM 91 0.16 1,173
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.15 1,259
22 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: ST BONAVENTURE/VIRGINIA ESPN 7:00 PM 123 0.15 693
23 DOUBLING DOWN W/DERRICOS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 740
24 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 881
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.15 680
26 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:16 PM 44 0.14 440
27 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 877
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 905
29 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 127 0.14 628
30 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 424
31 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 816
32 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 448
33 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 943
34 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 899
35 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 392
36 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,701
37 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:31 AM 59 0.13 398
38 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 450
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 334
40 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,530
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,475
42 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,448
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 769
44 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.12 1,047
45 CRIME SCENE CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 61 0.12 587
46 TRUE CONVICTION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:01 PM 61 0.12 584
47 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.12 485
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,363
49 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,510
50 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 6:48 PM 60 0.11 1,531
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,084
52 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,477
53 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,557
54 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,501
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,496
56 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.11 1,073
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 755
58 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 272
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 764
60 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 267
61 RH ULTIMATE GIRLS TRIP BRAVO 9:30 PM 61 0.10 410
62 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,535
63 TYLER PERRYS RUTHLESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 508
64 ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.09 292
65 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 247
66 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 349
67 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,561
68 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.09 647
69 PORT PROTECTION ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 694
70 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.09 718
71 LBZ NEXT GEN COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 580
72 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 17 VH1 9:00 PM 30 0.09 157
73 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 30 0.09 296
74 SO: AMERICAS LIST SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.09 418
75 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 168
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 703
77 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.09 605
78 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 694
79 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:22 PM 26 0.08 1,370
80 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 735
81 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 17 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.08 152
82 TYLER PERRYS RUTHLESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 60 0.08 418
83 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 676
84 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 639
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 189
86 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 487
87 STREET OUTLAWS: GONE GIRL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.07 349
88 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 182
89 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 17 VH1 8:30 PM 30 0.07 144
90 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.07 630
91 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,343
92 LIFE BELOW ZERO NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 638
93 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: JUDGE JACKSON CONF HEARING AFTERNOON SSN MSNBC 4:14 PM 128 0.07 1,258
94 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 394
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 674
96 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 17 VH1 8:00 PM 30 0.07 161
97 UNDISPUTED L: 1394 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 170
98 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.07 539
99 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 507
100 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 341
101 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 14 0.06 1,169
102 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 421
103 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 953
104 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.05 433
105 DEEP FRIED DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.05 305
106 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 11:52 AM 68 0.05 940
107 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 246
108 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: JUDGE JACKSON CONF HEARING AFTERNOON SSN MSNBC 1:39 PM 126 0.05 903
109 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 3:45 PM 15 0.05 928
110 HERD L: 1711 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 136
111 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 287
112 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 141
113 DEEP FRIED DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.04 208
114 THESE WOODS REPACK: TWAH-3R1R03H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.04 292
115 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: JACKSON CONFIRMATION HEARING MORNING SSN MSNBC 9:00 AM 152 0.04 820
116 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:32 AM 20 0.04 784
117 DATELINE: UNFORGETTABLE: 118 FINDING VENUS OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.04 415
118 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 186
119 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.04 296
120 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 230
121 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 769
122 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.03 125
123 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 205
124 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 256
125 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 244
126 PARIS IN LOVE E! 10:00 PM 63 0.03 91
127 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 540
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 193
129 RUST VALLEY RESTORERS MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.03 175
130 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L: 1342 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 81
131 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 257
132 WEATHER CHANNEL LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 188
133 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.03 360
134 NFL MOCK DRAFT LIVE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.03 137
135 COCOMELON THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.03 86
136 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 39 0.03 845
137 MAN V. FOOD A. RICHMAN COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.03 105
138 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE NEWSMAX TV 4:00 PM 60 0.03 235
139 CLOSING BELL CNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 251
140 CASTLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.03 279
141 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 77
142 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 165
143 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 112
144 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.02 95
145 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 86
146 QUIEN DA MAS TEXAS UNIVERSO 10:30 PM 30 0.02 41
147 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.02 56
148 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.02 205
149 CRAFTSMAN, THE MAGNOLIA NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.02 215
150 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:03 PM 30 0.02 75

 

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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.