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August 24, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Tuesday 8.23.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  The network tried to create a late-summer event night, but CINDERELLA: THE REUNION was at 0.30, and the 25th anniversary re-airing of CINDERELLA was at 0.24.

CBS:  Reruns at 0.32/0.25/0.21.

NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT dipped 0.04 to 0.69, and PASSWORD was up 0.04 to 0.47.

FOX:  Reruns at 0.16/0.14.

CW:  LEONARDO (0.4) and DEVILS (0.3) were steady.

TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP gained 0.06 to 0.29, AMOR VALIENTE slipped 0.02 to 0.19, and INFIEL was down 0.05 to 0.22.

UNIVISION:  MEXICANA Y EL GUERO lost 0.04 to 0.28, HERENCIA LEGADO fell 0.08 to 0.28, and MUJER DE NADIE was down 0.12 to 0.21.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.38/3.3M, with CNN TONIGHT at 0.10/0.14/700K, and MSNBC’s ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT at 0.08/0.16/1.7M.  ESPN’s WNBA PLAYOFFS coverage was at 0.16, and the LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES was at 0.14/0.11/0.09/0.08.  On TLC, 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS slipped 0.02 to 0.16, and MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE was up 0.02 to 0.13.  TBS’s MLB game was at 0.16.  USA’s WWE NXT dropped 0.04 to 0.15.  TUDN’s LIGA match as at 0.14.  On Food Network, SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT rose 0.04 to 0.14, and BIG BAD BUDGET BATTLE was up 0.03 to 0.12.  On HGTV, GOOD BONES was steady at 0.12, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL held at 0.09, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.02 to 0.08.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW ticked up to 0.12.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK lost 0.04 to 0.11.  Discovery’s DEADLIEST CATCH was at 0.11 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.11.  On MTV, CATFISH fell 0.05 to 0.11, and TEEN MOM stayed at 0.08.  FX’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS was steady at 0.09.  On ID, DEVIL IN SUBURBIA remained at 0.09, and REASONABLE DOUBT was down 0.03 to 0.07.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 dropped 0.03 to 0.08.  On BET, THE MURDER INC STORY dipped 0.02 to 0.07 (plus 0.02/49K via BET Her simulcast), and TALES was down 0.02 to 0.07 (plus 0.01/36K).  The series finale of Freeform’s MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM ticked down to 0.02/98K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday August 23, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 3,260
2 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 3,230
3 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,707
4 WNBA PLAYOFFS L ESPN 9:00 PM 118 0.16 533
5 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,943
6 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 947
7 MLB REGULAR SEASON: NY METS/NY YANKEES TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 217 0.16 680
8 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 2,058
9 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 7:06 PM 109 0.14 1,098
10 WWE NXT: 1634 2022-08-23 USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 127 0.14 678
11 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / AMERICA TUDN 9:30 PM 150 0.14 339
12 SUPERMARKET STAKEOUT FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 660
13 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,353
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 2,109
15 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 720
16 GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.13 1,092
17 BIG BAD BUDGET BATTLE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 510
18 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 7B VH1 8:00 PM 61 0.11 286
19 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,728
20 BELOW DECK DOWN UNDER BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.11 614
21 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 10:58 PM 62 0.11 327
22 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 3:18 PM 97 0.11 830
23 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,589
24 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.11 728
25 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,686
26 CATFISH: MAKING WAVES MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.11 268
27 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,754
28 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 264
29 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,665
30 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,476
31 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:40 PM 20 0.10 593
32 GOOD BONES REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.10 780
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 678
34 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 669
35 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 850
36 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 287
37 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 6:25 PM 6 0.09 729
38 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.09 329
39 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 10:37 PM 38 0.09 273
40 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.09 878
41 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,501
42 WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS FX 10:00 PM 39 0.09 287
43 DEVIL IN SUBURBIA INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 533
44 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,740
45 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.08 1,085
46 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.08 390
47 TEEN MOM:YOUNG & PREG S3B MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.08 187
48 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.08 886
49 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,356
50 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:05 PM 58 0.08 404
51 CELEBRITY GAME FACE E! 9:00 PM 59 0.08 240
52 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,328
53 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 632
54 FUTBOL ESTELAR CHIVAS: GUADALAJARA VS MONTERREY UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 129 0.08 208
55 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 1:00 PM 90 0.08 574
56 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,555
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 652
58 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 535
59 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 780
60 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,794
61 HARD KNOCKS 22 HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 55 0.07 214
62 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,339
63 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 200
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 592
65 REASONABLE DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 404
66 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,478
67 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 617
68 MURDER INC STORY, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 328
69 TALES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.07 293
70 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.07 271
71 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 750
72 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,432
73 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 10 0.07 376
74 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.07 269
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 594
76 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 1,246
77 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.06 267
78 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 593
79 SMOTHERED: MOTHER APPROVE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 364
80 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 48 0.06 360
81 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.06 456
82 TITANS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:00 PM 60 0.06 183
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 544
84 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 598
85 UNDISPUTED L: 1504 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 175
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 1,054
87 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.06 371
88 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.06 116
89 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.06 215
90 MOM TV LAND 2:00 AM 30 0.06 330
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 166
92 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 553
93 WHEELER DEALERS MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 263
94 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.05 406
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 567
96 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.05 1,453
97 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.05 166
98 GREYS ANATOMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.05 171
99 MIDDLEMOST POST NICKELODEON 2:00 PM 30 0.05 235
100 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 773
101 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 136
102 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 189
103 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 PM 15 0.05 145
104 WNBA STUDIO L ESPN2 8:30 PM 30 0.05 118
105 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.05 318
106 BELOW DECK DOWN UNDER BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.05 367
107 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.05 151
108 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 864
109 PAWN STARS HISTORY 12:03 AM 59 0.05 246
110 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.05 155
111 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 931
112 LEGEND OF BIGFOOT: TMMY-1R2R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 120 0.04 307
113 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.04 236
114 $100,000 PYRAMID, THE GSN 4:00 PM 60 0.04 478
115 DATELINE: UNFORGETTABLE OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.04 381
116 EXPEDITION BIGFOOT REPACK: TEBF-3R1R02H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.04 369
117 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 782
118 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 852
119 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 833
120 WHEELER DEALERS: DREAMCAR MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 166
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 140
122 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 426
123 HERD L: 1831 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 105
124 ANTHONY BOURDAIN NO RSRV COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.04 112
125 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 737
126 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 714
127 LIFE BELOW ZERO FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 30 0.04 356
128 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 374
129 BONES BBC-AMERICA 6:00 PM 60 0.03 209
130 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.03 97
131 BONES BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.03 233
132 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 211
133 WELCOME HOME ESPN2 10:00 PM 30 0.03 58
134 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.03 84
135 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.03 112
136 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 181
137 MOST SHOCKING REELZCHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.03 135
138 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 79
139 BONES BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.03 208
140 MAN V. FOOD A. RICHMAN COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.03 81
141 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.03 103
142 DARK SIDE OF COMEDY VICE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 133
143 MOST SHOCKING REELZCHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.02 155
144 BONES BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.02 222
145 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.02 95
146 MOST SHOCKING REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.02 201
147 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.02 111
148 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.02 189
149 THIS JUST IN L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.02 126
150 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.02 159

 

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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."