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January 13, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 1.12.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS rose 0.08 to 0.67, THE WONDER YEARS climbed 0.06 to 0.50, THE CONNERS jumped a tenth to 0.56, and HOME ECONOMICS was up 0.09 to 0.38.  THE CHASE was up 0.06 to 0.33.

CBS:  After a THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT special at 0.61, THE AMAZING RACE fell two-tenths to 0.49, and GOOD SAM was down 0.08 to 0.23.

NBC:  The CHICAGO shows performed as follows:  MED up 0.06 to 0.81, FIRE down a tick to 0.85, and PD steady at 0.73.

FOX:  I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE rose 0.09 to 0.47, and NEXT LEVEL CHEF was up 0.07 to 0.53.

CW:  Airing for the first time since November 24, LEGENDS OF TOMORROW gained 0.04 to 0.11, and BATWOMAN ticked down to 0.08.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.57/0.43.  TBS’s AEW DYNAMITE lost 0.04 to 0.39.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY gained 0.05 to 0.29.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.28/0.45/3.5M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW at 0.15/0.22/2.3M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.11/0.16/900K.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT climbed 0.09 to 0.27, and LEAVE IT TO GEEGE was at 0.07.  On BET, SISTAS was steady at 0.25 (plus 0.04 via BET Her simulcast).  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.23/0.17 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.20/0.13.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked up to 0.22, and WORST COOKS IN AMERICA was down 0.04 to 0.15.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.17/0.16 compared to last week’s 0.14.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE lost 0.03 to 0.16, and TOO LARGE was down 0.07 to 0.11.  MTV’s CATFISH was at 0.15/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.08.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL ticked down to 0.14, and CALLS FROM THE INSIDE was down 0.03 to 0.11. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 12, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BROOKLYN/CHICAGO ESPN 10:04 PM 146 0.57 1,556
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DALLAS/NEW YORK ESPN 7:45 PM 139 0.43 1,195
3 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0119 RALEIGH NC TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.39 969
4 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 15 0.29 821
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.29 920
6 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,517
7 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): NICE DAY FOR WICKED WEDDING 1402 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.27 1,239
8 SISTAS SERIES S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,040
9 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 68 0.23 1,042
10 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.22 582
11 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 59 0.22 733
12 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.22 986
13 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 582
14 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:30 AM 60 0.21 669
15 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 3,432
16 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,960
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 679
18 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:08 PM 61 0.17 773
19 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.17 846
20 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.17 479
21 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,325
22 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 455
23 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.16 709
24 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.16 679
25 FIRST WIVES CLUB BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 591
26 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.15 540
27 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8E MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.15 401
28 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,272
29 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.15 671
30 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,865
31 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 826
32 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:33 PM 27 0.14 365
33 SUPER COPA FOOTBALL  L: BARCELONA/REAL MADRID ESPN 1:55 PM 158 0.14 328
34 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 55 0.14 377
35 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LSU/FLORIDA ESPN2 7:00 PM 126 0.13 401
36 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 2,068
37 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.13 975
38 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,629
39 BIGGER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 477
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 2,498
41 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.12 948
42 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: MONTREAL/BOSTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:17 PM 165 0.12 434
43 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,708
44 CALLS FROM THE INSIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 587
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,668
46 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,570
47 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,317
48 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 373
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 882
50 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 363
51 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 356
52 TOO LARGE WATN TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 584
53 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,626
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 320
55 MOVING FOR LOVE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.10 701
56 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 751
57 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,583
58 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 1,068
59 FIXER UPPER: WELCOME HOME MAGNOLIA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 787
60 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,426
61 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,455
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,340
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,703
64 NFL SLIMETIME NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.09 327
65 UNDISPUTED L: 1345 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 247
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 245
67 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 680
68 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER: MADR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 378
69 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 658
70 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:06 PM 112 0.09 354
71 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER: MADR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 315
72 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 402
73 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.09 553
74 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 763
75 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER: MADR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 392
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 730
77 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,371
78 CATFISH UK:THE TV SHOW MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.08 236
79 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 605
80 RELATIVELY FAMOUS: RR E! 9:00 PM 59 0.08 312
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 991
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 674
83 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,086
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 589
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 623
86 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 547
87 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 631
88 SAVE MY SKIN TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 410
89 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: VILLANOVA/XAVIER FOX SPORTS 1 6:31 PM 129 0.08 323
90 LEAVE IT TO GEEGE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 63 0.07 349
91 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,253
92 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: MINNESOTA / MICHIGAN STATE BIG TEN NETWORK 7:00 PM 128 0.07 395
93 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.07 181
94 11TH HOUR MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 860
95 THIS JUST IN L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.07 176
96 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-17R6R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.07 264
97 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 17 0.07 289
98 TRAFFICKED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.06 323
99 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 595
100 RELATIVELY FAMOUS: RR E! 10:00 PM 59 0.06 254
101 HERD L: 1663 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 179
102 LIGA MX: SANTOS VS TIGRES FOX DEPORTES 8:56 PM 133 0.06 167
103 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 59 0.06 241
104 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ POP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.06 275
105 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,360
106 NBA TODAY L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.06 166
107 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 30 0.06 320
108 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 435
109 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.06 143
110 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.06 469
111 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.06 125
112 SUPER COPA    L: BARCELONA/MADRID ESPN DEPORTES 1:30 PM 185 0.05 153
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 482
114 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1295 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.05 112
115 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 445
116 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER: MADR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 221
117 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 144
118 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.04 129
119 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 24 0.04 147
120 MECUM AUTO AUCTIONS: MUSC: 2 – KISSIMMEE FLORIDA EPISODE 2 MOTOR TREND 3:00 PM 180 0.04 362
121 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.04 98
122 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 845
123 SPORTSCENTER AFT   L ESPN DEPORTES 4:35 PM 25 0.04 96
124 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S6 UNIVERSO 2:30 PM 30 0.04 77
125 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 134
126 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: ST. JOHN?S/UCONN FOX SPORTS 1 8:44 PM 156 0.04 148
127 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: TORONTO/ARIZONA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:02 PM 154 0.04 142
128 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 672
129 SISTAS SERIES S4 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.04 141
130 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 226
131 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 271
132 TUG OF WORDS GSN 4:30 PM 30 0.03 540
133 PRECIO DE HISTORIA S6 UNIVERSO 3:00 PM 30 0.03 105
134 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.03 118
135 GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.03 136
136 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.03 534
137 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.03 328
138 ENGINEERING CATASTROPHES SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 284
139 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 101
140 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 588
141 FIRST THINGS FIRST L: 1106 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 AM 120 0.03 94
142 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 176
143 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 309
144 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 121
145 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 267
146 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 598
147 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 221
148 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:58 PM 62 0.03 143
149 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 372
150 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 308

 

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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.