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January 27, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 1.26.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  Reruns at 0.38/0.25/0.28/0.20/0.19.

CBS:  LET’S MAKE A DEAL AT NIGHT was at 0.60.  THE AMAZING RACE dropped 0.09 to 0.58, and GOOD SAM ticked up to 0.29.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.43/0.43/0.40.

FOX:  I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE was steady at 0.38, and NEXT LEVEL CHEF ticked down to 0.46.

CW:  LEGENDS OF TOMORROW gained 0.02 to 0.11, and BATMAN was up 0.03 to 0.10.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Syfy’s RESIDENT ALIEN had an impressive return at 0.23/0.12 on Syfy and USA, compared to last season’s 0.17/0.12 series premiere.  It was followed by the less heartening series premiere of ASTRID & LILLY SAVE THE WORLD at 0.06/0.05.

ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.43/0.38.  TBS’s AEW DYNAMITE dipped 0.03 to 0.41.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.30/0.53/3.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.13/0.24/2.3M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 36 at 0.10/900K.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.28/0.17 compared to last week’s 0.22/0.19, and GROWING BELUSHI was down 0.04 to 0.12.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES was at 0.28.  BET’s SISTAS ticked up to 0.26 (plus 0.02/106K via BET Her simulcast).  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was steady at 0.26, and LEAVE IT TO GEEGE was down 0.02 to 0.03.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked down to 0.22, and WORST COOKS IN AMERICA was up 0.02 to 0.20.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE held at 0.21.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE lost 0.03 to 0.19.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.16/0.15, steady with last week, HOME INSPECTOR JOE ticked down to 0.15, and PROPERTY BROTHERS was down a tick to 0.15.  MTV’s CATFISH was at 0.15/0.06 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.06.  On ID, CALLS FROM THE INSIDE gained 0.02 to 0.15, and CHAOS IN COURT was at 0.13/0.12. 

 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 26, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PHOENIX/UTAH ESPN 10:05 PM 152 0.43 1,189
2 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0121 CLEVELAND OH TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.41 1,100
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW YORK/MIAMI ESPN 7:43 PM 142 0.38 1,065
4 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 3,700
5 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 68 0.28 1,146
6 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.28 861
7 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 3,782
8 SISTAS SERIES S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,035
9 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): BLISS, BRUNCHES, AND BRAWLS 1404 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.26 1,200
10 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.25 712
11 RESIDENT ALIEN SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,360
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:37 AM 59 0.23 673
13 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.22 836
14 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.21 853
15 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 3,123
16 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,988
17 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.20 485
18 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 740
19 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.19 794
20 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,679
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 677
22 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 2,074
23 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,852
24 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:08 PM 62 0.17 692
25 FIRST WIVES CLUB BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 632
26 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,727
27 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,826
28 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 423
29 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.16 1,262
30 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,565
31 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 459
32 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,284
33 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.15 1,158
34 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8E MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.15 362
35 HOME INSPECTOR JOE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.15 1,047
36 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,162
37 CALLS FROM THE INSIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 747
38 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,917
39 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: CHICAGO/DETROIT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:45 PM 161 0.15 484
40 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,922
41 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:01 PM 30 0.14 497
42 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 474
43 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 32 0.14 420
44 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: BOSTON/COLORADO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:26 PM 188 0.14 383
45 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,568
46 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 2,300
47 CHAOS IN COURT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.13 613
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,864
49 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,602
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,446
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 358
52 GROWING BELUSHI DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:10 PM 60 0.12 550
53 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 423
54 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 408
55 BIGGER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 437
56 RESIDENT ALIEN USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 536
57 CHAOS IN COURT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:30 PM 30 0.12 544
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 342
59 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.12 546
60 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.12 489
61 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:32 PM 14 0.12 285
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,083
63 FIXER UPPER: WELCOME HOME MAGNOLIA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 807
64 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.10 354
65 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,307
66 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:36 AM 59 0.10 310
67 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 861
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 646
69 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.10 424
70 MOVING FOR LOVE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:01 PM 59 0.09 720
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 640
72 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA/TENNESSEE ESPN2 6:00 PM 142 0.09 421
73 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 764
74 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.09 988
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 236
76 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 304
77 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 8:22 PM 109 0.09 463
78 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,253
79 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 267
80 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 628
81 DEMOCRACY IN PERIL CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 659
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 554
83 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.08 468
84 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,431
85 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.08 463
86 SAVE MY SKIN TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 388
87 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.08 386
88 RELATIVELY FAMOUS: RR E! 9:00 PM 59 0.08 303
89 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 621
90 NFL SLIMETIME NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.07 268
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 579
92 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 598
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 666
94 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 599
95 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 1,361
96 TRAFFICKED FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.07 307
97 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 12:03 AM 58 0.07 235
98 NHL REGULAR SEASON L TRUTV 10:21 PM 12 0.07 163
99 ASTRID & LILLY SAVE WORLD SYFY 10:00 PM 56 0.06 363
100 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 603
101 LOCKED UP ABROAD:BREAKOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.06 220
102 TRAFFICKED W. MVZ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 370
103 11TH HOUR MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 795
104 UNDISPUTED L: 1355 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 233
105 CATFISH UK:THE TV SHOW MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.06 177
106 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 8:43 PM 116 0.06 294
107 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 560
108 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 15 0.06 211
109 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 440
110 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 348
111 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 317
112 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 10:31 PM 59 0.05 208
113 HERD L: 1673 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 173
114 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 328
115 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 354
116 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.05 1,274
117 NFL LIVE ESPN2 10:11 PM 49 0.05 191
118 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-17R6R06H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.05 226
119 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 349
120 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 1041 IN PLAIN SIGHT OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 120 0.05 449
121 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: NORTHWESTERN / MICHIGAN BIG TEN NETWORK 6:30 PM 133 0.05 250
122 ASTRID & LILLY SAVE WORLD USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 56 0.05 189
123 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 30 0.05 330
124 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 375
125 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.04 155
126 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 293
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 213
128 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 772
129 CAILLOU THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.04 91
130 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1305 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.04 104
131 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 289
132 VECINO INFERNAL DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 118
133 POCOYO THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.03 70
134 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 335
135 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 681
136 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.03 269
137 NHL RS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:34 AM 15 0.03 90
138 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 713
139 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 696
140 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 656
141 BARRETT JACKSON LIVE: SCOTTSDALE AUCTION 2022 D3 P3 FYI 8:00 PM 180 0.03 185
142 LEAVE IT TO GEEGE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.03 224
143 STORM CENTER THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.03 208
144 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.03 68
145 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 109
146 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.03 119
147 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 99
148 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 298
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 177
150 LA CASA DEL MAL DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 90

 

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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.