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October 20, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 10.19.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  THE CONNERS gained 0.03 to 0.51, THE GOLDBERGS rose 0.05 to 0.39, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY ticked down to 0.48, and HOME ECONOMICS was up 0.03 to 0.36.  BIG SKY slipped 0.02 to 0.23.

CBS:  SURVIVOR dipped 0.05 to 0.67, THE REAL LOVE BOAT ticked up to 0.26, and THE AMAZING RACE was down 0.05 to 0.27.

NBC:  The CHICAGO franchise had MED up 0.08 to 0.64, FIRE down 0.03 to 0.64, and PD up a tick to 0.60.

FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER returned from a week off (and delayed due to afternoon baseball) down 0.28 to 0.39, and LEGO MASTERS was down 0.07 to 0.27.

CW:  STARGIRL rose 0.03 to 0.09, and KUNG FU was down 0.02 to 0.06.

TELEMUNDO:  EXATLON was steady at 0.23, REINA DEL SUR was at 0.49, and INFIEL was down 0.02 to 0.21.

UNIVISION:  HERENCIA LEGADO gained 0.05 to 0.56, RICOS TAMBIEN held at 0.46, and LIGA was up 0.24 to 0.73 .

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

NOTE: UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE CABLE RATINGS BEYOND THE TOP 150 BELOW.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The 2-episode premiere of FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: NYC was at 0.13/0.08, compared to last year’s DOUBLE FEATURE at 0.36/0.23.

The MLB PLAYOFFS were at 1.34 on TBS, and 0.43 on Fox Sports 1 (simulcast on FOX).  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.62/0.55.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS ticked up to 0.43, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SALT LAKE CITY was down 0.04 to 0.24.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.27.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.25/0.45/3.3M, with MSNBC’s ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT at 0.09/1.5M, and CNN NEWSROOM at 0.08/600K.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE slipped 0.02 to 0.20.  On BET, SISTAS ticked up to 0.18, ASSISTED LIVING was down 0.04 to 0.10, and AFTER HAPPILY EVER AFTER was at 0.09 .  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT edged up 0.02 to 0.15.  On HGTV, FARMHOUSE FIXER ticked up to 0.12, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.11/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.11.  CHUCKY was up 0.03 to 0.11 on Syfy (followed by REGINALD THE VAMPIRE steady at 0.04), and up 0.02 to 0.10 on USA.  On History, PAWN STARS climbed 0.03 to 0.11, and FORGED IN FIRE ticked down to 0.08.  On Food Network, GUY’S ULTIMATE GAME NIGHT fell 0.05 to 0.09.  On Discovery, KING TUT: A CENTURY OF SECRETS was at 0.09.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.08/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.09.  On ID, IN PURSUIT ticked down to 0.06, and DISAPPEARED was at 0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday October 19, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB ALCS: NY YANKEES/ASTROS GM1 TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 217 1.34 5,492
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DALLAS/PHOENIX ESPN 10:24 PM 134 0.62 1,634
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW YORK/MEMPHIS ESPN 7:43 PM 161 0.55 1,447
4 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 11:07 PM 42 0.50 1,666
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.43 1,402
6 MLB NLCS FOX L: GM 2: PHILADELPHIA/SAN DIEGO FOX SPORTS 1 4:29 PM 247 0.43 1,991
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:38 AM 54 0.37 935
8 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.31 832
9 LIGA MX L: SF: TOLUCA / AMERICA TUDN 10:00 PM 132 0.27 604
10 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,258
11 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF SLC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.24 640
12 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.23 538
13 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:32 AM 58 0.22 585
14 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,841
15 CHALLENGE: RIDE OR DIES MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.20 422
16 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 511
17 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 3,334
18 SISTAS SERIES S5 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.18 922
19 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 45 0.17 431
20 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,862
21 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 385
22 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.17 814
23 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 2,242
24 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,423
25 MLB NLCS POST GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 8:43 PM 18 0.15 563
26 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): THIS ISNT BST FRNDS FRST ST 1516 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.15 823
27 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,358
28 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.14 578
29 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,958
30 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 349
31 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,842
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 317
33 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,673
34 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 61 0.13 384
35 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 338
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 345
37 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 299
38 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,581
39 FARMHOUSE FIXER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.12 1,289
40 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: ST LOUIS/SEATTLE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:20 PM 162 0.12 300
41 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: GEORGIA STATE/APPALACHIAN STATE ESPN2 7:30 PM 204 0.11 439
42 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,495
43 CHUCKY SYFY 9:00 PM 61 0.11 272
44 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.11 344
45 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.11 970
46 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.11 638
47 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: PHILADELPHIA/FLORIDA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:34 PM 166 0.11 338
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,765
49 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 347
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,813
51 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.11 1,044
52 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,505
53 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 30 0.10 593
54 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 30 0.10 592
55 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 1,199
56 CHUCKY USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.10 239
57 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.10 680
58 AFTER HAPPILY EVER AFTER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.09 434
59 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.09 326
60 GUYS ULTIMATE GAME NIGHT FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 453
61 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,539
62 MLB NLCS FOX PREGAME L FOX SPORTS 1 3:30 PM 59 0.09 392
63 KING TUT: CENTURY OF SECR: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 135 0.09 686
64 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,362
65 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 189
66 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 11:01 PM 61 0.08 276
67 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,284
68 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.08 525
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 1,275
70 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,637
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,623
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 613
73 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 613
74 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 767
75 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 683
76 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 633
77 UNDISPUTED L: 1545 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 176
78 DR. PIMPLE POPPER: THIS I TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 673
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 655
80 NASCAR RACE HUB D FOX SPORTS 1 9:01 PM 60 0.07 233
81 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 730
82 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 10:45 PM 60 0.07 218
83 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.07 360
84 RENO 911! COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.07 177
85 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 667
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 617
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 589
88 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/BRENTFORD USA NETWORK 2:25 PM 126 0.07 214
89 THESE WOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 361
90 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 638
91 GROWING UP CHRISLEY E! 9:00 PM 30 0.06 282
92 HERD L: 1875 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 162
93 IN PURSUIT W/ JOHN WALSH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.06 515
94 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 1,107
95 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 188
96 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 621
97 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 1,315
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 626
99 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:12 AM 60 0.06 103
100 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.06 197
101 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 1,045
102 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 394
103 DISAPPEARED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 61 0.05 446
104 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 12:30 AM 30 0.05 165
105 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.05 1,353
106 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.05 433
107 DUTCH CARIBBEAN COASTGUAR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 299
108 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:54 PM 66 0.05 197
109 LA LIGA    L: ELCHE/REAL MADRID ESPN DEPORTES 2:59 PM 122 0.05 142
110 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.05 399
111 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 685
112 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 695
113 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 371
114 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.05 491
115 SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.05 177
116 SCARIEST STORY EVER: MICK DISNEY CHANNEL 2:30 PM 30 0.05 166
117 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 664
118 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 542
119 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 455
120 SCOOBY-DOO & GUESS WHO THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.05 175
121 LOCKED UP ABROAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 230
122 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 751
123 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.04 101
124 FIRST THINGS FIRST L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 30 0.04 147
125 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 182
126 AMC FEARFEST: DRACULA II: ASCENSION AMC 11:30 AM 120 0.04 226
127 NHL RS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:02 AM 31 0.04 130
128 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 736
129 REGINALD THE VAMPIRE SYFY 10:01 PM 60 0.04 166
130 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.04 149
131 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 15 0.04 229
132 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 2:00 PM 25 0.04 164
133 DR. DEATH USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 66 0.04 115
134 MLB NLCS ON FOXD: GM2: PHILLIES VS PADRES FOX DEPORTES 4:29 PM 250 0.04 123
135 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 375
136 LOVE AT FIRST LIE MTV 9:30 PM 60 0.04 98
137 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 922
138 MOVIE DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 90 0.04 139
139 NFL SLIMETIME NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.04 150
140 SCOOBY-DOO & GUESS WHO THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.04 154
141 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 3:00 PM 60 0.04 116
142 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.03 106
143 SNACK ON THIS! COOKING CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.03 103
144 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 1:00 PM 60 0.03 101
145 SNACK ON THIS! COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.03 96
146 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 898
147 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.03 70
148 SANTIAGO OF THE SEAS NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.03 289
149 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 778
150 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.03 378

 

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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."