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February 24, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 2.23.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals (Updated)

 

BROADCAST FINALS:  Note that in some time zones, the 10PM shows were interrupted by coverage of the war in Ukraine.

ABC:  The sitcoms aired for the first time since February 2, with THE GOLDBERGS down a tenth to 0.56, THE WONDER YEARS also down a tenth to 0.38, THE CONNERS down 0.09 to 0.48, and HOME ECONOMICS down 0.09 to 0.33.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS aired for the first time since November 17, and until it was interrupted it was down 0.02 to 0.28.

CBS:  The finale of BIG BROTHER: CELEBRITY EDITION was at 0.69, up 0.15 from last Wednesday.  THE AMAZING RACE rose 0.07 to 0.54.  GOOD SAM aired for the first time since February 2, and until it was interrupted, it was down 0.12 to 0.26.

NBC:  The CHICAGO shows aired for the first time since January 19, with MED up a tick to 0.81, FIRE down 0.08 to 0.77, and (until interrupted), PD up 0.02 to 0.72.

FOX:  I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE gained 0.02 to 0.38, and NEXT LEVEL CHEF was up 0.04 to 0.44.

CW:  New episodes aired for the first time since February 2, with LEGENDS OF TOMORROW down 0.04 to 0.08, and BATWOMAN down a tick to 0.11.

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The cable night, as well as cable news, was led by CNN’s DON LEMON TONIGHT at 0.45/0.57/1.7M, with FOX NEWS AT NIGHT at 0.36/0.59/2.9M, and MSNBC REPORTS LIVE at 0.17/0.26/1.6M.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL was at 0.40/0.29.  TBS’s AEW DYNAMITE rose 0.09 to 0.40.  FX’s SNOWFALL had a solid season premiere, returning at 0.34/0.24 compared to last season’s 0.29/0.27.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT dropped 0.05 to 0.24.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER fell 0.06 to 0.21, and STUCK was down 0.05 to 0.15.  BET’s SISTAS ticked down to 0.22 (plus 0.01/76K via BET Her simulcast).  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES gained 0.04 to 0.20, and WORST COOKS IN AMERICA ticked up to 0.15.  MTV’s CATFISH was at 0.15/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.05.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.15/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.12, and HOME INSPECTOR JOE ticked up to 0.14.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.14/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.12.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 edged up 0.02 to 0.13.  On Syfy, RESIDENT ALIEN was steady at 0.11, and ASTRID & LILLY SAVE THE WORLD ticked up to 0.05.  On ID, CHAOS IN COURT was at 0.11/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.11/0.10, and THE MURDER TAPES was down 0.02 to 0.10.  Comedy Central’s FAIRVIEW fell 0.06 to 0.05.  VH1’s WILD N OUT was at 0.05/0.04. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday February 23, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.45 1,705
2 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LSU/KENTUCKY ESPN 9:03 PM 146 0.40 1,376
3 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0125 BRIDGEPORT CT TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.40 1,010
4 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.38 1,485
5 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.36 2,926
6 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,636
7 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 67 0.34 793
8 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 3,663
9 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DUKE/VIRGINIA ESPN 7:00 PM 123 0.29 1,102
10 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 3,211
11 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.28 2,043
12 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.27 3,603
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,207
14 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): STRIKING A BALANCE 1408 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.24 1,119
15 SNOWFALL FX 11:07 PM 61 0.24 556
16 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 3,145
17 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,454
18 SISTAS SERIES S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,048
19 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.22 980
20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,278
21 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,808
22 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.20 835
23 BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.20 1,422
24 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:29 PM 61 0.19 574
25 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 999
26 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,111
27 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,714
28 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,644
29 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,948
30 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.16 612
31 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.16 1,364
32 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,702
33 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,773
34 BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.16 1,086
35 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 425
36 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 851
37 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,866
38 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8E MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.15 358
39 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.15 943
40 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.15 710
41 STUCK TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 998
42 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 711
43 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.14 803
44 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 1,014
45 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 953
46 HOME INSPECTOR JOE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.14 943
47 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 59 0.13 647
48 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 915
49 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,651
50 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 369
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 264
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 870
53 RESIDENT ALIEN SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 898
54 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:30 AM 60 0.11 310
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,792
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,442
57 CHAOS IN COURT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.11 501
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,748
59 HOUSE MY WEDDING BOUGHT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.11 579
60 CHAOS IN COURT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:30 PM 30 0.11 518
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 244
62 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 508
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 894
64 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.10 402
65 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.10 723
66 HOUSE MY WEDDING BOUGHT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 666
67 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.10 920
68 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-11R1R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.10 251
69 FIRST WIVES CLUB BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:42 PM 30 0.09 385
70 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 299
71 GAME, THE (2021) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 42 0.09 460
72 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 949
73 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 0.09 562
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,035
75 USA SOCCER MEN          L ESPN2 9:18 PM 106 0.09 295
76 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 313
77 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.09 404
78 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: EDMONTON/TAMPA BAY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:45 PM 157 0.09 315
79 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: R16: UNAM / DEPORTIVO SAPRISSA TUDN 10:25 PM 132 0.09 192
80 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 458
81 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,587
82 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 243
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,723
84 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L BIG TEN NETWORK 7:00 PM 115 0.08 365
85 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.08 248
86 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 15 0.08 262
87 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 740
88 BIGGER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:12 PM 30 0.08 289
89 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.08 389
90 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 240
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 706
92 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 626
93 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 59 0.07 310
94 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,197
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 699
96 CATFISH UK:THE TV SHOW MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 189
97 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 268
98 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: R16: CLUB ATLETICO MADRID / MAN U TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.07 187
99 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 434
100 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 680
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 755
102 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.06 1,312
103 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: LOS ANGELES/ARIZONA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:22 PM 158 0.06 151
104 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.06 264
105 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 1,619
106 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 32 0.06 795
107 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 1,282
108 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 3:32 PM 28 0.05 829
109 FAIRVIEW COMEDY CENTRAL 8:30 PM 30 0.05 120
110 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: R16: MONTREAL / SANTOS TUDN 8:08 PM 137 0.05 110
111 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 783
112 MODERN MARVELS AC HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.05 446
113 RELATIVELY FAMOUS: RR E! 9:00 PM 59 0.05 208
114 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: WISCONSIN / MINNESOTA BIG TEN NETWORK 9:10 PM 130 0.05 367
115 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 1,238
116 FASTEST CARS IN THE DIRTY MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.05 208
117 FIXER UPPER: WELCOME HOME MAGNOLIA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 604
118 ASTRID & LILLY SAVE WORLD SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.05 246
119 B1G LIVE: BKB GAMEBREAK L BIG TEN NETWORK 8:55 PM 15 0.05 313
120 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 160
121 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 17 VH1 8:00 PM 30 0.05 128
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 215
123 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TCU/TEXAS ESPN2 7:00 PM 138 0.04 172
124 ROB SCHMITT TONIGHT NEWSMAX TV 10:00 PM 60 0.04 201
125 LOCKED UP ABROAD:BREAKOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.04 184
126 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 765
127 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 791
128 PRIME NEWS NEWSMAX TV 9:00 PM 60 0.04 190
129 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WEST VIRGINIA/IOWA STATE ESPNU 7:00 PM 142 0.04 108
130 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 700
131 HERD L: 1693 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 121
132 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 17 VH1 8:30 PM 30 0.04 100
133 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 241
134 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 756
135 SKYVILLE LIVE CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.03 131
136 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 654
137 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: CREIGHTON/ST. JOHNS FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 130 0.03 170
138 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 173
139 REPAIR SHOP, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.03 169
140 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 30 0.03 138
141 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 30 0.03 346
142 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: BUTLER/SETON HALL FOX SPORTS 1 8:40 PM 129 0.03 111
143 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 473
144 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 216
145 VECINO INFERNAL DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 85
146 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.03 255
147 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 195
148 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 639
149 LA CASA DEL MAL DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 60 0.03 83
150 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:37 AM 23 0.03 52

 

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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."