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February 10, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 2.9.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  The JEOPARDY COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP dropped a tenth from Tuesday to 0.54.  THE CHASE was at 0.34/0.27 compared to last week’s 0.34.

NBC:  BIG BROTHER CELEBRITY EDITION fell 0.18 from last Wednesday to 0.60.  THE AMAZING RACE lost 0.09 to 0.55.  A rerun of NCIS was at 0.25.

NBC:  The WINTER OLYMPICS was at 1.81, in percentage terms down a less steep 55% from the parallel night in 2018, although that was more because the 2018 Wednesday dropped sharply than that the 2022 night went greatly up.

FOX:  I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE slipped 0.02 to 0.36, and NEXT LEVEL CHEF was down 0.04 to 0.42.

CW:  Reruns at 0.06/0.04.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s AEW DYNAMITE rose 0.06 to 0.41.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.39/0.32.  USA’s WINTER OLYMPICS coverage was at 0.32/0.31/0.19/0.13/0.08.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK fell 0.12 from last week’s premiere to 0.32, and FAIRVIEW premiered at 0.12.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.26/0.47/3.6M, with CNN’s DON LEMON TONIGHT at 0.09/600K, and MSNBC’s REIDOUT at 0.08/1.1M.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT lost 0.03 to 0.24.  BET’s SISTAS dropped 0.05 to 0.22 (plus 0.03 via BET Her simulcast).  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY was down 0.05 to 0.19.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.19 compared to last week’s 0.21/0.16, and LOVE OFF THE GRID was at 0.10/0.06.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE dipped 0.02 to 0.18.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 was at 0.17.  On Syfy, RESIDENT ALIEN gained 0.03 to 0.17, and ASTRID & LILLY SAVE THE WORLD ticked up to 0.05.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS ticked up to 0.15, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.11/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.14, and HOME INSPECTOR JOE was down 0.04 to 0.11.  On ID, CHAOS IN COURT edged up 0.02 to 0.12.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA shrank by 0.03 to 0.11.  MTV’s CATFISH was at 0.11/0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday February 9, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0123 ATLANTIC CITY NJ TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.41 1,129
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/UTAH ESPN 10:04 PM 144 0.39 1,355
3 W OLY PRIME ACCESS USA NETWORK 4:45 PM 60 0.32 1,396
4 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 30 0.32 658
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CHICAGO/CHARLOTTE ESPN 7:43 PM 141 0.32 1,031
6 W OLY PRIME: BEIJING USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 270 0.31 1,441
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 3,580
8 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 3,491
9 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): DARK SIDE OF THE HONEYMOON 1406 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.24 1,114
10 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:28 AM 62 0.23 628
11 SISTAS SERIES S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,005
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,993
13 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,949
14 W OLY PRIME PLUS USA NETWORK 12:30 AM 90 0.19 749
15 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.19 771
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.19 672
17 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.19 649
18 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 71 0.19 908
19 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 2,556
20 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.18 814
21 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 59 0.17 685
22 RESIDENT ALIEN SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,090
23 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,454
24 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.16 466
25 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,976
26 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,707
27 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.15 887
28 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 433
29 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.14 402
30 REAL HUSBANDS: MORE KEVIN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 31 0.14 656
31 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 414
32 W OLY WKDY EXTRA: BEIJING USA NETWORK 8:13 AM 392 0.13 639
33 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,664
34 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,670
35 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/TOTTENHAM USA NETWORK 2:45 PM 120 0.13 430
36 CHAOS IN COURT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.12 680
37 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,243
38 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,678
39 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,405
40 FAIRVIEW COMEDY CENTRAL 8:30 PM 30 0.12 266
41 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 560
42 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.11 477
43 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.11 718
44 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8E MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.11 307
45 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 400
46 HOME INSPECTOR JOE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.11 819
47 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,476
48 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.10 762
49 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,173
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 266
51 LOVE OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:11 PM 66 0.10 535
52 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 987
53 FIRST WIVES CLUB BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:31 PM 30 0.10 454
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 280
55 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 609
56 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 328
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,420
58 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-11R1R02H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.09 274
59 NFL SLIMETIME NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.09 279
60 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 748
61 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 30 0.09 459
62 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 301
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,695
64 FIRST 48 SPECIAL A&E NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.08 324
65 W OLY AM: BEIJING USA NETWORK 6:00 AM 133 0.08 357
66 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.08 349
67 BIGGER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:01 PM 30 0.08 344
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,064
69 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,139
70 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 565
71 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 434
72 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 702
73 LIGA MX L: FC JUAREZ / GUADALAJARA TUDN 7:54 PM 129 0.08 208
74 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 59 0.07 276
75 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,731
76 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.07 591
77 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 211
78 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.07 287
79 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 676
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 563
81 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 243
82 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 1,320
83 W OLY PRIME ACCESS: BEIJING CNBC 5:00 PM 120 0.06 348
84 MOVING FOR LOVE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:01 PM 59 0.06 519
85 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:21 PM 113 0.06 349
86 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 546
87 UNDISPUTED L: 1365 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 190
88 FIXER UPPER: WELCOME HOME MAGNOLIA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 522
89 LOVE OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:17 PM 60 0.06 434
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 623
91 ALICES WONDERLAND BAKERY DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.06 220
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 550
93 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.06 229
94 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 422
95 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: NASHVILLE/DALLAS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:15 PM 160 0.05 195
96 CATFISH UK:THE TV SHOW MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.05 175
97 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.05 655
98 ASTRID & LILLY SAVE WORLD SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.05 267
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 174
100 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 534
101 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: OHIO STATE / RUTGERS BIG TEN NETWORK 7:00 PM 123 0.05 319
102 ALICES WONDERLAND BAKERY DISNEY JUNIOR 10:30 AM 25 0.05 188
103 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.05 219
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 534
105 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:14 PM 46 0.05 169
106 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 285
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 566
108 NHL REGULAR SEASON L TRUTV 10:39 PM 17 0.05 106
109 W OLY PRIME: N/A CNBC 8:00 PM 330 0.05 217
110 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 1,378
111 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 1,143
112 KID OF THE YEAR NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 60 0.04 163
113 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: HOUSTON/SMU ESPN2 7:00 PM 141 0.04 201
114 LOCKED UP ABROAD:BREAKOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.04 217
115 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 637
116 VECINO INFERNAL DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 104
117 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 792
118 LA CASA DEL MAL DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 9:00 PM 60 0.04 103
119 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.04 116
120 RELATIVELY FAMOUS: RR E! 9:00 PM 59 0.04 198
121 FASTEST CARS IN THE DIRTY MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.04 208
122 HERD L: 1683 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 106
123 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 508
124 11TH HOUR MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.04 801
125 TECHCHECK CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 234
126 INTERROGADOR, EL DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 8:00 PM 60 0.03 128
127 NBA TODAY L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 115
128 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.03 106
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 238
130 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.03 424
131 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 524
132 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 534
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 244
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.03 242
135 CASO CRIMINAL DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 11:00 PM 60 0.03 88
136 SISTAS SERIES S4 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.03 106
137 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 542
138 SOFIA THE FIRST:ONCE UPON DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 AM 51 0.03 128
139 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE NEWSMAX TV 4:00 PM 60 0.03 224
140 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 15 0.03 86
141 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.03 264
142 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 571
143 NFL SLIMETIME NICKTOONS 12:00 AM 30 0.03 109
144 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.03 68
145 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:03 PM 57 0.03 85
146 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.03 914
147 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.03 324
148 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 584
149 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 418
150 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 93
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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."