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March 17, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 3.16.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  Returning from a rerun week, THE GOLDBERGS fell 0.11 to 0.46, THE WONDER YEARS dipped 0.03 to 0.30, THE CONNERS was steady at 0.46, and HOME ECONOMICS was up 0.06 to 0.31.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS held at 0.23.

CBS:  SURVIVOR slipped 0.02 to 0.82, and BEYOND THE EDGE premiered at 0.36.  An FBI rerun followed at 0.25.

NBC:  The CHICAGO night had MED down 0.18 to 0.67, FIRE down 0.16 to 0.75, and PD down 0.18 to 0.68.

FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER fell 0.16 to 0.71, and DOMINO MASTERS was steady at 0.38.

CW:  THE FLASH lost 0.02 to 0.12, and KUNG FU was down 0.02 to 0.08.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT play-in games continued on TruTV at 0.66/0.38.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.52/0.43.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE slipped 0.02 to 0.38.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.31/0.51/3.4M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.26/0.34/1.2M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.12/1.5M.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK dropped 0.06 to 0.24, and FAIRVIEW ticked down to 0.06.  FX’s SNOWFALL ticked down to 0.23.  BET’s SISTAS shed 0.03 to 0.23 (plus 0.04 via BET Her simulcast).  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY was down 0.02 to 0.21.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT fell a tenth to 0.21.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.20.  TLC’s DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.18 compared to last week’s 0.18/0.15.  MTV’s CATFISH was at 0.18/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.13.  On Syfy, RESIDENT ALIEN edged up 0.02 to 0.15, and ASTRID & LILLY SAVE THE WORLD was steady at 0.04.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.15/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.20, and BEE CZAR was at 0.12.  On ID, THE MURDER TAPES ticked up to 0.13, and SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH was at 0.12/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.10.  USA’s TEMPTATION ISLAND was at 0.13 (with a Bravo simulcast at 0.06 and an E! simulcast at 0.04).  On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.12/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.13, and NEIGHBORHOOD WARS was at 0.11 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.12.  HGTV’s HOME INSPECTOR JOE ticked down to 0.09.  Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE was at 0.06. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 16, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRWE-2: NOTRE DAME VS RUTGERS TRUTV 9:23 PM 166 0.66 2,206
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BOSTON/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:08 PM 138 0.52 1,600
3 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-BRG-WE TRUTV 9:02 PM 21 0.43 1,550
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DALLAS/BROOKLYN ESPN 7:44 PM 144 0.43 1,251
5 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRWE-1: BRYANT VS WRIGHT ST TRUTV 6:31 PM 122 0.38 1,281
6 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0128 SAN ANTONIO TX TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.38 993
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 3,442
8 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-POST-WE TRUTV 12:09 AM 40 0.26 644
9 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,233
10 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 3,063
11 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 30 0.24 493
12 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 61 0.23 545
13 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,287
14 SISTAS SERIES S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 937
15 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 3,352
16 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.21 775
17 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): WORST. DINNER PARTY. EVER! 1411 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.21 1,082
18 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:26 AM 65 0.21 660
19 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,797
20 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,581
21 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.20 856
22 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,028
23 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 2,323
24 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 2,274
25 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 2,176
26 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,277
27 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.18 707
28 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 2,424
29 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 2,724
30 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,352
31 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8E MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.18 374
32 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 2,122
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,223
34 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,143
35 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 14 0.17 586
36 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,080
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,015
38 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,174
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,209
40 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 440
41 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,456
42 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,966
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,100
44 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,968
45 RESIDENT ALIEN SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,100
46 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 449
47 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.15 749
48 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 497
49 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,831
50 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 463
51 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.14 452
52 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,157
53 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.14 763
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 344
55 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 953
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,108
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:45 AM 15 0.13 2,118
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,117
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 45 0.13 1,871
60 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: BOSTON/MINNESOTA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:45 PM 163 0.13 499
61 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.13 912
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 326
63 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.13 414
64 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 61 0.13 639
65 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 311
66 CONCACAF LC – L: QF: NEW ENGLAND (USA) / UNAM (MEX) TUDN 10:00 PM 120 0.13 315
67 SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:01 PM 30 0.12 667
68 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:31 AM 59 0.12 385
69 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 362
70 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.12 887
71 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 720
72 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.12 885
73 BEE CZAR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 60 0.12 542
74 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,479
75 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.12 807
76 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.11 763
77 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 309
78 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.11 792
79 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.11 1,099
80 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.11 701
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,447
82 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.11 765
83 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 30 0.10 639
84 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 778
85 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,364
86 GET UP   L: TOURNAMENT CHALLENGE MARATHON ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.10 391
87 SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:31 PM 30 0.10 574
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,110
89 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRE-WE TRUTV 6:00 PM 31 0.10 238
90 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 570
91 HOME INSPECTOR JOE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.09 809
92 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.09 481
93 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.09 404
94 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 15 0.09 296
95 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 1,178
96 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.09 256
97 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,100
98 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,151
99 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 415
100 CONCACAF LC – L: QF: CRUZ AZUL (MEX) / CF MONTREAL (CAN) TUDN 8:00 PM 120 0.08 190
101 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 503
102 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.07 791
103 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 200
104 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: IONA/FLORIDA ESPN2 9:08 PM 126 0.07 429
105 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 237
106 CATFISH UK:THE TV SHOW MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 171
107 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 8:00 PM 59 0.07 287
108 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.07 295
109 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.06 249
110 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 226
111 TEMPTATION ISLAND BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.06 218
112 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 469
113 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-10R1R01H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 184
114 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: MISSISSIPPI STATE/VIRGINIA ESPN2 7:00 PM 128 0.06 413
115 FAIRVIEW COMEDY CENTRAL 8:30 PM 30 0.06 144
116 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.06 918
117 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 338
118 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 374
119 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.06 149
120 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 200
121 UNDISPUTED L: 1390 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 143
122 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 9:00 AM 37 0.06 1,318
123 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 166
124 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 12:03 AM 58 0.05 228
125 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: TAMPA BAY/SEATTLE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:28 PM 160 0.05 211
126 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.05 187
127 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 182
128 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.05 180
129 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 752
130 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.05 180
131 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.05 160
132 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 363
133 ASTRID & LILLY SAVE WORLD SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.04 221
134 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.04 137
135 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.04 1,171
136 POCOYO THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 20 0.04 91
137 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 1,088
138 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:14 PM 46 0.04 168
139 COCOMELON THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 79
140 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 230
141 SISTAS SERIES S4 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.04 181
142 TEMPTATION ISLAND E! 10:00 PM 60 0.04 137
143 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 9:37 AM 23 0.04 1,000
144 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 816
145 HERD L: 1707 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 114
146 CLOSING BELL CNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.03 255
147 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.03 415
148 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 795
149 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1: R16: VILLARREAL CF VS. JUVENTUS FC TUDN 3:30 PM 150 0.03 175
150 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 110

 

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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.