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March 4, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 3.2.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  THE GOLDBERGS ticked up to 0.57, THE WONDER YEARS dropped 0.05 to 0.33, THE CONNERS slipped 0.02 to 0.46, and HOME ECONOMICS was down 0.08 to 0.25.  A MILLION LITTLE THINGS fell 0.07 to 0.21.

CBS:  The season finale of THE AMAZING RACE was at 0.66, up 0.12 from last week and up from the 0.8 for the 2020 season finale.  GOOD SAM was down 0.05 to 0.21.

NBC:  The CHICAGO night had MED down 0.07 to 0.74, FIRE up 0.04 to 0.81, and PD up 0.05 to 0.77.

FOX:  I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE ticked down to 0.37, and NEXT LEVEL CHEF was steady at 0.44.

CW:  On a season finale night, LEGENDS OF TOMORROW was at 0.08 (steady both with last week and last season), and BATWOMAN was at 0.07 (down 0.04 from last week and down from 2020’s 0.2).

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.47/0.33.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.42/0.70/4.5M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.36/0.51/1.8M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.14/2.1M.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE dropped 0.05 to 0.35.  BET’s SISTAS gained 0.03 to 0.25 (plus 0.04 via BET Her simulcast).  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was steady at 0.24.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK was at 0.24, and FAIRVIEW ticked up to 0.06.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY was at 0.22.  FX’s SNOWFALL was at 0.21 compared to last week’s 0.34/0.24 premiere.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER lost 0.02 to 0.19, and STUCK was up 0.04 to 0.19.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES fell 0.05 to 0.15.  On A&E, NEIGHBORHOOD WARS was at 0.15/0.10, and COURT CAM was at 0.11/0.10.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.15/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.14, and HOME INSPECTOR JOE held at 0.13.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.15/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.09.  MTV’s CATFISH was at 0.14/0.07 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.07.  On Syfy, RESIDENT ALIEN grew by 0.02 to 0.13, and ASTRID & LILLY SAVE THE WORLD ticked down to 0.04. ID’s THE MURDER TAPES ticked up to 0.11, and CHAOS IN COURT was at 0.10.  VH1’s WILD N OUT was at 0.06/0.05 compared to last week’s 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 March 2, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 7:43 PM 147 0.47 1,444
2 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.42 4,453
3 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.40 4,230
4 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.40 3,918
5 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,844
6 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.36 2,144
7 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.35 3,220
8 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0126 JACKSONVILLE FL TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.35 966
9 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.35 3,564
10 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.35 3,348
11 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PORTLAND/PHOENIX ESPN 10:10 PM 142 0.33 953
12 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.32 1,768
13 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 13 0.29 856
14 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.29 1,661
15 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.29 1,684
16 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.28 2,424
17 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.28 2,414
18 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.27 1,591
19 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,578
20 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.27 2,201
21 SISTAS SERIES S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 979
22 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 1,523
23 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): IS LOVE ON THE TABLE? 1409 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.24 1,127
24 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.24 2,542
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.24 1,511
26 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 30 0.24 525
27 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,247
28 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.24 1,343
29 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.24 2,268
30 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.23 2,648
31 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 2,458
32 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.22 2,243
33 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.22 2,593
34 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.22 772
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.22 1,335
36 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.22 1,320
37 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 62 0.21 539
38 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,913
39 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 2,291
40 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LSU/ARKANSAS ESPN2 9:04 PM 140 0.19 823
41 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,314
42 STUCK TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 865
43 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.19 1,430
44 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.18 910
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,417
46 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.17 710
47 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.17 527
48 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:32 AM 58 0.16 475
49 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 752
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,292
51 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.15 713
52 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.15 640
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,430
54 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 916
55 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.15 786
56 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN8E MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.14 348
57 FIRST WIVES CLUB BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 533
58 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,046
59 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: ST LOUIS/NEW YORK TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:46 PM 151 0.14 485
60 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 2,057
61 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 420
62 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.14 935
63 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.14 1,059
64 HOME INSPECTOR JOE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.13 766
65 LIGA MX L: TIGRES / CRUZ AZUL TUDN 7:55 PM 125 0.13 347
66 LIGA MX L: ATLETICO SAN LUIS / CHIVAS GUADALAJARA TUDN 10:00 PM 125 0.13 334
67 RESIDENT ALIEN SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 962
68 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 753
69 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.12 439
70 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 1:30 AM 60 0.12 279
71 HOUSE MY WEDDING BOUGHT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.12 655
72 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,537
73 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 856
74 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,594
75 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,342
76 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 326
77 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 519
78 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 61 0.11 547
79 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.11 616
80 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.10 564
81 CHAOS IN COURT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:01 PM 30 0.10 508
82 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.10 327
83 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 0.10 562
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 272
85 HOUSE MY WEDDING BOUGHT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.10 571
86 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.10 438
87 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 274
88 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 555
89 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 28 0.10 637
90 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.10 1,547
91 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 16 0.10 355
92 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: NASHVILLE/SEATTLE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:17 PM 160 0.09 240
93 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.09 798
94 BIGGER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.09 347
95 FIXER UPPER: WELCOME HOME MAGNOLIA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 539
96 B1G MENS BASKETBALL L: RUTGERS / INDIANA BIG TEN NETWORK 7:00 PM 131 0.09 422
97 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,149
98 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 328
99 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,385
100 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 222
101 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:50 PM 10 0.08 1,178
102 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.08 358
103 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 14 0.07 279
104 CATFISH UK:THE TV SHOW MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 181
105 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.07 280
106 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 261
107 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 831
108 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 27 0.07 820
109 TEXAS METAL MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.07 429
110 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:24 PM 66 0.07 238
111 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 3:12 PM 38 0.07 1,067
112 FAIRVIEW COMEDY CENTRAL 8:30 PM 30 0.06 147
113 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 17 VH1 8:30 PM 30 0.06 153
114 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 1,119
115 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:27 PM 33 0.06 874
116 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 30 0.06 410
117 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 898
118 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-11R1R05H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 207
119 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.06 376
120 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER FL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 15 0.06 357
121 CRAIG MELVIN REPORTS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 856
122 RELATIVELY FAMOUS: RR E! 9:00 PM 59 0.05 263
123 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 843
124 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 444
125 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 12 0.05 992
126 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 401
127 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 17 VH1 8:00 PM 30 0.05 136
128 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 999
129 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NOTRE DAME/FLORIDA ST ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.05 296
130 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 168
131 NHL RS POSTGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:57 AM 20 0.05 104
132 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:05 AM 55 0.05 113
133 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L FOX SPORTS 1 8:43 PM 116 0.04 209
134 ASTRID & LILLY SAVE WORLD SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.04 225
135 CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE NEWSMAX TV 5:00 PM 60 0.04 336
136 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 103
137 GREG KELLY REPORTS NEWSMAX TV 7:00 PM 60 0.04 468
138 STINCHFIELD NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 366
139 BOTCHED-SP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.04 160
140 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 254
141 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.04 100
142 LOCKED UP ABROAD:BREAKOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:15 PM 60 0.04 213
143 CAILLOU THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.04 102
144 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 102
145 COCOMELON THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 76
146 SPICER & CO NEWSMAX TV 6:00 PM 60 0.04 352
147 SISTAS SERIES S4 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.04 115
148 AMC MOVIE: COLD PURSUIT AMC 11:00 PM 165 0.03 190
149 HERD L: 1698 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.03 96
150 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: XAVIER/ST. JOHNS FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 133 0.03 128
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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.