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April 7, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 4.6.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  The night started with a KARDASHIANS special tied in to the upcoming (Disney-owned) Hulu series at 0.46.  The rest of the line-up aired for the first time in 2 weeks, with an out-of-timeslot episode of THE WONDER YEARS up 0.02 to 0.33, HOME ECONOMICS down 0.05 to 0.32, and A MILLION LITTLE THINGS up 0.02 to 0.28.

CBS:  SURVIVOR slipped 0.02 to 0.88, BEYOND THE EDGE ticked down to 0.34, and GOOD SAM was down 0.04 to 0.20.

NBC:  The CHICAGO line-up aired for the first time since March 16, with MED down a tick to 0.66, FIRE up 0.06 to 0.81, and PD up 0.04 to 0.72.

FOX:  THE MASKED SINGER fell 0.14 to 0.67, and DOMINO MASTERS was down 0.07 to 0.31.

CW:  THE FLASH gained 0.03 to 0.11, and KUNG FU was steady at 0.07.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.44/0.31.  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE was steady at 0.38.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s THE FIVE at 0.27/0.45/3.8M, with CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.17/0.22/900K, and MSNBC’s REIDOUT at 0.07/1M.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY edged up 0.02 to 0.25.  FX’s SNOWFALL, just renewed for a final season, dipped 0.03 to 0.22.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER shed 0.02 to 0.21, and BODY PARTS was at 0.17.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT dropped 0.05 to 0.19.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.16/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.15, and WHY THE HECK DID I BUY THIS HOUSE held at 0.16.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS was at 0.14/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.20/0.15, and BEE CZAR was up 0.02 to 0.10.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.14.  On ID, THE MURDER TAPES gained 0.03 to 0.14, and SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH was at 0.11/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.09.  On BET, THE MS PAT SHOW rose 0.03 to 0.13 (plus zero/41K via BET Her simulcast), and ASSISTED LIVING was up 0.03 to 0.12 (plus 0.01/54K).  On A&E, NEIGHBORHOOD WARS was at 0.12/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.16/0.14, and COURT CAM was at 0.11/0.10 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.10.  USA’s TEMPTATION ISLAND was at 0.06 compared to last week’s 0.09/0.06, and THE COURTSHIP ticked down to 0.04.  Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE was down 0.02 to 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 April 6, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BROOKLYN/NEW YORK ESPN 7:44 PM 146 0.44 1,305
2 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0131 JACKSONVILLE FL TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.38 989
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PHOENIX/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:10 PM 157 0.31 1,017
4 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.27 3,753
5 NBA COURTSIDE  L ESPN 7:30 PM 14 0.27 682
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.25 790
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 3,413
8 SNOWFALL FX 10:00 PM 65 0.22 636
9 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 3,066
10 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,613
11 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,719
12 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): POPPING THE QUESTIONS 1413 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.19 1,010
13 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.19 485
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,972
15 BODY PARTS TLC 10:00 PM 62 0.17 1,296
16 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 897
17 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:47 AM 63 0.17 433
18 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 2,431
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.16 974
20 WHY THE HECK BUY HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.16 924
21 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 981
22 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L ESPN 3:00 PM 118 0.15 718
23 HOUSE OF PAYNE (2020) BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 30 0.15 600
24 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 2,096
25 MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:02 PM 63 0.14 617
26 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 2,044
27 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,841
28 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 558
29 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 61 0.14 698
30 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,859
31 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 383
32 MOONSHINERS SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 62 0.13 604
33 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,728
34 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 815
35 MS. PAT SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 574
36 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 784
37 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.13 954
38 ASSISTED LIVING BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 PM 30 0.12 551
39 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.12 679
40 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 4:58 PM 62 0.12 429
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,788
42 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.12 687
43 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 358
44 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 852
45 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,644
46 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,712
47 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.11 687
48 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 852
49 SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:01 PM 30 0.11 589
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,879
51 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.11 367
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 764
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 750
54 FORGED IN FIRE: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.10 421
55 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: TAMPA BAY/WASHINGTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:46 PM 162 0.10 368
56 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 1,008
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 754
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 268
59 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 699
60 BEE CZAR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:05 PM 60 0.10 426
61 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 689
62 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.10 638
63 SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:31 PM 30 0.10 534
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,788
65 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 677
66 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 30 0.10 609
67 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN24 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.09 247
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,477
69 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 756
70 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 1:50 AM 60 0.09 257
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 245
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 770
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 263
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 633
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,012
76 FOX NEWS LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.08 686
77 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: QF: CHELSEA FC / REAL MADRID TUDN 2:30 PM 150 0.08 201
78 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 28 0.08 452
79 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 540
80 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN25 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.08 258
81 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 285
82 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.08 265
83 CONCACAF LC – L: SF: SEATTLE SOUNDERS / NYC FC TUDN 10:07 PM 120 0.08 152
84 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 PM 180 0.08 299
85 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 537
86 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 288
87 NHL RS PREGAME TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:30 PM 16 0.07 239
88 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,036
89 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 411
90 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:33 AM 28 0.07 257
91 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 332
92 TO CATCH A SMUGGLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 458
93 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 477
94 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 1,280
95 GHOST ADV REPACK: TGA-10R1R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.06 218
96 TEMPTATION ISLAND USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.06 220
97 MASTERS GOLF TOURN (RPT) ESPN2 10:12 PM 118 0.06 185
98 NHL REGULAR SEASON L: CALGARY/ANAHEIM TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:28 PM 156 0.06 134
99 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 1,211
100 HERD L: 1723 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 135
101 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.05 118
102 UNDISPUTED L: 1405 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 162
103 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 747
104 MAFS: AUSTRALIA LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:33 PM 88 0.05 315
105 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 122
106 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 353
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 158
108 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.05 1,125
109 CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE L: SF1:SEATTLE/NYCFC FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 122 0.05 151
110 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BROOKLYN/NEW YORK ESPN2 7:30 PM 162 0.05 152
111 LIGA MX L: TOLUCA / MONTERREY TUDN 7:30 PM 157 0.05 135
112 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.05 123
113 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 683
114 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 1,053
115 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.05 205
116 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 328
117 GOOD TROUBLE FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.04 125
118 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 1,252
119 MISION EUROPA L TUDN 5:00 PM 60 0.04 113
120 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.04 850
121 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 7:00 PM 30 0.04 116
122 LIVE FROM: MASTERS GOLF CHANNEL 9:00 AM 360 0.04 240
123 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 665
124 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 789
125 COURTSHIP USA NETWORK 11:01 PM 60 0.04 106
126 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.04 133
127 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.04 89
128 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 700
129 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 714
130 COCOMELON THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.04 89
131 POCOYO THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 AM 20 0.04 80
132 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 631
133 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.03 158
134 NEWS W SHEPARD SMITH, THE CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 279
135 NBA TODAY L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.03 106
136 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:07 AM 53 0.03 60
137 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.03 99
138 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L: 1352 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 89
139 TIME MACHINE: 101 INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD HISTORY 10:00 AM 120 0.03 223
140 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 105
141 GRAVEYARD CARZ MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.03 213
142 BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 202
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 186
144 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.03 871
145 ZIMMERN LIST COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.03 157
146 PRIME NEWS NEWSMAX TV 9:00 PM 60 0.03 175
147 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.03 447
148 TIME MACHINE: 101 OBJECTS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD HISTORY 8:00 AM 120 0.03 179
149 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 213
150 RESTORATION GARAGE MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.02 195

 

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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.