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July 21, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 7.20.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  The 2022 ESPY AWARDS were at 0.42.  That was up 0.18 from the 2021 edition, which aired on a Saturday.

CBS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.04 to 0.70, and THE CHALLENGE was up 0.04 to 0.40.  A SWAT rerun followed at 0.18.

NBC:  Reruns at 0.27/0.30/0.29.

FOX:  MASTERCHEF rose 0.04 to 0.48, and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was down 0.03 to 0.30.

CW:  MYSTERIES DECODED was steady at 0.05, and the new WELLINGTON PARANORMAL held at 0.04, followed by a rerun at 0.04.

TELEMUNDO:  CASA DE FAMOSOS dipped 0.03 to 0.29, AMOR VALIENTE ticked down to 0.20, and a special was at 0.20.

UNIVISION:  MEXICANA Y EL GUERO gained 0.05 to 0.33, HERENCIA LEGADO fell 0.08 to 0.39, and MUJER DE NADIE was down 0.09 to 0.32.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE was steady at 0.32.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.29/0.47/3.6M, with CNN’s INSIDE POLITICS at 0.09/0.12/700K, and MSNBC’s ALL IN WITH CHRIS HAYES at 0.07/1.4M.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS edged up 0.02 to 0.28, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DUBAI ticked up to 0.16.  TUDN’s PARTIDO AMISTOSO was at 0.23.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER was at 0.21/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.17, and MY FEET ARE KILLING ME ticked up to 0.15  On BET, SISTAS slipped 0.02 to 0.19 (plus 0.03 via BET Her simulcast), and ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN was down 0.02 to 0.12 (plus 0.02/32K).  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT gained 0.04 to 0.18.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES lost 0.02 to 0.14.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN ticked up to 0.13.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE was steady at 0.12, and MORE POWER ticked up to 0.08.  On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.12/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.07/0.07, NEIGHBORHOOD WARS climbed 0.03 to 0.11, and ROAD WARS was up 0.02 to 0.11.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.11/0.09 compared to last week’s 0.14/0.14, and BARGAIN BLOCK was down 0.03 to 0.10.  On ID, THE MURDER TAPES was steady at 0.08, and AMERICAN DETECTIVE was down 0.02 to 0.08.  On Freeform, the season premiere of GROWN-ISH was at 0.08, down 0.03 from the Summer 2021 premiere, and EVERYTHING’S TRASH was at 0.04 compared to last week’s 0.04/0.02. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday July 20, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0146 ATLANTA GA TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.32 910
2 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,618
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,057
4 PARTIDO AMISTOSO L: MANCHESTER CITY/ AM?RICA TUDN 9:00 PM 128 0.23 503
5 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 3,399
6 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,273
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,780
8 SISTAS SERIES S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.19 964
9 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): AINT NO WEDDING LKE W COAST 1503 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.18 937
10 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,504
11 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,943
12 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DUBAI BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.16 533
13 MY FEET KILLING ME:FNOTES TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 849
14 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,229
15 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 684
16 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 2,051
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.14 445
18 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 68 0.13 1,180
19 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.12 616
20 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,502
21 ALL THE QUEENS MEN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 665
22 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.12 617
23 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 768
24 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN27 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.12 388
25 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN27 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.12 361
26 NEIGHBORHOOD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.11 650
27 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.11 592
28 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 48 0.11 1,464
29 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 362
30 TRACK & FIELD: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS USA NETWORK 7:30 PM 210 0.11 647
31 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.11 1,197
32 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,479
33 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 236
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 268
35 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 316
36 ROAD WARS A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.11 640
37 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 10 0.11 1,553
38 BARGAIN BLOCK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.10 1,245
39 SHARK ATTACK FILES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 378
40 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:02 PM 58 0.10 1,507
41 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.10 341
42 SR/FIRST LDY UKRAINE-CONG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:10 AM 12 0.10 1,446
43 SR/BIDEN-CLIMATE CHANGE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:48 PM 14 0.10 1,376
44 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,647
45 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 28 0.10 376
46 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: HBCUNITED/AMERICANA FOR AUTISM ESPN 8:00 PM 136 0.10 227
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,491
48 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.09 1,074
49 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 698
50 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,518
51 UEFA WOMENS EURO L: ENGLAND/SPAIN ESPN2 2:30 PM 188 0.09 326
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,522
53 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 682
54 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:22 AM 38 0.08 1,434
55 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.08 305
56 MORE POWER HISTORY 10:03 PM 31 0.08 373
57 MURDER TAPES, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 546
58 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 700
59 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.08 246
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 700
61 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 831
62 AMERICAN DETECTIVE W/ JK INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 61 0.08 648
63 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 10:00 PM 30 0.08 183
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 663
65 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.08 240
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 1,129
67 THIS JUST IN  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 200
68 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 703
69 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 687
70 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 1,419
71 MSNBC PRIME MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 1,454
72 INTERNATIONAL SOCCER L ESPN2 9:14 PM 114 0.07 217
73 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 28 0.07 424
74 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 1,110
75 NBA TODAY L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 247
76 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 733
77 BARGAIN BLOCK REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 60 0.07 648
78 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 1,066
79 SHARK ATTACK FILES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 338
80 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,224
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 675
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 179
83 CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.06 461
84 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 701
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 183
86 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.06 285
87 DAILY SHOW – SUS COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 15 0.06 201
88 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 231
89 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 1,611
90 CRANK YANKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 30 0.06 116
91 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 544
92 LINEA DE CUATRO L TUDN 11:08 PM 60 0.06 119
93 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 585
94 UNDISPUTED L: 1480 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 157
95 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 160
96 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 1,497
97 DISNEY SUMMER MAGIC QUEST DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 56 0.05 173
98 CRANK YANKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 8:30 PM 30 0.05 105
99 NICK NEWS NEW NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.05 160
100 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 421
101 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 762
102 NFL LIVE ESPN2 5:38 PM 23 0.05 163
103 E.ROTH: GHOST RUINED RPCK: SKTI-1R1R04H TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.05 171
104 FUTBOL CENTRAL L TUDN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 105
105 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 90 0.05 121
106 SMURFS, THE NICKELODEON 2:00 PM 30 0.05 315
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 153
108 HERD L: 1807 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 115
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 605
110 POCOYO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 AM 30 0.05 103
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 545
112 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 480
113 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK DD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 249
114 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 574
115 5 GUYS A WEEK LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.04 291
116 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.04 1,435
117 25 WORDS OR LESS GSN 3:30 PM 30 0.04 416
118 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 1:30 PM 60 0.04 93
119 AMERICA SAYS GSN 7:30 PM 30 0.04 329
120 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 204
121 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 675
122 EVERYTHING?S TRASH FREEFORM 10:30 PM 30 0.04 84
123 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 969
124 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 30 0.04 342
125 FUT-EST-CHIVA-W-TEL-UNVSO: GUADALAJARA VS LEON UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 132 0.04 99
126 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 921
127 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.03 679
128 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.03 831
129 SISTAS SERIES S4 BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.03 93
130 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.03 163
131 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L: 1421 FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 120 0.03 70
132 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.03 746
133 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.03 96
134 TOTAL DRAMARAMA THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 PM 15 0.03 110
135 WE BABY BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.03 89
136 25 WORDS OR LESS GSN 3:00 PM 30 0.03 361
137 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 6:01 PM 29 0.03 99
138 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 79
139 $100,000 PYRAMID, THE GSN 4:00 PM 60 0.03 460
140 NICK NEWS NICKTOONS 12:00 AM 30 0.03 61
141 BONES BBC-AMERICA 12:00 AM 60 0.03 144
142 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 162
143 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.03 343
144 BONES BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.03 178
145 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: STAGE 17 USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 210 0.03 318
146 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.03 279
147 FOOD PARADISE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.03 134
148 BONES BBC-AMERICA 6:00 PM 60 0.03 186
149 CAR ISSUES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.02 179
150 BONES BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.02 154

 

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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.