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August 25, 2022
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Wednesday 8.24.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals UPDATED

 

BROADCAST FINALS

ABC:  Reruns at 0.29/0.21/0.22/0.17/0.24.

CBS:  BIG BROTHER inched up 0.02 to 0.87, and THE CHALLENGE was down 0.03 to 0.39.  A SWAT rerun was at 0.17.

NBC:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ticked down to 0.60,and a run of the initial episode of the Peacock series THE RESORT was at 0.28.  A CHICAGO PD rerun was at 0.20.

FOX:  MASTERCHEF ticked down to 0.45.

CW:  MYSTERIES DECODED ticked down to 0.04, and a new WELLINGTON PARANORMAL was down a tick to 0.03, followed by a rerun at 0.03.

TELEMUNDO:  TOP CHEF VIP rose 0.08 to 0.35, AMOR VALIENTE gained 0.08 to 0.28, and INFIEL was up 0.09 to 0.32.

UNIVISION:  MEXICANA Y EL GUERO climbed 0.03 to 0.28, HERENCIA LEGADO was also up 0.03 to 0.34, and MUJER DE NADIE ticked up to 0.30.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season premiere of FXX’s ARCHER was at 0.12 compared to last season’s 0.10/0.10 2-episode premiere.  The series premiere of FX’s WELCOME TO WREXHAM was at 0.10/0.07.

TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE rose 0.04 to 0.34.  ESPN’s LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES coverage was at 0.22/0.11/0.09.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.21/0.37/3.1M, with CNN TONIGHT at 0.11/0.17/800K, and MSNBC’s 11TH HOUR WITH SARA RUHLE at 0.08/1.1M.  On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER edged up 0.02 to 0.17, and BAD HAIR DAY was at 0.11.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DUBAI was up 0.02 to 0.15.  On HGTV, FARMHOUSE FIXER was at 0.15, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.13/0.12 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.11.  TUDN’s LIGA match was at 0.15.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT slipped 0.02 to 0.15.  On Discovery, EXPEDITION UNKNOWN gained 0.02 to 0.13, and MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP was steady at 0.07.  On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.12/0.11 compared to last week’s 0.15/0.13, and COURT NIGHT LIVE ticked up to 0.08.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE was steady at 0.11.  Syfy’s RESIDENT ALIEN was up 0.02 to 0.10.  On ID, IN PURSUIT was at 0.07.  BET’s SACRIFICE was at 0.07/0.07 (plus 0.02/59K & 0.02/49K via BET Her simulcast) compared to last week’s 0.07/0.05, and HAUS OF VICIOUS was at 0.07 (plus 0.02/54K).  On Freeform, GROWN-ISH lost 0.02 to 0.04, and EVERYTHING’S TRASH was down 0.02 to 0.01/29K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday August 24, 2022 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0151 CLEVELAND OH TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.34 1,049
2 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: PEARLAND, TX/HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA ESPN 7:05 PM 134 0.22 1,451
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 3,148
4 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 3,398
5 JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,775
6 DR. PIMPLE POPPER TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,350
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,732
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DUBAI BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.15 478
9 FARMHOUSE FIXER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 61 0.15 1,260
10 LIGA MX L: UNAM / TIGRES UANL TUDN 9:30 PM 157 0.15 322
11 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): PARTY WAYS 1508 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 123 0.15 823
12 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 5:00 PM 5 0.14 821
13 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,348
14 GUTFELD! FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 2,109
15 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 350
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:01 PM 30 0.13 1,175
17 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 68 0.13 1,055
18 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,288
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:31 PM 30 0.12 1,113
20 ARCHER FXX FXX 10:00 PM 33 0.12 286
21 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L ESPN 9:19 PM 107 0.12 497
22 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.12 638
23 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,681
24 FARMHOUSE FIXER REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.12 789
25 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 764
26 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: NOLENSVILLE, TN/HONOLULU, HI ESPN 2:58 PM 122 0.11 939
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 813
28 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,634
29 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,746
30 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:06 PM 54 0.11 353
31 COURT CAM A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.11 591
32 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 8:00 PM 63 0.11 504
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 732
34 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.11 337
35 BAD HAIR DAY TLC 10:00 PM 62 0.11 905
36 WELCOME TO WREXHAM FX 10:00 PM 38 0.10 319
37 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN27 MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.10 278
38 RESIDENT ALIEN SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 744
39 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 233
40 FAULKNER FOCUS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,814
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,350
42 DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 702
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 783
44 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,686
45 IN PURSUIT W/ JOHN WALSH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 556
46 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 1:00 PM 118 0.09 757
47 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,999
48 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,753
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 262
50 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN27 MTV 8:00 PM 30 0.09 312
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 643
52 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 797
53 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.08 1,086
54 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 808
55 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,568
56 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 723
57 ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 1,677
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 642
59 COURT NIGHT LIVE: 3 COURT NIGHT LIVE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 120 0.08 340
60 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,685
61 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,721
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 687
63 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,592
64 DESCENDANTS: ROYAL WEDDIN DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.07 233
65 WELCOME TO WREXHAM FX 10:38 PM 39 0.07 225
66 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 630
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 621
68 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 177
69 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 621
70 IN PURSUIT: HOT ON THE TR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 61 0.07 401
71 MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:08 PM 62 0.07 624
72 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.07 228
73 SACRIFICE SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 373
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 945
75 HAUS OF VICIOUS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.07 347
76 SACRIFICE SERIES BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.07 348
77 NARCO WARS COMPS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 221
78 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 1,276
79 MIDDLEMOST POST NICKELODEON 2:00 PM 30 0.06 299
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 172
81 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 997
82 THESE WOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 371
83 POCOYO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 AM 30 0.06 115
84 HERD L: 1832 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.06 110
85 DON LEMON TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.05 447
86 NARCO WARS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.05 267
87 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.05 209
88 UNDISPUTED L: 1505 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 134
89 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 743
90 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 1,401
91 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 464
92 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 592
93 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.05 1,475
94 MAFS: AFTERPARTY LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 30 0.05 308
95 MORNING JOE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 1,046
96 MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 705
97 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.05 159
98 CAR ISSUES MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 30 0.05 252
99 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 468
100 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.05 477
101 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.04 875
102 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:30 PM 30 0.04 113
103 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 354
104 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 2:45 PM 23 0.04 914
105 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.04 147
106 CHRIS JANSING REPORTS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.04 711
107 JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.04 753
108 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO TUDN 12:07 AM 53 0.04 83
109 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 10:00 PM 30 0.04 122
110 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L ESPN2 9:00 PM 22 0.04 175
111 THIS JUST IN L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.04 158
112 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP: MIL AT LAD/MIN AT HOU MLB NETWORK 10:03 PM 131 0.04 191
113 CELEBRITY BEEF SNEAK PEAK BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.04 138
114 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 65 0.04 126
115 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 3:08 PM 52 0.04 914
116 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.04 282
117 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.03 127
118 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 5:30 PM 60 0.03 108
119 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.03 127
120 DAILY WAGER   L ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.03 112
121 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 118
122 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.03 99
123 5 GUYS A WEEK LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:03 PM 60 0.03 202
124 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: CHICAGO WHITE SOX/BALTIMORE ORIOLES FOX SPORTS 1 7:01 PM 211 0.03 182
125 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 83
126 BONES BBC-AMERICA 12:00 AM 60 0.03 137
127 WNBA STUDIO L ESPN2 8:30 PM 30 0.03 83
128 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.03 117
129 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 62
130 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 45 0.02 832
131 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.02 94
132 VICTOR & VALENTINO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:15 PM 15 0.02 88
133 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.02 69
134 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.02 123
135 DETRAS CRIMENES VIRALES DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL 8:00 PM 30 0.02 78
136 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.02 190
137 FUTBOL CLUB TUDN 7:00 PM 60 0.02 44
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.02 141
139 BONES BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.02 220
140 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.02 103
141 BONES BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.02 188
142 BONES BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.02 172
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.02 126
144 SACRIFICE SERIES BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.02 59
145 LA ULTIMA PALABRA – L FOX DEPORTES 12:03 AM 60 0.02 34
146 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.02 152
147 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.02 203
148 ERIC BOLLING THE BALANCE NEWSMAX TV 8:00 PM 60 0.02 190
149 MORNING EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.02 132
150 MLB REG SEASON POST L FOX SPORTS 1 10:32 PM 45 0.02 80

 

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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.