BROADCAST FINALS
ABC: Reruns at 0.28/0.21/0.21/0.14/0.17.
CBS: BIG BROTHER dropped 0.06 to 0.81, and THE CHALLENGE was down 0.06 to 0.33, followed by a SWAT rerun at 0.17.
NBC: AMERICA’S GOT TALENT fell 0.08 to 0.52, followed by reruns at 0.33/0.30.
FOX: MASTERCHEF was down 0.06 to 0.39.
CW: The season premiere of STARGIRL was at 0.07, down 0.06 from the 2021 premiere. WELLINGTON PARANORMAL was at 0.02/0.02 compared to last week’s 0.03.
TELEMUNDO: TOP CHEF VIP ticked up to 0.36, and INFIEL was up a tick to 0.33.
UNIVISION: SELECCION MEXICANA was at 0.50.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s primetime US OPEN coverage (including the Serena Williams match) was at 0.51, with afternoon coverage at 0.12. TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE ticked up to 0.35. On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS was at 0.30, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DUBAI was down 0.03 to 0.12. Cable news was led by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.24/0.36/3M, with CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.12/0.18/1M, and MSNBC’s ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT at 0.08/1.9M. On TLC, DR PIMPLE POPPER gained 0.04 to 0.21, and BAD HAIR DAY ticked down to 0.10. Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was steady at 0.15. ESPN2’s WNBA PLAYOFFS was at 0.14/0.08. On Food Network, GUY’S ULTIMATE GAME NIGHT was at 0.13, and NO RECIPE ROAD TRIP was at 0.05. On A&E, COURT CAM was at 0.13/0.13 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.11, and COURT NIGHT LIVE was steady at 0.08. FXX’s ARCHER held at 0.12. On HGTV, FARMHOUSE FIXER lost 0.03 to 0.12, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.12 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.12. On ID, IN PURSUIT was at 0.10/0.08 compared to last week’s 0.07. FX’s WELCOME TO WREXHAM was at 0.09/0.06 compared to last week’s 0.10/0.07. History’s FORGED IN FIRE slipped 0.02 to 0.09. Syfy’s RESIDENT ALIEN dropped 0.03 to 0.07. On BET, HAUS OF VICIOUS dipped 0.02 to 0.05 (plus 0.01/31K via BET Her simulcast), and SACRIFICE was at 0.05/0.05 compared to last week’s 0.07/0.07 (plus 0.01/30K & 0.01/30K). On Freeform, GROWN-ISH was steady at 0.04, and EVERYTHING’S TRASH was up 0.02 to 0.03.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday August 31, 2022 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME L: SECOND ROUND | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 331 | 0.51 | 2,273 |
| 2 | AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0152 CHICAGO IL | TBS NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.35 | 1,020 |
| 3 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 1,083 |
| 4 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,984 |
| 5 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 3,404 |
| 6 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,441 |
| 7 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,212 |
| 8 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,632 |
| 9 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,329 |
| 10 | GUTFELD! | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,098 |
| 11 | MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF): ARE U GOING TO GASLIGHT ME? 1509 | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 123 | 0.15 | 827 |
| 12 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,680 |
| 13 | WNBA PLAYOFFS L: SEATTLE/LAS VEGAS | ESPN2 | 10:05 PM | 125 | 0.14 | 504 |
| 14 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.13 | 388 |
| 15 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,689 |
| 16 | JESSE WATTERS PRIMETIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 2,415 |
| 17 | GUYS ULTIMATE GAME NIGHT | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.13 | 688 |
| 18 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 641 |
| 19 | COURT CAM | A&E NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 622 |
| 20 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,034 |
| 21 | ARCHER FXX | FXX | 10:00 PM | 32 | 0.12 | 272 |
| 22 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,551 |
| 23 | FARMHOUSE FIXER | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.12 | 1,121 |
| 24 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,299 |
| 25 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:01 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 1,044 |
| 26 | PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/LIVERPOOL | USA NETWORK | 2:54 PM | 138 | 0.12 | 356 |
| 27 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DUBAI | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 548 |
| 28 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFT L: SECOND ROUND | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 420 | 0.12 | 703 |
| 29 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,644 |
| 30 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,776 |
| 31 | SELECCION MEXICANA 8/31: MEXICO / PARAGUAY | TUDN | 8:30 PM | 150 | 0.11 | 278 |
| 32 | EXPEDITION UNKNOWN | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 70 | 0.11 | 990 |
| 33 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,006 |
| 34 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,055 |
| 35 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN28 | MTV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 325 |
| 36 | BAD HAIR DAY | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 792 |
| 37 | DR. PIMPLE POPPER:POP UPS | TLC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 827 |
| 38 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,472 |
| 39 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 811 |
| 40 | AMERICA REPORTS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,428 |
| 41 | IN PURSUIT: CAPTURED | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 568 |
| 42 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.10 | 335 |
| 43 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,470 |
| 44 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 822 |
| 45 | FARMHOUSE FIXER REPACK | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 892 |
| 46 | FAULKNER FOCUS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,668 |
| 47 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:31 AM | 59 | 0.09 | 311 |
| 48 | WELCOME TO WREXHAM S1 | FX | 10:00 PM | 35 | 0.09 | 232 |
| 49 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 63 | 0.09 | 528 |
| 50 | TALES FROM EXPLORERS CLUB | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:10 PM | 62 | 0.09 | 838 |
| 51 | IN PURSUIT W/ JOHN WALSH | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 496 |
| 52 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN27 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 279 |
| 53 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 765 |
| 54 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 360 |
| 55 | COURT NIGHT LIVE: 4 COURT NIGHT LIVE | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 351 |
| 56 | WNBA PLAYOFFS L: CONNECTICUT/CHICAGO | ESPN2 | 8:00 PM | 125 | 0.08 | 322 |
| 57 | ALEX WAGNER TONIGHT | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,884 |
| 58 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 706 |
| 59 | 11TH HOUR W/ S. RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,400 |
| 60 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 696 |
| 61 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 678 |
| 62 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 799 |
| 63 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:30 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 209 |
| 64 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 682 |
| 65 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 696 |
| 66 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 480 |
| 67 | RESIDENT ALIEN | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 643 |
| 68 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 241 |
| 69 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 256 |
| 70 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 2,034 |
| 71 | REIDOUT | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,396 |
| 72 | PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO | USA NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 54 | 0.06 | 158 |
| 73 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 701 |
| 74 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,712 |
| 75 | DON LEMON TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 525 |
| 76 | REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS | BRAVO | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 327 |
| 77 | PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE | USA NETWORK | 5:12 PM | 48 | 0.06 | 166 |
| 78 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 1,388 |
| 79 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 763 |
| 80 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE: N/A | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 1,644 |
| 81 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 596 |
| 82 | WELCOME TO WREXHAM S1 | FX | 10:35 PM | 34 | 0.06 | 160 |
| 83 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 526 |
| 84 | NO-RECIPE ROAD TRIP | FOOD NETWORK | 10:01 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 344 |
| 85 | HAUS OF VICIOUS | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 321 |
| 86 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | TUDN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 152 |
| 87 | DOC IS 10 | DISNEY JUNIOR | 2:40 PM | 25 | 0.05 | 175 |
| 88 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 185 |
| 89 | MORNING JOE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 993 |
| 90 | FORGED IN FIRE | HISTORY | 9:03 PM | 58 | 0.05 | 350 |
| 91 | SACRIFICE SERIES | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 356 |
| 92 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 218 |
| 93 | MAFS: AFTERPARTY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 383 |
| 94 | WNBA STUDIO L | ESPN2 | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 132 |
| 95 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DUBAI | BRAVO | 11:01 PM | 61 | 0.05 | 184 |
| 96 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 170 |
| 97 | SACRIFICE SERIES | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 315 |
| 98 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 159 |
| 99 | NFL FANTASY LIVE | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 189 |
| 100 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.05 | 1,052 |
| 101 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 360 |
| 102 | JOSE DIAZ-BALART REPORTS | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 861 |
| 103 | AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 333 |
| 104 | THESE WOODS REPACK | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 224 |
| 105 | MSNBC REPORTS- LIVE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.04 | 834 |
| 106 | CMT STORYTELLERS | CMT | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 145 |
| 107 | HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 996 |
| 108 | KATY TUR REPORTS | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 935 |
| 109 | GROWN-ISH | FREEFORM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 101 |
| 110 | NIGHTLY POP | E! | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.04 | 157 |
| 111 | SHOWCASE GAME: LAD AT NYM/CHC AT TOR | MLB NETWORK | 7:10 PM | 142 | 0.04 | 283 |
| 112 | POCOYO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.04 | 94 |
| 113 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 116 |
| 114 | AMERICAS NATIONAL PARKS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 384 |
| 115 | AMERICAS NATIONAL PK GEMS | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 345 |
| 116 | BONES | BBC-AMERICA | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 214 |
| 117 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 143 |
| 118 | THIS JUST IN L | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 146 |
| 119 | PEOPLE PUZZLER | GSN | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 425 |
| 120 | DOC IS 10 | DISNEY CHANNEL | 7:30 AM | 25 | 0.03 | 108 |
| 121 | MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: PHILADELPHIA UNION/ATLANTA UNITED | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 158 | 0.03 | 118 |
| 122 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 378 |
| 123 | NASCAR RACE HUB L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 136 |
| 124 | BONES | BBC-AMERICA | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 191 |
| 125 | MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME | MLB NETWORK | 9:32 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 181 |
| 126 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.03 | 108 |
| 127 | NFL NOW | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 119 |
| 128 | $100,000 PYRAMID, THE | GSN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 473 |
| 129 | BONES | BBC-AMERICA | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 190 |
| 130 | EVERYTHING?S TRASH | FREEFORM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 56 |
| 131 | CASO CRIMINAL | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 115 |
| 132 | QANON: THE SEARCH FOR Q | VICE | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 112 |
| 133 | CHRIS JANSING REPORTS | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 795 |
| 134 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 807 |
| 135 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 130 |
| 136 | BONES | BBC-AMERICA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 253 |
| 137 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 3:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 143 |
| 138 | RASGOS DE UN PSICOPATA | DISCOVERY EN ESPANOL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.03 | 97 |
| 139 | BONES | BBC-AMERICA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 198 |
| 140 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.03 | 290 |
| 141 | BONES | BBC-AMERICA | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.03 | 178 |
| 142 | CHRIS SALCEDO SHOW, THE | NEWSMAX TV | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 262 |
| 143 | BONES | BBC-AMERICA | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 217 |
| 144 | BONES | BBC-AMERICA | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 200 |
| 145 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: HOU AT TEX/PIT AT MIL | MLB NETWORK | 2:10 PM | 204 | 0.02 | 139 |
| 146 | GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: N/A | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 AM | 180 | 0.02 | 73 |
| 147 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 81 |
| 148 | AMERICA?S MORNING HEADQUA | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.02 | 126 |
| 149 | BONES | BBC-AMERICA | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.02 | 220 |
| 150 | FUTBOL CENTRAL PT WED | TUDN | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.02 | 82 |
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