NETWORK FINALS: CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.7/1.2/1.0 (with a Duke game during the first hour), better than the 1.1/1.0/1.1 for last year’s first Friday. Elsewhere, DYNASTY and 20/20 lost 0.1 in final numbers.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: 14 of Friday’s top 17 cable telecasts were NCAA TOURNAMENT-related, led by TNT’s late primetime North Carolina vs. Iona game. The top-rated show that wasn’t NCAA was Discovery’s GOLD RUSH, down 0.17 to 0.44, with its lead-out hour down 0.26 to 0.22. Univision’s SELECCION MEXICO match was at 0.35. There was an 18-49 tie in cable news, with Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.30/0.50/3.2M and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.30/0.46/2.9M, while CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 was at 0.22/0.28/1.1M. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES gained 0.02 to 0.29. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.29, compared to last week’s 0.26/0.24. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE dropped 0.04 to 0.28. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER lost 0.04 to 0.27. On ID, SECRETS OF THE MORGUE was at 0.20/0.17, compared to last week’s 0.23/0.19. On We, MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT shed 0.02 to 0.19, and BRIDEZILLAS ticked down to 0.09. Bravo’s DON’T BE TARDY was down 0.03 to 0.16. Paramount’s BELLATOR was at 0.07.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday March 22, 2019 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR2: IONA VS NORTH CAROLINA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:21 PM | 130 | 1.04 | 3,013 |
| 2 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR2: OREGON VS WISCONSIN | TBS NETWORK | 4:35 PM | 145 | 0.85 | 2,750 |
| 3 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR2: OHIO ST VS IOWA ST | TBS NETWORK | 9:38 PM | 139 | 0.81 | 2,606 |
| 4 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR1: WASHINGTON VS UTAH ST | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:40 PM | 145 | 0.61 | 1,784 |
| 5 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR1: LIBERTY VS MISSISSIPPI ST | TRUTV | 7:32 PM | 144 | 0.49 | 1,533 |
| 6 | TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRFR | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:05 PM | 16 | 0.44 | 1,330 |
| 7 | GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.44 | 1,892 |
| 8 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR1: GEORGIA ST VS HOUSTON | TBS NETWORK | 7:07 PM | 137 | 0.40 | 1,187 |
| 9 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR2: ARIZONA ST VS BUFFALO | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 4:02 PM | 158 | 0.37 | 1,121 |
| 10 | SELECCION MEXICO FRI: MEXICO / CHILE | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 10:00 PM | 142 | 0.35 | 835 |
| 11 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR2: SAINT LOUIS VS VIRGINIA TECH | TRUTV | 10:21 PM | 138 | 0.32 | 891 |
| 12 | TRU NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRFR | TRUTV | 9:56 PM | 25 | 0.32 | 1,006 |
| 13 | GOLD RUSH:WHITE WATER SPC | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 62 | 0.32 | 1,297 |
| 14 | TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRFR | TBS NETWORK | 9:24 PM | 14 | 0.31 | 941 |
| 15 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR2: GARDNER-WEBB VS VIRGINIA | TRUTV | 3:05 PM | 135 | 0.31 | 1,164 |
| 16 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR1: UC IRVINE VS KANSAS ST | TBS NETWORK | 1:51 PM | 147 | 0.31 | 1,046 |
| 17 | TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYFR | TBS NETWORK | 4:18 PM | 17 | 0.31 | 998 |
| 18 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 3,199 |
| 19 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 2,904 |
| 20 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 1,087 |
| 21 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 31 | 0.29 | 612 |
| 22 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 1,635 |
| 23 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.27 | 1,505 |
| 24 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 3,132 |
| 25 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,056 |
| 26 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,969 |
| 27 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:30 AM | 90 | 0.21 | 459 |
| 28 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 968 |
| 29 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 440 |
| 30 | SECRETS OF THE MORGUE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 886 |
| 31 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 672 |
| 32 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,163 |
| 33 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 938 |
| 34 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,778 |
| 35 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,434 |
| 36 | ANCIENT ALIENS AC | HISTORY | 9:02 PM | 61 | 0.19 | 958 |
| 37 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.19 | 450 |
| 38 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,828 |
| 39 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,036 |
| 40 | ANCIENT ALIENS AC | HISTORY | 12:03 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 724 |
| 41 | OFFICE, THE | NICK-AT-NITE | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 507 |
| 42 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:18 PM | 42 | 0.18 | 2,361 |
| 43 | GHOST ADV REPACK: HISTORIC HAUNTINGS | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.18 | 471 |
| 44 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,870 |
| 45 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR1: NORTHERN KY VS TEXAS TECH | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:22 PM | 145 | 0.18 | 600 |
| 46 | BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 814 |
| 47 | OFFICE, THE | NICK-AT-NITE | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 579 |
| 48 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,970 |
| 49 | SECRETS OF THE MORGUE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 862 |
| 50 | GET UP L: N/A | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 120 | 0.17 | 423 |
| 51 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 18 | 0.17 | 2,205 |
| 52 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 891 |
| 53 | TRU NCAA BSK POST GAME-FR | TRUTV | 12:43 AM | 56 | 0.16 | 446 |
| 54 | MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A | TLC | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.16 | 588 |
| 55 | DONT BE TARDY | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 552 |
| 56 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 350 |
| 57 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 314 |
| 58 | ANCIENT ALIENS AC | HISTORY | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 863 |
| 59 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,537 |
| 60 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR1: OKLAHOMA VS OLE MISS | TRUTV | 12:34 PM | 135 | 0.15 | 597 |
| 61 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 12:35 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 350 |
| 62 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,308 |
| 63 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 886 |
| 64 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 12:22 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 299 |
| 65 | ANCIENT ALIENS AC | HISTORY | 1:05 AM | 61 | 0.14 | 634 |
| 66 | THIS IS NOT HAPPENING | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 289 |
| 67 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,657 |
| 68 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,342 |
| 69 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,718 |
| 70 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 667 |
| 71 | MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A | TLC | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.13 | 584 |
| 72 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 657 |
| 73 | FUTBOL CENTRAL FRI | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 257 |
| 74 | ANIMAL CRIBS | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.12 | 523 |
| 75 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 631 |
| 76 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,021 |
| 77 | TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYFR | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 3:47 PM | 15 | 0.12 | 419 |
| 78 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,363 |
| 79 | COLLEGE WRESTLING L: NCAA WRSTLNG CHAMPIONSHIP | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 178 | 0.11 | 407 |
| 80 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 661 |
| 81 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,370 |
| 82 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,429 |
| 83 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.11 | 1,084 |
| 84 | SYDNEY TO THE MAX | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 517 |
| 85 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,527 |
| 86 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 613 |
| 87 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,388 |
| 88 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:58 PM | 92 | 0.10 | 233 |
| 89 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 652 |
| 90 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 604 |
| 91 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 201 |
| 92 | FUTBOL CENTRAL L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 201 |
| 93 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,172 |
| 94 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 692 |
| 95 | BRIDEZILLAS | WETV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 286 |
| 96 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 568 |
| 97 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,050 |
| 98 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 375 |
| 99 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,136 |
| 100 | GIGANTOSAURUS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 25 | 0.09 | 417 |
| 101 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 272 |
| 102 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,117 |
| 103 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 205 |
| 104 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 204 |
| 105 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: NIGHTMARE TENANT | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 536 |
| 106 | CNN RIGHT NOW | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 579 |
| 107 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 891 |
| 108 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 9:30 AM | 25 | 0.08 | 413 |
| 109 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 25 | 0.08 | 371 |
| 110 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 612 DEADLY TWIST | OXYGEN MEDIA | 7:00 PM | 120 | 0.08 | 334 |
| 111 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,035 |
| 112 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: OKLAHOMA CITY/TORONTO | NBA-TV | 7:32 PM | 177 | 0.08 | 223 |
| 113 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 466 |
| 114 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,099 |
| 115 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 90 | 0.08 | 185 |
| 116 | VAMPIRINA | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.08 | 365 |
| 117 | LAW & ORDER | SUNDANCE TV | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 307 |
| 118 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 959 |
| 119 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.07 | 197 |
| 120 | TRU NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYFR | TRUTV | 2:49 PM | 16 | 0.07 | 409 |
| 121 | BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 218 | PARAMOUNT | 9:00 PM | 127 | 0.07 | 255 |
| 122 | LAW & ORDER | SUNDANCE TV | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 265 |
| 123 | TNT RD TO FNL FOUR- FRI | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:00 PM | 22 | 0.07 | 236 |
| 124 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 137 |
| 125 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 891 |
| 126 | UNDISPUTED L: 634 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.07 | 157 |
| 127 | TRU NCAA BK CHP-PRE-PRFR | TRUTV | 7:00 PM | 32 | 0.07 | 229 |
| 128 | GET UP: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.07 | 143 |
| 129 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 398 |
| 130 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 889 |
| 131 | SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 185 |
| 132 | TBS RD TO FNL FOUR- FRI | TBS NETWORK | 1:30 PM | 21 | 0.06 | 144 |
| 133 | LAW & ORDER | SUNDANCE TV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 311 |
| 134 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:33 PM | 26 | 0.06 | 285 |
| 135 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 886 |
| 136 | OUT FOR BLOOD IN SILICON | HBO PRIME | 5:30 PM | 119 | 0.06 | 204 |
| 137 | LAW & ORDER | SUNDANCE TV | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 283 |
| 138 | SPONGEBOB | NICKTOONS | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 224 |
| 139 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 249 |
| 140 | SPRING BAKING CHAMPION | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 187 |
| 141 | KNIGHT AND DAY | HBO PRIME | 3:40 PM | 110 | 0.05 | 152 |
| 142 | ENTRAPMENT | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 113 | 0.05 | 254 |
| 143 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 224 |
| 144 | AMERICA SAYS | GSN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 498 |
| 145 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 128 |
| 146 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 239 |
| 147 | LAW & ORDER | SUNDANCE TV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 279 |
| 148 | UFC UNLEASHED | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 156 |
| 149 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 215 |
| 150 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 96 |
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