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February 27, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.26.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE and KEVIN CAN WAIT gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SUPERIOR DONUTS lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

Final Bcast 2018 Feb 26.MON 

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.10/1.09/1.01, compared to last week’s 1.22/1.21/1.00.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.92/0.89, compared to 0.96/0.90.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.67/0.58, compared to 0.74/0.59.  On MTV, TEEN MOM lost 0.05 to 0.62, and SIESTA KEY was down 0.03 to 0.29.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES ticked down to 0.53, and SUMMER HOUSE was steady at 0.26.  TNT’s THE ALIENIST had a healthy 0.09 rise to 0.45.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.41/0.41.  On TBS, AMERICAN DAD dipped 0.04 to 0.37, followed by the official premiere of FINAL SPACE (which had already aired as a “sneak” on TNT) at 0.26.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news in the demo at 0.32/0.52/3M, over Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.31/0.58/2.9M and CNN’s.  Food Network’s KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP dropped 0.06 to 0.32, and RIDICULOUS CAKES was down 0.02 to 0.20.  On ID, MURDER IS FOREVER gained 0.07 to 0.28, and VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL was up 0.04 to 0.22.  On History, PAWN STARS slipped 0.02 to 0.26, and AMERICAN PICKERS held at 0.26.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked down to 0.27, HOME TOWN dipped 0.03 to 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.24/0.21 compared to 0.29/0.23.  A&E’s JONESTOWN special was at 0.19.  Despite many promos during Sunday’s THE WALKING DEAD, AMC’s MCMAFIA premiered at a lackluster 0.14.  The season premiere of Lifetime’s UNREAL was at 0.08, down 0.13 from the June 2016 premiere, and down a tenth from the August 2016 season finale.  WGN premiered SHOOT THE MESSENGER with a tiny 0.03/173K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Feb 26.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday February 26, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.10 3,249
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.09 3,407
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 73 1.01 2,884
4 LOVE AND HIP HOP 8 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.92 1,797
5 LOVE & HIP HOP MIAMI VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.89 1,642
6 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 63 0.67 1,783
7 TEEN MOM SSN 7 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.62 1,077
8 STREET OUTLAWS SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.58 1,521
9 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.53 1,345
10 STREET OUTLAWS: MEMPHIS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 92 0.47 1,325
11 ALIENIST, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 57 0.45 1,725
12 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:07 PM 116 0.41 1,206
13 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DUKE/VIRGINIA TECH ESPN 7:00 PM 127 0.41 1,361
14 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.37 727
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.33 812
16 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,027
17 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.32 978
18 KIDS BAKING CHAMP 4 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,137
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,943
20 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:03 PM 57 0.29 653
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,055
22 SIESTA KEY SSN 1B MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.29 487
23 JAMES PATTERSONS MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,090
24 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:33 PM 30 0.28 1,243
25 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,306
26 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,554
27 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.27 643
28 COUNTING ON: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 125 0.27 998
29 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.26 1,617
30 FINAL SPACE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.26 483
31 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.26 1,275
32 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.26 629
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 540
34 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.25 592
35 HOME TOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,392
36 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,410
37 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 548
38 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,269
39 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.24 596
40 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 2:04 AM 34 0.24 584
41 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.23 815
42 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 509
43 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,060
44 VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 953
45 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.21 465
46 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.21 753
47 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,232
48 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.21 1,184
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 982
50 RIDICULOUS CAKES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.20 657
51 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,116
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 369
53 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 831
54 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 457
55 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 924
56 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,314
57 JONESTOWN: THE WOMEN: THE WOMEN BEHIND THE MASSACRE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 123 0.19 681
58 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,730
59 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 901
60 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.18 397
61 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.18 380
62 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.18 391
63 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,748
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,576
65 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.17 354
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,894
67 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.16 318
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,693
69 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,519
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 794
71 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 657
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 302
73 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.16 441
74 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,624
75 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 781
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,472
77 TEEN MOM SSN 7 AFTER SHOW MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.15 250
78 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS TECH/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN2 9:04 PM 136 0.15 537
79 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 329
80 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,419
81 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,410
82 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,291
83 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 773
84 MCMAFIA AMC 10:00 PM 75 0.14 578
85 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,346
86 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,236
87 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.13 360
88 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 592
89 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 660
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 639
91 GOLDIE & BEAR DISNEY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 25 0.13 591
92 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 631
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.13 930
94 MOVIE NIGHT W/ K KLOSS: THE GOONIES FREEFORM 8:30 PM 150 0.13 320
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 742
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 273
97 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 396
98 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,283
99 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 26 0.12 416
100 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 931
101 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,176
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 725
103 WONDER WOMAN (2017): WONDER WOMAN (2017) HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 141 0.12 387
104 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 638
105 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 257
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 971
107 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,231
108 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 751
109 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 992
110 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,064
111 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,207
112 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: GOLDEN STATE/NEW YORK NBA-TV 7:31 PM 149 0.11 384
113 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 946
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 707
115 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 332
116 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,032
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 959
118 GET OUT HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 104 0.10 240
119 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 472
120 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.09 280
121 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MINNESOTA/SACRAMENTO NBA-TV 10:00 PM 136 0.09 242
122 RED CARPET ICONS E! 10:00 PM 60 0.08 232
123 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 310
124 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 8:30 PM 30 0.08 372
125 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.08 224
126 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:30 PM 30 0.08 248
127 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 8:49 PM 15 0.08 333
128 UNREAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.08 252
129 CHAIN OF COMMAND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 391
130 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 9:30 PM 30 0.08 316
131 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 231
132 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 8:00 PM 30 0.08 335
133 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.07 139
134 MAINE CABIN MASTERS DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.07 478
135 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 209
136 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 6:30 PM 30 0.07 269
137 GOING IN STYLE (2017) HBO PRIME 10:45 PM 96 0.07 207
138 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 7:30 PM 30 0.07 349
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 258
140 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 9:00 PM 30 0.07 346
141 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 6:00 PM 30 0.07 276
142 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 121
143 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 10:30 PM 30 0.07 270
144 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 7:00 PM 30 0.07 274
145 UNDISPUTED L: 366 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 154
146 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 197
147 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 30 0.07 211
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 241
149 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 141
150 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L ESPN2 7:00 PM 109 0.06 366

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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.