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March 27, 2018
 

UPDATED with CHARTS: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.26.2018

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Sorry for today’s technical difficulties.  We don’t yet have final network charts, but these are the changes from morning numbers:  AMERICAN IDOL and the season finale of THE GOOD DOCTOR each gained 0.1, while GOOD GIRLS lost the same.

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Mar 26.MON

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:   The official premiere of AMC’s THE TERROR was at 0.36/1.23M (off the chart because technically it was a rerun of the previous night’s “special presentation”) and 0.40, a long way down from Sunday’s inflated 1.34.  The finale of TNT’s THE ALIENIST dipped 0.02 to 0.37.  HBO’s ZEN DIARIES OF GARRY SHANDLING premiered at 0.10. 

USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.21/1.18/1.12, compared to last week’s 1.19/1.14/1.14.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 0.99, compared to last week’s 1.11/1.01, and it was followed by premieres of TEYANA & IMAN at 0.78 and LEAVE IT TO STEVIE at 0.72/0.67.  On MTV, TEEN MOM and its YOUNG & PREGNANT follow-up hour were at 0.58/0.29, compared to 0.61/0.33.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES dropped 0.05 to 0.55, and SUMMER HOUSE was steady at 0.26.  On TBS, AMERICAN DAD ticked down to 0.50, and FINAL SPACE was up 0.05 to 0.27.  On Discovery, FAST N LOUD gained 0.03 to 0.48, and SHIFTING GEARS was up 0.07 to 0.46.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.34/0.52/2.9M, over Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.33/0.54/2.9M and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.27/0.38/1.4M.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW had an unusual slot in the Top 20 at 0.33.  Food Network’s SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP dropped 0.05 to 0.32, and OUTRAGEOUS CAKES was at 0.18, with CAKE BOSS at 0.18/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.18.  On ID, COLD-HEARTED shed 0.04 to 0.29, EVIL TALKS ticked down to 0.25, and VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL was up a tick to 0.20.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.29, and HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.28.  TLC’s COUNTING ON was at 0.26, compared to last week’s 0.33/0.31.  A&E’s 60 DAYS IN specials were at 0.23/0.22.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS lost 0.04 to 0.19.   On Lifetime, UNREAL ticked down to 0.09, and MARY KILLS PEOPLE was up 0.01 to 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Mar 26.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday March 26, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.21 3,547
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.18 3,403
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 66 1.12 3,150
4 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 7 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.99 1,900
5 TEYANA & IMAN VH1 9:00 PM 31 0.78 1,562
6 LEAVE IT TO STEVIE 2 VH1 9:31 PM 30 0.72 1,478
7 LEAVE IT TO STEVIE 2 VH1 10:01 PM 30 0.67 1,379
8 TEEN MOM SSN 7 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.58 1,044
9 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.55 1,369
10 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.50 974
11 FAST N LOUD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.48 1,311
12 SHIFTING GEARS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.46 1,194
13 TERROR, THE AMC 10:00 PM 61 0.40 1,388
14 ALIENIST, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 65 0.37 1,838
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.34 2,947
16 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 2,902
17 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.33 1,016
18 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION 4 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,276
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 845
20 COLD HEARTED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,121
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,277
22 TEEN MOM: YOUNG & PREG MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.29 534
23 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,868
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,358
25 FINAL SPACE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.27 535
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,383
27 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: SOUTH CAROLINA/CONNECTICUT ESPN 7:00 PM 122 0.27 1,312
28 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.26 641
29 COUNTING ON: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 125 0.26 1,115
30 EVIL TALKS: CHILLING INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,063
31 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,380
32 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: OREGON/NOTRE DAME ESPN 9:02 PM 120 0.24 1,347
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,145
34 60 DAYS IN SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.23 513
35 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,210
36 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:02 PM 58 0.23 654
37 60 DAYS IN SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.22 498
38 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 545
39 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.22 927
40 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,985
41 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 967
42 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,990
43 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 528
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 929
45 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,119
46 KEEP IT SPOTLESS NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.20 1,113
47 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,751
48 VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.20 937
49 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.20 427
50 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.20 372
51 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 524
52 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.19 1,154
53 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,173
54 NASCAR M.E. CUP RACING L: MARTINSVILLE FOX SPORTS 1 1:45 PM 240 0.19 1,191
55 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 475
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 939
57 TEEN MOM SSN 7 AFTER SHOW MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.19 354
58 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 457
59 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,096
60 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,397
61 CAKE BOSS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.18 571
62 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,569
63 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 828
64 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,895
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,743
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 840
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,764
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 829
69 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 819
70 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 402
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,576
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 834
73 CAKE BOSS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.15 568
74 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 836
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,391
76 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 344
77 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 809
78 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,373
79 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,463
80 AT THIS HOUR CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 782
81 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 745
82 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,472
83 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.14 422
84 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 331
85 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 12:03 AM 58 0.14 533
86 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.14 725
87 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 299
88 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 729
89 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 786
90 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,341
91 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,302
92 ONE STRANGE ROCK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 61 0.13 709
93 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 318
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 302
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 999
96 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,098
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 266
98 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,153
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 287
100 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 606
101 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 308
102 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:32 AM 33 0.11 245
103 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,206
104 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,237
105 HARRY POTTER & HALF-BLOOD: HARRY POTTER & HALF-BLOOD HBO PRIME 4:55 PM 153 0.11 280
106 NAT GEO MOVIE: THE MARTIAN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 180 0.11 467
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,120
108 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 968
109 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 AM 32 0.11 243
110 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 26 0.10 346
111 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 255
112 ZEN DIARIES OF GARRY PT 1 HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 113 0.10 268
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 936
114 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,033
115 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 982
116 NASCAR RACE HUB L FOX SPORTS 1 5:45 PM 75 0.10 418
117 MISSION FORCE ONE DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 25 0.10 487
118 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL  L ESPN2 8:00 PM 102 0.10 243
119 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 AM 30 0.09 209
120 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:37 PM 23 0.09 263
121 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 30 0.09 196
122 UNREAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.09 248
123 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 945
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 862
125 NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 45 0.08 419
126 HOUSE, THE HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 88 0.08 174
127 MAINE CABIN MASTERS DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 438
128 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 301
129 SYFY MOVIE: FOR THE LOVE OF SPOCK SYFY 10:00 PM 150 0.08 381
130 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.08 135
131 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.07 364
132 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: BOSTON/PHOENIX NBA-TV 10:00 PM 140 0.07 230
133 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 AM 30 0.07 178
134 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: DENVER/PHILADELPHIA NBA-TV 7:00 PM 157 0.07 220
135 SPRING BREAK PREVIEW SP BRAVO 11:31 PM 30 0.07 228
136 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 247
137 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: WASHINGTON/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:32 PM 159 0.07 219
138 NCWTS RACING L: MARTINSVILLE FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 120 0.07 367
139 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 248
140 MARY KILLS PEOPLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.06 280
141 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 131
142 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 AM 30 0.06 138
143 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.06 168
144 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 519
145 UNDISPUTED L FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 90 0.05 134
146 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:20 AM 40 0.05 129
147 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.05 127
148 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 197
149 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 7:00 AM 118 0.05 147
150 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.05 142

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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.