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April 3, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.2.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE CROSSING’s premiere got worse in finals, down 0.1. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Apr 02.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s coverage of the NCAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP game dominated the night at 4.09, with local announcer simulcasts on TNT (0.55) and Tru (0.19); the resulting 4.83 was considerably below the 7.1 for CBS’s 2017 game, and also down from the cable 5.9 in 2016. 

USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.22/1.21/1.15, compared to last week’s 1.21/1.18/1.12.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP dropped 0.06 to 0.93, TEYANA & IMAN fell 0.07 to 0.71, and LEAVE IT TO STEVIE was at 0.54 compared to last week’s 0.72/0.67.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES gained 0.06 to 0.61, and the season finale of SUMMER HOUSE was up 0.02 to 0.28.  On MTV, TEEN MOM lost 0.04 to 0.54, and the follow-up YOUNG & PREGNANT hour was up 0.03 to 0.32.  On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was steady at 0.32, and VEGAS CAKES was at 0.15.  On ID, COLD HEARTED held at 0.29, EVIL TALKS ticked down to 0.24, and VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL was up 0.02 to 0.22.  On Discovery, SHIFTING GEARS fell 0.17 to 0.29, and FAST N LOUD tumbled two tenths to 0.28.  FOX News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT topped cable news at 0.27/0.42/2.6M, over MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.25/0.39/2.1M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.21/0.27/1M.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS slipped 0.02 to 0.26, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dropped 0.04 to 0.25, and FLIPPING VIRGINS premiered at 0.21.  A&E’s AMERICAN PICKERS dipped 0.02 to 0.17. 

On a slow night for scripted, AMC’s THE TERROR had the lead despite a 0.13 drop to 0.27, with lead-out MCMAFIA back from a week off at an off-chart 0.04/218K.  For the first time, Lifetime’s MARY KILLS PEOPLE outrated its lead-out UNREAL, with MARY up 0.02 to 0.08, and UNREAL down 0.02 to 0.07. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Apr 02.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday April 2, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPS: VILLANOVA VS MICHIGAN TBS NETWORK 9:18 PM 141 4.09 13,283
2 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHAMP-POST TBS NETWORK 11:39 PM 36 1.35 4,091
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.22 3,430
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 76 1.21 3,314
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.15 3,329
6 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-PRE 2 TBS NETWORK 8:08 PM 70 1.06 3,509
7 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 7 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.93 1,901
8 TEYANA & IMAN VH1 9:00 PM 30 0.71 1,389
9 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.61 1,481
10 TNT NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPS: VILLANOVA VS MICHIGAN TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:12 PM 145 0.55 2,071
11 LEAVE IT TO STEVIE 2 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.54 1,131
12 TEEN MOM SSN 7 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.54 992
13 TNT NCAA CHAMP PRE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 12 0.37 1,250
14 TEEN MOM: YOUNG & PREG MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.32 593
15 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION 4 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,099
16 COLD HEARTED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,110
17 SHIFTING GEARS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.29 825
18 FAST N LOUD SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.28 839
19 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.28 672
20 TERROR, THE AMC 9:00 PM 61 0.27 1,105
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,601
22 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.26 2,116
23 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,354
24 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,293
25 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,122
26 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,055
27 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 698
28 EVIL TALKS: CHILLING INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,084
29 CRAIG OF THE CREEK THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 15 0.23 897
30 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,909
31 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,189
32 VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,072
33 KEEP IT SPOTLESS NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.22 1,010
34 FLIPPING VIRGINS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,010
35 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,020
36 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: BALTIMORE/HOUSTON ESPN 7:00 PM 195 0.21 730
37 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.20 522
38 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:33 PM 87 0.20 463
39 TEEN MOM SSN 7 AFTER SHOW MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.20 361
40 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 938
41 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,362
42 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 505
43 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 418
44 TRU NCAA BSKBL CHAMPSHIPS: VILLANOVA VS MICHIGAN TRUTV 9:18 PM 142 0.19 613
45 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,678
46 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,755
47 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,228
48 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,688
49 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,460
50 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 485
51 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 810
52 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,529
53 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-PRE 1 TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 68 0.18 597
54 AMERICAN PICKERS AC HISTORY 9:00 PM 62 0.17 1,072
55 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,838
56 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,200
57 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 25 0.17 748
58 PEPPA PIG NICKELODEON 9:00 AM 30 0.17 753
59 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,135
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 841
61 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,429
62 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,391
63 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 417
64 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 785
65 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 728
66 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 837
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 674
68 VEGAS CAKES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.15 553
69 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,329
70 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 340
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,622
72 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 284
73 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,097
74 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,141
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,580
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,399
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 319
78 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 836
79 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,378
80 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 322
81 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 637
82 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 719
83 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 824
84 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 701
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 792
86 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 287
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,581
88 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 995
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 782
90 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 991
91 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 948
92 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 7:00 AM 180 0.11 283
93 TRU NCAA CHAMP PRE TRUTV 9:00 PM 18 0.11 275
94 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 961
95 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 287
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 673
97 CAKE BOSS FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.11 381
98 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.11 428
99 ONE STRANGE ROCK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 505
100 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 529
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 679
102 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 857
103 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:15 PM 45 0.10 252
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 846
105 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 894
106 ATOMIC BLONDE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 115 0.10 196
107 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 330
108 AMERICAN PICKERS AC HISTORY 1:03 AM 62 0.10 422
109 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.09 269
110 CAKE BOSS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.09 354
111 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 203
112 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 33 0.09 211
113 ONE STRANGE ROCK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:30 PM 90 0.09 435
114 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,033
115 MARY KILLS PEOPLE LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.08 308
116 AMERICAS NAT PARKS COMPIL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:30 PM 60 0.08 444
117 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 179
118 UNREAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.07 245
119 UNDISPUTED L: 392 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 168
120 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 180 0.07 154
121 E! NEWS E! 1:00 AM 60 0.07 146
122 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM BATTL HBO PRIME 11:55 AM 105 0.07 150
123 MLB OPENING DAY      L: INDIANS/ANGELS ESPN2 10:00 PM 212 0.07 199
124 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L: N/A ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.07 209
125 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.07 155
126 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 258
127 SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE: SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE HBO PRIME 1:45 PM 128 0.07 160
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 244
129 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.06 169
130 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 131
131 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 91
132 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 112
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 239
134 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 100
135 PRIME MOVIE 1: CONTAGION IFC TV 11:00 PM 120 0.05 163
136 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.05 134
137 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: CHC AT CIN/STL AT MIL MLB NETWORK 4:11 PM 154 0.05 211
138 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 131
139 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 141
140 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 237
141 KING IN THE WILDERNESS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 112 0.05 191
142 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 1:30 AM 13 0.05 87
143 MLB INTENTIONAL TALK  L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.05 105
144 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 104
145 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 227
146 HERD L: 694 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 105
147 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 93
148 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 228
149 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.04 189
150 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 6:45 PM 75 0.04 143

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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.