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March 27, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.24.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  the OJ SIMPSON rerun special on FOX lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Mar 24.SAT

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s Elite Eight NCAA TOURNAMENT games towered over Saturday cable at 3.03/2.17.  A&E’s LIVE PD edged up 0.02 to 0.69.  The KIDS CHOICE AWARDS was one of those occasional specials that bridges the air of Nickelodeon and Nick At Nite, resulting in a 0.49/0.46 rating; in addition, the show aired on TeenNick at 0.09, and Nicktoons at 0.04/219K.  Similarly, lead-in HENRY DANGER was at 0.37 on Nickelodeon, 0.04/158K on TeenNick, and 0.03/178K on NickToons, and lead-out KNIGHT SQUAD was at 0.27 on Nick At Nite, 0.04/143 on TeenNick, and 0.03/170K on Nicktoons.  The Adult Swim late-night block performed as follows:  DRAGON BALL at 0.45/0.37, compared to last week’s 0.48/0.39, BLACK CLOVER down 0.03 to 0.27, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURES down 0.05 to 0.21, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM down 0.03 to 0.19, HUNTER X HUNTER up 0.01 to 0.22/483K, NARUTO up 0.02 to 0.24/506K, SPACE DANDY steady at 0.22/444K, two episodes of COWBOY BEBOP at 0.22/430K & 0.20/406K compared to last week’s 0.19, and GHOST IN THE SHELL up 0.04 to 0.19/376K.  Travel Channel was in the Top 13 with GHOST ADVENTURES at 0.34.  Hallmark’s original movie ROYAL MATCHMAKER was at 0.30.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION gained 0.05 to 0.30, and LOG CABIN LIVING was up 0.05 to 0.26.  On Food Network, PIONEER WOMAN held at 0.27, KITCHEN AT FN ticked down to 0.24, TRISHA’S SOUTHERN KITCHEN lost 0.03 to 0.19, and VALERIE’S HOME COOKING ticked down to 0.18.  ID’s A CRIME TO REMEMBER rose 0.03 to 0.25.  TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS gained 0.02 to 0.20, and the follow-up shows were at 0.18/0.13.  On OWN, IYANLA FIX MY LIFE climbed 0.02 to 0.19, and THE BOOK OF JOHN GRAY was at 0.12.    

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Mar 24.SAT

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday March 24, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP SA-2: FLORIDA ST VS MICHIGAN TBS NETWORK 8:42 PM 151 3.03 9,713
2 TBS NCAA BSKBL-BRIDGE-SAT TBS NETWORK 8:28 PM 14 2.68 8,759
3 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP SA-1: LOYOLA CHICAGO VS KANSAS ST TBS NETWORK 6:00 PM 148 2.17 7,794
4 TBS NCAA BKB POST GAME-SA TBS NETWORK 11:16 PM 31 1.31 3,555
5 LIVE PD: 106 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.69 2,053
6 KIDS CHOICE AWARDS 2018 NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 31 0.49 1,765
7 KIDS CHOICE AWARDS 2018 NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.46 1,919
8 DRAGON BALL SUPER ADULT SWIM 10:30 PM 30 0.45 1,018
9 DRAGON BALL Z KAI/FINAL ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.37 838
10 HENRY DANGER NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.37 1,723
11 ATOMIC BLONDE HBO PRIME 8:01 PM 115 0.36 1,435
12 ROAD TO FINAL FOUR-SAT TBS NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.35 1,162
13 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 831
14 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: ROYAL MATCHMAKER HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.30 2,889
15 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,171
16 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.27 1,169
17 KNIGHT SQUAD NICK-AT-NITE 9:31 PM 29 0.27 969
18 BLACK CLOVER ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.27 632
19 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.26 713
20 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.26 1,096
21 CRIME TO REMEMBER, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,168
22 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 1:57 PM 99 0.24 1,126
23 SATURDAY MOVIE: GROWN UPS FREEFORM 8:50 PM 150 0.24 581
24 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.24 1,221
25 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.24 1,259
26 KITCHEN AT FN, THE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 60 0.24 1,140
27 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 636
28 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: MARCH FOR OUR LIVES MSNBC 12:00 PM 180 0.23 1,812
29 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.23 1,716
30 LOG CABIN LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.22 1,124
31 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 30 0.22 696
32 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 570
33 NCAA WBKBL CHAMP STUDIO L ESPN 1:31 PM 26 0.22 950
34 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.22 483
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.22 1,159
36 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: BUFFALO/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN 11:30 AM 121 0.21 857
37 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:13 PM 47 0.21 539
38 JOJOS ADV STARDUST CRU ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.21 516
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,069
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,190
41 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 8:00 PM 68 0.20 1,067
42 TRISHAS SOUTHERN KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.19 968
43 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM:I.B.O. ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.19 465
44 IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 691
45 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 3:36 PM 28 0.19 897
46 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,000
47 VALERIES HOME COOKING FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.18 888
48 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 397
49 SAY YES TO THE PROM TLC 9:08 PM 91 0.18 840
50 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,374
51 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 500
52 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,507
53 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: LAST STAND, THE AMC 8:00 PM 150 0.18 980
54 SATURDAY MOVIE: FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL FREEFORM 11:20 PM 160 0.18 401
55 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 4:04 PM 114 0.18 895
56 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,809
57 BRUNO MARS: 24K MAGIC BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 61 0.17 522
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,015
59 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.16 810
60 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY JUNIOR 11:30 AM 25 0.16 615
61 AM JOY: MARCH FOR OUR LIVES MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.16 1,251
62 NCAA WBKBL CHAMP STUDIO L ESPN 5:58 PM 26 0.16 701
63 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 400
64 ATOMIC BLONDE HBO PRIME 10:43 PM 115 0.15 449
65 C AMANPOUR: SEX & LOVE CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 698
66 ZOO, THE ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.15 858
67 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 744
68 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,173
69 VAN JONES SHOW CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 811
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 747
71 FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE HBO PRIME 3:41 PM 136 0.14 380
72 FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE: FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE HBO PRIME 11:25 AM 133 0.14 369
73 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS: MARCH FOR OUR LIVES MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.14 1,171
74 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,582
75 INCREDIBLE DR POL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,334
76 SYTTD: SINCE I SAID YES TLC 10:39 PM 60 0.13 609
77 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: SITTER, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 125 0.13 273
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 937
79 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,458
80 BOOK OF JOHN GRAY OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 467
81 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,774
82 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,131
83 HBO BAD: 3/24/18 WHYTE/BR HBO PRIME 6:20 PM 21 0.12 387
84 HBO BAD: 3/24/18 WHYTE/BR HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 37 0.12 424
85 WATTERS WORLD FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,522
86 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,113
87 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,287
88 SHREK FOREVER AFTER HBO PRIME 7:25 AM 93 0.11 255
89 SMERCONISH CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 900
90 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 716
91 HBO BAD: 3/24/18 WHYTE/BR HBO PRIME 6:01 PM 19 0.11 343
92 ZOOFARI NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.10 488
93 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 809
94 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 1:40 PM 13 0.10 228
95 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 592
96 CAVUTO LIVE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,207
97 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: MARCH FOR OUR LIVES MSNBC 8:00 AM 120 0.10 817
98 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 657
99 SESAME STREET HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 26 0.10 214
100 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,168
101 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,021
102 NCWTS RACING WEATHER L FOX SPORTS 1 1:48 PM 40 0.10 635
103 PGA TOUR: 2018 WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 AM 233 0.09 696
104 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 6:24 PM 101 0.09 551
105 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.09 891
106 HBO BAD: 3/24/18 WHYTE/BR HBO PRIME 6:41 PM 19 0.09 304
107 LWLA FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:04 PM 13 0.09 279
108 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 494
109 MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCR L: INDIANAPOLIS FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 185 0.09 298
110 KIDS CHOICE AWARDS 2018 TEENNICK 8:00 PM 91 0.09 279
111 PARTIDO AMISTOSO L: AMERICA/ TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 127 0.08 226
112 NASCAR RACEDAY: NCWTS L FOX SPORTS 1 1:25 PM 23 0.08 456
113 BACK TO THE FUTURE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 81 0.08 211
114 COLLEGE BASEBALL        L: ARKANSAS/FLORIDA ESPN2 12:00 PM 192 0.08 194
115 GOLDEN BOY BOXING L: JOSE MARTINEZ/ALEJANDRO SANTIAGO ESPN 8:30 PM 163 0.08 407
116 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 731
117 FOX REPORT SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 859
118 ICE AGE HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 81 0.08 196
119 NASCAR M.E. CUP FIN PRA L FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 PM 55 0.08 443
120 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 304
121 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.07 322
122 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:30 AM 30 0.07 178
123 COLL SOFTBALL REG SSN   L: TENNESSEE/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN2 3:12 PM 141 0.07 269
124 JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.07 686
125 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 737
126 H POTTER DEATHLY HALL PT1 HBO PRIME 4:55 AM 65 0.07 183
127 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 291
128 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 8:05 PM 25 0.07 342
129 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 4:00 AM 60 0.06 269
130 DR. POL: DEJA MOO! NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.06 898
131 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 5:00 AM 60 0.06 353
132 NASCAR M.E. CUP PRAC L FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 AM 60 0.06 253
133 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 263
134 PRIME MOVIE 1: SUPERBAD IFC TV 8:00 PM 150 0.06 121
135 ALIEN: COVENANT: ALIEN: COVENANT HBO PRIME 2:50 AM 122 0.06 171
136 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 120 0.06 399
137 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANIMAL RES NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.06 678
138 POKEMON: S20 SUN & MOON DISNEY XD 9:00 AM 30 0.06 203
139 NWSL PREGAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 3:30 PM 20 0.06 182
140 HOT 20 COUNTDOWN: N/A CMT 9:00 AM 180 0.06 199
141 NCWTS QUALIFYING L FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 AM 60 0.06 301
142 REVD UP VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.05 230
143 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 778
144 WMNS COLL GYMNASTICS L ESPN2 7:11 PM 109 0.05 222
145 STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL DISNEY XD 11:00 AM 30 0.05 233
146 EXPEDIENTES UDN – L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:02 PM 60 0.05 113
147 SPRING TRAINING: HOU AT BOS MLB NETWORK 1:00 PM 196 0.05 264
148 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: NEW ORLEANS/HOUSTON NBA-TV 8:00 PM 133 0.05 190
149 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 186
150 LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:17 PM 13 0.05 197

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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.