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March 14, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.13.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The unimpressive start for RISE got worse, as it fell 0.1 in final numbers.  (FOR THE PEOPLE stayed as is.)  There were 0.1 bumps for THE VOICE, THIS IS US, the 9:30PM BLACKISH, and NCIS.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Mar 13.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN jumped 0.16 to 0.91, and UNSOLVED ticked down to 0.40.  The NCAA TOURNAMENT has begun, with both of the play-in games on Tru, at 0.64/0.36.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS rose 0.07 to 0.57, and BETHENNY & FREDRIK was up 0.04 to 0.25.  On HGTV, FIXER UPPER slipped 0.02 to 0.55, HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.06 to 0.32, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.12 to 0.25.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE edged up 0.02 to 0.50, with a lead-out episode of FEAR FACTOR at 0.17.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS gained 0.05 to 0.49, and lead-out THE BOOK OF JOHN GRAY was at 0.15.  It was CNN’s night in cable news, tying the demo lead with 0.43/0.59/1.8M, along with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.43/0.63/3.4M, and Fox News’s INGRAHAM ANGLE behind at 0.32/0.53/2.7M.  On History, CURSE OF CIVIL WAR GOLD dropped a tenth to 0.43, and FORGED IN FIRE returned at 0.41.  TBS’s THE DETOUR was up 0.03 to 0.39.  Paramount’s INK MASTER ticked up to 0.38.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT jumped 0.12 to 0.37.  Food Network’s CHOPPED also had a healthy 0.11 leap to 0.36.  VH1’s AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL gained 0.05 to 0.35.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS ticked down to 0.33, with a follow-up hour at 0.28.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE ticked up to 0.30.  On ID, WEB OF LIES arrived at 0.38, and FORBIDDEN was at 0.28 as well.  The 2-episode season finale of THE FOSTERS was at 0.21/0.17, compared to last week’s 0.18.  BET’s THE QUAD gained 0.03 to 0.21.  FX’s BASKETS climbed 0.03 to 0.15.  Comedy Central aired back-to-back episodes of ANOTHER PERIOD at 0.14 and 0.06/167K , compared to last week’s 0.16.  A&E’s UNDERCOVER HIGH held at 0.14.  The finale of WGNAmerica’s BELLEVUE was steady at 0.03/184K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Mar 13.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 13, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.91 2,771
2 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRTU-2: ST BONAVENTURE VS UCLA TRUTV 9:07 PM 139 0.64 1,705
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.57 1,613
4 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.55 2,822
5 CHALLENGE: VENDETTAS MTV 9:00 PM 62 0.50 833
6 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.49 2,083
7 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-BRG-TU TRUTV 8:51 PM 16 0.45 1,223
8 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.43 1,821
9 CURSE OF CIVIL WAR GOLD HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.43 1,560
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.43 3,413
11 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.41 1,243
12 UNSOLVED USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.40 1,012
13 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.40 2,962
14 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.39 1,066
15 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.38 839
16 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.37 926
17 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRTU-1: LIU BROOKLYN VS RADFORD TRUTV 6:30 PM 141 0.36 1,022
18 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,062
19 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,573
20 AMERICAS TOP MODEL 24 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.35 738
21 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.33 1,158
22 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.32 1,409
23 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,566
24 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 2,712
25 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,424
26 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS: N/A MSNBC 11:00 PM 120 0.32 2,091
27 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.30 1,066
28 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 758
29 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,971
30 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-POST-TU TRUTV 11:26 PM 35 0.29 618
31 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 988
32 MOONSHINERS SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.28 1,020
33 FORBIDDEN: DYING FOR LOVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 997
34 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,200
35 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,309
36 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,676
37 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 1,152
38 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,317
39 BETHENNY & FREDRIK BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.25 776
40 CONCACAF LC – L: TIGRES UANL / TORONTO FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:03 PM 128 0.23 510
41 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,723
42 THOMAS AND FRIENDS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.22 832
43 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 535
44 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 1,056
45 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 521
46 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.21 530
47 QUAD, THE S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.21 539
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.21 1,068
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 938
50 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.20 490
51 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,973
52 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.20 591
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,088
54 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,693
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 974
56 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,919
57 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 460
58 MAFS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 30 0.19 559
59 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.19 798
60 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,007
61 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:56 PM 64 0.19 471
62 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.19 438
63 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: NORTHERN KENTUCKY/LOUISVILLE ESPN 7:00 PM 127 0.19 673
64 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,433
65 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 967
66 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,222
67 AMERICAS TOP MODEL 24 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.18 413
68 BOOK OF JOHN GRAY OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 771
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,797
70 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 9:01 PM 61 0.17 483
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,761
72 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:32 AM 33 0.17 361
73 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 AM 32 0.17 356
74 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 972
75 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,623
76 FEAR FACTOR MTV SSN 2 MTV 10:02 PM 61 0.17 311
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,569
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 965
79 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,111
80 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 359
81 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,389
82 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 888
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 958
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,413
85 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 AM 30 0.16 337
86 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 9:07 PM 109 0.16 551
87 COLLEGE GAMENIGHT       L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 374
88 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 398
89 CNN TONIGHT CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 747
90 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,485
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI: N/A MSNBC 1:00 AM 120 0.15 885
92 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,539
93 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,372
94 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 30 0.15 414
95 UCL ROUND OF 16 L: MANCHESTER UNITED/SEVILLA FOX SPORTS 1 3:30 PM 150 0.15 311
96 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,357
97 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 30 0.14 311
98 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.14 296
99 UNDERCOVER HIGH A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.14 284
100 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 304
101 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,365
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,272
103 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,010
104 CHALLENGE VENDETTAS AFTER MTV 11:03 PM 30 0.13 212
105 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 296
106 HARRY POTTER & HALF-BLOOD: HARRY POTTER & HALF-BLOOD HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 153 0.13 314
107 CONCACAF LC – L: NEW YORK RED BULLS / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 123 0.13 269
108 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.12 260
109 ZIMMERN LIST TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.12 441
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,065
111 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,122
112 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,049
113 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,274
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,113
115 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 444
116 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,373
117 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: DENVER/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:30 PM 157 0.11 278
118 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,147
119 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 643
120 BIZARRE FOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 450
121 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.11 235
122 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.11 221
123 ZIMMERN LIST TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.11 407
124 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.10 256
125 COLLEGE GAMENIGHT       L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.10 239
126 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.10 266
127 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 517
128 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 465
129 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 AM 30 0.10 214
130 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN 6:00 AM 240 0.10 224
131 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.10 488
132 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: COLORADO/MINNESOTA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:33 PM 164 0.10 296
133 TOP WING NICK JR 6:30 PM 30 0.10 443
134 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.10 495
135 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.10 395
136 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 AM 30 0.09 166
137 COLLEGE GAMENIGHT       L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.09 202
138 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 28 0.09 333
139 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.09 182
140 INSIDE WEST COAST CUSTOMS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 269
141 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.09 187
142 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.09 312
143 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 418
144 BACK IN THE GAME CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 236
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 237
146 GOBLIN WORKS GARAGE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 259
147 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:23 PM 67 0.07 217
148 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRE-TU TRUTV 6:00 PM 30 0.07 208
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 257
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.07 183

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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.