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March 1, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.28.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SPEECHLESS rose 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Feb 28.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader bookended the Top 3 slots on Wednesday cable at 0.71/0.58.  Between them was VH1’s BLACK INK CREW, up 0.08 to 0.63, with the premiere of BEAUTY BAR as lead-out at 0.32.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.50, followed by the premiere of TWIN TURBOS at 0.36.  It was a strong night for MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW, in the Top 5 at 0.39/0.63/3.3M, above Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.27/0.50/3M and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.24/0.32/1.3M.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE lost 0.03 to 0.39, followed by the premiere of 685-LB TEEN at 0.37.  FX’s AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE returned from a week off with a one-tenth jump to 0.34.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG ticked up to 0.31.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS ticked down to 0.31, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.04 to 0.30, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.02 to 0.27.  On ID, SEE NO EVIL shed a tick to 0.31, and HOMICIDE CITY was down 0.03 to 0.30.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES slipped 0.02 to 0.30.  The finale of Paramount’s WACO rose 0.05 to 0.29, and the CMT simulcast was down 0.04 to 0.05.  MTV’s CATFISH dropped 0.07 to 0.27.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN fell 0.08 to 0.23, and GLAM MASTERS premiered at 0.14.  On Freeform, GROWN-ISH returned from a week off down a tick to 0.23, and ALONE TOGETHER ticked up to 0.10.  On Syfy, the just-renewed THE MAGCIANS dipped 0.02 to 0.21, and CHANNEL ZERO was down 0.02 to 0.08.  On A&E, STORAGE WARS lost 0.02 to 0.20, and ROOSTER & BUTCH held at 0.10.  The season premiere of E!’s HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM was at 0.18.  On POP, SCHITT’S CREEK gained 0.02 to 0.10, and LET’S GET PHYSICAL was as usual off the chart at 0.01/81K.  Comedy Central’s just-renewed CORPORATE fell 0.04 to 0.09.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Feb 28.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday February 28, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/WASHINGTON ESPN 8:01 PM 146 0.71 2,017
2 BLACK INK CREW 6 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.63 1,220
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: HOUSTON/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:35 PM 141 0.58 1,350
4 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 63 0.50 1,301
5 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.39 3,283
6 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 125 0.39 1,407
7 685 LB TEEN, THE TLC 10:05 PM 63 0.37 1,264
8 TWIN TURBOS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 63 0.36 1,029
9 ACS: VERSACE FX 10:00 PM 73 0.34 1,095
10 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:56 AM 64 0.33 757
11 BEAUTY BAR VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.32 608
12 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,525
13 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,571
14 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,304
15 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 848
16 HOMICIDE CITY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,283
17 SP HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,407
18 WACO PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 66 0.29 901
19 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,483
20 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 61 0.28 648
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,967
22 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.27 537
23 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,378
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 695
25 CONCACAF LC – L: AMERICA / SAPRISSA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:03 PM 125 0.26 537
26 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,862
27 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.25 889
28 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.25 508
29 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.25 594
30 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,135
31 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 900
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,277
33 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.23 632
34 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.23 517
35 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 512
36 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.23 578
37 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,154
38 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,055
39 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,107
40 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 2:04 AM 34 0.22 524
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,976
42 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 61 0.21 544
43 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,840
44 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.20 1,289
45 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,963
46 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.20 900
47 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,752
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,184
49 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,308
50 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,921
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 860
52 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 2,320
53 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.18 491
54 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OLE MISS/KENTUCKY ESPN2 7:00 PM 135 0.18 686
55 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 9:00 PM 60 0.18 700
56 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 427
57 CONCACAF LC – L: GUADALAJARA / CIBAO FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 123 0.18 401
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,631
59 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 977
60 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,718
61 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 422
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 830
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 856
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,578
65 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 933
66 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 24 0.16 488
67 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 373
68 SUICIDE SQUAD: SUICIDE SQUAD HBO PRIME 5:25 PM 123 0.16 376
69 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,695
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 329
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 298
72 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.14 333
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 278
74 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,190
75 GLAM MASTERS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.14 335
76 SPORTSNATION ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.13 343
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 759
78 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 723
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 756
80 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 627
81 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 690
82 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,557
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 710
84 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,419
85 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,725
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,109
87 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,414
88 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.12 295
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,096
90 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.12 286
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,162
92 LOCKED UP ABROAD:BREAKOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 316
93 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,195
94 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,339
95 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 252
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 242
97 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 740
98 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 250
99 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 318
100 ALL EYEZ ON ME: ALL EYEZ ON ME HBO PRIME 9:30 PM 140 0.11 231
101 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 567
102 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.11 317
103 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.10 314
104 ALONE TOGETHER FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.10 224
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 949
106 ROOSTER & BUTCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.10 352
107 LOCKED UP ABROAD COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 248
108 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 363
109 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:06 PM 54 0.10 1,266
110 SCHITTS CREEK POP 8:00 PM 31 0.10 273
111 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 506
112 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.09 301
113 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 920
114 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 3:03 PM 63 0.09 911
115 CRIMINAL MINDS STUNT SUNDANCE TV 8:00 PM 60 0.09 246
116 WONDER WOMAN (2017): WONDER WOMAN (2017) HBO PRIME 3:00 PM 141 0.09 310
117 CORPORATE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.09 202
118 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: DETROIT/ST LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 162 0.08 278
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 850
120 BILLION DOLLAR BUYER CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 252
121 MBC: RS FIRST LOOK WETV 12:00 AM 16 0.08 215
122 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 158
123 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.08 257
124 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.08 166
125 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.08 121
126 CRIMINAL MINDS STUNT SUNDANCE TV 12:00 AM 60 0.08 178
127 CHANNEL ZERO SYFY 10:01 PM 60 0.08 254
128 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:08 AM 52 0.08 160
129 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.08 162
130 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 903
131 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.07 130
132 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 838
133 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.07 126
134 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:15 PM 116 0.07 175
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 279
136 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: VILLANOVA/SETON HALL FOX SPORTS 1 8:45 PM 151 0.07 271
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 286
138 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:11 PM 49 0.06 157
139 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.06 111
140 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.06 135
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 250
142 NOTES FROM THE FIELD HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 90 0.05 125
143 UNDISPUTED L: 368 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 125
144 CRIMINAL MINDS STUNT SUNDANCE TV 2:00 AM 60 0.05 130
145 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.05 134
146 TRIXIE & KATYA SHOW VICELAND 10:30 PM 30 0.05 87
147 CAR FIX VELOCITY 9:30 PM 30 0.05 195
148 TRL MTV 4:00 PM 30 0.05 73
149 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 130
150 WACO CMT 10:00 PM 66 0.05 193

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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.