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March 21, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.20.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Nielsen gives and takes away:  DANCING WITH THE STARS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but QUANTICO lost the same.  TAKEN also dropped 0.1.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Mar 20.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  No surprises on the Monday cable chart.  VH1 retained the lead, even though LOVE & HIP-HOP fell two-tenths to 1.44; HIP-HOP SQUARES was at 0.94/0.86 compared to last week’s 1.08/1.00, and THE BREAKS was down 0.08 to 0.53.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.15/1.13/1.01, compared to last week’s 1.16/1.15/1.09.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS rose 0.05 to 1.04, and DIESEL BROTHERS dropped a sizable 0.18 to 0.74.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader featured Golden State vs. Oklahoma City at 0.92, and Knicks vs. Clippers at 0.48.  MTV’s TEEN MOM gained 0.08 to 0.86, and the REUNION show afterwards jumped 0.16 to 0.79.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES climbed 0.07 to 0.60, and SWEET HOME OKLAHOMA premiered at 0.24/0.20, a bit lower than the 0.26 for SUMMER HOUSE in that slot last week.  A&E’s BATES MOTEL, with guest star Rihanna as Marion Crane, rose 0.07 to 0.48.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.35.  On Freeform, BABY DADDY fell 0.08 to 0.21, and YOUNG & HUNGRY was down 0.05 to 0.18, then Freeform’s unscripted plight continued with the premiere of THE TWINS at 0.08.  Food Network’s CAKE WARS was at 0.21.  The season finale of AMC’s HUMANS was at a back-to-back 0.11/0.10, down a bit from last week’s 0.13 for 2 hours.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Mar 20.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday March 20, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 6 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.44 2,733
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.15 3,163
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.13 3,117
4 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 1.04 2,559
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 73 1.01 2,866
6 HIP HOP SQUARES VH1 9:00 PM 30 0.94 1,855
7 NBA BASKETBALL: GOLDEN STATE/OKLAHOMA CITY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 150 0.92 2,554
8 HIP HOP SQUARES VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.86 1,645
9 TEEN MOM II SSN7B MTV 9:00 PM 62 0.86 1,483
10 TEEN MOM II S7B REUNION 1 MTV 10:02 PM 61 0.79 1,359
11 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.74 1,696
12 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.60 1,419
13 BREAKS VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.53 1,066
14 NBA BASKETBALL: NEW YORK/LA CLIPPERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:44 PM 146 0.48 1,255
15 BATES MOTEL A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 64 0.48 1,360
16 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.43 1,266
17 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.41 1,613
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.38 2,937
19 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.37 3,559
20 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.36 1,762
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.36 928
22 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,487
23 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.35 924
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.35 1,734
25 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,400
26 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.33 1,654
27 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.33 1,815
28 OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,129
29 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,933
30 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.31 1,496
31 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,558
32 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: NETHERLANDS VS. PUERTO RICO MLB NETWORK 9:00 PM 285 0.29 651
33 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.28 1,670
34 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.28 1,724
35 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,323
36 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,988
37 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.25 1,150
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 1,389
39 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.25 623
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.24 1,382
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.24 2,378
42 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 569
43 SWEET HOME OKLAHOMA BRAVO 10:01 PM 30 0.24 635
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,427
45 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.23 1,562
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 1,997
47 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.23 1,117
48 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,373
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.22 2,089
50 VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 939
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.22 2,144
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,914
53 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.21 614
54 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.21 412
55 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 452
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.21 1,506
57 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 480
58 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 418
59 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,661
60 CAKE WARS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.21 627
61 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,797
62 CAMPUS PD SPIKE TV 11:30 PM 30 0.20 620
63 SWEET HOME OKLAHOMA BRAVO 10:31 PM 30 0.20 556
64 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:10 AM 58 0.20 513
65 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.20 372
66 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: UCF/ILLINOIS STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.19 597
67 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,569
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 61 0.18 390
69 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 448
70 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:01 PM 59 0.18 439
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 411
72 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.18 356
73 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,486
74 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,608
75 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 9:04 PM 117 0.18 592
76 CAMPUS PD SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.18 516
77 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.17 333
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.17 1,166
79 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,532
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:01 AM 59 0.17 398
81 SPORTSNATION ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.17 353
82 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: FBI HEARINGS ON RUSSIA TIES AND WIRETAP MSNBC 9:30 AM 390 0.16 1,437
83 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,379
84 CLOUDY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.15 702
85 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 294
86 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.15 408
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,324
88 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.15 329
89 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,673
90 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,530
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 840
92 CAMPUS PD SPIKE TV 9:30 PM 30 0.14 546
93 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,164
94 HIGH COURT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 15 0.14 249
95 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 320
96 CAMPUS PD SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 30 0.13 522
97 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 568
98 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 622
99 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 361
100 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 246
101 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 21 0.13 366
102 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.12 320
103 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 832
104 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 693
105 ZACK & QUACK NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.11 505
106 ORIGINS: JOURNEY OF HUMAN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 395
107 HUMANS AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 360
108 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: VARIOUS TEAMS/TIMES ESPN2 6:30 PM 132 0.10 751
109 FULL COURT PRANKS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 209
110 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.10 158
111 HUMANS AMC 11:00 PM 60 0.10 311
112 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: VARIOUS TEAMS/TIMES ESPN2 9:02 PM 142 0.10 586
113 BOOZE TRAVELER TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 335
114 FOR MY WOMAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.09 255
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 30 0.09 888
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 267
117 BABY MAMA HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 99 0.08 154
118 JERROD CARMICHAEL: 8 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 60 0.08 137
119 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.08 347
120 TWINS, THE FREEFORM 9:02 PM 61 0.08 179
121 MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 1:45 AM 61 0.08 177
122 NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RIS HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 92 0.07 141
123 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 215
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 251
125 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.07 256
126 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 170
127 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 342
128 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.07 307
129 FOOLS GOLD HBO PRIME 4:50 PM 112 0.07 160
130 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 223
131 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN2 11:24 PM 114 0.06 193
132 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN2 8:42 PM 20 0.06 506
133 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.06 306
134 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.06 158
135 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.06 135
136 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 9:45 PM 13 0.06 114
137 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.06 145
138 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BUFFALO/DETROIT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 162 0.06 195
139 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 175
140 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.06 141
141 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 450
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 211
143 DAILY SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 AM 31 0.05 147
144 BIG BEACH BUILDS DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.05 272
145 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.05 298
146 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 4:00 PM 60 0.05 232
147 EXPLORER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 279
148 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:15 PM 45 0.05 123
149 DAN LE BATARD SHOW L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.05 113
150 BLAST FROM THE PAST HBO PRIME 8:05 AM 112 0.05 120

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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.