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March 9, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.8.2018

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NETWORK FINALS:  The entire NBC line-up–SUPERSTORE, AP BIO, WILL & GRACE, the CHAMPIONS premiere, and CHICAGO FIRE–was down 0.1 in final numbers, probably due in part to local college basketball tournament preemptions.  Also down 0.1:  YOUNG SHELDON and SWAT.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Mar 08.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Thursday cable was all about basketball.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.74/0.48, and ESPN aired a pair of ACC TOURNAMENT college basketball games at 0.68/0.58.  A&E’s 60 DAYS IN gained 0.05 to 0.38.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news again at 0.37/0.54/2.9M, over Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.29/0.53/3M and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.27/0.37/1.2M.  FX’s ATLANTA fell 0.08 from last week’s season premiere to 0.36.  The season finale of Bravo’s TOP CHEF rose 0.07 to 0.33.  Nickelodeon’s noon PAW PATROL hit the #11 slot at 0.32.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE crashed by 0.18 to 0.31.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE ticked up to 0.31, and TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA arrived at 0.24.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY ticked up to 0.29.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP was steady at 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS shed 0.03 to 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.09 to 0.23.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS dropped 0.11 to 0.25.  On ID, PANDORA’S BOX held at 0.24.  MTV’s WILD N OUT lost 0.04 to 0.22.  USA’s AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR: NINJA VS NINJA ticked up to 0.22.  Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY dipped 0.02 to 0.22.  Paramount’s LIP SYNC BATTLE ticked up to 0.21.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP was down 0.02 to 0.19.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING dropped 0.03 to 0.07.  Freeform’s BEYOND fell 0.04 to 0.05.  CMT’s MUSIC CITY lost 0.03 to 0.05.  IFC’s PORTLANDIA was steady at 0.03/108K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Mar 08.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday March 8, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: SPURS/WARRIORS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:38 PM 149 0.74 2,069
2 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: NORTH CAROLINA/MIAMI (FL) ESPN 9:23 PM 128 0.68 1,729
3 ACC TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 119 0.58 1,706
4 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 8:59 PM 24 0.54 1,520
5 NBA BASKETBALL: CELTICS/TIMBERWOLVES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 144 0.48 1,417
6 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.38 926
7 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.37 2,886
8 ATLANTA FX 10:00 PM 38 0.36 714
9 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:07 AM 47 0.35 860
10 TOP CHEF BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.33 927
11 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.32 1,432
12 RUPAUL ALL STARS 3 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.31 658
13 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.31 1,677
14 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:31 PM 89 0.30 680
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,044
16 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.29 952
17 FLIP OR FLOP NASHVILLE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,228
18 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 1,207
19 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.26 874
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 733
21 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 544
22 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.25 858
23 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 611
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,304
25 PANDORAS BOX: UNLEASHING INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,051
26 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,238
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,107
28 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,964
29 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,752
30 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,419
31 TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA HISTORY 10:03 PM 61 0.24 954
32 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,367
33 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 10 MTV 11:00 PM 32 0.23 417
34 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:35 AM 35 0.22 556
35 ANW: NINJA VS. NINJA USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.22 692
36 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.22 475
37 PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 64 0.22 1,108
38 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 2:10 AM 34 0.22 529
39 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:03 AM 32 0.21 542
40 LIP SYNC BATTLE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 32 0.21 482
41 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 441
42 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.21 865
43 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,005
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 929
45 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,499
46 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 917
47 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 1:57 PM 25 0.19 569
48 ACC TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 12:00 PM 117 0.19 593
49 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,380
50 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 392
51 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.19 423
52 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,208
53 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,767
54 BRAXTONS: FIRST LOOK WETV 10:00 PM 13 0.18 412
55 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 9:06 PM 30 0.18 736
56 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.18 466
57 FAMILY BY THE TON:POST-OP TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.18 565
58 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,537
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,814
60 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: BOSTON COLLEGE/CLEMSON ESPN 2:22 PM 135 0.17 570
61 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,480
62 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 912
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 314
64 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 901
65 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,392
66 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT  L: BAYLOR/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN2 9:36 PM 144 0.16 591
67 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,071
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 344
69 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 733
70 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 775
71 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:02 PM 28 0.15 406
72 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:37 PM 25 0.15 405
73 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,477
74 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 834
75 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI PARAMOUNT 9:30 PM 30 0.14 377
76 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,109
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,641
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 863
79 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 757
80 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,324
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 890
82 PORT PROTECTION COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 765
83 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 693
84 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,210
85 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,056
86 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 419
87 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT  L ESPN2 3:24 PM 118 0.13 558
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,615
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 283
90 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 739
91 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,280
92 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,459
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,027
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 774
95 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.12 355
96 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT  L: TEXAS/TEXAS TECH ESPN2 7:00 PM 126 0.12 537
97 MEGA MACHINES: SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.12 459
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 994
99 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,258
100 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 929
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 791
102 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.12 345
103 TALK SHOW THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.11 240
104 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: HORRIBLE BOSSES (2011) PARAMOUNT 10:32 PM 148 0.11 217
105 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,417
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 879
107 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 292
108 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 535
109 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 559
110 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 258
111 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 1,181
112 E! NEWS E! 11:59 PM 61 0.10 251
113 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.10 239
114 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 528
115 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,114
116 PGA TOUR: 2018 VALSPAR CHP GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 180 0.10 864
117 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 24 0.09 316
118 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.09 171
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 873
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 262
121 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 909
122 LIVE BY NIGHT: LIVE BY NIGHT HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 129 0.08 354
123 BLACK CARD REVOKED BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.08 226
124 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 648
125 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 2:55 PM 29 0.08 351
126 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 901
127 PAC 12 CBB TOURN L: QTRFNL4: OREGON/UTAH FOX SPORTS 1 11:39 PM 138 0.07 212
128 IMPACT WRESTLING: 310 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.07 325
129 UNDISPUTED L: 374 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 152
130 MANCAVE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.06 196
131 SPRING TRAINING: SF AT SEA MLB NETWORK 8:30 PM 178 0.06 162
132 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 61 0.06 134
133 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 155
134 BEYOND FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.05 153
135 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT  L: TCU/KANSAS STATE ESPN2 12:30 PM 145 0.05 296
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 233
137 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 297
138 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:01 PM 29 0.05 134
139 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 250
140 SPRING TRAINING: ARI AT MIL MLB NETWORK 4:23 PM 157 0.05 126
141 MUSIC CITY CMT 10:00 PM 30 0.05 157
142 VOLCANO MAXPRIME 10:45 PM 104 0.05 110
143 CRIMINAL MINDS SUNDANCE TV 1:00 AM 60 0.05 199
144 FOR THE LOVE OF CARS VELOCITY 8:00 PM 60 0.05 226
145 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 121
146 BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: QTRFNL4: BUTLER/SETON HALL FOX SPORTS 1 9:31 PM 128 0.05 168
147 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 252
148 EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING HBO PRIME 4:15 PM 97 0.04 110
149 BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: QTRFNL2: PROVIDENCE/CREIGHTON FOX SPORTS 1 2:34 PM 152 0.04 155
150 MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 90 0.04 102

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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.
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