NETWORK FINALS: CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted down to 1.1/1.0/1.1. All else remained in place, although for the curious, DYNASTY’s 0.1 was 0.14 with hundredths included.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The NCAA TOURNAMENT owned 13 of the Top 14 slots on Friday cable, topped by TNT’s primetime UMBC vs. Virginia upset at 1.29, and declining to 0.18 for an afternoon game on Tru. The highest-rated non-basketball show was A&E’s LIVE PD, down a tick to 0.64. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was steady at 0.41, and HIGH MAINTENANCE was up 0.02 to 0.12. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.41/0.40/0.39, compared to last week’s 0.76/0.46. MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news in the demo at 0.34/0.48/2.9M, above Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.23/0.36/2.3M, and CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.20/0.24/900K. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.33/0.28, compared to last week’s 0.29. Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE ticked down to 0.30, and RELATIVE SUCCESS ticked down to 0.11 HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE dropped 0.07 to 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.06 to 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.07 to 0.21. Nickelodeon’s early-evening pair of LOUD HOUSE and SPONGEBOB were respectively down 0.04 to 0.28 and down 0.01 to 0.27. Lifetime’s BRING IT edged up 0.02 to 0.23. We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP climbed 0.06 to 0.21. Cinemax’s STRIKE BACK was at 0.02/132K.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday March 16, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR2: UMBC VS VIRGINIA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:24 PM | 136 | 1.29 | 3,533 |
| 2 | TNT NCAA POST GUN-FR1 | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 11:40 PM | 13 | 1.20 | 3,045 |
| 3 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR1: KANSAS ST VS CREIGHTON | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:44 PM | 144 | 0.75 | 2,190 |
| 4 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR2: TEXAS VS NEVADA | TBS NETWORK | 4:12 PM | 169 | 0.66 | 1,827 |
| 5 | LIVE PD: 103 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.64 | 1,953 |
| 6 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR2: FLORIDA ST VS MISSOURI | TBS NETWORK | 10:34 PM | 147 | 0.57 | 1,436 |
| 7 | TBS NCAA BK CHP-BRG-DYFR2 | TBS NETWORK | 7:01 PM | 35 | 0.54 | 1,536 |
| 8 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR1: CHARLESTON VS AUBURN | TRUTV | 7:22 PM | 151 | 0.51 | 1,532 |
| 9 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR2: MURRAY ST VS WEST VIRGINIA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 4:12 PM | 152 | 0.50 | 1,521 |
| 10 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR1: TEXAS SOUTHERN VS XAVIER | TBS NETWORK | 7:36 PM | 160 | 0.49 | 1,484 |
| 11 | TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYFR | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 3:53 PM | 19 | 0.47 | 1,302 |
| 12 | TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRFR | TBS NETWORK | 10:16 PM | 18 | 0.47 | 1,361 |
| 13 | TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRFR | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:08 PM | 16 | 0.45 | 1,439 |
| 14 | TRU NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRFR | TRUTV | 9:53 PM | 18 | 0.45 | 1,236 |
| 15 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 57 | 0.41 | 1,864 |
| 16 | GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 61 | 0.41 | 1,776 |
| 17 | GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.40 | 1,606 |
| 18 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR1: MARSHALL VS WICHITA ST | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:22 PM | 151 | 0.39 | 1,218 |
| 19 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:01 PM | 61 | 0.39 | 1,524 |
| 20 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 2,884 |
| 21 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 1,062 |
| 22 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR2: BUTLER VS ARKANSAS | TRUTV | 3:11 PM | 142 | 0.32 | 1,138 |
| 23 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR2: NEW MEXICO ST VS CLEMSON | TRUTV | 10:11 PM | 134 | 0.31 | 844 |
| 24 | MARRIED TO MEDICINE | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.30 | 882 |
| 25 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKELODEON | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 1,483 |
| 26 | SPONGEBOB | NICKELODEON | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 1,352 |
| 27 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 1,496 |
| 28 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.27 | 552 |
| 29 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 2,411 |
| 30 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.24 | 491 |
| 31 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,331 |
| 32 | THOMAS AND FRIENDS | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,004 |
| 33 | BRING IT! | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.23 | 654 |
| 34 | ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,145 |
| 35 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 2,275 |
| 36 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 1,983 |
| 37 | MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS | WETV | 9:00 PM | 65 | 0.21 | 501 |
| 38 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,929 |
| 39 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,705 |
| 40 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,291 |
| 41 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 426 |
| 42 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,539 |
| 43 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 937 |
| 44 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,688 |
| 45 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR1: GEORGIA ST VS CINCINNATI | TBS NETWORK | 1:52 PM | 126 | 0.19 | 597 |
| 46 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.19 | 453 |
| 47 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 15 | 0.18 | 756 |
| 48 | TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYFR | TBS NETWORK | 3:58 PM | 14 | 0.18 | 565 |
| 49 | VAMPIRINA | DISNEY CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 25 | 0.18 | 785 |
| 50 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 817 |
| 51 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 921 |
| 52 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR1: CAL ST FULLERTON VS PURDUE | TRUTV | 12:32 PM | 142 | 0.18 | 603 |
| 53 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,038 |
| 54 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,860 |
| 55 | APPLE & ONION | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 767 |
| 56 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,435 |
| 57 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,573 |
| 58 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,877 |
| 59 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 941 |
| 60 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,837 |
| 61 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,400 |
| 62 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 379 |
| 63 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,756 |
| 64 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 902 |
| 65 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 374 |
| 66 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 384 |
| 67 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 985 |
| 68 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,841 |
| 69 | JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 688 |
| 70 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,321 |
| 71 | BIZAARDVARK | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 948 |
| 72 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:00 AM | 32 | 0.15 | 340 |
| 73 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,605 |
| 74 | TRU NCAA BSK POST GAME-FR | TRUTV | 12:30 AM | 68 | 0.15 | 452 |
| 75 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 823 |
| 76 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:30 AM | 30 | 0.15 | 308 |
| 77 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.14 | 1,212 |
| 78 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 797 |
| 79 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,139 |
| 80 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 888 |
| 81 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,410 |
| 82 | SECRET LIFE OF KIDS, THE | USA NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 31 | 0.14 | 425 |
| 83 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,221 |
| 84 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 828 |
| 85 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,324 |
| 86 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 811 |
| 87 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 10:58 PM | 62 | 0.14 | 315 |
| 88 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,107 |
| 89 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,352 |
| 90 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 10:32 AM | 33 | 0.14 | 319 |
| 91 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,519 |
| 92 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,459 |
| 93 | LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / SANTOS | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 8:30 PM | 150 | 0.13 | 333 |
| 94 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 775 |
| 95 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 9:00 AM | 30 | 0.13 | 273 |
| 96 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 796 |
| 97 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 830 |
| 98 | PGA TOUR: 2018 ARNOLD PALMER INVIT | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 180 | 0.13 | 1,066 |
| 99 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 314 |
| 100 | ROADKILL CLASSICS | VELOCITY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 355 |
| 101 | COLLEGE WRESTLING L: NCAA WRSTLNG CHAMPIONSHIP | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 178 | 0.13 | 451 |
| 102 | ROADKILL CLASSICS | VELOCITY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 380 |
| 103 | BRIDEZILLAS | WETV | 10:05 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 302 |
| 104 | WHY HIM | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 111 | 0.12 | 261 |
| 105 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MISTRESS HUNTER | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.12 | 597 |
| 106 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 677 |
| 107 | SECRET LIFE OF KIDS, THE | USA NETWORK | 9:31 PM | 31 | 0.12 | 385 |
| 108 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 712 |
| 109 | THIS IS NOT HAPPENING | COMEDY CENTRAL | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.12 | 189 |
| 110 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,149 |
| 111 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,086 |
| 112 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,118 |
| 113 | HIGH MAINTENANCE | HBO PRIME | 11:00 PM | 29 | 0.12 | 389 |
| 114 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,143 |
| 115 | TRU NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYFR | TRUTV | 2:54 PM | 17 | 0.12 | 393 |
| 116 | RELATIVE SUCCESS TABATHA | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 413 |
| 117 | LAURIEANN GIBSON: BS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:02 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 330 |
| 118 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 989 |
| 119 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 233 |
| 120 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:30 AM | 30 | 0.11 | 218 |
| 121 | PAYNES | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 466 |
| 122 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 941 |
| 123 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 996 |
| 124 | TNT RD TO FNL FOUR- FRI | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:00 PM | 22 | 0.10 | 296 |
| 125 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 596 |
| 126 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: GEORGIA RULE | FREEFORM | 8:20 PM | 160 | 0.10 | 370 |
| 127 | TRU NCAA BK CHP-PRE-PRFR | TRUTV | 7:00 PM | 22 | 0.10 | 267 |
| 128 | PGA TOUR | GOLF CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 819 |
| 129 | LAST STOP GARAGE | VELOCITY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 306 |
| 130 | 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS | HBO PRIME | 5:40 PM | 108 | 0.09 | 206 |
| 131 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 239 |
| 132 | NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 90 | 0.09 | 493 |
| 133 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.09 | 201 |
| 134 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:31 PM | 27 | 0.08 | 289 |
| 135 | TBS RD TO FNL FOUR- FRI | TBS NETWORK | 1:30 PM | 22 | 0.08 | 188 |
| 136 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 177 |
| 137 | HOUSE OF PAYNE | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 8:00 AM | 30 | 0.08 | 163 |
| 138 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 233 |
| 139 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:59 PM | 61 | 0.08 | 214 |
| 140 | THOMAS & FRIENDS | NICK JR | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 378 |
| 141 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 296 |
| 142 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 511 |
| 143 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LA CLIPPERS/OKLAHOMA CITY | NBA-TV | 8:02 PM | 147 | 0.07 | 254 |
| 144 | HARRY POTTER ORDER PHOENI: HARRY POTTER ORDER PHOENI | HBO PRIME | 12:35 PM | 138 | 0.07 | 159 |
| 145 | MORGAN | HBO PRIME | 1:00 AM | 92 | 0.07 | 199 |
| 146 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 153 |
| 147 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 485 |
| 148 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 5:30 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 146 |
| 149 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: MIAMI/LA LAKERS | NBA-TV | 10:29 PM | 154 | 0.06 | 199 |
| 150 | UNDISPUTED L: 380 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 147 |
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