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March 29, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.28.2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable data for Monday 3.28.2016 now posted below.  

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  All stayed as-is from this morning’s preliminary numbers.

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Mar MON.28

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The delayed Monday cable numbers offered few surprises.  As usual, VH1 and USA battled at the top of the chart. On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was up 0.09 to 1.36, with two episodes of K MICHELLE: MY LIFE at 0.93/0.84 compared to last week’s 0.91, and HIT THE FLOOR down 0.02 to 0.64.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.36/1.35/1.34, up from last week’s 1.20/1.20/1.16.  MTV’s TEEN MOM edged down 0.02 to 1.03, and the lead-out “special” was down 0.07 to 0.60.  AMC’s BETTER CALL SAUL fell 0.09 to 0.78.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS gained 0.05 to 0.74, and MISFIT GARAGE was steady at 0.52.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES gained 0.02 to 0.71.  On A&E, BATES MOTEL lost 0.03 to 0.57, and DAMIEN fell 0.03 to 0.17.  On TBS, AMERICAN DAD rose 0.03 to 0.56. On HGTV, the night started with the premiere of LISTED SISTERS at 0.31, and later HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL climbed 0.02 to 0.50, and HOUSE HUNTERS was also up 0.02 to 0.45, with TINY HOUSE HUNTERS up 0.03 to 0.41.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE fell 0.11 to 0.41, and BILLION DOLLAR WRECK gained 0.02 to 0.29.  It was a night of season finales on Freeform, and THE FOSTERS ticked down to 0.30, while RECOVERY ROAD held at 0.20.  On Syfy, THE MAGICIANS was down 0.04 to 0.28, and BITTEN ticked down to 0.07.  Food Network’s CAKE WARS fell 0.09 to 0.23. Logo’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE gained 0.02 to 0.15.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Mar MON.28

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday March 28, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LOVE AND HIP HOP 6 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.36 2,580
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.36 3,845
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.35 3,818
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 64 1.34 3,629
5 TEEN MOM II SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 61 1.03 1,751
6 K MICHELLE: MY LIFE 2 VH1 9:00 PM 30 0.93 1,769
7 K MICHELLE: MY LIFE 2 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.84 1,568
8 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.78 2,031
9 STREET OUTLAWS: NOLA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.74 1,796
10 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.71 1,444
11 HIT THE FLOOR 3 VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.64 1,211
12 TEEN MOM II SPECIAL MTV 11:01 PM 31 0.60 1,016
13 BATES MOTEL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.57 1,515
14 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.56 1,076
15 MISFIT GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.52 1,392
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.50 1,710
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.45 1,686
18 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.41 1,418
19 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.41 1,877
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.37 938
21 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.36 1,371
22 GOLDIE & BEAR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.36 1,441
23 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.33 1,267
24 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.33 1,338
25 LISTED SISTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.31 1,191
26 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:05 PM 55 0.30 789
27 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.30 778
28 ANGIE TRIBECA TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.30 646
29 BILLION DOLLAR WRECK HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.29 991
30 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 723
31 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,678
32 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,978
33 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: TEXAS/CONNECTICUT ESPN 7:00 PM 122 0.26 1,345
34 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: OREGON STATE/BAYLOR ESPN 9:02 PM 123 0.26 1,331
35 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.26 592
36 DEADLY DEMANDS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 866
37 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,451
38 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 573
39 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 580
40 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 803
41 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,431
42 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,096
43 CAKE WARS 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 711
44 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.22 544
45 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 511
46 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,141
47 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,011
48 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,772
49 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.20 490
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 435
51 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 436
52 RECOVERY ROAD FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.20 462
53 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 977
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 927
55 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 397
56 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,303
57 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 968
58 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,665
59 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,069
60 LONG LOST FAMILY: REUNITE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 795
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 969
62 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.17 356
63 DAMIEN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.17 479
64 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.17 316
65 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 675
66 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,169
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 359
68 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 8 LOGO 9:00 PM 60 0.15 297
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,114
70 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.15 339
71 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 317
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 365
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,082
74 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,525
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 370
76 FRANKLIN AND FRIENDS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.14 677
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,573
78 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 365
79 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,538
80 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.14 314
81 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,003
82 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.14 402
83 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:30 PM 60 0.14 306
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,375
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,524
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 348
87 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: BALTIMORE/BOSTON ESPN 1:00 PM 180 0.13 400
88 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,328
89 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,210
90 LONG LOST FAMILY: REUNITE TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 626
91 NBA: THE JUMP   L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.13 249
92 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 700
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 790
94 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LOS ANGELES/SAN JOSE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:15 PM 153 0.12 260
95 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,345
96 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.12 463
97 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 713
98 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 532
99 GREAT HUMAN RACE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 335
100 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.11 236
101 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.11 275
102 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BUFFALO/DETROIT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 162 0.11 280
103 TRUINSIDE TRUTV 10:00 PM 61 0.11 226
104 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 728
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 680
106 REMEMBER THE TITANS HBO PRIME 2:30 PM 113 0.11 246
107 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: BOSTON/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:32 PM 148 0.11 279
108 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL  L ESPN2 8:00 PM 99 0.11 271
109 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,008
110 FORENSIC FILES HLN 10:00 PM 30 0.11 500
111 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.11 216
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 655
113 AMANPOUR CNN 2:00 AM 30 0.11 373
114 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.11 263
115 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 848
116 NBA COAST TO COAST   L ESPN2 9:39 PM 111 0.10 229
117 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 253
118 LONG LOST FAMILY: REUNITE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 574
119 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 614
120 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:30 AM 30 0.09 387
121 MY HAUNTED HOUSE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 242
122 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: ATLANTA/CHICAGO NBA-TV 8:00 PM 143 0.09 247
123 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 182
124 ONLY THE DEAD SEE THE END HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 80 0.09 265
125 SR/EGYPT AIR HIJACKED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:39 AM 21 0.09 472
126 UFC MAIN EVENT FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.09 287
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 315
128 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 768
129 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 462
130 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 650
131 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 290
132 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 74 0.07 573
133 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 365
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 327
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 308
136 BITTEN SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.07 239
137 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 420
138 HAUNTING OF…, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 169
139 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 3:14 PM 106 0.07 631
140 MAGIC MIKE XXL HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 115 0.07 144
141 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:00 AM 60 0.07 155
142 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 11:30 PM 30 0.07 167
143 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 405
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 272
145 LAST MAN STANDING HALLMARK CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.06 304
146 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.06 230
147 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 506
148 FANTASTIC FOUR:RISE OF TH HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 92 0.06 179
149 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 491
150 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.06 157

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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.