NOTE: Sunday (and Saturday) fast nationals still delayed.
NETWORK FINALS: There were 0.1 drops for BLUE BLOODS, GRIMM and DATELINE in final numbers.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Despite many COLLEGE BASKETBALL tournaments on Friday cable, Discovery continued to rule the night with GOLD RUSH, steady at 1.05, and with a special AFTER-SHOW at 0.84. The highest rated of ESPN’s tournament games was Duke vs. North Carolina in the ACC at 1.01. Disney Channel’s TANGLED series premiered strongly at 0.73, decisively stronger than its Nickelodeon competition, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES at 0.34. On Lifetime, THE RAP GAME ticked up to 0.44, and BRING IT was up 0.06 to 0.40, followed by a special late-night episode of THE POP GAME at 0.23. A&E’s LIVE PD held at 0.36. On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE lost a tick to 0.35. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES returned at 0.33. The highest-rated news show of the night was again MSNBC’s surging THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.31, and even more notably, Maddow topped Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT not just in the Total Viewers demo, 2.4M vs. 2.2M, but even in Fox News’s 50+ home base, 1.80 vs. 1.70. We’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT fell 0.08 to 0.29, while MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP was up 0.04 to 0.25. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS ticked up to 0.26. ID’s FORBIDDEN was steady at 0.26.
Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday March 10, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 91 | 1.05 | 3,557 |
| 2 | ACC TOURNAMENT L: DUKE/NORTH CAROLINA | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 151 | 1.01 | 2,973 |
| 3 | GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:31 PM | 30 | 0.84 | 2,807 |
| 4 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 9:31 PM | 22 | 0.79 | 2,261 |
| 5 | TANGLED: THE SERIES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 65 | 0.73 | 2,869 |
| 6 | ACC TOURNAMENT L: NOTRE DAME/FLORIDA STATE | ESPN | 9:53 PM | 123 | 0.63 | 1,789 |
| 7 | PAC 12 TOURNAMENT L: UCLA/ARIZONA | ESPN | 11:56 PM | 124 | 0.60 | 1,625 |
| 8 | NICK AT NITE MOVIE | NICK-AT-NITE | 9:00 PM | 90 | 0.44 | 1,513 |
| 9 | RAP GAME | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:03 PM | 60 | 0.44 | 1,087 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.41 | 908 |
| 11 | BRING IT! | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.40 | 1,057 |
| 12 | LIVE PD: 22 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.36 | 1,082 |
| 13 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.35 | 1,487 |
| 14 | TEENAGE MUTANT NT MOVIE | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 1,552 |
| 15 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.33 | 1,061 |
| 16 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.33 | 941 |
| 17 | RUSTY RIVETS | NICKELODEON | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.32 | 1,118 |
| 18 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 2,403 |
| 19 | BIG TEN TOURNAMENT L: MICHIGAN STATE/MINNESOTA | ESPN | 2:43 PM | 137 | 0.30 | 1,252 |
| 20 | BIG 12 TOURNAMENT L: KANSAS STATE/WEST VIRGINIA | ESPN2 | 9:19 PM | 120 | 0.30 | 956 |
| 21 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 832 |
| 22 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.29 | 678 |
| 23 | MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 25 | 0.29 | 1,206 |
| 24 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.29 | 1,001 |
| 25 | BIG TEN TOURNAMENT L: MICHIGAN/PURDUE | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 134 | 0.27 | 1,040 |
| 26 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN9 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 40 | 0.26 | 534 |
| 27 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 2:14 PM | 29 | 0.25 | 950 |
| 28 | MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS | WETV | 8:55 PM | 65 | 0.25 | 687 |
| 29 | FORBIDDEN: DYING FOR LOVE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 890 |
| 30 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.23 | 485 |
| 31 | POP GAME | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 11:07 PM | 60 | 0.23 | 571 |
| 32 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 15 | 0.23 | 983 |
| 33 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: GOLDEN STATE/MINNESOTA | NBA-TV | 8:00 PM | 159 | 0.23 | 618 |
| 34 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,178 |
| 35 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,051 |
| 36 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,030 |
| 37 | THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,382 |
| 38 | STEVEN UNIVERSE | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 15 | 0.19 | 945 |
| 39 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,893 |
| 40 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,577 |
| 41 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 2,384 |
| 42 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 412 |
| 43 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 847 |
| 44 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,186 |
| 45 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 390 |
| 46 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,638 |
| 47 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 851 |
| 48 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 383 |
| 49 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,786 |
| 50 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,966 |
| 51 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 966 |
| 52 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 796 |
| 53 | WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: COLOMBIA VS. USA | MLB NETWORK | 6:09 PM | 210 | 0.16 | 479 |
| 54 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 764 |
| 55 | WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: VENEZUELA VS. PUERTO RICO | MLB NETWORK | 9:39 PM | 137 | 0.15 | 387 |
| 56 | PPG 2016 | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:45 PM | 15 | 0.15 | 817 |
| 57 | FIRST 100 DAYS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,769 |
| 58 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:19 PM | 93 | 0.15 | 409 |
| 59 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,353 |
| 60 | INDECENT PROPOSAL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.14 | 475 |
| 61 | CNN SPECIAL REPORT | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 963 |
| 62 | INDECENT PROPOSAL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 6:30 AM | 30 | 0.14 | 452 |
| 63 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,568 |
| 64 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,510 |
| 65 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 736 |
| 66 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,412 |
| 67 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 704 |
| 68 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,289 |
| 69 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,450 |
| 70 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,434 |
| 71 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 937 |
| 72 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 878 |
| 73 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 318 |
| 74 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: IF I STAY | FREEFORM | 8:30 PM | 150 | 0.13 | 412 |
| 75 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 8:51 PM | 28 | 0.12 | 446 |
| 76 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 854 |
| 77 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 567 |
| 78 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 812 |
| 79 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 732 |
| 80 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 970 |
| 81 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 784 |
| 82 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 315 |
| 83 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,126 |
| 84 | GHOST BROTHERS | TLC | 9:00 PM | 59 | 0.11 | 408 |
| 85 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 328 |
| 86 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,405 |
| 87 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.11 | 266 |
| 88 | AMERICAN PSYCHO | HBO PRIME | 8:15 PM | 102 | 0.11 | 274 |
| 89 | HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED | HLN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 445 |
| 90 | BIG 12 TOURNAMENT L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 111 | 0.10 | 430 |
| 91 | MLB TONIGHT | MLB NETWORK | 11:56 PM | 64 | 0.10 | 214 |
| 92 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 263 |
| 93 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 718 |
| 94 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:02 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 319 |
| 95 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 507 |
| 96 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 260 |
| 97 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 218 |
| 98 | GREATEST EVER | TRUTV | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 212 |
| 99 | BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: SEMI1: VILLANOVA/SETON HALL | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:30 PM | 127 | 0.09 | 363 |
| 100 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 257 |
| 101 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 728 |
| 102 | BABY MAMA | HBO PRIME | 5:46 PM | 99 | 0.09 | 194 |
| 103 | VICE | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 267 |
| 104 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 203 |
| 105 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN2 | 1:00 AM | 42 | 0.08 | 156 |
| 106 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 730 |
| 107 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: WASHINGTON/SACRAMENTO | NBA-TV | 10:39 PM | 158 | 0.08 | 239 |
| 108 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 618 |
| 109 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 904 |
| 110 | FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL | HBO PRIME | 1:00 AM | 111 | 0.08 | 156 |
| 111 | JERROD CARMICHAEL:LOVE AT | HBO PRIME | 11:30 PM | 54 | 0.08 | 213 |
| 112 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 840 |
| 113 | HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED | HLN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 370 |
| 114 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 223 |
| 115 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 697 |
| 116 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 277 |
| 117 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2017 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:49 PM | 35 | 0.07 | 220 |
| 118 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 756 |
| 119 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 171 |
| 120 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 784 |
| 121 | GREATEST EVER | TRUTV | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 155 |
| 122 | FREE AGENCY FRENZY | NFL NETWORK | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 203 |
| 123 | SPRING BAKING CHAMPION | COOKING CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 274 |
| 124 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2017 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 12:35 AM | 14 | 0.07 | 241 |
| 125 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 175 |
| 126 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 775 |
| 127 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 234 |
| 128 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2017 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:24 PM | 10 | 0.06 | 236 |
| 129 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 245 |
| 130 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 245 |
| 131 | BIG EAST CBB TOURN L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:00 PM | 119 | 0.06 | 244 |
| 132 | DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIAN: DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIAN | HBO PRIME | 3:45 PM | 121 | 0.06 | 151 |
| 133 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 203 |
| 134 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2017 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 12:17 AM | 18 | 0.06 | 216 |
| 135 | FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:37 PM | 23 | 0.06 | 210 |
| 136 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 1:17 AM | 43 | 0.06 | 130 |
| 137 | SPRING BAKING CHAMPION | COOKING CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 233 |
| 138 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 175 |
| 139 | NASCAR M.E. CUP PRAC L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 2:00 PM | 90 | 0.06 | 306 |
| 140 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2017 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:34 PM | 43 | 0.06 | 228 |
| 141 | UNCOMMON SENSE S3 | MTV2 | 11:30 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 104 |
| 142 | SPRING BAKING CHAMPION | COOKING CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 232 |
| 143 | WORLD STAR TV | MTV2 | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 100 |
| 144 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 160 |
| 145 | SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2017 | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:13 PM | 27 | 0.05 | 161 |
| 146 | IT TAKES A KILLER | OXYGEN MEDIA | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 195 |
| 147 | SPRING BAKING CHAMPION | COOKING CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 180 |
| 148 | JALEN & JACOBY | ESPN2 | 1:42 AM | 18 | 0.05 | 100 |
| 149 | YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T | POP | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 387 |
| 150 | UNDISPUTED L: 129 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.05 | 116 |
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