NETWORK FINALS: The primetime NCAA TOURNAMENT games on CBS adjusted to 1.3/1.3 in final numbers. Elsewhere, DATELINE fell 0.1.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Friday cable was once again all about the NCAA TOURNAMENT, with 15 of the Top 20 slots going to games or related programming. The top-rated honors technically went to a 12-minute transition piece on TBS with 0.88, but the top game was TNT’s Michigan State vs. Miami at 0.77. Discovery broke into the basketball with a special episode of GOLD RUSH, which was down 0.48 from last week’s regular episode to 0.57. Lifetime’s BRING IT and THE RAP GAME were both at 0.42, respectively up 0.02 and down 0.02, and the network again ran an episode of THE POP GAME out of primetime, up 0.02 to 0.24. We’s MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT jumped a tenth to 0.39. A&E’s LIVE PD ticked up to 0.37. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was steady at 0.33. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME fell a tenth to 0.25. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS slipped 0.03 to 0.23. On TLC, A HAUNTING returned at 0.15, with lead-out GHOST BROTHERS also at 0.15. HBO’s adult-animated ANIMALS returned at 0.08, not helped by the fact that REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER had the week off.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday March 17, 2017 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | TBS NCAA BK CHP-BRG-DYFR2 | TBS NETWORK | 6:54 PM | 12 | 0.88 | 2,129 |
| 2 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR2: MICHIGAN ST/MIAMI | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:19 PM | 131 | 0.77 | 2,298 |
| 3 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR1: TROY/DUKE | TBS NETWORK | 7:06 PM | 142 | 0.75 | 2,216 |
| 4 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR2: RHODE ISLAND/CREIGHTON | TBS NETWORK | 4:29 PM | 145 | 0.73 | 1,923 |
| 5 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR2: MARQUETTE/SOUTH CAROLINA | TBS NETWORK | 9:47 PM | 136 | 0.61 | 1,835 |
| 6 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR1: UC DAVIS/KANSAS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:41 PM | 137 | 0.58 | 1,729 |
| 7 | GOLD RUSH: SPECIAL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.57 | 2,186 |
| 8 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR2: TX. SOUTH/NORTH CAROLINA | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 4:05 PM | 137 | 0.51 | 1,560 |
| 9 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR2: KENT ST/UCLA | TRUTV | 10:03 PM | 131 | 0.51 | 1,509 |
| 10 | TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRFR | TBS NETWORK | 9:28 PM | 19 | 0.45 | 1,389 |
| 11 | TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYFR | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 3:48 PM | 17 | 0.44 | 1,247 |
| 12 | BRING IT! | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.42 | 1,097 |
| 13 | RAP GAME | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:02 PM | 60 | 0.42 | 1,056 |
| 14 | TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR1: SETON HALL/ARKANSAS | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:22 PM | 146 | 0.40 | 1,130 |
| 15 | TNT NCAA BK CHP-BRG-DYFR2 | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 6:22 PM | 19 | 0.39 | 1,143 |
| 16 | MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT | WETV | 10:00 PM | 65 | 0.39 | 1,117 |
| 17 | LIVE PD: 24 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.37 | 1,202 |
| 18 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR2: SOUTHERN CAL/SMU | TRUTV | 3:02 PM | 141 | 0.36 | 1,088 |
| 19 | TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRFR | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:58 PM | 21 | 0.34 | 991 |
| 20 | TRU NCAA BSK POST GAME-FR | TRUTV | 12:18 AM | 58 | 0.34 | 807 |
| 21 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.33 | 1,221 |
| 22 | TNT NCAA POST GUN-FR1 | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 11:30 PM | 10 | 0.33 | 901 |
| 23 | SHIMMER AND SHINE | NICKELODEON | 11:00 AM | 30 | 0.32 | 1,176 |
| 24 | TRU NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRFR | TRUTV | 9:47 PM | 16 | 0.31 | 973 |
| 25 | MUTT & STUFF | NICKELODEON | 9:30 AM | 30 | 0.30 | 1,036 |
| 26 | WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: USA VS. PUERTO RICO | MLB NETWORK | 10:09 PM | 191 | 0.29 | 682 |
| 27 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRFR1: KANSAS ST/CINCINNATI | TRUTV | 7:25 PM | 142 | 0.29 | 963 |
| 28 | LION GUARD | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 25 | 0.29 | 1,173 |
| 29 | TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYFR | TBS NETWORK | 4:12 PM | 17 | 0.28 | 659 |
| 30 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 1,268 |
| 31 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.25 | 1,351 |
| 32 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 1,067 |
| 33 | POP GAME | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 11:06 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 582 |
| 34 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,354 |
| 35 | RIDICULOUSNESS SSN9 | MTV | 8:00 PM | 33 | 0.23 | 485 |
| 36 | NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT | NICKELODEON | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.23 | 869 |
| 37 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.22 | 491 |
| 38 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,183 |
| 39 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,034 |
| 40 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 478 |
| 41 | LIV & MADDIE: CALI STYLE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 973 |
| 42 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,254 |
| 43 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,199 |
| 44 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 421 |
| 45 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,749 |
| 46 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,167 |
| 47 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,105 |
| 48 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,053 |
| 49 | BUNKD | DISNEY CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,107 |
| 50 | AMERICAS NEWS HQ | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,700 |
| 51 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,579 |
| 52 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,192 |
| 53 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,863 |
| 54 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 444 |
| 55 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,533 |
| 56 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,827 |
| 57 | PPG 2016 | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:45 PM | 15 | 0.19 | 814 |
| 58 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR1: IONA/OREGON | TBS NETWORK | 1:52 PM | 140 | 0.19 | 518 |
| 59 | HUNTER STREET | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 1,106 |
| 60 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,447 |
| 61 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 929 |
| 62 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 954 |
| 63 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 388 |
| 64 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,693 |
| 65 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 825 |
| 66 | FIVE, THE SPCL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 2,360 |
| 67 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,482 |
| 68 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 411 |
| 69 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,265 |
| 70 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,060 |
| 71 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,734 |
| 72 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 974 |
| 73 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,730 |
| 74 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 788 |
| 75 | TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYFR1: NEW MEXICO ST/BAYLOR | TRUTV | 12:30 PM | 140 | 0.16 | 530 |
| 76 | HAUNTING, A | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 500 |
| 77 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 299 |
| 78 | GHOST BROTHERS | TLC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 477 |
| 79 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 748 |
| 80 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 857 |
| 81 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,439 |
| 82 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 370 |
| 83 | COLLEGE WRESTLING L: NCAA WRSTLNG CHAMPIONSHIP | ESPN | 8:00 PM | 203 | 0.15 | 443 |
| 84 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 387 |
| 85 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,567 |
| 86 | FIRST 100 DAYS, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,703 |
| 87 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 852 |
| 88 | TRU NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYFR | TRUTV | 2:50 PM | 12 | 0.14 | 449 |
| 89 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,998 |
| 90 | NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:30 PM | 90 | 0.14 | 613 |
| 91 | AMC MARCH MOVIE MADNESS: HERO (2004) | AMC | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.14 | 411 |
| 92 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 647 |
| 93 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,147 |
| 94 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,008 |
| 95 | TRU NCAA BK CHP-PRE-PRFR | TRUTV | 7:00 PM | 25 | 0.12 | 376 |
| 96 | TBS RD TO FNL FOUR- FRI | TBS NETWORK | 1:30 PM | 22 | 0.12 | 253 |
| 97 | MLB TONIGHT | MLB NETWORK | 1:20 AM | 70 | 0.12 | 228 |
| 98 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 906 |
| 99 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 493 |
| 100 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 873 |
| 101 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,106 |
| 102 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 226 |
| 103 | TNT RD TO FNL FOUR- FRI | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 1:00 PM | 22 | 0.11 | 282 |
| 104 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 917 |
| 105 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 230 |
| 106 | NFL INSIDERS L | ESPN | 1:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 227 |
| 107 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:02 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 336 |
| 108 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 884 |
| 109 | NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 385 |
| 110 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 809 |
| 111 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 786 |
| 112 | FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 985 |
| 113 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 861 |
| 114 | LEGEND OF TARZAN, THE | HBO PRIME | 5:30 PM | 110 | 0.09 | 337 |
| 115 | SYFY MOVIE: LEPRECHAUN: ORIGINS | SYFY | 9:00 AM | 120 | 0.09 | 364 |
| 116 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:23 PM | 37 | 0.09 | 223 |
| 117 | MSNBC LIVE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 723 |
| 118 | VICE | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 272 |
| 119 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 200 |
| 120 | UNBREAKABLE | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 107 | 0.08 | 235 |
| 121 | NCAA PRESS CONFERENCES | TRUTV | 6:50 PM | 10 | 0.08 | 248 |
| 122 | ANIMALS. | HBO PRIME | 11:31 PM | 28 | 0.08 | 275 |
| 123 | LIGHTS OUT | MAXPRIME | 8:00 PM | 81 | 0.07 | 217 |
| 124 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.07 | 188 |
| 125 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 9:47 PM | 13 | 0.07 | 206 |
| 126 | PITCH BLACK | MAXPRIME | 9:25 PM | 108 | 0.06 | 178 |
| 127 | TRU NCAA BK CHP-PRE-DYFR | TRUTV | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 160 |
| 128 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 248 |
| 129 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 7:20 PM | 10 | 0.06 | 163 |
| 130 | TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L: BNP PARIBAS OPEN 2017 | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 148 |
| 131 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 178 |
| 132 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 185 |
| 133 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 184 |
| 134 | NASCAR XFINITY FIN PRAC L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 267 |
| 135 | IT TAKES A KILLER | OXYGEN MEDIA | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.05 | 228 |
| 136 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 161 |
| 137 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 215 |
| 138 | BUILDING HAWAII | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 7:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 153 |
| 139 | AMHQ | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 246 |
| 140 | PGA TOUR: 2017 ARNOLD PALMER INVIT | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 180 | 0.05 | 427 |
| 141 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 263 |
| 142 | HAIRSPRAY | HBO PRIME | 10:30 AM | 116 | 0.05 | 107 |
| 143 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 217 |
| 144 | MICHAELA | HLN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 217 |
| 145 | CESAR MILLANS DOG NATION | NAT GEO WILD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 219 |
| 146 | WEATHER CENTER LIVE | THE WEATHER CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 254 |
| 147 | WORLD STAR TV | MTV2 | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 85 |
| 148 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 197 |
| 149 | NASCAR M.E. CUP PRAC L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 2:00 PM | 90 | 0.04 | 251 |
| 150 | PGA TOUR | GOLF CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 348 |
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