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March 26, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.23.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.4/1.1/2.4.  Elsewhere, DYNASTY fell again to 0.1, although just on the edge of that drop.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Mar 23.FRI

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT games were at the top of Friday cable with 1.35 (for Villanova vs. West Virginia) and 0.81.  A&E’s LIVE PD rose 0.05 to 0.69.  On Discovery, the GOLD RUSH shows were at 0.46/0.28, compared to last week’s 0.41/0.39.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW dominated cable news in the demo at 0.38/0.52/3M, above Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.23/0.35/2.3M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.22/0.31/1.1M.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER dipped 0.04 to 0.37, and the season finale of HIGH MAINTENANCE lost a tick to 0.11.  Univision’s SELECCION MEXICANA was at 0.34.  Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE ticked up to 0.31.  On HGTV, MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE ticked down to 0.26, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.02 to 0.26, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.02 to 0.23.  Lifetime’s BRING IT gained a tick to 0.24.  Disney’s morning PUPPY DOG PALS climbed 0.05 to 0.23 and a berth in the Top 20, with lead-in MUPPET BABIES also at 0.23.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP ticked down to 0.20, and BRIDEZILLAS was at 0.13.  Cinemax’s STRIKE BACK remained off the chart, up 0.01 to 0.03/145K

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Mar 23.FRI

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday March 23, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP FR 1: VILLANOVA VS WEST VIRGINIA TBS NETWORK 7:17 PM 164 1.35 4,776
2 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP FR 2: PURDUE VS TEXAS TECH TBS NETWORK 10:19 PM 136 0.81 2,698
3 TBS NCAA BK CHP-BRG-PRFR1 TBS NETWORK 10:01 PM 18 0.79 2,692
4 LIVE PD: 105 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.69 2,008
5 TBS NCAA BSK POST GAME-FR TBS NETWORK 12:39 AM 40 0.49 1,354
6 GOLD RUSH:PARK TRAIL SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.46 1,835
7 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.38 2,970
8 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.37 1,800
9 SELECCION MEXICANA 3/23: MEXICO / ISLANDIA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:01 PM 149 0.34 749
10 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.31 949
11 GOLD RUSH:WHITE WATER SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.28 1,254
12 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,572
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,472
14 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.24 674
15 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:55 AM 15 0.23 839
16 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,070
17 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY CHANNEL 10:25 AM 25 0.23 890
18 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,276
19 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 1,458
20 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.22 893
21 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,140
22 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.22 437
23 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,924
24 SUNNY DAY NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.21 711
25 MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER DISNEY CHANNEL 9:35 AM 25 0.21 848
26 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 433
27 TBS NCAA BK CHP-PRE-PRFR TBS NETWORK 6:00 PM 77 0.21 485
28 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.21 1,921
29 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 487
30 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 605
31 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.21 1,130
32 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 65 0.20 497
33 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,816
34 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 1,942
35 SECRET LIFE OF KIDS, THE USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 31 0.19 464
36 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,648
37 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,548
38 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,890
39 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,039
40 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 1:49 AM 60 0.18 413
41 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,290
42 BIZAARDVARK DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.18 1,002
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 349
44 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.17 627
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 337
46 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.17 413
47 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 875
48 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.17 1,169
49 APPLE & ONION THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.17 788
50 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 420
51 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,149
52 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,379
53 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 377
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 850
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 347
56 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:30 AM 90 0.16 416
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,690
58 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,599
59 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,235
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 916
61 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 841
62 PUP STAR: BETTER2GETHER DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 105 0.15 762
63 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,178
64 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,378
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 849
66 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: BOSTON/YANKEES ESPN 1:00 PM 185 0.15 416
67 SECRET LIFE OF KIDS, THE USA NETWORK 11:31 PM 31 0.15 363
68 TRADING SPACES: RETRO TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 628
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 786
70 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,311
71 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,474
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,652
73 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 940
74 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,058
75 SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 119 0.14 447
76 AC360 SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 705
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,385
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 792
79 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 751
80 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 669
81 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:05 PM 25 0.14 369
82 JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 573
83 BRIDEZILLAS WETV 10:05 PM 60 0.13 312
84 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.13 263
85 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,353
86 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 664
87 TRADING SPACES: RETRO TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 694
88 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 584
89 TRADING SPACES: RETRO TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 702
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,551
91 RELATIVE SUCCESS TABATHA BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.12 480
92 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:30 AM 30 0.12 276
93 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 757
94 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 941
95 FUTBOL CENTRAL 3/23 UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:30 PM 31 0.11 271
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 953
97 ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY 9:30 PM 30 0.11 376
98 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 7:00 PM 107 0.11 357
99 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,178
100 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 945
101 LAURIEANN GIBSON: BS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.11 304
102 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 23 0.11 398
103 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 544
104 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,087
105 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 811
106 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 898
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 963
108 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,002
109 PAYNES OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.09 438
110 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 258
111 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: IN THE HEART OF THE SEA AMC 8:00 PM 150 0.09 668
112 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:38 PM 52 0.08 232
113 LAST STOP GARAGE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.08 295
114 NCAA WBKBL CHAMP STUDIO L ESPN 8:53 PM 26 0.08 327
115 ROADKILL CLASSICS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.08 311
116 ANNABELLE: CREATION MAXPRIME 8:10 PM 110 0.08 189
117 PGA TOUR: 2018 WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 360 0.08 655
118 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 28 0.07 287
119 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: STANFORD/LOUISVILLE ESPN 9:19 PM 139 0.07 305
120 OBSERVE AND REPORT HBO PRIME 12:55 AM 86 0.07 189
121 LAURIEANN GIBSON: BS LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 59 0.07 214
122 MISION RUSIA L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 30 0.06 152
123 GRAHAM NORTON SHOW BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.06 184
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 209
125 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:25 PM 35 0.06 141
126 HERD: DOUG GOTTLIEB L FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 60 0.06 107
127 MYSTERIES & SCANDALS OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 241
128 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.06 128
129 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.06 147
130 UNDISPUTED L: 385 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 138
131 E! NEWS E! 11:59 PM 61 0.06 176
132 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 127
133 TIME TRAVELERS WIFE THE HBO PRIME 9:30 AM 107 0.05 116
134 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: BOSTON/PORTLAND NBA-TV 10:00 PM 151 0.05 186
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 240
136 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.05 105
137 SUNNY DAY NICK JR 12:00 PM 30 0.05 206
138 SHAQ: ASCJ: STILL LAUGHIN SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 103 0.05 193
139 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.05 109
140 GOLF CENTRAL-POST GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.05 223
141 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 12:30 PM 30 0.05 203
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 210
143 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.04 556
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 272
145 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.04 408
146 INCARNATE HBO PRIME 4:15 PM 87 0.04 118
147 MISION RUSIA L UNIVISION DEPORTES 1:00 AM 55 0.04 94
148 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 1:30 PM 30 0.04 242
149 BBCA MOVIE: INCEPTION BBC-AMERICA 6:30 PM 210 0.04 152
150 ANNABELLE: CREATION MAXPRIME 11:50 PM 110 0.04 98

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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.