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.
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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
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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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