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March 28, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.25.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.3/1.1/1.9 from the initial 1.7/1.5/1.6.  Elsewhere, SLEEPY HOLLOW gained a much-needed 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun VAMPIRE DIARIES lost the same.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Mar FRI.25

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT Sweet 16 coverage took the top slots on Friday cable, led by 1.68 for the late game.  Adult Swim’s CHILDRENS HOSPITAL downticked to 0.50. Disney’s morning slate was solid, with LION GUARD up 0.08 to 0.45, SOFIA THE FIRST at 0.44, and DOC MCSTUFFINS steady at 0.35.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER rose 0.04 to 0.35, VICE returned at 0.17, and ANIMALS dropped 0.02 to 0.06.  On Lifetime, the BRING IT season finale fell 0.15 to 0.33, and ATLANTA PLASTIC returned at 0.30, with MOTHER/DAUGHTER EXPERIMENT following at 0.23.  Discovery’s YUKON MEN lost 0.03 to 0.33.  On Food Network, DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.31, and BURGERS, BREW & QUE held at 0.30.  On TLC, SAY YES TO THE DRESS gained 0.03 to 0.22, but LOVE, LUST OR RUN fell 0.04 to 0.17.  On History, AMERICAN RESTORATION ticked up to 0.17, and MILLION DOLLAR GENIUS rose 0.03 to 0.16.  Bravo’s THE PEOPLE’S COUCH fell 0.03 to 0.12.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Mar FRI.25

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday March 25, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP FR 2: UNC/INDIANA TBS NETWORK 9:56 PM 151 1.68 4,988
2 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP FR 1: WISCONSIN/NOTRE DAME TBS NETWORK 7:22 PM 137 1.32 4,761
3 TBS NCAA BK CHP-BRG-PRFR1 TBS NETWORK 9:39 PM 17 1.32 4,225
4 TBS NCAA BSK POST GAME-FR TBS NETWORK 12:30 AM 46 0.67 1,562
5 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 15 0.50 1,171
6 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.45 1,971
7 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.44 1,913
8 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.35 1,616
9 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.35 1,382
10 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.33 875
11 YUKON MEN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.33 1,606
12 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.32 1,727
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.32 799
14 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,046
15 ATLANTA PLASTIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.30 881
16 BURGERS, BREW & QUE FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.30 892
17 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.27 1,632
18 TBS NCAA BK CHP-PRE-PRFR TBS NETWORK 6:00 PM 82 0.24 634
19 STRANGER IN MY HOME, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 985
20 LOONEY TUNES:RABBITS RUN THE CARTOON NETWORK 3:30 PM 90 0.24 1,114
21 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 60 0.23 926
22 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.23 501
23 MOTHER/DAUGHTER EXPERIMEN LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 60 0.23 523
24 STAR DARLINGS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 PM 30 0.22 1,241
25 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:01 PM 29 0.22 521
26 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 9:00 PM 65 0.22 859
27 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.22 534
28 MAKO MERMAIDS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.22 1,292
29 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.22 1,141
30 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD HBO PRIME 7:55 PM 120 0.22 578
31 BACKSTAGE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.21 1,226
32 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,261
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 481
34 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 503
35 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.20 1,047
36 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 390
37 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.18 941
38 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,354
39 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,595
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,080
41 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 6:00 PM 60 0.18 789
42 AMERICAN RESTORATION HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.17 730
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 458
44 VICE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 29 0.17 635
45 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:07 AM 53 0.17 315
46 LOVE LUST OR RUN TLC 10:05 PM 61 0.17 661
47 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:32 PM 29 0.17 392
48 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.16 386
49 KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,700
50 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,110
51 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,546
52 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,495
53 MILLION DOLLAR GENIUS HISTORY 11:03 PM 58 0.16 544
54 WAR STORIES W/OLIVR NORTH FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,170
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 445
56 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,669
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,418
58 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.15 386
59 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:05 PM 27 0.15 379
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,678
61 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.15 416
62 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,317
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 948
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 418
65 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,361
66 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 849
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,658
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,094
69 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 966
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 906
71 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 809
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 845
73 PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.13 371
74 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 786
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.13 305
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 868
77 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,049
78 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,062
79 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.12 329
80 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: ST. LOUIS/NY METS ESPN 1:00 PM 185 0.12 398
81 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 788
82 PEOPLES COUCH, THE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.12 342
83 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.12 308
84 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 893
85 DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 369
86 DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS WETV 11:00 PM 60 0.12 287
87 UFC MAIN EVENT FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.12 405
88 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,246
89 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:28 PM 93 0.11 316
90 LEGEND HUNTER TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.11 532
91 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 798
92 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 335
93 CHASING BILLIONS: BRO/THE SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 60 0.10 293
94 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: SYRACUSE/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN 7:00 PM 126 0.10 508
95 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 750
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 803
97 BEAUTY SHOP HBO PRIME 4:10 PM 105 0.10 275
98 PGA TOUR: 2016 WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 347 0.10 772
99 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 644
100 NBA: THE JUMP   L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.09 208
101 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 764
102 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:30 PM 60 0.09 259
103 RUMBO AL MUNDIAL: GUATEMALA VS. USA 3/25 NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 132 0.09 157
104 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 765
105 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN 9:34 PM 114 0.09 424
106 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.09 256
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 701
108 CHOPPED TOURNAMENT COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 261
109 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 9:06 PM 28 0.09 474
110 PLACE FOR POLITICS: BERNIE SANDERS RALLY AT SAFECO FIELD MSNBC 10:00 PM 120 0.09 601
111 EAGLE EYE HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 118 0.09 305
112 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 12 0.09 198
113 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 485
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 294
115 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 49 0.08 643
116 MENS OLYMPC U23 QUALIFY L: COLOMBIA/USA FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 128 0.08 189
117 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 259
118 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.08 247
119 CNCAF WCQ-L: GUATEMALA VS. USA BEIN SPORT 9:59 PM 126 0.07 162
120 DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 243
121 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 440
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 320
123 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 475
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 308
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 270
126 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 191
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:17 AM 43 0.07 523
128 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: TENNESSEE/OHIO STATE ESPN2 9:34 PM 122 0.07 421
129 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:14 PM 26 0.07 226
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 236
131 FUTBOL CENTRAL (PT) FRI UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:30 PM 60 0.06 161
132 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 565
133 ANIMALS. HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 27 0.06 256
134 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 602
135 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 160
136 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 520
137 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:52 PM 10 0.06 205
138 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 568
139 CHOPPED TOURNAMENT COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 188
140 CESAR 911 NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 290
141 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 331
142 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN2 8:59 PM 35 0.05 283
143 DAILY SHARE HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 172
144 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 11:09 PM 99 0.05 124
145 CHOPPED TOURNAMENT COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 200
146 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 108
147 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 10:49 AM 28 0.05 582
148 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMP L: NOTRE DAME/MICHIGAN ESPNU 5:30 PM 181 0.05 115
149 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN2 7:00 PM 119 0.05 301
150 CHOPPED TOURNAMENT COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.05 159

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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.