NETWORK FINALS: Local college basketball tournament adjustments weren’t kind to the networks. BLUE BLOODS fell 0.2 in final numbers, while AGENTS OF SHIELD, TAKEN, and CONFRONTING PUTIN all lost 0.1.
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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: But what was bad for the broadcasters was good for ESPN, which had games from the ACC TOURNAMENT at 1.11/0.23, the BIG 12 TOURNAMENT at 0.41/0.23, and the SEC TOURNAMENT at 0.34/0.26. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was at 0.76/0.46, compared to last week’s 0.71/0.38. A&E’s LIVE PD gained 0.08 to 0.65. On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER ticked up to 0.41, and HIGH MAINTENANCE ticked up to 0.10. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE rose 0.05 to 0.34, HOUSE HUNTERS edged up 0.02 to 0.30, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.05 to 0.28. MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW topped cable news at 0.32/0.47/2.8M, above Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.22/0.41/2.6M and CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.21/0.29/800K. Nickelodeon’s 6PM LOUD HOUSE was at #13 with 0.32, and lead-outs SPONGEBOB and ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS were respectively at 0.28 and 0.21. Bravo’s MARRIED TO MEDICINE rose 0.03 to 0.31, and RELATIVE SUCCESS was up a tick to 0.12. Food Network’s DINERS’ DRIVE-INS & DIVES climbed 0.06 to 0.29. Lifetime’s BRING IT ticked up to 0.21. We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP was at 0.15, and BRIDEZILLAS was down 0.03 to 0.11.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday March 9, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | ACC TOURNAMENT L: NORTH CAROLINA/DUKE | ESPN | 9:34 PM | 134 | 1.11 | 2,823 |
| 2 | GOLD RUSH | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 93 | 0.76 | 3,139 |
| 3 | LIVE PD: 101 LIVE PD | A&E NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 180 | 0.65 | 1,852 |
| 4 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 9:09 PM | 25 | 0.65 | 1,875 |
| 5 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 11:48 PM | 72 | 0.54 | 1,236 |
| 6 | GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:33 PM | 61 | 0.46 | 1,754 |
| 7 | BIG 12 TOURNAMENT L: KANSAS STATE/KANSAS | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 129 | 0.41 | 1,342 |
| 8 | REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 56 | 0.41 | 1,968 |
| 9 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.34 | 1,511 |
| 10 | SEC TOURNAMENT L: GEORGIA/KENTUCKY | ESPN | 3:29 PM | 121 | 0.34 | 1,238 |
| 11 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.33 | 745 |
| 12 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 2,781 |
| 13 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKELODEON | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.32 | 1,384 |
| 14 | MARRIED TO MEDICINE | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.31 | 860 |
| 15 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.31 | 990 |
| 16 | SP HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 1,411 |
| 17 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 954 |
| 18 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 1,295 |
| 19 | SPONGEBOB | NICKELODEON | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.28 | 1,301 |
| 20 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:03 AM | 32 | 0.28 | 699 |
| 21 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 741 |
| 22 | SEC TOURNAMENT L: ALABAMA/AUBURN | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 128 | 0.26 | 753 |
| 23 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 1:35 AM | 35 | 0.26 | 656 |
| 24 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 9:10 PM | 28 | 0.25 | 897 |
| 25 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.25 | 526 |
| 26 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN | 3:08 PM | 21 | 0.24 | 849 |
| 27 | TWO AND A HALF MEN | NICK-AT-NITE | 2:10 AM | 34 | 0.24 | 601 |
| 28 | ACC TOURNAMENT L: CLEMSON/VIRGINIA | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 130 | 0.23 | 904 |
| 29 | BIG 12 TOURNAMENT L: WEST VIRGINIA/TEXAS TECH | ESPN2 | 9:38 PM | 138 | 0.23 | 844 |
| 30 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,584 |
| 31 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 2,670 |
| 32 | ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 1,052 |
| 33 | LIP SYNC BATTLE SHORTIES | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 996 |
| 34 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 836 |
| 35 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,012 |
| 36 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 907 |
| 37 | AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.21 | 871 |
| 38 | BRING IT! | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.21 | 556 |
| 39 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,937 |
| 40 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,996 |
| 41 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,021 |
| 42 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,752 |
| 43 | UNTOLD STORIES OF THE E.R | TLC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 1,052 |
| 44 | PJ MASKS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 25 | 0.19 | 770 |
| 45 | BIZAARDVARK | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 1,020 |
| 46 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 415 |
| 47 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 859 |
| 48 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 417 |
| 49 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 807 |
| 50 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.16 | 418 |
| 51 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 777 |
| 52 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 2,033 |
| 53 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 15 | 0.16 | 713 |
| 54 | INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,801 |
| 55 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,587 |
| 56 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 832 |
| 57 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,556 |
| 58 | MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS | WETV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 415 |
| 59 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,745 |
| 60 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,497 |
| 61 | APPLE & ONION | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 733 |
| 62 | JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 588 |
| 63 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.14 | 999 |
| 64 | LIGA MX L: ATLAS / PUEBLA | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 9:55 PM | 125 | 0.14 | 323 |
| 65 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 748 |
| 66 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 753 |
| 67 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,472 |
| 68 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,233 |
| 69 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 354 |
| 70 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,295 |
| 71 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 329 |
| 72 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,294 |
| 73 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,025 |
| 74 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,255 |
| 75 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 626 |
| 76 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 753 |
| 77 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 793 |
| 78 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,167 |
| 79 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,266 |
| 80 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,213 |
| 81 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MY DAUGHTER WAS STOLEN | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.12 | 507 |
| 82 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 948 |
| 83 | THIS HAPPENED | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,081 |
| 84 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,247 |
| 85 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 761 |
| 86 | RELATIVE SUCCESS TABATHA | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 381 |
| 87 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 626 |
| 88 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,301 |
| 89 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,158 |
| 90 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,201 |
| 91 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 334 |
| 92 | THIS IS NOT HAPPENING | COMEDY CENTRAL | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.11 | 260 |
| 93 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 893 |
| 94 | BRIDEZILLAS | WETV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 288 |
| 95 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 667 |
| 96 | BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: SEMI1: PROVIDENCE/XAVIER | FOX SPORTS 1 | 6:30 PM | 148 | 0.11 | 465 |
| 97 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 908 |
| 98 | INSIDE POLITICS | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 682 |
| 99 | ROADKILL CLASSICS | VELOCITY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 328 |
| 100 | GREAT WALL, THE | HBO PRIME | 5:45 PM | 103 | 0.11 | 294 |
| 101 | LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / VERACRUZ | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 7:30 PM | 145 | 0.11 | 271 |
| 102 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 528 |
| 103 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 633 |
| 104 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 816 |
| 105 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 913 |
| 106 | HIGH MAINTENANCE | HBO PRIME | 11:01 PM | 25 | 0.10 | 420 |
| 107 | PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 (2014) | PARAMOUNT | 6:00 PM | 150 | 0.10 | 230 |
| 108 | LAURIEANN GIBSON: BS | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:02 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 272 |
| 109 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 842 |
| 110 | PGA TOUR: 2018 VALSPAR CHP | GOLF CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 180 | 0.09 | 797 |
| 111 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: CLEVELAND/LA CLIPPERS | NBA-TV | 10:18 PM | 167 | 0.09 | 262 |
| 112 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 173 |
| 113 | GET OUT | HBO PRIME | 4:00 PM | 104 | 0.09 | 234 |
| 114 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 268 |
| 115 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 896 |
| 116 | LAST STOP GARAGE | VELOCITY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 266 |
| 117 | PAYNES | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 428 |
| 118 | FOX COLLEGE HOOP BRIDGE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 8:58 PM | 27 | 0.08 | 345 |
| 119 | NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 5:00 PM | 90 | 0.08 | 422 |
| 120 | E! NEWS | E! | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 215 |
| 121 | VICE NEWS TONIGHT | HBO PRIME | 7:30 PM | 24 | 0.08 | 326 |
| 122 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 269 |
| 123 | COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L | ESPN2 | 1:51 PM | 25 | 0.07 | 247 |
| 124 | GOLDEN BOY BOXING | ESPN2 | 11:56 PM | 90 | 0.07 | 244 |
| 125 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 228 |
| 126 | AAC TOURNAMENT L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 111 | 0.07 | 276 |
| 127 | PAC 12 CBB TOURN L: SEMI2: OREGON/USC | FOX SPORTS 1 | 11:40 PM | 124 | 0.07 | 233 |
| 128 | LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER | GALAVISION | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 104 |
| 129 | ASSASSINS CREED | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 116 | 0.06 | 252 |
| 130 | SHO BOX SPECIAL EDITION | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:03 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 268 |
| 131 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 442 |
| 132 | BIG EAST CBB TOURN L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:25 PM | 118 | 0.06 | 250 |
| 133 | E! NEWS: DAILY POP I | E! | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 145 |
| 134 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 148 |
| 135 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 282 |
| 136 | UNDISPUTED L: 375 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 142 |
| 137 | PREDATOR | HBO PRIME | 1:00 AM | 107 | 0.06 | 195 |
| 138 | AAC TOURNAMENT L: MEMPHIS/TULSA | ESPN2 | 2:16 PM | 134 | 0.06 | 215 |
| 139 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 172 |
| 140 | PGA TOUR | GOLF CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 567 |
| 141 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 117 |
| 142 | NBA POSTGAME SHOW | NBA-TV | 1:05 AM | 55 | 0.05 | 137 |
| 143 | HITCHHIKERS GUIDE (2005) | HBO PRIME | 2:10 PM | 109 | 0.05 | 123 |
| 144 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 226 |
| 145 | DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD | OXYGEN MEDIA | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 312 |
| 146 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 175 |
| 147 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 159 |
| 148 | YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T | POP | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 483 |
| 149 | SHO BOX SPECIAL EDITION | SHOWTIME PRIME | 11:33 PM | 20 | 0.05 | 225 |
| 150 | SHO BOX SPECIAL EDITION | SHOWTIME PRIME | 10:45 PM | 18 | 0.05 | 228 |
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