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March 7, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.6.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  TAKEN, which doesn’t have much room to spare, fell 0.1 to 1.2 in final numbers (the less-rounded number was 1.21, so it wasn’t all that close).  The rerun of KEVIN CAN WAIT gained 0.1.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Mar 06.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Viewers can explain why VH1’s already-mighty LOVE & HIP-HOP jumped 0.28 to 1.65 this week, which naturally helped THE BREAKS (up 0.15 to 0.71), and MARTHA & SNOOP’S POTLUCK DINNER PARTY (up 0.08 to 0.55).  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.17/1.14/1.06, compared to last week’s 1.14/1.08/1.02.  Discovery’s FAST N LOUD climbed 0.12 to 0.07, and DIESEL BROTHERS was up 0.02 to 0.76.  MTV’s TEEN MOM dropped 0.07 to 0.82, with the AFTER-SHOW down a tick to 0.54.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES slipped 0.03 to 0.61, and SUMMER HOUSE was down 0.02 to 0.30.  A&E’s BATES MOTEL edged up 0.03 to 0.46.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader featured Boston vs. Clippers at 0.43, and Indiana vs. Charlotte at 0.32.  Food Network’s KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP had a 0.15 bump to 0.42, and CAKE WARS ticked down to 0.23.  On HGTV, LOVE IT OR LIST IT climbed 0.07 to 0.35, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.03 to 0.33, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.04 to 0.32.  Freeform’s SHADOWHUNTERS rose 0.06 to 0.28.  AMC’s HUMANS was steady at 0.12.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday March 6, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 6 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.65 3,215
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.17 3,380
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.14 3,318
4 FAST N LOUD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 1.07 2,725
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 71 1.06 2,950
6 TEEN MOM II SSN7B MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.82 1,407
7 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.76 1,777
8 BREAKS VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.71 1,357
9 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:01 PM 60 0.61 1,338
10 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK DI VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.55 1,113
11 TEEN MOM II SSN7B AFTER MTV 10:01 PM 31 0.54 960
12 BATES MOTEL A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.46 1,281
13 NBA BASKETBALL: BOSTON/LA CLIPPERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:42 PM 167 0.43 992
14 KIDS BAKING CHAMP 3 FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.42 1,715
15 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.36 3,848
16 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,406
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,677
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,700
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.33 801
20 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,657
21 NBA BASKETBALL: INDIANA/CHARLOTTE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 148 0.32 801
22 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,904
23 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.30 643
24 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,358
25 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,793
26 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.29 860
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,411
28 SHADOWHUNTERS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.28 640
29 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.27 2,357
30 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.27 1,342
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.27 2,807
32 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 1,298
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,216
34 VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,088
35 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,278
36 OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,033
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 1,319
38 WCC TOURNAMENT   L ESPN 9:05 PM 118 0.26 901
39 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,863
40 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: AVATAR AMC 6:30 PM 210 0.24 678
41 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 492
42 CAKE WARS CHAMPS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 958
43 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.23 1,749
44 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.23 1,961
45 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.23 402
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.23 2,088
47 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:29 AM 53 0.22 466
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 958
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 2,133
50 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.22 980
51 COLD CASE FILES A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.22 903
52 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,290
53 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L: EAST TENNESSEE STATE/UNC GREENSBORO ESPN 7:00 PM 125 0.21 611
54 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,787
55 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.21 520
56 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,075
57 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,002
58 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:03 PM 57 0.20 533
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,754
60 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 498
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,780
62 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,738
63 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.19 1,615
64 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 407
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,001
66 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 379
67 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.18 418
68 CLOUDY THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 20 0.18 881
69 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,650
70 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 391
71 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,653
72 CLOUDY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.18 809
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,070
74 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,749
75 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,050
76 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 354
77 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,424
78 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 304
79 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.15 322
80 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.15 383
81 BOOZE TRAVELER TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 394
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 315
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 979
84 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.15 556
85 ORIGINS: JOURNEY OF HUMAN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 520
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 321
87 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 782
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,326
89 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.13 272
90 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 716
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 873
92 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.13 315
93 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,185
94 P. KING DUCKLING DISNEY JUNIOR 2:30 PM 25 0.12 405
95 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,038
96 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 869
97 HUMANS AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 457
98 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,033
99 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 290
100 MISSOURI MOUNTAIN FAMILY ANIMAL PLANET 12:00 AM 60 0.12 485
101 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 621
102 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.11 269
103 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 61 0.11 264
104 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.11 322
105 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:01 AM 59 0.11 255
106 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.11 318
107 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 922
108 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 253
109 DINO DAN NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.10 448
110 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.10 274
111 HIGH COURT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 15 0.10 198
112 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 357
113 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.10 306
114 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 899
115 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 242
116 DINO DAN NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.10 449
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 962
118 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L: SIENA/IONA ESPN2 9:00 PM 138 0.10 288
119 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 11:18 PM 12 0.09 292
120 MISSOURI MOUNTAIN FAMILY ANIMAL PLANET 1:00 AM 60 0.09 377
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 849
122 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 229
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 931
124 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.09 187
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 284
126 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.09 383
127 EXPLORER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 296
128 FULL COURT PRANKS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 210
129 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 872
130 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 804
131 NFL SCOUTING COMBINE: 2017 – DB NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 300 0.08 151
132 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/WEST HAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 131 0.08 216
133 DAILY SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 AM 35 0.08 216
134 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: DALLAS/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:34 PM 161 0.08 214
135 WCC TOURNAMENT   L ESPN2 11:30 PM 107 0.08 288
136 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 282
137 LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 129 0.07 159
138 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 170
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 226
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 259
141 FEHERTY GOLF CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 437
142 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 6:00 PM 60 0.07 282
143 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.07 297
144 MILO MURPHYS LAW DISNEY XD 5:30 PM 15 0.07 218
145 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.07 303
146 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 141
147 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.07 149
148 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.07 363
149 WMNS COLL BKBL POST SSN L ESPN2 7:00 PM 103 0.07 404
150 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 116

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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.