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April 4, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.3.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP adjusted to 7.1, down a full 2 points from the last broadcast airing in 2015 (although up 1.2 from last year’s cable telecast).  The timezone adjustment also pushed the BIG BANG THEORY rerun down to 1.2.  In addition, NBC reshuffled by 0.1, with THE VOICE up and TAKEN down.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Apr 03.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The big game on CBS didn’t hurt hurt all networks equally.  In fact, USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.46/1.44/1.38, way up from last week’s 1.22/1.17/1.14, followed by a WWE HALL OF FAME special at 0.45.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP lost 0.22 from last week’s scorching number to 1.42, HIP-HOP SQUARES was at 0.82/0.73 compared to last week’s 0.95/0.86, and THE BREAKS was down 0.04 to 0.50.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES lost 0.09 to 0.60, SOUTHERN CHARM returned at 0.47, and SWEET HOME OKLAHOMA was down 0.05 to 0.22.  A primetime ESPN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL opening day game was at 0.40.  A&E’s BATES MOTEL dropped 0.05 to 0.40.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.31, and TINY HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.28/0.26.  On MTV, TEEN MOM aired an “Ask Moms” special at 0.28, compared to last week’s 0.51 special, and then an “All Reasons” special at 0.25. On Freeform, YOUNG & HUNGRY fell 0.03 to 0.19, BABY DADDY was down 0.08 to 0.17, and THE TWINS dropped 0.05 to a dismal 0.04.  Food Network’s KID CHEF NATION was at 0.13.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Apr 03.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday April 3, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.46 3,893
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.44 3,826
3 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 6 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.42 2,789
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 71 1.38 3,583
5 HIP HOP SQUARES VH1 9:00 PM 30 0.82 1,659
6 HIP HOP SQUARES VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.73 1,462
7 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.60 1,382
8 BREAKS VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.50 1,022
9 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.47 1,253
10 WWE HALL OF FAME USA NETWORK 11:11 PM 60 0.45 1,289
11 MLB OPENING DAY      L: CLEVELAND/TEXAS ESPN 7:03 PM 209 0.40 1,135
12 BATES MOTEL A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.40 1,258
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 2,523
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,586
15 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 3,654
16 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.30 585
17 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,147
18 TEEN MOM II S7B ASK MOMS MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.28 518
19 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:31 PM 89 0.28 585
20 OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 954
21 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.26 1,168
22 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 1,073
23 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,079
24 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,462
25 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,856
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,116
27 TEEN MOM II ALL REASONS MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.25 454
28 VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 875
29 MLB OPENING DAY      L: SAN DIEGO/LA DODGERS ESPN 4:27 PM 156 0.24 677
30 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.24 461
31 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.24 737
32 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,492
33 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,759
34 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 925
35 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 997
36 SWEET HOME OKLAHOMA BRAVO 10:01 PM 30 0.22 708
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,042
38 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.21 926
39 MLB OPENING DAY      L: ATLANTA/NEW YORK METS ESPN 1:01 PM 206 0.21 624
40 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,203
41 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.21 1,177
42 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 1,841
43 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,785
44 OCTONAUTS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 PM 25 0.20 757
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,909
46 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 790
47 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,516
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 866
49 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,424
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,537
51 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.19 460
52 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.19 427
53 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,616
54 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,862
55 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,588
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,741
57 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,640
58 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 953
59 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.18 555
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,491
61 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.17 400
62 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.17 406
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 952
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 61 0.16 327
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 335
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,445
67 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 740
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 848
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,122
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:01 AM 59 0.14 320
71 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 788
72 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.14 298
73 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.14 318
74 KID CHEF NATION FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.13 462
75 CLOUDY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.13 665
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 775
77 WALLYKAZAM! NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.13 648
78 FULL COURT PRANKS TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.13 272
79 MLB OPENING DAY      L: LOS ANGELES ANGELS/OAKLAND ATHLETICS ESPN2 10:00 PM 188 0.12 331
80 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:32 PM 59 0.12 313
81 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 608
82 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.12 243
83 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 12:00 PM 61 0.12 282
84 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN2 7:07 PM 113 0.12 341
85 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 638
86 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.11 255
87 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 67 0.11 268
88 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.11 212
89 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:42 AM 34 0.11 245
90 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 836
91 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 400
92 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.11 218
93 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 945
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 690
95 MLB OPENING DAY      L ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.11 276
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 862
97 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,006
98 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 757
99 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 946
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 812
101 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.10 210
102 KUU KUU HARAJUKU NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.09 509
103 DAILY SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 AM 31 0.09 222
104 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:08 AM 34 0.09 203
105 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 464
106 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 933
107 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 782
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 886
109 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 432
110 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 220
111 BOOZE TRAVELER TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 303
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 288
113 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:34 AM 34 0.08 151
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 302
115 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.08 270
116 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 1:08 AM 52 0.07 212
117 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 285
118 FOR MY WOMAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 239
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 246
120 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 726
121 MAMMA MIA! HBO PRIME 5:10 PM 109 0.07 179
122 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:01 PM 59 0.07 166
123 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.07 155
124 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PORTLAND/MINNESOTA NBA-TV 7:01 PM 148 0.06 196
125 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.06 138
126 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.06 301
127 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 490
128 JUSTICE BY ANY MEANS TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 196
129 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 127
130 CHRONICLES OF NARNIA:LION: CHRONICLES OF NARNIA:LION HBO PRIME 2:45 PM 143 0.05 149
131 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.05 280
132 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 61 0.05 124
133 MEOW MADNESS: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.05 260
134 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.05 241
135 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 229
136 ABORTION:STORIES WOMEN TE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 92 0.05 151
137 GOLDEN COMPASS HBO PRIME 8:00 AM 113 0.05 116
138 UNDISPUTED L: 144 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 114
139 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.05 223
140 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:29 PM 31 0.05 119
141 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 4:00 PM 60 0.05 200
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 222
143 EXPLORER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.04 183
144 TWINS, THE FREEFORM 9:02 PM 61 0.04 124
145 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 AM 34 0.04 101
146 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 11:02 PM 44 0.04 122
147 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 9:00 PM 60 0.04 125
148 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 80
149 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 97
150 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 5:00 PM 60 0.04 182

 

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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.