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March 20, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.18.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NCIS: LA, BOB’S BURGERS and AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while DECEPTION and 60 MINUTES lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Mar 18.SUN

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD seems to have found its level for now, up 0.03 to 2.83, with TALKING DEAD up 0.24 to 1.09, and COMIC BOOK MEN up 0.04 to 0.20.  On Adult Swim, MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES slipped 0.03 to 0.58, MR PICKLES was at 0.39/0.35 compared to last week’s 0.39/0.33, and SUPERMANSION was up 0.09 to 0.33.  On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT rose 0.07 to 0.41, and HERE AND NOW ticked up to 0.11.  On Showtime, the season finale of THE CHI climbed 0.07 to 0.32, HOMELAND edged up 0.02 to 0.31, and OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT was down 0.01 to 0.05/199K.  Hallmark’s WHEN CALLS THE HEART shed 0.02 to 0.26.  On E!, THE ARRANGEMENT lost 0.02 to 0.19, and THE ROYALS was down 0.05 to 0.15.  On Starz, COUNTERPART rose 0.04 to 0.10, and ASH VS EVIL DEAD fell off the chart, down 0.02 to 0.06/176K.  

Unscripted was dominated again by the cable coverage of the NCAA TOURNAMENT, led by Tru’s primetime UMBC vs. Kansas State game at 1.64.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA gained 0.03 to 0.80, and TO ROME FOR LOVE ticked up to 0.26, followed by an episode of MARRIED TO MEDICINE at 0.20.  Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID dipped 0.02 to 0.46.  On TLC, SISTER WIVES climbed 0.06 to 0.43, and 3 WIVES, 1 HUSBAND was down 0.02 to 0.25.  HGTV’s line-up was led by ISLAND LIFE at 0.36/0.33, compared to last week’s 0.32/0.29.  On ID, EVIL LIVES HERE was steady at 0.32, and ON THE CASE was down 0.06 to 0.31.  Paramount’s BAR RESCUE fell 0.07 to 0.29.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.29/0.27, compared to last week’s 0.26.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Mar 18.SUN

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday March 18, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 68 2.83 6,663
2 TRU NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-4: UMBC VS KANSAS ST TRUTV 7:48 PM 146 1.64 4,597
3 TNT NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-4: FLORIDA ST VS XAVIER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:39 PM 157 1.16 3,399
4 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:08 PM 60 1.09 2,663
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.80 2,069
6 TRU NCAA POST GUN SUN 1 TRUTV 10:14 PM 13 0.79 1,824
7 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-4: MARSHALL VS WEST VIRGINIA TBS NETWORK 9:42 PM 146 0.78 2,224
8 TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRSU TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:24 PM 15 0.71 1,966
9 TNT NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-3: NEVADA VS CINCINNATI TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:00 PM 140 0.69 1,913
10 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP-SU-3: CLEMSON VS AUBURN TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 143 0.65 1,864
11 TNT NCAA POST GUN SUN 1 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:16 PM 15 0.65 1,572
12 MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.58 1,123
13 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.46 1,366
14 SISTER WIVES: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 123 0.43 1,547
15 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:01 PM 29 0.41 1,227
16 TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRSU TBS NETWORK 9:27 PM 15 0.41 1,197
17 MR. PICKLES ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.39 831
18 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.36 909
19 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.36 1,673
20 MR. PICKLES ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.35 790
21 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,601
22 SUPERMANSION ADULT SWIM 1:00 AM 30 0.33 667
23 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.33 1,437
24 CHI, THE S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:01 PM 47 0.32 872
25 EVIL LIVES HERE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,288
26 HOMELAND S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:05 PM 52 0.31 1,253
27 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,399
28 AARON HERNANDEZ UNCOVERED: 102 PART 2 OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.30 912
29 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.29 1,484
30 BAR RESCUE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.29 629
31 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.29 927
32 TBS NCAA BSK POST GAME-SU TBS NETWORK 12:15 AM 60 0.28 721
33 TRU RD TO FNL 4-SUN-1 TRUTV 7:30 PM 18 0.27 977
34 AMERICAN DYNAST: KENNEDYS CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,770
35 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.27 730
36 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 872
37 HOW CLOSE CAN I BEACH HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.27 1,423
38 HOW CLOSE CAN I BEACH HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.26 1,481
39 WHEN CALLS THE HEART HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,448
40 TO ROME FOR LOVE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.26 723
41 THREE WIVES, ONE HUSBAND TLC 10:03 PM 63 0.25 831
42 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.24 584
43 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 880
44 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: MIDWIFES DECEPTION, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.23 822
45 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.23 675
46 KONG: SKULL ISLAND HBO PRIME 6:55 PM 118 0.22 628
47 E:60 ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.21 515
48 COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 12:15 AM 30 0.20 480
49 POPE: MOST POWERFUL MAN CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,222
50 GIADA ENTERTAINS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.20 846
51 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.19 926
52 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,084
53 ARRANGEMENT E! 9:00 PM 61 0.19 477
54 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:30 PM 86 0.19 1,356
55 TIME MACHINE: KINGPIN: EL CHAPO 3 HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.18 653
56 ADVENTURE TIME THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.18 532
57 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 10:01 PM 63 0.18 709
58 HARRY POTTER & GOBLET OF: HARRY POTTER & GOBLET OF HBO PRIME 10:53 AM 157 0.18 400
59 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:02 PM 91 0.17 458
60 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 992
61 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 504
62 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: MISSISSIPPI STATE/BAYLOR ESPN 12:00 PM 125 0.17 478
63 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,113
64 ADVENTURE TIME THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.16 531
65 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.16 464
66 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,499
67 SISTER WIVES: MORE TO LOV TLC 6:58 PM 62 0.15 626
68 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,649
69 NORTH WOODS LAW: NH ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.15 678
70 ROYALS, THE E! 10:01 PM 61 0.15 447
71 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 930
72 WICKED TUNA COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 591
73 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 AM 30 0.14 339
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 820
75 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.14 459
76 SCHOOL OF ROCK NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.14 647
77 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 AM 32 0.13 337
78 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 AM 30 0.13 337
79 FXX MOVIE PRIME: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES FXX 8:01 PM 149 0.13 257
80 NEXT REVOLUTION, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,253
81 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,524
82 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.12 975
83 LIFE, LIBERTY AND LEVIN FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,213
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 689
85 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 30 0.12 312
86 DEATH ROW STORIES HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 369
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 674
88 PAW PATROL NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.12 435
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 631
90 HERE AND NOW HBO PRIME 9:03 PM 57 0.11 357
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 685
92 UNCENSORED TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.11 276
93 HIDDEN FIGURES: HIDDEN FIGURES HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 127 0.11 352
94 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L: 2018 BNP PARIBAS OPEN ESPN 2:05 PM 295 0.11 540
95 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,032
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 593
97 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 674
98 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,130
99 BREAK HBO PRIME 8:53 PM 10 0.11 326
100 TNT NCAA BK CHP-PRE-SU TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 5:00 PM 60 0.11 337
101 BBCA MOVIE: SHERLOCK HOLMES A GAME OF BBC-AMERICA 5:00 PM 180 0.11 343
102 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.11 285
103 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,322
104 HARRY POTTER & PRISONER A: HARRY POTTER & PRISONER A HBO PRIME 8:30 AM 142 0.11 278
105 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,122
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.10 868
107 COUNTERPART STARZ PRIMARY 8:02 PM 52 0.10 342
108 LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / ATLAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 159 0.10 259
109 E:60 ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.10 232
110 UNSUNG TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.10 271
111 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: ST. LOUIS/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 175 0.10 294
112 SISTER WIVES: MORE TO LOV TLC 6:00 PM 58 0.10 418
113 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 441
114 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 974
115 TOP GEAR BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 90 0.10 253
116 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 328
117 KASIE DC: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.09 819
118 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: VARIOUS TEAMS/TIMES ESPN2 2:00 PM 131 0.09 481
119 ASSASSINS CREED HBO PRIME 1:30 PM 116 0.09 198
120 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 800
121 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,112
122 MSNBC LIVE W/VOSSOUGHIAN MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 685
123 RIVERAS, THE S3 UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.09 144
124 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: VILLANOVA/NOTRE DAME ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.09 412
125 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 846
126 MSNBC LIVE W/D.GURA: N/A MSNBC 2:00 PM 120 0.08 773
127 WISE GUYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,026
128 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 285
129 REGAL ACADEMY NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.08 320
130 DR POL COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.08 690
131 MEET THE PEETES HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 609
132 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 11:30 AM 60 0.08 480
133 UNMASKING A KILLER HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 318
134 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 527
135 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: VIRGINIA/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN 9:00 PM 122 0.08 364
136 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 468
137 FA CUP QUARTERFINAL L: LEICESTER CITY/CHELSEA FOX SPORTS 2 12:20 PM 169 0.08 170
138 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 806
139 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 293
140 MSNBC LIVE W/A.MOHYELDIN MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 722
141 SOMOS LMX L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:09 PM 60 0.07 155
142 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 282
143 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L ESPN2 8:38 PM 104 0.07 343
144 AUTOPSY (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 275
145 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 PM 60 0.07 499
146 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.WITT MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 634
147 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN2 6:44 PM 114 0.07 293
148 DR. KS EXOTIC ANIMAL ER NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.07 591
149 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 643
150 ASH VS EVIL DEAD 3 STARZ PRIMARY 9:00 PM 27 0.06 176

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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.