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March 2, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.1.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SWAT, SUPERSTORE, the 8:30PM AP BIO, and SCANDAL all lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Mar 01.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s ATLANTA returned strong at 0.44, not far below its 2016 series premiere at 0.53/0.48, and a tick above the Season 1 finale.  It was also notably up from its 0.29 lead-in, the movie STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON.

Thursday cable again had its Top 3 slots bookended by the NBA, this night on TNT at 0.77/0.52.  Discovery had the #2/#4 slots with STREET OUTLAWS at 0.59 and the premiere of AMERICAN CHOPPER at 0.50.  VH1’s RUPAUL’S ALL STARS jumped 0.11 to 0.49.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW had another big night at 0.41/0.60/3.1M, well over Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.29/0.51/3M and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.22/0.30/1.2M.  On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS rose 0.07 to 0.29, and INSIDE JOKES.was up 0.05 to 0.26  A&E’s 60 DAYS IN dipped 0.03 to 0.33.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.07 to 0.32, FLIP OR FLOP lost 0.03 to 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.27.  On ID, BETRAYED was steady at 0.31, and PANDORA’S BOX was down 0.02 to 0.24.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE ticked down to 0.30.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY ticked up to 0.28.  Bravo’s TOP CHEF gained 0.01 to 0.26.  MTV’s WILD N OUT rose 0.07 to 0.26.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY grew by 0.03 to 0.24.  USA’s NINJA VS NINJA premiered at 0.21.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP held at 0.21.  Paramount’s LIP SYNC BATTLE fell 0.07 to 0.20.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING gained 0.04 to 0.10.  Freeform’s BEYOND returned from a week off at 0.09.  CMT’s MUSIC CITY premiered at 0.08.  IFC’s PORTLANDIA ticked down to 0.03/100K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Mar 01.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday March 1, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: 76ERS/CAVALIERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:13 PM 148 0.77 2,000
2 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.59 1,604
3 NBA BASKETBALL: TIMBERWOLVES/TRAIL BLAZERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:41 PM 150 0.52 1,283
4 AMERICAN CHOPPER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 77 0.50 1,359
5 RUPAUL ALL STARS 3 VH1 8:00 PM 90 0.49 883
6 ATLANTA FX 10:00 PM 40 0.44 851
7 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.41 3,146
8 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.36 680
9 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.33 847
10 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,422
11 BETRAYED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,171
12 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 62 0.30 1,492
13 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 13 0.30 979
14 FX MOVIE PRIME: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON FX 7:00 PM 180 0.29 684
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,976
16 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,270
17 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 896
18 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,101
19 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 12:57 AM 33 0.27 608
20 FLIP OR FLOP NASHVILLE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,112
21 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:11 AM 61 0.27 661
22 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,260
23 TOP CHEF BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.26 771
24 PRINCESS DIARIES: PRINCESS DIARIES NICK-AT-NITE 8:00 PM 165 0.26 888
25 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 487
26 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT 10 MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.26 491
27 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,599
28 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 704
29 PANDORAS BOX: UNLEASHING INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,000
30 PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.24 1,093
31 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.23 797
32 685 LB TEEN, THE: SUPERSI TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.23 793
33 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,835
34 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.23 853
35 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,048
36 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:30 AM 33 0.23 551
37 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,333
38 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,199
39 TOP WING NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.22 827
40 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 2:03 AM 33 0.22 518
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,692
42 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,614
43 GROWING UP HIP HOP: ATL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 468
44 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.21 552
45 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,029
46 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 489
47 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 419
48 ANW: NINJA VS. NINJA USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.21 626
49 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 529
50 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 933
51 LIP SYNC BATTLE PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 32 0.20 494
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,809
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 885
54 WILD N OUT:THAT WILD LIFE MTV 11:31 PM 31 0.20 364
55 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.19 384
56 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 400
57 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,037
58 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,946
59 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,417
60 AMC MOVIE: DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE AMC 8:00 PM 150 0.18 537
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 368
62 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,744
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,459
64 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,430
65 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.17 353
66 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,033
67 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.17 333
68 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 800
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 944
70 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.17 353
71 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,431
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 739
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,469
74 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,188
75 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 845
76 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WICHITA STATE/UCF ESPN 7:00 PM 136 0.16 535
77 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,357
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 313
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 303
80 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: RUSH HOUR BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:33 PM 147 0.15 427
81 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI PARAMOUNT 9:30 PM 30 0.15 367
82 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,211
83 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.15 309
84 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 771
85 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,232
86 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,137
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 775
88 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 748
89 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:55 PM 65 0.14 322
90 PORT PROTECTION COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 830
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 743
92 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,217
93 BLACK CARD REVOKED BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 348
94 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,389
95 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 289
96 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 20 0.13 333
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 686
98 TALK SHOW THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.13 244
99 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 665
100 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 645
101 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L: USA/GERMANY ESPN2 7:00 PM 123 0.12 354
102 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 374
103 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 263
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 705
105 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,222
106 FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE: FATE OF THE FURIOUS, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 136 0.12 298
107 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 637
108 BREAK HBO PRIME 7:50 PM 10 0.12 278
109 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 561
110 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:16 PM 99 0.11 369
111 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 236
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 990
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,146
114 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.11 315
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,020
116 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 947
117 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 928
118 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 984
119 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.11 317
120 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 609
121 MANCAVE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.10 229
122 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.10 250
123 IMPACT WRESTLING: 309 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.10 365
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 843
125 TOP WING NICK JR 6:30 PM 30 0.09 447
126 BEYOND FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.09 230
127 RUNDOWN, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.09 201
128 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,080
129 MEGA MACHINES: SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.09 280
130 CONCACAF LC – L: SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC / SANTA TECLA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 120 0.08 186
131 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CHICAGO/SAN JOSE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:00 PM 160 0.08 184
132 MUSIC CITY CMT 10:00 PM 31 0.08 204
133 GIFTED HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 101 0.07 183
134 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PITTSBURGH/BOSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:02 PM 178 0.07 258
135 TRL MTV 4:00 PM 30 0.07 130
136 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 104
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 286
138 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.07 213
139 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 145
140 CONCACAF LC – L: NEW YORK RED BULLS / OLIMPIA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 120 0.07 155
141 FOR THE LOVE OF CARS VELOCITY 8:00 PM 60 0.06 232
142 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L: STANFORD/ARIZONA FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 122 0.06 281
143 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:39 PM 133 0.06 178
144 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.06 117
145 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 161
146 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 281
147 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OREGON STATE/WASHINGTON ESPN2 11:04 PM 125 0.06 166
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 287
149 SYFY MOVIE SYFY 12:01 AM 90 0.06 187
150 BACK TO SCHOOL: BACK TO SCHOOL POP 10:00 PM 150 0.06 143

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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.