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March 24, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.23.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The CBS NCAA TOURNAMENT games adjusted to 2.0/2.1 (1.96/2.09 in less-rounded form).  Elsewhere, the rerun of TRIAL & ERROR and the 8PM rerun of SUPERNATURAL each fell 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Mar 23.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT was unsurprisingly dominant on cable, with TBS’s Sweet 16 games at 1.49/1.31.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP rose 0.07 to 0.46, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.04 to 0.37.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE fell 0.08 to 0.44. Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS returned from a week off at 0.42.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN gained 0.08 to 0.39, and NIGHTWATCH returned at 0.37.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES fell 0.05 to 0.33, and HUSTLE & SOUL was down 0.03 to 0.21.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY dropped 0.05 to 0.28.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE gained 0.04 to 0.27, and SKIN TIGHT was down 0.03 to 0.23.  USA’s COLONY was steady at 0.24. The season finale of FX’s BASKETS held at 0.17.  CMT’s SUN RECORDS edged up 0.02 to 0.14.  Comedy Central’s REVIEW ticked down to 0.14.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING fell 0.03 to 0.07.   

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Mar 23.THU

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday March 23, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP TH 1: WEST VIRGINIA/GONZAGA TBS NETWORK 7:26 PM 171 1.49 4,937
2 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP TH 2: XAVIER/ARIZONA TBS NETWORK 10:33 PM 141 1.31 3,587
3 TBS NCAA BK CHP-BRG-PRTH1 TBS NETWORK 10:17 PM 16 1.17 3,363
4 TBS NCAA BSK POST GAME-TH TBS NETWORK 12:59 AM 43 0.51 1,257
5 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.46 1,813
6 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.44 2,168
7 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.42 840
8 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.39 933
9 NIGHTWATCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.37 924
10 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.37 1,752
11 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,470
12 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.33 986
13 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 65 0.33 889
14 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 2,815
15 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,826
16 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 2,899
17 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,313
18 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.29 2,162
19 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,501
20 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,762
21 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 965
22 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.27 903
23 REAL DETECTIVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,165
24 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 1,365
25 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.25 1,740
26 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.24 1,294
27 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,542
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.24 1,407
29 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,382
30 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.24 1,181
31 COLONY USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.24 804
32 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.24 1,152
33 SKIN TIGHT: TRANSFORMED TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.23 716
34 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,214
35 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 2,023
36 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.22 480
37 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,591
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.22 1,186
39 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 592
40 HUSTLE & SOUL WETV 10:05 PM 61 0.21 583
41 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,131
42 NICK CANNON WILDN OUT S8B MTV 9:00 PM 40 0.21 414
43 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.21 1,336
44 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,702
45 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,991
46 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,711
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,754
48 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,814
49 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,531
50 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,893
51 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,044
52 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,652
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 396
54 TBS NCAA BK CHP-PRE-PRTH TBS NETWORK 6:00 PM 86 0.18 443
55 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 33 0.17 442
56 CLOUDY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.17 698
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.17 1,204
58 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,637
59 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:10 AM 50 0.17 331
60 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 421
61 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,844
62 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,679
63 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,526
64 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 725
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 948
66 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.15 370
67 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 790
68 SUN RECORDS CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.14 494
69 REVIEW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.14 255
70 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 583
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 826
72 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 274
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 301
74 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 944
75 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.14 340
76 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.13 352
77 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 380
78 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 375
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 256
80 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 372
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 285
82 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 583
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 1,071
84 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 70 0.12 244
85 HIGH COURT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 15 0.12 254
86 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.11 328
87 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 361
88 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,244
89 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 992
90 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 313
91 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,131
92 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 576
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,024
94 PAW PATROL NICK JR 11:12 PM 24 0.10 546
95 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.10 180
96 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 984
97 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 120 0.10 258
98 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 3:30 PM 90 0.09 187
99 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 940
100 DAILY SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:05 AM 31 0.09 236
101 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 152
102 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.08 177
103 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.08 243
104 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 984
105 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 914
106 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 981
107 DEEP BLUE: DEEP BLUE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 120 0.08 376
108 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.08 166
109 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 907
110 HIGH COURT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:16 AM 15 0.07 175
111 GOLDEN BOY BOXING L: JASON QUIGLEY/GLEN TAPIA ESPN2 10:00 PM 135 0.07 249
112 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 27 0.07 233
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 297
114 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: YANKEES/RAYS ESPN 1:00 PM 210 0.07 257
115 IMPACT WRESTLING: 212 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.07 305
116 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: DODGERS/RANGERS ESPN 7:00 PM 215 0.07 226
117 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: TORONTO/MIAMI NBA-TV 7:31 PM 155 0.07 200
118 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.07 178
119 SAWCQ-L: URUGUAY VS. BRAZIL BEIN SPORT 6:50 PM 130 0.07 137
120 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:02 AM 46 0.06 234
121 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.06 159
122 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.06 153
123 IDIOTEST GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.06 353
124 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.06 193
125 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 10:35 PM 25 0.06 151
126 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.06 252
127 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.06 242
128 BOTETI: THE SAVAGE RIVER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 322
129 MISSION CRITICAL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 436
130 HELLBOY II:GOLDEN ARMY: HELLBOY II:GOLDEN ARMY MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 120 0.06 134
131 DIVIDED GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.06 348
132 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 98
133 AMERICARNA VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.06 217
134 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 257
135 UFC RELOADED: 207:NUNES/ROUSEY FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 180 0.05 283
136 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.05 135
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 214
138 PGA TOUR: 2017 WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 387 0.05 457
139 LEGENDARY MOTORCAR VELOCITY 8:00 PM 30 0.05 290
140 RESTORATION GARAGE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.05 238
141 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 431
142 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 142
143 MILO MURPHYS LAW DISNEY XD 7:00 AM 30 0.05 178
144 DIVIDED GSN 9:30 PM 30 0.05 304
145 MICHAELA HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 158
146 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:06 PM 81 0.05 120
147 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 9:00 PM 30 0.05 197
148 CONSTANTINE: CONSTANTINE MAXPRIME 11:40 PM 121 0.05 97
149 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 196
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.04 138

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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.