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March 25, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.24.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.5 for the Miami vs. Villanova game and 2.3 for Kansas vs. Maryland.  In addition, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of THE BLACKLIST lost the same.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NCAA TOURNAMENT on TBS topped Thursday cable, somewhat lopsidedly:  a 1.41 rating for Duke vs. Oregon afer 0.88 for Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma.  USA’s WWE telecast rose 0.07 from last week to 0.75.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN edged up 0.02 to 0.70, while THE FIRST 48 lost 0.07 to 0.55.  On History, VIKINGS climbed 0.05 to 0.67, and JOIN OR DIE ticked down to 0.19. HGTV’s FLIP OR FLOP ticked up to 0.60, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.42, with MASTERS OF FLIP up 0.03 to 0.36.  On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS returned after a week off at 0.47, and THOSE WHO CAN’T was at 0.17.  On Food Network, COOKS VS CONS gained 0.04 to 0.41, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY added a hundredth to 0.40.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS was steady at 0.37. MTV’s REAL WORLD lost 0.03 to 0.28, with an AFTER-SHOW special at 0.17.  The season finale of FX’s BASKETS held at 0.22. We’s MARY MARY added 0.01 for 0.20.  Bravo’s RECIPE FOR DECEPTION fell 0.03 to 0.06.  The season finale of IFC’s PORTLANDIA lost a tick to 0.05. 

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: Thursday March 24, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP TH 2: DUKE/OREGON TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 132 1.41 4,029
2 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP TH 1: TEXAS A&M/OKLAHOMA TBS NETWORK 7:27 PM 139 0.88 2,816
3 TBS NCAA BK CHP-BRG-PRTH1 TBS NETWORK 9:46 PM 14 0.84 2,418
4 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.75 2,501
5 TBS NCAA BSK POST GAME-TH TBS NETWORK 12:20 AM 44 0.72 1,633
6 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.70 1,767
7 VIKINGS HISTORY 10:00 PM 61 0.67 2,363
8 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.60 2,283
9 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.48 1,460
10 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.47 876
11 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.46 1,726
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.42 1,969
13 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.41 1,358
14 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.40 1,116
15 PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.37 1,425
16 MASTERS OF FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.36 1,253
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.33 847
18 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S5 CMT 9:00 PM 60 0.30 600
19 REAL WORLD GO BIG GO HOME MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.28 502
20 CONAN TBS NETWORK 1:04 AM 60 0.28 625
21 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,174
22 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.26 538
23 NEXO KNIGHTS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.26 1,134
24 NEXO KNIGHTS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.25 1,074
25 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.24 741
26 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 721
27 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 556
28 NINJAGO (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.22 980
29 PITCH PERFECT 2 HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 115 0.22 436
30 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.22 450
31 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 31 0.22 564
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.22 457
33 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 518
34 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,179
35 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 449
36 MARY MARY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 538
37 HOH:KIDNAPPED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.20 834
38 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.20 442
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.20 417
40 JOIN OR DIE – FERGUSON HISTORY 11:01 PM 33 0.19 646
41 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,305
42 TBS NCAA BK CHP-PRE-PRTH TBS NETWORK 6:00 PM 87 0.19 470
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 411
44 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 914
45 HATE IN AMERICA INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.19 761
46 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.18 381
47 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.18 479
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.18 371
49 MOTIVES & MURDERS:CRACKIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 837
50 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,535
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 828
52 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 844
53 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,292
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 891
55 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 368
56 THOSE WHO CANT TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.17 356
57 REAL WORLD SPECIAL MTV 11:01 PM 31 0.17 316
58 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.17 394
59 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 865
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,468
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,146
62 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.16 343
63 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 632
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 321
65 REDNECK ISLAND 5 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.16 391
66 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 930
67 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: CHICAGO CUBS/SAN FRANCISCO ESPN 7:00 PM 255 0.16 512
68 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,364
69 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,900
70 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 706
71 MYSTERIES AT THE CASTLE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 635
72 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.15 320
73 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,091
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,629
75 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,167
76 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,393
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 876
78 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,482
79 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.14 306
80 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.14 357
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,622
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 309
83 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 558
84 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,622
85 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,072
86 EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 444
87 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.13 491
88 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 895
89 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,381
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 733
91 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,534
92 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.12 296
93 PITCH PERFECT 2 HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 115 0.12 222
94 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:15 PM 45 0.12 307
95 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 775
96 SISTERS IN LAW WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 392
97 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 969
98 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 467
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 834
100 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 685
101 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 672
102 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.10 230
103 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 7:30 PM 90 0.10 240
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 726
105 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 650
106 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.09 169
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 705
108 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 515
109 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 596
110 ADAM DEVINES HOUSE PARTY COMEDY CENTRAL 12:31 AM 33 0.08 156
111 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 509
112 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 207
113 INTL SOCCER FRIENDLY   L: ITALY/SPAIN ESPN2 3:30 PM 133 0.08 180
114 ANIMATION DOMINATION FXX 12:00 AM 63 0.08 197
115 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.08 251
116 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 613
117 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 366
118 NIGHT CLASS HISTORY 11:34 PM 29 0.07 247
119 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 203
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 282
121 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.07 224
122 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 663
123 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 151
124 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.07 156
125 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 472
126 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 470
127 RECIPE FOR DECEPTION BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.06 194
128 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 485
129 NFL LIVE ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.06 154
130 PGA TOUR: 2016 WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 388 0.06 538
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 293
132 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 12:30 AM 30 0.06 143
133 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 238
134 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 465
135 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 625
136 ESPN FC   L ESPN2 5:43 PM 17 0.06 126
137 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 476
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 271
139 CROSSROADS CMT 11:00 PM 60 0.05 144
140 AMERICARNA VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.05 277
141 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 496
142 GLOBAL BEAUTY MASTERS TLC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 137
143 MAN VS. CHILD FYI 8:00 PM 60 0.05 148
144 EVERYTHING IS COPY HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 90 0.05 116
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 271
146 PORTLANDIA IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.05 120
147 UNIVISON DEPORTES FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 60 0.05 88
148 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 230
149 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.04 350
150 SPRING TRAINING: LAD AT CLE MLB NETWORK 10:00 PM 208 0.04 94

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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.