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March 31, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.30.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC had some local preemptions that pulled GREY’S ANATOMY and SCANDAL each down 0.1.  Elsewhere, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, but MOM, POWERLESS and the SUPERSTORE rerun lost the same.  

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Mar 30.THU

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA doubleheader topped a fairly slow night for cable, with Cleveland vs. Chicago at 0.74, and Houston vs. Portland at 0.56.  The highest-rated non-sports telecast was History’s SWAMP PEOPLE, down a tick to 0.43.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP lost 0.04 to 0.42, and HOUSE HUNTERS dropped a tick to 0.36.  MSNBC’s THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW continued its Trump-era surge, landing in the Top 5 with 0.41, a full tenth ahead of Fox News’s top show TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.31 (and perhaps even more impressively the victor in total viewers, 3M vs. 2.9M).  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS slipped 0.03 to 0.39, and INSIDE JOKES was at 0.30. On A&E, 60 DAYS IN fell 0.02 to 0.37, and NIGHTWATCH was down 0.05 to 0.32.  We’s BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES was steady at 0.33, and HUSTLE & SOUL was down 0.02 to 0.19.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY ticked up to 0.29.  USA’s COLONY rose 0.03 to 0.27.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE lost 0.03 to 0.24, and SKIN TIGHT was down 0.04 to 0.19.  MTV’s WILD N OUT held at 0.21.  The series finale of Comedy Central’s REVIEW remained at 0.14.  CMT’s SUN RECORDS fell 0.05 to 0.09.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING stayed at 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Mar 30.THUF

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday March 30, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: CLEVELAND/CHICAGO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 143 0.74 2,007
2 NBA BASKETBALL: HOUSTON/PORTLAND TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:37 PM 152 0.56 1,371
3 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.43 1,960
4 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.42 1,688
5 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.41 3,014
6 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.39 747
7 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.37 869
8 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.37 1,023
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.36 1,687
10 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.33 849
11 NIGHTWATCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.32 965
12 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.31 775
13 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:09 AM 36 0.31 722
14 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.31 1,005
15 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,944
16 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.31 873
17 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 3,265
18 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,528
19 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 570
20 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,373
21 REAL DETECTIVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,067
22 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.29 892
23 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.29 608
24 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,589
25 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 583
26 COLONY USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 64 0.27 819
27 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.26 505
28 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: GEORGIA TECH/TCU ESPN 8:00 PM 125 0.26 1,081
29 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,293
30 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 512
31 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,165
32 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,137
33 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.24 915
34 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,376
35 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.23 966
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.23 1,092
37 COLL SLAM DUNK 3PT CHP L: N/A ESPN 10:05 PM 124 0.23 655
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,078
39 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.21 1,588
40 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,778
41 NICK CANNON WILDN OUT S8B MTV 9:00 PM 40 0.21 398
42 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,294
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,224
44 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,972
45 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,797
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,882
47 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,065
48 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.20 395
49 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 1,020
50 SKIN TIGHT: TRANSFORMED TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.19 613
51 HUSTLE & SOUL WETV 10:00 PM 63 0.19 528
52 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.19 1,295
53 CLOUDY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.18 922
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,617
55 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.18 335
56 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,035
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,005
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,060
59 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,549
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 352
61 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,426
62 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.17 322
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 361
64 SOUTHERN CHARM FIRST LOOK BRAVO 10:47 PM 13 0.16 394
65 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 351
66 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,251
67 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,607
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 300
69 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,378
70 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,375
71 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:09 AM 61 0.15 347
72 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 318
73 RANK THE PRANK NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.14 961
74 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.14 318
75 REVIEW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.14 228
76 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:10 AM 60 0.14 293
77 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 832
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,125
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 273
80 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 285
81 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 723
82 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 989
83 LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 129 0.13 404
84 HIMALAYAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 561
85 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 683
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 793
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 708
88 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 720
89 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,290
90 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 602
91 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,290
92 LAST WITCH HUNTER, THE HBO PRIME 5:40 PM 107 0.11 295
93 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 614
94 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 967
95 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 854
96 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 478
97 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 386
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,019
99 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 28 0.10 311
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 854
101 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 940
102 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 880
103 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 512
104 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: DALLAS/BOSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 160 0.09 322
105 SUN RECORDS CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.09 508
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 854
107 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 254
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 936
109 IDIOTEST GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.08 317
110 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 203
111 DAILY SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:02 AM 31 0.08 225
112 IMPACT WRESTLING: 213 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.07 297
113 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.07 281
114 AMERICARNA VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.07 286
115 DIVIDED GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.07 377
116 PGA TOUR: 2017 SHELL HOUSTON OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 4:00 PM 191 0.07 421
117 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 196
118 DIVIDED GSN 9:30 PM 30 0.06 341
119 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 478
120 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 126
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 274
122 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.06 206
123 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 139
124 SPONGEBOB NICKTOONS 9:00 PM 30 0.06 305
125 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L: N/A ESPN2 7:00 PM 312 0.06 282
126 LEGENDARY MOTORCAR VELOCITY 8:00 PM 30 0.06 251
127 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 249
128 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 269
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 242
130 IDIOTEST GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.05 265
131 ER POP 4:00 PM 60 0.05 109
132 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 131
133 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.05 179
134 UFC RELOADED: 67:SILVA/LUTTER FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 180 0.05 206
135 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.05 194
136 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 314
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 235
138 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 290 0.05 200
139 BABYLON A.D. MAXPRIME 6:25 PM 90 0.04 143
140 BEAUTIFUL CREATURES(2013): BEAUTIFUL CREATURES(2013) HBO PRIME 10:40 AM 124 0.04 96
141 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 216
142 ER POP 3:00 PM 60 0.04 91
143 DAN LE BATARD SHOW L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.04 106
144 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:13 PM 47 0.04 108
145 WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKI HBO PRIME 8:30 AM 114 0.04 92
146 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 10:15 PM 13 0.04 127
147 UNDISPUTED L: 143 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 91
148 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS NBC UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.04 125
149 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:50 PM 40 0.04 130
150 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.04 289

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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.