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February 28, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.27.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE and KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Feb 27.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.86, and it was a strong lead-in for the premiere of UNSOLVED at 0.67.  On History, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND slipped 0.02 to 0.71, with a follow-up special at 0.47.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS jumped 0.13 to 0.65, and BETHENNY & FREDRIK was up 0.04 to 0.23.  On HGTV, FIXER UPPER rose 0.06 to 0.56, HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.11 to 0.41, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.34.  On Discovery, a double feature of STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.54/0.53.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE lost 0.03 to 0.50, with an after-show at 0.24.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS fell 0.13 to 0.43.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.41/0.33.  VH1’s AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL ticked down to 0.39.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news at 0.37/0.57/2.9M, over Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.33/0.52/2.9M, and CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.21/0.31/900K.  TBS’s THE DETOUR dropped 0.05 to 0.36.  ESPN’s COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were at 0.36/0.24.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT shrank by 0.03 to 0.33, and THIS TIME NEXT YEAR was at 0.06.  Paramount’s INK MASTER dipped 0.02 to 0.33.  Food Network’s CHOPPED rose 0.06 to 0.31.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE ticked up to 0.31, and COUNTING ON was at 0.17.  On ID, WHO KILLED JANE DOE was steady at 0.27.  Freeform’s THE FOSTERS returned from a week off at 0.23.  On Comedy Central, DRUNK HISTORY gained 0.04 to 0.23, and ANOTHER PERIOD ticked up to 0.13.  A&E’s INTERVENTION held at 0.19, and UNDERCOVER HIGH was down 0.02 to 0.10.  BET’s THE QUAD returned at 0.17.  FX’s BASKETS rose 0.04 to 0.14.  WGNAmerica’s BELLEVUE was at 0.05/206K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Feb 27.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday February 27, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.86 2,692
2 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.71 3,016
3 UNSOLVED USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.67 1,602
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.65 1,739
5 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.56 2,799
6 STREET OUTLAWS: NO PREP DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 62 0.54 1,442
7 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.53 1,395
8 CHALLENGE: VENDETTAS MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.50 844
9 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND SPCLS HISTORY 10:11 PM 60 0.47 1,976
10 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.43 2,023
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.41 1,854
12 NBA BASKETBALL: WIZARDS/BUCKS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:15 PM 148 0.41 1,093
13 AMERICAS TOP MODEL 24 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.39 830
14 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.37 2,948
15 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.36 1,000
16 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MIAMI/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN 9:03 PM 122 0.36 1,049
17 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,639
18 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.33 871
19 NBA BASKETBALL: CLIPPERS/NUGGETS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:43 PM 158 0.33 798
20 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,892
21 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 61 0.33 727
22 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.31 951
23 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.31 1,001
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.31 805
25 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,287
26 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,928
27 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:32 AM 32 0.27 574
28 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:00 AM 32 0.27 571
29 WHO KILLED JANE DOE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,204
30 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 2:04 AM 34 0.27 533
31 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:05 PM 55 0.26 599
32 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,784
33 TOP WING NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.25 934
34 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 591
35 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,326
36 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA/ALABAMA ESPN 7:00 PM 123 0.24 625
37 CHALLENGE VENDETTAS AFTER MTV 10:01 PM 31 0.24 422
38 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.24 843
39 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 517
40 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 505
41 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.23 542
42 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.23 430
43 BETHENNY & FREDRIK BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.23 801
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 2,079
45 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,725
46 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 15 0.22 612
47 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,603
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 1,861
49 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 941
50 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,006
51 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 982
52 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,198
53 INTERVENTION:HEROIN TRNGL A&E NETWORK 9:01 PM 59 0.19 448
54 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.19 473
55 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 372
56 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 826
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,624
58 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 845
59 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,483
60 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 382
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,697
62 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.18 364
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 799
64 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 399
65 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,415
66 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.17 355
67 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 941
68 COUNTING ON TLC 9:02 PM 60 0.17 568
69 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.17 517
70 QUAD, THE S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.17 469
71 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,993
72 MAFS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.16 481
73 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,501
74 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 372
75 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 326
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 298
77 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,277
78 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 734
79 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,443
80 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 32 0.14 353
81 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 899
82 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,278
83 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 314
84 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 466
85 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,101
86 CONCACAF LC – L: TIJUANA / MOTAGUA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:08 PM 123 0.14 275
87 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,221
88 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:21 AM 63 0.13 317
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 284
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 269
91 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,317
92 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.13 290
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,183
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 818
95 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,159
96 CONCACAF LC – L: TIGRES UANL / HEREDIANO UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 128 0.12 294
97 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 23 0.12 396
98 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 489
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 760
100 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 868
101 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 429
102 OPRAH AT THE APOLLO OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 610
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 935
104 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 595
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 994
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 800
107 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 589
108 GRAN TORINO HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 116 0.11 376
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 616
110 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 230
111 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 526
112 E! NEWS E! 1:00 AM 60 0.11 208
113 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 582
114 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 30 0.11 346
115 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 859
116 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 688
117 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 857
118 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 658
119 UNDERCOVER HIGH A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.10 202
120 WINTER BREAK: HUNTER MTN MTV 10:32 PM 61 0.10 184
121 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.10 302
122 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: ST. LOUIS/MINNESOTA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 162 0.10 266
123 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 593
124 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,198
125 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 220
126 TOP WING NICK JR 6:30 PM 30 0.09 389
127 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LOS ANGELES/LAS VEGAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:45 PM 167 0.09 231
128 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 189
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 839
130 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 377
131 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 641
132 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:03 PM 117 0.08 273
133 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 109 0.08 253
134 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 122
135 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.07 300
136 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 8:49 PM 14 0.06 243
137 THIS TIME NEXT YEAR LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 61 0.06 222
138 HML: INSIDE HACKS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.06 152
139 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 162
140 REAL SPORTS 18 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.06 203
141 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 126
142 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.06 111
143 GOLIC AND WINGO     L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.06 157
144 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 453
145 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 107
146 SUND MOVIE: BRUCE ALMIGHTY SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 120 0.05 135
147 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:11 AM 49 0.05 98
148 UNDISPUTED L: 367 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 133
149 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 8:00 PM 30 0.05 253
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 227

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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.