UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.14.2017

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NETWORK FINALS:  We’re continuing to provide our analysis of broadcast ratings in the Network Finals posts as Nielsen catches up.

NBC:  THIS IS US, as expected, towered over the night, up 0.4 from last week to a series high 3.4. That huge lead-in made the 1.4 for the series premiere of TRIAL & ERROR look less than thrilling, and its 2d episode was down to 1.0.  The good news for TRIAL is that it will continue to have a strong lead-in from THE VOICE, which was down 0.1 from last Tuesday to 2.5.

ABC:  THE MIDDLE rose 0.1 to 1.6, and AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE stayed at 1.4.  In the 9PM hour, FRESH OFF THE BOAT held at 1.1, but THE REAL O’NEALS was down 0.1 to 0.8.  PEOPLE ICONS finished the night up 0.1 to 0.6.

CBS:  NCIS dropped 0.1 to 1.5, and a 2-hour NCIS: NEW ORLEANS was at 0.2, up 0.1 from last week’s regular 1-hour episode.

FOX:  NEW GIRL returned from a 2-week break down 0.1 to 0.8.  After a 0.5 rerun of THE MICK, BONES was steady at 0.7.

CW:  THE FLASH (0.9) and LEGENDS OF TOMORROW (0.5) held last week’s numbers.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MSNBC’s THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW ran 2 pages of a 2005 Donald Trump tax return all the way to the top slot on Wednesday cable at 1.00, more than triple the 18-49 rating for the highest rated show on Fox News.  (Considering that the show took an extended time to say very little, it’s not sure how many new viewers will come back.)  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN was steady at 0.89, and CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was down 0.06 to 0.71.  HGTV’s FIXER UPPER gained 0.03 to 0.72, HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.03 to 0.50, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.04 to 0.42.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS rose 0.07 to 0.67.  The NCAA TOURNAMENT began with play-in games on Tru at 0.63/0.39.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS climbed 0.04 to 0.62, and IMPOSTERS was up 0.08 to 0.31.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS fell 0,08 to 0.53 (it was preceded by a related lead-in special at 0.33), and KILLING FIELDS ticked up to 0.39.  On MTV, THE CHALLENGE edged up 0.03 to 0.52, and STRANDED WITH A MILLION ticked up to 0.21.  Comedy Central’s TOSH.0 climbed 0.06 to 0.44, and DETROITERS had a 0.08 bump to 0.24.  TBS’s THE DETOUR ticked up to 0.44.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN: LA rose 0.03 to 0.35.  BET’s BEING MARY JANE dropped 0.03 to 0.34.  On Food Network, CHOPPED gained 0.04 to 0.33.  Syfy’s FACE OFF climbed 0.04 to 0.30.  Freeform’s THE FOSTERS returned at 0.28.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE added 0.02 for 0.26, and SHE’S IN CHARGE was down 0.06 to 0.10.  FX’s THE AMERICANS held at 0.24.  WGNAmerica’s OUTSIDERS lost a tick to 0.20.  On TV Land, TEACHERS shed a tick to 0.14, and THROWING SHADE remained at 0.08.  Spike’s ADAM CAROLLA & FRIENDS was at 0.09. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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