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March 21, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.20.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE, LA TO VEGAS and THE MIDDLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the rerun of THE FLASH lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Mar 20.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable, up 0.08 to 0.99, with lead-out UNSOLVED up 0.05 to 0.45.  On HGTV, FIXER UPPER jumped 0.17 to 0.72, HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.12 to 0.44, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.11 to 0.36.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.71/0.57.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS gained 0.03 to 0.60, and BETHENNY & FREDRIK held at 0.25.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE climbed 0.13 to 0.54, and CURSE OF CIVIL WAR GOLD was up 0.02 to 0.45.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dipped 0.04 to 0.46, and FEAR FACTOR was up 0.06 to 0.23.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT edged up 0.02 to 0.39, and LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT premiered at 0.17.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW had the demo lead in cable news at 0.38/0.47/3.2M, over Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.34/0.57/3.5M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.29/0.38/1.2M.  TBS’s THE DETOUR ticked down to 0.38.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS rose 0.04 to 0.37, with the follow-up hour steady at 0.28.  VH1’s AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL was steady at 0.35.  Paramount’s INK MASTER dropped 0.06 to 0.32.  On ID, WEB OF LIES fell 0.07 to 0.31, and FORBIDDEN was up 0.03 to 0.31.  Food Network’s CHOPPED lost 0.07 to 0.29.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE ticked down to 0.29.  BET’s THE QUAD ticked down to 0.20.  Freeform’s SHADOWHUNTERS returned at 0.19, down 0.08 from the 2017 premiere.  FX’s BASKETS ticked up to 0.16.  A&E’s UNDERCOVER HIGH gained 0.02 to 0.16.  The 2-episode season finale of Comedy Central’s ANOTHER PERIOD was at 0.10/0.07, compared to last week’s 0.14/0.06.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Mar 20.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 20, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.99 2,888
2 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.72 3,447
3 NBA BASKETBALL: ROCKETS/TRAILBLAZERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:37 PM 146 0.71 1,604
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.60 1,779
5 NBA BASKETBALL: THUNDER/CELTICS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:13 PM 144 0.57 1,515
6 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.54 1,532
7 CHALLENGE: VENDETTAS MTV 9:00 PM 63 0.46 752
8 CURSE OF CIVIL WAR GOLD HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.45 1,709
9 UNSOLVED USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.45 1,040
10 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 2,012
11 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.39 1,042
12 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.38 3,168
13 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.38 1,008
14 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.37 1,404
15 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:03 AM 42 0.37 705
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.36 1,831
17 AMERICAS TOP MODEL 24 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.35 789
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,461
19 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.32 724
20 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,129
21 FORBIDDEN: DYING FOR LOVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,236
22 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 13 0.30 856
23 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.29 944
24 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.29 1,105
25 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,725
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,247
27 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,181
28 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.28 2,197
29 MOONSHINERS SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.28 1,218
30 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,346
31 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 792
32 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,891
33 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.26 1,838
34 BETHENNY & FREDRIK BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.25 843
35 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,267
36 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 1,135
37 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.23 1,088
38 FEAR FACTOR MTV SSN 2 MTV 10:03 PM 61 0.23 466
39 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.23 1,133
40 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,231
41 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.22 918
42 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,065
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 850
44 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 9:09 PM 113 0.21 933
45 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: PENN STATE/MARQUETTE ESPN 7:00 PM 129 0.21 897
46 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,003
47 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 530
48 QUAD, THE S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.20 504
49 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,181
50 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,663
51 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,892
52 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,669
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,878
54 SHADOWHUNTERS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.19 490
55 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.19 969
56 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 960
57 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,503
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,025
59 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,190
60 THOMAS AND FRIENDS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.18 778
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,876
62 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 465
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,006
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 944
65 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,210
66 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 961
67 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 483
68 LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 75 0.17 482
69 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,127
70 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 766
71 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,441
72 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.16 407
73 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 370
74 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.16 535
75 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 32 0.16 437
76 SPORTSCENTER MORNING ESPN 6:00 AM 60 0.16 348
77 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,530
78 UNDERCOVER HIGH A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.16 396
79 ZIMMERN LIST TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.15 542
80 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:02 PM 58 0.15 456
81 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.15 382
82 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,369
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,232
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 313
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,514
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 333
87 ZIMMERN LIST TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.15 556
88 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,649
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 338
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,618
91 BIZARRE FOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.15 470
92 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,236
93 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.14 360
94 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 338
95 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,683
96 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,641
97 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 344
98 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,101
99 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,775
100 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,062
101 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 345
102 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 331
103 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 625
104 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 307
105 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 415
106 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 499
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,088
108 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 312
109 GOBLIN WORKS GARAGE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.11 363
110 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,074
111 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,093
112 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.10 234
113 CHALLENGE VENDETTAS AFTER MTV 11:04 PM 31 0.10 200
114 INSIDE WEST COAST CUSTOMS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 360
115 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 28 0.10 376
116 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 248
117 GREAT WALL, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 103 0.09 277
118 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.09 320
119 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.09 300
120 E! NEWS E! 10:29 PM 61 0.08 229
121 HARRY POTTER CHAMBER OF S: HARRY POTTER CHAMBER OF S HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 161 0.08 229
122 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.08 132
123 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.08 484
124 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.08 332
125 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/DETROIT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:29 PM 180 0.07 219
126 UFC GREATEST FIGHTS: 1-4 FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 180 0.07 229
127 DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL HBO PRIME 11:40 AM 104 0.07 211
128 WONDER WOMAN (2017): WONDER WOMAN (2017) HBO PRIME 9:16 AM 141 0.07 190
129 BBCA MOVIE: SE7EN BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 180 0.07 177
130 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.07 182
131 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 157
132 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 240
133 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 370
134 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.06 335
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 237
136 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 326
137 CHRIS GETHARD SHOW, THE TRUTV 11:00 PM 60 0.05 102
138 UNDISPUTED L: 382 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 139
139 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 268
140 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 1:00 AM 30 0.05 108
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 247
142 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 221
143 LIVE BY NIGHT: LIVE BY NIGHT HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 129 0.05 137
144 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 269
145 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN2 3:00 PM 29 0.04 114
146 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.04 150
147 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.04 90
148 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 128
149 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 244
150 NFL MOCK DRAFT LIVE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 123

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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.