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March 28, 2018
 

UPDATED with CHARTS: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.27.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  We don’t have final network charts yet, but here were the adjustments from this morning’s prelims:  ROSEANNE was even 0.1 bigger than its massive early number, and THE VOICE and THE MICK also gained 0.1, while SPLITTING UP TOGETHER and BULL lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Mar.27 TUE

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN led Tuesday cable despite dropping 0.21 to 0.78, and UNSOLVED was down 0.07 to 0.38 (it’s worth noting that because of its big lead-in, its rating went from 0.49 in its opening 15 minutes to 0.30 by the last).  HGTV’s FIXER UPPER fell 0.13 to 0.59, HOUSE HUNTERS dipped 0.04 to 0.40, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was steady at 0.36.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.56/0.38.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE rose 0.05 to 0.51, with a follow-up half-hour at 0.27.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS shed 0.09 to 0.51.  Univision’s SELECCION MEX match was at 0.44.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE fell 0.14 to 0.40, and CURSE OF CIVIL WAR GOLD was down 0.11 to 0.34.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS edged up 0.02 to 0.39.  VH1’s AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL held at 0.35.  On ID, FORBIDDEN gained 0.03 to 0.34, and WEB OF LIES was down 0.02 to 0.29.  TBS’s THE DETOUR dipped 0.04 to 0.34.  Paramount’s INK MASTER ticked up to 0.33, and INK MASTERS: ANGELS returned at 0.14.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news in the demo at 0.32/0.51/2.9M, above Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.29/0.53/3.1M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.23/0.30/1M.  On Lifetime, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT fell 0.09 to 0.30, and LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT was down 0.05 to 0.12.  Food Network’s CHOPPED lost 0.04 to 0.25.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 returned at 0.23, and THE JIM JEFFERIES SHOW had a 0.16 season premiere.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 was at 0.22/0.22/0.16.  BET’s THE QUAD ticked down to 0.19.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE dropped 0.11 to 0.18.  Freeform’s SHADOWHUNTERS was down 0.03 to 0.16.  The season finale of FX’s BASKETS fell 0.05 to 0.11.  The conclusion of HBO’s ZEN DIARIES OF GARRY SHANDLING was at 0.11.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Mar.27 TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 27, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.78 2,576
2 SP FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.59 2,960
3 NBA BASKETBALL: CAVALIERS/HEAT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 145 0.56 1,370
4 CHALLENGE: VENDETTAS MTV 9:00 PM 62 0.51 834
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.51 1,608
6 SELECCION MEX 03/27/18: MEXICO / CROACIA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:41 PM 139 0.44 891
7 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.40 1,193
8 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.40 1,870
9 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.39 1,423
10 NBA BASKETBALL: BUCKS/CLIPPERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:39 PM 143 0.38 874
11 UNSOLVED USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.38 953
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.36 1,786
13 AMERICAS TOP MODEL 24 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.35 743
14 FORBIDDEN: DYING FOR LOVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,207
15 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.34 906
16 CURSE OF CIVIL WAR GOLD HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.34 1,332
17 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.33 737
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.32 2,871
19 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.30 875
20 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,045
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 3,128
22 CHALLENGE VENDETTAS AFTER MTV 10:02 PM 32 0.27 406
23 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.27 540
24 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.26 732
25 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.26 886
26 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.25 925
27 RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.25 1,009
28 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,489
29 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,048
30 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: WESTERN KENTUCKY/UTAH ESPN 7:00 PM 128 0.22 838
31 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 60 0.22 594
32 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,164
33 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.22 709
34 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 992
35 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 59 0.22 589
36 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,003
37 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 993
38 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.21 392
39 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 2,316
40 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:02 AM 69 0.20 393
41 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 442
42 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,135
43 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,539
44 QUAD, THE S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.19 504
45 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 875
46 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: MISSISSIPPI ST/PENN STATE ESPN 9:30 PM 130 0.19 815
47 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 9:08 PM 22 0.19 890
48 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.18 407
49 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 63 0.18 712
50 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 58 0.18 483
51 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,690
52 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,660
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 323
54 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 975
55 KEEP IT SPOTLESS NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.17 1,100
56 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 1:03 AM 59 0.17 397
57 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,107
58 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,889
59 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.16 531
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 319
61 JIM JEFFERIES SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.16 386
62 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 420
63 SHADOWHUNTERS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.16 444
64 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 461
65 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 443
66 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 724
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,786
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 798
69 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 28 0.15 464
70 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 834
71 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:40 PM 80 0.15 412
72 INK MASTER: ANGELS PARAMOUNT 9:00 PM 60 0.14 333
73 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.14 1,318
74 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 352
75 AFTER HITLER CPL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 633
76 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 710
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,393
78 ZIMMERN LIST TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.14 443
79 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.14 317
80 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY L: USA/PARAGUAY FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 140 0.14 337
81 ATOMIC BLONDE HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 115 0.13 380
82 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,400
83 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 605
84 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 335
85 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 740
86 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: CHICAGO CUBS/BOSTON ESPN 1:00 PM 169 0.12 361
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 831
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 724
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 281
90 MAFS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.12 396
91 BIZARRE FOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.12 383
92 LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 75 0.12 392
93 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,185
94 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:32 AM 33 0.11 266
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,570
96 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 235
97 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 AM 30 0.11 271
98 AT THIS HOUR CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 666
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 286
100 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,381
101 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 1,085
102 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 AM 32 0.11 257
103 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 31 0.11 307
104 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 675
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 724
106 ZEN DIARIES OF GARRY PT 2: N/A HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 144 0.11 286
107 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 376
108 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.11 198
109 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,081
110 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,229
111 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 339
112 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,241
113 HITLERS G.I. DEATH CAMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 547
114 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,243
115 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,232
116 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 196
117 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.10 284
118 SELECCION EE.UU. 03/27/18: ESTADOS UNIDOS / PARAGUAY UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:20 PM 141 0.10 214
119 HARRY POTTER SORCERERS ST: HARRY POTTER SORCERERS ST HBO PRIME 11:05 AM 152 0.10 259
120 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,355
121 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,013
122 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,224
123 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 494
124 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 3:49 PM 11 0.09 300
125 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 30 0.09 206
126 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.09 280
127 NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.09 381
128 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,003
129 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 1:00 AM 60 0.08 165
130 MYSTERIES OF ABANDONED SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.08 454
131 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY L: MEXICO/CROATIA FOX SPORTS 1 9:50 PM 130 0.08 195
132 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 871
133 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 947
134 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.08 214
135 NAZI UNDERWORLD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 351
136 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 861
137 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.08 194
138 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 30 0.08 208
139 REAL SPORTS 18 HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 58 0.08 205
140 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.07 145
141 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 906
142 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 958
143 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 112
144 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 AM 30 0.06 162
145 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 802
146 GOBLIN WORKS GARAGE VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.06 227
147 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 AM 30 0.06 133
148 UNDISPUTED L: 388 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 153
149 INSIDE WEST COAST CUSTOMS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.06 231
150 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 113

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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.