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March 29, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.28.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE FLASH just barely gained 0.1 in final numbers (the less-rounded rating was 0.86), avoiding a series low. LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, however, lost 0.1.  In addition, the 8:30PM AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE rerun went up 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 28.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  BET’s REBEL premiered at 0.22.  

USA was in control of Tuesday cable, as WWE SMACKDOWN ticked down to 0.86, and CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST rose 0.05 to 0.78.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS held at 0.70, and IMPOSTERS fell 0.07 to 0.22.  On HGTV, FIXER UPPER lost 0.06 to 0.68 (an 11PM after-show was at 0.29), and HOME TOWN was down 0.07 to 0.39.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.03 to 0.52, and STRANDED WITH A MILLION held at 0.20.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG slipped 0.02 to 0.50. On TBS, THE DETOUR grew by 0.04 to 0.45.  A MOONSHINERS special on Discovery was down 0.03 from last week’s special to 0.40, and another special followed at 0.34.  Syfy’s FACE OFF climbed 0.03 to 0.36, and COSPLAY MELEE was up 0.05 to 0.20.  Comedy Central’s TOSH.0 was steady at 0.36, and DETROITERS was similarly steady at 0.18.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA remained at 0.34.  Food Network’s CHOPPED lost a tick to 0.31.  On Freeform, THE FOSTERS held at 0.29, and SWITCHED AT BIRTH stayed at 0.22. TLC’s MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE gained 0.03 to 0.29, and SHE’S IN CHARGE was up 0.05 to 0.17.  FX’s THE AMERICANS had a healthy 0.07 bounce to 0.28.  Spike’s ADAM CAROLLA & FRIENDS fell 0.02 to 0.07.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 28.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 28, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.86 2,698
2 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.78 2,014
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.70 1,904
4 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.68 3,707
5 CHALLENGE: INVASION MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.52 823
6 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.50 1,969
7 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.45 1,072
8 MOONSHINERS SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,298
9 HOME TOWN HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.39 2,279
10 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.36 918
11 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.36 662
12 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.34 1,058
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.34 2,841
14 MOONSHINERS SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,005
15 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.33 972
16 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,172
17 CHOPPED STAR POWER FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.31 901
18 WHO KILLED JANE DOE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,149
19 FIXER UPPER BEHIND DESIGN HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.29 1,541
20 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.29 693
21 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.29 932
22 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,826
23 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,522
24 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 63 0.28 890
25 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,393
26 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.27 1,044
27 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 3,142
28 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: GOLDEN STATE/HOUSTON NBA-TV 8:02 PM 159 0.25 744
29 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 706
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,209
31 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.23 1,294
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,205
33 REBEL: REBEL 100 PREM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 120 0.22 705
34 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,341
35 SWITCHED AT BIRTH FREEFORM 9:01 PM 61 0.22 474
36 IMPOSTERS BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.22 637
37 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:26 PM 94 0.21 469
38 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.21 469
39 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,710
40 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,819
41 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,054
42 COSPLAY MELEE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 532
43 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.20 428
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,904
45 STRANDED WITH A MILLION MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.20 385
46 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,092
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 424
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 926
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,584
50 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 393
51 RANK THE PRANK NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.19 1,065
52 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,165
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,081
54 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: TCU/UCF ESPN 9:25 PM 121 0.19 678
55 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 467
56 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: CSU BAKERSFIELD/GEORGIA TECH ESPN 7:00 PM 122 0.18 646
57 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 392
58 DETROITERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.18 355
59 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 353
60 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 9:02 PM 23 0.18 629
61 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,978
62 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 995
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 344
64 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.17 379
65 SHES IN CHARGE TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.17 522
66 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,050
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 331
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,550
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,749
70 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,848
71 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 989
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 309
73 BIZARRE FOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 508
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 365
75 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,421
76 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 305
77 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,574
78 INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE: INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGE HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 120 0.15 471
79 CNCAF WCQ-L: PANAMA VS. USA BEIN SPORT 9:50 PM 135 0.15 281
80 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,399
81 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 319
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 897
83 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 723
84 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,341
85 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,554
86 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,504
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 875
88 RUMBO AL MUNDIAL: TRI & TOB VS. MEXICO 3/28 NBC UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 121 0.14 284
89 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 463
90 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,179
91 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 23 0.13 365
92 RUSSILO AND KANELL L ESPN 3:36 PM 24 0.13 260
93 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: ST. LOUIS/NY METS ESPN 1:00 PM 156 0.13 367
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 715
95 RUM-MUNDIAL-TEL-UNVSO-328: PANAMA VS. USA 3/28 NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 127 0.12 257
96 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 643
97 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 767
98 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: WASHINGTON/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:41 PM 133 0.12 333
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 825
100 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 524
101 CLOUDY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.12 696
102 BOSS, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 99 0.11 290
103 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 949
104 SECRETS OF UNDERGROUND SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.11 450
105 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 812
106 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,169
107 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,037
108 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.10 446
109 UPSCALE W PRENTICE PENNY TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 223
110 REHAB ADDICT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.10 569
111 PARTNER, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 320
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 940
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 918
114 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 766
115 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 918
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 889
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 894
118 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 213
119 RUMBO AL MUNDIAL: HONDURAS V. COSTA RI 3/28 NBC UNIVERSO 4:55 PM 125 0.09 175
120 BURGERS, BREW & QUE COOKING CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.08 180
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 268
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 261
123 REHAB ADDICT HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.08 532
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 902
125 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 854
126 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.08 259
127 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 165
128 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.08 131
129 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:55 PM 60 0.08 200
130 GAME OF DATING TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.08 183
131 PARCHED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 346
132 ADAM CAROLLA AND FRIENDS SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 61 0.07 194
133 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.07 139
134 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 30 0.07 150
135 ALVINNN CHIPMUNKS NICKTOONS 12:00 AM 30 0.07 320
136 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 255
137 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:54 AM 66 0.07 171
138 BATTLE EX BESTIES OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 156
139 SAWCQ-L: ECUADOR VS. COLOMBIA BEIN SPORT 4:50 PM 130 0.06 128
140 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.06 164
141 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 1:30 PM 25 0.06 164
142 NBC UNIVERSO MOVIE: BAMBA, LA NBC UNIVERSO 12:07 AM 120 0.06 100
143 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 405
144 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 9:45 PM 13 0.06 137
145 LOG CABIN LIVING GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 9:00 PM 30 0.06 226
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 230
147 BURGERS, BREW & QUE COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 157
148 INSIDE WEST COAST CUSTOMS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.06 196
149 INTL SOCCER FRIENDLY   L: FRANCE/SPAIN ESPN2 2:55 PM 125 0.05 155
150 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.05 197

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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.