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March 9, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.8.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  LIMITLESS was the only original to get a 0.1 bump in final numbers.  In addition, the reruns of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS and THE FLASH were up 0.1.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Mar TUE.08

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s THE PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON continued its high-velocity run, up 0.09 to 1.24.  HGTV’s FIXER UPPER added 0.02 to 0.83, with HOUSE HUNTERS WHERE ARE THEY NOW at 0.48.  Three installments of CNN’s PRIMARY COVERAGE hit the Top 10, led by the 9PM hour at 0.72.  (As usual, Fox News’s coverage ranked a bit lower in 18-49s, with 0.58 as its highest number, but dominated in the older demo and thus total viewers.)  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS dropped 0.06 to 0.69.  On Discovery, MOONSHINERS climbed 0.09 to 0.68.  On Freeform, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS had a good night, up 0.11 to 0.66, and SHADOWHUNTERS gained 0.06 to 0.43.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY IHLLS rose 0.03 to 0.63, and TOUR GROUP sank by a hundredth to 0.10.  USA’s CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST returned at 0.59.  TNT’s RIZZOLI & ISLES rebounded from last week by 0.14 to 0.50.  On Lifetime, DANCE MOMS was steady at 0.49, and MOTHER/DAUGHTER EXPERIMENT climbed 0.04 to 0.23.  A&E’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT lost 0.03 to 0.46, and FIT TO FAT TO FIT was down 0.02 to 0.24.  Food Network’s CHOPPED rose a tenth to 0.44.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 fell 0.07 to 0.41, and NOT SAFE WITH NIKKI GLASER was down 0.02 to 0.25.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE was up 0.03 to 0.40, but COUNTING CARS (airing after a 0.31 clip show) dropped 0.11 to 0.33.  Spike’s INK MASTER was at 0.40 after 2 episodes last week at 0.32/0.43, and INK MASTER REDEMPTION held at 0.31.  MTV’s TEEN WOLF dropped 0.05 to 0.37, and an episode of TRUE LIFE in the 10PM slot was at 0.14.  On TLC, THE LITTLE COUPLE lost 0.06 to 0.27, and RATTLED fell 0.03 to 0.20.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS was off by 0.08 to 0.25, and JUST JILLIAN remained at 0.16.  WGNAmerica’s OUTSIDERS dropped 0.05 to 0.24.  BET’s IT’S A MANN’S WORLD was at 0.22/0.21 after last week’s 0.33/0.31.  Pop’s IMPACT WRESTLING fell 0.02 to 0.06/222K, with the re-airing down 0.01 to 0.01/58K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Mar TUE.08

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 8, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ACS: PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON FX 10:00 PM 71 1.24 3,002
2 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.83 3,277
3 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.72 2,970
4 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.69 2,641
5 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.68 1,848
6 PRETTY LITTLE LIARS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.66 1,263
7 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.66 2,631
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.63 1,661
9 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 32 0.59 1,433
10 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.58 2,235
11 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.58 4,243
12 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.55 2,439
13 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.50 3,234
14 RIZZOLI & ISLES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.50 3,329
15 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.49 1,210
16 HOUSE HUNTERS WHERE NOW HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.48 2,029
17 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (A&E) A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.46 1,173
18 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.44 1,136
19 SHADOWHUNTERS FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.43 952
20 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 19 0.41 2,740
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:19 PM 41 0.41 2,361
22 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.41 745
23 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.40 1,114
24 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.40 806
25 SEPARATION ANXIETY TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.40 947
26 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.39 3,527
27 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.39 910
28 TEEN WOLF SSN 5B MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.37 800
29 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.36 1,298
30 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 15 0.36 1,677
31 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.35 1,510
32 SHERIFF CALLIES WILD WEST DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.34 1,190
33 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.34 824
34 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 9:31 PM 32 0.33 1,186
35 WCC TOURNAMENT   L ESPN 9:04 PM 119 0.32 980
36 INK MASTER: REDEMPTION SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.31 613
37 COUNTING CARS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 31 0.31 1,120
38 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 1:00 AM 30 0.30 1,048
39 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:03 PM 57 0.30 695
40 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.30 1,085
41 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.29 594
42 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,065
43 LITTLE COUPLE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.27 1,128
44 PLACE FOR POLITICS: DECISION 2016 MSNBC 8:00 PM 180 0.27 1,564
45 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (FYI) FYI 9:00 PM 63 0.26 696
46 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.26 563
47 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.26 1,443
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.26 2,585
49 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.26 2,402
50 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.25 580
51 NOT SAFE W/ NIKKI GLASER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.25 487
52 OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 931
53 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.25 612
54 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 551
55 EARLY START CNN 1:30 AM 30 0.24 796
56 OUTSIDERS WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 59 0.24 669
57 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.24 458
58 FIT TO FAT TO FIT A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.24 459
59 MOTHER/DAUGHTER EXPERIMEN LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.23 512
60 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,172
61 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.23 1,287
62 ITS A MANNS WORLD S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 561
63 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L: GREEN BAY/WRIGHT STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.22 604
64 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,518
65 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 8:30 PM 30 0.22 740
66 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 437
67 ITS A MANNS WORLD S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 531
68 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.21 410
69 FX MOVIE PRIME: COUNSELOR FX 7:30 PM 150 0.21 544
70 LITTLE COUPLE: COUNTDOWN TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 865
71 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.20 408
72 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.20 553
73 INTERVENTION: CODEPENDENT LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.20 432
74 RATTLED TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.20 738
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,541
76 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 353
77 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.19 424
78 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 38 0.19 385
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,269
80 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 368
81 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.17 353
82 UCL ROUND OF 16 L: REAL MADRID/ROMA FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.17 340
83 BOONIES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 582
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 314
85 EARLY START CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 622
86 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,544
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,110
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 308
89 JUST JILLIAN E! 10:00 PM 60 0.16 314
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 304
91 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.16 309
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 315
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,510
94 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,460
95 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.15 309
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 299
97 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,674
98 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,324
99 TRUE LIFE MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.14 269
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 885
101 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.14 372
102 FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES ESQUIRE NETWORK 9:01 PM 59 0.14 258
103 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 951
104 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.14 825
105 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,271
106 UNIQUE RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 286
107 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,367
108 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,246
109 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.13 343
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 844
111 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 309
112 BAD GIRLS CLUB SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.13 249
113 MINE HUNTERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 410
114 NASAS UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.12 526
115 TEAM NINJA WARRIOR ESQUIRE NETWORK 8:00 PM 61 0.12 295
116 ALMOST GENIUS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.12 290
117 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: WAKE FOREST/NC STATE ESPN2 12:00 PM 132 0.12 311
118 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.12 301
119 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 747
120 DINO DAN NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.11 615
121 PLACE FOR POLITICS: DECISION 2016 MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.11 931
122 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: WASHINGTON/PORTLAND NBA-TV 10:00 PM 178 0.11 280
123 FIRST LOOK: FRI NGT TYKES ESQUIRE NETWORK 10:00 PM 15 0.11 201
124 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 2:12 PM 24 0.11 312
125 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: BOSTON COLLEGE/FLORIDA STATE ESPN2 2:36 PM 127 0.10 298
126 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 342
127 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L: FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON/WAGNER ESPN2 7:00 PM 129 0.10 290
128 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 1:01 AM 33 0.10 213
129 10 THINGS TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.10 236
130 TOUR GROUP BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.10 325
131 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 601
132 PRANCING ELITES PROJECT OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.10 183
133 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 258
134 LEGENDARY MOTORCAR VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.10 302
135 FILTHY RICH GUIDE, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.10 257
136 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 619
137 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 493
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 355
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 386
140 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 661
141 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:01 PM 29 0.09 209
142 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 675
143 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 410
144 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 662
145 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 676
146 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS HBO PRIME 6:30 PM 150 0.08 203
147 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:58 AM 25 0.08 194
148 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 588
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 339
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 256

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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.