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March 22, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.21.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR, THE GOLDBERGS, MODERN FAMILY and AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE all gained 0.1 in final numbers, but SPEECHLESS lost the same, although all of these adjustments were on the borderline of change in hundredths.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Mar 21.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader bookended Wednesday cable’s Top 3 slots at 0.74/0.66.  Between them was VH1’s BLACK INK CREW, up 0.11 to 0.68, with lead-out BEAUTY BAR up 0.03 to 0.30.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS dipped 0.02 to 0.49, and TWIN TURBO was down 0.02 to 0.31.  It was a good night for Syfy, which had a 0.42 premiere for its KRYPTON, up from lead-in THE MAGICIANS, which was itself up a tick to 0.29.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led the demo in cable news at 0.41/0.58/3.1M, above Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.37/0.55/3.3M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at0.29/0.37/1.5M.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS climbed 0.09 to 0.40, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.03 to 0.35, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.05 to 0.35.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE dropped 0.03 to 0.39, and SKIN TIGHT was down 0.03 to 0.25.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL lost 0.04 to 0.33.  The season finale of FX’s AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE rose 0.02 to 0.32.  On ID, HOMICIDE CITY dropped 0.05 to 0.28, and SEE NO EVIL was at 0.23.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES fell 0.04 to 0.28.  History’s MEN WHO MADE AMERICA gained 0.04 to 0.28.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN premiered a new LA cycle at 0.24, down 0.09 from last week’s Atlanta finale, and GLAM MASTERS was down 0.04 to 0.11.  E!’s HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM ticked up to 0.20.  On Freeform, GROWN-ISH lost 0.02 to 0.20, and the season finale of ALONE TOGETHER ticked up to 0.09.  On A&E, STORAGE WARS was at 0.18/0.17, down from last week’s 0.25/0.23.  MTV’s FEAR FACTOR was at 0.17, compared to last week’s 0.17/0.15.  POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK fell 0.02 to 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Mar 21.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 21, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: TORONTO/CLEVELAND ESPN 7:00 PM 156 0.74 1,850
2 BLACK INK CREW 6 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.68 1,407
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: WASHINGTON/SAN ANTONIO ESPN 9:36 PM 136 0.66 1,547
4 STREET OUTLAWS: NO PREP DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.49 1,325
5 KRYPTON SYFY 10:00 PM 49 0.42 1,319
6 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:52 PM 68 0.42 935
7 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.41 3,102
8 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,773
9 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 125 0.39 1,451
10 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.37 3,251
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.35 1,584
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.35 1,589
13 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.34 3,076
14 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,021
15 ACS: VERSACE FX 10:00 PM 79 0.32 1,197
16 TWIN TURBOS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.31 772
17 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.31 655
18 BEAUTY BAR VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.30 656
19 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,453
20 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,513
21 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 766
22 HOMICIDE CITY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,249
23 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,433
24 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 882
25 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.28 1,176
26 MEN WBA: FRONTIERSMEN: 3 LIVE FREE OR DIE HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.28 1,609
27 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.28 527
28 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.27 949
29 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,347
30 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,273
31 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,132
32 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 2,414
33 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.26 1,192
34 MY 600-LB LIFE:SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:05 PM 63 0.25 887
35 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,635
36 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.24 1,198
37 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.24 793
38 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,285
39 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.23 685
40 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,109
41 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,373
42 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 490
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,051
44 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 937
45 THOMAS AND FRIENDS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.22 1,008
46 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 661
47 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,788
48 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,521
49 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 9:00 PM 60 0.20 719
50 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 441
51 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.20 434
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,999
53 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,673
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 999
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,044
56 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 971
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 2,010
58 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,496
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 964
60 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.18 931
61 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE L ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 443
62 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.17 882
63 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.17 426
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,906
65 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,269
66 FEAR FACTOR MTV SSN 2 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.17 376
67 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,541
68 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,509
69 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,664
70 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 370
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,650
72 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.16 461
73 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 939
74 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 983
75 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,440
76 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,591
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,019
78 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.16 692
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 309
80 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 740
81 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,208
82 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,646
83 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.15 1,211
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 342
85 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 328
86 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,678
87 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 861
88 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.14 381
89 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,230
90 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.14 454
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,179
92 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 345
93 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,190
94 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,178
95 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BOSTON/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 157 0.13 513
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 279
97 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,112
98 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 415
99 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: WESTERN KENTUCKY/OKLAHOMA STATE ESPN2 8:00 PM 138 0.12 730
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,334
101 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 349
102 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.11 301
103 GLAM MASTERS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.11 352
104 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.11 339
105 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN2 10:18 PM 115 0.11 564
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 214
107 ALIEN: COVENANT: ALIEN: COVENANT HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 122 0.10 247
108 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 231
109 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 311
110 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 26 0.10 396
111 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.10 271
112 RESTORATION GARAGE VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.09 349
113 ALONE TOGETHER FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.09 175
114 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.08 172
115 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.08 281
116 SCHITTS CREEK POP 8:00 PM 31 0.08 278
117 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 209
118 PGA TOUR: 2018 WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 367 0.07 472
119 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 161
120 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.07 417
121 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.07 218
122 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 373
123 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: THE NOTEBOOK (2004) PARAMOUNT 12:00 PM 180 0.07 198
124 U.S. MARSHALLS: U.S. MARSHALLS MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 131 0.07 187
125 CRIMINAL MINDS STUNT SUNDANCE TV 5:00 PM 60 0.06 177
126 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.06 279
127 UNDISPUTED L: 383 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 143
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 317
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 243
130 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 141
131 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.06 135
132 BOX THE HBO PRIME 3:25 PM 116 0.06 141
133 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 414
134 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 356
135 CRIMINAL MINDS STUNT SUNDANCE TV 6:00 PM 60 0.06 159
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 250
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 256
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 245
139 NFL LIVE ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.05 155
140 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 13 0.05 158
141 WARCRAFT: WARCRAFT HBO PRIME 5:25 PM 123 0.05 149
142 HACKSAW RIDGE: HACKSAW RIDGE MAXPRIME 10:15 PM 139 0.05 131
143 BOOK OF HENRY, THE HBO PRIME 10:50 PM 105 0.05 239
144 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 315
145 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 409
146 LEGO BATMAN MOVIE, THE HBO PRIME 1:40 PM 104 0.05 97
147 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 262
148 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.05 76
149 ACROSS AMERICA W/COSTELLO HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 195
150 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 261

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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.