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March 30, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.29.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MODERN FAMILY, CHICAGO PD and SURVIVOR gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 29.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The end of the line for A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY came with a handsome 0.17 bump to 0.50 (a “best of” clip show lead-in was at 0.29), with lead-out JEP & JESSICA at 0.31/0.28 compared to last week’s 0.25.  It was premiere night on TV Land, where LOPEZ returned at 0.10, and NOBODIES launched at 0.09.  The season finale of FX’s LEGION rose 0.04 to 0.42. 

ESPN ruled Wednesday cable with a 1.25 score for its Golden State vs. San Antonio NBA game. VH1’s BLACK INK CREW dropped 0.07 to 0.65.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL was steady at 0.50.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT had a giant bump (perhaps a reader can explain why) to 0.44 from last week’s 0.17/0.16 for 2 episodes.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE gained 0.02 to 0.43, and SKIN TIGHT was down 0.03 to 0.32.  OWN’s GREENLEAF ticked down to 0.37.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA edged up 0.02 to 0.37, and BRINGING UP BALLERS was down 0.03 to 0.12. MTV’s CATFISH ticked up to 0.36.  Food Network’s CHOPPED JR was at 0.34, and COOKS VS CONS was steady at 0.26.  BET’s THE QUAD climbed 0.02 to 0.30.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.29.  TNT’s MAJOR CRIMES ticked up to 0.26.  On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD fell 0.05 to 0.26, and THE LAST ALASKANS was also down 0.05 to 0.23.  Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS added a tick for 0.26, and THE EXPANSE had a good-sized 0.06 bump to 0.17.  WGNAmerica’s UNDERGROUND kept sinking, down 0.05 to 0.14.  Spike’s TIME dropped to 0.12/0.11 from last week’s 0.17/0.15.  Comedy Central’s THE COMEDY JAM was down 0.03 to 0.12.  E!’s SO COSMO held at 0.07. POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK ticked up to 0.07. Proportionally speaking, Sundance’s HAP & LEONARD had a good night, with a 0.03 rise to 0.05.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 29.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 29, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/SAN ANTONIO ESPN 9:31 PM 153 1.25 2,911
2 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:04 AM 61 0.69 1,380
3 BLACK INK CREW 5 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.65 1,195
4 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.50 1,373
5 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.50 1,507
6 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 981
7 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 121 0.43 1,394
8 LEGION FX 10:00 PM 70 0.42 812
9 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:05 AM 60 0.38 729
10 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.37 1,315
11 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.37 946
12 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 8:59 PM 32 0.36 914
13 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN6 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.36 654
14 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.34 1,077
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.34 2,540
16 SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:01 PM 59 0.32 1,026
17 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.31 872
18 QUAD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.30 865
19 MURDER CHOSE ME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,051
20 DUCK DYNASTY: BEST OF A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.29 916
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,552
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 733
23 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,484
24 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,101
25 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.28 822
26 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 31 0.28 726
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,177
28 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL  L ESPN 7:00 PM 119 0.27 670
29 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,115
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,137
31 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,436
32 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.26 527
33 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,058
34 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 62 0.26 724
35 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 842
36 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.26 1,423
37 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,847
38 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,571
39 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.25 491
40 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.25 1,265
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 1,982
42 LAST ALASKANS, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,303
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,000
44 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 809
45 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 453
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 1,897
47 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,745
48 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 989
49 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CHICAGO/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:04 PM 158 0.21 661
50 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 481
51 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.20 396
52 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,451
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,079
54 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,087
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,529
56 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,378
57 AYTO: SECOND CHANCES MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.18 343
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,679
59 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,939
60 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,613
61 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 929
62 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,073
63 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,566
64 EXPANSE, THE SYFY 10:02 PM 58 0.17 573
65 CLOUDY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.17 830
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,350
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 755
68 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.16 360
69 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 709
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,139
71 RANK THE PRANK NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.15 930
72 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,251
73 TALK SHOW THE GAME SHOW TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.15 362
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 915
75 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,361
76 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 827
77 UNDERGROUND WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.14 476
78 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 820
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 754
80 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 326
81 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.14 279
82 DEED, THE: CHICAGO CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 335
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 838
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 279
85 HEROIN EXPLOSION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 424
86 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 640
87 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,469
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 266
89 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 299
90 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.12 288
91 TIME: KALIEF BROWDER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 64 0.12 325
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 789
93 COMEDY JAM COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.12 221
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 256
95 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 497
96 BRINGING UP BALLERS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.12 325
97 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,349
98 TIME: KALIEF BROWDER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 58 0.11 210
99 LEGEND OF TARZAN, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 110 0.11 348
100 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 251
101 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 985
102 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 344
103 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 915
104 LOPEZ TV LAND 10:33 PM 31 0.10 370
105 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 932
106 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.10 248
107 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 1,070
108 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:42 PM 48 0.10 263
109 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 824
110 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 705
111 OWN TONIGHT! OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.10 456
112 SOUTH BEACH CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.09 402
113 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.09 287
114 NOBODIES TV LAND 10:00 PM 33 0.09 425
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 288
116 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 208
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 808
118 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 862
119 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 940
120 CHASING CLASSIC CARS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.08 377
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 753
122 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.08 221
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 812
124 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 26 0.07 269
125 SO COSMO E! 9:00 PM 60 0.07 193
126 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: OKLAHOMA CITY/ORLANDO NBA-TV 7:01 PM 183 0.07 233
127 VICE WORLD OF SPORTS VICELAND 10:30 PM 30 0.07 121
128 SCHITTS CREEK POP 8:00 PM 31 0.07 316
129 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 114
130 DAILY SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:04 AM 31 0.07 173
131 SUND MOVIE: ESCAPE PLAN SUNDANCE TV 7:30 PM 150 0.07 206
132 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 635
133 UFC CLASSICS FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.06 181
134 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.06 125
135 ANIMAL NATION ANIMAL PLANET 12:00 AM 60 0.06 194
136 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.06 182
137 MECHANIC: RESURRECTION MAXPRIME 10:00 AM 99 0.06 137
138 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L: N/A ESPN2 7:00 PM 233 0.06 283
139 TREMORS MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 96 0.05 152
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 244
141 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 118
142 OLD SCHOOL HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 90 0.05 111
143 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:50 PM 10 0.05 140
144 RESTORED DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.05 255
145 MECHANIC: RESURRECTION MAXPRIME 9:40 PM 99 0.05 215
146 VISIT, THE (2015) HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 94 0.05 139
147 HAP AND LEONARD SUNDANCE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.05 152
148 UCONN: MARCH TO MADNESS HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 27 0.05 114
149 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:43 PM 17 0.05 139
150 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.04 268

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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.