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March 8, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.7.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The bad start for LIFE SENTENCE got worse, as it fell 0.1 in final numbers to a dismal 0.2, even as lead-in RIVERDALE rose 0.1 to 0.5.  Also down 0.1:  CHICAGO PD, while THE GOLDBERGS gained the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Mar 07.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW led Wednesday cable at a steady 0.63, with lead-out BEAUTY BAR down 0.04 to 0.28.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.60/0.50.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS gained 0.06 from last Wednesday to 0.56, and TWIN TURBOS was down 0.07 to 0.29.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE climbed 0.06 to 0.45, and SKIN TIGHT debuted at 0.32.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE returned at 0.40, and MEN WHO BUILT AMERICA premiered at 0.32.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS rose 0.06 to 0.37, HOUSE HUNTERS slipped 0.02 to 0.28, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.02 to 0.25.  ESPN2 had a rare showing in the Top 10 thanks to its ACC TOURNAMENT coverage at 0.36.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW again led cable news in the demo with 0.36/0.55/2.8M, above CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.27/0.35/1.4M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.27/0.46/2.7M.  MTV’s CATFISH gained 0.07 to 0.34.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES lost 0.03 to 0.30.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG ticked up to 0.32.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL returned at 0.32.  FX’s AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE fell 0.06 to 0.28.  On ID, HOMICIDE CITY dipped 0.03 to 0.27, and SEE NO EVIL was down 0.04 to 0.27.  On Syfy, THE MAGICIANS (with a musical episode) had a 0.06 bump to 0.27, and CHANNEL ZERO ticked down to 0.07.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN: ATLANTA rose 0.03 to 0.26, and GLAM MASTERS was steady at 0.14.  E!’s HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM gained 0.07 to 0.25.  On Freeform, GROWN-ISH lost 0.02 to 0.21, and ALONE TOGETHER was down 0.03 to 0.07.  On A&E, STORAGE WARS held at 0.20, and ROOSTER & BUTCH was up 0.02 to 0.12.  Comedy Central’s CORPORATE almost doubled, up 0.08 to 0.17.  POP’s just-renewed SCHITT’S CREEK ticked up to 0.11, and LET’S GET PHYSICAL ticked up to 0.02/71K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Mar 07.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 7, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 BLACK INK CREW 6 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.63 1,202
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CLEVELAND/DENVER ESPN 10:50 PM 128 0.60 1,383
3 STREET OUTLAWS: NO PREP DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.56 1,483
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: TORONTO/DETROIT ESPN 8:02 PM 168 0.50 1,229
5 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 125 0.45 1,475
6 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.40 1,169
7 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,746
8 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:58 AM 62 0.37 812
9 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: SYRACUSE/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN2 9:42 PM 126 0.36 1,081
10 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 9:19 PM 23 0.36 1,222
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 2,826
12 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.34 662
13 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.33 917
14 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,545
15 MY 600-LB LIFE:SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:05 PM 63 0.32 1,025
16 MEN WBA: FRONTIERSMEN: 1 INTO THE WILDERNESS HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.32 1,545
17 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,009
18 TWIN TURBOS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.29 718
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,581
20 BEAUTY BAR VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.28 567
21 ACS: VERSACE FX 10:00 PM 77 0.28 917
22 HOMICIDE CITY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,185
23 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,434
24 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,221
25 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,741
26 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 61 0.27 720
27 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.27 914
28 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 785
29 CONCACAF LC – L: SEATTLE SOUNDERS / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:01 PM 123 0.26 531
30 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,107
31 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.26 762
32 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 62 0.26 567
33 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: NOTRE DAME/VIRGINIA TECH ESPN2 7:00 PM 139 0.26 935
34 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,630
35 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,459
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 539
37 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 9:00 PM 60 0.25 823
38 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,074
39 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,164
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,206
41 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,223
42 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PITTSBURGH/PHILLY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 161 0.22 652
43 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,274
44 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:48 PM 12 0.22 538
45 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 993
46 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.21 455
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.21 446
48 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: BOSTON COLLEGE/NC STATE ESPN 2:32 PM 124 0.21 687
49 WONDER WOMAN (2017): WONDER WOMAN (2017) HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 141 0.21 503
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,898
51 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.21 436
52 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,979
53 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:24 AM 33 0.21 460
54 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.20 949
55 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,156
56 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:57 AM 33 0.20 478
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 890
58 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:36 PM 25 0.20 572
59 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: LOUISVILLE/FLORIDA STATE ESPN 12:00 PM 129 0.19 601
60 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.19 480
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 985
62 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,950
63 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,316
64 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,543
65 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 408
66 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,071
67 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:01 PM 29 0.18 525
68 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,375
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,592
70 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 2:09 PM 23 0.17 602
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,725
72 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,406
73 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 492
74 CORPORATE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.17 307
75 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,464
76 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 707
77 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,431
78 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,531
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 326
80 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,649
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,060
82 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,637
83 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.15 364
84 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,465
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,018
86 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,584
87 CONCACAF LC – L: TORONTO FC / TIGRES UANL UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 121 0.15 330
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 307
89 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,134
90 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.14 353
91 GLAM MASTERS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 62 0.14 366
92 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 889
93 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.14 391
94 UCL ROUND OF 16 L: JUVENTUS FOOTBALL CLUB/TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.14 316
95 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 281
96 LOUIS THEROUX-DARK STATES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 369
97 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,377
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 772
99 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 727
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,174
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 724
102 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.13 348
103 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 701
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,098
105 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT  L: OKLAHOMA/OKLAHOMA STATE ESPNU 7:00 PM 121 0.12 500
106 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 790
107 ROOSTER & BUTCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.12 378
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,153
109 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 385
110 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 634
111 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,074
112 UEFA CL RD OF 16: TOTTENHAM VS JUVENTUS FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 150 0.11 207
113 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,134
114 SCHITTS CREEK POP 8:00 PM 31 0.11 315
115 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 286
116 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT  L: IOWA ST/TEXAS ESPNU 9:32 PM 122 0.11 450
117 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 533
118 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:30 PM 30 0.10 259
119 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.10 217
120 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,039
121 LAFF MOBB TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.10 231
122 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 274
123 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 903
124 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 21 0.10 325
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 870
126 HARRY POTTER & GOBLET OF: HARRY POTTER & GOBLET OF HBO PRIME 1:55 PM 157 0.09 202
127 WHY HIM HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 111 0.08 179
128 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.08 256
129 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:44 PM 46 0.08 197
130 CHANNEL ZERO SYFY 10:01 PM 60 0.07 269
131 ROMEO MUST DIE MAXPRIME 6:05 PM 115 0.07 158
132 BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: FIRST RD1: ST.JOHNS/GEORGETOWN FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 141 0.07 241
133 BIG SCREEN MOVIE FREEFORM 9:02 PM 118 0.07 141
134 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:04 AM 56 0.07 138
135 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.07 154
136 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.07 141
137 ALONE TOGETHER FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.07 133
138 FXX MOVIE PRIME: SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE FXX 8:00 PM 120 0.07 180
139 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 1:30 PM 90 0.06 142
140 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 147
141 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.06 120
142 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 383
143 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 123
144 UNDISPUTED L: 373 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 148
145 HOUSE, THE HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 88 0.06 155
146 SLUTEVER VICELAND 10:00 PM 30 0.06 108
147 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.06 120
148 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.05 122
149 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 229
150 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 445

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."