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February 28, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.27.2017

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SCORPION gained 0.1 in final numbers.  TAKEN and WHEN WE RISE stayed at their preliminary numbers, although it’s worth noting that TAKEN fell from 2.1 to 1.4 in the course of its hour.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Feb 27.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The usual suspects were at the top of Monday cable.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP gained a tenth to 1.37, THE BREAKS dropped 0.06 to 0.56, and MARTHA & SNOOP’S POTLUCK DINNER PARTY ticked down to 0.47.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.14/1.08/1.02, compared to last week’s 1.17/1.16/1.14.  On Discovery, FAST N LOUD jumped 0.15 to 0.95, and DIESEL BROTHERS was up 0.02 to 0.74.  MTV’s TEEN MOM rose 0.07 to 0.89, and the AFTER-SHOW was up 0.05 to 0.55.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES gained 0.03 to 0.64, and SUMMER HOUSE was up 0.04 to 0.32.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader featured Indiana vs. Houston at 0.49, and Cleveland vs. Milwaukee at 0.42.  A&E’s BATES MOTEL fell 0.08 to 0.43, with lead-ins COLD CASE FILES at 0.25 and THE FIRST 48 at 0.24. TLC’s COUNTING ON climbed 0.03 to 0.36.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.30/0.29, compared to last week’s 0.44/0.37, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL fell 0.15 to 0.28, and LOVE IT OR LIST IT was down 0.11 to 0.28.  Food Network’s KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP lost 0.15 to 0.27, and CAKE WARS was at 0.24.  On Freeform, SHADOWHUNTERS fell 0.08 to 0.22, and the season finale of BEYOND dropped 0.04 to 0.09 (somehow, Season 2 is on the way).  AMC’s HUMANS dropped 0.05 to 0.12.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Feb 27.MON


Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday February 27, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LOVE AND HIP HOP 7 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.37 2,631
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.14 3,233
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.08 3,127
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 71 1.02 2,918
5 FAST N LOUD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.95 2,485
6 TEEN MOM II SSN7B MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.89 1,513
7 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.74 1,713
8 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.64 1,425
9 BREAKS VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.56 1,100
10 TEEN MOM II SSN7B AFTER MTV 10:01 PM 31 0.55 984
11 NBA BASKETBALL: INDIANA/HOUSTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:44 PM 158 0.49 1,204
12 MARTHA & SNOOP POTLUCK DI VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.47 904
13 BATES MOTEL A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.43 1,275
14 NBA BASKETBALL: MILWAUKEE/CLEVELAND TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:14 PM 150 0.42 1,077
15 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OKLAHOMA/KANSAS ESPN 9:06 PM 125 0.38 1,294
16 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 7:00 PM 108 0.37 1,362
17 COUNTING ON TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,229
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.34 2,355
19 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 8:48 PM 18 0.34 1,189
20 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 2,996
21 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.32 671
22 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.32 949
23 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 3,809
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,601
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 858
26 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,661
27 OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 969
28 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.29 3,009
29 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.29 1,139
30 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:22 AM 55 0.29 632
31 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:11 PM 49 0.28 722
32 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,509
33 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,367
34 KIDS BAKING CHAMP 3 FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,095
35 VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 922
36 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.26 2,853
37 COLD CASE FILES A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 868
38 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.24 773
39 CAKE WARS CHAMPS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 805
40 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,087
41 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LOS ANGELES/MINNESOTA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 178 0.23 548
42 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,909
43 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,067
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.23 2,038
45 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,427
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.23 1,723
47 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.23 1,976
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 2,158
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 2,171
50 SHADOWHUNTERS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.22 519
51 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.22 1,759
52 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 511
53 FASHION POLICE WEEKLY E! 8:00 PM 60 0.21 946
54 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 2,005
55 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,507
56 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 932
57 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.20 611
58 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.20 404
59 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 960
60 DEADPOOL HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 108 0.20 454
61 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.20 1,827
62 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 525
63 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.19 473
64 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 826
65 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 398
66 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 14 0.18 480
67 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,040
68 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.18 1,330
69 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.18 497
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,022
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.16 1,220
72 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.16 845
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 984
74 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,423
75 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 392
76 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,770
77 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,076
78 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,556
79 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.15 325
80 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 988
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 305
82 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE HBO PRIME 5:10 PM 108 0.15 346
83 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 299
84 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.14 350
85 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.14 334
86 FULL COURT PRANKS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 266
87 P. KING DUCKLING DISNEY JUNIOR 2:30 PM 25 0.13 446
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 268
89 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 695
90 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 326
91 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 797
92 HUMANS AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 418
93 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.12 307
94 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 785
95 MIFFYS BIG AND SMALL NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.12 589
96 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WEST VIRGINIA/BAYLOR ESPNU 7:00 PM 129 0.12 481
97 HIGH COURT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 15 0.12 254
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 717
99 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:01 PM 32 0.12 238
100 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 756
101 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.11 255
102 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 688
103 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 513
104 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 597
105 BOOZE TRAVELER TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 308
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 722
107 DAILY SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 AM 34 0.10 244
108 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 269
109 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.10 314
110 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 232
111 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 249
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 313
113 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:48 PM 12 0.10 199
114 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 215
115 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 973
116 BEYOND FREEFORM 9:01 PM 61 0.09 304
117 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 834
118 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 11:02 PM 43 0.09 259
119 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.09 280
120 TICKLED HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 91 0.09 187
121 STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL DISNEY XD 7:30 AM 30 0.09 402
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 819
123 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.09 386
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 296
125 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 253
126 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.08 197
127 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 718
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 321
129 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.08 128
130 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 698
131 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.08 315
132 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/LEICESTER NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 132 0.08 226
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 721
134 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 229
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 269
136 LEGEND OF TARZAN, THE HBO PRIME 12:30 AM 110 0.08 224
137 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.08 328
138 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MIAMI/ VIRGINA TECH ESPN2 9:00 PM 121 0.08 292
139 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 205
140 STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL DISNEY XD 7:00 AM 30 0.07 319
141 MISSOURI MOUNTAIN FAMILY ANIMAL PLANET 2:00 AM 60 0.07 274
142 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 733
143 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.06 288
144 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 758
145 HATE THY NEIGHBOR VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.06 122
146 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.06 132
147 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 704
148 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L ESPN2 7:00 PM 104 0.06 381
149 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 6:00 PM 60 0.06 327
150 MISSOURI MOUNTAIN FAMILY ANIMAL PLANET 1:00 AM 60 0.06 281

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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."