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March 16, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.13.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  As with Sunday, Nielsen has released simultaneous preliminary and final network ratings for Monday, so our analysis will appear here with the more up-to-date numbers.

ABC:  The season finale of THE BACHELOR was up half a point from last week to 2.7, which was down 0.2 from the 2016 finale.  The AFTER THE FINAL ROSE after-show was at 2.4, also down 0.2 from 2016.

NBC:  THE VOICE shed 0.1 to 2.6, and TAKEN held at 1.2.

CBS:  KEVIN CAN WAIT, airing for the 1st time in 3 weeks, was down 0.1 to 1.3.  The rest of the line-up was uniformly at 1.1, which translated as down 0.1 for all of MAN WITH A PLAN, SUPERIOR DONUTS, 2 BROKE GIRLS, and SCORPION.

FOX:  24: LEGACY gained 0.1 to 1.0, and APB lost 0.1 to 0.7.

CW:  A rerun HOWIE MANDEL’S ALL-STARS was at 0.2.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

Final Bcast 2017 Mar 13.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The usual networks led Monday cable.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP ticked down to 1.64, with HIP-HOP SQUARES arriving at 1.08/1.00, and THE BREAKS moving to 10PM, down a tenth to 0.61.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.16/1.15/1.09, compared to last week’s 1.17/1.14/1.06. Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS returned at 0.99, and DIESEL BROTHERS was up 0.16 to 0.92.  MTV’s TEEN MOM slipped 0.04 to 0.78, and the AFTER-SHOW was up 0.09 to 0.63.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES fell 0.08 to 0.53, and SUMMER HOUSE was down 0.04 to 0.26.  Nickelodeon’s 5PM LOUD HOUSE was at 0.43.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader featured Atlanta vs. San Antonio and Lakers vs. Denver both at 0.42.  A&E’s BATES MOTEL dropped 0.05 to 0.41.  On Freeform, BABY DADDY returned at 0.29, and YOUNG & HUNGRY was at 0.23.  AMC’s HUMANS aired 2 hours at 0.13, up a tick from last week’s single hour.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Mar 13.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday March 13, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 6 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.64 3,087
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.16 3,323
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 74 1.15 3,197
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.09 3,176
5 HIP HOP SQUARES VH1 9:00 PM 30 1.08 2,078
6 HIP HOP SQUARES VH1 9:30 PM 30 1.00 1,966
7 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.99 2,667
8 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.92 2,134
9 TEEN MOM II SSN7B MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.78 1,431
10 TEEN MOM II REUNION MAD MTV 10:01 PM 31 0.63 1,148
11 BREAKS VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.61 1,201
12 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.53 1,325
13 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.43 2,107
14 NBA BASKETBALL: ATLANTA/SAN ANTONIO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 153 0.42 1,209
15 NBA BASKETBALL: LA LAKERS/DENVER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:47 PM 141 0.42 996
16 BATES MOTEL A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 66 0.41 1,244
17 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.41 1,106
18 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.38 2,896
19 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,522
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.34 870
21 OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,154
22 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 3,478
23 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,311
24 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.29 606
25 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,363
26 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,793
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,288
28 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,228
29 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.26 616
30 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,257
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,545
32 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.24 452
33 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.24 1,636
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 58 0.24 557
35 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.23 588
36 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.23 485
37 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.23 1,325
38 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.23 452
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,312
40 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: SHERLOCK HOLMES AMC 7:00 PM 180 0.22 675
41 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 510
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 1,167
43 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 1,120
44 HUNTER STREET NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.21 1,244
45 VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 927
46 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.20 610
47 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 929
48 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,751
49 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.19 660
50 HIGH COURT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 15 0.19 354
51 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 442
52 COLD CASE FILES A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 819
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.19 1,710
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,819
55 SPORTSNATION ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.19 373
56 NCAA WBKBL CHAMP STUDIO ESPN 6:58 PM 62 0.18 652
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 979
58 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.18 402
59 CAMPUS PD SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.18 448
60 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,683
61 CAMPUS PD SPIKE TV 11:30 PM 30 0.18 541
62 CLOUDY THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.17 771
63 CAMPUS PD SPIKE TV 9:30 PM 30 0.17 548
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,184
65 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,663
66 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:08 AM 51 0.17 400
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,396
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 359
69 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,029
70 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 357
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,712
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 342
73 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.16 741
74 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.15 407
75 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,327
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 927
77 CAMPUS PD SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 30 0.15 541
78 COLLEGE GAMENIGHT       L: ESPN TOURN CHALLENGE SPCL ESPN 8:00 PM 180 0.15 380
79 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 867
80 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,457
81 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.15 336
82 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,539
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 321
84 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,443
85 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 329
86 FA CUP RD 6 L: CHELSEA/MANCHESTER UNITED FOX SPORTS 1 3:30 PM 151 0.14 312
87 FULL COURT PRANKS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 314
88 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 292
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,068
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 339
91 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,101
92 HUMANS: 205/206 AMC 10:00 PM 120 0.13 435
93 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 285
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 800
95 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN 2:00 PM 90 0.12 305
96 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 769
97 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 676
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 717
99 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 654
100 MISSOURI MOUNTAIN FAMILY ANIMAL PLANET 11:00 PM 60 0.11 645
101 BOOZE TRAVELER TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 325
102 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 23 0.11 352
103 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 494
104 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 957
105 DAILY SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 AM 31 0.10 219
106 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: VENEZUELA VS. ITALY MLB NETWORK 9:00 PM 220 0.10 293
107 ORIGINS: JOURNEY OF HUMAN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 494
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 771
109 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 757
110 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.09 182
111 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 476
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 834
113 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.09 175
114 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 194
115 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:00 PM 30 0.09 194
116 NICE GUYS, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 116 0.09 261
117 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.09 221
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 795
119 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 202
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 297
121 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 726
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 404
123 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.08 195
124 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.08 178
125 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.08 318
126 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 60 0.07 362
127 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 283
128 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.07 237
129 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 211
130 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 334
131 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.07 150
132 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 717
133 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 60 0.07 287
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 225
135 DAN LE BATARD SHOW L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.07 113
136 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 700
137 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 421
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 253
139 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 438
140 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.07 287
141 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 752
142 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 719
143 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.06 332
144 EXPLORER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 262
145 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CAROLINA/NY ISLANDERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 159 0.06 153
146 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 310
147 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 217
148 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.06 151
149 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 371
150 STAR TREK: VOYAGER BBC-AMERICA 6:00 PM 60 0.06 271

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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.