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March 20, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.19.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no adjustments from the morning’s preliminary ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Mar 19.MON

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.19/1.14/1.14, compared to last week’s 1.19/1.16/1.12.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP was at 1.11/1.01 compared to 0.89/0.84.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.71/0.64.  On MTV, TEEN MOM dropped 0.04 to 0.61, and the YOUNG & PREGNANT follow-up hour was down 0.04 to 0.33.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES ticked down to 0.60, and SUMMER HOUSE was steady at 0.26.  On TBS, AMERICAN DAD jumped 0.11 to 0.51, and FINAL SPACE ticked down to 0.22.  On Discovery, FAST N LOUD fell 0.08 to 0.46, and SHIFTING GEARS was down 0.13 to 0.39.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW took the cable news night at 0.40/0.59/3.2M, above Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.30/0.52/3.1M and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.26/0.35/1.2M.  TNT’s THE ALIENIST slipped 0.03 to 0.39.  On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP rose 0.05 to 0.37, and CAKE BOSS returned at 0.19/0.18On ID, COLD HEARTED gained 0.03 to 0.33, EVIL TALKS held at 0.26, and VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL was steady at 0.19.  TLC’s COUNTING ON was at 0.33/0.31 compared to last week’s 0.23 hour.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.04 to 0.28, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.02 to 0.27.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS dropped 0.08 to 0.23.  On Lifetime, UNREAL ticked up to 0.10, and MARY KILLS PEOPLE fell off the chart, down 0.02 to 0.05/236K.  AMC’s MCMAFIA gained 0.03 to 0.09.   

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Mar 19.MON

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday March 19, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.19 3,472
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.14 3,434
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 73 1.14 3,076
4 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 7 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.11 2,209
5 LOVE & HIP HOP MIAMI VH1 9:00 PM 60 1.01 1,960
6 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/SAN ANTONIO ESPN 9:41 PM 138 0.71 1,856
7 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MILWAUKEE/CLEVELAND ESPN 7:00 PM 161 0.64 1,539
8 TEEN MOM SSN 7 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.61 1,097
9 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.60 1,498
10 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.51 933
11 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:59 PM 61 0.45 1,041
12 FAST N LOUD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.45 1,391
13 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.40 3,171
14 ALIENIST, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,708
15 SHIFTING GEARS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.39 1,091
16 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION 4 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,321
17 TEEN MOM: YOUNG & PREG MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.33 602
18 COLD HEARTED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,235
19 COUNTING ON TLC 10:07 PM 25 0.33 1,342
20 COUNTING ON TLC 9:00 PM 67 0.31 1,246
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 3,110
22 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.29 648
23 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,347
24 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.28 610
25 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.27 1,406
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,187
27 EVIL TALKS: CHILLING INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,097
28 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.26 668
29 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,353
30 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.26 897
31 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,160
32 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 772
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,179
34 TEEN MOM SSN 7 AFTER SHOW MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.25 414
35 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 1,058
36 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.23 1,194
37 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,760
38 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.23 515
39 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,021
40 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,470
41 FINAL SPACE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.22 440
42 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 516
43 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.21 600
44 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 877
45 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 481
46 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 926
47 VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.19 993
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,025
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,041
50 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 422
51 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,066
52 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,903
53 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,843
54 CAKE BOSS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.19 684
55 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,695
56 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,554
57 BEN 10 (2017) THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.18 776
58 THOMAS AND FRIENDS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.18 769
59 CAKE BOSS FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.18 631
60 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 851
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 363
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,812
63 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.17 421
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 361
65 OK K.O.! LETS BE HEROES THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.16 664
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 389
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 351
68 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 353
69 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 352
70 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 939
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,647
72 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,515
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 810
74 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 751
75 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 716
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,844
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 780
78 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,539
79 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 353
80 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 737
81 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: INCREDIBLE HULK (2008) FREEFORM 8:30 PM 150 0.14 373
82 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,375
83 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.14 313
84 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,392
85 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 739
86 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,147
87 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,414
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 780
89 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,326
90 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,384
91 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 335
92 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,364
93 WACO: MADMAN OR MESSIAH: PART 2 A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 121 0.13 367
94 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 12:03 AM 58 0.13 475
95 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 1,067
96 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,282
97 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.12 328
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,085
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 764
100 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 574
101 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LOS ANGELES/MINNESOTA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 173 0.11 309
102 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: VARIOUS TEAMS/TIMES ESPN2 6:30 PM 148 0.11 557
103 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,432
104 SYFY MOVIE SYFY 10:45 PM 105 0.10 292
105 UNREAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.10 283
106 WACO: MADMAN OR MESSIAH A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 118 0.10 309
107 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.10 415
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 985
109 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 885
110 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,025
111 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,063
112 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 26 0.09 354
113 WILD YELLOWSTONE COMPILAT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 461
114 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: VARIOUS TEAMS/TIMES ESPN2 9:03 PM 129 0.09 557
115 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 282
116 MCMAFIA AMC 10:00 PM 80 0.09 317
117 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.08 135
118 PUPPY DOG PALS DISNEY CHANNEL 12:00 PM 25 0.08 519
119 MISSION FORCE ONE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.08 468
120 WACO: MADMAN OR MESSIAH A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 118 0.08 220
121 E! NEWS E! 11:59 PM 61 0.08 185
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 856
123 WILD HAWAII COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 482
124 INTO THE BLUE HBO PRIME 8:59 AM 110 0.08 182
125 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,057
126 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: STANFORD/OKLAHOMA STATE ESPNU 7:00 PM 131 0.08 438
127 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPNU 9:11 PM 109 0.07 333
128 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 306
129 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.07 161
130 ZOOLANDER HBO PRIME 10:50 AM 90 0.07 134
131 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 274
132 HOLES HBO PRIME 7:00 AM 117 0.06 130
133 MAINE CABIN MASTERS DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.06 446
134 JENNIFERS BODY MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 102 0.06 133
135 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 30 0.06 237
136 SHERLOCK HOLMES: SHERLOCK HOLMES MAXPRIME 5:50 PM 128 0.06 133
137 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 135
138 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.06 259
139 WILD SPACES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:30 PM 30 0.06 411
140 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 257
141 NFL LIVE ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.05 155
142 UNDISPUTED L: 381 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 129
143 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 181
144 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.05 141
145 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 134
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 239
147 SILICON VALLEY: UNTOLD SCIENCE 8:00 PM 62 0.05 220
148 WIN A DATE WITH TAD HAMIL HBO PRIME 3:33 PM 96 0.05 95
149 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.05 207
150 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.05 109

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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.