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March 22, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.21.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NBC has been propping up BLINDSPOT by starting its airings at 10:01PM, and sometimes it catches up with the show in final numbers, as happened last night, with THE VOICE up 0.1 and BLINDSPOT down 0.1. 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Mar MON.21

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  LOVE & HIP-HOP returned to VH1 after a week off, up 0.04 to 1.27, and that made all the difference for its lead-outs:  STEVIE j & JOSELINE GO HOLLYWOOD up 0.52 to 0.95, K MICHELLE: MY LIFE up 0.41 to 0.91, and HIT THE FLOOR up 0.23 to 0.66.  USA’s WWE coverage was down from last week at 1.20/1.20/1.16 compared to 1.36/1.25/1.22.  MTV’s TEEN MOM jumped 0.56 from last week’s “special” to 1.05, with the 11PM after-special at 0.67.  AMC’s BETTER CALL SAUL gained 0.06 to 0.87.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS and MISFIT GARAGE held at 0.69/0.52.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES lost a tick to 0.69.  On A&E, BATES MOTEL rose 0.03 to 0.60, while DAMIEN ticked down to 0.20.  On TBS, AMERICAN DAD was steady at 0.53, and FULL FRONTAL lost 0.04 to 0.29.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE gained a hundredth to 0.52, and BILLION DOLLAR WRECK fell 0.03 to 0.27.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.15 to 0.48, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.43, with TINY HOUSE HUNTERS at 0.43/0.38.  Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS climbed 0.04 to 0.32, but LOST GIRL shrank by 0.02 to 0.08, and BITTEN was down 0.01 to 0.08. Food Network’s CAKE WARS lost 0.03 to 0.32.  On Freeform, THE FOSTERS ticked up to 0.31, and RECOVERY ROAD gained 0.02 to 0.20.  Logo’s RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE was at 0.13.   

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Mar MON.21

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday March 21, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LOVE AND HIP HOP 6 VH1 8:00 PM 61 1.27 2,413
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 66 1.20 3,317
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.20 3,416
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.16 3,466
5 TEEN MOM II SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 62 1.05 1,746
6 STEVIE J & JOSELINE VH1 9:01 PM 31 0.95 1,873
7 K MICHELLE: MY LIFE 2 VH1 9:32 PM 31 0.91 1,786
8 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 10:00 PM 64 0.87 2,105
9 STREET OUTLAWS: NOLA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.69 1,695
10 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.69 1,430
11 TEEN MOM II SPECIAL MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.67 1,178
12 HIT THE FLOOR 3 VH1 10:03 PM 60 0.66 1,320
13 BATES MOTEL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.60 1,461
14 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.53 958
15 MISFIT GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.52 1,374
16 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.52 2,064
17 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.48 1,910
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.43 1,930
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.43 996
20 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.43 1,556
21 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.38 1,284
22 ELECTION SPECIAL: THE FINAL FIVE CNN 8:00 PM 180 0.37 1,801
23 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.35 3,423
24 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.34 855
25 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,008
26 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 2,533
27 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:01 PM 30 0.32 813
28 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.32 778
29 CAKE WARS 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 891
30 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.31 800
31 GOLDIE & BEAR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.31 1,077
32 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.29 650
33 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:57 PM 63 0.29 644
34 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,496
35 BILLION DOLLAR WRECK HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.27 924
36 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.26 541
37 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.26 1,041
38 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.25 2,514
39 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.25 580
40 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.24 504
41 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 576
42 ANGIE TRIBECA TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.24 536
43 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.23 459
44 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,671
45 DEADLY DEMANDS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 920
46 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.22 582
47 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN 9:08 PM 109 0.21 646
48 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: GEORGE WASHINGTON/MONMOUTH ESPN 7:00 PM 128 0.20 585
49 DAMIEN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.20 515
50 RECOVERY ROAD FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.20 491
51 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,197
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.20 401
53 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,122
54 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 441
55 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.20 471
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.19 402
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,063
58 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:30 PM 60 0.18 368
59 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.18 362
60 GREAT HUMAN RACE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 492
61 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.18 384
62 VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 802
63 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,231
64 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.17 327
65 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 988
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 388
67 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,122
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 379
69 NBA: THE JUMP   L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.16 325
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 929
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 316
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,145
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,674
74 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 342
75 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: BOSTON/ST. LOUIS ESPN 1:00 PM 210 0.16 417
76 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,698
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 351
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,405
79 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,014
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 961
81 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 969
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.14 300
83 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,375
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 760
85 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: VARIOUS TEAMS/TIMES ESPN2 9:00 PM 131 0.14 784
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,434
87 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,500
88 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.13 311
89 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 8 LOGO 9:00 PM 60 0.13 286
90 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 787
91 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MEMPHIS/PHOENIX NBA-TV 9:59 PM 151 0.13 286
92 PETER RABBIT NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.13 622
93 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,456
94 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 811
95 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.12 239
96 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 768
97 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: VARIOUS TEAMS/TIMES ESPN2 6:30 PM 141 0.12 605
98 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:22 PM 37 0.12 282
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 677
100 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.12 315
101 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.12 270
102 GHOST INSDE CHILD SPECIAL: GHOST INSIDE MY CHILD SPECIAL 1 LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.11 344
103 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 332
104 TRUINSIDE TRUTV 10:00 PM 61 0.11 216
105 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 707
106 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.11 221
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 747
108 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,228
109 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,290
110 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 298
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 270
112 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: SAN ANTONIO/CHARLOTTE NBA-TV 7:00 PM 142 0.10 270
113 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 531
114 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: WASHINGTON/SAN DIEGO STATE ESPN2 11:30 PM 133 0.10 332
115 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:30 AM 60 0.09 186
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 307
117 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 562
118 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.09 276
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 245
120 LOST GIRL SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 342
121 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN2 11:11 PM 19 0.08 436
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 310
123 BITTEN SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.08 339
124 UFC FIGHT FLASHBACK FOX SPORTS 1 10:30 PM 30 0.08 252
125 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:00 PM 30 0.08 215
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 308
127 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:30 PM 30 0.08 223
128 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 471
129 PLACE FOR POLITICS: AIPAC CONFERENCE MSNBC 5:00 PM 180 0.08 833
130 DAILY SHARE HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 188
131 PICKLE AND PEANUT DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 29 0.07 359
132 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 1:30 AM 30 0.07 144
133 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/NY ISLANDERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 154 0.07 192
134 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 385
135 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 10:33 AM 57 0.07 577
136 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.06 158
137 LAST MAN STANDING HALLMARK CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.06 295
138 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 2:00 PM 74 0.06 590
139 KITCHEN CRASHERS DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.06 194
140 KITCHEN CRASHERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 179
141 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:43 AM 30 0.06 199
142 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 639
143 THAT 70S SHOW POP 4:30 PM 30 0.06 168
144 EAGLE EYE HBO PRIME 2:40 PM 118 0.06 146
145 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 529
146 THAT 70S SHOW POP 11:00 PM 30 0.06 145
147 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 396
148 LONGEST RIDE, THE: LONGEST RIDE, THE HBO PRIME 6:45 PM 128 0.06 131
149 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.06 180
150 FEHERTY GOLF CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 184

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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.