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March 30, 2021
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.29.2021

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT games adjusted to 1.37/1.71.  In addition, there were significant adjustments (to the next tenth) for THE GOOD DOCTOR, THE VOICE and AMERICA’S MOST WANTED.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.58/0.56/0.53 compared to last week’s 0.53/0.53/0.52.  ESPN’s WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT games were at 0.41/0.23.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK was steady at 0.32.  Cable news was led by Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.26/0.40/2.8M, with CNN NEWSROOM at 0.21/0.31/1.2M, and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.15/0.29/2.6M.  HGTV’s ROCK THE BLOCK ticked down to 0.25.  Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS was at 0.25/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.25/0.23.  The season finale episodes of TNT’s SNOWPIERCER were at 0.24/0.22, compared to 0.19 for the last new episode, and 0.34/0.31 for the Season 1 finale.  On Food Network, SPRING BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP edged up 0.02 to 0.20, and EASTER BASKET CHALLENGE was down 0.02 to 0.14.  On TLC, RETURN TO AMISH rose 0.05 to 0,18, SEEKING SISTER WIFE slipped 0.02 to 0.17, and UNEXPECTED was up 0.05 to 0.13.  ID’s PEOPLE MAGAZINE INVESTIGATES was steady at 0.16.  VH1’s BIG CONFESSIONS was at 0.16.  History’s PAWN STARS was at 0.15/0.14 compared to last week’s 0.13/0.12.  On A&E, HOARDERS ticked up to 0.13, and INTERVENTION was down 0.03 to 0.11.  FX’s BREEDERS fell to 0.03 from last week’s 0.13/0.08 season premiere.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday March 29, 2021 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.58 1,673
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.56 1,697
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.53 1,733
4 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: BAYLOR/CONNECTICUT ESPN 7:00 PM 133 0.41 1,703
5 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.32 944
6 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,805
7 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,000
8 ROCK THE BLOCK HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:01 PM 61 0.25 1,550
9 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.25 760
10 SNOWPIERCER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.24 866
11 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: INDIANA/ARIZONA ESPN 9:13 PM 124 0.23 980
12 SNOWPIERCER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.22 816
13 STREET OUTLAWS: MEGA CASH: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 121 0.22 670
14 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.21 1,184
15 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,240
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 684
17 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.20 964
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,354
19 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,053
20 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,769
21 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,123
22 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,250
23 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 578
24 PEOPLE MAG INVESTIGATES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 901
25 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,210
26 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,155
27 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,188
28 HALL OF FLAME TOP 100 COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 350
29 SEEKING SISTER WIFE TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 590
30 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 482
31 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,014
32 ROCK THE BLOCK REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 61 0.16 965
33 BIC CONFESSIONS VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.16 357
34 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 2,638
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 909
36 PAWN STARS HISTORY 8:00 PM 58 0.15 589
37 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.14 889
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 911
39 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,073
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 903
41 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,944
42 EASTER BASKET CHALLENGE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.14 711
43 NASCAR TRUCKS RACING L: BRISTOL DIRT FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 139 0.14 618
44 HOARDERS: FORREST 129 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 121 0.13 580
45 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 323
46 UNEXPECTED TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 496
47 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 395
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 716
49 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.12 387
50 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.12 672
51 BIG BAKE FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.11 480
52 FOX NEWS PRIMETIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,590
53 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.11 357
54 PJ MASKS DISNEY JUNIOR 5:30 PM 25 0.11 451
55 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 58 0.11 771
56 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.11 370
57 INTERVENTION A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.11 406
58 RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 61 0.10 437
59 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.10 341
60 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.10 732
61 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,683
62 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,106
63 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 2:34 PM 94 0.10 1,102
64 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 1,276
65 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:08 PM 112 0.10 1,621
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,535
67 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,471
68 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 441
69 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:17 PM 43 0.09 369
70 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 213
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 265
72 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 389
73 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,047
74 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 274
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 198
76 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NY ISLANDERS/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:02 PM 159 0.08 253
77 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:55 AM 25 0.08 318
78 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 12:20 PM 68 0.08 948
79 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 435
80 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,128
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 647
82 UNDISPUTED L: 1138 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 182
83 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.08 247
84 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 1,322
85 REIDOUT MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,394
86 ALIENS IN ALASKA TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 420
87 MTP DAILY MSNBC 1:28 PM 32 0.07 910
88 URBAN BEAUTY TV BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 AM 30 0.07 221
89 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 606
90 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 1,529
91 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MILWAUKEE/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:05 PM 136 0.07 198
92 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: NEW ORLEANS/BOSTON NBA-TV 7:30 PM 155 0.07 193
93 NBA: THE JUMP L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 228
94 E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY E! 10:00 PM 60 0.07 213
95 AMERICA REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,074
96 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,419
97 KATY TUR REPORTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 34 0.07 945
98 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:36 AM 84 0.07 929
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 248
100 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 36 0.07 1,326
101 SR/CHAUVIN MURDER TRIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:36 AM 81 0.06 946
102 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 281
103 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 20 0.06 902
104 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 1,155
105 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 1,179
106 MICKEYS GREAT CLUBHOUSE H DISNEY JUNIOR 11:00 AM 55 0.06 300
107 RUNNING WILD: OFF THE MAP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 262
108 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.06 207
109 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 458
110 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 973
111 RACE TO THE CENTER OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:01 PM 90 0.06 226
112 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 861
113 ELLIOTT FROM EARTH THE CARTOON NETWORK 9:00 AM 60 0.05 151
114 PEOPLE PUZZLER GSN 6:00 PM 30 0.05 473
115 HERD L FOX SPORTS 1 2:19 PM 41 0.05 268
116 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 58 0.05 419
117 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.05 115
118 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 434
119 STEPHANIE RUHLE REPORTS MSNBC 9:00 AM 14 0.05 1,006
120 INSPECCION SECRETA DISCOVERY FAMILIA 11:00 PM 60 0.05 102
121 HOTEL SIN ESTRELLAS DISCOVERY FAMILIA 10:00 PM 60 0.04 93
122 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.04 273
123 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 219
124 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.04 103
125 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 210
126 HALLIE JACKSON REPORTS MSNBC 10:00 AM 36 0.04 830
127 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.04 274
128 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 341
129 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 11:00 AM 60 0.04 111
130 DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 203
131 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 327
132 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 195
133 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 9:14 AM 37 0.04 893
134 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.03 312
135 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:21 AM 69 0.03 81
136 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.03 264
137 AMER GREED BONUS ED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.03 195
138 SPORTSCENTER AM ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.03 105
139 VICE NEWS TONIGHT VICE 11:00 PM 30 0.03 85
140 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.03 111
141 NIGHTLY POP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.03 102
142 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:41 PM 49 0.03 91
143 CHAIN REACTION (GSN) GSN 5:00 PM 30 0.03 457
144 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.03 105
145 MAINE CABIN MASTERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.03 343
146 BREEDERS FX 10:00 PM 32 0.03 195
147 BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT BRAVO 12:00 AM 60 0.03 119
148 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.03 256
149 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO L TUDN 10:00 PM 60 0.03 60
150 RIZZOLI & ISLES LIFETIME TELEVISION 1:01 AM 61 0.03 281

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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.