UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.10.2016

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NETWORK FINALS:  Every CBS show except BIG BANG THEORY–i.e., LIFE IN PIECES, MOM, 2 BROKE GIRLS and ELEMENTARY–lost 0.1 in final numbers, and so did YOU, ME & THE APOCALYPSE and the SVU rerun.  On the other hand, SCANDAL gained 0.1. 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was CNN’s turn for a REPUBLICAN DEBATE, and that gave it an easy win for the cable night at 2.39–but that was considerably lower than last Thursday’s Fox News Debate at 3.62.  Both TNT’s NBA games were in the Top 10:  Cleveland vs. Lakers at 0.81, and Chicago vs. San Antonio at 0.56.  History’s VIKINGS won an extra tenth to 0.68, and JOIN OR DIE climbed 0.06 to 0.21.  USA’s WWE fell 0.12 to 0.65, but COLONY gained 0.04 to 0.37.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP edged down 0.02 to 0.58, HOUSE HUNTERS WHERE ARE THEY NOW was at 0.41, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL added 0.02 to 0.37, and FIVE DAY FLIP ticked up to 0.28.  A&E premiered 60 DAYS IN with 2 episodes, rising from 0.39 at 9PM to 0.49 at 10PM; the night started with THE FIRST 48 at 0.38.  An episode of Nickelodeon’s ALVIN!!! & THE CHIPMUNKS hit the Top 10 at 0.44.  On Bravo, TOP CHEF held at 0.38, and RECIPE FOR DECEPTION was steady at 0.11.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS fell 0.11 to 0.33, and THOSE WHO CAN’T shrank by half, down a tenth to 0.10.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS gained 0.02 to 0.31, and CHILD GENIUS climbed 0.04 to 0.19.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS dropped 0.05 to 0.30, and GREATEST PARTY STORY EVER lost 0.08 to 0.18, after which a RIDICULOUSNESS special was at 0.22.  Comedy Central’s WORKAHOLICS was up 0.03 to 0.30, and IDIOTSITTER remained at 0.17.  We’s MARY MARY dropped 0.02 to 0.20.  FX’s BASKETS was steady at 0.18.  IFC’s PORTLANDIA held at 0.06/127K.  BBCAmerica’s PREY lost half its audience, practically invisible at 0.01/30K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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