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March 18, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.17.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SCANDAL lost 0.1 in final numbers, and CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.2, down rather badly by half a point from last year’s Day 1 broadcast network action. 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Mar THU.17

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Thursday cable belonged to the NCAA BOURNAMENT, with games and associated programming on TBS and TNT taking all the Top 5 slots of the day, and (with Tru) 8 of the Top 12.  Mitch Metcalf will post a special SKEDBALL with more details about the NCAA cable ratings, but for now, note that the top-rated game was TBS’s North Carolina vs. Florida Gold Coast match-up, which at 1.44 outrated the CBS games.  The top non-basketball show of the night was A&E’s 60 DAYS IN, up a big 0.19 from last week to 0.68, with lead-in THE FIRST 48 up 0.17 to 0.55.  USA’s WWE gained 0.03 to 0.68, and then the season finale of COLONY slipped 0.03 to 0.34.  On History, VIKINGS fell 0.06 to 0.62, and JOIN OR DIE ticked down to 0.20.  HGTV’s FLIP OR FLOP rose a tick to 0.59, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.03 to 0.40.  Bravo’s TOP CHEF season finale climbed 0.08 to 0.46, but lead-out RECIPE FOR DECEPTION lost 0.02 to 0.09.  On MTV, a Thursday episode of CATFISH at 0.44 was the lead-in to the premiere of REAL WORLD: GO BIG OR GO HOME (which we’ll just refer to as “REAL WORLD” hereafter) at 0.31, and a REAL WORLD special followed at 0.21.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.39 after COOKS VS CONS premiered at 0.37, with 0.37 for the night’s lead-in CHOPPED.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY ALL-STARS gained 0.06 to 0.37.  On Comedy Central, WORKAHOLICS ticked up to 0.31, and the season finale of IDIOTSITTER was also up 0.01 to 0.18.  FX’s BASKETS climbed 0.04 to 0.22.  We’s MARY MARY lost a tick to 0.19.  IFC’s PORTLANDIA held at 0.06. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Mar THU.17

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday March 17, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRTH1: FGCU/UNC TBS NETWORK 7:04 PM 153 1.44 3,588
2 TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRTH2: WICHITA ST/ARIZONA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:32 PM 152 1.10 2,609
3 TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRTH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:14 PM 18 0.82 1,957
4 TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRTH TBS NETWORK 9:37 PM 16 0.81 1,977
5 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRTH2: PROVIDENCE/USC TBS NETWORK 9:53 PM 133 0.76 1,812
6 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.68 1,618
7 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.68 2,260
8 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYTH2: LITTLE ROCK/PURDUE TBS NETWORK 4:34 PM 150 0.65 1,786
9 VIKINGS HISTORY 10:00 PM 61 0.62 2,133
10 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.59 2,361
11 TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRTH2: GONZAGA/SETON HALL TRUTV 10:47 PM 139 0.58 1,482
12 TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRTH1: BUFFALO/MIAMI (FL) TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:36 PM 158 0.58 1,487
13 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.55 1,548
14 TOP CHEF BRAVO 9:00 PM 62 0.46 1,169
15 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN5 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.44 766
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.40 1,975
17 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.39 1,361
18 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,278
19 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.37 1,239
20 PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.37 1,441
21 TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYTH2: AUSTIN PEAY/KANSAS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 4:10 PM 146 0.37 1,075
22 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.37 1,714
23 TNT NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYTH1: UCONN/COLORADO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:22 PM 149 0.35 979
24 COLONY USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.34 1,193
25 MASTERS OF FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.33 1,328
26 WORKAHOLICS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.31 479
27 REAL WORLD GO BIG GO HOME MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.31 551
28 TNT NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYTH TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 3:51 PM 19 0.31 876
29 TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-PRTH1: FRESNO ST/UTAH TRUTV 8:13 PM 135 0.30 928
30 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.29 748
31 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,356
32 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,205
33 TRU NCAA BSK POST GAME-TH TRUTV 1:10 AM 67 0.27 603
34 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.27 1,306
35 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.26 1,068
36 HOH:KIDNAPPED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.26 951
37 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.26 1,163
38 TRU NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-PRTH TRUTV 10:28 PM 19 0.25 706
39 NEXO KNIGHTS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.25 1,158
40 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,089
41 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,426
42 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,114
43 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.23 500
44 MOTIVES & MURDERS:CRACKIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,054
45 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S5 CMT 9:00 PM 60 0.22 455
46 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYTH1: IONA/IOWA ST TBS NETWORK 1:52 PM 146 0.22 641
47 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 32 0.22 500
48 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 463
49 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 735
50 REAL WORLD SPECIAL MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.21 404
51 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.21 409
52 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,453
53 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.21 546
54 JOIN OR DIE – FERGUSON HISTORY 11:01 PM 33 0.20 648
55 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.20 519
56 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,141
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 421
58 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 848
59 MARY MARY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.19 477
60 TNT RD TO FNL FOUR- THU TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:00 PM 22 0.18 480
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 370
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 385
63 TBS NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYTH TBS NETWORK 4:18 PM 16 0.18 553
64 IDIOTSITTER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.18 310
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 393
66 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.18 372
67 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 983
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 352
69 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.17 315
70 TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYTH1: BUTLER/TEXAS TECH TRUTV 12:30 PM 137 0.17 568
71 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,964
72 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 921
73 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,113
74 REDNECK ISLAND 5 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.16 377
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,118
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 854
77 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.15 390
78 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 2,017
79 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,115
80 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,131
81 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 260
82 MAX (2015) HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 111 0.14 415
83 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 807
84 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 324
85 ADAM DEVINES HOUSE PARTY COMEDY CENTRAL 12:31 AM 33 0.13 222
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 745
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,274
88 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 250
89 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,409
90 TBS RD TO FNL FOUR- THU TBS NETWORK 1:30 PM 22 0.12 271
91 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,511
92 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.12 239
93 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 388
94 TRU NCAA BK CHP-PRE-BNS TRUTV 7:19 PM 54 0.12 445
95 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 406
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 715
97 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.11 248
98 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,324
99 TRU NCAA BSKBL CHP-DYTH2: HAMPTON/VIRGINIA TRUTV 3:05 PM 154 0.11 409
100 UEL ROUND OF 16 L: MAN UTD/LIVERPOOL FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 123 0.11 228
101 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,341
102 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 678
103 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 734
104 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,176
105 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 223
106 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 692
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.11 271
108 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,019
109 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 649
110 TRU NCAA BSK CHP-BRG-DYTH TRUTV 2:47 PM 18 0.10 406
111 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,333
112 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,173
113 MLB SPRING TRAINING   L: ARIZONA/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 7:00 PM 220 0.10 297
114 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.10 207
115 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 487
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 348
117 COPA LIB GROUP STAGE: PUMAS VS DEP TACHIRA FOX DEPORTES 10:53 PM 129 0.10 184
118 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,231
119 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 574
120 MYSTERIES AT THE CASTLE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 588
121 ANIMATION DOMINATION FXX 12:00 AM 63 0.10 201
122 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 256
123 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 621
124 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 631
125 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:02 PM 30 0.09 285
126 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 10:40 PM 20 0.09 216
127 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 241
128 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 639
129 RECIPE FOR DECEPTION BRAVO 10:02 PM 60 0.09 268
130 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PORTLAND/SAN ANTONIO NBA-TV 8:31 PM 149 0.09 283
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 356
132 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 416
133 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.08 199
134 MACHINES: HOW THEY WORK SCIENCE 10:00 PM 30 0.08 288
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 288
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 186
137 ALPHA DOG HBO PRIME 12:31 AM 118 0.07 119
138 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 565
139 AMERICARNA VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.06 238
140 NIGHT CLASS HISTORY 11:34 PM 29 0.06 283
141 PORTLANDIA IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 131
142 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 664
143 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 508
144 BBCA MOVIE: CLIFFHANGER BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 120 0.06 201
145 TITANIC: TITANIC MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 195 0.06 154
146 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 11:00 PM 60 0.06 163
147 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 460
148 JOHN WICK MAXPRIME 5:55 PM 101 0.05 164
149 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:00 PM 30 0.05 142
150 MAX (2015) HBO PRIME 11:45 AM 111 0.05 141

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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.