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March 29, 2019
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.28.2019

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  CBS’s NCAA TOURNAMENT coverage adjusted to 1.5/1.0/1.7, below last year’s 1.9/2.0/2.7 for the parallel night.  Elsewhere, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was another NCAA TOURNAMENT night, so TBS had the night’s Top 4 slots, led by the Purdue vs. Tennessee game at 1.42.  Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT had the cable news lead at 0.36/0.62/3.8M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.19/0.32/2.5M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.16/0.20/1M.  ESPN’s MLB opening day game was at 0.35 (branded as “SUNDAY NIGHT” for contractual reasons), and afternoon games were at 0.23/0.19.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS returned at 0.30, and the lead-out premiere of TACOMA FD was at 0.22.  On History, SWAMP PEOPLE slipped 0.02 to 0.30, and TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA was down a tick to 0.27.  On MTV, EX ON THE BEACH dropped 0.07 to 0.29, and GAME OF CLONES was down 0.03 to 0.11.  On ID, KILLING TIME was at 0.28, and DEAD OF NIGHT was steady at 0.23.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY ticked up to 0.28.  On VH1, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE lost a tick to 0.27, and UNTUCKED was down 0.03 to 0.19.  HGTV’s CARIBBEAN LIFE was at 0.26/0.20, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL shed 0.05 to 0.23, HOUSE HUNTERS fell 0.06 to 0.21, and FLIP OR FLOP was at 0.21 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.28/0.28.  A&E’s FIRST 48 gained 0.04 to 0.26.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN returned at 0.23.  On Bravo, MILLION DOLLAR LISTING was stedy at 0.22, and PROJECT RUNWAY ticked down to 0.22.  Discovery’s BUILDING OFF THE GRID dropped 0.06 to 0.17.  E!’s HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM was steady at 0.17.  On Comedy Central, the series finale of BROAD CITY rose 0.03 to 0.17, and the season finale of THE OTHER TWO was steady at 0.09.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP lost 0.06 to 0.15, and BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES returned at 0.07.  FX’s BETTER THINGS climbed 0.03 to 0.13.  The season finale of POP’s FLACK dropped a tick to 0.01/36K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday March 28, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP TH 1: PURDUE VS TENNESSEE TBS NETWORK 7:22 PM 163 1.42 4,879
2 TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP TH 2: OREGON VS VIRGINIA TBS NETWORK 10:29 PM 122 1.19 3,564
3 TBS NCAA BK CHP-BRG-PRTH1 TBS NETWORK 10:05 PM 24 1.13 3,305
4 TBS NCAA BSK POST GAME-TH TBS NETWORK 12:38 AM 40 0.59 1,476
5 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.36 3,794
6 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: BOSTON/SEATTLE ESPN 7:02 PM 226 0.35 1,186
7 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.33 4,061
8 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 584
9 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.30 1,565
10 EX BEACH S2 REUNION PT 1 MTV 8:00 PM 62 0.29 569
11 KILLING TIME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,144
12 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 852
13 FX MOVIE PRIME: GROWN UPS 2 FX 7:59 PM 121 0.28 651
14 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 11 VH1 9:00 PM 90 0.27 542
15 TRUCK NIGHT IN AMERICA HISTORY 10:03 PM 62 0.27 977
16 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 3,040
17 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.26 1,072
18 FIRST 48 AC A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.26 735
19 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,599
20 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 1,271
21 MLB OPENING DAY      L: BALTIMORE/NEW YORK YANKEES ESPN 1:00 PM 199 0.23 704
22 DEAD OF NIGHT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 994
23 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 65 0.23 682
24 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:30 PM 60 0.22 857
25 PROJECT RUNWAY BRAVO 8:00 PM 90 0.22 950
26 TACOMA FD TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.22 438
27 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 1,186
28 LWLA FL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:05 PM 12 0.21 755
29 FLIP OR FLOP VEGAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.21 1,028
30 CARIBBEAN LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.20 1,131
31 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,450
32 MLB OPENING DAY      L: ARIZONA/LOS ANGELES DODGERS ESPN 4:19 PM 163 0.19 538
33 UNTUCKED 10 VH1 10:30 PM 30 0.19 361
34 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.18 638
35 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 10:48 PM 13 0.18 541
36 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,453
37 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 421
38 BUILDING OFF THE GRID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 822
39 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 8:00 PM 60 0.17 680
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,347
41 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,586
42 TBS NCAA BK CHP-PRE-PRTH TBS NETWORK 6:00 PM 82 0.17 508
43 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 32 0.17 299
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 346
45 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 972
46 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 390
47 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:01 PM 59 0.16 398
48 KINDRED SPIRITS (O) TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 573
49 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.15 580
50 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.15 441
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 902
52 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 890
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,656
54 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 346
55 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 2,061
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,646
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,917
58 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.13 522
59 DEAD FILES POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 489
60 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 364
61 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 34 0.13 365
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,827
63 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 295
64 TRUCK NIGHT SPECIALS HISTORY 11:05 PM 58 0.12 430
65 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,729
66 IJ: AFTER PARTY TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.12 254
67 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 1,473
68 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 681
69 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.12 314
70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,758
71 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 365
72 BUTTERBEANS CAFE NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.11 451
73 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,408
74 EX ON THE BEACH: EXTRA ED MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.11 210
75 GAME OF CLONES MTV 9:02 PM 61 0.11 215
76 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,478
77 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 545
78 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,397
79 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,298
80 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 1,350
81 WONDER WOMAN (2017): WONDER WOMAN (2017) HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 141 0.10 278
82 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,309
83 OTHER TWO, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:32 PM 28 0.09 200
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,190
85 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 552
86 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 638
87 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 1,178
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 531
89 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 415
90 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.08 231
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 556
92 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,139
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 584
94 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 632
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 970
96 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 936
97 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 564
98 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 625
99 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 526
100 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.07 292
101 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 1,205
102 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.07 288
103 UNDISPUTED L: 638 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 132
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 889
105 EGYPT WITH WORLDS GREATES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 362
106 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 337
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 895
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 231
109 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.06 114
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.06 581
111 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 786
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 801
113 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 582
114 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 879
115 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.06 513
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 783
117 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.06 484
118 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.05 284
119 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 60 0.05 250
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 183
121 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 124
122 UNCLE DREW HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 103 0.05 119
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 242
124 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.05 237
125 PGA TOUR: 2019 WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 367 0.05 492
126 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L: MIAMI OPEN ESPN2 7:00 PM 300 0.05 214
127 CLASH OF THE TITANS (REMA HBO PRIME 1:55 PM 106 0.05 124
128 HERD L: 956 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 104
129 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.05 119
130 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 12:00 AM 60 0.05 228
131 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: DENVER/HOUSTON NBA-TV 8:01 PM 133 0.05 184
132 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.04 266
133 NOTICIAS CON D. MAERKER GALAVISION 1:00 AM 30 0.04 79
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.04 242
135 BREAKING IN HBO PRIME 10:50 AM 88 0.04 115
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 197
137 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.04 223
138 PITCH PERFECT 3 HBO PRIME 9:15 AM 93 0.04 105
139 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 7:00 PM 60 0.04 194
140 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 90 0.04 83
141 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L: MIAMI OPEN ESPN2 1:00 PM 240 0.04 118
142 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 197
143 OUT FOR BLOOD IN SILICON HBO PRIME 3:45 PM 119 0.04 105
144 FIRST TAKE ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.04 88
145 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.04 96
146 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 120
147 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 2:00 AM 60 0.04 180
148 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 8:00 PM 60 0.04 259
149 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 1:00 AM 60 0.03 193
150 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 11:00 PM 60 0.03 210

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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.