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April 1, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.31.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while SCANDAL, THE 100 and the 2d episode of LIFE IN PIECES each lost 0.1.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Mar THU.31

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The late game of TNT’s NBA doubleheader, Clippers vs. Oklahoma City, took the cable night with 0.77, while the earlier Chicago vs. Houston game was at 0.42.  A&E’s 60 DAYS IN gained 0.03 to 0.73, with lead-in THE FIRST 48 down a tick to 0.47. USA’s WWE telecast was down 0.06 to 0.69.  On History, VIKINGS rose 0.02 to 0.69, and JOIN OR DIE lost 0.02 to 0.17.  On HGTV,   ARCHER returned to FX at 0.54, more than double the BASKETS season finale 0.22 in the same timeslot last week.  Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE was at 0.51.  HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.06 to 0.48, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.46, and MASTERS OF FLIP ticked up to 0.37.  On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS edged down 0.02 to 0.45, and THOSE WHO CAN’T was up 0.02 to 0.19.  CNN debuted its new THE EIGHTIES series at a solid 0.40.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS rose 0.02 to 0.39.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY dropped 0.06 to 0.34, and COOKS VS CONS fell 0.09 to 0.32.  MTV’s REAL WORLD slipped 0.02 to 0.26.  On We, MARY MARY added a tick to 0.21, with lead-0ut SISTERS-IN-LAW at 0.12.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Mar THU.31

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday March 31, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: LA CLIPPERS/OKLAHOMA CITY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:45 PM 146 0.77 1,763
2 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.73 1,706
3 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.69 2,328
4 VIKINGS HISTORY 10:00 PM 61 0.69 2,301
5 ARCHER FX 10:00 PM 31 0.54 1,067
6 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 32 0.51 1,045
7 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.48 1,846
8 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.47 1,391
9 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:11 AM 51 0.47 1,006
10 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.46 1,644
11 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.45 853
12 FX MOVIE PRIME: RIDE ALONG FX 8:00 PM 120 0.43 1,105
13 NBA BASKETBALL: CHICAGO/HOUSTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:14 PM 151 0.42 1,079
14 EIGHTIES: RAISED ON TELEVISION CNN 9:00 PM 120 0.40 1,415
15 PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.39 1,423
16 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.39 1,486
17 MASTERS OF FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.37 1,321
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.37 855
19 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,132
20 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,071
21 COLL SLAM DUNK 3PT CHP L: N/A ESPN 9:01 PM 125 0.28 778
22 HOH:KIDNAPPED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.27 926
23 REAL WORLD GO BIG GO HOME MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.26 475
24 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,882
25 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.25 530
26 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.25 542
27 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S5 CMT 9:00 PM 60 0.25 505
28 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.24 547
29 MOTIVES & MURDERS:CRACKIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,034
30 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.23 1,163
31 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A TLC 7:00 PM 120 0.23 593
32 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:06 PM 54 0.22 518
33 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: GEORGE WASHINGTON/VALPARAISO ESPN 7:00 PM 121 0.22 781
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 505
35 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 442
36 VACATION HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 99 0.22 446
37 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,394
38 MARY MARY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 505
39 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,107
40 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 420
41 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 373
42 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 398
43 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 986
44 THOSE WHO CANT TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.19 343
45 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 394
46 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 362
47 LIFE BELOW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 982
48 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,447
49 FINDING BIGFOOT: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 9:03 PM 123 0.18 690
50 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.18 371
51 JOIN OR DIE – FERGUSON HISTORY 11:01 PM 34 0.17 627
52 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,975
53 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,382
54 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.17 310
55 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 14 0.17 487
56 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.16 377
57 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,038
58 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.16 365
59 MYSTERIES AT THE CASTLE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 597
60 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,762
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 322
62 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 786
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.14 341
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,298
65 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 756
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 322
67 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,241
68 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,162
69 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,249
70 REDNECK ISLAND 5 CMT 10:02 PM 58 0.13 279
71 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,393
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 310
73 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.13 235
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 306
75 SAN ANDREAS HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 114 0.12 273
76 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 732
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 311
78 PRIMAL SURVIVOR COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 467
79 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,071
80 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 415
81 SISTERS IN LAW WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 309
82 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,113
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,079
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,367
85 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,098
86 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 677
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 747
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 788
89 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 686
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 691
91 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,329
92 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.11 268
93 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 244
94 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 257
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 800
96 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.10 266
97 ADAM DEVINES HOUSE PARTY COMEDY CENTRAL 12:31 AM 30 0.09 199
98 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 625
99 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 763
100 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 457
101 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 384
102 INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.09 270
103 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 335
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 624
105 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 503
106 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,175
107 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.09 395
108 ANIMATION DOMINATION FXX 12:00 AM 63 0.08 180
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 579
110 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.08 250
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 357
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 625
113 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 117 0.07 155
114 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 649
115 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:03 PM 27 0.07 196
116 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 540
117 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 10:45 PM 13 0.07 174
118 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 540
119 NIGHT CLASS HISTORY 11:35 PM 27 0.07 266
120 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 275
121 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 418
122 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 258
123 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.06 267
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 272
125 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 531
126 CELEBRITY NAME GAME POP 6:00 PM 30 0.06 133
127 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L: MIAMI OPEN ESPN2 7:00 PM 243 0.06 268
128 TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 111 0.06 162
129 PGA TOUR: 2016 SHELL HOUSTON OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 4:00 PM 192 0.06 504
130 AMERICARNA VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.06 245
131 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 546
132 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 578
133 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 246
134 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 545
135 MAX (2015) HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 111 0.05 162
136 SPRING TRAINING: CHC AT NYM MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 170 0.05 180
137 DR DREW HLN 7:00 PM 60 0.05 159
138 GIGOLOS S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:00 PM 29 0.05 220
139 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 12:32 AM 53 0.05 146
140 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 514
141 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L: MIAMI OPEN ESPN2 1:00 PM 303 0.05 190
142 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.05 240
143 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.05 110
144 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 552
145 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.05 181
146 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.05 262
147 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 253
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 200
149 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 94
150 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 171

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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.