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March 2, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.1.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s SUPER TUESDAY coverage gained 0.1 in final numbers, a bump the network probably would have preferred to receive on THE MUPPETS or AGENT CARTER (neither of which  budged from morning numbers).  NEW GIRL rose 0.1, and the WORLD DOG AWARDS lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Mar TUE.01

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  New news took the edge from the older kind, as CNN and Fox News’s SUPER TUESDAY coverage grabbed a remarkable 8 of Tuesday’s Top 11 cable slots.  As usual, CNN had the lead in 18-49s (peaking in the 9PM hour at 1.25), while Fox News took the older total viewers crown with 5.1M in the same hour.  The more historical hit of the night was FX’s PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON, down 0.13 to 1.15.  HGTV’s FIXER UPPER dropped 0.16 to 0.81.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS slipped 0.04 to 0.75.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS fell 0.07 to 0.60, and was followed by the extremely low 0.11 premiere of TOUR GROUP.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS dropped 0.06 to 0.59.  On Freeform, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS edged down 0.04 to 0.55, and SHADOWHUNTERS was steady at 0.37.  A&E’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT lost a tenth to 0.49, and FIT TO FAT TO FIT shed 0.04 to 0.26.  On Lifetime, DANCE MOMS dropped 0.02 to 0.49, and MOTHER/DAUGHTER EXPERIMENT premiered at 0.19.  Comedy Central’s TOSH.0 dropped 0.02 to 0.48, and NOT SAFE WITH NIKKI GLASER was also down 0.02 to 0.27.  History’s COUNTING CARS (airing after a clip show) gained 0.06 to 0.44, while FORGED IN FIRE lost 0.02 to 0.37.  Spike’s INK MASTER returned with 2 episodes at at 0.32/0.43, with an INK MASTER: REDEMPTION show afterward at 0.31.  On MTV, TEEN WOLF rose 0.06 to 0.42, and the season finale of THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES gained 0.07 to 0.40.  TNT’s RIZZOLI & ISLES fell 0.07 to 0.36.  BET’s IT’S A MANN’S WORLD rose to 0.33/0.31 from last week’s 0.23/0.26.  On E!, TOTAL DIVAS dropped 0.05 to 0.33, and JUST JILLIAN lost 0.02 to 0.16. TLC’s THE LITTLE COUPLE was down 0.02 to 0.33, and RATTLED fell 0.05 to 0.23.  WGNAmerica’s OUTSIDERS remained at 0.29.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING rose 0.02 to 0.08, with the re-airing at 0.02/68K.   

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Mar TUE.01

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 1, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 9:00 PM 60 1.25 4,483
2 ACS: PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON FX 10:00 PM 76 1.15 2,718
3 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 10:00 PM 60 1.08 3,849
4 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 8:00 PM 60 1.07 3,969
5 AEHQ: SUPER TUESDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.91 5,137
6 AEHQ: SUPER TUESDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.84 4,636
7 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.81 2,924
8 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.80 2,548
9 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.75 2,799
10 AEHQ: SUPER TUESDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.74 4,875
11 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.61 2,523
12 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.60 1,668
13 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.59 1,594
14 AEHQ: SUPER TUESDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.56 2,770
15 PRETTY LITTLE LIARS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.55 1,145
16 AEHQ: SUPER TUESDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.55 3,818
17 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.54 1,742
18 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (A&E) A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.49 1,262
19 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.49 1,288
20 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.48 807
21 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 9:31 PM 32 0.44 1,358
22 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.43 879
23 TEEN WOLF SSN 5B MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.42 905
24 SHANNARA MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.40 854
25 PLACE FOR POLITICS: SUPER TUESDAY MSNBC 8:00 PM 180 0.40 1,982
26 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:18 PM 119 0.39 1,394
27 AEHQ: SUPER TUESDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.38 1,714
28 SHADOWHUNTERS FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.37 871
29 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.37 1,004
30 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.36 895
31 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.36 1,714
32 RIZZOLI & ISLES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.36 2,431
33 AEHQ: SUPER TUESDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.36 2,849
34 COUNTING CARS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 31 0.35 1,194
35 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.35 1,201
36 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.34 1,567
37 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,122
38 ITS A MANNS WORLD S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 787
39 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.33 591
40 LITTLE COUPLE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.33 1,179
41 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KENTUCKY/FLORIDA ESPN 7:00 PM 138 0.32 1,153
42 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 60 0.32 652
43 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.31 780
44 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:17 PM 43 0.31 731
45 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,084
46 INK MASTER: REDEMPTION SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.31 631
47 ITS A MANNS WORLD S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 743
48 OUTSIDERS WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 59 0.29 728
49 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: ATLANTA/GOLDEN STATE NBA-TV 10:30 PM 165 0.28 684
50 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.28 781
51 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (FYI) FYI 9:00 PM 63 0.28 727
52 NOT SAFE W/ NIKKI GLASER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.27 511
53 FIT TO FAT TO FIT A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.26 542
54 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.26 510
55 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 2,535
56 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.24 1,334
57 LITTLE COUPLE:BIG UPDATES TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.23 836
58 PLACE FOR POLITICS: SUPER TUESDAY MSNBC 11:00 PM 138 0.23 1,209
59 AEHQ: SUPER TUESDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.23 962
60 RATTLED TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.23 777
61 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.22 415
62 PLACE FOR POLITICS: SUPER TUESDAY MSNBC 6:00 PM 120 0.21 1,410
63 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 463
64 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 403
65 EARLY START CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 765
66 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:15 AM 20 0.20 402
67 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.19 657
68 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 395
69 MOTHER/DAUGHTER EXPERIMEN LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.19 638
70 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.19 498
71 OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 712
72 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PITTSBURGH/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 161 0.18 465
73 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,671
74 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:58 PM 32 0.18 428
75 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 425
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,225
77 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.18 361
78 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,105
79 AEHQ: SUPER TUESDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.17 716
80 CONCACAF LDC 15-16 10P: SANTOS (MEX) / LA GALAXY (USA) GALAVISION 10:00 PM 120 0.17 353
81 NASAS UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.17 712
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 944
83 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.17 374
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,526
85 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,819
86 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,501
87 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,448
88 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.16 338
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,001
90 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: CHICAGO/MIAMI NBA-TV 7:30 PM 148 0.16 381
91 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.16 293
92 JUST JILLIAN E! 10:00 PM 60 0.16 303
93 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 297
94 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,624
95 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 818
96 CONCACAF LC – L: QF: DC UNITED / QUERETARO UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 122 0.14 279
97 REMEMBER THE TITANS HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 113 0.14 323
98 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 395
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 279
100 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,728
101 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 273
102 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 1:35 AM 25 0.14 288
103 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 374
104 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,562
105 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 12:31 AM 33 0.14 274
106 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,393
107 BOONIES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 553
108 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.13 318
109 ALMOST GENIUS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 318
110 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 263
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 789
112 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 770
113 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 825
114 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 256
115 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 937
116 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 268
117 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: BAYLOR/OKLAHOMA ESPN2 8:00 PM 124 0.12 362
118 PRANCING ELITES PROJECT OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.12 259
119 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 258
120 FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES ESQUIRE NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 250
121 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.12 240
122 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.12 234
123 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.12 284
124 MINE HUNTERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 414
125 FILTHY RICH GUIDE, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.11 288
126 TOUR GROUP BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.11 405
127 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 726
128 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 382
129 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 704
130 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 605
131 KNOCKED UP: KNOCKED UP HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 129 0.10 183
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 340
133 NFL LIVE ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.10 232
134 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 941
135 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 230
136 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 685
137 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 221
138 UNLEASH THE BEASTS: LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK SUNDANCE TV 8:00 PM 180 0.09 226
139 HERE WE GO AGAIN TV ONE 8:00 PM 30 0.09 212
140 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 482
141 10 THINGS TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.09 244
142 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 678
143 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST BROM/LEICESTER NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:39 PM 130 0.09 199
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 327
145 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 641
146 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 559
147 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 398
148 FIRST LOOK: FRI NGT TYKES ESQUIRE NETWORK 10:00 PM 18 0.08 174
149 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 600
150 IMPACT WRESTLING: 109 POP 9:00 PM 120 0.08 258

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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.