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March 7, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.6.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THIS IS US gained 0.1 in final numbers, while LETHAL WEAPON lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 06.TUE

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s Houston vs. Oklahoma City NBA game led Tuesday cable at 0.77, with the late New Orleans vs. Clippers game at 0.49.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN dropped 0.11 to 0.75, and UNSOLVED fell a heavy 0.26 to 0.41.  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND was at 0.72 with a follow-up hour at 0.53, compared to last week’s 0.71/0.47.  On HGTV, FIXER UPPER ticked up to 0.57, HOUSE HUNTERS dipped 0.03 to 0.38, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.03 to 0.37.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS fell 0.15 to 0.50, and BETHENNY & FREDRIK was down 0.02 to 0.21.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE shed 0.02 to 0.48, and the after-show was up 0.03 to 0.27.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS ticked up to 0.44.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW led cable news with 0.40/0.59/3.1M, above CNN’s ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT at 0.25/0.32/1.1M, and Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.24/0.44/2.5M.  Paramount’s INK MASTER rose 0.04 to 0.37.  TBS’s THE DETOUR was steady at 0.36.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS returned at 0.34, with a follow-up hour at 0.26.  VH1’s AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL tumbled 0.09 to 0.30.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE lost 0.02 to 0.29, and even though the network labeled COUNTING ON as a rerun, leaving off the chart, it appeared to be a new episode steady with last week’s 0.17.  ID’s GOLDEN STATE KILLER continued at 0.28/0.24.  On Comedy Central, DRUNK HISTORY gained 0.03 to 0.26, and ANOTHER PERIOD was up 0.03 to 0.16.  Food Network’s CHOPPED lost 0.06 to 0.25.  Lifetime’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT fell 0.08 to 0.25.  Freeform’s THE FOSTERS fell 0.05 to 0.18.  BET’s THE QUAD ticked up to 0.18.  A&E’s UNDERCOVER HIGH climbed 0.04 to 0.14.  FX’s BASKETS lost 0.02 to 0.12.  WGNAmerica’s BELLEVUE stayed off the chart, down 0.02 to 0.03/194K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 06.TUE

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday March 6, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: ROCKETS/THUNDER TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 145 0.77 1,887
2 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.75 2,590
3 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.72 2,894
4 SP FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.57 2,484
5 CURSE OF CIVIL WAR GOLD HISTORY 10:00 PM 62 0.53 2,310
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.50 1,468
7 NBA BASKETBALL: PELICANS/CLIPPERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:39 PM 142 0.49 1,162
8 CHALLENGE: VENDETTAS MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.48 771
9 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.44 2,025
10 UNSOLVED USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 64 0.41 1,125
11 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.40 3,126
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.38 1,694
13 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.37 1,637
14 INK MASTER PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 60 0.37 744
15 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.36 971
16 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 68 0.34 1,193
17 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.33 963
18 AMERICAS TOP MODEL 24 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.30 677
19 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 8:00 PM 62 0.29 947
20 GOLDEN STATE KILLER: ITS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,173
21 CHALLENGE VENDETTAS AFTER MTV 10:01 PM 31 0.27 448
22 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,440
23 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.26 521
24 MOONSHINERS SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:08 PM 61 0.26 890
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 765
26 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.25 840
27 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (LIF) LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.25 652
28 WCC TOURNAMENT   L ESPN 9:04 PM 104 0.25 877
29 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:01 AM 54 0.25 550
30 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,087
31 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,499
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,025
33 GOLDEN STATE KILLER: ITS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,039
34 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 2:00 AM 35 0.23 485
35 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 12:54 AM 33 0.23 557
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,106
37 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,639
38 TWO AND A HALF MEN NICK-AT-NITE 1:27 AM 33 0.23 521
39 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:48 PM 72 0.22 525
40 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.22 1,025
41 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,078
42 BETHENNY & FREDRIK BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.21 712
43 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,703
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.21 990
45 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 2,419
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,734
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,852
48 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.19 888
49 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 425
50 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 419
51 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 506
52 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,844
53 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 61 0.18 504
54 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 495
55 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,858
56 UEFA CL RD OF 16: PARIS ST GERMAIN VS REAL MADRID FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 149 0.18 367
57 QUAD, THE S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.18 538
58 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.18 469
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,590
60 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.18 727
61 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 1:30 PM 90 0.18 361
62 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.17 367
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 864
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 853
65 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 801
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,529
67 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,564
68 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.17 519
69 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,581
70 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,025
71 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 425
72 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 312
73 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.16 338
74 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.16 324
75 CONCACAF LC – L: AMERICA / TAURO FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 123 0.15 370
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 308
77 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 8:47 PM 17 0.15 500
78 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,921
79 MAFS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 30 0.15 442
80 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 373
81 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,251
82 MAFS SHORT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:30 PM 30 0.15 422
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 818
84 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L ESPN 7:00 PM 107 0.15 443
85 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 552
86 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,129
87 ALIEN: COVENANT: ALIEN: COVENANT HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 122 0.14 401
88 UNDERCOVER HIGH A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.14 340
89 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,474
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 297
91 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 386
92 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 710
93 UCL ROUND OF 16 L: PARIS ST-GERMAIN/REAL MADRID FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.14 301
94 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 746
95 OPRAH AT THE APOLLO OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.13 629
96 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 848
97 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,179
98 AMC MOVIE AMC 12:00 AM 60 0.13 391
99 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,358
100 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 739
101 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 995
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 250
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 629
104 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,185
105 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 30 0.12 345
106 CONCACAF LC – L: TIJUANA / NEW YORK RED BULLS UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:03 PM 126 0.12 279
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 258
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,012
109 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 281
110 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 25 0.12 351
111 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 659
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 764
113 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,238
114 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 382
115 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.11 921
116 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,153
117 AMC MOVIE AMC 1:00 AM 75 0.11 328
118 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 932
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 906
120 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.10 261
121 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 659
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 991
123 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,154
124 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:02 PM 62 0.10 377
125 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,233
126 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 668
127 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 538
128 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,137
129 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 2:18 PM 25 0.09 309
130 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: WAKE FOREST/SYRACUSE ESPNU 7:00 PM 130 0.09 378
131 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 196
132 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 708
133 COLL BASK POST-SEASON  L: SOUTH DAKOTA/SOUTH DAKOTA ST ESPN2 9:08 PM 123 0.08 247
134 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.08 333
135 TWO AND A HALF MEN IFC TV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 263
136 SUNDANCETV PREMIERE EVENT: COLOMBIANA SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 150 0.08 261
137 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: DETROIT/BOSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:02 PM 176 0.08 243
138 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: PITTSBURGH/NOTRE DAME ESPN2 2:43 PM 132 0.08 337
139 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.07 295
140 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.07 157
141 FROM THE BOTTOM UP S3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 AM 30 0.07 209
142 SON IN LAW MAXPRIME 9:25 PM 95 0.07 145
143 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 4:59 PM 31 0.07 120
144 WMNS COLL BKBL POST SSN L ESPN2 5:00 PM 99 0.07 350
145 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: GEORGIA TECH/BOSTON COLLEGE ESPN2 12:00 PM 138 0.07 237
146 HML: INSIDE HACKS TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.07 166
147 HATE THY NEIGHBOR VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.06 113
148 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 12:00 AM 30 0.06 136
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 222
150 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.05 121

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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.