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March 2, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.1.2017

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS and CRIMINAL MINDS gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Mar 01.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Wednesday cable, with Cleveland vs. Boston at 0.87, and Houston vs. Clippers at 0.70.  On VH1, BLACK INK CREW gained 0.04 to 0.68, and AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL ticked up to 0.30.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE jumped a tenth to 0.49, and was followed by the premiere of SKIN TIGHT at 0.46.  MTV’s CATFISH returned at 0.40, followed by ARE YOU THE ONE, up 0.02 to 0.39 (with a steady 0.14 AFTER-SHOW).  Fox News reached the Top 10 courtesy of THE O’REILLY FACTOR at 0.40, also by far the highest total viewer rating of the night because of its overwhelming 50+ rating.  A primetime CONAN special was at 0.40 for TBS.  On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD dropped 0.07 to 0.39.  HGTV’s PROPERTY BROTHERS slipped 0.03 to 0.38, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.34.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA returned at 0.37, and BRINGING UP BALLERS premiered at 0.21.  FX’s LEGION fell 0.12 to 0.37, perhaps the victim of its own oddness.  On A&E, DUCK DYNASTY was at 0.36, and JEP & JESSICA was at 0.26/0.19, compared to last week’s 0.20/0.18.  History’s SIX ticked down to 0.35.  On Comedy Central, WORKAHOLICS rose 0.03 to 0.34, and JEFF & SOME ALIENS had a 0.08 lift to 0.22.  The season finale of USA’s SUITS was steady at 0.32. Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS dropped 0.04 to 0.32, and THE EXPANSE was up 0.02 to 0.22.  BET’s THE QUAD lost a tick to 0.30, and then the TIME documentary series debuted at 0.12.  On FXX, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA shed 0.04 to 0.30, and MAN SEEKING WOMAN was down 0.02 to 0.10.  Food Network’s BAKERS VS FAKERS was down a hundredth to 0.30, and CHOPPED JR was at 0.21.  TNT’s MAJOR CRIMES edged up 0.02 to 0.25.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT ticked down to 0.16.  E!’s SO COSMO was steady at 0.08. POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK was at 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Mar 01.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 1, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CLEVELAND/BOSTON ESPN 8:00 PM 157 0.87 2,247
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: HOUSTON/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:37 PM 147 0.70 1,556
3 BLACK INK CREW 5 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.68 1,282
4 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.49 1,321
5 SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.46 1,128
6 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN6 MTV 8:00 PM 61 0.40 826
7 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.40 4,245
8 CONAN SPECIAL TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.40 899
9 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:04 AM 56 0.39 804
10 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.39 1,294
11 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 5 MTV 9:01 PM 61 0.39 756
12 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.38 1,865
13 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.38 3,320
14 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.37 918
15 LEGION FX 10:00 PM 78 0.37 750
16 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 32 0.36 1,051
17 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.36 2,789
18 SIX HISTORY 10:00 PM 61 0.35 1,348
19 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.34 907
20 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,703
21 WORKAHOLICS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.34 526
22 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.32 721
23 SUITS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.32 1,127
24 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.32 782
25 MURDER CHOSE ME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,313
26 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.31 824
27 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 915
28 QUAD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.30 788
29 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 30 0.30 523
30 AMERICAS TOP MODEL 23 VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.30 650
31 BAKERS VS FAKERS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.30 819
32 CNN MCCAIN/GRAHAM TWN HLL CNN 9:00 PM 77 0.30 1,601
33 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,203
34 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.29 3,053
35 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.27 2,748
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:17 PM 43 0.27 1,319
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.27 589
38 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.27 2,609
39 DUCK DYNASTY: BEST OF A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.26 704
40 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 9:32 PM 31 0.26 767
41 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,276
42 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,120
43 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PITTSBURGH/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 155 0.24 671
44 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.23 1,721
45 TRUMP-PUTIN POWER PLAY: N/A MSNBC 9:00 PM 120 0.23 2,069
46 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.23 564
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.22 1,812
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,050
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 2,075
50 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.22 481
51 JEFF & SOME ALIENS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.22 353
52 EXPANSE, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 625
53 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 2,083
54 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 464
55 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.21 1,721
56 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.21 805
57 BRINGING UP BALLERS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.21 484
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 2,132
59 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.21 955
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,933
61 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,628
62 TIME: KALIEF BROWDER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 57 0.20 420
63 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 10:03 PM 31 0.19 574
64 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,697
65 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 436
66 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 869
67 COPA MX – L: AMERICA / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:26 PM 125 0.18 372
68 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 363
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.18 1,344
70 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,897
71 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,534
72 SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE BLIND SIDE SPIKE TV 4:00 PM 180 0.17 550
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 900
74 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.16 320
75 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.16 445
76 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.15 329
77 FXX MOVIE PRIME: DRACULA UNTOLD FXX 8:00 PM 120 0.15 393
78 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.15 541
79 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 844
80 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,427
81 ARE YOU THE ONE S5 AFTER MTV 10:02 PM 31 0.14 321
82 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.14 313
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 319
84 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 275
85 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 428
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 301
87 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.13 307
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 302
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 317
90 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 372
91 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,243
92 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 9:01 PM 61 0.12 319
93 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 625
94 TIME: KALIEF BROWDER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 65 0.12 330
95 SHE BELIEVES CUP L: USA/GERMANY FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 121 0.12 310
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 662
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 733
98 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:17 AM 43 0.11 448
99 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ARKANSAS/FLORIDA ESPN2 7:00 PM 126 0.11 383
100 HACKING THE WILD SCIENCE 10:02 PM 61 0.11 345
101 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 616
102 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 719
103 MAN SEEKING WOMAN FXX 10:30 PM 30 0.10 198
104 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.10 265
105 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 927
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 633
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 708
108 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 219
109 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 592
110 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 580
111 DAILY SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:05 AM 34 0.10 247
112 MIFFYS BIG AND SMALL NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.09 477
113 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 675
114 HIGH COURT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 15 0.09 192
115 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 855
116 DEED, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 277
117 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:38 PM 52 0.09 241
118 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 660
119 CONCACAF LDC WED 10P: UNAM (MEX) / TIGRES UANL (MEX) GALAVISION 10:00 PM 121 0.09 188
120 JOSH GATES: AFTER DARK TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 305
121 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 673
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 741
123 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.08 406
124 RESTORED DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 328
125 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 621
126 SO COSMO E! 9:00 PM 60 0.08 171
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 656
128 SISTERS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 118 0.07 191
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 604
130 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 173
131 24 TO LIFE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.07 269
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 268
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 656
134 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 182
135 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC L UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:27 PM 33 0.07 128
136 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 568
137 COUNTERTERROR NYC NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.07 246
138 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.06 139
139 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.06 203
140 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 111
141 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L FOX SPORTS 1 11:13 PM 113 0.06 241
142 SCHITTS CREEK POP 8:00 PM 31 0.06 253
143 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.06 154
144 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:06 PM 116 0.06 232
145 FUTBOL CENTRAL L UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 26 0.06 135
146 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 605
147 SOUTH BEACH CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.06 267
148 DIVIDED GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 350
149 DIVIDED GSN 9:30 PM 30 0.05 335
150 HAIRSPRAY HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 116 0.05 135

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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.