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March 15, 2018
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.14.2018

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE X-FILES dropped 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2018 Mar 13.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Basketball was at the top of Wednesday cable.  Tru’s continuing coverage of the NCAA TOURNAMENT play-in games was at 0.74/0.45.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.71/0.62.  VH1’s BLACK INK CREW lost 0.06 to 0.57, and BEAUTY BAR ticked down to 0.27.  Discovery aired 2 hours of STREET OUTLAWS at 0.51/0.48, compared to last week’s 0.56 hour, then TWIN TURBOS was up 0.04 to 0.33.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE dipped 0.03 to 0.42, and SKIN TIGHT was down 0.04 to 0.28.  MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW again won cable news in the demo at 0.41/0.58/3.2M, over Fox News’s HANNITY at 0.32/0.54/3.3M, and CNN’s CNN TONIGHT at 0.24/0.34/1M.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL rose 0.05 to 0.37.  Univision’s CONCACAF soccer match was at 0.36.  On ID, HOMICIDE CITY gained 0.06 to 0.33.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN: ATLANTA climbed 0.07 to 0.33, and GLAM MASTERS ticked up to 0.15.  On HGTV,  HOUSE HUNTERS grew by 0.04 to 0.32, PROPERTY BROTHERS dropped 0.06 to 0.31, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.05 to 0.30.  Food Network’s GUY’S GROCERY GAMES ticked down to 0.32.  FX’s AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE edged up 0.02 to 0.30.  On Syfy, THE MAGICIANS ticked up to 0.28, and CHANNEL ZERO was up 0.02 to 0.09.  On A&E, STORAGE WARS was at 0.25/0.23 compared to last week’s 0.20, and the season finale of ROOSTER & BUTCH was down 0.02 to 0.10.  On Freeform, GROWN-ISH ticked up to 0.22, and ALONE TOGETHER ticked up to 0.08.  E!’s HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM fell 0.06 to 0.19.  MTV’s CATFISH special was at 0.17, followed by 2 hours of FEAR FACTOR at 0.17/0.15.  Comedy Central’s CORPORATE dropped 0.04 to 0.13.  On POP, SCHITT’S CREEK ticked down to 0.10, and the season finale of LET’S GET PHYSICAL ticked down to 0.01/55K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2018 Mar 13.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 14, 2018 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRWE-2: ARIZONA ST VS SYRACUSE TRUTV 9:02 PM 139 0.74 2,159
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L ESPN 11:12 PM 106 0.71 1,861
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: WIZARDS/CELTICS ESPN 8:00 PM 192 0.62 1,675
4 BLACK INK CREW 6 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.57 1,124
5 STREET OUTLAWS: NO PREP DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.51 1,458
6 STREET OUTLAWS: NPK SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.48 1,299
7 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-BRG-WE TRUTV 8:46 PM 16 0.45 1,311
8 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:58 AM 62 0.44 1,020
9 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 125 0.42 1,328
10 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.41 3,151
11 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.37 1,121
12 CONCACAF LC – L: GUADALAJARA / SEATTLE SOUNDERS UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 130 0.36 737
13 HOMICIDE CITY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,332
14 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 64 0.33 957
15 TWIN TURBOS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 62 0.33 837
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,652
17 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.32 923
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.32 3,268
19 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.32 697
20 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,658
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,550
22 ACS: VERSACE FX 10:00 PM 91 0.30 998
23 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-POST-WE TRUTV 11:21 PM 38 0.30 755
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.29 821
25 MY 600-LB LIFE:SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:05 PM 63 0.28 865
26 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 61 0.28 702
27 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,497
28 BEAUTY BAR VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.27 520
29 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,837
30 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRWE-1: NC CENTRAL VS TEXAS SO TRUTV 6:30 PM 136 0.26 867
31 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 611
32 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,320
33 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.25 1,001
34 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,072
35 MEN WBA: FRONTIERSMEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 117 0.24 1,675
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,036
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 571
38 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 597
39 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.23 912
40 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,249
41 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,007
42 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,146
43 GROWN-ISH FREEFORM 8:00 PM 31 0.22 466
44 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 90 0.21 563
45 THOMAS AND FRIENDS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.20 748
46 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 909
47 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 753
48 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,024
49 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.20 443
50 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 958
51 GRUBSESSED FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.19 510
52 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 9:00 PM 60 0.19 640
53 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,667
54 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,820
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 848
56 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,066
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 932
58 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 896
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 946
60 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,941
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 946
62 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 929
63 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.17 1,511
64 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 964
65 FEAR FACTOR MTV SSN 2 MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.17 314
66 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 949
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 385
68 CATFISH KEEPS IT 100 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.17 326
69 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,008
70 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.16 1,264
71 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L: NFL FREE AGENCY ESPN 1:30 PM 120 0.16 404
72 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 771
73 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,446
74 CONCACAF LC – L: TAURO FC / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 120 0.16 374
75 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 1,394
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,802
77 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,432
78 GLAM MASTERS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:04 PM 60 0.15 463
79 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 858
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:01 AM 59 0.15 332
81 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,285
82 UCL ROUND OF 16 L: BARCELONA/CHELSEA FOX SPORTS 1 3:30 PM 150 0.15 394
83 FEAR FACTOR MTV SSN 2 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.15 282
84 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,407
85 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 713
86 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.14 401
87 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,294
88 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 317
89 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,409
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,662
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 61 0.13 308
92 CORPORATE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.13 238
93 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,114
94 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,190
95 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PITTSBURGH/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 162 0.13 408
96 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,047
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,476
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,034
99 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,499
100 NIT TOURNAMENT  L ESPN2 9:09 PM 112 0.12 499
101 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:10 AM 50 0.12 245
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 290
103 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,339
104 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 545
105 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.11 283
106 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 997
107 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,283
108 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 AM 30 0.11 242
109 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.11 277
110 THOMAS & FRIENDS NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.11 362
111 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 30 0.11 233
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,076
113 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.10 324
114 OPPOSITION COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.10 326
115 ROOSTER & BUTCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.10 334
116 SCHITTS CREEK POP 8:00 PM 31 0.10 300
117 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.10 217
118 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.10 229
119 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.09 248
120 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 10:04 PM 62 0.09 304
121 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 AM 30 0.09 205
122 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.09 288
123 CHANNEL ZERO SYFY 10:01 PM 59 0.09 335
124 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,111
125 DRUGS, INC.: THE FIX NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 333
126 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 AM 30 0.09 172
127 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 1,100
128 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 27 0.09 318
129 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:17 AM 31 0.09 175
130 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.08 232
131 PARAMOUNT NETWORK MOVIE: SALT (2010) PARAMOUNT 1:00 PM 150 0.08 244
132 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: HARVARD/MARQUETTE ESPN2 7:00 PM 129 0.08 369
133 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.08 212
134 ALONE TOGETHER FREEFORM 8:31 PM 31 0.08 148
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 261
136 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:01 PM 59 0.07 204
137 SUPERCOPA ARGENTINA: BOCA JRS VS RIVER PLATE FOX DEPORTES 7:45 PM 169 0.07 149
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 238
139 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.07 179
140 KRYPTON: MAKING A LEGEND SYFY 11:00 PM 30 0.07 265
141 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.07 269
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 255
143 LOUIS THEROUX-DARK STATES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 245
144 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 176
145 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 50 0.07 157
146 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.06 273
147 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 165
148 RESTORATION GARAGE VELOCITY 9:00 PM 30 0.06 328
149 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.06 148
150 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 142

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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.