NETWORK FINALS: BLINDSPOT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and although the newly-renewed DYNASTY lost 0.1, the resulting 0.2 was still better than its result last week.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Sports was once again on top of cable. The early game of ESPN’s NBA doubleheader (Cleveland vs. New Orleans) led the night at 0.56, with the late game (LA Clippers vs. Portland) at 0.37. ESPN2’s WOMEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT games were at 0.50/0.31. On Discovery, GOLD RUSH dropped 0.07 to 0.39, and BERING SEA GOLD returned at 0.33. Nickelodeon’s SPONGEBOB was at 0.32, with lead-outs ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS at 0.27 and KEEP IT SPOTLESS at 0.23, and lead-in LOUD HOUSE at 0.26, while the network’s noon PAW PATROL was at 0.29. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.30. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE ticked up to 0.27, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was steady at 0.23, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.03 to 0.23. Cartoon Network’s TEEN TITANS GO was at 0.22. Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led the Rachel Maddow-less news night at 0.21/0.35/2.1M, above CNN’s SITUATION ROOM at 0.19/0.25/800K and MSNBC’s LAST WORD WITH LAURENCE O’DONNELL at 0.17/0.26/1.7M. Lifetime’s BRING IT was at 0.20/0.17, compared to last week’s 0.24. On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP ticked down to 0.19, and BRIDEZILLAS was down 0.02 to 0.11. Cinemax’s STRIKE BACK was down 0.01 to 0.02/130K.
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| Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday March 30, 2018 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: NEW ORLEANS/CLEVELAND | ESPN | 8:01 PM | 154 | 0.56 | 1,487 |
| 2 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: CONNECTICUT/NOTRE DAME | ESPN2 | 9:45 PM | 135 | 0.50 | 2,280 |
| 3 | GOLD RUSH:PARKERS TRAIL | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.39 | 1,868 |
| 4 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L: LA CLIPPERS/PORTLAND | ESPN | 10:35 PM | 143 | 0.37 | 917 |
| 5 | NCAA WBKBL CHAMP STUDIO | ESPN2 | 9:23 PM | 22 | 0.36 | 1,754 |
| 6 | BERING SEA GOLD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:02 PM | 62 | 0.33 | 1,493 |
| 7 | SPONGEBOB | NICKELODEON | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.32 | 1,437 |
| 8 | WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: LOUISVILLE/MISSISSIPPI ST | ESPN2 | 6:58 PM | 145 | 0.31 | 1,510 |
| 9 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.30 | 981 |
| 10 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.30 | 1,025 |
| 11 | PAW PATROL | NICKELODEON | 12:00 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 1,297 |
| 12 | ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU | NICKELODEON | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 1,109 |
| 13 | MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.27 | 1,522 |
| 14 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKELODEON | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 1,195 |
| 15 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,378 |
| 16 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 12:58 AM | 62 | 0.23 | 606 |
| 17 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,313 |
| 18 | KEEP IT SPOTLESS | NICKELODEON | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 1,077 |
| 19 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.22 | 495 |
| 20 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 25 | 0.22 | 1,184 |
| 21 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 2,077 |
| 22 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 564 |
| 23 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 1,060 |
| 24 | BRING IT! | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:02 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 598 |
| 25 | NBA PRE-GAME L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 61 | 0.19 | 528 |
| 26 | MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS | WETV | 9:00 PM | 65 | 0.19 | 538 |
| 27 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 473 |
| 28 | PUPPY DOG PALS | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:30 AM | 15 | 0.19 | 888 |
| 29 | BIZAARDVARK | DISNEY CHANNEL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.19 | 994 |
| 30 | MUPPET BABIES | DISNEY CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 25 | 0.19 | 865 |
| 31 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 821 |
| 32 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 452 |
| 33 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 423 |
| 34 | CRAIG OF THE CREEK | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 6:25 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 826 |
| 35 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,707 |
| 36 | LIGA MX L: ATLAS / SANTOS | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 10:58 PM | 130 | 0.17 | 362 |
| 37 | HANNITY SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 2,172 |
| 38 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 729 |
| 39 | BRING IT! | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.17 | 534 |
| 40 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 797 |
| 41 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 374 |
| 42 | KONG: SKULL ISLAND | HBO PRIME | 9:30 PM | 118 | 0.17 | 487 |
| 43 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 1,730 |
| 44 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,820 |
| 45 | LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / GUADALAJARA | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 8:30 PM | 148 | 0.16 | 386 |
| 46 | INGRAHAM ANGLE SPECIAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,940 |
| 47 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 806 |
| 48 | TANKED | ANIMAL PLANET | 9:00 PM | 66 | 0.16 | 453 |
| 49 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,537 |
| 50 | WONDER WOMAN (2017): WONDER WOMAN (2017) | HBO PRIME | 6:35 PM | 141 | 0.16 | 411 |
| 51 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.16 | 1,320 |
| 52 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 785 |
| 53 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,579 |
| 54 | 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS | MSNBC | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,386 |
| 55 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,344 |
| 56 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 823 |
| 57 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 370 |
| 58 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,830 |
| 59 | FOX NEWS AT NIGHT | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,250 |
| 60 | JOSH GATES DEST TRUTH | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 658 |
| 61 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 345 |
| 62 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 802 |
| 63 | OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,147 |
| 64 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 401 |
| 65 | COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: THE FLUFFY MOVIE | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 120 | 0.14 | 376 |
| 66 | MORNING JOE: N/A | MSNBC | 6:00 AM | 180 | 0.14 | 1,072 |
| 67 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 699 |
| 68 | RICHARD ENGEL ON ASSIGNMT | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,638 |
| 69 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 305 |
| 70 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 829 |
| 71 | STORY, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,298 |
| 72 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 830 |
| 73 | NEW DAY | CNN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 661 |
| 74 | SECRET LIFE OF KIDS, THE | USA NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.13 | 321 |
| 75 | NBA: THE JUMP L | ESPN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 311 |
| 76 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,607 |
| 77 | DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,137 |
| 78 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN | 4:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 330 |
| 79 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 697 |
| 80 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 731 |
| 81 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 758 |
| 82 | PAYNES | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 441 |
| 83 | MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE | MSNBC | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,073 |
| 84 | HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,259 |
| 85 | INSIDE MAXIMUM SECURI CPL | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 327 |
| 86 | NEW DAY | CNN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 454 |
| 87 | BRIDEZILLAS | WETV | 10:05 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 324 |
| 88 | PGA TOUR: 2018 HOUSTON OPEN | GOLF CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 184 | 0.11 | 758 |
| 89 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 668 |
| 90 | BRING IT! FAN CHAT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 12:01 AM | 58 | 0.11 | 310 |
| 91 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 1:30 PM | 90 | 0.11 | 294 |
| 92 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,428 |
| 93 | HISTORY GOES HOLLYWOOD | HISTORY | 11:04 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 439 |
| 94 | NCAA WBKBL CHAMP STUDIO | ESPN2 | 6:27 PM | 31 | 0.10 | 299 |
| 95 | MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR | MSNBC | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 819 |
| 96 | NEW DAY | CNN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 492 |
| 97 | DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE | MSNBC | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,142 |
| 98 | ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS | MSNBC | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 934 |
| 99 | SHOWCASE GAME: NYY AT TOR/BOS AT TB | MLB NETWORK | 7:08 PM | 171 | 0.10 | 406 |
| 100 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,049 |
| 101 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 95 | 0.10 | 228 |
| 102 | MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: PARTY MOM | LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.10 | 569 |
| 103 | TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 94 | 0.10 | 344 |
| 104 | MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN | MSNBC | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 810 |
| 105 | ROADKILL CLASSICS | VELOCITY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 275 |
| 106 | MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE | MSNBC | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 969 |
| 107 | BEAT W/ARI MELBER | MSNBC | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,133 |
| 108 | SECRET LIFE OF KIDS, THE | USA NETWORK | 11:31 PM | 31 | 0.09 | 251 |
| 109 | BRING IT! FAN CHAT | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 58 | 0.09 | 313 |
| 110 | CINE ESPECIAL FRI 9P: JESUS, MARIA Y JOSE | GALAVISION | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.09 | 258 |
| 111 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 998 |
| 112 | THIS IS NOT HAPPENING | COMEDY CENTRAL | 12:00 AM | 30 | 0.09 | 231 |
| 113 | TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L | ESPN | 2:34 PM | 26 | 0.09 | 320 |
| 114 | ALIENS: ALIENS | HBO PRIME | 12:30 AM | 137 | 0.09 | 221 |
| 115 | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL L | ESPN2 | 4:48 PM | 99 | 0.09 | 200 |
| 116 | LOCKDOWN COMPILATION | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 321 |
| 117 | MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI | MSNBC | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 890 |
| 118 | MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 948 |
| 119 | TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE | DIY NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 493 |
| 120 | MTP DAILY | MSNBC | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 994 |
| 121 | ELEAGUE | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 155 |
| 122 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 951 |
| 123 | OTL – FIRST REPORT L | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 200 |
| 124 | FIRST TAKE | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 163 |
| 125 | ESPN RECRUITING NATION L | ESPN2 | 4:35 PM | 13 | 0.07 | 186 |
| 126 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 256 |
| 127 | MIKE & DAVE NEED WEDDING | MAXPRIME | 4:45 PM | 99 | 0.07 | 115 |
| 128 | AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: PIT AT DET | MLB NETWORK | 1:11 PM | 328 | 0.07 | 307 |
| 129 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 152 |
| 130 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 163 |
| 131 | BOSS, THE | MAXPRIME | 7:00 AM | 99 | 0.06 | 125 |
| 132 | MYSTERIES & SCANDALS | OXYGEN MEDIA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 322 |
| 133 | MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME | MLB NETWORK | 9:59 PM | 61 | 0.06 | 227 |
| 134 | E! NEWS | E! | 12:30 AM | 60 | 0.06 | 144 |
| 135 | MLBT ON DECK CIRCLE | MLB NETWORK | 6:39 PM | 21 | 0.06 | 230 |
| 136 | UNDISPUTED L: 391 | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:30 AM | 150 | 0.06 | 149 |
| 137 | MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME | MLB NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 120 | 0.06 | 178 |
| 138 | CHIPS | MAXPRIME | 6:25 PM | 101 | 0.06 | 115 |
| 139 | ALVINNN CHIPMUNKS | TEENNICK | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.06 | 169 |
| 140 | CINE ESPECIAL FRI 11P: LA VIDA NUESTRO SENOR J.C | GALAVISION | 11:00 PM | 150 | 0.05 | 177 |
| 141 | 2018 STELLAR AWARDS: N/A | TV ONE | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.05 | 224 |
| 142 | GOLIC AND WINGO L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.05 | 155 |
| 143 | LOUD HOUSE | NICKTOONS | 6:00 PM | 30 | 0.05 | 192 |
| 144 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.05 | 198 |
| 145 | LINEA DE CUATRO L | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 1:08 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 103 |
| 146 | ORPHAN BLACK: 5 YEAR SPEC | BBC-AMERICA | 6:00 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 128 |
| 147 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 96 |
| 148 | LPGA TOUR | GOLF CHANNEL | 7:04 PM | 116 | 0.05 | 283 |
| 149 | SPACE LAUNCH LIVE | SCIENCE | 10:07 AM | 11 | 0.05 | 143 |
| 150 | YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T | POP | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.04 | 371 |
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