UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.15.2019 (original) (raw)

NETWORK FINALS: CBS had a bad night in adjustments (possibly due in part to local preemptions for College Basketball division tournaments), with BLUE BLOODS down 0.2, and both MACGYVER and HAWAII 5-0 down 0.1. In addition, SPEECHLESS lost 0.1 in final numbers.

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: It was a big College Basketball day on ESPN, including ACC TOURNAMENT games at 1.54 (Duke vs. North Carolina)/0.54 (Florida State vs. Virginia), a PAC-12 TOURNAMENT game at 0.50, and SEC TOURNAMENT games at 0.24/0.21. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH dropped 0.08 to 0.61, with the lead-out hour down a tenth to 0.48, and the lead-in hour at 0.27. HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE gained 0.03 to 0.32. HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER rose 0.05 to 0.31. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES ticked up to 0.27. MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.26/0.24. ID’s SECRETS OF THE MORGUE was at 0.23/0.19, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.20. Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT led cable news at 0.22/0.37/2.7M, with MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.20/0.33/2.6M, and CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 0.14/0.17/900K. On We, MAMA JUNE: FROM NOT TO HOT returned at 0.21, and BRIDEZILLAS returned at 0.10. Bravo’s DON’T BE TARDY was steady at 0.19. Paramount’s I AM RICHARD PRYOR documentary was at 0.10. Cinemax’s STRIKE BACK was steady off the chart at 0.03/127K.

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday March 15, 2019 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ACC TOURNAMENT L: DUKE/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN 9:33 PM 138 1.54 4,150
2 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L ESPN 9:12 PM 21 1.02 2,888
3 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 93 0.61 2,597
4 ACC TOURNAMENT L: FLORIDA STATE/VIRGINIA ESPN 7:00 PM 132 0.54 1,618
5 PAC 12 TOURNAMENT L: OREGON/ARIZONA STATE ESPN 11:51 PM 143 0.50 1,296
6 GOLD RUSH: DIRT AFTERSHOW DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:34 PM 29 0.48 2,013
7 SPORTSCENTER MORNING L ESPN 2:14 AM 46 0.33 741
8 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.32 1,859
9 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.31 1,634
10 SPORTSCENTER EARLY L ESPN 5:32 PM 88 0.29 797
11 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.27 1,323
12 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.27 883
13 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:31 PM 30 0.26 677
14 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN13 MTV 8:00 PM 31 0.24 592
15 SEC TOURNAMENT L: AUBURN/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN 3:28 PM 124 0.24 857
16 SECRETS OF THE MORGUE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 11:00 PM 60 0.23 905
17 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,651
18 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,226
19 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 651
20 SEC TOURNAMENT L: FLORIDA/LSU ESPN 1:00 PM 126 0.21 623
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,631
22 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.20 892
23 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,575
24 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L ESPN 3:06 PM 22 0.19 658
25 SECRETS OF THE MORGUE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 898
26 FIRST TAKE L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.19 453
27 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,332
28 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.19 566
29 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,381
30 SPORTSCENTER AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 379
31 SPORTSCENTER AM L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 333
32 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT L: WEST VIRGINIA/KANSAS ESPN2 9:35 PM 127 0.18 662
33 GHOST ADV REPACK: (AFTER) LIFE SENTENCE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.17 564
34 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:31 PM 29 0.17 487
35 GIGANTOSAURUS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.17 503
36 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,691
37 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L ESPN2 9:06 PM 29 0.16 691
38 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 12:03 AM 60 0.15 682
39 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,508
40 OFFICE, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 31 0.15 504
41 SYDNEY TO THE MAX DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.15 580
42 MUPPET BABIES DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 15 0.15 549
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,822
44 PGA TOUR: 2019 PLAYERS GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 381 0.14 999
45 GET UP L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.14 340
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 940
47 TOP WING NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.14 654
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,748
49 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 744
50 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 845
51 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,644
52 VAMPIRINA DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.13 558
53 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,622
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,118
55 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 973
56 SPORTSCENTER LATE L ESPN2 11:42 PM 18 0.12 386
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 674
58 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,551
59 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,649
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 803
61 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 653
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,603
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,721
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,554
65 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 904
66 MEGA MAN 2018 THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 15 0.11 310
67 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,417
68 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,497
69 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 754
70 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 628
71 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,362
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 653
73 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: MURDER IN-LAW LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.10 550
74 BRIDEZILLAS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 290
75 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.10 720
76 MAMA JUNE FROM NOT TO HOT WETV 8:00 PM 60 0.10 348
77 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,439
78 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 809
79 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,138
80 I AM RICHARD PRYOR PARAMOUNT 10:00 PM 90 0.10 399
81 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 676
82 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.VELSHI MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 968
83 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,226
84 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT L: IOWA STATE/KANSAS STATE ESPN2 7:00 PM 126 0.09 653
85 ANIMAL CRIBS ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 61 0.09 453
86 BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: SEMI1: XAVIER/VILLANOVA FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 149 0.09 336
87 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / UNAM UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:55 PM 125 0.09 257
88 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,319
89 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 30 0.09 229
90 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 556
91 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,277
92 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 1,292
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,097
94 NASCAR M.E. CUP QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 5:30 PM 60 0.08 369
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,051
96 MSNBC LIVE W/VELSHI&RUHLE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 998
97 CNN RIGHT NOW CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 682
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 661
99 E! NEWS E! 6:59 PM 61 0.07 239
100 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 468
101 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 284
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 729
103 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 983
104 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 1,248
105 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:47 PM 13 0.07 233
106 DATELINE: SECRETS UNCOVRD: 611 THE TRAP OXYGEN MEDIA 7:00 PM 120 0.07 405
107 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 877
108 UNDISPUTED L: 629 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.07 149
109 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 291
110 COP OUT HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 107 0.07 193
111 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 345
112 LIGA MX L: MONARCAS / LOBOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:30 PM 145 0.06 203
113 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.06 129
114 AAC TOURNAMENT L: MEMPHIS/UCF ESPN2 2:31 PM 127 0.06 179
115 SPORTSCENTER 1AM L ESPNEWS 1:00 AM 30 0.06 106
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 243
117 LOUD HOUSE NICKTOONS 11:00 PM 30 0.05 211
118 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 199
119 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 8:00 PM 60 0.05 270
120 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 312
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 215
122 NBA REGULAR SEASON L: MILWAUKEE/MIAMI NBA-TV 8:00 PM 152 0.05 216
123 DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE HBO PRIME 4:15 PM 109 0.05 120
124 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 60 0.05 247
125 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.05 283
126 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 1:00 AM 60 0.05 249
127 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.05 242
128 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 7:00 PM 60 0.05 188
129 SPORTSCENTER AM L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.05 122
130 LIVE FROM: PLAYERS CHP GOLF CHANNEL 7:21 PM 120 0.05 254
131 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 2:00 AM 60 0.05 230
132 SPORTSCENTER 12AM L ESPNEWS 12:10 AM 50 0.05 100
133 AAC TOURNAMENT L: CONNECTICUT/HOUSTON ESPN2 12:00 PM 126 0.05 163
134 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 125
135 SPORTSCENTER AM L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.04 109
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 218
137 AMERICA SAYS GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.04 322
138 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 186
139 E! NEWS: DAILY POP I E! 12:00 PM 60 0.04 103
140 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.04 235
141 HERD L: 947 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 126
142 NBA REGULAR SEASON L: CHICAGO/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:32 PM 150 0.04 167
143 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 23 0.04 245
144 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD L ESPN2 2:06 PM 25 0.04 146
145 BIG EAST CBB TOURN L: SEMI2: SETON HALL/MARQUETTE FOX SPORTS 1 9:25 PM 167 0.04 218
146 LAW & ORDER SUNDANCE TV 12:00 AM 60 0.04 281
147 COMMON KNOWLEDGE GSN 5:30 PM 30 0.04 385
148 WICKED TUNA: HOOKED UP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.04 241
149 CRAZY CAKES COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.04 135
150 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.03 290

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