Tuesday prime time leadership again went to CBS in total viewers (11.67 million) and to NBC in all key demos: adults 18-49 (2.4 rating/9 share), adults 18-34 (1.7/8) and adults 25-54 (3.1/9).
The anticipated season finale of NBC’s “This Is Us” cemented its status as the breakout new hit of the 2016-17 season with series-highs in total viewers and all key demos. Its lead-out on the night, the network’s new crime comedy “Trial & Error” failed to attract much of the 9 p.m. lead-in crowd, losing about two-thirds of it among adults 18-49 for the hour.
NBC’s cable news network MSNBC also experienced a series-high for one of its notable programs — their top nightly show “The Rachel Maddox Show.” It received increased attention when nearly two hours prior, Maddow tweeted a teaser of a release of President Trump’s 2005 tax return. Despite the heavy scrutiny that followed the revelation, “The Rachel Maddox Show” not only topped all of the cable news shows for the night but the entire cable landscape among total viewers, adults 18-49 and, with its demo rating of 1.19, adults 25-54 as well.
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| * AFF = Number of affiliates (stations) airing the program | ||||||||
| * CVG = percent of coverage in U.S. | ||||||||
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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| 8-11 | Network Average | 2.3/4 | 3697 | 0.6/3 | 1.0/4 | 1.3/4 | ||
| 8:00 | The Middle | 253 | 93 | 3.6/6 | 5923 | 0.9/4 | 1.6/6 | 2.0/6 |
| 8:30 | American Housewife | 253 | 93 | 3.0/5 | 4897 | 0.8/4 | 1.4/5 | 1.9/6 |
| 9:00 | Fresh Off the Boat | 253 | 93 | 2.1/3 | 3374 | 0.6/3 | 1.1/4 | 1.4/4 |
| 9:30 | The Real O’Neals (f) | 253 | 93 | 1.7/3 | 2667 | 0.4/2 | 0.8/3 | 1.1/3 |
| 10:00 | People Icons | 253 | 93 | 1.8/3 | 2661 | 0.3/2 | 0.6/2 | 0.8/2 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
| 8-11 | Network Average | 7.3/13 | 11670 | 0.7/3 | 1.3/5 | 2.1/6 | ||
| 8:00 | NCIS | 255 | 93 | 8.7/15 | 14155 | 0.8/4 | 1.5/6 | 2.5/7 |
| 9:00 | NCIS: New Orleans | 255 | 93 | 6.6/12 | 10428 | 0.6/3 | 1.2/4 | 1.9/5 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
| 8-11 | Network Average | 6.1/11 | 9983 | 1.7/8 | 2.4/9 | 3.1/9 | ||
| 8:00 | The Voice | 244 | 93 | 7.1/12 | 11748 | 1.7/8 | 2.5/9 | 3.4/10 |
| 9:00 | This Is Us (f) | 245 | 93 | 7.9/13 | 12385 | 2.4/11 | 3.4/11 | 4.4/12 |
| 10:01 | Trial & Error (p) | 245 | 93 | 3.6/6 | 5917 | 1.0/5 | 1.4/5 | 1.8/5 |
| 10:30 | Trial & Error (p) | 245 | 93 | 2.8/5 | 4580 | 0.7/3 | 1.0/4 | 1.4/4 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
| 8-11 | Network Average | 1.3/2 | 2041 | 0.6/3 | 0.7/2 | 0.8/2 | ||
| 8:00 | New Girl | 258 | 93 | 1.2/2 | 1786 | 0.7/3 | 0.8/3 | 0.9/3 |
| 8:31 | The Mick (r) | 258 | 93 | 0.9/2 | 1368 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.6/2 |
| 9:01 | Bones | 258 | 93 | 1.6/3 | 2517 | 0.5/2 | 0.7/2 | 0.8/2 |
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PROGRAM | AFF* | CVG* (PCT) |
HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
| 8-11 | Network Average | 1.2/2 | 1865 | 0.6/3 | 0.7/2 | 0.8/2 | ||
| 8:00 | The Flash | 247 | 91 | 1.5/2 | 2392 | 0.8/4 | 0.9/3 | 1.0/3 |
| 9:00 | D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow | 247 | 91 | 0.9/1 | 1339 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 | 0.5/2 |
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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| 8-11 | Network Average | 1.0/2 | 1807 | 0.6/2 | ||||
| 7:00 | La Rosa de Guadalupe | 0.9/2 | 1771 | 0.6/3 | ||||
| 8:00 | Pequeños Gigantes USA | 0.9/2 | 1603 | 0.5/2 | ||||
| 9:00 | Vino el Amor | 1.1/2 | 2053 | 0.7/2 | ||||
| 10:00 | La Piloto | 0.9/2 | 1765 | 0.7/2 | ||||
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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| 8-11 | Network Average | 0.4/1 | 694 | 0.3/1 | ||||
| 7:00 | Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos (r) | 0.3/1 | 615 | 0.2/1 | ||||
| 8:00 | Moisés y Los Diez Mandamientos | 0.8/1 | 1431 | 0.5/2 | ||||
| 9:00 | Mujeres de Negro | 0.2/0 | 436 | 0.2/1 | ||||
| 10:00 | Blue Demon | 0.1/0 | 214 | 0.1/0 | ||||
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PROGRAM | HH/Share | Viewers (000) |
Adults 18-34 |
Adults 18-49 |
Adults 25-54 |
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| 8-11 | Network Average (preliminary) | 0.9/1 | 1490 | 0.5/2 | 0.6/2 | |||
| 8:00 | La Fan (preliminary) | 0.6/1 | 1113 | 0.3/1 | 0.4/1 | |||
| 9:00 | La Doña (preliminary) | 0.9/1 | 1506 | 0.4/2 | 0.5/2 | |||
| 10:00 | El Chema (preliminary) | 1.0/2 | 1851 | 0.7/3 | 0.8/3 | |||
Note: All of this date’s Telemundo data are based on preliminary figures.
Sub-Demo Breakdowns – Tuesday 3/14/17
“The Middle” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/5
Men 18-34: 0.7/4
Women 18-49: 1.9/7
Men 18-49: 1.2/5
“American Housewife” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/4
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.8/6
Men 18-49: 1.0/4
“Fresh Off the Boat” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.3/4
Men 18-49: 0.8/3
“The Real O’Neals” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.4/2
Women 18-49: 1.0/3
Men 18-49: 0.7/2
“People Icons” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.4/2
“NCIS” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 1.1/5
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 1.8/6
Men 18-49: 1.3/5
“NCIS: New Orleans” (CBS)
Women 18-34: 0.7/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.3/4
Men 18-49: 1.1/4
“The Voice” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 2.0/9
Men 18-34: 1.4/7
Women 18-49: 3.2/11
Men 18-49: 1.9/8
“This Is Us” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 3.3/13
Men 18-34: 1.6/7
Women 18-49: 4.6/15
Men 18-49: 2.5/8
“Trial & Error” (NBC, 10:01)
Women 18-34: 1.3/5
Men 18-34: 0.7/4
Women 18-49: 1.8/6
Men 18-49: 1.0/4
“Trial & Error” (NBC, 10:30)
Women 18-34: 0.8/4
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 1.3/5
Men 18-49: 0.8/3
“New Girl” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.8/3
Men 18-34: 0.6/3
Women 18-49: 0.9/3
Men 18-49: 0.7/3
“Bones” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 0.8/2
Men 18-49: 0.6/2
“The Flash” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.9/5
Women 18-49: 0.7/2
Men 18-49: 1.1/4
“D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.3/1
Men 18-34: 0.5/3
Women 18-49: 0.3/1
Men 18-49: 0.6/2
“The Americans” (FX)
0.58 household rating
0.944 million viewers
0.24 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.07
Men 18-34: 0.18
Women 18-49: 0.20
Men 18-49: 0.27
Cable Rankings – Tuesday 3/14/17
What follows are the top 100 most-watched shows in prime time on cable (by order of network) for Tuesday, March 14:
| * Vwrs = Viewers in thousands; V-No. = Prime time rank in viewers; D-No. = Prime time rank in demo (adults 18-49) | |||||||
| V-No.* | D-No.* | Program | Net | Start | Dur | Vwrs* | A1849 |
| 77 | 81 | KBB: MAXIMUM SECURITY | A&E | 8:00 PM | 60 | 573 | 0.19 |
| 80 | 72 | KBB: LOST FOR LIFE | A&E | 9:00 PM | 90 | 548 | 0.20 |
| 88 | 88 | 60 DAYS IN | A&E | 10:30 PM | 60 | 406 | 0.17 |
| 76 | 64 | KING OF THE HILL | ADSM | 8:00 PM | 30 | 576 | 0.22 |
| 72 | 39 | CLEVELAND SHOW | ADSM | 8:30 PM | 30 | 669 | 0.29 |
| 44 | 22 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 9:00 PM | 30 | 963 | 0.44 |
| 34 | 14 | AMERICAN DAD | ADSM | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1057 | 0.53 |
| 23 | 10 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1262 | 0.65 |
| 22 | 8 | BOB’S BURGERS | ADSM | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1316 | 0.67 |
| 73 | 72 | AMC MOVIE: SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS | AMC | 7:00 PM | 180 | 662 | 0.20 |
| 93 | 96 | BEING MARY JANE S4 | BET | 9:00 PM | 60 | 388 | 0.16 |
| 51 | 30 | BEING MARY JANE S4 | BET | 10:00 PM | 60 | 903 | 0.34 |
| 83 | 84 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS | BRAVO | 8:00 PM | 60 | 528 | 0.18 |
| 19 | 12 | REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS | BRAVO | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1654 | 0.62 |
| 55 | 35 | IMPOSTERS | BRAVO | 10:00 PM | 60 | 872 | 0.31 |
| 90 | 61 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:00 PM | 30 | 405 | 0.23 |
| 93 | 64 | SOUTH PARK | CMDY | 8:30 PM | 30 | 388 | 0.22 |
| 100 | 88 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 323 | 0.17 |
| 91 | 64 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 400 | 0.22 |
| 64 | 22 | TOSH.O | CMDY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 766 | 0.44 |
| 85 | 55 | DETROITERS | CMDY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 426 | 0.24 |
| 30 | 64 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1166 | 0.22 |
| 33 | 47 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1097 | 0.26 |
| 28 | 42 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1197 | 0.28 |
| 43 | 31 | MOONSHINERS SPECIAL | DISC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 976 | 0.33 |
| 20 | 14 | MOONSHINERS | DISC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1551 | 0.53 |
| 26 | 26 | KILLING FIELDS SPECIAL | DISC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1220 | 0.39 |
| 57 | 64 | ELENA OF AVALOR | DISJR | 8:00 PM | 70 | 862 | 0.22 |
| 35 | 70 | STUCK IN THE MIDDLE | DSNY | 8:05 PM | 25 | 1043 | 0.21 |
| 61 | 88 | GOOD LUCK CHARLIE | DSNY | 8:30 PM | 30 | 830 | 0.17 |
| 50 | 72 | LIV AND MADDIE | DSNY | 9:00 PM | 30 | 928 | 0.20 |
| 42 | 88 | LIV AND MADDIE | DSNY | 9:30 PM | 30 | 989 | 0.17 |
| 45 | 96 | BUNK’D | DSNY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 961 | 0.16 |
| 36 | 81 | BUNK’D | DSNY | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1037 | 0.19 |
| 99 | 88 | MOVIES WE LOVE: WEDDING CRASHERS | E! | 8:00 PM | 151 | 331 | 0.17 |
| 101 | 96 | BOTCHED-SP | E! | 10:31 PM | 31 | 314 | 0.16 |
| 59 | 64 | NIT TOURNAMENT: GEORGIA TECH / INDIANA (0.53 HH) | ESPN | 9:02 PM | 121 | 850 | 0.22 |
| 60 | 44 | CHOPPED | FOOD | 8:00 PM | 60 | 832 | 0.27 |
| 68 | 51 | CHOPPED | FOOD | 9:00 PM | 60 | 721 | 0.25 |
| 47 | 31 | CHOPPED | FOOD | 10:00 PM | 60 | 958 | 0.33 |
| 2 | 33 | THE O’REILLY FACTOR | FOXNC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 3543 | 0.32 |
| 4 | 35 | TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT | FOXNC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 3015 | 0.31 |
| 6 | 35 | HANNITY | FOXNC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2698 | 0.31 |
| 69 | 42 | THE FOSTERS | FRFM | 8:00 PM | 61 | 705 | 0.28 |
| 95 | 84 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: JACK REACHER | FRFM | 9:01 PM | 119 | 382 | 0.18 |
| 48 | 55 | THE AMERICANS | FX | 10:00 PM | 69 | 944 | 0.24 |
| 98 | 84 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:00 PM | 30 | 339 | 0.18 |
| 97 | 72 | THE SIMPSONS | FXX | 10:30 PM | 30 | 361 | 0.20 |
| 78 | 88 | THE MIDDLE | HALL | 10:30 PM | 30 | 570 | 0.17 |
| 17 | 20 | FIXER UPPER | HGTV | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1760 | 0.48 |
| 3 | 5 | FIXER UPPER | HGTV | 9:00 PM | 60 | 3236 | 0.72 |
| 9 | 17 | HOUSE HUNTERS | HGTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 2208 | 0.50 |
| 13 | 25 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL | HGTV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1841 | 0.42 |
| 65 | 72 | COUNTING CARS | HIST | 8:00 PM | 30 | 756 | 0.20 |
| 53 | 51 | COUNTING CARS AC | HIST | 9:00 PM | 60 | 881 | 0.25 |
| 52 | 33 | FORGED IN FIRE AC | HIST | 10:00 PM | 63 | 898 | 0.32 |
| 46 | 61 | 20/20 ON ID | ID | 8:00 PM | 60 | 960 | 0.23 |
| 31 | 39 | WEB OF LIES | ID | 9:00 PM | 60 | 1165 | 0.29 |
| 29 | 44 | WHO KILLED JANE DOE | ID | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1172 | 0.27 |
| 74 | 72 | LW LA: A LITTLE EXTRA | LIF | 8:00 PM | 60 | 635 | 0.20 |
| 41 | 29 | LITTLE WOMEN LA | LIF | 9:00 PM | 62 | 993 | 0.35 |
| 70 | 51 | LW ATL: A LITTLE EXTRA | LIF | 10:02 PM | 60 | 685 | 0.25 |
| 79 | 55 | WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VS. PUERTO RICO (0.32 HH) | MLBN | 9:00 PM | 210 | 553 | 0.24 |
| 14 | 55 | ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES | MSNBC | 8:00 PM | 60 | 1807 | 0.24 |
| 1 | 1 | RACHEL MADDOW SHOW | MSNBC | 9:00 PM | 60 | 4130 | 1.00 |
| 5 | 21 | LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL | MSNBC | 10:00 PM | 60 | 2700 | 0.47 |
| 58 | 16 | CHALLENGE: INVASION | MTV | 9:00 PM | 61 | 860 | 0.52 |
| 88 | 70 | STRANDED WITH A MILLION | MTV | 10:01 PM | 62 | 406 | 0.21 |
| 75 | 61 | NBA REGULAR SEASON: PHILADELPHIA / GOLDEN STATE (0.35 HH) | NBATV | 10:30 PM | 175 | 597 | 0.23 |
| 27 | 72 | HENRY DANGER | NICK | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1203 | 0.20 |
| 38 | 55 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:00 PM | 30 | 1032 | 0.24 |
| 40 | 55 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 9:30 PM | 30 | 1005 | 0.24 |
| 49 | 47 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:00 PM | 30 | 930 | 0.26 |
| 62 | 51 | FULL HOUSE | NAN | 10:30 PM | 30 | 820 | 0.25 |
| 56 | 96 | HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS | OWN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 867 | 0.16 |
| 8 | 8 | HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS | OWN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 2621 | 0.67 |
| 39 | 44 | HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS | OWN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 1007 | 0.27 |
| 87 | 81 | BAD GIRLS CLUB | OXYG | 8:00 PM | 60 | 411 | 0.19 |
| 81 | 84 | SPIKE TV MOVIE: HERCULES (2014) | SPIKE | 7:30 PM | 150 | 543 | 0.18 |
| 92 | 88 | SYFY MOVIE: ZOMBIELAND | SYFY | 7:00 PM | 120 | 391 | 0.17 |
| 63 | 38 | FACE OFF | SYFY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 807 | 0.30 |
| 18 | 12 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 8:00 PM | 30 | 1716 | 0.62 |
| 16 | 6 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 8:30 PM | 30 | 1803 | 0.71 |
| 10 | 3 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:00 PM | 30 | 2064 | 0.75 |
| 11 | 4 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 9:30 PM | 30 | 2011 | 0.74 |
| 37 | 22 | THE DETOUR | TBS | 10:00 PM | 30 | 1036 | 0.44 |
| 25 | 19 | THE BIG BANG THEORY | TBS | 10:30 PM | 30 | 1254 | 0.49 |
| 54 | 47 | MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE | TLC | 9:00 PM | 62 | 874 | 0.26 |
| 66 | 39 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: THOR | TNT | 8:00 PM | 150 | 751 | 0.29 |
| 71 | 47 | TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: GODZILLA (2014) | TNT | 10:30 PM | 150 | 673 | 0.26 |
| 84 | 96 | BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION | TRAV | 8:30 PM | 30 | 478 | 0.16 |
| 82 | 96 | BIZARRE FOODS W/ ANDREW Z | TRAV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 529 | 0.16 |
| 24 | 26 | TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRTU-1: MOUNT ST. MARY’S / NEW ORLEANS | TRU | 6:32 PM | 139 | 1260 | 0.39 |
| 21 | 17 | TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-BRG-TU (0.85 HH) | TRU | 8:51 PM | 18 | 1390 | 0.50 |
| 14 | 11 | TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRTU-2: KANSAS STATE / WAKE FOREST (1.10 HH) | TRU | 9:09 PM | 160 | 1807 | 0.63 |
| 7 | 2 | WWE SMACKDOWN (1.58 HH) | USA | 8:00 PM | 120 | 2628 | 0.89 |
| 12 | 6 | CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST | USA | 10:00 PM | 31 | 1953 | 0.71 |
| 32 | 28 | CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST | USA | 10:31 PM | 30 | 1104 | 0.38 |
| 96 | 88 | BLACK INK CREW 5 | VH1 | 8:00 PM | 60 | 362 | 0.17 |
| 86 | 72 | LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 6 | VH1 | 10:00 PM | 60 | 412 | 0.20 |
| 67 | 72 | OUTSIDERS | WGNA | 9:00 PM | 60 | 728 | 0.20 |
Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research
