Primetime Cable Ratings: March 23, 2018

The NCAA Tournament tops the Friday night cable ratings, grabbing 4.8 million viewers for the early game and keeping 2.7 million for the late game and the transition Studio show.

Live PD tops the entertainment programming, securing just over two million viewers. That is about 10% better than GOLD RUSH and REAL TIME W/BILL MAHER.

Top Primetime Cable Programs:

Rank^	Show	Net	Time	P2*	A18-49
1	NCAA Tournament	TBS	7:17 PM	4,776	1.4
3	NCAA Tournament	TBS	10:19 PM	2,698	0.8
4	NCAA Studio	TBS	10:01 PM	2,692	0.8
8	LIVE PD	A&E	9:00 PM	2,008	0.7
10	Gold Rush	DISC	9:00 PM	1,835	0.5
12	Real Time w/Bill Maher	HBO	10:00 PM	1,800	0.4
13	My Lottery Dream Home	HGTV	9:00 PM	1,572	0.3
14	House Hunters	HGTV	10:30 PM	1,472	0.3
15	House Hunters INTL	HGTV	10:00 PM	1,458	0.2
16	Gold Rush	DISC	10:02 PM	1,254	0.3
18	Stuck in the Middle	DSNY	8:00 PM	1,130	0.2
19	BIZAARDVARK	DSNY	8:30 PM	1,002	0.2
20	Married to Medicine	BRVO	9:00 PM	949	0.3
21	Pup Star	DSNY	9:00 PM	762	0.2
23	SELECCION MEXICANA	UND	10:01 PM	749	0.3
25	Trading Spaces Retro	TLC	8:00 PM	702	0.1
26	Trading Spaces Retro	TLC	9:00 PM	694	0.1
27	BRING IT!	LIFE	9:00 PM	674	0.2
28	AMC Movie	AMC	8:00 PM	668	0.1
29	Trading Spaces Retro	TLC	10:00 PM	628	0.2
30	Destination Truth	TRAV	9:00 PM	573	0.1
31	Marriage Boot Camp	WETV	9:00 PM	497	0.2
32	Relative Success	BRVO	10:00 PM	480	0.1
33	Movie	HBO	8:00 PM	447	0.1
34	The Paynes	OWN	9:00 PM	438	0.1

* Viewership (,000)
^ Overall primetime cable ranking