NCAA Basketball coverage easily topped cable viewership for the week ending March 18, beating out WWE Raw, Pretty Little Liars and the season premiere of Mad Men.
Top 25 Basic cable shows for the week ending March 25, 2012:
| Rank | Shows | Net | Day | Time | Viewers Live+SD (000) | HH rating |
| 1 | SATURDAY MOVIE (BLIND SIDE) | FAM | SATURDAY | 8:00 PM | 4689 | 2.6 |
| 2 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP FR 1 (UNC/OHIO) | TBSC | FRIDAY | 7:30 PM | 4599 | 2.9 |
| 3 | WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 9:00 PM | 4490 | 2.7 |
| 4 | PRINCESS AND THE FROG | DSNY | FRIDAY | 7:30 PM | 4338 | 2.4 |
| 5 | WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) | USA | MONDAY | 10:00 PM | 4274 | 2.7 |
| 6 | NCIS | USA | SATURDAY | 10:00 PM | 4141 | 2.6 |
| 7 | NCIS | USA | SUNDAY | 8:00 PM | 4094 | 2.5 |
| 8 | NCIS | USA | SUNDAY | 9:00 PM | 4026 | 2.5 |
| 9 | PRINCESS AND THE FROG | DSNY | SATURDAY | 11:00 AM | 3882 | 2.3 |
| 10 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP TH 1 (MICHIGAN STATE/LOUISVILLE) | TBSC | THURSDAY | 7:30 PM | 3768 | 2.4 |
| 11 | IN PLAIN SIGHT | USA | FRIDAY | 10:00 PM | 3759 | 2.6 |
| 12 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 10:00 AM | 3741 | 2.3 |
| 13 | NCIS | USA | SATURDAY | 9:00 PM | 3726 | 2.3 |
| 14 | Pretty Little Liars (225 UNMASKED) | FAM | MONDAY | 8:00 PM | 3689 | 2.3 |
| 15 | NCIS | USA | MONDAY | 8:00 PM | 3621 | 2.4 |
| 16 | TBS NCAA BSKBL CHMP FR 2 (KANSAS/NC STATE) | TBSC | FRIDAY | 10:28 PM | 3566 | 2.2 |
| 17 | NCIS | USA | SATURDAY | 8:00 PM | 3550 | 2.2 |
| 18 | Mad Men | AMC | SUNDAY | 9:00 PM | 3535 | 2.1 |
| 19 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 10:30 AM | 3533 | 2.2 |
| 20 | TBS NCAA POST GUN-FRI 2 | TBSC | FRIDAY | 12:48 AM | 3527 | 2.2 |
| 21 | NBA REGULAR SEASON L (MIAMI/OKLAHOMA CITY) | ESPN | SUNDAY | 8:00 PM | 3517 | 2.2 |
| 22 | NCIS | USA | WEDNESDAY | 8:00 PM | 3491 | 2.3 |
| 23 | NCIS | USA | SUNDAY | 7:00 PM | 3477 | 2.2 |
| 24 | NCIS | USA | THURSDAY | 10:00 PM | 3474 | 2.2 |
| 25 | SpongeBob | NICK | SATURDAY | 9:30 AM | 3440 | 2.1 |
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