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December 7, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.6.2016

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Things got worse for AGENTS OF SHIELD in final numbers, dropping 0.1 to an 0.7 that’s even worse than it looks because the show will now be off the air for a month.  Meanwhile, NCIS gained 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND again led Tuesday cable, down 0.05 to 0.82, with lead-out HUNTING HITLER down 0.07 to 0.39.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN ticked down to 0.78, and SHOOTER was down 0.03 to 0.49.  The 90-minute season finale of Spike’s INK MASTER rose 0.11 to 0.66.  HGTV’s FIXER UPPER fell 0.17 to 0.65, HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.02 to 0.45, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL lost 0.06 to 0.37.  On Bravo, the season premiere of REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS was at 0.62, the season finale of BELOW DECK dropped 0.09 to 0.57, and LADIES OF LONDON ticked up to 0.24.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS gained 0.02 to 0.57.  ESPN’s Florida vs. Duke COLLEGE BASKETBALL game was at 0.55.  On A&E, LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH fell 0.16 to 0.55, and INTERVENTION was up 0.05 to 0.40, with a lead-in show for the latter at 0.34.  Lifetime’s DANCE MOMS climbed 0.05 to 0.36, and KNOCKED UP premiered at 0.15. On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD slipped 0.03 to 0.32, OUTDAUGHTERED lost 0.06 to 0.24, and KATE PLUS 8 was down 0.03 to 0.22.  Comedy Central’s DRUNK HISTORY, airing without a TOSH.0 lead-in, shrank by 0.09 to 0.31.  BET’s REAL HUSBANDS gained 0.06 to 0.27, THE GARY OWEN SHOW was up 0.06 to 0.25, and the finale of INK PAPER SCISSORS was steady at 0.22.  Food Network’s CHOPPED JR rose 0.07 to 0.26.  MTV’s TEEN WOLF added 0.04 for 0.24, and SWEET/VICIOUS was at 0.08. Tru’s ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING ticked down to 0.21, and BILLY ON THE STREET was also down a tick to 0.11.  TNT’s GOOD BEHAVIOR edged up 0.02 to 0.17.  Syfy’s AFTERMATH fell 0.05 to 0.12.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday December 6, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 64 0.82 2,951
2 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.78 2,479
3 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 91 0.66 1,269
4 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.65 2,572
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.62 1,627
6 BELOW DECK BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.57 1,421
7 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.57 1,588
8 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA/DUKE ESPN 9:25 PM 126 0.55 1,423
9 LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 66 0.55 1,576
10 SHOOTER USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.49 1,363
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.45 2,094
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:31 PM 89 0.42 909
13 INTERVENTION A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.40 921
14 HUNTING HITLER HISTORY 10:04 PM 57 0.39 1,462
15 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.38 4,073
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.37 1,946
17 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.36 895
18 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.36 1,042
19 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 65 0.35 709
20 INTERVENTION CA A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.34 792
21 MARRIED WITH SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,254
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.32 854
23 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.32 1,363
24 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 8:53 PM 32 0.32 885
25 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.31 530
26 MESSY TRUTH VAN JONES CNN 9:00 PM 67 0.29 1,226
27 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.29 680
28 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.28 623
29 REAL HUSBANDS S5 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 31 0.27 559
30 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,489
31 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.26 821
32 CRIME TO REMEMBER, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,088
33 GARY OWEN SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:31 PM 31 0.25 541
34 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 3,099
35 OUTDAUGHTERED TLC 9:01 PM 61 0.24 933
36 TEEN WOLF SSN 6 MTV 9:00 PM 62 0.24 508
37 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,890
38 LADIES OF LONDON BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.24 694
39 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.24 546
40 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,700
41 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.23 649
42 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.23 502
43 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.23 599
44 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.22 466
45 INK, PAPER, SCISSORS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:02 PM 64 0.22 442
46 KATE PLUS 8 TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.22 736
47 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,195
48 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.22 608
49 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,799
50 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:07 PM 53 0.21 913
51 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 7:00 PM 113 0.21 554
52 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.21 544
53 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 392
54 BARBARA WALTERS PRESENTS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.20 874
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 357
56 COLLEGE GAMEDAY-BKBL    L ESPN 6:30 PM 30 0.19 476
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 2,259
58 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 472
59 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.19 398
60 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.19 548
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,582
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 400
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 2,164
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:01 AM 59 0.17 368
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,974
66 GOOD BEHAVIOR TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.17 707
67 FANTASY FTBL KICKOFF   L ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.17 410
68 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.17 457
69 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 947
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 61 0.17 367
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 61 0.16 311
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:01 AM 59 0.16 344
73 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 729
74 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.15 431
75 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,995
76 KNOCKED UP LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.15 375
77 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 401
78 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,555
79 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,817
80 RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.14 314
81 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.14 662
82 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 732
83 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.13 363
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,125
85 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.13 322
86 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:04 PM 118 0.13 366
87 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,510
88 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,307
89 BITCHIN RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 435
90 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.12 585
91 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 865
92 LAST SQUAD STANDING OXYGEN MEDIA 9:05 PM 60 0.12 265
93 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,415
94 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:01 PM 61 0.12 454
95 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 700
96 AFTERMATH SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 495
97 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,479
98 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: SAN ANTONIO/MINNESOTA NBA-TV 8:00 PM 147 0.11 360
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 629
100 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:02 PM 61 0.11 385
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 713
102 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,006
103 UEFA CL GROUP STAGE – L: BARCELONA VS BORUSSIA MG FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 133 0.11 186
104 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 886
105 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.11 226
106 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 485
107 CONTINENT 7: ANTARCTICA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 506
108 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,210
109 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.10 920
110 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 742
111 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.10 283
112 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 613
113 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 23 0.10 224
114 UNIQUE RIDES VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 252
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 565
116 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 248
117 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:27 PM 33 0.09 257
118 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 642
119 BILLION DOLLAR BUYER CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 282
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 599
121 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VILLANOVA/LASALLE ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.09 336
122 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:02 PM 28 0.09 203
123 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 605
124 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 460
125 BALLS OF FURY HBO PRIME 3:15 PM 90 0.08 179
126 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.08 251
127 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF ESPN2 11:30 PM 30 0.08 166
128 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.08 212
129 I BOUGHT A RAINFOREST: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 120 0.08 334
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 254
131 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 169
132 SWEET/VICIOUS MTV 10:02 PM 61 0.08 188
133 TACKLE MY RIDE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.08 160
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 247
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 265
136 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 136
137 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.07 395
138 UEFA CL GROUP STAGE – D: BENEFICA VS NAPOLI FOX DEPORTES 4:43 PM 121 0.07 134
139 EDDIE THE EAGLE HBO PRIME 5:40 PM 106 0.07 169
140 UEFA CHMP LEAGUE SOCCER L: BAYERN MUNICH/ATLETICO MADRID ESPN2 2:30 PM 136 0.07 123
141 VAN HELSING: VAN HELSING HBO PRIME 9:55 AM 132 0.07 133
142 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 623
143 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 139
144 GODS OF EGYPT: GODS OF EGYPT HBO PRIME 10:45 PM 127 0.07 218
145 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.07 116
146 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 387
147 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.06 105
148 ESPN FC   L ESPN2 4:46 PM 14 0.06 105
149 42: 42 MAXPRIME 7:50 PM 128 0.06 133
150 LOU DOBBS TONIGHT FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 410

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.