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August 8, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.5.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY went in the wrong direction in final numbers, down 0.2 to 7.5.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Aug FRI.06

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim was in command of Friday cable, with THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW at 0.50, and MDE WORLD PEACE at 0.45, and in the pre-Adult Swim hour of 6PM, Cartoon Network hit the Top 10 with 0.35 for TEEN TITANS GO.  Lifetime’s THE RAP GAME gained 0.02 to 0.41, while BRING IT fell 0.06 to 0.38.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES returned at 0.35.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER fell a heavy 0.12 to 0.28.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.26/0.25. On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP dropped 0.06 to 0.23, and MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER held at 0.14.  OWN’s LOVE THY NEIGHBOR rose 0.03 to 0.16.  On Syfy, DARK MATTER lost 0.03 to 0.15, and KILLJOYS dropped 0.06 to 0.13.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MELBOURNE climbed 0.04 to 0.11. Cinemax’s OUTCAST was steady at 0.06.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Aug FRI.06

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 5, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ERIC ANDRE SHOW ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.50 1,195
2 M D E: WORLD PEACE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.45 1,033
3 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.41 1,158
4 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.38 1,126
5 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.35 1,079
6 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.35 1,678
7 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.28 1,085
8 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 617
9 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8 MTV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 590
10 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8 MTV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 608
11 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.25 1,213
12 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.23 1,095
13 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 518
14 PASSPORT TO MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 812
15 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 448
16 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 427
17 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY JUNIOR 9:30 AM 25 0.21 881
18 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 874
19 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 972
20 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 859
21 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,055
22 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 411
23 KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,961
24 LION GUARD DISNEY JUNIOR 9:00 AM 25 0.18 839
25 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 387
26 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,378
27 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.18 931
28 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 880
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 782
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.16 888
31 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,012
32 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.16 548
33 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 305
34 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 655
35 DARK MATTER SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 654
36 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 871
37 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.15 324
38 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 723
39 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,699
40 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,778
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 867
42 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 295
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,186
44 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 365
45 BLUE: A SECRET LIFE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.14 414
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 321
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,426
48 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.14 289
49 MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 332
50 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 329
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 313
52 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 698
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 725
54 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 309
55 KILLJOYS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 554
56 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 729
57 ALL IN WITH CAM NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.13 846
58 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,021
59 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 712
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,502
61 BLUE: A SECRET LIFE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 417
62 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 318
63 COPS SPIKE TV 5:00 PM 30 0.12 349
64 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 301
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 299
66 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,073
67 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 653
68 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 902
69 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 285
70 KILLER WOMEN: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.11 449
71 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPS L: D. BENAVIDEZ/D. DOUGHLIN ESPN 9:00 PM 120 0.11 416
72 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,378
73 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.11 261
74 REAL HOUSEWIVES MELBOURNE BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.11 271
75 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,305
76 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L: N/A ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.11 273
77 INDEPENDENCE DAY: INDEPENDENCE DAY HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 145 0.10 277
78 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,288
79 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,218
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 240
81 INSIDE MAN CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 341
82 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 535
83 CHARLIE WILSONS WAR HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 102 0.10 324
84 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 464
85 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,094
86 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 806
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 826
88 AMBER ROSE SHOW VH1 11:00 PM 29 0.09 206
89 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.09 248
90 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 278
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 278
92 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 829
93 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 226
94 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 211
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,452
96 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 255
97 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,128
98 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 776
99 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.08 189
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 666
101 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 952
102 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 402
103 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 668
104 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 715
105 NASCAR AMERICA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:58 PM 62 0.08 289
106 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 156
107 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 656
108 PRIMAL SURVIVOR COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 284
109 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 680
110 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 642
111 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:32 PM 86 0.07 374
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 246
113 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 188
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 277
115 KITTEN SUMMER GAMES: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.07 356
116 FIRST TAKE SPECIAL ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.06 129
117 LATE MOVIE 1: ZOMBIELAND IFC TV 1:00 AM 120 0.06 159
118 DEATH ROW STORIES HLN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 207
119 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 137
120 DEATH ROW STORIES HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 293
121 OUTCAST MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 46 0.06 146
122 DEATH ROW STORIES HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.06 278
123 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 704
124 BLACK HAWK DOWN: BLACK HAWK DOWN SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 144 0.06 180
125 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 124
126 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP: CHC AT OAK/BOS AT LAD MLB NETWORK 10:57 PM 128 0.05 160
127 CESAR 911 NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 301
128 BIG BROTHER:  AFTER DARK: BBA-160143 BBAD EP 1143 8/5/16 POP 12:00 AM 180 0.05 135
129 CINE VERANO FRI 7P: SHORT CIRCUIT GALAVISION 7:00 PM 120 0.05 109
130 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 3:00 PM 92 0.05 281
131 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 9:32 PM 85 0.05 231
132 TELETUBBIES NICK JR 8:00 AM 27 0.05 281
133 PGA TOUR: 2016 TRAVELERS CHP GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 182 0.05 360
134 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.05 250
135 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 112
136 UNDER SIEGE MAXPRIME 4:10 PM 103 0.05 125
137 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 209
138 GARFIELD SHOW, THE BOOMERANG 10:00 AM 30 0.05 199
139 SUNSET LIMITED THE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 11 0.05 125
140 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.04 118
141 WWE RAW – EN ESP: N/A NBC UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 180 0.04 92
142 PRIME MOVIE 1: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE IFC TV 8:00 PM 150 0.04 171
143 POLICEWOMEN FILES OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.04 192
144 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:30 PM 90 0.04 280
145 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.04 100
146 UNIVISON DEPORTES FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 60 0.04 80
147 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 160
148 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE: ON THE FIELD NFL NETWORK 12:00 PM 120 0.04 100
149 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: SF AT WAS/CLE AT NYY MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 152 0.04 247
150 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 119

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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.