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September 16, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.15.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The news was as expected for the final THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL number:  it adjusted up to 5.4, far below last year’s 7.5 CBS kick-off.  There were no other afternoon adjustments.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The news was similar on the cable part of the THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ledger, where the NFL Network simulcast was at 1.46, considerably below last year’s 1.83.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was solid at 0.71.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN gained 0.06 to 0.54, and BEHIND BARS was up 0.03 to 0.34.  HGTV’s FLIP OR FLOP fell 0.07 to 0.53, with HOUSE HUNTERS down 0.08 to 0.36, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL down 0.03 to 0.34, and DESERT FLIPPERS up 0.05 to 0.31.  History’s MOUNTAIN MEN rose 0.06 to 0.49, and ICE ROAD TRUCKERS was up 0.04 to 0.30.  The season finale of USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH gained 0.04 to 0.40.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY returned at 0.40, with pre-show ROAD TO THE RUNWAY at 0.33.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS was up 0.03 to 0.38, and INSIDE JOKES edged up 0.02 to 0.28.  A pair of late afternoon Nickelodeon shows barely missed the Top 10:  LOUD HOUSE at 0.37, and FAIRLY ODD PARENTS at 0.34.  Bravo’s FLIPPING OUT ticked down to 0.32.  Food Network’s CHOPPED lost a tick to 0.26.  On MTV, WILD N OUT rose 0.05 to 0.24, and JOKING OFF was up a hundredth to 0.14.  The 2d week of FX’s BETTER THINGS fell a tenth to 0.21.  On We, JIM & CHRISSY ticked up to 0.18, but CUTTING IT IN THE ATL was down 0.04 to 0.12.  RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS was up 0.02 to 0.14 on VH1, and steady at 0.12 on Logo; on the latter, FINDING PRINCE CHARMING was at 0.07.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING lost a tick to 0.09. 

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: Thursday September 15, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2016 WK 2 – NYJ VS. BUF NFL NETWORK 8:27 PM 190 1.46 3,388
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: HOUSTON/CINCINNATI ESPN 7:25 PM 216 0.71 2,159
3 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:44 PM 40 0.61 1,341
4 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2 NFL NETWORK 7:58 PM 22 0.56 1,328
5 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.54 1,203
6 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.53 2,327
7 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.49 2,586
8 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.40 1,353
9 PROJECT RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.40 1,721
10 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.38 737
11 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.37 1,696
12 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1 NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 28 0.36 826
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.36 1,936
14 FAIRLY ODD PARENTS NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.34 1,549
15 BEHIND BARS: ROOKIE YEAR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.34 761
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,837
17 ROAD TO THE RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.33 1,360
18 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.32 1,255
19 FLIPPING OUT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.32 997
20 DESERT FLIPPERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.31 1,251
21 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES: BLENDED TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 150 0.30 972
22 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:01 PM 59 0.30 744
23 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.30 1,381
24 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.29 665
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.29 754
26 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,228
27 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.29 1,225
28 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.28 581
29 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 915
30 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,335
31 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,769
32 60 DAYS IN PRE-SHOW A&E NETWORK 8:45 PM 15 0.25 678
33 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.25 498
34 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 25 0.24 704
35 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S8 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.24 480
36 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.22 751
37 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 33 0.21 570
38 BLOOD RELATIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 983
39 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 526
40 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.21 944
41 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 498
42 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 956
43 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 521
44 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,871
45 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 995
46 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.20 479
47 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.19 630
48 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,326
49 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 466
50 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.18 426
51 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 386
52 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 1:23 AM 60 0.18 351
53 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.18 377
54 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.18 450
55 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.18 822
56 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,008
57 JIM & CHRISSY WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.18 384
58 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,253
59 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,914
60 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 729
61 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,579
62 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:54 PM 37 0.16 353
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,333
64 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 824
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,609
66 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,474
67 JOKING OFF SSN3 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.14 315
68 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,390
69 VINTAGE SAVANNAH HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 30 0.14 618
70 RUPAUL ALL STARS 2 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.14 335
71 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,446
72 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,150
73 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,324
74 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 551
75 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:36 PM 30 0.13 308
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,544
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 289
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,604
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 261
80 VINTAGE SAVANNAH HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:30 PM 30 0.13 637
81 CUTTING IT: IN THE ATL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 315
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 277
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 253
84 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 755
85 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,237
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 716
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 743
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 279
89 RUPAUL ALL STARS 2 LOGO 8:00 PM 60 0.12 226
90 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,449
91 INTERN, THE: INTERN, THE HBO PRIME 10:15 PM 121 0.11 283
92 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 727
93 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.11 269
94 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 11 CMT 9:00 PM 60 0.11 270
95 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 286
96 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,320
97 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 226
98 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 232
99 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L: USA/THAILAND ESPN2 7:55 PM 131 0.10 266
100 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.10 1,006
101 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 964
102 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 791
103 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 428
104 BACKSTAGE DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.10 640
105 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 736
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 756
107 POLLY AND THE ZHU ZHU PET DISNEY CHANNEL 4:00 PM 30 0.10 497
108 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 237
109 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.10 295
110 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 756
111 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 794
112 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 398
113 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 650
114 I LOVE KELLIE PICKLER CMT 10:00 PM 30 0.09 288
115 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.09 225
116 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 844
117 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.09 202
118 RUGGED JUSTICE ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.09 439
119 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.09 276
120 27 DRESSES HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 111 0.09 175
121 MACYS PRSNTS: FASHIONS FR E! 8:00 PM 60 0.09 298
122 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 284
123 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 207
124 IMPACT WRESTLING: 137 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.09 366
125 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 6:00 PM 38 0.08 189
126 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 477
127 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 705
128 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 165
129 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 655
130 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 180
131 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 531
132 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 55 0.07 154
133 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 508
134 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 258
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 256
136 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 590
137 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 483
138 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT BOS/TB AT BAL MLB NETWORK 7:09 PM 234 0.07 367
139 WONDERLAND MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.07 135
140 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 663
141 FINDING PRINCE CHARMING LOGO 9:00 PM 60 0.07 158
142 AMERICAN REHAB BUFFALO HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 AM 30 0.07 233
143 CONCACAF LC – L: CD HONDURAS PROGRESO / UNAM UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 121 0.07 138
144 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.07 169
145 EL GRITO GALAVISION 11:03 PM 57 0.07 158
146 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 564
147 WINSANITY GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.06 357
148 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 509
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 258
150 SYFY MOVIE: FOLLOWFRIDAY SYFY 1:00 AM 120 0.06 183

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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.