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December 16, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.15.2015

 

 
NETWORK UPDATE:  NCIS: NEW ORLEANS gained 0.1 in final numbers. 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The REPUBLICAN DEBATES continue to be the hottest shows on television that don’t feature a football, zombies, or the Lyon clan.  CNN’s coverage gave the network a huge 3.84 rating, with over 18M total viewers.  Even the first round of the debate, featuring the also-rans, was at 0.98, and other related programming gave CNN 6 of the night’s Top 10 slots.  Elsewhere, CURSE OF OAK ISLAND (History) was diminished by 0.16 to 0.78, and HUNTING HITLER fell 0.12 to 0.40.  BET’s BEING MARY JANE, though, jumped by two-tenths to 0.68.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS declined by 0.06 to 0.62, and GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO DIVORCE was steady at 0.25.  On A&E, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT dropped 0.07 to 0.51, but BORN THIS WAY was up 0.06 to 0.29.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS crashed by 0.26 to 0.55.  On USA, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST dropped a tenth to 0.49, and DONNY took a 0.11 hit to 0.10.  On Food Network, both CHOPPED and CHOPPED JUNIOR were at 0.36, respectively down 0.12 and 0.04, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.28.  TLC’s JILL & JESSA was at 0.34, and then KATE PLUS 8 fell 0.11 to 0.26.  The news wasn’t good at Syfy, where the 2d night of CHILDHOOD’S END dropped 0.12 to 0.31, and THE EXPANSE lost 0.06 to 0.27 (and also fell below 1M total viewers).  That’s as bad or worse than Syfy has done with its low-budget scripted programming.  The 2-hour season finale of MTV’s FINDING CARTER remained at 0.18.  That was a smash compared to the season finale of WGNAmerica’s MANHATTAN, which burned through 0.02 to 0.03/201K. 

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 15, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NEVADA GOP DEBATE FINAL: N/A CNN 9:00 PM 126 3.84 18,165
2 NEVADA GOP DEBATE FIN-INT CNN 8:40 PM 20 3.08 15,375
3 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:13 PM 27 1.72 9,102
4 NEVADA GOP DEBATE FIRST CNN 6:43 PM 90 0.98 5,896
5 AC360 POST DEBATE SPCL CNN 11:06 PM 114 0.84 3,787
6 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.78 2,471
7 BEING MARY JANE S3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.68 1,663
8 NEVADA GOP DEBATE 1ST-INT CNN 6:30 PM 13 0.63 3,805
9 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.62 1,529
10 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.55 1,573
11 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.55 1,228
12 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.51 1,915
13 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (A&E) A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.51 1,175
14 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.49 1,328
15 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.41 1,277
16 HUNTING HITLER HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.40 1,487
17 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,004
18 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.36 1,228
19 JILL & JESSA: COUNTDOWN TLC 7:30 PM 90 0.34 901
20 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,375
21 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.31 691
22 SYFY MINISERIES: CHILDHOODS END PT 2 SYFY 8:00 PM 120 0.31 1,242
23 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.31 642
24 BORN THIS WAY A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.29 672
25 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 857
26 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.27 2,326
27 EXPANSE, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 63 0.27 854
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 90 0.26 1,558
29 KATE PLUS 8 TLC 9:00 PM 63 0.26 736
30 GIRLFRND GUIDE TO DIVORCE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.25 596
31 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.25 1,789
32 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 508
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 614
34 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.25 633
35 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.25 556
36 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (FYI) FYI 9:00 PM 75 0.24 527
37 CRIME TO REMEMBER, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,037
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.23 396
39 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 519
40 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.22 879
41 HALLMARK MOVIE: A CHRISTMAS DETOUR HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.22 1,212
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.22 378
43 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: CLEVELAND/BOSTON NBA-TV 7:30 PM 136 0.22 541
44 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.22 482
45 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.21 406
46 E:60 ESPN 7:30 PM 60 0.21 544
47 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:46 PM 14 0.21 541
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 423
49 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.20 948
50 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.20 404
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 378
52 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 436
53 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.19 412
54 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,499
55 FIRST LOOK: KARDASHIANS E! 9:50 PM 10 0.19 410
56 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,007
57 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.18 411
58 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.18 418
59 SPORTSCENTER:           L ESPN 1:54 PM 36 0.18 394
60 FINDING CARTER SSN 2B MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.18 337
61 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 10:03 PM 62 0.18 689
62 FINDING CARTER SSN 2B MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.17 334
63 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.17 452
64 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,144
65 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: HOUSTON/SACRAMENTO NBA-TV 10:00 PM 161 0.17 433
66 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.17 436
67 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 305
68 RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.16 330
69 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 356
70 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,763
71 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.16 388
72 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 24 0.16 324
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 339
74 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 113 0.15 478
75 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,484
76 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.15 1,013
77 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,602
78 AMERICAN SNIPER: AMERICAN SNIPER HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 132 0.15 373
79 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN2 8:53 PM 11 0.15 371
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,157
81 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.15 308
82 CHRISTINA MILIAN TURND UP E! 10:00 PM 60 0.14 264
83 POKER ESPN 8:30 PM 90 0.14 396
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,420
85 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.14 340
86 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.14 321
87 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,459
88 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 769
89 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,908
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,736
91 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.12 987
92 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 704
93 BIZARRE FOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 329
94 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,677
95 FRESH BEAT BAND OF SPIES NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.12 498
96 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 377
97 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.11 259
98 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 854
99 SECRET SPACE ESCAPES SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.11 253
100 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 795
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 545
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 654
103 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,387
104 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,579
105 BOOZE TRAVELER TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 292
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 383
107 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 596
108 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.10 703
109 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,718
110 DONNY! USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.10 310
111 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.10 330
112 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 119 0.09 512
113 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VCU/GEORGIA TECH ESPN2 9:04 PM 120 0.09 257
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 288
115 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 261
116 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 474
117 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:41 AM 33 0.09 244
118 ALL GROWN UP TEENNICK 11:37 PM 31 0.09 216
119 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 605
120 700 CLUB ABC FAMILY 11:00 PM 60 0.09 278
121 MOVIE- ACQUIRED RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:02 AM 119 0.09 405
122 FEATURE PRIME PRESENT.: APOLLO 13 WGN AMERICA 6:00 PM 180 0.09 317
123 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 784
124 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.08 160
125 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.08 171
126 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 526
127 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 470
128 BADLANDS, TEXAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 402
129 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 599
130 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: COLORADO/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:31 PM 158 0.08 242
131 BORN AGAIN VIRGIN TV ONE 9:00 PM 30 0.08 180
132 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.08 179
133 AS TOLD BY GINGER TEENNICK 11:06 PM 31 0.08 179
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 271
135 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 357
136 MASTERCHEF CANADA COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 180
137 CHASING CLASSIC CARS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.07 260
138 DURMIENDO..MI JEFE PR III GALAVISION 10:30 PM 30 0.07 121
139 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 630
140 ATL HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 107 0.07 118
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 245
142 DURMIENDO..MI JEFE PR II GALAVISION 10:00 PM 30 0.07 110
143 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 1:14 AM 16 0.07 171
144 NICK NEWS: HELLO I MUST B NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.07 411
145 NEWS ONE NOW TV ONE 7:00 AM 60 0.06 162
146 FIX MY MOM OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 142
147 DURMIENDO..MI JEFE LN GALAVISION 11:00 PM 32 0.06 113
148 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 615
149 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.06 501
150 SUND MOVIE: CONAN THE DESTROYER SUNDANCE TV 10:30 PM 150 0.06 200

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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.