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October 6, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.5.2016

 

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  EMPIRE, SURVIVOR, SVU and CHICAGO PD all gained 0.1 in final numbers, while BLACK-ISH lost the same. There was no change for the CW shows.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The baseball National League WILD CARD GAME again showed strength after Tuesday’s American League performance, with 2.19 for ESPN’s telecast.  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY continued its downward trend, down 0.26 from last week to 1.43.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN franchise featured ATLANTA up 0.03 to 0.56, and LOS ANGELES up 0.02 to 0.53.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL has been thriving since its move to Wednesday, although it slipped 0.08 from last week to 0.50–still 0.21 higher than THE DAILY SHOW, which airs just half an hour later on Comedy Central. Food Network’s WORST COOKS IN AMERICA lost 0.03 to 0.43, and KIDS HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP was at 0.25.  OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR fell 0.05 to 0.40.  (It doesn’t belong on the chart since it’s not really an original despite HBO’s listing, but it’s worth noting that DEADPOOL was still scoring a substantial 0.40 despite airing multiple times on the service since last Saturday.)  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.08 to 0.37, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.03 to 0.34, and PROPERTY BROS was up 0.02 to 0.34.  Bravo’s DON’T BE TARDY dropped 0.04 to 0.31.  On E!, TOTAL BELLAS debuted at 0.30, with lead-out CATCHING KELCE at 0.13.  On Discovery, DUAL SURVIVAL fell 0.02 to 0.25, and STILL ALIVE was at 0.14.  Syfy’s GHOST HUNTERS ticked up to 0.24, and PARANORMAL WITNESS was up 0.03 to 0.21.  On TLC, TODDLERS & TIARAS edged up 0.02 to 0.24, with the PRE-SHOW down 0.03 to 0.17, and lead-out LITTLE MISS ATLANTA at 0.11.  TV Land’s YOUNGER rose 0.03 to 0.19, and IMPASTOR was up 0.03 to 0.11, but in both cases that was without last week’s Nick At Nite simulcast. MTV’s TRUE LIFE was at 0.17/0.14, and UNLOCKING THE TRUTH was down 0.04 to 0.09.  HBO’s ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY had a healthy 0.09 jump to 0.15.  FXX”s YOU’RE THE WORST held at 0.09.  IFC’s DOCUMENTARY NOW added a tick for 0.06/138K.  

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: Wednesday October 5, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB WILD CARD  L: SAN FRANCISCO/NY METS ESPN 8:00 PM 207 2.19 7,420
2 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 60 1.43 2,828
3 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:27 PM 33 1.20 2,985
4 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.56 1,343
5 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.53 1,466
6 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.53 1,242
7 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.50 1,254
8 WORST COOKS 9 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,325
9 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.40 1,437
10 DEADPOOL HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 108 0.40 816
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.37 1,544
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,415
13 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,431
14 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 3,295
15 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.32 958
16 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.31 771
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.31 761
18 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.31 733
19 TOTAL BELLAS E! 8:00 PM 60 0.30 632
20 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,430
21 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.29 774
22 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,172
23 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.26 1,043
24 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.26 584
25 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,715
26 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,099
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,145
28 KIDS HALLOWEEN BAKING FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.25 868
29 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,099
30 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 755
31 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,096
32 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,790
33 GHOST HUNTERS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 719
34 TODDLERS & TIARAS TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.24 650
35 KUU KUU HARAJUKU NICKELODEON 4:00 PM 30 0.24 1,034
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 980
37 BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.23 1,245
38 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,098
39 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.23 529
40 EXP UNKNOWN: HUNT YETI TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 773
41 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.22 521
42 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.22 447
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,369
44 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 445
45 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 484
46 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,097
47 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,010
48 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 913
49 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,345
50 BETRAYED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 914
51 PARANORMAL WITNESS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 562
52 SP HGTV URBAN OASIS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.20 783
53 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.20 905
54 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:48 PM 12 0.20 387
55 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,069
56 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,634
57 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,013
58 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 845
59 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 976
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,442
61 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.19 396
62 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 906
63 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 876
64 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,088
65 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 31 0.19 537
66 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 433
67 CTK TOURNAMENT-TERROR FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.18 542
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,823
69 TODDLERS & TIARAS: GAME O TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 506
70 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 953
71 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: GEORGIA SOUTHERN/ARKANSAS STATE ESPN2 8:00 PM 223 0.17 497
72 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,320
73 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 809
74 TRUE LIFE MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.17 292
75 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.17 408
76 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.17 1,280
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 392
78 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,659
79 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,783
80 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 939
81 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 892
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 374
83 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.15 725
84 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,408
85 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 381
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 983
87 ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 30 0.15 267
88 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.15 366
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 324
90 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 840
91 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 898
92 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,628
93 STILL ALIVE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 450
94 TRUE LIFE MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.14 269
95 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.14 575
96 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,603
97 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,320
98 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,231
99 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 894
100 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.14 522
101 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 373
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 752
103 AMC MOVIE: FIGHTER, THE AMC 11:00 PM 120 0.13 325
104 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.13 288
105 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,386
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 288
107 CATCHING KELCE E! 9:00 PM 90 0.13 259
108 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 693
109 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 734
110 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 281
111 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.12 266
112 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,434
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 688
114 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 250
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 717
116 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 248
117 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 869
118 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 503
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 367
120 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 728
121 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 632
122 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 696
123 LITTLE MISS ATLANTA TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.11 379
124 IMPASTOR TV LAND 10:31 PM 31 0.11 331
125 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 783
126 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 770
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 370
128 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 986
129 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.10 212
130 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 673
131 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 642
132 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.10 262
133 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 717
134 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 245
135 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 701
136 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 542
137 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 654
138 FANTOMWORKS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 384
139 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:00 PM 34 0.09 218
140 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 698
141 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 699
142 AMC MOVIE AMC 1:00 AM 30 0.09 276
143 OCEANS THIRTEEN: OCEANS THIRTEEN HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 122 0.09 201
144 UNLOCKING THE TRUTH MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.09 167
145 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 196
146 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.09 199
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 314
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 301
149 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 506
150 CLEVELAND HUSTLES CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 213

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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.