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March 24, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.23.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS, CHICAGO PD, SURVIVOR and CRIMINAL MINDS all gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

 

Finals Bcast 2016 Mar WED.23

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader had both of the top slots on Wednesday cable, but the late Golden State vs. Clippers game at 1.18 was nearly double the score of the Knicks vs. Chicago game at 0.63.  On Lifetime, the night started with LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA down a tick to 0.53, then LITTLE WOMAN LA was up 0.07 to 0.62, and 2 episodes of TERRA’S LITTLE FAMILY returned at 0.47/0.42.  MTV’s CATFISH returned with a regular and not “special” episode at 0.52, and with that lead-in, SUSPECT rebounded by 0.11 to 0.31.  On TLC, MY 600 LB LIFE put on 0.08 to 0.48. On Comedy Central, BROAD CITY slipped 0.03 to 0.34.  VH1’s FAMILY THERAPY rose 0.04 to 0.32. Food Network’s RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE was at 0.31.  On Syfy, FACE OFF ticked up to 0.31, and THE INTERNET RUINED MY LIFE was up 0.04 to 0.14.  On A&E, 2 episodes of WAHLBURGERS were at 0.30/0.29 compared to last week’s 0.34/0.33, and 2 episodes of DONNIE LOVES JENNY were at 0.26/0.22 compared to 0.29/0.25.  FX’s THE AMERICANS added a hundredth to 0.29.  Discovery’s VENOM HUNTERS fell 0.05 to 0.27.  WGNAmerica’s UNDERGROUND was down 0.03 to 0.24.   The season finale of TV Land’s YOUNGER was down a tick to 0.23.  On Freeform, YOUNG & HUNGRY fell 0.05 to 0.21, and BABY DADDY was down 0.03 to 0.21. POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK lost a tick to 0.05.  On El Rey, LUCHA UNDERGROUND doubled to 0.06 in its first hour, then held at 0.02/69K in the 2d. Sundance’s HAP & LEONARD was steady at 0.04/208K.   

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Mar WED.23

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 23, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA CLIPPERS/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:35 PM 152 1.18 2,538
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW YORK/CHICAGO ESPN 8:05 PM 150 0.63 1,419
3 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.62 1,502
4 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:07 AM 59 0.54 1,205
5 LITTLE WOMEN ATL REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.53 1,160
6 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN5 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.52 1,003
7 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 122 0.48 1,362
8 LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 30 0.47 1,238
9 LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 30 0.42 1,142
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.35 886
11 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.34 569
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.34 2,340
13 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.34 886
14 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 3,751
15 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.33 852
16 FAMILY THERAPY VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.32 617
17 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,263
18 MTV SUSPECT MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.31 618
19 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,015
20 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.31 890
21 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,847
22 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 31 0.30 762
23 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:31 PM 31 0.29 711
24 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 65 0.29 620
25 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 66 0.29 933
26 MY 600-LB LIFE: EXTENDED TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.28 816
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,267
28 VENOM HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.27 799
29 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 939
30 DONNIE LOVES JENNY A&E NETWORK 10:02 PM 30 0.26 657
31 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,016
32 UNDERGROUND WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 59 0.24 895
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 553
34 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 702
35 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 31 0.23 678
36 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.23 551
37 DONNIE LOVES JENNY A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 30 0.22 581
38 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,542
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,472
40 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.21 450
41 EVIL STEPMOTHERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 843
42 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,255
43 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 594
44 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.21 436
45 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,589
46 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.20 570
47 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 874
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,839
49 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.19 437
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,407
51 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 375
52 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BOSTON/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:01 PM 172 0.18 532
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 2,063
54 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 916
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 955
56 PETER RABBIT NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.17 691
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,047
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,011
59 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 63 0.17 389
60 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,005
61 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 951
62 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,029
63 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 967
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 2,012
65 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 505
66 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,071
67 I LOVE YOU… BUT I LIED LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 500
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 341
69 BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.16 399
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 361
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 949
72 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.16 691
73 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 854
74 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,370
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,049
76 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.15 646
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 328
78 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 769
79 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,790
80 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.15 365
81 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,608
82 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 566
83 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.15 334
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 312
85 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,725
86 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 351
87 INTERNET RUINED MY LIFE SYFY 10:00 PM 30 0.14 384
88 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,650
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 310
90 BIG FISH, TEXAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 455
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 304
92 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.13 527
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,069
94 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,048
95 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,421
96 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,412
97 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.12 231
98 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: GEORGIA TECH/SAN DIEGO STATE ESPN2 9:04 PM 121 0.12 542
99 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.12 274
100 SPY: SPY HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 120 0.12 275
101 BIG FIX ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 499
102 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 719
103 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: FLORIDA/GEORGE WASHINGTON ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.11 532
104 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.11 269
105 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.11 424
106 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.11 306
107 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 491
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 368
109 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.11 222
110 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,067
111 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 391
112 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.10 292
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 344
114 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.10 420
115 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 627
116 MAGIC MIKE XXL HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 115 0.09 205
117 PREACHERS OF ATLANTA OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 60 0.08 222
118 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 225
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 540
120 ABOUT THE BUSINESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.08 196
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 548
122 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:53 PM 37 0.08 186
123 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.08 161
124 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 536
125 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.08 148
126 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 639
127 UNSUNG HOLLYWOOD TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.08 224
128 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:31 PM 31 0.08 175
129 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 737
130 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 187
131 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 533
132 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:02 AM 30 0.07 161
133 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 62 0.07 179
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 314
135 NEXT 15 TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.06 168
136 DINNER AT TIFFANIS COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.06 145
137 LUCHA UNDERGROUND EL REY 8:00 PM 60 0.06 163
138 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE: TERROR IN BRUSSELS MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 587
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 301
140 WALKING DEAD, THE S2 NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.06 92
141 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:05 PM 55 0.06 195
142 LAB RATS: ELITE FORCE DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.06 438
143 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 374
144 UFC TONIGHT FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.05 125
145 SCHITTS CREEK POP 8:00 PM 31 0.05 206
146 MAGIC MIKE XXL HBO PRIME 1:05 AM 115 0.05 113
147 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 552
148 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 113
149 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.05 150
150 NICOLE/JIONNIS SHORE FLIP FYI 9:00 PM 60 0.05 132

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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.