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July 7, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.6.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  MASTERCHEF, the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT recap show, and the reruns of MODERN FAMILY and FRESH OFF THE BOAT each gained 0.1 in final numbers, while WAYWARD PINES lost the same.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Jul WED.06

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s ROYAL PAINS finished its run at 0.31, up 0.04 from last week.  FX’s TYRANT returned at 0.27, down 0.03 from its 2015 premiere.  On an all-premiere night at A&E, both episodes of DUCK DYNASTY were at 0.50, and WAHLBURGERS was at 0.39.  On Discovery, DUAL SURVIVAL was down 0.03 from its last airing 2 weeks ago to 0.35, and AMERICAN TARZAN debuted at 0.30. ESPN’s coverage of the Portugal vs. Wales EURO 2016 match was at 0.53.  

OWN’s GREENLEAF rose a tenth from last week, leading Wednesday cable with 0.63.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC climbed 0.07 to 0.56.  On HGTV, BROTHER VS BROTHER rose 0.06 to 0.53, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.44, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL fell 0.06 to 0.35.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE ticked up to 0.51.  History’s PAWN STARS added a hundredth to 0.47.  On VH1, DATING NAKED gained 0.09 to 0.33, and BARELY FAMOUS ticked up to 0.10.  On TLC, I AM JAZZ dropped 0.04 to 0.33, and MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE fell 0.07 to 0.30.  Food Network’s CUTTHROAT KITCHEN was at 0.30.  On Freeform, BABY DADDY and YOUNG & HUNGRY were each down 0.02, respectively to 0.26 and 0.25.  Comedy Central’s ANOTHER PERIOD dropped 0.03 to 0.21.  HBO’s ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY fell 0.04 to 0.14.  The first hour of El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND held at 0.04/104K, and the 2d hour was down a hundredth to 0.01/39K.  IFC’s MARON was steady at 0.04/94K. Sundance’s CLEVERMAN ticked up to 0.05/129K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Jul WED.06

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday July 6, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.63 2,062
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.56 1,615
3 BROTHER VS BROTHER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.53 2,434
4 EUROPEAN CHAMP FOOTBALL L: PORTUGAL/WALES ESPN 2:29 PM 181 0.53 1,383
5 CHALLENGE: RIVALS III MTV 10:00 PM 64 0.51 923
6 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.50 1,352
7 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.50 1,295
8 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:00 PM 31 0.47 1,857
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 2,087
10 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:31 PM 32 0.43 1,608
11 FX MOVIE PRIME: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT FX 8:00 PM 120 0.39 1,474
12 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.39 944
13 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.35 990
14 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.35 1,813
15 DATING NAKED 3 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.33 685
16 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 3,952
17 I AM JAZZ TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.33 1,181
18 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.32 646
19 ROYAL PAINS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.31 1,804
20 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.31 819
21 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,130
22 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.30 1,054
23 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.30 828
24 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 757
25 AMERICAN TARZAN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.30 972
26 WALK THE PRANK DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.29 1,613
27 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.29 601
28 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 990
29 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.28 548
30 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.27 622
31 TYRANT FX 10:00 PM 75 0.27 1,040
32 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.27 1,445
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:30 PM 90 0.26 581
34 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.26 561
35 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.25 564
36 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,345
37 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.24 562
38 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 879
39 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.22 421
40 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.22 1,152
41 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.21 582
42 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.21 386
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,512
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 902
45 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 849
46 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.18 400
47 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON       L: MENS QUARTERFINAL ESPN 8:00 AM 389 0.18 786
48 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: TEXAS/BOSTON ESPN 7:00 PM 209 0.18 577
49 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,395
50 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN REV TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 586
51 LIFE AND DEATH ROW NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 541
52 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,600
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,741
54 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 835
55 EJ NYC E! 9:00 PM 60 0.17 374
56 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 10:29 PM 31 0.16 501
57 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,250
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,775
59 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,186
60 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 624
61 HOLLYWOOD DIVAS S3 TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.16 315
62 INTERN, THE: INTERN, THE HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 121 0.16 346
63 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 831
64 ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 30 0.14 276
65 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,095
66 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.14 359
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 828
68 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,447
69 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 721
70 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 906
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 812
72 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,542
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 782
74 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 768
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,601
76 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,119
77 HOW TO BUILD…EVERYTHING SCIENCE 10:02 PM 31 0.13 360
78 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 906
79 NFL 360 NFL NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.13 244
80 EUROPEAN CHAMP FOOTBALL: TBA ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.13 286
81 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,391
82 REAL STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,388
83 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 9:01 PM 61 0.12 400
84 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 748
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,188
86 FANTOMWORKS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 403
87 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,189
88 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2016RX NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.11 220
89 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 776
90 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:26 PM 34 0.11 982
91 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:40 PM 20 0.11 223
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 289
93 JUPITER ASCENDING: JUPITER ASCENDING HBO PRIME 7:50 PM 128 0.11 260
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 703
95 BARELY FAMOUS 2 VH1 10:00 PM 30 0.10 244
96 SKIN WARS: FRESH PAINT GSN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 413
97 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2016 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.10 177
98 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 929
99 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 402
100 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.09 310
101 UNSUNG HOLLYWOOD TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.09 235
102 OBSTACLE COURSE ESPN2 10:00 PM 40 0.09 220
103 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 269
104 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:05 PM 25 0.09 353
105 OBSTACLE COURSE ESPN2 9:00 PM 60 0.09 230
106 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 28 0.09 489
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 586
108 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 512
109 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 608
110 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 10:28 AM 24 0.09 555
111 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 460
112 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 596
113 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 530
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 331
115 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 352
116 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 671
117 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 6:39 PM 47 0.07 717
118 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 539
119 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 499
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 280
121 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 120 0.07 184
122 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 477
123 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 521
124 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2016 STAGE 5 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 200 0.07 263
125 BIG FREEDIA S5 FUSE 11:00 PM 30 0.06 112
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 283
127 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 249
128 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS HBO PRIME 5:15 PM 117 0.06 149
129 OBSTACLE COURSE ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.06 146
130 SUND MOVIE SUNDANCE TV 6:00 PM 90 0.06 199
131 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 39 0.06 603
132 SMOKED DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.06 125
133 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 514
134 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 122
135 PARTIDO AMISTOSO: CRUZ AZUL / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:25 PM 134 0.06 114
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 294
137 BARBERSHOP HBO PRIME 10:30 AM 102 0.06 136
138 TOUR DE FRANCE – EXTRA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:20 AM 40 0.06 215
139 ESPN FC   L ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 167
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 255
141 TUF TALK L FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 30 0.05 161
142 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON       L: MENS QTRFINAL ESPN2 8:00 AM 485 0.05 273
143 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.05 97
144 SUND MOVIE SUNDANCE TV 5:30 PM 30 0.05 156
145 HOUSE CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 AM 30 0.05 235
146 CAKE HUNTERS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 163
147 FANTASTIC FOUR:RISE OF TH HBO PRIME 12:15 PM 92 0.05 161
148 AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP: BAL AT LAD/CIN AT CHC MLB NETWORK 3:54 PM 282 0.05 262
149 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 54 0.05 114
150 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 483

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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.