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April 11, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.8.2016

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Both NBC and CW had baseball preemptions in some key markets, and suffered for it in final numbers:  CAUGHT ON CAMERA and GRIMM were each down 0.1, and so were THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and THE ORIGINALS–the latter two particularly ugly post-adjustment at 0.3s.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s afternoon coverage of THE MASTERS led Friday cable at 0.62.  Adult Swim’s CHILDRENS HOSPITAL was up 0.09 to 0.60, followed by a ADULT SWIM GOLF CLASSIC special at 0.43.  Disney Channel’s 10AM SOFIA THE FIRST hit the day’s Top 10 at 0.37 (in primetime STUCK IN THE MIDDLE was at 0.30, BACKSTAGE at 0.24 and BUNKD at 0.23), and Cartoon Network joined it with PPG 2016 at 0.36.  On Food Network, DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.36, and the finale of BURGERS, BREW & QUE rose 0.05 to 0.31.  Discovery’s YUKON MEN lost 0.04 to 0.31. OWN’s FOR BETTER OR WORSE ticked up to 0.29.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned at 0.26, followed by VICE at 0.12 and the finale of ANIMALS at 0.05.  USA’s MOTIVE gained 0.02 to 0.22.  On Lifetime, ATLANTA PLASTIC dropped a heavy 0.17 to 0.21, and a 0.17 episode of MOTHER/DAUGHTER EXPERIMENT followed.  Bravo’s THE PEOPLE’S COUCH climbed 0.03 to 0.20. The 2d episode of Syfy’s WYNONA EARP dropped 0.05 to 0.15.  On We, KENDRA ON TOP was at 0.15/0.14, after last week’s 0.18/0.16.  Cinemax’s BANSHEE stayed at 0.10.  

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: Friday April 8, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L: SECOND ROUND ESPN 3:00 PM 270 0.62 3,060
2 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 15 0.60 1,411
3 ADULT SWIM GOLF CLASSIC ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.43 970
4 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:30 PM 30 0.39 1,282
5 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.37 1,270
6 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.36 1,567
7 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.36 1,199
8 MASTERS GOLF TOURN (RPT): SECOND ROUND ENCORE PRESENTATION ESPN 8:00 PM 180 0.33 1,008
9 BURGERS, BREW & QUE FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.31 886
10 YUKON MEN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,440
11 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.30 1,637
12 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.29 803
13 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.27 656
14 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.26 1,302
15 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES L: TEXAS FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 154 0.25 1,172
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.25 610
17 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.24 579
18 BACKSTAGE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.24 1,254
19 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.23 1,395
20 RHA FIRST LOOK BRAVO 7:23 PM 12 0.23 598
21 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 PM 60 0.22 900
22 MOTIVE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.22 727
23 ATLANTA PLASTIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.21 571
24 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 6:00 PM 60 0.21 818
25 STRANGER IN MY HOME, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 836
26 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 482
27 PEOPLES COUCH, THE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.20 488
28 SHAHS FIRST LOOK BRAVO 7:49 PM 11 0.19 415
29 INSANE POOLS: OFF THE DEE ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 62 0.19 548
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 886
31 SPORTSCENTER AM      L: N/A ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.18 459
32 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.17 347
33 MOTHER/DAUGHTER EXPERIMEN LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.17 430
34 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 771
35 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,783
36 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,090
37 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,217
38 VANDERPUMP FIRST LOOK BRAVO 7:35 PM 14 0.16 385
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 380
40 MAKO MERMAIDS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.15 924
41 WYNONNA EARP SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 647
42 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:30 PM 30 0.15 358
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,675
44 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 389
45 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 9:00 PM 31 0.14 710
46 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:00 PM 30 0.14 358
47 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,327
48 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,445
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 336
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 389
51 WHAT IF WE GET MARRIED TLC 9:31 PM 61 0.14 531
52 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 677
53 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 720
54 KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,601
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,421
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 341
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,125
58 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,016
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 331
60 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 675
61 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,306
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 319
63 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 785
64 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,287
65 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.12 356
66 JILL & JESSA: FIRST LOOK TLC 8:47 PM 13 0.12 478
67 MAX (2015) HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 111 0.12 291
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 606
69 VICE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 30 0.12 510
70 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 11:00 PM 30 0.11 264
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 641
72 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 232
73 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 553
74 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 641
75 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.11 549
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 602
77 SYTTD: FIRST LOOK TLC 8:00 PM 24 0.11 522
78 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / TOLUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 150 0.11 217
79 NASCAR RACEDAY: XFINITY L FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 30 0.11 689
80 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,156
81 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 639
82 WDYTYA: FIRST LOOK TLC 8:24 PM 23 0.10 505
83 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 764
84 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MEMPHIS/DALLAS NBA-TV 8:31 PM 163 0.10 343
85 BANSHEE MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 47 0.10 277
86 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,356
87 SUPERFAN SUITE: SH FREEFORM 10:30 PM 30 0.10 258
88 NBA COAST TO COAST   L ESPN2 9:02 PM 118 0.09 248
89 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 566
90 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 11:53 PM 72 0.09 231
91 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.09 181
92 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:52 PM 61 0.09 249
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 734
94 PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 65 0.09 352
95 DAYS OF OUR LIVES POP 8:00 PM 60 0.09 274
96 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,147
97 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 785
98 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,089
99 SHOWCASE GAME: BOS AT TOR/TB AT BAL MLB NETWORK 7:26 PM 206 0.09 350
100 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,039
101 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.08 195
102 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 11:14 PM 68 0.08 236
103 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 569
104 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 580
105 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 220
106 MLB WHIPAROUND L FOX SPORTS 1 11:04 PM 60 0.08 264
107 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.08 165
108 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 570
109 BLENDED HBO PRIME 5:15 PM 117 0.07 201
110 NASCAR SPRINT CUP FIN P L FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 90 0.07 430
111 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 90 0.07 177
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 301
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 304
114 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 1:05 AM 61 0.07 154
115 WILD WILD WEST HBO PRIME 11:57 AM 106 0.07 150
116 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.07 301
117 COLL BKBL AWARDS   L ESPN2 8:00 PM 62 0.07 196
118 MV: FERNGULLY 2 SPROUT 7:00 PM 90 0.07 215
119 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 539
120 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKTOONS 8:30 PM 30 0.06 248
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 288
122 UNCOMMON SENSE S2 MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.06 148
123 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: PHI AT NYM MLB NETWORK 1:00 PM 201 0.06 229
124 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 398
125 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 474
126 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUAL L FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 90 0.06 398
127 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 3:30 PM 60 0.06 154
128 BREAK MAXPRIME 10:47 PM 13 0.06 207
129 BLENDED HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 117 0.06 118
130 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 497
131 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 90 0.06 371
132 PRIME MOVIE 1: DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004) IFC TV 8:00 PM 150 0.05 164
133 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 274
134 NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 30 0.05 292
135 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 324
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 226
137 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 400
138 ANIMALS. HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 23 0.05 246
139 HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O: HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O MAXPRIME 7:30 PM 144 0.05 168
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 189
141 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 218
142 LEGACY ON THE LINE:BRAD/P HBO PRIME 2:00 AM 27 0.05 135
143 INTENTIONAL TALK MLB NETWORK 5:10 PM 50 0.05 109
144 CELEBRITY NAME GAME POP 6:00 PM 30 0.05 133
145 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 259
146 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 539
147 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.05 296
148 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 26 0.05 155
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 171
150 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 408

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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.