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June 30, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.29.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER and MASTERCHEF gained 0.1 in final numbers, but WAYWARD PINES lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Jun WED.29

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  SHARK WEEK again gave Discovery top cable honors, with SHARKS VS DOLPHINS at 0.86, DEADLIEST SHARKS at 0.82, and SHARK AFTER DARK at 0.51.  OWN’s GREENLEAF was steady, with 0.53 for a single hour compared to 0.53/0.56 for 2 hours last week. MTV’s THE CHALLENGE ticked down to 0.50, with the post-show “special” down 0.03 to 0.31. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC gained 0.08 to 0.49.  On HGTV, BROTHER VS BROTHER rose 0.03 to 0.47, HOUSE HUNTERS added a tick to 0.45, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL climbed 0.06 to 0.41. TLC’s MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE was up 0.08 to 0.37, and I AM JAZZ jumped 0.11 to 0.37.  On Freeform, BABY DADDY was steady at 0.28, and YOUNG & HUNGRY lost 0.03 to 0.27.  USA’s ROYAL PAINS dropped 0.07 to 0.27.  DATING NAKED returned to VH1 at 0.24, with lead-out BARELY FAMOUS at a barely-there 0.09/0.05.  Comedy Central’s ANOTHER PERIOD rose 0.03 to 0.24.  HBO’s ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY had a 0.06 bump to 0.18.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT fell 0.07 to 0.17.  On El Rey, LUCHA UNDERGROUND’s ticked up in both hours, to 0.04/116K and 0.02/103K.  IFC’s MARON lost a hundredth to 0.04/100K.  Sundance’s CLEVERMAN added 0.02 to 0.04/146K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Jun WED.29

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday June 29, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SHARKS VS. DOLPHINS: FACE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.86 2,099
2 DEADLIEST SHARKS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.82 2,096
3 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.53 1,882
4 SHARK AFTER DARK 2016 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:01 PM 30 0.51 1,165
5 CHALLENGE: RIVALS III MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.50 839
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,572
7 BROTHER VS BROTHER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.47 2,210
8 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:00 PM 31 0.46 1,855
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.45 2,109
10 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.41 1,742
11 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:31 PM 32 0.39 1,634
12 I AM JAZZ TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.37 1,334
13 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.37 1,191
14 CTK TIME WARP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.36 882
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.32 771
16 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,125
17 CHALLENGE: SPECIALS MTV 11:01 PM 31 0.31 540
18 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.30 847
19 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.30 1,501
20 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.30 727
21 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,331
22 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 912
23 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.28 587
24 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.28 855
25 ROYAL PAINS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 65 0.27 1,341
26 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.27 515
27 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,090
28 DATING NAKED 3 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.24 619
29 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.24 428
30 TED 2 HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 115 0.23 521
31 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,867
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 865
33 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,330
34 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.23 447
35 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 765
36 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.21 597
37 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 539
38 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.20 416
39 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.19 508
40 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.19 499
41 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 466
42 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 815
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 703
44 ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 27 0.18 362
45 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.18 615
46 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,384
47 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,912
48 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 475
49 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 394
50 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 622
51 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,004
52 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 385
53 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 404
54 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.16 332
55 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 780
56 EJ NYC E! 9:00 PM 60 0.15 359
57 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,265
58 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.15 383
59 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.15 357
60 SKIN WARS GSN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 584
61 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 1,985
62 BETX 2016 CELEB BBALL GAM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 60 0.14 360
63 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON       L: EARLY RD COV/DAY 3 ESPN 7:00 AM 570 0.13 500
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,250
65 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.13 289
66 UNDERWORLD COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 360
67 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,042
68 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 9:01 PM 61 0.13 387
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,480
70 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 468
71 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: NY METS/WASHINGTON ESPN2 7:00 PM 192 0.12 466
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,653
73 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 993
74 SKIN WARS: FRESH PAINT GSN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 440
75 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 678
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,598
77 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,088
78 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 767
79 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.12 241
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 782
81 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,508
82 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,244
83 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.11 371
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.11 269
85 FANTOMWORKS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.11 455
86 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:30 PM 60 0.11 250
87 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,302
88 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 659
89 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 469
90 TELETUBBIES NICK JR 8:00 AM 27 0.11 411
91 HOW TO BUILD…EVERYTHING SCIENCE 10:02 PM 31 0.11 305
92 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 320
93 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,219
94 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 373
95 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 771
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.10 268
97 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,375
98 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 870
99 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 294
100 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 10:12 PM 63 0.09 309
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 638
102 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.09 260
103 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 311
104 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 641
105 DOUGLAS FAMILY GOLD OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 30 0.09 184
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.09 267
107 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 261
108 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 628
109 CAKE HUNTERS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.09 253
110 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.09 234
111 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.09 210
112 BARELY FAMOUS 2 VH1 10:00 PM 29 0.09 217
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 610
114 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 623
115 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 209
116 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.08 242
117 TUF TALK FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 30 0.08 172
118 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 520
119 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 552
120 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 376
121 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 160
122 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 605
123 INHERENT VICE: INHERENT VICE HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 149 0.07 168
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 247
125 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 544
126 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 456
127 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 593
128 UNSUNG HOLLYWOOD TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.07 265
129 BIG FREEDIA S5 FUSE 11:00 PM 30 0.06 141
130 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 756
131 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.06 149
132 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 523
133 CAR MATCHMAKER ESQUIRE NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 178
134 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 497
135 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 245
136 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 1:00 PM 10 0.06 109
137 FRONTERA S6 NBC UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.06 122
138 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 499
139 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 495
140 MARTIAN, THE: MARTIAN, THE HBO PRIME 10:35 AM 142 0.05 143
141 BARELY FAMOUS 2 VH1 10:29 PM 31 0.05 130
142 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 58 0.05 119
143 PARTIDO AMISTOSO: CRUZ AZUL / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:55 PM 128 0.05 122
144 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2016 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.05 103
145 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L ESPN2 6:00 AM 60 0.05 162
146 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.05 312
147 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 426
148 SMOKED DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.05 156
149 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 555
150 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 300 0.05 170

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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.