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August 11, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.10.2016

 

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage gained 0.1 in final numbers. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Aug WED.10

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS coverage was at the top of Wednesday cable as well, with NBC Sports Net’s primetime telecast at 0.68, CNBC at 0.25, USA at 0.17, and Bravo at 0.05.  OWN’s GREENLEAF ticked up to 0.65.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN shows were down a tick to 0.55 in ATLANTA and down 0.08 to 0.54 in LA.  On MTV, two episodes of CATFISH were at 0.49/0.44.  On A&E, DUCK DYNASTY was at 0.44/0.38, compared to last week’s 0.44/0.40, WAHLBURGERS was down 0.05 to 0.26, and BLACK & WHITE was up a hundredth to 0.10.  USA’s SUITS took a 0.15 hit to 0.39, and that didn’t help one of the strangest episodes of MR ROBOT to date, down 0.02 to 0.22.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS lost a tick to 0.35, and PAWN STARS was down 0.07 to 0.34.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROS fell 0.08 to 0.28, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.13 to 0.24, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.14 to 0.24.  On E!, HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM was at 0.28, and BOTCHED BY NATURE dipped 0.04 to 0.27.  Food Network’s CUTTHROAT KITCHEN rose 0.04 to 0.25.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE dropped 0.05 to 0.24, and LOVE AT FIRST KISS was down 0.04 to 0.18.  On Syfy, GHOST HUNTERS was down 0.05 to 0.21, and PARANORMAL WITNESS dropped 0.07 to 0.13.  VH1’s DATING NAKED was steady at 0.22.  FX’s TYRANT edged down 0.02 to 0.20.  Comedy Central’s ANOTHER PERIOD gained 0.02 to 0.20.  HBO’s ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY ticked up to 0.14.  Sundance’s THE A WORD gained 0.01 to 0.02/53K.  Note:  Cartoon Network listed STEVEN UNIVERSE as a rerun last night, but people have written in to dispute that, and it rated like an original episode at 0.40/1.569M. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Aug WED.10

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday August 10, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 S OLY PRIME: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:01 PM 299 0.68 1,874
2 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.65 2,306
3 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.56 1,329
4 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.54 1,424
5 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN5B MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.49 907
6 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN5B MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.44 811
7 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.44 1,142
8 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.39 1,506
9 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.38 1,036
10 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.35 1,982
11 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.34 1,506
12 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.30 1,610
13 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.29 738
14 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.29 1,365
15 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,321
16 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 8:00 PM 60 0.28 884
17 BOTCHED BY NATURE E! 9:00 PM 60 0.27 868
18 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.26 650
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 641
20 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A CNBC 5:00 PM 186 0.25 734
21 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 589
22 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.24 816
23 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,143
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,274
25 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,561
26 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,144
27 GHOST HUNTERS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 572
28 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,928
29 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 70 0.22 572
30 DATING NAKED 3 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.22 507
31 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,269
32 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,025
33 BOTCHED: POST-OP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.21 593
34 SPIKE TV MOVIE: STEP BROTHERS SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 150 0.21 401
35 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.21 508
36 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,111
37 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:29 AM 692 0.20 720
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,291
39 SIX DEGREES OF MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 954
40 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,342
41 TYRANT FX 10:00 PM 81 0.20 769
42 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.20 360
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,407
44 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.19 464
45 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 995
46 STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 147 0.18 361
47 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.18 398
48 LOVE AT FIRST KISS TLC 10:01 PM 62 0.18 505
49 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,462
50 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:26 PM 34 0.18 480
51 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.17 346
52 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,385
53 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 924
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,462
55 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A USA NETWORK 9:00 AM 480 0.17 521
56 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: NY YANKEES/BOSTON ESPN 7:00 PM 266 0.17 596
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,264
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,681
59 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,114
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,111
61 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,171
62 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,092
63 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 320
64 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 791
65 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 286
66 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 470
67 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 338
68 ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 30 0.14 220
69 UNSUNG HOLLYWOOD TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.13 301
70 PARANORMAL WITNESS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.13 418
71 HOLLYWOOD DIVAS S3 TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.13 298
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,495
73 EU: INSIDERS GUIDE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 469
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:02 AM 61 0.13 256
75 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,195
76 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.12 280
77 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.12 269
78 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: RUNAWAY BRIDE FREEFORM 8:30 PM 150 0.12 406
79 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,333
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 944
81 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,242
82 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 664
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 241
84 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.12 248
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:03 PM 57 0.12 244
86 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.12 256
87 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 757
88 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 831
89 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,481
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 258
91 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 774
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 62 0.11 228
93 SPIKE TV MOVIE: LIAR LIAR SPIKE TV 3:00 PM 120 0.11 307
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 732
95 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 846
96 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 806
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 255
98 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.11 275
99 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,047
100 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,344
101 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.10 237
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 634
103 LOVE AT FIRST KISS: TOO H TLC 11:03 PM 60 0.10 329
104 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 215
105 BLACK AND WHITE A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 31 0.10 276
106 DRACULA UNTOLD  (2014) HBO PRIME 4:55 PM 92 0.10 197
107 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 792
108 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,193
109 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.10 263
110 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 266
111 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.10 212
112 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 826
113 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 416
114 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 496
115 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 558
116 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: PEACHTREE CITY, GA/GOODLETTSVILLE, TN ESPN 3:00 PM 140 0.09 302
117 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 300 0.09 487
118 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:20 PM 10 0.09 272
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 276
120 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 229
121 YARD CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 AM 30 0.09 267
122 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 169
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 287
124 COPA MX – L: TAPACHULA / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:25 PM 125 0.08 160
125 S OLY PM: N/A NBC UNIVERSO 5:00 PM 364 0.08 197
126 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.08 179
127 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 799
128 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 190
129 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 159
130 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 197
131 UFC FIGHT FLASHBACK FOX SPORTS 1 10:30 PM 30 0.07 190
132 WILD WILD WEST HBO PRIME 1:35 PM 106 0.07 135
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 264
134 TELETUBBIES NICK JR 8:00 AM 27 0.07 284
135 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: SAN ANTONIO, TX/ALBURQUERQUE, NM ESPN2 7:00 PM 148 0.07 325
136 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 629
137 CLASH OF AFRICAS GIANTS: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 122 0.07 367
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 247
139 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 714
140 YARD CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 30 0.06 215
141 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 457
142 AFTERNOON BASEBALL/JIP MLB NETWORK 6:33 PM 27 0.06 186
143 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 571
144 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A BRAVO 9:30 AM 480 0.05 193
145 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 112
146 JOHN WICK MAXPRIME 3:35 PM 101 0.05 134
147 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 195
148 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 251
149 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.05 236
150 CUPCAKE WARS CELEBRITY COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 120

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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.