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August 18, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.17.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage stayed steady with the preliminary 5.8, and there were no other adjustments in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

FInal Bcast 2016 Aug WED.17

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo took Wednesday cable with 0.61 for REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC at 0.61, although that lead-in didn’t do much for REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MELBOURNE at 0.16.  OWN’s GREENLEAF lost 0.07 to 0.58.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA gained 0.02 to 0.56, and ATLANTA was down 0.06 to 0.50.  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY climbed 0.04 to 0.48, with JEP & JESSICA at 0.39 and WAHLBURGERS was up 0.06 to 0.32.  On USA, SUITS rose 0.03 to 0.42, and MR ROBOT was also up 0.03 to 0.25.  E!’s HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM added a tenth to 0.38, and BOTCHED BY NATURE was up 0.05 to 0.32.  RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS coverage peaked with NBC Sports Net’s primetime telecast at 0.38 (0.22 in the daytime), with CNBC at 0.13, USA at 0.09, and MSNBC at 0.05.  MTV’s CATFISH fell to 0.35 from last week’s 0.49/0.44, and UNLOCKING THE TRUTH premiered at 0.21.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROS gained 0.04 to 0.32, HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.07 to 0.31, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.05 to 0.29.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE ticked down to 0.23, and LOVE AT FIRST KISS was down 0.02 to 0.16.  Syfy’s GHOST HUNTERS rose a tick to 0.23, and PARANORMAL WITNESS lost the same to 0.12.  Food Network’s CUTTHROAT KITCHEN slipped 0.03 to 0.22.  VH1’s DATING NAKED slipped a tick to 0.21.  Comedy Central’s ANOTHER PERIOD was steady at 0.20.  FX’s TYRANT fell 0.07 to 0.13.  HBO’s ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY dropped 0.04 to 0.10.  Sundance’s THE A WORD held at 0.02/80K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

FInal Cable 2016 Aug WED.17

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday August 17, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.61 1,775
2 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.58 2,119
3 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.56 1,382
4 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.50 1,178
5 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 31 0.48 1,330
6 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.42 1,682
7 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 9:31 PM 30 0.39 1,146
8 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 8:00 PM 60 0.38 921
9 S OLY PRIME: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 300 0.38 1,173
10 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN5B MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.35 747
11 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.34 795
12 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:00 PM 32 0.33 1,303
13 BOTCHED BY NATURE E! 9:00 PM 60 0.32 800
14 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.32 798
15 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,428
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,498
17 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.29 1,457
18 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,453
19 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.27 1,355
20 SIX DEGREES OF MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,010
21 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,922
22 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,523
23 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 69 0.25 652
24 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.25 600
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.24 611
26 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.23 861
27 GHOST HUNTERS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 795
28 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,080
29 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,669
30 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:59 AM 661 0.22 760
31 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.22 639
32 BOTCHED: POST-OP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.22 548
33 UNLOCKING THE TRUTH MTV 11:01 PM 62 0.21 455
34 DATING NAKED 3 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.21 463
35 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,267
36 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.21 483
37 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.20 365
38 CNN GREEN PARTY TOWN HALL CNN 9:00 PM 80 0.20 778
39 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:20 PM 40 0.20 789
40 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,488
41 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.18 369
42 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,960
43 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 416
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 869
45 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,153
46 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,097
47 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 354
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 676
49 REAL HOUSEWIVES MELBOURNE BRAVO 10:00 PM 75 0.16 477
50 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,166
51 LOVE AT FIRST KISS TLC 10:01 PM 62 0.16 513
52 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 802
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 829
54 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 958
55 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,171
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 961
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 974
58 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,037
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 258
60 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.14 309
61 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 992
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,303
63 TRAINWRECK: TRAINWRECK HBO PRIME 7:55 PM 125 0.13 270
64 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 971
65 TYRANT FX 10:00 PM 74 0.13 621
66 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A CNBC 5:00 PM 180 0.13 380
67 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 471
68 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.12 319
69 PARANORMAL WITNESS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 505
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,640
71 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 297
72 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 247
73 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 232
74 HOLLYWOOD DIVAS REUNION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.11 268
75 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 262
76 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,434
77 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,300
78 SPIKE TV MOVIE: FIGHT CLUB SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 210 0.10 207
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 860
80 JURASSIC WORLD: JURASSIC WORLD HBO PRIME 1:15 PM 124 0.10 283
81 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,421
82 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 200
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 180
84 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,210
85 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.10 221
86 ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 30 0.10 204
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,446
88 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: BOSTON/BALTIMORE ESPN 7:00 PM 141 0.10 419
89 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,276
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 204
91 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,178
92 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 204
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 181
94 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 381
95 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A USA NETWORK 9:00 AM 480 0.09 297
96 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 788
97 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,610
98 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 167
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 201
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 626
101 NCWTS RACING L FOX SPORTS 1 9:19 PM 115 0.09 345
102 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 781
103 UNSUNG TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.08 213
104 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 550
105 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 242
106 CONCACAF LC – L: MONTERREY / ARABE UNIDO UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 126 0.08 141
107 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 743
108 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.08 182
109 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 699
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 673
111 CONCACAF LC – L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:06 PM 117 0.07 144
112 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 408
113 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 506
114 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.07 174
115 CUPCAKE WARS CELEBRITY COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 235
116 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 614
117 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 669
118 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.07 147
119 PEANUTS MOVIE, THE HBO PRIME 5:15 PM 88 0.07 175
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 278
121 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 569
122 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 237
123 SUND MOVIE: PRETTY WOMAN SUNDANCE TV 7:30 PM 150 0.06 218
124 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.06 158
125 SP BUILD OFF GRID AK GLAC DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.06 249
126 BASEBALL RAIN DELAY    L ESPN 9:21 PM 39 0.06 279
127 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.06 170
128 BIG BROTHER:  AFTER DARK: BBA-160155 BBAD EP 1155 8/17/16 POP 12:00 AM 180 0.06 129
129 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A MSNBC 11:00 AM 360 0.05 280
130 NCWTS RACING – RAIN DELAY FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 14 0.05 225
131 SUPER COPA FOOTBALL  L: BARCELONA/SEVILLA ESPN2 4:55 PM 125 0.05 124
132 33, THE: 33, THE HBO PRIME 9:15 AM 127 0.05 88
133 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 55 0.05 128
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 274
135 GARFIELD SHOW, THE BOOMERANG 10:00 AM 30 0.05 237
136 COPA MX: CORAS TEPIC FC / CRUZ AZUL GALAVISION 9:25 PM 127 0.05 111
137 S OLY PM: N/A NBC UNIVERSO 3:00 PM 300 0.05 106
138 TELETUBBIES NICK JR 8:00 AM 27 0.05 291
139 PRELUDE TO A KISS HBO PRIME 3:25 PM 105 0.05 137
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 232
141 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 56 0.04 122
142 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.04 133
143 AMATEUR SOFTBALL        L: ROWAN, NC/GREATER HELOTES, TX ESPN2 9:00 PM 126 0.04 193
144 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.04 421
145 FRONTERA S7 NBC UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.04 97
146 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.04 252
147 HOUSE CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:00 AM 30 0.04 198
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 182
149 FRACTURE MAXPRIME 8:05 PM 113 0.04 134
150 HOUSE CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 AM 30 0.04 209

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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.