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September 19, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.16.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  20/20 gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the entire CW line-up and the MASTERCHEF reruns lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim took the Friday cable lead, as THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW rose 0.09 to 0.52, and MDE WORLD PEACE went up 0.11 to 0.46.  Lifetime’s THE RAP GAME gained 0.06 to 0.40, and BRING IT was up 0.03 to 0.49.  ESPN’s Baylor vs. Rice COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.48.  A quartet of pre-primetime Nickelodeon shows hit the Top 10, with PAW PATROL episodes at 0.43/0.38, and both LOUD HOUSE and FAIRLY ODD PARENTS at 0.36.  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD dropped 0.07 to 0.34.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.30, and HOUSE HUNTERS held at 0.29.  Z NATION returned to Syfy with a 2-hour season premiere at 0.30, down a tenth from last fall’s premiere, and it was followed by the season finale of DARK MATTER, up a hundredth to 0.19.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returned at 0.29, followed by a 0.12 premiere for the network’s version of HIGH MAITENANCE.  On Food Network, DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES lost 0.04 to 0.27, and BURGERS, BREW & QUE dropped 0.05 to 0.24.  Spike’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.26.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MELBOURNE was at 0.12.  Cinemax’s QUARRY remained at 0.06/173K.

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 September 16, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ERIC ANDRE SHOW ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.52 1,200
2 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 63 0.50 1,194
3 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.49 1,220
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: BAYLOR/RICE ESPN 7:55 PM 211 0.48 1,454
5 M D E: WORLD PEACE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.46 1,053
6 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.43 1,589
7 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.38 1,515
8 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.36 1,757
9 FAIRLY ODD PARENTS NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.36 1,595
10 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.34 1,199
11 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.31 740
12 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:26 PM 34 0.30 733
13 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,558
14 Z NATION: 301/302 NO MERCY SYFY 8:00 PM 120 0.30 1,060
15 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.29 1,419
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,641
17 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.29 1,247
18 TNT BIG PICTURE MOVIES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:15 PM 105 0.28 719
19 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.27 623
20 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.27 934
21 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: ARIZONA STATE/TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO ESPN2 9:30 PM 225 0.26 720
22 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 161 SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 141 0.26 686
23 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.25 1,219
24 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.24 530
25 BURGERS, BREW & QUE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.24 727
26 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.23 1,144
27 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,591
28 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.23 534
29 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:30 PM 25 0.23 619
30 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,784
31 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.22 1,320
32 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,953
33 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,998
34 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.21 434
35 JAGGER EATONS MEGA LIFE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.20 961
36 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 479
37 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,339
38 DARK MATTER SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 687
39 KILLER CLERGY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 968
40 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,220
41 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.18 733
42 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,846
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 996
44 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.17 381
45 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 421
46 NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 865
47 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 438
48 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,657
49 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,399
50 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,003
51 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.16 782
52 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 914
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,564
54 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 431
55 BACKSTAGE DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.15 815
56 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.15 372
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 998
58 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY JUNIOR 9:30 AM 25 0.15 605
59 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,612
60 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,550
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,276
62 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,238
63 ALL IN WITH CAM NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.14 746
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,026
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,604
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,301
67 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 962
68 HALF HOUR COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.14 270
69 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 879
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 299
71 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 240
72 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.13 305
73 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 291
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 313
75 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 361
76 REAL HOUSEWIVES MELBOURNE BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.12 368
77 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 913
78 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 33 0.12 399
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 306
80 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,717
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 671
82 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 129 0.12 292
83 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.12 243
84 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 879
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 273
86 BELLATORS GREATEST HITS SPIKE TV 11:21 PM 60 0.12 300
87 FANTASY AND FRIENDS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.11 211
88 POLLY AND THE ZHU ZHU PET DISNEY CHANNEL 4:00 PM 30 0.11 542
89 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 877
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 278
91 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 590
92 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 5:00 PM 60 0.11 290
93 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 1:15 AM 30 0.11 278
94 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 807
95 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 293
96 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.11 379
97 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 847
98 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.10 205
99 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 433
100 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 275
101 HALF HOUR COMEDY CENTRAL 12:30 AM 30 0.10 196
102 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,229
103 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 728
104 DEFINITELY, MAYBE HBO PRIME 4:10 PM 112 0.10 223
105 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 3:00 PM 60 0.10 235
106 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 825
107 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,185
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 774
109 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 933
110 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 843
111 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 794
112 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 472
113 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:20 PM 40 0.10 297
114 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 591
115 TOP 10 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.10 207
116 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 773
117 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 310
118 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.09 288
119 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 273
120 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 545
121 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 673
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 774
123 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 724
124 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 763
125 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 740
126 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 4:00 PM 60 0.09 215
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 286
128 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.08 157
129 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 165
130 FANTASTIC FOUR, THE(2015) HBO PRIME 6:02 PM 100 0.08 201
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 261
132 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:50 AM 40 0.08 148
133 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 207
134 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 8:40 PM 70 0.08 424
135 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 634
136 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 6:20 PM 70 0.07 436
137 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.07 179
138 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 9:50 PM 70 0.07 384
139 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 698
140 MAD MAX: FURY ROAD: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD MAXPRIME 7:55 PM 120 0.07 167
141 NCWTS RACING L: CHICAGOLAND FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 176 0.07 523
142 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 137
143 HOUSE OF PAYNE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 AM 40 0.07 146
144 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:45 AM 30 0.07 184
145 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.07 175
146 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:03 PM 27 0.07 126
147 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 7:30 PM 70 0.07 377
148 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:45 PM 75 0.06 350
149 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 227
150 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 10:23 PM 159 0.06 166

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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.