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October 24, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.21.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK, HELL’S KITCHEN and HAWAII 5-0 gained 0.1 in final numbers, but CAUGHT ON CAMERA lost the same.  Note:  the precise finals for THE VAMPIRE DIARIES/CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND premieres were 0.39/0.18.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH led Friday cable, up 0.14 from last week to 0.94. ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games featured Oregon vs. California at 0.51, and Florida vs. Temple at 0.34.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL climbed 0.07 to 0.34, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.30. The Presidential election continued boosting the news networks, with the 8PM hours on both CNN and Fox News at 0.30 (but THE O’REILLY FACTOR handily beat ANDERSON COOPER 360 in the older total viewers metric, 3M vs. 1.4M).  It was also a good day for family TV, as Disney Channel’s 9AM PJ MASKS hit the Top 10 at 0.28, and Nickelodeon’s early afternoon BUBBLE GUPPIES was just below at 0.27.  Food Network’s BURGERS, BREW & QUE fell 0.05 to 0.26.  History aired 2 episodes of DOOMSDAY at 0.24, up a tick from last week’s single hour.  On Syfy, Z NATION dropped 0.03 to 0.23, and VAN HELSING fell a tick to 0.16.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP rose 0.02 to 0.22, and MY LIFE IS A TELENOVELA was at 0.09.  On TLC, KINDRED SPIRITS arrived at 0.22, and A HAUNTING was at 0.18. Spike’s BELLATOR was at 0.20.  OWN’s FOR BETTER OR WORSE gained 0.02 to 0.19. The season finale of HBO’s HIGH MAINTENANCE, airing without a REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER lead-in, dropped 0.08 to 0.10. MTV’s LOOSELY EXACTLY NICOLE relocated to Friday with 2 episodes at 0.08/0.06.  Cinemax’s QUARRY was steady at 0.05.  

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 October 21, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.94 3,071
2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OREGON/CALIFORNIA ESPN 10:33 PM 265 0.51 1,516
3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: SOUTH FLORIDA/TEMPLE ESPN 6:59 PM 214 0.34 1,300
4 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,466
5 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,387
6 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.30 1,383
7 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 3,000
8 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,238
9 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.28 975
10 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.27 1,288
11 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 1,147
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,106
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 745
14 BURGERS, BREW & QUE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.26 725
15 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,089
16 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 61 0.25 694
17 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,038
18 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,357
19 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,037
20 DOOMSDAY 10 WAYS WRLD END HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 851
21 DOOMSDAY 10 WAYS WRLD END HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.24 786
22 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 1,126
23 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 768
24 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 512
25 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 502
26 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,038
27 KINDRED SPIRITS TLC 10:02 PM 61 0.22 711
28 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 59 0.22 511
29 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 30 0.21 1,080
30 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 496
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,275
32 BELLATOR MMA LIVE SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 112 0.20 582
33 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.20 440
34 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 387
35 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,744
36 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.19 693
37 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,776
38 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,489
39 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 450
40 SUSPICION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 773
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,765
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,046
43 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,505
44 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,573
45 HAUNTING, A TLC 9:01 PM 61 0.18 582
46 POLLY AND THE ZHU ZHU PET DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 30 0.17 586
47 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,394
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 405
49 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,465
50 NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 779
51 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,348
52 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 921
53 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 635
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 379
55 HALF HOUR COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.16 307
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,685
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,548
58 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,358
59 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.15 401
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,630
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 913
62 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.15 705
63 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,419
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 61 0.15 317
65 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.14 798
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 912
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 952
68 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 358
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 933
70 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 970
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,030
72 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.14 324
73 GHOSTS OF SHEPHERDSTOWN TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.14 500
74 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 944
75 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 949
76 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.13 681
77 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:30 PM 30 0.13 292
78 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.13 954
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 327
80 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 PM 30 0.12 268
81 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,167
82 BRIDE WARS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 89 0.12 285
83 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.12 298
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.12 304
85 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,069
86 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 689
87 LODGE, THE DISNEY CHANNEL 5:00 PM 30 0.11 768
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 793
89 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 904
90 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 271
91 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 916
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 800
93 NBA PRESEASON   L: PORTLAND/GOLDEN STATE NBA-TV 10:30 PM 150 0.11 279
94 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 508
95 ELEAGUE: GROUP A PLAY – CS:GO TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 132 0.10 300
96 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.10 275
97 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 265
98 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 832
99 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 596
100 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 209
101 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 31 0.10 262
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 852
103 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY JUNIOR 9:20 AM 25 0.10 420
104 TRAINWRECK: TRAINWRECK HBO PRIME 12:35 AM 125 0.09 170
105 MY LIFE IS A TELENOVELA WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.09 251
106 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.09 231
107 UNDISPUTED L: 34 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.09 168
108 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 25 0.09 230
109 LOUISIANA FLIP N MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 394
110 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 266
111 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 457
112 LOOSELY EXACTLY NICOLE MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.08 193
113 HERD L FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 60 0.08 172
114 UFC CLASSICS FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.08 247
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 268
116 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 864
117 SAN ANDREAS MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 114 0.07 178
118 UFC RELOADED: 197:JONES/SAINT PREUX FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 180 0.07 261
119 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:00 PM 60 0.07 182
120 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: SAN JOSE STATE/SAN DIEGO STATE ESPN2 10:30 PM 203 0.07 199
121 SPIDER-MAN 2: SPIDER-MAN 2 HBO PRIME 2:45 PM 127 0.07 195
122 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.07 180
123 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:16 PM 14 0.07 170
124 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL    L: IMG ACADEMY (FL)/TRINITY CHRISTIAN (FL) ESPN2 7:00 PM 196 0.07 192
125 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.07 151
126 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.06 150
127 TOP 10 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 200
128 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 179
129 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 141
130 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.06 165
131 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 428
132 LOOSELY EXACTLY NICOLE MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.06 152
133 EXPLORER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 291
134 WWE RAW – EN ESP: N/A NBC UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 180 0.05 139
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 223
136 QUARRY MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 53 0.05 198
137 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:34 PM 57 0.05 372
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 209
139 ABANDONED VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.05 139
140 NBA PRESEASON   L: CHARLOTTE/MINNESOTA NBA-TV 8:00 PM 150 0.05 165
141 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 135
142 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.05 190
143 TOYMAKERZ VELOCITY 8:00 PM 60 0.05 220
144 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.05 258
145 SAFARI BROTHERS NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 222
146 SCARE TACTICS GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.05 123
147 FANTASY AND FRIENDS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 127
148 ANIMALS GONE WILD COMP NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.04 242
149 DRUMLINE HBO PRIME 7:15 AM 119 0.04 101
150 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 183

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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.