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November 17, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.16.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS and SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but BLACK-ISH lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Veteran shows thrived on Wednesday cable.  The season finale of FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY topped the night, up 0.03 to 1.33.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK was down a tenth, but still very strong at 1.08, and LEGENDS OF CHAMBERLAIN HIGH was down 0.05 to 0.31.  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY returned for its final season with a 0.48 start, followed by the launch of GOING SI-RAL at 0.38, and the season premiere of WAHLBURGERS at 0.28/0.22.  

Among newer scripted shows, OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR climbed 0.04 to 0.48.  On TV Land, YOUNGER gained 0.05 to 0.20, and IMPASTOR ticked up to 0.08.  WGN’s SALEM returned to the Top 150, up 0.04 from last week to 0.10.  FXX aired back-to-back episodes of YOU’RE THE WORST as the season finale at 0.10/0.07, compared to 0.10 for last week’s episode.  IFC’s had back-to-back episodes of STAN AGAINST EVIL at 0.06/138K and 0.07, compared to last week’s 0.07/0.08.  Sundance’s RECTIFY held at 0.03/116K.

ESPN’s NBA games had Golden State vs. Toronto at 0.77, and Clippers vs. Minnesota at 0.69.  On Lifetime, the LITTLE WOMEN: LA reunion show rose 0.08 to 0.43, and DALLAS was down 0.03 to 0.29. Fox News’s ownership of post-election coverage continued with 2 shows in the night’s Top 10, led by THE O’REILLY FACTOR’s 0.47 (and 4.6M total viewers).  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL grew by 0.07 to 0.37, PROPERTY BROS was up 0.02 to 0.36, and HOUSE HUNTERS rose 0.03 to 0.36.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS had a 0.33 season premiere, and the season finale of CATCHING KELCE was up 0.04 to 0.18.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA gained 0.08 to 0.33.  Bravo’s DON’T BE TARDY fell 0.12 to 0.24.  On Spike, LIP SYNC BATTLE dropped 0.07 to 0.22.  TLC’s TODDLERS AND TIARAS rose 0.02 to 0.18.  MTV’s REAL WORLD ticked down to 0.18, while its AFTER-SHOW ticked up to 0.11.  

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: Wednesday November 16, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 60 1.33 2,450
2 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 1.08 1,788
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/TORONTO ESPN 8:04 PM 162 0.77 1,999
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MEMPHIS/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:46 PM 162 0.69 1,614
5 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:28 AM 32 0.50 974
6 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.48 1,643
7 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 31 0.48 1,288
8 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.47 4,591
9 LITTLE WOMEN LA REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.43 1,179
10 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.41 3,683
11 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.39 3,250
12 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 36 0.38 926
13 GOING SI-RAL A&E NETWORK 9:31 PM 30 0.38 1,092
14 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.37 1,519
15 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.37 3,189
16 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,525
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.36 1,595
18 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.36 822
19 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.34 668
20 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 64 0.34 776
21 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,332
22 TOTAL DIVAS E! 8:00 PM 60 0.33 724
23 WORST COOKS IN AMERICA FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.33 1,074
24 LEGENDS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.31 577
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.31 840
26 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 900
27 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.30 1,553
28 LITTLE WOMEN DALLAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.29 785
29 GRAVE SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,185
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,356
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.28 3,428
32 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.28 738
33 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,386
34 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 3,184
35 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.25 576
36 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:36 PM 30 0.25 483
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 592
38 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 585
39 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.24 588
40 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,027
41 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 32 0.22 463
42 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,832
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 2,169
44 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.22 612
45 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,097
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.22 1,813
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.22 2,263
48 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.21 486
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.21 2,024
50 MIGHTY MAGISWORDS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.20 983
51 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,005
52 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.20 2,181
53 ALL IN WITH CAM NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.20 976
54 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 32 0.20 618
55 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,826
56 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 456
57 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 816
58 CATCHING KELCE: 107 E! 9:00 PM 120 0.18 397
59 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.18 354
60 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,533
61 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.18 835
62 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 945
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.18 346
64 TODDLERS & TIARAS TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.18 561
65 REAL WORLD BAD BLOOD MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.18 322
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 397
67 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,746
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 851
69 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,983
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 894
71 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,745
72 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PITTSBURGH/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 177 0.16 463
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,044
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 381
75 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.16 1,118
76 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 353
77 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 454
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 360
79 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.16 345
80 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,837
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 353
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 61 0.14 302
83 TODDLERS & TIARAS: GAME O TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 411
84 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.14 319
85 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 789
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,235
87 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:17 PM 38 0.14 372
88 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 491
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 847
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 750
91 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 583
92 P. KING DUCKLING DISNEY JUNIOR 5:00 PM 25 0.13 630
93 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 797
94 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,244
95 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 337
96 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI SPIKE TV 8:30 PM 30 0.12 306
97 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 9:01 PM 61 0.12 371
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 696
99 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 6:39 PM 38 0.12 302
100 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: BALL ST/TOLEDO ESPN2 7:00 PM 218 0.12 423
101 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.12 258
102 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.11 247
103 MY FRIENDS TIGGER & POOH DISNEY JUNIOR 2:00 PM 25 0.11 433
104 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 632
105 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,115
106 REAL WORLD AFTER SHOW BAD MTV 11:01 PM 31 0.11 188
107 SALEM WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 62 0.10 295
108 DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIAN: DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIAN HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 121 0.10 266
109 BORDER WARS COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 404
110 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.10 258
111 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.10 254
112 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 25 0.10 234
113 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 798
114 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:00 PM 37 0.10 200
115 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.09 276
116 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 235
117 HAMILTONS PHARMACOPEIA VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.08 173
118 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 227
119 YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 266
120 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.08 293
121 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 2:00 PM 30 0.08 297
122 IMPASTOR TV LAND 10:32 PM 31 0.08 419
123 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 88 0.08 176
124 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 700
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 551
126 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 162
127 UNSUNG HOLLYWOOD TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.07 217
128 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.07 150
129 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 551
130 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 161
131 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 377
132 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 505
133 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:37 PM 39 0.07 137
134 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:38 PM 22 0.07 220
135 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 307
136 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.07 102
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 235
138 STAN AGAINST EVIL IFC TV 10:30 PM 30 0.07 137
139 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 554
140 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.06 150
141 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 236
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 243
143 WALKING DEAD, THE S3 NBC UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.06 101
144 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 208
145 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 527
146 JON GLASER LOVES GEAR TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 129
147 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.06 235
148 BLAST FROM THE PAST HBO PRIME 3:00 PM 112 0.06 171
149 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:30 PM 35 0.06 151
150 FIGHT GAME JIM LAMPLEY HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 28 0.06 116

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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.