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December 3, 2015
 

UPDATED SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.2.2015

 

 
NETWORK UPDATE:  EMPIRE, ROSEWOOD, CRIMINAL MINDS, and ARROW all gained 0.1 in final numbers.  THE MIDDLE and BLACK-ISH, on the other hand, each lost 0.1.

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL took last week off, and although it topped the cable originals, it was down a significant 0.21 from 2 weeks ago to 1.20.  Due presumably to the shootings in San Bernadino, the rest of the Top 10 was heavy with news shows, led by CNN’s ANDERSON COOPER 360 at 8PM with 1.10.  (However, the FOX News shows, which took up the 7-10 slots, were strongest with the network’s 50+ core audience.)  The only other non-news shows to crack the Top 10 were Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE (down 0.08 to 0.89), which had RACING EXTINCTION as a lead-out at 0.42, and Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK (up 0.07 to 0.89), with its lead-out MOONBEAM CITY down 0.12 to 0.12.  Food Network’s CUTTHROAT SABOTAGE gained 0.12 from last week’s pre-holiday airing to 0.44, and MYSTERY DINERS was up 0.04 to 0.28.  On Bravo, MILLION DOLLAR LISTING lost 0.02 from 2 weeks ago to 0.35, and TOP CHEF was at 0.26.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE: BLOODLINES debuted at 0.35.  VH1’s COUPLES THERAPY edged down 0.02 to 0.29.  On FXX, THE LEAGUE ticked up to 0.25, but the newly-renewed YOU’RE THE WORST fell 0.04 to 0.09. BET’s THE WESTBROOKS was up 0.05 from last week to 0.20.  On DAM, IMPACT WRESTLING dropped 0.03 to 0.04 at 9PM with 221K total viewers, and added 0.02 (down 0.01) and 73K at midnight, while RING OF HONOR doesn’t seem to have aired.

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday December 2, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 66 1.20 2,310
2 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 1.10 4,559
3 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.89 3,015
4 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.89 1,433
5 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.84 3,615
6 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.81 3,558
7 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.81 5,040
8 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.80 4,346
9 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.80 5,921
10 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.73 5,193
11 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.70 3,022
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.69 3,433
13 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:23 PM 114 0.62 1,733
14 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.61 4,440
15 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.60 3,195
16 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.58 2,816
17 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.55 2,394
18 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:17 PM 43 0.54 1,035
19 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 15 0.52 2,324
20 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.49 2,333
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.45 1,057
22 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LOUISVILLE/MICHIGAN STATE ESPN 7:15 PM 128 0.45 1,353
23 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.44 970
24 PROP BROS HOME ON RANCH HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,965
25 CUTTHROAT SABOTAGE 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.44 968
26 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.43 869
27 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.42 764
28 RACING EXTINCTION DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 96 0.42 1,363
29 SR/SAN BERNADINO SHOOTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.41 2,015
30 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.41 3,520
31 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.40 1,622
32 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.39 1,948
33 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:15 AM 45 0.39 1,649
34 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.38 1,703
35 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.35 614
36 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,047
37 CHALLENGE: BLOODLINES MTV 10:00 PM 94 0.35 548
38 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.34 2,987
39 AMERICAN PICKERS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.34 1,623
40 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.33 1,282
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.32 1,611
42 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.30 618
43 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 15 0.29 1,155
44 COUPLES THERAPY 6 VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.29 583
45 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.29 497
46 GOLDIE & BEAR DISNEY JUNIOR 6:30 PM 25 0.28 957
47 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 831
48 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.28 626
49 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.27 597
50 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.27 2,374
51 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.27 589
52 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 75 0.26 795
53 LEAGUE FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.25 406
54 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.25 524
55 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.25 557
56 BASKETBALL: ESPN 7:00 PM 15 0.25 600
57 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.24 1,001
58 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.24 979
59 LONG LIVE ROYALS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:45 PM 15 0.24 967
60 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.24 528
61 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.24 1,615
62 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.23 381
63 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NY RANGERS/NY ISLANDERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 169 0.23 550
64 SR/SAN BERNADINO SHOOTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.23 1,016
65 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 726
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.21 413
67 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.21 424
68 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.21 414
69 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.21 1,051
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 61 0.20 377
71 BAD BLOOD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:30 PM 30 0.20 744
72 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,503
73 YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 829
74 WESTBROOKS, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:59 PM 60 0.20 441
75 DRUGS, INC. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 536
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 370
77 AMC DECEMBER: JINGLE ALL THE WAY AMC 8:00 PM 120 0.19 639
78 BAD BLOOD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.19 768
79 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,474
80 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.18 306
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.18 309
82 700 CLUB ABC FAMILY 11:00 PM 60 0.17 521
83 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,301
84 FXX MOVIE PRIME: RIDDICK FXX 7:30 PM 150 0.17 439
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 926
86 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ESPN2 7:00 PM 15 0.16 329
87 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: INDIANA/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:41 PM 162 0.16 349
88 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.16 277
89 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.16 919
90 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,520
91 AMC MOVIE: LAST HOLIDAY AMC 6:00 PM 120 0.16 595
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:01 AM 59 0.16 321
93 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.16 320
94 FIFTY SHADES OF GRAY: FIFTY SHADES OF GRAY HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 125 0.15 429
95 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WISCONSIN/SYRACUSE ESPN2 7:15 PM 129 0.15 571
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,148
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,348
98 AMC MOVIE AMC 5:30 PM 30 0.14 466
99 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,449
100 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:30 PM 30 0.13 490
101 RACING EXTINCTION ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 96 0.13 449
102 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: SURVIVE AND ADVANCE ESPN2 5:00 PM 120 0.12 259
103 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,015
104 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 297
105 CMT ARTISTS OF YEAR 2015 CMT 8:00 PM 90 0.12 541
106 MOONBEAM CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 1:00 AM 30 0.12 210
107 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 881
108 REV RUNS AROUND THE WORLD TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.12 298
109 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 30 0.12 421
110 TRUE LIFE MTV 11:34 PM 61 0.12 190
111 AMC MOVIE AMC 1:00 AM 60 0.12 319
112 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,527
113 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: NEW ORLEANS/HOUSTON NBA-TV 8:00 PM 161 0.11 254
114 BREAKOUT COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 353
115 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 567
116 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.11 704
117 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:23 AM 48 0.11 202
118 LITTLE CHARMERS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.10 435
119 UNCOMMON SENSE MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.10 196
120 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,468
121 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW: SHOOTING IN SAN BERNARDINO, CA MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.10 671
122 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.10 306
123 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 702
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 332
125 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.10 559
126 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:24 PM 111 0.10 376
127 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,418
128 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 526
129 AMC MOVIE AMC 12:00 AM 60 0.09 299
130 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.09 626
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 268
132 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:31 PM 32 0.09 175
133 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,288
134 REV RUNS AROUND THE WORLD TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.09 192
135 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.08 161
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 346
137 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 333
138 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 512
139 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 473
140 DALLAS CAR SHARKS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.08 285
141 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 393
142 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 584
143 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 448
144 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 823
145 IDIOTEST GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.07 276
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 247
147 HELLEVATOR GSN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 207
148 LUCY MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 89 0.06 141
149 DAYS OF OUR LIVES POP 8:00 PM 60 0.06 304
150 SANTAS IN THE BARN TRUTV 9:00 PM 60 0.06 231

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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.