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UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.18.2015

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NETWORK UPDATE:  The SHARK TANK rerun lost 0.1 in final numbers, and so did the rerun of GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER on CW.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH took Friday cable, up 0.13 to 1.16, with lead-in GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT up 0.04 to 0.43.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.66 (Clippers vs. Spurs) and 0.44 (Pelicans vs. Suns), compared to last week’s 0.58/0.46.  On Syfy, the season finale of Z NATION jumped by 0.14 to 0.42.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP climbed 0.02 to 0.32.  On HGTV, TINY HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.31.  The series finale of E!’s THE SOUP shot up by 0.19 to 0.31.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES shed 0.02 to 0.26.  USA’s SATISFACTION found little, down 0.05 to 0.12.  A&E’s UNFORGETTABLE fell 0.05 to 0.10.  On Lifetime, the BILLBOARD WOMEN IN MUSIC special was at 0.10.  Cinemax’s season finale of THE KNICK edged up 0.01 to 0.05. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2015 Dec FRI.18

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday December 18, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 1.16 3,775
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA CLIPPERS/SAN ANTONIO ESPN 8:05 PM 163 0.66 1,734
3 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.50 1,126
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW ORLEANS/PHOENIX ESPN 10:48 PM 143 0.44 1,132
5 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.43 1,756
6 Z NATION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.42 1,102
7 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:11 AM 59 0.33 851
8 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.32 716
9 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,480
10 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 60 0.31 561
11 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.30 639
12 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.29 592
13 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.26 893
14 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 65 0.26 640
15 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.23 439
16 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.22 394
17 MOMSTERS:WHEN MOMS GO BAD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.22 871
18 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.22 410
19 TREEHOUSE MASTERS SPECIAL ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 60 0.21 849
20 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.21 424
21 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 438
22 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 426
23 MOMSTERS:WHEN MOMS GO BAD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:30 PM 30 0.20 769
24 DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS WETV 10:03 PM 60 0.20 444
25 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.19 1,001
26 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.18 939
27 E! NEWS E! 6:30 PM 60 0.18 406
28 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.18 348
29 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.18 1,204
30 NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS   L: RICHMOND/NORTH DAKOTA ST ESPN2 8:07 PM 176 0.17 751
31 WIVES WITH KNIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 637
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 327
33 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.17 338
34 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.17 407
35 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.17 378
36 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,543
37 BLENDED HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 117 0.17 428
38 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.17 290
39 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.16 362
40 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,950
41 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.15 302
42 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,209
43 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,915
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,690
45 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,587
46 GET HARD HBO PRIME 12:35 AM 100 0.14 271
47 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,594
48 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS: PBC: BARTHELEMY VS SHAFIKOV SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 199 0.14 538
49 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 2,108
50 KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,845
51 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:03 PM 57 0.13 364
52 VH1 ROCK DOC VH1 11:00 PM 90 0.13 229
53 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.12 212
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,710
55 MOVIE- THEATRICAL RPT LIFETIME TELEVISION 6:00 PM 117 0.12 380
56 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 2,082
57 WILD YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 573
58 SEVENTH SON MAXPRIME 8:15 PM 101 0.12 396
59 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,312
60 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 547
61 WORLDS GREATEST KNOCKOUTS SPIKE TV 12:19 AM 31 0.12 330
62 SATISFACTION USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.12 636
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 924
64 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 326
65 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,529
66 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:09 AM 31 0.11 241
67 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.11 242
68 NFL LIVE ESPN2 1:40 AM 59 0.11 222
69 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 518
70 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.11 210
71 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 267
72 UNFORGETTABLE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 61 0.10 1,014
73 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,315
74 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 607
75 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 698
76 BILLBOARD WOMEN IN MUSIC: BILLBOARD WOMEN IN MUSIC 2015 LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.10 418
77 NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS  L: MOUNT UNION (OH)/ST. THOMAS (MN) ESPNU 7:00 PM 215 0.10 510
78 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 69 0.10 253
79 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 507
80 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 676
81 RENOVATION ROAD HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 30 0.09 445
82 DROP, THE HBO PRIME 10:45 PM 106 0.09 246
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 539
84 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL  L ESPN2 6:30 PM 97 0.09 236
85 MTV SPECIAL: HOLE 07 (ROB,H GIANT,YO MOMMA,PARENTAL) MTV 6:00 PM 120 0.09 170
86 FRANKLIN AND FRIENDS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.09 503
87 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 503
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 731
89 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,204
90 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 569
91 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.08 889
92 NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE 2 NBA-TV 11:04 PM 131 0.08 162
93 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 304
94 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 344
95 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 667
96 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 590
97 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.07 211
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 552
99 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 482
100 SEVEN FIVE, THE SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 104 0.07 280
101 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 375
102 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,120
103 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 228
104 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 236
105 DUMB AND DUMBER TO HBO PRIME 2:10 PM 109 0.06 160
106 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:30 PM 30 0.06 192
107 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 710
108 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 554
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.06 671
110 GILMORE GIRLS UP 5:00 PM 60 0.05 135
111 U2: INNOCENCE/EXPERIENCE: N/A HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 147 0.05 164
112 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 440
113 KNICK, THE MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 56 0.05 275
114 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 174
115 NBA CRUNCHTIME: NBA CRUNCHTIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:00 PM 124 0.05 95
116 WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING: 26 – PALMER/ALMEIDA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:00 PM 134 0.05 162
117 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 278
118 CHAIN REACT MC GSN 8:30 PM 30 0.05 337
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 339
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 227
121 CHAIN REACT MC GSN 3:30 PM 30 0.04 288
122 UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER DISCOVERY LIFE CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 247
123 NFL HQ: NFL HQ NFL NETWORK 8:00 AM 120 0.04 124
124 GILMORE GIRLS UP 6:00 PM 60 0.04 86
125 CHAIN REACT MC GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.04 326
126 UFC WEIGH-IN L FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 60 0.04 75
127 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 53 0.04 131
128 BOY NEXT DOOR, THE MAXPRIME 6:40 PM 90 0.04 119
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS: PRES. OBAMA SPEAKS FROM WH BRIEFING ROOM MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.04 394
130 UFC SPECIALS FOX DEPORTES 8:02 PM 30 0.04 74
131 CELEBRITY NAME GAME POP 6:00 PM 30 0.04 140
132 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.04 422
133 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.04 254
134 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 247
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 202
136 SP UNWRAPPED COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 232
137 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 399
138 LETS BE COPS MAXPRIME 4:55 PM 104 0.04 85
139 CITIZENFOUR HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 113 0.04 113
140 UFC SPECIALS FOX DEPORTES 8:32 PM 29 0.04 90
141 TMZ SPORTS FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 AM 30 0.04 65
142 LOCURA DEPORTIVA UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:00 PM 60 0.04 52
143 LEGACY OF CAL RIPKEN MLB NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.04 100
144 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 480
145 NEW YORKER CARTOONISTS HBO PRIME 10:30 AM 82 0.03 57
146 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 1:15 AM 45 0.03 57
147 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.03 597
148 LARRY CROWNE HBO PRIME 8:50 AM 98 0.03 90
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.03 181
150 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.03 442

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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.
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