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February 1, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.29.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary numbers for Friday.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Jan FRI.29

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH fell 0.15 from last week, but at 1.27 it was still by far the biggest show on Friday cable, with lead-out DEADLIEST JOB INTERVIEW #2 at 0.54, and lead-in GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT #6 at 0.48.  Lifetime’s BRING IT gained 0.03 to 0.53, while THE RAP GAME shed 0.04 to 0.51.  Adult Swim’s CIHLDREN’S HOSPITAL was down 0.03 to 0.52.  Nickelodeon and Disney Channel each had one show in the Top 10:  respectively, a noon PAW PATROL at 0.43 and a 9:30AM LION GUARD at 0.40.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME was at 0.33.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP lost 0.05 to 0.33, and EX ISLE fell 0.03 to 0.12.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER fell 0.03 to 0.28.  History’s AMERICAN RESTORATION held at 0.24, and SMARTEST GUY IN THE ROOM was at 0.18.  TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS was at 0.23/0.21, down from last week’s 0.29/0.28, LOVE LUST OR RUN fell 0.06 to 0.21, and LOVE AT FIRST SWIPE dropped 0.05 to 0.18.  OWN’s LOVE THY NEIGHBOR was at 0.19/0.18, compared to last week’s 0.23.  Bravo’s THE PEOPLE’S COUCH was at 0.14. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Jan FRI.29

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday January 29, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 62 1.27 4,044
2 DEADLIEST JOB INTERVIEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:03 PM 61 0.54 1,712
3 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.53 1,352
4 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 15 0.52 1,020
5 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.51 1,166
6 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.48 1,815
7 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.43 1,614
8 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.40 1,455
9 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.36 882
10 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.33 1,273
11 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.33 759
12 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.33 1,300
13 FORBIDDEN: DYING FOR LOVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,124
14 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.28 1,203
15 AMERICAN DINER REVIVAL FOOD NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.27 890
16 BURGERS, BREW & QUE FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.27 847
17 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 560
18 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.26 476
19 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.26 1,075
20 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.26 564
21 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.25 503
22 X GAMES                 L: ASPEN, CO ESPN 7:00 PM 247 0.25 544
23 FAIRLY ODD PARENTS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 15 0.25 1,132
24 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 3,157
25 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:07 PM 53 0.24 531
26 AMERICAN RESTORATION HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.24 969
27 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 464
28 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: ATL TLC 9:30 PM 30 0.23 1,026
29 MAKE IT POP NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,067
30 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 64 0.22 923
31 SANJAY & CRAIG NICKELODEON 8:45 PM 15 0.22 854
32 MAKO MERMAIDS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.22 1,170
33 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.21 423
34 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 15 0.21 891
35 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: ATL TLC 9:00 PM 30 0.21 967
36 LOVE LUST OR RUN TLC 10:00 PM 31 0.21 818
37 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,694
38 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,922
39 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.20 1,727
40 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,694
41 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 441
42 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 148 SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 120 0.20 566
43 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: LA LAKERS/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:39 PM 133 0.19 433
44 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.19 701
45 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,259
46 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.18 656
47 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,012
48 SMARTEST GUY IN THE ROOM HISTORY 11:03 PM 29 0.18 535
49 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,326
50 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.18 392
51 STAR DARLINGS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.18 1,071
52 LOVE AT FIRST SWIPE TLC 10:31 PM 30 0.18 664
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.18 363
54 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.18 511
55 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.17 370
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,212
57 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: HOUSTON/OKLAHOMA CITY NBA-TV 8:01 PM 158 0.17 446
58 SMARTEST GUY IN THE ROOM HISTORY 11:32 PM 29 0.17 469
59 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,740
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 336
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 61 0.17 341
62 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,530
63 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.16 845
64 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 297
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.15 309
66 HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 108 0.15 297
67 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,595
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:59 AM 61 0.14 290
69 PEOPLES COUCH, THE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.14 346
70 BARRETT JACKSON: N/A VELOCITY 10:00 PM 120 0.14 469
71 SPIKE PRESENTS:KING/EMPER SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 60 0.13 363
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:05 AM 54 0.13 275
73 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,205
74 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 766
75 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,509
76 FRANKLIN AND FRIENDS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.12 609
77 EX ISLE WETV 10:00 PM 61 0.12 307
78 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: MENS SEMIFINAL ESPN 6:00 AM 125 0.12 340
79 LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 150 0.12 291
80 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 286
81 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.12 243
82 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,317
83 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 579
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 971
85 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,396
86 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.12 256
87 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,411
88 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.11 256
89 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 648
90 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 506
91 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 618
92 NBA COAST TO COAST   L: N/A ESPN2 7:55 PM 125 0.11 305
93 MYSTERIES AT THE CASTLE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 644
94 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 552
95 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:52 AM 68 0.10 230
96 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 634
97 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 734
98 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 405
99 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 656
100 BARRETT JACKSON: N/A VELOCITY 8:00 PM 120 0.10 544
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 694
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 666
103 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.09 465
104 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:48 PM 12 0.09 243
105 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 667
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 681
107 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.09 297
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 622
109 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 636
110 CHAIN REACT MC GSN 8:00 PM 30 0.08 516
111 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 823
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 592
113 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.08 145
114 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 450
115 CHAIN REACT MC GSN 8:30 PM 30 0.08 495
116 FORENSIC JUSTICE SPIKE TV 3:00 PM 30 0.08 240
117 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 818
118 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM:SECRE HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 98 0.07 174
119 O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU HBO PRIME 2:40 PM 107 0.07 161
120 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.07 122
121 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 458
122 FA CUP RD 4 L: DERBY COUNTY/MAN UTD FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.07 144
123 FORENSIC JUSTICE SPIKE TV 3:30 PM 30 0.07 238
124 UNFRIENDED HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 83 0.07 166
125 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 471
126 MSNBC LIVE W/ JD BALART: N/A MSNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.06 458
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 307
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 290
129 CHOPPED CANADA COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 185
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 305
131 BARRETT JACKSON: N/A VELOCITY 4:00 PM 240 0.06 314
132 NFL LIVE ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.06 120
133 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 6:00 PM 115 0.06 172
134 NBA GAMETIME NBA-TV 2:00 AM 60 0.06 139
135 WWE RAW – EN ESP: N/A NBC UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 180 0.05 123
136 X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST: X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST MAXPRIME 7:30 PM 149 0.05 119
137 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.05 257
138 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN: N/A ESPN2 2:00 PM 240 0.05 305
139 SHOCK TRAUMA:EDGE OF LIFE DISCOVERY LIFE CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 210
140 BEST OF KATIE MORGAN THE HBO PRIME 1:25 AM 26 0.05 167
141 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.05 396
142 UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER DISCOVERY LIFE CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 198
143 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 482
144 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.05 406
145 DAILY SHARE HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 135
146 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:30 PM 30 0.05 129
147 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 237
148 MONSTER FISH COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.05 278
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 174
150 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:30 AM 30 0.05 102

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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.