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February 5, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.4.2016

 

 
NETWORK FINALS:  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, but LIFE IN PIECES and MOM lost the same. 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Feb THU.4

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE led Thursday cable, down 0.02 to 0.85, while the just-renewed COLONY fell 0.07 to 0.39. The WWE number topped MSNBC’s coverage of the DEMOCRATIC DEBATE, at 0.82 the lowest rated debate of this election cycle.  (Last week’s FOX News Republican debate, even without Donald Trump participating, earned a 2.27.)  Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE dropped 0.07 to 0.76.  HGTV’s FLIP OR FLOP gained 0.05 to 0.63, and both HOUSE HUNTERS INTL and HOUSE HUNTERS were at 0.44 (up 0.02 for the latter), with FIVE DAY FLIP at 0.36.  ESPN’s 30 FOR 30 documentary about the 1985 Bears, at 0.60, beat TNT’s NBA doubleheader at 0.54/0.41.  On A&E, NIGHTWATCH dropped a tenth to 0.53, and THE FIRST 48 lost 0.07 to 0.51.  Bravo’s TOP CHEF was steady at 0.43, and RECIPE FOR DECEPTION fell 0.04 to 0.11.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY JR rose 0.06 to 0.40, and CHILD GENIUS gained 0.04 to 0.20.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was down 0.03 to 0.35, GREATEST PARTY STORY EVER was down 0.04 to 0.17, and BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW fell 0.05 to 0.11.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP gained 0.04 to 0.33, and TAMAR & VINCE rose a tenth to 0.29.  FX’s BASKETS continued heading downward, off by 0.08 to 0.27.  On Comedy Central, WORKAHOLICS ticked down to 0.30, and IDIOTSITTER was up 0.03 to 0.22.  IFC’s PORTLANDIA held last week’s 0.07.  BBCAmerica’s LONDON SPY grew by a hundredth to 0.03/110K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Feb THU.4

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday February 4, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.85 2,664
2 DEMOCRATIC DEBATE: NEW HAMPSHIRE 2016 MSNBC 9:00 PM 127 0.82 4,471
3 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 32 0.76 1,438
4 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.63 2,054
5 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY: 30 FOR 30: THE 85 BEARS ESPN 9:00 PM 120 0.60 1,425
6 NBA BASKETBALL: LA LAKERS/NEW ORLEANS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:55 PM 143 0.54 1,179
7 NIGHTWATCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.53 1,303
8 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.51 1,431
9 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.44 1,830
10 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 1,742
11 TOP CHEF BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.43 928
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.42 967
13 NBA BASKETBALL: NEW YORK/DETROIT TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:19 PM 156 0.41 987
14 PROJECT RUNWAY JUNIOR LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.40 1,265
15 COLONY USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.39 1,150
16 MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS MSNBC 11:07 PM 53 0.39 1,992
17 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:18 AM 58 0.37 719
18 FIVE DAY FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.36 1,223
19 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.35 754
20 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.33 891
21 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.33 601
22 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.31 768
23 WORKAHOLICS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.30 505
24 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.30 639
25 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.30 522
26 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.30 555
27 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.29 620
28 TAMAR & VINCE WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 591
29 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.29 528
30 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OHIO STATE/WISCONSIN ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.29 941
31 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.29 1,499
32 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,261
33 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 609
34 BASKETS FX 10:00 PM 30 0.27 625
35 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 62 0.27 568
36 MURDER BOOK INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,071
37 REAL DETECTIVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,095
38 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S5 CMT 9:00 PM 60 0.25 492
39 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,308
40 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 542
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.24 436
42 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.24 1,108
43 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 19 0.24 630
44 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.23 601
45 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.22 445
46 IDIOTSITTER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.22 373
47 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,760
48 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.21 554
49 REDNECK ISLAND 5 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.21 441
50 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,358
51 CHILD GENIUS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 60 0.20 550
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 387
53 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 728
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,085
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.19 367
56 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 371
57 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 415
58 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.19 418
59 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 401
60 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.19 362
61 AEHQ SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,306
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 340
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 347
64 GREATEST PARTY STORY EVER MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.17 365
65 WILD WEST ALASKA ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 60 0.17 710
66 WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 99 0.16 350
67 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,305
68 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,153
69 MSNBC DEBATE PREVIEW: NEW HAMPSHIRE 2016 MSNBC 7:00 PM 120 0.16 1,146
70 CNN TONIGHT POST DEB SPCL CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 647
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,365
72 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,398
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,458
74 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,496
75 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.14 346
76 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 785
77 ALASKA PROOF ANIMAL PLANET 9:00 PM 30 0.14 515
78 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 753
79 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 806
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,451
81 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,431
82 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 617
83 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 404
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,098
85 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,339
86 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,316
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 749
88 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,611
89 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 310
90 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 364
91 MACHINES: HOW THEY WORK SCIENCE 10:01 PM 30 0.11 351
92 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.11 197
93 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 267
94 RECIPE FOR DECEPTION BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.11 296
95 BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW SSN 2 MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.11 252
96 HOW ITS MADE: DREAM CARS SCIENCE 9:01 PM 30 0.10 308
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 803
98 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: ANAHEIM/LOS ANGELES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:05 PM 165 0.10 238
99 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.10 218
100 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 274
101 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NY ISLANDERS/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 152 0.09 251
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 582
103 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 690
104 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 331
105 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: CONNECTICUT/MEMPHIS ESPN2 9:04 PM 123 0.08 343
106 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 8:44 PM 20 0.08 283
107 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 546
108 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 104 0.08 255
109 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.08 170
110 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 620
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 467
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 576
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 557
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 585
115 BAD WORDS HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 89 0.08 152
116 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 456
117 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 532
118 ACCESS MOVIE: BOURNE ULTIMATUM, THE IFC TV 7:30 PM 150 0.07 224
119 PORTLANDIA IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.07 152
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 307
121 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 368
122 SUPER BOWL TONIGHT NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.07 226
123 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 10:45 PM 13 0.07 169
124 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.07 166
125 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 452
126 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 341
127 SOUND FX NFL NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.07 190
128 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 571
129 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 60 0.07 233
130 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.07 140
131 FLOOGALS SPROUT 8:00 PM 21 0.06 235
132 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 211
133 PLAYERS ONLY NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.06 225
134 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 372
135 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 158
136 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: UTAH/OREGON ST ESPN2 11:07 PM 124 0.06 190
137 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 386
138 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 524
139 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.06 149
140 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 453
141 SUPER BOWL LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 136
142 DR DREW HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.06 271
143 WHITNEY CUMMINGS: IM YOUR HBO PRIME 12:30 AM 59 0.06 119
144 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 240
145 PGA TOUR: 2016 WASTE MGMT PHOENIX OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 240 0.05 401
146 ANIMATION DOMINATION FXX 12:00 AM 64 0.05 119
147 UNFRIENDED HBO PRIME 1:30 AM 83 0.05 92
148 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 250
149 MAYA THE BEE SPROUT 5:29 PM 16 0.05 187
150 BELLA AND THE BULLDOGS NICKTOONS 6:00 PM 30 0.05 240

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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.