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February 24, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.23.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  AGENT CARTER gained 0.1 in final numbers.  Also, IZOMBIE held onto this morning’s 0.6, a feat it didn’t manage last week.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s PEOPLE VS OJ SIMPSON remained fairly steady at the top of Tuesday cable, down 0.07 to 1.28.  HGTV’s FIXER UPPER gained 0.05 to 0.97, but HOUSE HUNTERS INTL fell 0.07 to 0.42.  OWN’s HAVES AND HAVE NOTS ticked down to 0.79.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS fell 0.08 to 0.67, and the season finale of GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO DIVORCE edged up 0.02 to 0.29.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS fell 0.11 to 0.65.  On Freeform, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS lost a tenth to 0.59 (and was down 0.28 in its target F12-34 demo, although it was still the night’s strongest show in that demo at 1.34), and SHADOWHUNTERS fell 0.06 to 0.37.  A&E’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT rose a tenth to 0.59, but FIT TO FAT TO FIT shed a hundredth to 0.30.  On Lifetime, DANCE MOMS lost 0.04 to 0.51, and PITCH SLAPPED dropped 0.05 to 0.19.  Comedy Central’s TOSH.0 rose 0.07 to 0.50, and NOT SAFE WITH NIKKI GLASER climbed 0.02 to 0.29.  Food Network’s CHOPPED gained 0.08 to 0.49.  CNN’s DEMOCRATIC TOWN HALL, at 0.48, topped its coverage of the REPUBLICAN NEVADA CAUCUS at 0.35.  TNT’s RIZZOLI & ISLES rose 0.02 to 0.43.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE fell 0.05 to 0.39, and COUNTING CARS dropped 0.13 to 0.38.  On E!, TOTAL DIVAS ticked down to 0.38, and JUST JILLIAN was down 0.03 to 0.18.  On MTV, TEEN WOLF dropped 0.06 to 0.36, and THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES gained a hundredth to 0.33.  TLC’s THE LITTLE COUPLE climbed 0.02 to 0.35, and RATTLED found an extra 0.01 to 0.28.  OUTSIDERS (WGNA) ticked down to 0.29.  BET’s IT’S A MANN’S WORLD was at 0.23/0.26, around the same level as last week’s ZOE EVER AFTER, following a special CELEBRATION OF HOLLYWOOD at 0.18.  Pop’s IMPACT WRESTLING fell 0.04 to 0.06/210K, with the re-airing at 0.03/87K. 

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: Tuesday February 23, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ACS: PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON FX 10:00 PM 77 1.28 2,988
2 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.97 3,479
3 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.79 3,069
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.67 1,788
5 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.65 1,760
6 PRETTY LITTLE LIARS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.59 1,271
7 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (A&E) A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.59 1,494
8 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 66 0.51 1,323
9 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.50 853
10 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.49 1,330
11 CNN SC DEM TOWN HALL: N/A CNN 8:00 PM 120 0.48 2,161
12 RIZZOLI & ISLES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.43 2,397
13 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.42 1,719
14 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:00 PM 115 0.42 1,237
15 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.41 1,305
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.39 948
17 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.39 1,060
18 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.39 2,864
19 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 9:30 PM 30 0.38 1,381
20 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.38 3,661
21 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.38 777
22 SHADOWHUNTERS FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.37 841
23 TEEN WOLF SSN 5B MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.36 760
24 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 30 0.36 1,287
25 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,561
26 LITTLE COUPLE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.35 1,385
27 SHANNARA MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.33 723
28 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.33 2,417
29 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ALABAMA/KENTUCKY ESPN 7:00 PM 120 0.33 1,100
30 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.33 1,305
31 AEHQ: NEVADA GOP CAUCUS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.32 2,158
32 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.32 1,142
33 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.32 777
34 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:55 PM 65 0.31 683
35 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.31 553
36 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.30 756
37 FIT TO FAT TO FIT A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.30 565
38 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.30 1,408
39 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (FYI) FYI 9:00 PM 76 0.30 722
40 OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 974
41 NOT SAFE W/ NIKKI GLASER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.29 536
42 OUTSIDERS WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 61 0.29 764
43 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.29 558
44 GIRLFRND GUIDE TO DIVORCE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.29 765
45 CONCACAF LC – L: QF: SEATTLE SOUNDERS / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 121 0.28 516
46 RATTLED TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.28 893
47 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.27 586
48 UCL ROUND OF 16 L: ARSENAL/BARCELONA FOX SPORTS 1 2:31 PM 149 0.27 523
49 AEHQ: NEVADA GOP CAUCUS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.26 1,896
50 ITS A MANNS WORLD S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 655
51 ICE COLD KILLERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,046
52 FX MOVIE PRIME: AMERICAN HUSTLE FX 7:00 PM 180 0.25 647
53 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.25 1,111
54 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 8:02 PM 118 0.24 828
55 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,509
56 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 460
57 ITS A MANNS WORLD S2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 665
58 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.22 896
59 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT SP FYI 10:16 PM 15 0.22 691
60 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 387
61 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.20 548
62 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.20 386
63 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.20 468
64 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 445
65 PITCH SLAPPED LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:06 PM 60 0.19 486
66 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,524
67 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,241
68 JUST JILLIAN E! 10:00 PM 60 0.18 396
69 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 2:00 AM 30 0.18 704
70 CELEBRATION OF HOLLYWOOD: CELEBRATION OF HOLLYWOOD 16 PREMIERE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 120 0.18 559
71 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.18 520
72 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,089
73 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:01 PM 60 0.18 715
74 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.17 354
75 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 847
76 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.17 405
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 320
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,161
79 FILTHY RICH GUIDE, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.16 411
80 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.16 338
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 312
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:59 AM 61 0.15 278
83 NASAS UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 10:01 PM 60 0.15 649
84 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 734
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 335
86 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:30 AM 30 0.15 538
87 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,730
88 PRANCING ELITES PROJECT OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.14 244
89 BOONIES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 666
90 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.14 336
91 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.14 291
92 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.14 307
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,481
94 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,450
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,524
96 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,371
97 ALMOST GENIUS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.13 288
98 NBA COAST TO COAST   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 PM 120 0.13 295
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 59 0.13 266
100 MINE HUNTERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 487
101 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 12:31 AM 33 0.13 248
102 PLACE FOR POLITICS: NEVADA CAUCUS MSNBC 10:00 PM 240 0.13 870
103 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,411
104 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.12 278
105 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,291
106 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.12 241
107 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 800
108 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 449
109 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.11 197
110 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,313
111 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,265
112 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: NEW ORLEANS/WASHINGTON NBA-TV 7:00 PM 147 0.11 262
113 FILTHY RICH GUIDE, THE CNBC 10:30 PM 30 0.11 310
114 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 775
115 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 230
116 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:27 PM 33 0.11 238
117 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 251
118 BLENDED HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 117 0.10 260
119 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 976
120 CONCACAF LC – L: QF: QUERETARO / DC UNITED UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 120 0.10 192
121 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 670
122 10 THINGS TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.10 206
123 MAGIC MIKE XXL HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 115 0.10 212
124 UNIQUE RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 207
125 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 673
126 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: BROOKLYN/PORTLAND NBA-TV 10:00 PM 148 0.09 226
127 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 629
128 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: COLUMBUS/DETROIT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:32 PM 165 0.09 223
129 TRIP 2016, THE TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 302
130 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 628
131 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 667
132 TEAM NINJA WARRIOR ESQUIRE NETWORK 8:00 PM 61 0.08 268
133 FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES ESQUIRE NETWORK 9:01 PM 59 0.08 211
134 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 346
135 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:01 AM 59 0.08 144
136 CCL QUARTERFINAL L: SEATTLE SOUNDERS/CLUB AMERICA FOX SPORTS 1 9:59 PM 122 0.08 173
137 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 574
138 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 626
139 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 574
140 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.07 148
141 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:28 AM 25 0.07 165
142 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.07 234
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 321
144 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 555
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 310
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 304
147 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 367
148 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.07 230
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 261
150 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:30 PM 30 0.07 154

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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.