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February 25, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.24.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SURVIVOR slipped 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Feb WED.24

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A special hour keyed to the 200th episode of THE BIG BANG THEORY pushed TBS’s CONAN to the top of Wednesday cable at 0.63.  It was tied with Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA, up 0.06 from last week, which was preceded by LITTLE WOMEN LA, up 0.03 to 0.58.  VH1’s MOB WIVES was down 0.03 to 0.59.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS fell 0.07 to 0.51, and PAWN STARS ticked down to 0.46.  HGTV’s PROPERTY BROTHERS ticked in the other direction, up to 0.50, while HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.07 to 0.37.  USA’s SUITS added 0.04 to 0.50.  On A&E, DUCK DYNASTY gained 0.04 to 0.49, and JEP & JESSICA rose 0.06 to 0.42.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.43/0.36.  MTV’s CATFISH returned at 0.43, and SUSPECT arrived at 0.25.  On Comedy Central, BROAD CITY fell 0.06 to 0.40.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE slimmed by 0.02 to 0.40, and FAT CHANCE debuted at 0.29.  Syfy’s FACE OFF grew by 0.12 to 0.40.  Discovery’s DUAL SURVIVAL and VENOM HUNTERS each rose 0.01 to 0.39/0.31.  On FXX, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA and MAN SEEKING WOMAN were both steady at 0.32/0.11.  On Freeform, YOUNG & HUNGRY gained 0.04 to 0.31, and BABY DADDY ticked down to 0.26.  TV Land’s YOUNGER increased by 0.03 to 0.23, and TEACHERS held at 0.13.  Bravo’s NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR lost 0.02 to 0.18.  On El Rey, it’s not clear whether the 8PM and 9PM hours of LUCHA UNDERGROUND were 2 separate originals or a 1-hour with a re-airing at 9PM, but the numbers were 0.04/99K (down 0.02) and 0.02/62K.

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: Wednesday February 24, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.63 1,896
2 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.63 1,450
3 MOB WIVES 6 VH1 7:59 PM 61 0.59 1,256
4 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.58 1,426
5 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.51 2,525
6 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.50 1,890
7 SUITS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.50 1,733
8 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 32 0.49 1,366
9 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:00 PM 32 0.46 1,964
10 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: SAN ANTONIO/SACRAMENTO ESPN 10:35 PM 136 0.43 1,126
11 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN5 MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.43 768
12 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 10:02 PM 31 0.42 1,190
13 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.40 633
14 MY 600-LB LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,111
15 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.40 920
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.40 952
17 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.39 909
18 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,071
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.37 1,743
20 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.37 2,718
21 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: WASHINGTON/CHICAGO ESPN 8:05 PM 150 0.36 944
22 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.32 515
23 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,744
24 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:51 AM 69 0.31 706
25 VENOM HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.31 876
26 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.31 623
27 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.30 1,435
28 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 3,282
29 EVIL STEPMOTHERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,084
30 FAT CHANCE TLC 10:00 PM 62 0.29 788
31 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.28 615
32 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.26 591
33 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.26 572
34 FURIOUS 7: FURIOUS 7 HBO PRIME 6:40 PM 137 0.25 617
35 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:30 PM 35 0.25 561
36 MTV SUSPECT MTV 11:02 PM 62 0.25 454
37 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 950
38 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,374
39 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 487
40 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.23 705
41 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.23 413
42 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.22 490
43 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PITTSBURGH/BOSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 156 0.22 585
44 MY 600-LB LIFE: EXTENDED TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 741
45 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,398
46 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.21 477
47 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.20 516
48 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,214
49 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 853
50 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 899
51 NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.18 428
52 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 369
53 CONCACAF LC – L: QF: LA GALAXY / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:03 PM 122 0.17 337
54 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,830
55 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,288
56 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,869
57 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: VILLANOVA/XAVIER FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 146 0.16 538
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,905
59 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 896
60 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 628
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,585
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 294
63 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 454
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 311
65 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.16 423
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,622
67 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.15 331
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 667
69 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 307
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 314
71 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,550
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 314
73 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 740
74 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,464
75 ABOUT THE BUSINESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 365
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,275
77 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.14 562
78 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 396
79 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.14 311
80 BIG FIX ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 405
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 981
82 UNSUNG TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.13 362
83 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 297
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 270
85 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 674
86 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.13 267
87 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.13 434
88 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.13 248
89 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.12 296
90 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 928
91 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 745
92 FRESH BEAT BAND OF SPIES NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.12 663
93 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:07 PM 53 0.12 256
94 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ARIZONA/COLORADO ESPN2 9:04 PM 123 0.12 330
95 BIG FISH, TEXAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 367
96 CONCACAF LC – L: QF: TIGRES / REAL SALT LAKE UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 123 0.12 252
97 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 858
98 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.12 239
99 RESTAURANT STARTUP CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 262
100 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.11 237
101 MAN SEEKING WOMAN FXX 10:31 PM 30 0.11 212
102 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.11 254
103 WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 340
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 656
105 PREACHERS OF ATLANTA OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 60 0.11 315
106 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 292
107 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,381
108 SP THE TRIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.11 323
109 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,024
110 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.10 397
111 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: SAN JOSE/COLORADO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:09 PM 164 0.10 249
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 670
113 UEFA CL RD OF 16: PSV EINDHOVEN VS ATL DE MADRID FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 142 0.10 199
114 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,381
115 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 740
116 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 580
117 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 247
118 FURIOUS 7: FURIOUS 7 HBO PRIME 12:40 AM 137 0.09 205
119 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 571
120 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 56 0.09 204
121 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 501
122 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 587
123 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MISSISSIPPI STATE/TEXAS A&M ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.09 282
124 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 600
125 ALL-AMERICAN MAKERS SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.08 219
126 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 656
127 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:31 PM 31 0.08 198
128 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 568
129 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 443
130 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 528
131 COPA MX: DORADOS DE SINALOA / GUADALAJARA GALAVISION 9:55 PM 125 0.08 225
132 SOUTH BEACH CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.08 293
133 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 273
134 NEXT 15 TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 198
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 295
136 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 393
137 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OKLAHOMA STATE/OKLAHOMA ESPNU 9:04 PM 120 0.08 222
138 WALKING DEAD, THE S2 NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.07 115
139 CCL QUARTERFINAL L: LA GALAXY/SANTOS LAGUNA FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 122 0.07 141
140 JOKING OFF S2 MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.07 159
141 UCL ROUND OF 16 L: DYNAMO KYIV/MAN CITY FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.07 197
142 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 161
143 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.07 393
144 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 301
145 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 12:56 AM 34 0.07 153
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 287
147 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 540
148 ANNABELLE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 99 0.07 136
149 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 449
150 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 488

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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.