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November 7, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.4.2016

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers, but THE EXORCIST lost 0.1 to a series low 0.6.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN had 2 of Friday cable’s Top 3 slots with its NBA coverage, scoring 1.05 for Golden State vs. Lakers and 0.77 for Knicks vs. Chicago.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH gained 0.06 to 0.89, and lead-out TREASURE QUEST was at 0.40.  The election is still providing plenty of ratings fodder, as HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, boasting a President Obama interview, jumped 0.14 to 0.48 (lead-out TRACY ULLMAN’S SHOW rose 0.05 to 0.16), and a trio of Fox News shows hit the Top 10, led by THE O’REILLY FACTOR at 0.39 (also the highest-rated show of the day with the 50+ demo and Total Viewers at 2.96/3.8M).  Disney’s GIRL MEETS WORLD was at 0.38, and Nickelodeon’s 11:30AM BLAZE & THE MONSTER and 5PM ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS just missed the Top 10 at 0.35/0.34. Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES returned at 0.32.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.04 to 0.28, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked down to 0.27.  Syfy’s Z NATION added 0.02 for 0.26, and VAN HELSING dipped a tick to 0.15.  The premiere of A&E’s LIVE PD was at 0.23.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP gained 0.02 to 0.21, and MY LIFE IS A TELENOVELA ticked up to 0.06. Spike’s BELLATOR LIVE was at 0.20.  TLC’s KINDRED SPIRITS fell 0.04 to 0.18, and A HAUNTING was down 0.05 to 0.15.  History’s DOOMSDAY was at 0.17, up from last week’s 0.14/0.12.  OWN’s FOR BETTER OR WORSE dropped 0.03 to 0.17.  IFC’s COMEDY BANG BANG was at 0.05, with a 2d episode below the chart at 0.03/94K.  

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: Friday November 4, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/LA LAKERS ESPN 10:36 PM 147 1.05 2,494
2 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.89 3,053
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW YORK/CHICAGO ESPN 8:05 PM 151 0.77 1,998
4 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:03 AM 57 0.56 1,242
5 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.48 1,929
6 TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 63 0.40 1,294
7 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.39 3,818
8 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.39 3,042
9 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.38 1,614
10 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.35 2,965
11 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.35 1,267
12 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.34 1,469
13 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.33 779
14 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.33 2,563
15 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.32 963
16 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.29 1,393
17 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 65 0.29 682
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,435
19 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.28 624
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.27 694
21 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.27 914
22 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,349
23 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,249
24 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.27 2,748
25 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.27 1,187
26 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.26 2,761
27 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,264
28 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 867
29 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.25 1,329
30 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,087
31 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,105
32 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.24 1,221
33 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 1,129
34 LIVE PD: 2 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 123 0.23 728
35 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 27 0.23 1,197
36 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.22 1,953
37 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,744
38 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,809
39 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.21 1,536
40 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.21 495
41 TAILGATE BATTLE FOOD NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.21 606
42 SUSPICION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 809
43 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,088
44 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 163 SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 165 0.20 507
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 967
46 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 479
47 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,514
48 NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 819
49 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 417
50 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 451
51 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.19 899
52 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.19 1,412
53 KINDRED SPIRITS TLC 10:02 PM 61 0.18 615
54 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 426
55 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: PREDATORS AMC 9:30 PM 150 0.17 556
56 DOOMSDAY 10 WAYS WRLD END HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.17 562
57 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,417
58 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.17 609
59 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,583
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 415
61 FIRST 48 MINI A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 15 0.16 574
62 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: SAN JOSE STATE/BOISE STATE ESPN2 10:17 PM 211 0.16 658
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 431
64 TRACEY ULLMANS SHOW HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 30 0.16 550
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,612
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 395
67 HAUNTING, A TLC 9:01 PM 61 0.15 478
68 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 608
69 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,274
70 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 399
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,321
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 434
73 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.15 438
74 FIRST 48 MINI A&E NETWORK 8:45 PM 15 0.15 560
75 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 966
76 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,310
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 798
78 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,023
79 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 877
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 61 0.14 355
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,605
82 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,442
83 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 390
84 LODGE, THE DISNEY CHANNEL 5:00 PM 30 0.13 777
85 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN2 9:57 PM 20 0.12 527
86 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 743
87 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 403
88 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TEMPLE/CONNECTICUT ESPN2 7:00 PM 177 0.12 523
89 HAUNTING: BACK FROM THE D TLC 8:00 PM 61 0.12 426
90 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.12 293
91 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 332
92 OLD SCHOOL HBO PRIME 1:05 AM 90 0.12 291
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.12 863
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:01 AM 59 0.12 293
95 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 772
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 281
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 951
98 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:02 PM 31 0.11 283
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 707
100 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 786
101 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 223
102 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 550
103 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 825
104 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:33 PM 32 0.11 318
105 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 111 0.10 203
106 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 786
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.10 778
108 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 290
109 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 272
110 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 320
111 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 768
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 641
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 809
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 830
115 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.09 230
116 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 503
117 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.09 166
118 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 569
119 NCWTS RACING L: TEXAS FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 120 0.09 437
120 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 792
121 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 181
122 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 560
123 LOUISIANA FLIP N MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 270
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 274
125 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.07 145
126 FANTASY AND FRIENDS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.07 141
127 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.07 162
128 TOP 10 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.07 165
129 BATMAN: BATMAN HBO PRIME 5:20 PM 126 0.07 167
130 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:00 PM 60 0.06 169
131 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.06 130
132 INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3 HBO PRIME 3:40 PM 97 0.06 137
133 WWE RAW – EN ESP: N/A NBC UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 180 0.06 145
134 ABANDONED VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 168
135 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 198
136 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.06 138
137 MY LIFE IS A TELENOVELA WETV 11:00 PM 60 0.06 169
138 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN NICKTOONS 6:00 AM 30 0.06 311
139 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:47 PM 13 0.06 221
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 278
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 242
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 291
143 ANIMALS GONE WILD COMP NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 274
144 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 30 0.05 175
145 OUR BRAND IS CRISIS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 107 0.05 151
146 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 220
147 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 123
148 COMEDY BANG! BANG! IFC TV 11:00 PM 30 0.05 144
149 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 24 0.05 176
150 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.05 132

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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.