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January 3, 2017
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.30.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The IHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL special gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of the Michigan vs. Florida State ORANGE BOWL dominated Friday cable at 3.36, and other COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games included Nebraska vs. Tennessee at 1.39, and Georgia vs. TCU at 0.83.  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH returned at 0.92.  Fox Sports 1’s UFC PRELIMS telecast was at 0.63, with the PREFIGHT at 0.22, and the POSTFIGHT at 0.18.  On Bravo, MARRIED TO MEDICINE rose 0.03 to 0.29, and MARRIED TO MEDICINE HOUSTON was at 0.19/0.14 compared to 0.15 last week.  ID’s TRUTH IS STRANGER fell 0.04 to 0.24, and WIVES WITH KNIVES was also at 0.24.  TLC’s PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN ticked up to 0.19.  

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 December 30, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ORANGE BOWL  L: MICHIGAN/FLORIDA STATE ESPN 8:11 PM 227 3.36 11,461
2 COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L ESPN 7:58 PM 13 2.06 7,319
3 COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L ESPN 11:58 PM 13 1.97 5,541
4 COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L ESPN 7:17 PM 41 1.59 4,990
5 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: NEBRASKA/TENNESSEE ESPN 3:30 PM 227 1.39 5,026
6 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:11 AM 82 0.98 2,464
7 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.92 3,299
8 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: GEORGIA/TCU ESPN 12:00 PM 210 0.83 3,128
9 UFC PPV PRELIMS L: 207:NUNES/ROUSEY FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.63 1,511
10 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:33 AM 57 0.53 1,221
11 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.31 860
12 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.29 709
13 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.29 800
14 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.26 664
15 TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,033
16 WIVES WITH KNIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 969
17 UFC PPV PREFIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.22 572
18 RHA FIRST LOOK BRAVO 7:49 PM 11 0.20 608
19 MARRIED TO MED:HOUSTON BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.19 532
20 PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 588
21 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,948
22 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 535
23 UFC PPV POST FIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 12:50 AM 77 0.18 404
24 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:57 PM 33 0.18 414
25 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,709
26 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 463
27 MOVIE- LMN ACQUIRED PREM: TURBULENCE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.18 838
28 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:20 PM 32 0.17 376
29 MY KNIGHT AND ME THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 15 0.17 831
30 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:24 PM 33 0.17 417
31 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: PERFECT STALKER, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.17 747
32 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,542
33 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:52 PM 32 0.16 401
34 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,075
35 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,655
36 DOOMSDAY 10 WAYS WRLD END HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 684
37 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,755
38 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,738
39 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KANSAS/TCU ESPN2 9:04 PM 123 0.15 548
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,043
41 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,144
42 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,695
43 MARRIED TO MED:HOUSTON BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.14 418
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,355
45 ALASKA HAUNTING: DEAD OF TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 477
46 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,745
47 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,439
48 TED 2 HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 115 0.13 269
49 SPIDER-MAN 2: SPIDER-MAN 2 HBO PRIME 8:25 PM 127 0.13 288
50 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 633
51 DOOMSDAY 10 WAYS WRLD END HISTORY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 610
52 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 563
53 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:07 PM 117 0.11 312
54 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,304
55 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,280
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,045
57 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 576
58 FAMILY MAN, THE: FAMILY MAN, THE HBO PRIME 10:16 AM 126 0.10 222
59 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 305
60 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 673
61 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.10 263
62 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,434
63 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 8:46 PM 18 0.10 322
64 CAST AWAY: CAST AWAY HBO PRIME 12:30 PM 144 0.10 307
65 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WEST VIRGINIA/OKLAHOMA ST ESPN2 4:00 PM 137 0.09 321
66 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 270
67 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 586
68 FURIOUS 7: FURIOUS 7 MAXPRIME 7:40 PM 137 0.09 206
69 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 382
70 SAN ANDREAS MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 114 0.09 232
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 606
72 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:30 PM 60 0.09 250
73 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 510
74 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 293
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 555
76 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 607
77 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 106 0.08 273
78 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.08 197
79 SPIDER-MAN: SPIDER-MAN HBO PRIME 6:22 PM 121 0.08 184
80 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.08 561
81 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 408
82 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.07 601
83 AT THIS HOUR CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 544
84 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.07 214
85 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 292
86 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.07 138
87 JURASSIC WORLD: JURASSIC WORLD MAXPRIME 3:55 PM 124 0.07 194
88 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 350
89 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 623
90 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 219
91 BOXINGS BEST OF 2016 HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 60 0.07 185
92 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 509
93 SPIDER-MAN 2: SPIDER-MAN 2 HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 127 0.07 155
94 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 540
95 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.07 648
96 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 250
97 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 10:35 PM 22 0.06 171
98 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 486
99 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 11:02 PM 43 0.06 155
100 PAYDAY VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 122
101 DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIAN: DIVERGENT SERIES:ALLEGIAN HBO PRIME 8:15 AM 121 0.06 122
102 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 517
103 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 1:30 PM 60 0.06 183
104 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: LA CLIPPERS/HOUSTON NBA-TV 8:00 PM 154 0.06 194
105 MICHAELA HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 253
106 COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L: USC/OREGON FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 120 0.06 179
107 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 458
108 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 459
109 PANIC ROOM MAXPRIME 11:55 PM 112 0.05 134
110 PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/HULL CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:53 PM 133 0.05 136
111 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ESPN2 6:17 PM 43 0.05 131
112 RISKY DRINKING HBO PRIME 3:00 PM 83 0.05 130
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 414
114 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 138
115 SHAFT (2000) MAXPRIME 6:00 PM 99 0.05 134
116 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF-S D FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 60 0.04 85
117 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:34 PM 43 0.04 137
118 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.04 468
119 WWE RAW – EN ESP: N/A NBC UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 180 0.04 107
120 HERD: CARTER & WRIGHT L: 357 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 113
121 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.04 262
122 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 1:00 AM 60 0.04 62
123 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.04 227
124 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 161
125 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 30 0.04 196
126 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.04 466
127 AFTERNOON MOVIE 3: HANNIBAL IFC TV 6:00 PM 120 0.04 129
128 NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 11:17 PM 163 0.04 119
129 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 458
130 UFC ON FOXD PRELIM – L: UFC207-A NUNES VS R ROUSEY FOX DEPORTES 8:00 PM 120 0.04 92
131 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:06 PM 54 0.04 87
132 FEMME FATALES MAXPRIME 1:50 AM 25 0.04 116
133 UNDISPUTED L: 81 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 115
134 MIDNIGHT SPECIAL HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 112 0.04 121
135 FEMME FATALES MAXPRIME 2:15 AM 29 0.04 134
136 LA ULTIMA PALABRA – L FOX DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.03 72
137 AFTERNOON MOVIE 3 IFC TV 5:00 PM 60 0.03 100
138 MICHAELA HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.03 164
139 YO-KAI WATCH DISNEY XD 8:30 AM 30 0.03 144
140 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME: GEORGIA/TCU ESPNU 12:15 AM 165 0.03 96
141 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.03 265
142 NBA PREGAME SHOW NBA-TV 7:30 PM 30 0.03 81
143 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.03 88
144 ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, THE SUNDANCE TV 6:00 AM 15 0.03 116
145 CUENTAMELO YA! M-F 3P GALAVISION 3:00 PM 60 0.03 76
146 ON THE STORY W/ HILL HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.03 108
147 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS NBC UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 67
148 TMZ SPORTS FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 AM 20 0.03 74
149 12 CORAZONES NBC UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.03 88
150 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.03 165

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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.