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December 12, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.9.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from preliminary ratings for Friday night.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH ruled Friday cable once again, up 0.03 to 1.00, with lead-out TREASURE QUEST down 0.04 to 0.45.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader games (Houston vs. Oklahoma City and Phoenix vs. Lakers) were both at 0.65.  There were a lot of fresh titles at the top of the list, though.  Nickelodeon had the primetime ALBERT at 0.52 and the afternoon BLAZE & THE MONSTERS at 0.34, then primetime HARVEY BEAKS at 0.31 and afternoon RUSTY RIVETS at 0.29. Disney Channel’s LEGO FROZEN NORTH was at 0.47, with lead-in ELENA OF AVALOR at 0.41, and lead-out DUCK THE HALLS at 0.35.  Adult Swim’s JOE PERA PERFECT XMAS was at 0.42.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL held at 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS was also steady at 0.24.  A&E’s LIVE PD remained at 0.26.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP ticked down to 0.21.  On Syfy, Z NATION fell 0.03 to 0.18, and the season finale of VAN HELSING stayed at 0.12.  On TLC, A HAUNTING ticked up to 0.18, and KINDRED SPIRITS dropped 0.06 to 0.15.  A VICE SPECIAL REPORT on HBO was at 0.14.  

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 9, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 1.00 3,596
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: HOUSTON/OKLAHOMA CITY ESPN 8:04 PM 157 0.65 1,820
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: PHOENIX/LA LAKERS ESPN 10:41 PM 147 0.65 1,584
4 ALBERT NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 52 0.52 2,403
5 LEGO FROZEN NORTHERN LIGH DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.47 2,005
6 JOE PERA PERFCT XMAS TREE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.42 942
7 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.41 1,706
8 TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.41 1,477
9 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:08 AM 52 0.39 917
10 DUCK THE HALLS: MICKEY MO DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 27 0.35 1,618
11 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.34 1,432
12 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 7:52 PM 28 0.31 1,491
13 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: SANTA PAWS 2/SANTA PUPS FREEFORM 7:45 PM 125 0.30 1,096
14 RUSTY RIVETS NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 30 0.29 1,200
15 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,124
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,269
17 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.27 589
18 LIVE PD: 8 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.26 894
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.26 756
20 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 64 0.25 637
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,175
22 TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 986
23 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,360
24 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,296
25 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 500
26 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,765
27 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,715
28 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.21 519
29 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 70 0.21 519
30 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,659
31 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,456
32 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 2,000
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 469
34 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 486
35 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 755
36 WIVES WITH KNIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 787
37 HAUNTING, A TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 550
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 340
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 317
40 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,991
41 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,980
42 KINDRED SPIRITS TLC 10:00 PM 62 0.15 536
43 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,418
44 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 405
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 294
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 323
47 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,753
48 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 310
49 VICE SPECIAL REPORT:HOUSE HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 70 0.14 442
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 302
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 292
52 NCAA FOOTBALL          L: SAM HOUSTON ST/JAMES MADISON ESPN2 7:00 PM 211 0.14 509
53 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,954
54 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 710
55 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 366
56 MARTIAN, THE: MARTIAN, THE HBO PRIME 11:15 PM 142 0.13 330
57 GODS OF EGYPT: GODS OF EGYPT HBO PRIME 5:20 PM 127 0.12 287
58 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 561
59 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,576
60 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.12 312
61 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,942
62 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.12 695
63 MARRIED TO MED:HOUSTON BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.12 261
64 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,815
65 HAUNTING: BACK FROM THE D TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 437
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,669
67 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.11 255
68 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,205
69 CNN HEROES SPECIAL PRES CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 449
70 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.11 588
71 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 671
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,121
73 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 764
74 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:31 PM 29 0.10 283
75 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 245
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 641
77 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 233
78 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.10 376
79 SELF/LESS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 117 0.10 363
80 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 456
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 647
82 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 590
83 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 249
84 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 328
85 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 269
86 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 239
87 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 418
88 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 365
89 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.09 216
90 SAVAGE KINGDOM: BIG GAME OF THRONES NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 120 0.09 344
91 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 698
92 TANKS FOR THE HELP ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.09 332
93 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 61 0.09 217
94 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.09 638
95 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.09 235
96 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 611
97 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.09 273
98 I AM LEGEND HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 100 0.09 212
99 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 471
100 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.08 239
101 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 757
102 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 309
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 592
104 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.08 193
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 639
106 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 22 0.08 279
107 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.08 173
108 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 178
109 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 825
110 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.08 155
111 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 235
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 305
113 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.08 150
114 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 164
115 VICE SPECIAL REPORT:HOUSE HBO PRIME 1:40 AM 70 0.08 222
116 FANTASY AND FRIENDS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.08 168
117 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 239
118 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 951
119 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 671
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 606
121 TOP 10 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.07 176
122 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 207
123 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.07 217
124 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 567
125 E! NEWS LIVE E! 1:00 PM 60 0.06 148
126 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 152
127 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:01 AM 29 0.06 174
128 SEVENTH SON HBO PRIME 1:46 PM 102 0.06 171
129 BREAK HBO PRIME 5:10 PM 10 0.06 123
130 PAYDAY VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 117
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 237
132 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 11:02 PM 34 0.05 148
133 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.05 220
134 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 476
135 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 449
136 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 505
137 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 460
138 E! NEWS LIVE E! 2:00 PM 60 0.05 87
139 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 352
140 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 411
141 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 593
142 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 183
143 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 493
144 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 405
145 SISTER, SISTER FUSE 7:30 PM 30 0.05 83
146 UNDISPUTED L: 66 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 98
147 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 500
148 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.04 116
149 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.04 213
150 LOU DOBBS TONIGHT FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.04 341

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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.