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February 22, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.19.2016

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Both SHARK TANK and 20/20 increased 0.1 in final numbers, but SLEEPY HOLLOW lost a precious 0.1, pushing it closer to the edge of the bubble.

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Feb FRI.19

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s full primetime schedule hit the Top 10, led by the night’s #1 show GOLD RUSH, up 0.13 from last week to 1.26; lead-out DEADLIEST JOB INTERVIEW held at 0.47, and lead-in GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT was at 0.44.  Spike’s BELLATOR MMA LIVE was at 0.97, with lead-out UNRIVALED at 0.43 and lead-in KIMBO SLICE: THE TRUTH at 0.39.  On Lifetime, THE RAP GAME jumped 0.18 to 0.68, and BRING IT was up 0.05 to 0.60.  A 9AM episode of Disney’s MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE cracked the Top 10 at 0.52, with lead-out LION GUARD down 0.08 to 0.43.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was led by 0.52 for the Indiana vs. Oklahoma City game, with 0.46 for Boston vs. Utah.  Adult Swim’s CHILDRENS HOSPITAL was steady at 0.51.  On Food Network, GUY & HUNTER’S EUROPEAN VACATION was up 0.07 to 0.32, BURGERS BREW & QUE was up 0.04 to 0.26, and AMERICAN DINER REVIVAL was down 0.06 to 0.19.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP fell 0.05 to 0.29.  TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS was at 0.29/0.28 compared to last week’s 0.25 for 1 episode, with lead-outs LOVE LUST OR RUN up 0.03 to 0.26 and LOVE AT FIRST SWIPE steady at 0.19.  Bravo’s THE PEOPLE’S COUCH ticked up to 0.15.  On History, AMERICAN RESTORATION and MILLION DOLLAR GENIUS were at 0.14/0.13.  HBO’s VICE dropped 0.08 to 0.12, and ANIMALS held at 0.08. 

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 February 19, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 1.26 3,850
2 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 149 SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 184 0.97 1,964
3 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 64 0.68 1,576
4 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.60 1,442
5 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.52 1,711
6 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: INDIANA/OKLAHOMA CITY ESPN 8:05 PM 150 0.52 1,337
7 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 15 0.51 1,153
8 DEADLIEST JOB INTERVIEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.47 1,395
9 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BOSTON/UTAH ESPN 10:35 PM 149 0.46 1,079
10 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.44 1,744
11 UNRIVALED:BENSON HENDERSO SPIKE TV 12:04 AM 29 0.43 818
12 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.43 1,498
13 KIMBO SLICE: THE TRUTH SPIKE TV 7:30 PM 90 0.39 867
14 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:04 AM 56 0.39 792
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.35 792
16 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.34 1,702
17 GUY AND HUNTERS VACATION FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,062
18 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 686
19 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: ATL TLC 9:32 PM 31 0.29 1,207
20 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: ATL TLC 9:00 PM 32 0.28 1,175
21 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.28 566
22 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.28 541
23 NCWTS RACING L: DAYTONA FOX SPORTS 1 7:31 PM 175 0.27 1,435
24 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.27 1,620
25 LOVE LUST OR RUN TLC 10:03 PM 31 0.26 923
26 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 65 0.26 555
27 BURGERS, BREW & QUE FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.26 857
28 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.25 483
29 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 469
30 STRANGER IN MY HOME, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 948
31 RHA FIRST LOOK BRAVO 9:33 PM 11 0.23 568
32 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.23 555
33 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.21 401
34 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.21 1,284
35 FAIRLY ODD PARENTS NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 15 0.20 1,216
36 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,206
37 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 15 0.20 1,046
38 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,351
39 LOVE AT FIRST SWIPE TLC 10:34 PM 30 0.19 673
40 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,639
41 AMERICAN DINER REVIVAL FOOD NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.19 758
42 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,371
43 TRANSFORMERS: TRANSFORMERS HBO PRIME 3:00 PM 143 0.18 396
44 MAKO MERMAIDS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.18 1,135
45 SANJAY & CRAIG NICKELODEON 8:15 PM 15 0.18 972
46 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.18 730
47 RHOP FIRST LOOK BRAVO 9:44 PM 16 0.18 375
48 MYSTERIES AT THE CASTLE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 635
49 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,203
50 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.16 356
51 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.16 314
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 329
53 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.15 298
54 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,959
55 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 150 0.15 300
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 319
57 PIG GOAT BANANA CRICKET NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.15 925
58 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.15 321
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.15 307
60 PEOPLES COUCH, THE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.15 338
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 281
62 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.14 297
63 DIVERGENT: DIVERGENT HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 140 0.14 336
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 311
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,392
66 AMERICAN RESTORATION HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 737
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,154
68 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.13 387
69 MILLION DOLLAR GENIUS HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.13 555
70 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 880
71 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 751
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 269
73 VICE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 27 0.12 406
74 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.12 239
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 834
76 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,461
77 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,481
78 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,064
79 US WOMENS NAT TEAM SOCCER: CONCACAF OLY QUAL VS. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:30 PM 120 0.11 329
80 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:30 PM 30 0.11 209
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 775
82 NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L FOX SPORTS 1 6:10 PM 50 0.11 416
83 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 713
84 NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE 2 NBA-TV 11:00 PM 124 0.10 193
85 NCWTS SETUP L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 31 0.10 579
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,491
87 BREAK HBO PRIME 5:23 PM 12 0.10 222
88 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 658
89 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 345
90 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,422
91 NEIGHBORS (2014) MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 97 0.09 168
92 EX ISLE WETV 11:00 PM 60 0.09 216
93 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,274
94 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 321
95 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 553
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 751
97 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 631
98 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 727
99 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 621
100 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,312
101 NCWTS QUALIFYING L FOX SPORTS 1 4:29 PM 101 0.09 456
102 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.09 200
103 DAILY SHARE HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 192
104 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,324
105 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 236
106 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,482
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 319
108 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 188
109 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 456
110 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 529
111 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 1:04 AM 59 0.08 134
112 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 550
113 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: RICHMOND/VCU ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.08 229
114 ANIMALS. HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 25 0.08 188
115 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:03 AM 29 0.08 192
116 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 674
117 EROTIC TRAVELER 07:CAR MAXPRIME 11:40 PM 32 0.07 211
118 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 782
119 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 531
120 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:58 PM 28 0.07 229
121 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.07 139
122 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 558
123 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 63 0.07 191
124 CESAR 911 NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 61 0.07 401
125 NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 29 0.07 315
126 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.07 149
127 DAILY SHARE HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 154
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 229
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 257
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 295
131 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 240
132 KUNG FU PANDA NICKTOONS 6:00 PM 30 0.07 302
133 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:38 PM 35 0.06 244
134 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 363
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 268
136 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.06 811
137 PGA TOUR: 2016 NORTHERN TRUST OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 4:58 PM 182 0.06 453
138 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.06 234
139 TMZ SPORTS FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 AM 30 0.06 176
140 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKTOONS 8:30 PM 30 0.06 279
141 EROTIC TRAVELER 08:BARING MAXPRIME 12:15 AM 36 0.06 175
142 EROTIC TRAVELER 09:OBJECT MAXPRIME 12:55 AM 31 0.06 176
143 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 11:23 PM 37 0.06 216
144 NASCAR XFINITY FIN PRAC L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.06 273
145 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 407
146 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:32 AM 29 0.05 151
147 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 513
148 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 127
149 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 12:13 AM 11 0.05 219
150 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 131

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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.