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February 8, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.5.2016

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 drop for the SUPER BOWL’S GREATEST HALFTIME SHOWS special.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Feb FEB.05

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH was in its accustomed place on top of Friday cable, up 0.03 from last week to 1.30, and lead-out DEADLIEST JOB INTERVIEW was up 0.02 to 0.46.  Lifetime’s BRING IT gained 0.11 to 0.64, and THE RAP GAME was up 0.06 to 0.57.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.56 (San Antonio vs. Dallas)/0.35 (Indiana vs. Atlanta).  Adult Swim’s CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL slipped 0.03 to 0.49.  Disney had 2 shows in the Top 10:  a 9;30AM LION GUARD at a steady 0.40, and lead-in PJ MASKS up 0.03 to 0.36.  HGTV’s MY LOTTERY DREAM HOUSE gained 0.03 to 0.36.  On Food Network, GUY & HUNTER’S VACATION was at 0.34, and BURGERS, BREW & QUE was up 0.05 to 0.32.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER rose 0.02 to 0.30, VICE was at 0.14, and the adult animated series ANIMALS debuted at 0.05.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP lost 0.07 to 0.26, and EX ISLE fell 0.02 to 0.10.  TLC’s SAY YES TO THE DRESS was at 0.23/0.22 compared to last week’s 0.23/0.21, LOVE LUST OR RUN held at 0.21, and LOVE AT FIRST SWIPE shed 0.02 to 0.16.  History’s SMARTEST GUY IN THE ROOM ticked up to 0.19, but AMERICAN RESTORATION fell 0.06 to 0.18.  Bravo’s THE PEOPLE’S COUCH gained 0.04 to 0.18.  OWN’s LOVE THY NEIGHBOR was at 0.19/0.17, compared to last week’s 0.19/0.18. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Feb FEB.05

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday February 5, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 1.30 3,926
2 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.64 1,539
3 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.57 1,338
4 DEADLIEST JOB INTERVIEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.56 1,630
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: SAN ANTONIO/DALLAS ESPN 9:35 PM 148 0.56 1,382
6 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 15 0.49 1,127
7 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.40 1,416
8 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:03 AM 57 0.38 856
9 MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.36 1,382
10 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.36 1,212
11 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: INDIANA/ATLANTA ESPN 6:59 PM 156 0.35 882
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.34 886
13 GUY AND HUNTERS VACATION FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,124
14 BURGERS, BREW & QUE FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,001
15 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.30 1,150
16 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.30 1,318
17 WALLYKAZAM! NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.29 1,076
18 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.28 1,560
19 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.27 573
20 FAIRLY ODD PARENTS NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 15 0.27 1,295
21 FORBIDDEN: DYING FOR LOVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 993
22 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 583
23 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:01 PM 29 0.26 602
24 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 59 0.26 555
25 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 3,062
26 AMERICAN DINER REVIVAL FOOD NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.25 873
27 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.25 490
28 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.24 516
29 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 31 0.23 512
30 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: ATL TLC 9:30 PM 30 0.23 1,111
31 MAKO MERMAIDS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 25 0.23 1,368
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.23 446
33 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.23 432
34 SAY YES TO THE DRESS: ATL TLC 9:00 PM 30 0.22 1,091
35 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,525
36 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.22 573
37 DORA AND FRIENDS NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 60 0.21 921
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.21 376
39 LOVE LUST OR RUN TLC 10:00 PM 31 0.21 905
40 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.21 371
41 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 426
42 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE L AMC 10:00 PM 120 0.20 462
43 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,749
44 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.19 627
45 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 90 0.19 421
46 SMARTEST GUY IN THE ROOM HISTORY 11:03 PM 29 0.19 646
47 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,153
48 TRANSFORMERS: TRANSFORMERS HBO PRIME 4:03 PM 143 0.19 411
49 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,951
50 SANJAY & CRAIG NICKELODEON 8:15 PM 15 0.18 990
51 PEOPLES COUCH, THE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.18 429
52 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 15 0.18 1,040
53 AMERICAN RESTORATION HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.18 1,047
54 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,218
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 334
56 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.17 608
57 GET HARD HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 100 0.17 363
58 SMARTEST GUY IN THE ROOM HISTORY 11:32 PM 29 0.17 555
59 LOVE AT FIRST SWIPE TLC 10:31 PM 30 0.16 692
60 TREEHOUSE MAST VIEW FROM ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 62 0.16 628
61 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION AMC 8:00 PM 120 0.15 467
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,599
63 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY L: USA/CANADA FOX SPORTS 1 10:25 PM 132 0.15 294
64 PIG GOAT BANANA CRICKET NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.15 896
65 47TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS: N/A TV ONE 9:00 PM 120 0.15 664
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,417
67 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,476
68 MYSTERIES AT THE CASTLE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 661
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,412
70 VICE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 30 0.14 505
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,649
72 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,412
73 BIG BEACH BUILDS HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 30 0.13 524
74 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.13 278
75 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 275
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,089
77 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,379
78 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 829
79 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.12 294
80 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 636
81 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 290
82 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 772
83 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,096
84 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 715
85 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,319
86 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 611
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 670
88 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.11 236
89 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,288
90 HERE WE GO AGAIN SNEAK PE TV ONE 11:00 PM 30 0.10 399
91 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 307
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 828
93 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.10 209
94 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 688
95 EX ISLE WETV 10:00 PM 61 0.10 295
96 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / VERACRUZ UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 150 0.09 228
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 565
98 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 218
99 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 397
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 651
101 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 183
102 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 665
103 COLL FTBL ALL-STAR CHALL: 2016 CHALLENGE ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.09 229
104 SUPER BOWL LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.09 212
105 47TH NAACP RED CARPET TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.09 387
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 686
107 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 874
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 670
109 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 419
110 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 428
111 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 782
112 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 12:37 AM 23 0.08 140
113 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 583
114 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.08 175
115 SUPER BOWL LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 200
116 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 364
117 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 383
118 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 186
119 MICHAEL JACKSONS JOURNEY SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 93 0.08 277
120 PGA TOUR: 2016 WASTE MGMT PHOENIX OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 3:00 PM 265 0.08 573
121 SUPER BOWL TONIGHT: SUPER BOWL TONIGHT NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.08 240
122 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 583
123 BORN AGAIN VIRGIN S2 SNP TV ONE 11:30 PM 30 0.08 262
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 273
125 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.07 197
126 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 553
127 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 12:30 AM 30 0.07 128
128 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.06 164
129 MONSTER FISH NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 203
130 SUPER BOWL LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.06 183
131 NATIONAL TEAM (PT) FRI: USA / CANADA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:30 PM 150 0.06 152
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 265
133 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 530
134 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.06 167
135 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 523
136 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 482
137 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 462
138 MONSTER FISH COMPILATION NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.06 218
139 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 306
140 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 591
141 CUP, THE HBO PRIME 6:30 PM 97 0.05 141
142 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 492
143 CENTRIC HITS 2HR CENTRIC 8:00 AM 60 0.05 100
144 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 470
145 CENTRIC HITS 2HR CENTRIC 7:00 AM 60 0.05 104
146 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.05 189
147 BBCA MOVIE: ALIEN BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 150 0.05 161
148 CENTRIC HITS 2HR CENTRIC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 98
149 ANIMALS. HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 28 0.05 239
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 232

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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.