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March 7, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.4.2016

 

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  GRIMM gained 0.1 in final numbers. 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH owned Friday cable, with the entire primetime slate in the Top 4:  GOLD RUSH itself up 0.03 to 1.34, an AFTERSHOW at 1.00, and GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT leading off the evening at 0.55.  ESPN’s primetime Washington vs. Cleveland NBA game was at 0.59, with the late Atlanta vs. Lakers game at 0.51.  Adult Swim’s CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, which just announced its upcoming exit, ticked up to 0.53.  On Lifetime, BRING IT slipped 0.06 to 0.48.  A pair of Disney Channel morning shows hit the Top 10:  DOC MCSTUFFINS at 0.44 and SOFIA THE FIRST at 0.39.  (Nickelodeon wasn’t far behind with a noon BLAZE & THE MONSTER at #11 with 0.34.)  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER lost a tick to 0.33, and VICE gained 0.02 to 0.20, with ANIMALS down 0.01 to 0.10.  On Food Network, GUY & HUNTER’S EUROPEAN VACATION ticked down to 0.29, while BURGERS BREW & QUE and AMERICAN DINER REVIVAL were both at 0.25, respectively up 0.02/0.01.  Spike’s BELLATOR MMA lost a hundredth to 0.27.  On TLC, LOVE LUST OR RUN held at 0.22, SAY YES TO THE DRESS fell 0.02 to 0.22, and LOVE AT FIRST SWIPE remained at 0.18.  History’s AMERICAN RESTORATION ticked up to 0.18, and MILLION DOLLAR GENIUS stayed at 0.15.  Bravo’s THE PEOPLE’S COUCH dropped 0.03 to 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 March 4, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 91 1.34 4,369
2 GOLD RUSH: DIRT AFTERSHOW DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:31 PM 32 1.00 3,289
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: WASHINGTON/CLEVELAND ESPN 8:05 PM 150 0.59 1,506
4 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.55 2,232
5 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 15 0.53 1,205
6 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: ATLANTA/LA LAKERS ESPN 10:35 PM 141 0.51 1,145
7 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 66 0.48 1,186
8 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.44 1,428
9 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.39 1,300
10 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:56 AM 64 0.38 833
11 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.34 1,256
12 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.33 1,338
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.32 845
14 GUY AND HUNTERS VACATION FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.29 990
15 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 151 SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 126 0.27 768
16 STRANGER IN MY HOME, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 949
17 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.25 527
18 BURGERS, BREW & QUE FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.25 858
19 AMERICAN DINER REVIVAL FOOD NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.25 937
20 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,321
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,836
22 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:30 PM 35 0.23 580
23 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.23 1,492
24 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,615
25 LOVE LUST OR RUN TLC 10:08 PM 31 0.22 801
26 MAKO MERMAIDS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.22 1,297
27 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 9:00 PM 68 0.22 1,145
28 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 1,715
29 AMERICAN RESTORATION HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.21 918
30 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.21 459
31 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 508
32 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 1,844
33 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.21 388
34 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.21 1,123
35 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.20 804
36 VICE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 29 0.20 603
37 RHA FIRST LOOK BRAVO 9:36 PM 11 0.20 494
38 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.20 1,691
39 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,461
40 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 390
41 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,222
42 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,450
43 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.18 481
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,738
45 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,595
46 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,234
47 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,110
48 LOVE AT FIRST SWIPE TLC 10:39 PM 30 0.18 675
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 61 0.17 343
50 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,206
51 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,926
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:01 AM 59 0.17 303
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 308
54 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUAL L FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 90 0.16 788
55 MILLION DOLLAR GENIUS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.15 517
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 833
57 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,368
58 RHOP FIRST LOOK BRAVO 9:47 PM 13 0.15 407
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 318
60 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,530
61 INSANE POOLS: OFF THE DEE ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.15 604
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 291
63 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 280
64 PEOPLES COUCH, THE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.14 348
65 SEPARATION ANX SNEAK PEEK TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 11:30 PM 60 0.14 407
66 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 866
67 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 883
68 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.14 254
69 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,702
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 927
71 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 838
72 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.14 860
73 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 772
74 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.13 306
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.13 266
76 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: EXPRESS, THE AMC 9:00 PM 180 0.13 469
77 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 835
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 775
79 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.13 290
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 789
81 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.12 758
82 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 716
83 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.12 232
84 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.11 218
85 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 733
86 ENTOURAGE (2015) HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 104 0.11 247
87 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,031
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 716
89 PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.11 386
90 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 659
91 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 233
92 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.10 161
93 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 637
94 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 475
95 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 893
96 ANIMALS. HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 25 0.10 290
97 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.10 149
98 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:59 PM 61 0.09 239
99 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.09 203
100 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 307
101 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:04 PM 115 0.09 319
102 NASCAR RACE HUB WKND ED L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 30 0.08 460
103 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 629
104 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 328
105 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 9:45 PM 11 0.08 213
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 324
107 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 229
108 AS TOLD BY GINGER TEENNICK 11:32 PM 32 0.08 195
109 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 535
110 AS TOLD BY GINGER TEENNICK 12:34 AM 31 0.07 193
111 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 371
112 AS TOLD BY GINGER TEENNICK 12:04 AM 30 0.07 189
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 522
114 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 135
115 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT SP FYI 10:00 PM 15 0.07 246
116 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 407
117 PGA TOUR: 2016 WGC-CADILLAC CHP GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 236 0.07 686
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 233
119 KNIGHTS TALE, A: KNIGHTS TALE, A HBO PRIME 2:05 PM 132 0.07 164
120 EX ISLE WETV 11:00 PM 60 0.07 155
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 301
122 BBCA MOVIE: DEEP IMPACT BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 180 0.06 266
123 NASCAR XFINITY FIN PRAC L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 60 0.06 322
124 MAYA THE BEE SPROUT 5:30 PM 15 0.06 206
125 WWE RAW – EN ESP: N/A NBC UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 180 0.06 134
126 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 57 0.06 170
127 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 684
128 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 56 0.06 170
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 477
130 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 524
131 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 517
132 ANTWONE FISHER: ANTWONE FISHER HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 120 0.06 184
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 184
134 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KENT ST/AKRON ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.05 174
135 CESAR 911 NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 291
136 RUGBY SEVENS WORLD SERIES: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:00 PM 122 0.05 135
137 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:30 AM 30 0.05 132
138 DEMOLITION MAN MAXPRIME 11:55 AM 115 0.05 118
139 SIGNAL, THE HBO PRIME 4:20 PM 97 0.05 116
140 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 12:57 AM 33 0.05 144
141 WE ARE MARSHALL: WE ARE MARSHALL MAXPRIME 1:50 PM 131 0.05 112
142 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 87
143 ESPN FC ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.05 77
144 YO-KAI WATCH DISNEY XD 5:00 PM 30 0.05 333
145 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 506
146 NFL LIVE ESPN2 2:00 AM 60 0.05 106
147 UFC WEIGH-IN L FOX SPORTS 2 7:00 PM 60 0.05 145
148 FSL WITH JAY AND DAN P FOX SPORTS 1 11:02 PM 28 0.05 126
149 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 675
150 SPRING TRAINING: LAA AT CHC MLB NETWORK 4:06 PM 150 0.05 155

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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.