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April 4, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.1.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  SLEEPY HOLLOW lost 0.1 in final numbers that it couldn’t spare as it heads to the season finale, and THE VAMPIRE DIARIES also dropped 0.1.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Syfy’s WYNONNA EARP premiered without much distinction at 0.20, and USA’s premiere of new episodes of the former ABC Canadian import MOTIVE was also at 0.20.  The final season of Cinemax’s BANSHEE began with a quiet 0.10.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader led Friday cable with 1.14 for the late game and 0.75 for the lead-in.  Adult Swim’s CHILDRENS HOSPITAL ticked up to 0.51.  Disney’s 9:30AM LION GUARD remained strong, down 0.04 to 0.41, and the network’s viewers were already awake at 8AM, when DOC MCSTUFFINS was up 0.02 to 0.37.  (Not surprisingly, those were particularly high in the 12-34 demo.)  On Lifetime, a BRING IT REUNION special was at 0.40 (up 0.07 from last week’s regular episode), and ATLANTA PLASTIC gained 0.08 to 0.38.  Discovery’s YUKON MEN edged up 0.02 to 0.35.  Spike’s PREMIER BOXING was at 0.35. OWN’s FOR BETTER OR WORSE returned with a pair of 0.28 half-hours.  Food Network’s BURGERS, BREW & QUE lost 0.04 to 0.30. History’s AMERICAN RESTORATION was up 0.03 to 0.20, but MILLION DOLLAR GENIUS fell 0.04 to 0.12.  On We, KENDRA ON TOP returned at 0.16/0.18, with lead-in SAY YES TO THE DRESS down 0.05 from last week to 0.17.  Bravo’s THE PEOPLE’S COUCH climbed 0.05 to 0.17.  

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 April 1, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BOSTON/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 11:03 PM 126 1.14 2,691
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CLEVELAND/ATLANTA ESPN 8:04 PM 179 0.75 1,868
3 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:09 AM 59 0.57 1,195
4 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 15 0.51 1,066
5 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.41 1,604
6 BRING IT! REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.40 1,004
7 ATLANTA PLASTIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.38 936
8 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.37 1,547
9 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.36 860
10 YUKON MEN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,590
11 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS: PBC: BRONER VS THEOPHANE SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 141 0.35 873
12 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.34 1,427
13 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.28 1,594
14 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 64 0.28 622
15 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.28 753
16 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.28 515
17 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.28 724
18 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.27 505
19 BURGERS, BREW & QUE FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.26 781
20 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.26 473
21 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 547
22 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.25 1,473
23 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.22 475
24 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.22 962
25 RHA FIRST LOOK BRAVO 9:33 PM 12 0.21 520
26 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.21 371
27 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.21 400
28 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.21 1,467
29 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.21 370
30 WYNONNA EARP SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 801
31 MOTIVE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.20 706
32 AMERICAN RESTORATION HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.20 852
33 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.20 381
34 INSANE POOLS: OFF THE DEE ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 62 0.19 566
35 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,402
36 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,058
37 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.19 407
38 MAKO MERMAIDS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.19 1,070
39 BACKSTAGE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.18 1,124
40 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:30 PM 30 0.18 442
41 PEOPLES COUCH, THE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.17 456
42 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 9:00 PM 31 0.17 780
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 924
44 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: DEAD 7 SYFY 8:00 PM 120 0.17 579
45 RHNY FIRST LOOK BRAVO 9:45 PM 15 0.17 439
46 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.17 1,291
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 348
48 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 803
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,375
50 KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,934
51 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:00 PM 30 0.16 432
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 312
53 FNR: RISING THREATS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,580
54 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,144
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 810
56 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L ESPN2 10:41 PM 23 0.15 390
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 321
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,238
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 323
60 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,122
61 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,392
62 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.14 310
63 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,913
64 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,617
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 273
66 ISIS & THE INTERNET MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 730
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 978
68 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 8:00 PM 60 0.13 360
69 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,274
70 WHAT IF WE GET MARRIED TLC 9:31 PM 61 0.13 467
71 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,240
72 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 803
73 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 765
74 SYTTD: FIRST LOOK TLC 8:00 PM 25 0.12 491
75 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,538
76 MILLION DOLLAR GENIUS HISTORY 11:03 PM 58 0.12 482
77 WDYTYA: FIRST LOOK TLC 8:25 PM 26 0.11 603
78 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,116
79 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 669
80 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 227
81 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,070
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 730
83 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,020
84 LIGA MX L: TOLUCA / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 151 0.11 235
85 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 544
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 715
87 BANSHEE MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.10 356
88 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 640
89 LEGEND HUNTER TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 415
90 PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.10 364
91 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: MOULIN ROUGE (2001) FREEFORM 7:00 PM 180 0.09 230
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 605
93 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.09 261
94 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 703
95 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:04 PM 56 0.09 216
96 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 467
97 SHREK HBO PRIME 8:15 AM 90 0.09 163
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 700
99 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 616
100 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 221
101 SHES ALL THAT HBO PRIME 12:40 PM 96 0.08 147
102 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:33 PM 27 0.08 196
103 DIVERGENT SERIES:INSURGEN HBO PRIME 7:55 PM 119 0.08 200
104 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 327
105 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 568
106 WALK THE PRANK PREVIEW DISNEY XD 6:00 PM 30 0.08 482
107 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 707
108 PRIME MOVIE 2 IFC TV 12:00 AM 75 0.07 221
109 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 674
110 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 447
111 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:00 PM 41 0.07 146
112 PRIME MOVIE 2 IFC TV 11:00 PM 60 0.07 236
113 STEP UP ALL IN HBO PRIME 4:10 PM 112 0.07 160
114 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 424
115 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 510
116 PGA TOUR: 2016 SHELL HOUSTON OPEN GOLF CHANNEL 4:00 PM 180 0.07 592
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 285
118 UFC MAIN EVENT FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 30 0.06 209
119 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUAL L FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 90 0.06 440
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 520
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 316
122 WWE RAW – EN ESP: N/A NBC UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 180 0.06 131
123 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L ESPN2 7:00 PM 112 0.06 240
124 PRIME MOVIE 1: TREMORS IFC TV 9:00 PM 120 0.06 221
125 AMC MOVIE AMC 2:30 PM 30 0.06 246
126 GUYS GROCERY GAMES COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 113
127 SELF/LESS MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 117 0.05 233
128 MAID IN MANHATTAN: MAID IN MANHATTAN POP 11:00 PM 150 0.05 168
129 CESAR 911 NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 280
130 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:06 AM 30 0.05 143
131 TENNIS: ATP TOUR MASTER L: MIAMI OPEN ESPN2 1:00 PM 138 0.05 187
132 UFC MAIN EVENT FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 30 0.05 192
133 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 507
134 HOME ALONE HBO PRIME 6:30 AM 103 0.05 118
135 DRIVEN TO LOVE WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.05 140
136 LPGA TOUR: 2016 ANA INSPIRATION GOLF CHANNEL 7:00 PM 120 0.05 304
137 AUTUMN IN NEW YORK HBO PRIME 6:10 PM 104 0.05 152
138 MSNBC LIVE W/ JD BALART MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 495
139 VACATION HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 29 0.05 124
140 LATIN EXPLOSION:NEW AMERI HBO PRIME 9:50 AM 65 0.05 101
141 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:51 PM 15 0.05 133
142 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 9:00 PM 60 0.05 147
143 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 495
144 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 460
145 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:36 AM 30 0.05 127
146 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 477
147 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL  L ESPN2 3:18 PM 93 0.05 112
148 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.05 231
149 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.05 458
150 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 524

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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.