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April 18, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.15.2016

 

 

 

 

NOTE TO READERS:  For the remainder of this week, text and responses to Comment requests will be delayed, likely to the night after the Top 150 charts have been posted.

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Since there was no text this morning, a bit more detail on the network ratings:

NBC:  All ratings held from prelims, which meant GRIMM was down 0.1 from last week and DATELINE was up 0.1.

ABC:  No change from prelims, and LAST MAN STANDING, DR KEN and SHARK TANK were all up 0.1 from last week, while 20/20 was down 0.1.

CBS:  THE AMAZING RACE rose 0.1 in finals, leaving it still down 0.1 from last week, as was BLUE BLOODS, while HAWAII 5-0 was steady.

FOX:  As the prelims had reported, a rerun HELL’S KITCHEN was 0.2 behind last week’s SLEEPY HOLLOW FINALE, and a new HELL’S KITCHEN was up 0.1.

CW:  No change for THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (up 0.1 from last week) or THE ORIGINALS (steady).

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Apr FRI.15

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a very quiet Friday, Adult Swim’s CHILDRENS HOSPITAL had the lead, despite dropping 0.15 from last week to 0.45.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES gained 0.03 to 0.39.  Discovery’s YUKON MEN ticked up to 0.32.  NBC Sports Net hit the Top 10 with the NHL PLAYOFFS at 0.30, with another game at 0.25.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was up a hundredth to 0.27, and VICE had an impressive bump for the night, up 0.08 to 0.20.  Cartoon Network’s 6PM PPG 2016 was down a tenth to 0.26.  OWN’s FOR BETTER OR WORSE dropped 0.05 to 0.24.  On Lifetime, ATLANTA PLASTIC gained a tick to 0.22, and MOTHER/DAUGHTER EXPERIMENT was similarly up to 0.18.  We’s KENDRA ON TOP was at 0.19/0.16, up from last week’s 0.15/0.14.  Syfy’s WYNONNA EARP rose 0.03 to 0.18.  USA’s MOTIVE lost 0.04 to 0.18.  Bravo’s THE PEOPLE’S COUCH fell 0.07 to 0.13.  Cinemax’s BANSHEE was down 0.02 to 0.08. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Apr FRI.15

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday April 15, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.45 1,053
2 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.39 1,046
3 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.35 816
4 YUKON MEN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,512
5 NHL QTR FINALS L: NASHVILLE/ANAHEIM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:55 PM 157 0.30 558
6 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.27 1,146
7 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 59 0.27 546
8 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.26 530
9 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.26 1,188
10 NBA STUDIO  L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.25 523
11 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 61 0.25 510
12 NHL QTR FINALS L: CHICAGO/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 172 0.25 633
13 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.25 465
14 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:01 AM 59 0.24 469
15 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:05 PM 61 0.24 597
16 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.24 768
17 TANKED AFTERPARTY ANIMAL PLANET 11:06 PM 10 0.23 596
18 ATLANTA PLASTIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.22 578
19 STRANGER IN MY HOME, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 744
20 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:59 PM 121 0.22 441
21 NBA STUDIO ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 469
22 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 443
23 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 61 0.21 463
24 VICE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 26 0.20 629
25 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.20 347
26 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:00 PM 31 0.19 436
27 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.19 370
28 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,804
29 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,175
30 MAKO MERMAIDS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 25 0.19 887
31 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 344
32 BACKSTAGE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.18 1,065
33 WYNONNA EARP SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 643
34 MOTHER/DAUGHTER EXPERIMEN LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.18 409
35 MOTIVE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.18 604
36 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 322
37 VACATION HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 99 0.17 384
38 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.17 362
39 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.17 352
40 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 875
41 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.17 325
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.17 322
43 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,481
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 740
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 318
46 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:31 PM 31 0.16 370
47 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 673
48 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 840
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 300
50 SAY YES TO THE DRESS TLC 9:00 PM 31 0.15 684
51 LUCY HBO PRIME 1:00 AM 89 0.15 372
52 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,837
53 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 385
54 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,864
55 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.14 272
56 RHNY FIRST LOOK BRAVO 7:34 PM 11 0.14 459
57 GHOST BROTHERS DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.13 458
58 PEOPLES COUCH, THE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.13 404
59 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,508
60 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,040
61 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:32 AM 17 0.13 222
62 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 742
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 668
64 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.12 267
65 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,158
66 SP BEHIND BUILD SMART HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 60 0.12 520
67 SHOWCASE GAME: SF AT LAD/ARI AT SD MLB NETWORK 10:00 PM 177 0.12 329
68 NHL QTR FINALS L: DETROIT/TAMPA CNBC 7:00 PM 183 0.12 315
69 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 522
70 NBA STUDIO ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.11 274
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 626
72 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 230
73 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,029
74 SHAHS FIRST LOOK BRAVO 7:49 PM 11 0.11 365
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,059
76 WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS HBO PRIME 6:35 PM 99 0.10 231
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,337
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 757
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 627
80 NBA STUDIO ESPN2 2:00 AM 60 0.10 227
81 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,321
82 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 228
83 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 559
84 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 641
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 559
86 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,110
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,403
88 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL  L: JORDAN ALL-AMERICAN CL. ESPN2 8:00 PM 120 0.10 255
89 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,179
90 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.10 253
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,305
92 NFL LIVE ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.09 215
93 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 340
94 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 253
95 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,187
96 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 443
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 520
98 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 366
99 TRUCK TECH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:49 AM 30 0.09 159
100 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 385
101 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 837
102 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 594
103 UNCOMMON SENSE S2 MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.08 153
104 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 158
105 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.08 177
106 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.08 154
107 BINGE THINKING MTV2 11:30 PM 30 0.08 140
108 BANSHEE MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 51 0.08 290
109 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUAL L FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 90 0.08 457
110 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 232
111 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 602
112 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 721
113 LATE MOVIE: THE FIRST TIME FREEFORM 12:00 AM 120 0.07 158
114 DAILY SHARE HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.07 149
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 310
116 DAILY SHARE HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 142
117 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 126
118 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 161
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 174
120 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 12:57 AM 67 0.06 156
121 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.06 139
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 256
123 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:47 PM 10 0.06 177
124 WORLDS FUNNIEST DOGS NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 317
125 DISTURBIA HBO PRIME 11:00 AM 105 0.06 119
126 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:57 PM 15 0.06 205
127 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 131
128 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: COL AT CHC MLB NETWORK 2:16 PM 183 0.05 238
129 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 449
130 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 389
131 MLBT ON DECK CIRCLE MLB NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 156
132 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 420
133 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:28 PM 42 0.05 183
134 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 429
135 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:13 PM 34 0.05 157
136 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 719
137 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 187
138 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 209
139 POINT OF NO RETURN MAXPRIME 8:10 PM 108 0.05 195
140 MSNBC LIVE W/ JD BALART MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 392
141 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:12 PM 16 0.05 177
142 ALL THE PRETTY HORSES HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 117 0.05 101
143 PGA TOUR: 2016 RBC HERITAGE GOLF CHANNEL 2:58 PM 182 0.05 429
144 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER FRI: HOUSTON DYNAMO / LA GALAXY UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:55 PM 124 0.05 109
145 TMZ SPORTS FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 AM 30 0.04 102
146 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 6:19 PM 101 0.04 109
147 INTENTIONAL TALK MLB NETWORK 5:19 PM 60 0.04 136
148 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.04 381
149 MUSIC AND LYRICS HBO PRIME 2:30 PM 104 0.04 99
150 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 54 0.04 135

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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.