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August 1, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.29.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 dip for the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Jul FRI.29

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE led a low night of Friday cable, down 0.05 to 0.46, with lead-out HOMESTEAD RESCUE down a tick to 0.29.  Adult Swim’s DECKER: UNCLASSIFIED ticked up to 0.45, and CHECK IT OUT gained 0.04 to 0.40.  On Lifetime, BRING IT rose 0.03 to 0.44, and THE RAP GAME fell 0.05 to 0.39.  Disney Channel’s GIRL MEETS WORLD was down 0.03 to 0.42.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER climbed 0.05 to 0.40.  In the pre-Adult Swim hour of 7PM, Cartoon Network’s STEVEN UNIVERSE hit the Top 10, even though it was down 0.02 to 0.32.  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was steady at 0.31.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP gained 0.06 to 0.29, but MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER was down 0.02 to 0.14.  On Comedy Central, the 3rd night of ROAST BATTLE was at 0.25, and a special edition of THE DAILY SHOW was at 0.20.  On Syfy, KILLJOYS gained 0.07 to 0.19, and DARK MATTER was up 0.05 to 0.18.  OWN’s LOVE THY NEIGHBOR dropped 0.03 to 0.13.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MELBOURNE fell 0.04 to 0.07.  Cinemax’s OUTCAST gained a tick to 0.06, enough to put it back on the chart.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Jul FRI.29

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 29, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.46 2,066
2 DECKER: UNCLASSIFIED ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.45 1,021
3 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.44 1,071
4 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.42 1,778
5 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.40 1,594
6 CHECK IT OUT ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.40 879
7 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 61 0.39 1,024
8 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.32 1,312
9 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.31 1,278
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 679
11 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 580
12 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,295
13 HOMESTEAD RESCUE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.29 1,406
14 STEVEN UNIVERSE: LAPIS LAMENT THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 120 0.28 1,346
15 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,193
16 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.26 1,290
17 JEFF ROSS ROAST BATTLE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 472
18 SANJAY & CRAIG NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.25 1,236
19 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY JUNIOR 9:00 AM 50 0.24 1,065
20 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 26 0.24 1,234
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,153
22 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,004
23 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,620
24 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: N/A TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:00 PM 390 0.23 1,320
25 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,063
26 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,036
27 BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.23 1,261
28 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,414
29 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 394
30 RHOC FIRST LOOK BRAVO 8:35 PM 11 0.22 587
31 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,514
32 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,104
33 COPS SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.21 701
34 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 448
35 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,226
36 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,552
37 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,219
38 PASSPORT TO MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 733
39 COPS SPIKE TV 7:30 PM 30 0.20 613
40 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.20 581
41 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,221
42 BLUE: A SECRET LIFE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.19 594
43 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.19 796
44 RHNJ FIRST LOOK BRAVO 8:46 PM 14 0.19 528
45 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,421
46 KILLJOYS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 771
47 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,498
48 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,617
49 DARK MATTER SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 734
50 ALL IN WITH CAM NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.18 933
51 COPS SPIKE TV 7:00 PM 30 0.18 546
52 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.18 393
53 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 899
54 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 363
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,754
56 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 989
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,872
58 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 837
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 905
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 887
61 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 834
62 KILLER WOMEN: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.16 561
63 BLUE: A SECRET LIFE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 505
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,836
65 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 311
66 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 867
67 E:60 ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 289
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 904
69 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,852
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 832
71 BLACK MASS: BLACK MASS HBO PRIME 7:55 PM 123 0.15 356
72 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,225
73 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 60 0.15 764
74 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 304
75 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 59 0.15 335
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 302
77 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,093
78 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 260
79 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,598
80 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,212
81 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 314
82 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 710
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 270
84 MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 346
85 SPORTSNATION SPECIAL L ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 270
86 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 60 0.14 683
87 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 234
88 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.13 293
89 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,410
90 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS: PBC: STEVENSON VS WILLIAMS JR SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 129 0.13 531
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 288
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 257
93 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.13 424
94 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 276
95 REAL STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,320
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 938
97 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 648
98 HEY DUGGEE NICK JR 2:00 PM 30 0.13 640
99 ELEAGUE: SEMIFINALS OF VALVES COUNTER-STRIKE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 167 0.13 295
100 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.13 409
101 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 264
102 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 2:30 PM 30 0.13 621
103 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.12 237
104 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 793
105 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 840
106 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 644
107 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 524
108 USA BASKETBALL L: USA/VENEZUELA NBA-TV 9:01 PM 131 0.11 280
109 BARBERSHOP 2: BACK IN BUS HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 106 0.11 224
110 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 30 0.10 211
111 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 845
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 861
113 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 723
114 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.10 245
115 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 739
116 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 728
117 HARRY POTTER ORDER PHOENI: HARRY POTTER ORDER PHOENI HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 138 0.09 215
118 TRACK & FIELD           L: N/A ESPN 9:30 PM 151 0.09 297
119 AMBER ROSE SHOW VH1 11:00 PM 30 0.09 229
120 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.09 218
121 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 11:12 PM 30 0.09 179
122 ROAD WARRIORS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 729
123 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 714
124 SKIN WARS: FRESH PAINT GSN 11:00 PM 60 0.08 307
125 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 708
126 DEATH ROW STORIES HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 354
127 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 766
128 REAL HOUSEWIVES MELBOURNE BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.07 249
129 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 422
130 MY LIFE IN RUINS HBO PRIME 4:20 PM 95 0.07 173
131 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: SEA AT CHC MLB NETWORK 2:14 PM 162 0.07 279
132 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 201
133 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 148
134 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:00 PM 98 0.07 449
135 NATIONAL TREASURE: NATIONAL TREASURE HBO PRIME 9:15 AM 131 0.07 183
136 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.07 123
137 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS NBC UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.06 121
138 OUTCAST MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 49 0.06 154
139 GET HARD MAXPRIME 8:15 PM 100 0.06 148
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 254
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 262
142 INTENTIONAL TALK MLB NETWORK 4:56 PM 64 0.06 151
143 CESAR 911 NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 263
144 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.06 110
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 264
146 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 114
147 TRAINING CAMP PRIMETIME: TRAINING CAMP PRIMETIME NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.06 121
148 SOAPDISH HBO PRIME 2:40 PM 96 0.06 118
149 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 112
150 BIG BROTHER:  AFTER DARK: BBA-160136 BBAD EP 1136 7/29/16 POP 12:00 AM 180 0.05 143

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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.