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August 29, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.26.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  After adjustment, CBS’s PRESEASON NFL game fell 0.2 to 1.1.  Local preemptions for other preseason games led to additional changes.  On ABC, the entire line-up fell 0.1 in final numbers, On NBC, the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun dropped 0.3 and DATELINE was down 0.2.  FOX’s MASTERCHEF reruns lost 0.1-0.2.  On CW, both reruns of MASTERS OF ILLUSION were down 0.2, and the PENN & TELLER: FOOL US rerun fell 0.3.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Aug FRI.26

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim and Lifetime shared top honors on Friday cable.  Adult Swim’s THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW ticked down to 0.47, with lead-out MDE WORLD PEACE steady at 0.38. Lifetime’s BRING IT gained 0.05 to 0.47, and THE RAP GAME was also up 0.05 to 0.43.  Disney also placed three shows in the Top 10, with GIRL MEETS WORLD up 0.09 to 0.46, lead-in BUNKD at 0.33, and that show’s lead-in ELENA OF AVALOR at 0.29. NFL Network’s national PRESEASON NFL San Francisco vs. Green Bay game was at 0.35, and ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL kick-off of Hawaii vs. California was at 0.32.  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS fell a tick to 0.30. Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD returned at 0.26, with the premiere of lead-out BLUE COLLAR BACKERS at 0.16.  Spike’s BELLATOR MMA was at 0.26.  On Syfy, DARK MATTER rose 0.03 to 0.22, and KILLJOYS was also up 0.03 to 0.20. OWN’s LOVE THY NEIGHBOR ticked up to 0.16.  We’s MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER edged up 0.02 to 0.15.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MELBOURNE added a hundredth to 0.10.  Freeform’s CHEER SQUAD was at 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Aug FRI.26

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 26, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ERIC ANDRE SHOW ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.47 1,019
2 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.47 1,183
3 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.46 1,864
4 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 62 0.43 1,080
5 M D E: WORLD PEACE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.38 814
6 NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2016 – GB VS. SF NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 120 0.35 918
7 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.33 1,540
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: HAWAII/CALIFORNIA ESPN 10:05 PM 223 0.32 782
9 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.30 1,120
10 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.29 1,264
11 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.26 1,276
12 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 160 SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 135 0.26 725
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 610
14 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 506
15 LION GUARD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.24 1,001
16 DARK MATTER SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 762
17 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 180 0.22 589
18 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 428
19 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 414
20 KILLER CLERGY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 760
21 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.20 907
22 KILLJOYS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 677
23 HALF HOUR COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.19 356
24 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,571
25 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 406
26 ARENA FOOTBALL         L: PHILADELPHIA/ARIZONA ESPN 7:00 PM 185 0.18 413
27 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.18 883
28 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:48 AM 72 0.18 380
29 HALF HOUR COMEDY CENTRAL 12:30 AM 30 0.17 318
30 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 358
31 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,048
32 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 457
33 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.16 947
34 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,277
35 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.16 597
36 BLUE COLLAR BACKERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.16 651
37 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,503
38 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.16 402
39 KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,910
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,274
41 MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.15 418
42 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,822
43 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,365
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 335
45 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 306
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,479
47 AMBER ROSE SHOW VH1 11:00 PM 30 0.15 283
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 308
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 330
50 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,048
51 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,411
52 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 790
53 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.14 356
54 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,711
55 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 810
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 305
57 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 849
58 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 782
59 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,137
60 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 825
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 911
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 310
63 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY JUNIOR 9:30 AM 25 0.13 433
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 699
65 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 779
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 696
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 767
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 316
69 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 753
70 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 287
71 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.12 290
72 KILLER WOMEN: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 184 0.12 408
73 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,047
74 TRAINWRECK: TRAINWRECK HBO PRIME 12:10 AM 125 0.12 229
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 747
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 610
77 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.11 307
78 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 985
79 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 689
80 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,360
81 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,153
82 REAL HOUSEWIVES MELBOURNE BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.10 345
83 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 744
84 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.10 241
85 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:00 PM 90 0.10 471
86 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,109
87 DANISH GIRL, THE: DANISH GIRL, THE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 120 0.10 460
88 LION GUARD DISNEY JUNIOR 9:00 AM 25 0.09 406
89 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,202
90 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 399
91 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 290
92 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 601
93 CHEER SQUAD FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.08 172
94 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 518
95 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 879
96 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 204
97 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP: CHC AT LAD/ATL AT SF MLB NETWORK 11:30 PM 139 0.08 217
98 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 432
99 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 769
100 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 562
101 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.08 151
102 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 487
103 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 743
104 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 617
105 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 855
106 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 525
107 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 645
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 285
109 FIFTY SHADES OF GRAY: FIFTY SHADES OF GRAY MAXPRIME 11:50 PM 125 0.07 186
110 PRIMAL SURVIVOR COMP NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 348
111 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 569
112 BROOKLYN HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 112 0.07 237
113 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 552
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 245
115 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.06 289
116 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 598
117 DISH NATION BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 1:02 AM 30 0.06 130
118 LAST WITCH HUNTER, THE MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 107 0.06 170
119 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.06 300
120 GUYS GROCERY GAMES COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.06 155
121 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS NBC UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.05 113
122 POLICEWOMEN FILES OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.05 285
123 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 241
124 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:03 AM 43 0.05 97
125 PGA TOUR: 2016 BARCLAYS GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 248 0.05 577
126 BIG BROTHER:  AFTER DARK: BBA-160164 BBAD EP 1164 8/26/16 POP 12:00 AM 180 0.05 145
127 NASCAR XFINITY QUALIFY L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 PM 90 0.05 273
128 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 10:26 PM 64 0.05 204
129 CESAR 911 NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 273
130 AVIATOR, THE: AVIATOR, THE HBO PRIME 4:05 PM 170 0.05 133
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 194
132 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 210
133 GUYS GROCERY GAMES COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.04 136
134 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: KC AT BOS/BAL AT NYY MLB NETWORK 7:10 PM 196 0.04 260
135 GUYS GROCERY GAMES COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.04 115
136 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 178
137 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 248
138 F1 PRACTICE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 AM 95 0.04 153
139 CRASHLETES NICKTOONS 9:00 PM 30 0.04 192
140 MLB PREGAME MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 10 0.04 155
141 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER FRI: REAL SALT LAKE / COLORADO RAPIDS UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 122 0.04 72
142 MICHAELA HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 155
143 CELEBRITY NAME GAME POP 6:00 PM 30 0.04 122
144 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 168
145 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 1:49 AM 61 0.03 112
146 GARFIELD SHOW, THE BOOMERANG 10:00 AM 30 0.03 105
147 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 11:02 PM 33 0.03 110
148 DESPIERTA CON C.LORET M-F GALAVISION 7:35 AM 93 0.03 73
149 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.03 215
150 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.03 54

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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.