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September 12, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.9.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Note that because the STAND UP TO CANCER special aired without commercials, Nielsen didn’t include it in final numbers.  Beyond that, PENN & TELLER: FOOL US lost 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cinemax’s QUARRY premiered at a lackluster 0.06.  The night’s winner was ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game at 0.55.  Lifetime’s BRING IT gained 0.02 to 0.46, and THE RAP GAME ticked down to 0.44.  On Adult Swim, THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW returned at 0.43, and MDE WORLD PEACE was at 0.35.  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD rose 0.11 to 0.41, and BLUE COLLAR BACKERS was up 0.02 to 0.17.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES returned at 0.31, and BURGERS, BREW & QUE was at 0.29.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL were both at 0.29.  The season finale of Syfy’s DARK MATTER climbed 0.04 to 0.18.  We’s MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER dropped 0.02 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 September 9, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: LOUISVILLE/SYRACUSE ESPN2 7:55 PM 243 0.55 1,730
2 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.46 1,192
3 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.44 1,238
4 ERIC ANDRE SHOW ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.43 904
5 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.41 1,420
6 M D E: WORLD PEACE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.35 763
7 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.31 976
8 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,499
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,497
10 BURGERS, BREW & QUE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.24 804
11 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,798
12 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.23 454
13 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.23 430
14 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.22 1,143
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,654
16 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:05 PM 55 0.21 417
17 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 446
18 NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 965
19 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,407
20 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,953
21 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 65 0.20 364
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.20 496
23 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,518
24 JAGGER EATONS MEGA LIFE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.19 961
25 KICKBOXING   L ESPN2 11:58 PM 75 0.19 517
26 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: MENS SEMIFINAL ESPN 3:00 PM 480 0.18 958
27 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 411
28 DARK MATTER SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 742
29 KILLER CLERGY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 862
30 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 422
31 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,357
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 879
33 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 387
34 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 996
35 BLUE COLLAR BACKERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 60 0.17 581
36 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 717
37 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:50 PM 108 0.16 970
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 342
39 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.16 356
40 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,293
41 ALL IN WITH CAM NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.16 749
42 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.16 403
43 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.16 367
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 357
45 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 388
46 TIME MACHINE: MIRAGE MEN HISTORY 8:00 PM 123 0.16 758
47 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.16 380
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,093
49 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.15 304
50 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,802
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 782
52 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,073
53 INTERN, THE: INTERN, THE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 121 0.15 369
54 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS: PBC: JACOBS VS MORA 2 SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 123 0.15 547
55 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,280
56 HALF HOUR COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.14 279
57 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.14 358
58 MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 399
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,633
60 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 293
61 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 690
62 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,606
63 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN2 7:00 PM 55 0.13 409
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 940
65 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 798
66 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.13 282
67 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 348
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 947
69 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 9:10 PM 70 0.12 625
70 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 296
71 VACATION HBO PRIME 11:35 PM 99 0.12 244
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,614
73 ULTIMATE TREEHOUSES ANIMAL PLANET 10:03 PM 61 0.12 550
74 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,338
75 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,229
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 675
77 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 815
78 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 588
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 711
80 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 665
81 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,264
82 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:27 PM 23 0.11 687
83 DARK MATTER SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.11 538
84 STAND UP TO CANCER USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.11 274
85 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 10:20 PM 70 0.11 583
86 NASCAR XFINITY POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:38 PM 22 0.11 554
87 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 11:30 PM 70 0.11 498
88 HALF HOUR COMEDY CENTRAL 12:30 AM 30 0.11 213
89 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 711
90 STAND UP TO CANCER TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 279
91 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.11 317
92 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,455
93 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 849
94 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 12:40 AM 70 0.10 407
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,377
96 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 70 0.10 651
97 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 638
98 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 911
99 TIMELINE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.09 213
100 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.09 187
101 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,295
102 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 222
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 598
104 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 6:50 PM 70 0.09 556
105 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 647
106 FANTASY AND FRIENDS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.09 172
107 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.09 426
108 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 806
109 ELEAGUE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 210
110 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 660
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 484
112 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 665
113 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 5:40 PM 70 0.08 537
114 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 631
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 263
116 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 757
117 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 376
118 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 404
119 WORST COOKS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 221
120 ROOTS OF FIGHT PRESENTS SPIKE TV 11:03 PM 60 0.08 282
121 BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME L: 2016 HOF ENSHRINEMENT CRMNY L NBA-TV 7:30 PM 178 0.07 198
122 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 698
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 255
124 WORST COOKS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.07 237
125 THIS IS LIFE HLN 11:00 PM 60 0.07 239
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 290
127 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 90 0.07 504
128 FOOTLOOSE: FOOTLOOSE POP 8:00 PM 120 0.07 249
129 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 629
130 NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 27 0.07 417
131 WORST COOKS COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.07 214
132 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY   L: CANADA/USA ESPNU 7:00 PM 180 0.07 176
133 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 4:30 PM 70 0.07 424
134 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 627
135 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 1:50 AM 70 0.06 291
136 QUARRY MAXPRIME 10:01 PM 76 0.06 182
137 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.06 168
138 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 1:00 PM 70 0.06 337
139 LEGEND (2015): LEGEND (2015) MAXPRIME 7:45 PM 132 0.06 216
140 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 355
141 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 3:20 PM 70 0.06 372
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 194
143 MARTIN LAWRENCE DOIN TIM SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 60 0.06 147
144 MAZE RUNNER:SCORCH TRIALS: MAZE RUNNER:SCORCH TRIALS HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 132 0.06 133
145 ABANDONED VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.06 134
146 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 2:10 PM 70 0.06 335
147 STAND UP TO CANCER 2016 E! 8:00 PM 60 0.06 134
148 MECUM AUTO AUCTIONS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.06 265
149 THIS IS LIFE HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.05 166
150 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.05 217

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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.