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October 18, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.17.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  ABC did the 0.1 network finals shuffle, with DANCING WITH THE STARS up 0.1 and CONVICTION down 0.1 to a new low 0.7.  In addition, THE VOICE, GOTHAM and THE BIG BANG THEORY each gained 0.1, while 2 BROKE GIRLS lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL easily took the night, but the trend of declining NFL ratings continued, as the game lost 0.34 from last week to 2.99.  USA’s WWE was at 1.23/1.17/1.17, considerably above last week’s 0.98/0.93/0.92.  TBS’s telecast of the Blue Jays vs. Indians BASEBALL PLAYOFFS game was at 1.17.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP shed 0.06 to 0.13, and BLACK INK CREW was down 0.03 to 0.87.  MTV’s TEEN MOM gained 0.07 to 0.73, and MARY & JANE was up 0.02 to 0.20 (LOOSELY, EXACTLY NICOLE didn’t air).  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY held at 0.70, and YOURS, MINE OR OURS ticked down to 0.20.  Discovery’s FAST N LOUD climbed 0.13 to 0.68, and the SACRED STEEL BIKES finale was up 0.08 to 0.35.  On Food Network, HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP lost 0.04 to 0.43, and CAKE WARS fell 0.13 to 0.26. History’s AMERICAN PICKERS rose 0.08 to 0.38, and LONE STAR RESTORATION was up 0.05 to 0.20. HGTV aired a pair of HOUSE HUNTERS (0.28/0.24) and a HOUSE HUNTERS INTL at 0.24, and in between had MASTERS OF FLIP at 0.20.  

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: Monday October 17, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: NY JETS/ARIZONA ESPN 8:15 PM 206 2.99 8,398
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 75 1.23 3,118
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.17 3,106
4 MLB ALCS: INDIANS/BLUE JAYS TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 223 1.17 4,287
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.17 3,167
6 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 3 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.13 2,283
7 SPORTSCENTER:           L ESPN 11:41 PM 79 1.00 2,344
8 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO 2 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.87 1,739
9 TEEN MOM SSN 6 MTV 9:00 PM 63 0.73 1,207
10 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.70 1,820
11 FAST N LOUD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.68 1,755
12 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 135 0.50 1,315
13 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.45 2,121
14 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,287
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.41 1,020
16 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.38 1,925
17 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.37 1,722
18 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.36 941
19 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 11:43 PM 49 0.35 1,017
20 SACRED STEEL BIKES DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.35 938
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 2,671
22 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,396
23 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,319
24 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 3,154
25 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.30 1,411
26 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,088
27 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.29 644
28 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,549
29 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.28 764
30 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.26 573
31 CAKE WARS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.26 803
32 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,706
33 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,908
34 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.25 1,058
35 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.25 524
36 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.24 528
37 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.24 515
38 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,030
39 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.24 515
40 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,518
41 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.24 439
42 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.24 2,361
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 1,116
44 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,351
45 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,301
46 MIND OF A MURDERER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 885
47 YOURS, MINE OR OURS BRAVO 10:01 PM 30 0.21 571
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 419
49 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,483
50 MARY & JANE MTV 10:03 PM 33 0.20 349
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 437
52 LONE STAR RESTORATION HISTORY 11:03 PM 60 0.20 667
53 MASTERS OF FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.20 939
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,035
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,171
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,761
57 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.19 426
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.19 435
59 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 929
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 407
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,463
62 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.18 553
63 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,515
64 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.18 1,434
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 427
66 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.17 1,013
67 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,156
68 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:46 PM 140 0.16 371
69 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 936
70 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 959
71 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,490
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 343
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 977
74 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,698
75 KILLER CLERGY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 739
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 854
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,612
78 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,420
79 SHERIFF CALLIES WILD WEST DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 PM 25 0.15 656
80 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,305
81 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 871
82 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.14 582
83 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,610
84 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,014
85 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.13 371
86 LODGE, THE DISNEY CHANNEL 5:00 PM 30 0.13 797
87 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 688
88 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,111
89 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,281
90 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.13 806
91 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:40 PM 34 0.12 326
92 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 726
93 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 3:00 PM 60 0.12 308
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 971
95 KATE & MIM-MIM DISNEY JUNIOR 8:30 PM 25 0.12 584
96 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,434
97 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 4:00 PM 60 0.12 297
98 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 319
99 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 563
100 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 850
101 REVENANT, THE (2015): REVENANT, THE (2015) HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 156 0.11 311
102 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:06 PM 34 0.11 273
103 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 272
104 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 847
105 MOVIE- ACQUIRED PREM: A BRAVE HEART: LIZZIE LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 122 0.10 359
106 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.09 270
107 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 806
108 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:06 PM 24 0.09 175
109 WEDDING SINGER, THE HBO PRIME 5:50 PM 97 0.09 185
110 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 783
111 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 755
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ A.MITCHELL MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 828
113 FANTASTIC FOUR, THE(2015) HBO PRIME 2:35 PM 100 0.08 189
114 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 757
115 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 205
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 231
117 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 25 0.08 203
118 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 310
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 267
120 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.08 263
121 UNDISPUTED L: 30 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.08 164
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 251
123 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.08 181
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 785
125 POKER ESPN2 8:30 PM 60 0.07 309
126 SPIDER-MAN: SPIDER-MAN HBO PRIME 12:30 PM 121 0.07 155
127 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 455
128 MEN IN BLAZERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.07 142
129 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 5:00 PM 60 0.06 160
130 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.06 160
131 MILO MURPHYS LAW DISNEY XD 8:00 PM 30 0.06 354
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 257
133 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.06 136
134 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.06 116
135 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.06 280
136 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.06 126
137 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 90 0.06 179
138 FANTASY AND FRIENDS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 133
139 NBA PRESEASON   L: CHARLOTTE/CHICAGO NBA-TV 8:00 PM 167 0.05 134
140 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.05 126
141 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 220
142 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.05 120
143 FRONTERA S3 NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.05 95
144 STARTALK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 11:00 PM 60 0.05 117
145 FUTURE WORM DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.05 304
146 SUNDANCETV PREMIERE EVENT: G.I. JANE SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 180 0.04 170
147 HERD L: 306 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 120
148 PRIMETIME JUSTICE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.04 169
149 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 161
150 NBA TEAM PREVIEW NBA-TV 6:30 PM 30 0.04 63

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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.