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March 1, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.29.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from this morning’s preliminary numbers.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Feb MON.29

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Because USA reports its WWE ratings in hour-long segments, Hour 1 took the night’s cable honors at 1.38, with the latter 2 hours at 1.31/1.26, compared to last week’s 1.43/1.42/1.20.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP held at 1.35, STEVE J & JOSELINE GO TO HOLLYWOOD lost a tenth to 0.98, K MICHELLE: MY LIFE fell 0.11 to 0.86, and HIT THE FLOOR dropped 0.04 to 0.66.  AMC’s BETTER CALL SAUL ticked up to 0.99.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS took a 0.21 hit to 0.79, and ROCKIN ROADSTERS arrived at 0.54.  MTV billed TEEN MOM as a “special,” down 0.11 from last week’s primetime episode to 0.76, with TRUE LIFE at 0.36.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES slipped 0.04 to 0.70, with an AFTERSHOW at 0.21.  On TBS, AMERICAN DAD stayed at 0.55, and FULL FRONTAL grew by 0.06 to 0.30.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE slid 0.03 to 0.52, and BILLION DOLLAR WRECK was stable at 0.29.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.42 and aired another episode at 0.37, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL ticked down to 0.39.  On TNT, MAJOR CRIMES dived 0.14 to 0.39.  On Freeform, THE FOSTERS dropped 0.04 to 0.26, and RECOVERY ROAD was down a tick to 0.17.  On Syfy, THE MAGICIANS made 0.02 disappear to 0.25, LOST GIRL found 0.02 for 0.11, and BITTEN dropped a hundredth to 0.09.  Note:  we have no ratings for the newly-rebranded Viceland network.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Feb MON.29

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday February 29, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.38 3,961
2 LOVE AND HIP HOP 6 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.35 2,486
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.31 3,660
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 74 1.26 3,551
5 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.99 2,201
6 STEVIE J & JOSELINE VH1 9:00 PM 30 0.98 1,903
7 K MICHELLE: MY LIFE 2 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.86 1,616
8 STREET OUTLAWS: NOLA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.79 1,938
9 TEEN MOM SPECIAL MTV 10:00 PM 63 0.76 1,295
10 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.70 1,429
11 HIT THE FLOOR 3 VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.66 1,249
12 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.55 1,026
13 ROCKIN ROADSTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.54 1,458
14 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.52 1,985
15 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: SYRACUSE/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN 7:00 PM 123 0.44 1,457
16 ELLENS DESIGN CHALLENGE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,534
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.42 1,596
18 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.39 2,943
19 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.39 1,507
20 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KANSAS/TEXAS ESPN 9:03 PM 127 0.38 1,214
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.37 1,329
22 TRUE LIFE MTV 11:03 PM 61 0.36 606
23 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.34 936
24 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:01 PM 30 0.33 824
25 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.32 884
26 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.32 3,563
27 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.32 2,772
28 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.31 2,141
29 CAKE WARS 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.31 942
30 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.30 675
31 BILLION DOLLAR WRECK HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.29 974
32 FASHION POLICE WEEKLY E! 8:00 PM 60 0.28 980
33 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:10 PM 50 0.27 658
34 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.26 673
35 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.26 713
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,117
37 ANGIE TRIBECA TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.25 553
38 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,229
39 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 702
40 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.25 547
41 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.25 1,252
42 MURDER COMES TO TOWN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,011
43 VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 866
44 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 559
45 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 563
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,156
47 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,419
48 VANDERPUMP AFTER SHOW BRAVO 10:31 PM 30 0.21 575
49 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,242
50 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 899
51 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 399
52 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,653
53 HATE IN AMERICA INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.20 751
54 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 418
55 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.19 554
56 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: INDIANA/CLEVELAND NBA-TV 7:00 PM 161 0.19 476
57 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.19 363
58 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 385
59 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 725
60 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 383
61 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,344
62 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 342
63 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,190
64 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.17 370
65 RECOVERY ROAD FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.17 449
66 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 865
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,258
68 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:41 PM 23 0.17 424
69 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 309
70 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: OKLAHOMA CITY/SACRAMENTO NBA-TV 10:04 PM 141 0.16 399
71 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 953
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,521
73 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.15 334
74 FURIOUS 7: FURIOUS 7 HBO PRIME 1:30 PM 137 0.15 289
75 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.15 634
76 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 285
77 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,602
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,665
79 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.14 400
80 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.14 312
81 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,314
82 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.14 295
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 256
84 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,479
85 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 918
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 886
87 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.13 277
88 NBA COAST TO COAST   L ESPN2 9:50 PM 70 0.13 300
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 294
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,533
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 864
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 897
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 272
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 288
95 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 393
96 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 916
97 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,360
98 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 244
99 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.11 188
100 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 744
101 HE NAMED ME MALALA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 8:00 PM 90 0.11 405
102 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 987
103 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 252
104 LOST GIRL SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.11 384
105 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.11 206
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 383
107 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 466
108 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 631
109 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,252
110 UNLEASH THE BEASTS: JURASSIC PARK SUNDANCE TV 8:00 PM 180 0.10 255
111 JOHN WICK MAXPRIME 6:25 PM 101 0.10 227
112 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 713
113 BITTEN SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.09 372
114 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 634
115 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 368
116 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:25 AM 60 0.09 211
117 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,122
118 TRUINSIDE TRUTV 10:00 PM 61 0.09 209
119 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 497
120 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.09 157
121 GET ON UP: GET ON UP HBO PRIME 6:40 PM 139 0.08 199
122 AGE OF AEROSPACE, THE SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.08 420
123 DIVERGENT: DIVERGENT HBO PRIME 3:47 PM 140 0.08 189
124 SUND MOVIE: JUMANJI SUNDANCE TV 6:00 PM 120 0.08 198
125 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.08 161
126 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.08 137
127 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 12:30 AM 30 0.08 126
128 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN2 11:00 PM 30 0.08 174
129 EXPLORER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 251
130 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 780
131 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 384
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 361
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 468
134 MAVIS HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 81 0.07 190
135 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 542
136 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: USF/CONNECTICUT ESPN2 7:00 PM 170 0.07 322
137 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 445
138 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 490
139 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 271
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 294
141 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 650
142 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 518
143 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 501
144 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 481
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 255
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 314
147 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 147
148 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.06 98
149 NFL LIVE ESPN2 11:30 PM 60 0.06 133
150 SUND MOVIE SUNDANCE TV 5:30 PM 30 0.06 125

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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.