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April 26, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.25.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Unusually, it was THE VOICE that lost 0.1 in final numbers, while BLINDSPOT kept its morning rating.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Apr MON.25

 

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Two low-rated shows returned low.  AMC’s TURN was down 0.07 from last season’s premiere to 0.13.  Freeform’s MONICA THE MEDIUM was down 0.03 from last year’s premiere to 0.11.  The 2d installment of Sundance’s REBELLION suggested that the miniseries can’t end soon enough, with a zero rating in 18-49s and 84K total viewers.  At the other end of trhe spectrum, VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP added a hundredth to top Monday cable at 1.48, with BLACK INK CREW steady at 1.29.  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS Portland vs.Clippers game was at 1.37, and the Oklahoma City vs. Dallas game was at 1.03.  (NBA TV’s Miami vs. Charlotte game was at 0.25.) USA’s WWE coverage was at 1.15/1.14/1.06, compared to last week’s 1.25/1.24/1.08.  MTV’s TEEN MOM slipped 0.03 to 0.91, with the week’s after-show “special” down 0.16 to 0.47.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS moved out of New Orleans and jumped 0.39 to 0.83, with MISFIT GARAGE up 0.15 to 0.57. On TBS, AMERICAN DAD added 0.02 to 0.58, THE DETOUR rose 0.06 to 0.41, and FULL FRONTAL was up 0.03 to 0.28.  NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was at 0.58.  On A&E, BATES MOTEL held at 0.49, and DAMIEN ticked up to 0.17.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE gained 0.03 to 0.48, and IRON & FIRE was at 0.29/0.27, compared to last week’s 0.26. Bravo’s SOUTHERN CHARM dropped 0.09 to 0.40, and REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS fell 0.06 to 0.31.  On HGTV, TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING was at 0.38/0.35, HOUSE HUNTERS fell 0.15 to 0.36, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.34, and LISTED SISTERS was down 0.03 to 0.27.  Food Network’s CUPCAKE WARS rose 0.06 to 0.28, and CAKE MASTERS gained 0.04 to 0.26.  On Logo, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ticked down to 0.16, and GAY FOR PLAY lost 0.02 to 0.06.  On Syfy, 12 MONKEYS fell 0.04 from its terrible season premiere to 0.10, HUNTERS dropped 0.02 to 0.08, and the series finale of BITTEN managed an extra hundredth to 0.08.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Apr MON.25

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday April 25, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 5 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.48 2,673
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: LA CLIPPERS/PORTLAND TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:46 PM 158 1.37 2,971
3 BLACK INK CREW 4 VH1 9:00 PM 60 1.29 2,252
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.15 3,184
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.14 3,263
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 72 1.06 2,938
7 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: DALLAS/OKLAHOMA CITY TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:09 PM 157 1.03 2,536
8 TEEN MOM II SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.91 1,572
9 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.83 2,051
10 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:24 AM 58 0.67 1,426
11 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.58 1,046
12 NHL QTR FINALS L: CHICAGO/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:32 PM 173 0.58 1,353
13 MISFIT GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.57 1,499
14 BATES MOTEL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 63 0.49 1,345
15 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.48 1,647
16 TEEN MOM II SPECIAL MTV 11:01 PM 31 0.47 862
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.44 987
18 DETOUR, THE TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.41 863
19 SOUTHERN CHARM BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.40 1,083
20 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.38 1,180
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.36 1,407
22 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.35 1,050
23 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,338
24 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.32 660
25 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DALLAS BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.31 828
26 IRON & FIRE HISTORY 10:33 PM 30 0.29 725
27 60 DAYS IN FL A&E NETWORK 8:49 PM 11 0.28 820
28 CUPCAKE WARS CELEBRITY FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 705
29 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.28 785
30 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.28 612
31 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.27 590
32 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.27 1,084
33 DISAPPEARED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 949
34 IRON & FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.27 766
35 LISTED SISTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.27 874
36 CAKE MASTERS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.26 763
37 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 985
38 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:25 PM 35 0.26 513
39 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: MIAMI/CHARLOTTE GM4 NBA-TV 7:02 PM 166 0.25 662
40 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.24 538
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.23 502
42 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 472
43 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: NY YANKEES/TEXAS ESPN 8:00 PM 177 0.22 719
44 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.22 476
45 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,733
46 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 455
47 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,101
48 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.19 541
49 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.19 461
50 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.19 611
51 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,697
52 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.18 356
53 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 408
54 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.18 351
55 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 727
56 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.18 389
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 431
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 413
59 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 632
60 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.17 418
61 DAMIEN A&E NETWORK 10:03 PM 61 0.17 421
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 397
63 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 61 0.16 336
64 PORT PROTECTION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 562
65 RUPAULS DRAG RACE 8 LOGO 9:00 PM 90 0.16 315
66 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 745
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 329
68 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:57 PM 63 0.16 403
69 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.16 782
70 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 1,982
71 MEN IN BLAZERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 AM 30 0.15 261
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 332
73 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:01 AM 59 0.14 318
74 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.14 306
75 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.14 318
76 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 698
77 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,665
78 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST BROM/TOTTENHAM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 138 0.13 298
79 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.13 293
80 TURN AMC 10:00 PM 61 0.13 471
81 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,967
82 DEMOCRATIC TOWN HALL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,054
83 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 720
84 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 722
85 DINO DAN NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.12 505
86 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 628
87 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 307
88 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 900
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,100
90 MONICA THE MEDIUM FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.11 329
91 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.11 219
92 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 366
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,375
94 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,309
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 699
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 629
97 DEMOCRATIC TOWN HALL MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 819
98 HOTEL IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 332
99 NHL LIVE PRE QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:30 PM 62 0.10 297
100 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 256
101 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 595
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 581
103 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 623
104 12 MONKEYS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 318
105 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 347
106 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 711
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 332
108 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 584
109 JUSTICE BY ANY MEANS TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.09 287
110 MAX (2015) HBO PRIME 7:05 PM 111 0.09 219
111 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,316
112 PREMIER LEAGUE REVIEW NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:30 AM 60 0.09 146
113 WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 99 0.09 197
114 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,198
115 NHL QTR FINALS L: ANAHEIM/NASHVILLE CNBC 8:00 PM 167 0.09 228
116 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,088
117 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 461
118 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.09 179
119 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 172
120 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,168
121 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 852
122 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 545
123 BITTEN SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.08 302
124 HUNTERS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 398
125 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 192
126 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.08 152
127 TRUINSIDE TRUTV 10:00 PM 61 0.08 174
128 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 512
129 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,309
130 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.07 182
131 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,192
132 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 370
133 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 321
134 NBA PO POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 9:48 PM 59 0.07 159
135 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 1,113
136 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 452
137 WONDER WOMAN HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 74 0.06 115
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 257
139 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 571
140 GAY FOR PLAY LOGO 10:30 PM 30 0.06 166
141 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 159
142 NFL LIVE ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.06 133
143 RESTORATION WILD ANIMAL PLANET 2:00 PM 60 0.06 239
144 EASTERN PROMISES MAXPRIME 10:30 PM 100 0.05 127
145 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 457
146 UNWRAPPED 2 0 COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 130
147 LAST MAN STANDING HALLMARK CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.05 313
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 232
149 TRANSPORTER, THE MAXPRIME 8:55 PM 92 0.05 164
150 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 9:00 PM 60 0.05 120

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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.