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July 26, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.25.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There was some shuffling in the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ratings, as both NBC and CBS gained 0.1 in final numbers, and ABC lost the same.  Also down 0.1 were the reruns of the MADTV 20TH ANNIVERSARY special and PENN & TELLER: FOOL US.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Jul MON.25

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Last week was FOX News’s, but the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION belongs to CNN, which had 4 shows in the Top 10, led by 1.52 in the 10PM hour.  (FOX News’s top hour was 11PM at 0.54, and CNN even towered in total viewers, 6.3M vs 3.5M in their respective leading hours.)  MSNBC also hit the Top 10 at 10PM with 0.87.  Otherwise, it was business more or less as usual. VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP eased off by 0.05 to 1.35, and TI & TINY was up 0.04 to 0.90. On USA, WWE coverage was at 1.24/1.24/1.21, compared to last week’s 1.18/1.16/1.05.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY shed 0.02 to 0.65, and ODD MOM OUT fell 0.09 to 0.18. On Discovery, MISFIT GARAGE edged up 0.03 to 0.53, and VEGAS RAT RODS returned at 0.46.  On TNT, RIZZOLI & ISLES ticked up to 0.53, and MAJOR CRIMES dropped 0.04 to 0.46.  MTV’s ARE YOU THE ONE dropped a tick to 0.36.  On HGTV, TINY HOUSE, BIG LIVING rose 0.05 to 0.35, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.02 to 0.35, and HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.33.  At Freeform, THE FOSTERS ticked up to 0.34, and GUILT was up 0.03 to 0.11.  Lifetime’s DEVIOUS MAIDS gained 0.03 to 0.30, and UNREAL stayed at 0.20.  On Food Network, CAKE WARS fell 0.02 to 0.28, and CUPCAKE WARS CELEBRITY was down a hundredth to 0.22.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL was steady at 0.25, and ANGIE TRIBECA dropped 0.06 to 0.19.  AMC’s MAKING OF THE MOB was at 0.16.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Jul MON.25

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday July 25, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 10:00 PM 60 1.52 6,292
2 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 5 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.35 2,647
3 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 11:00 PM 60 1.24 4,948
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.24 3,350
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.24 3,412
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 70 1.21 3,254
7 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 9:00 PM 60 1.16 5,238
8 T.I. AND TINY 5 VH1 9:00 PM 30 0.90 1,840
9 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:00 PM 83 0.87 4,628
10 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.78 3,830
11 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.65 1,803
12 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.63 3,720
13 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.56 2,202
14 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.54 2,560
15 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ -DNC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 23 0.54 3,488
16 MISFIT GARAGE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.53 1,397
17 RIZZOLI & ISLES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.53 3,869
18 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.50 4,226
19 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ -DNC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.48 3,263
20 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.46 3,704
21 VEGAS RAT RODS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.46 1,191
22 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.46 3,646
23 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.44 2,886
24 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 11:23 PM 97 0.43 2,381
25 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:23 PM 37 0.41 2,906
26 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.40 1,514
27 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.38 1,913
28 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.38 2,968
29 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.37 1,938
30 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 4 MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.36 683
31 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.35 3,138
32 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.35 1,389
33 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.35 1,435
34 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.35 3,135
35 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.35 795
36 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.34 848
37 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,391
38 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.32 2,184
39 CNN TONIGHT CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.31 1,172
40 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.30 2,123
41 DEVIOUS MAIDS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.30 871
42 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.29 1,229
43 SANJAY & CRAIG NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.29 1,375
44 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.29 633
45 STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON HBO PRIME 8:30 PM 147 0.29 540
46 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 976
47 CAKE WARS 3 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 839
48 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.26 2,342
49 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.25 638
50 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 512
51 CORONER: I SPEAK FOR THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,008
52 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.25 1,619
53 MY LEGS WONT STOP GROWING TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 806
54 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: DETROIT/BOSTON ESPN 7:00 PM 222 0.25 864
55 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.25 544
56 BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.23 1,176
57 CUPCAKE WARS CELEBRITY FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.22 800
58 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.22 1,052
59 CNN TONIGHT CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.22 817
60 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,494
61 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 495
62 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.21 380
63 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.21 1,162
64 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 454
65 KILLER INSTINCT WITH CH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 875
66 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 504
67 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.20 1,067
68 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.20 1,936
69 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.20 609
70 UNREAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 63 0.20 485
71 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 60 0.19 488
72 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.19 492
73 LIVE FREE OR DIE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 776
74 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.19 489
75 ANGIE TRIBECA TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.19 444
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,247
77 FAMELESS TRUTV 10:00 PM 61 0.19 393
78 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ -DNC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.19 1,112
79 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 7:00 PM 60 0.18 499
80 COPS SPIKE TV 5:00 PM 30 0.18 539
81 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.18 1,807
82 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,708
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,157
84 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,522
85 ODD MOM OUT BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.18 568
86 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.18 339
87 REAL STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.17 1,659
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,916
89 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 10:42 PM 18 0.17 513
90 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,371
91 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 399
92 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE SYFY 9:00 PM 115 0.17 736
93 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,736
94 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,861
95 MAKING OF THE MOB: CHICAG AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 743
96 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 419
97 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 60 0.16 452
98 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,810
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 332
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 824
101 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 6:00 PM 60 0.15 446
102 BABYS HEAD KEEPS GROWING TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 654
103 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 350
104 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 997
105 HEY DUGGEE NICK JR 2:00 PM 30 0.14 713
106 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 900
107 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,376
108 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 356
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 784
110 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 2:30 PM 30 0.14 684
111 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY JUNIOR 9:00 AM 25 0.14 601
112 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 295
113 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 60 0.14 424
114 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 844
115 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ -DNC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.13 738
116 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 634
117 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.13 301
118 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 237
119 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 291
120 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 284
121 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 12 0.12 226
122 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.12 983
123 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 555
124 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 298
125 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.12 297
126 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 244
127 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 990
128 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.11 281
129 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 285
130 GUILT FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.11 302
131 TRIPTANK COMEDY CENTRAL 1:01 AM 30 0.11 236
132 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.11 973
133 STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL DISNEY XD 10:30 AM 30 0.11 544
134 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 249
135 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 452
136 BEAUTY SHOP HBO PRIME 6:10 PM 105 0.09 220
137 TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE HBO PRIME 3:45 PM 111 0.09 209
138 MEGA SHIPPERS SCIENCE 10:02 PM 61 0.09 362
139 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 784
140 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 760
141 FANTASTIC FOUR:RISE OF TH HBO PRIME 2:00 PM 92 0.08 169
142 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 189
143 MORNING JOE: DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 729
144 LEGO SW: FREEMAKER ADV DISNEY XD 10:00 AM 30 0.08 448
145 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 9:01 PM 30 0.08 301
146 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 181
147 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.08 188
148 BLACK MASS: BLACK MASS HBO PRIME 11:15 PM 123 0.08 189
149 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 3:32 PM 12 0.07 169
150 KIRBY BUCKETS DISNEY XD 8:00 PM 30 0.07 353

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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.