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August 30, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.29.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The SCORPION rerun fell 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Aug MON.29

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Until Monday Night Football returns, Monday cable will continue to belong to USA and VH1.  The former’s WWE telecast was at 1.21/1.17/1.14, compared to last week’s 1.29/1.27/1.18.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP ticked up to 0.17, and TI & TINY dropped 0.13 to 0.67. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY rose 0.07 to 0.74, and the season finale of ODD MOM OUT was up 0.07 to 0.30.  On TNT, RIZZOLI & ISLES gained 0.03 to 0.67, and MAJOR CRIMES ticked up to 0.46.  On Discovery, FAST N LOUD was at 0.56, followed by BIKETACULAR at 0.38. HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.03 to 0.46, TINY HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.44/0.40 compared to last week’s 0.39/0.36, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dipped 0.05 to 0.38.  The midseason finale of Freeform’s THE FOSTERS rose 0.08 to 0.44, and CHEER SQUAD was at 0.09.  MTV aired a CATFISH special at 0.36.  FOOD NETWORK STAR gained 0.05 to 0.30, and CAKE WARS was at 0.26, compared to last week’s 0.29/0.25.  TLC’s TOO CLOSE TO HOME dropped 0.05 to 0.18.  AMC’s MAKING OF THE MOB ended its season down 0.04 to 0.14.   

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Aug MON.29

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday August 29, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 66 1.21 3,409
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.17 3,438
3 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 3 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.17 2,253
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.14 3,392
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.74 1,911
6 T.I. AND TINY 5 VH1 9:00 PM 30 0.67 1,443
7 RIZZOLI & ISLES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.67 4,829
8 FAST N LOUD SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.56 1,424
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.46 2,039
10 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.46 3,981
11 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.44 989
12 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.44 1,719
13 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.40 1,650
14 BIKETACULAR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 63 0.38 1,083
15 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.38 1,713
16 CATFISH SPECIAL MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.36 656
17 VANISHING WOMEN, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,330
18 ODD MOM OUT BRAVO 10:00 PM 31 0.30 788
19 FOOD NETWORK STAR KIDS FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.30 1,029
20 VH1 LIVE! VH1 11:00 PM 30 0.30 600
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,148
22 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,983
23 60 DAYS IN FL A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 12 0.28 728
24 KILLER INSTINCT WITH CH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,154
25 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 985
26 CAKE WARS 3 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 782
27 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,530
28 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:28 PM 32 0.22 525
29 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 988
30 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.22 437
31 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,678
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,104
33 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 986
34 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 412
35 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.21 544
36 BEHIND BARS FL A&E NETWORK 9:12 PM 13 0.20 552
37 JURASSIC WORLD: JURASSIC WORLD HBO PRIME 8:30 PM 124 0.20 500
38 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,406
39 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.20 437
40 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.20 449
41 FASHION POLICE WEEKLY E! 8:00 PM 60 0.19 646
42 LIVE FREE OR DIE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 751
43 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 389
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 346
45 TOO CLOSE TO HOME TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.18 818
46 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,580
47 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 468
48 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,331
49 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,063
50 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,274
51 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 789
52 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 346
53 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.17 400
54 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 60 0.17 462
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 333
56 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: SEATTLE/TEXAS ESPN 8:00 PM 208 0.16 532
57 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 889
58 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 7:00 PM 60 0.16 437
59 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 60 0.16 393
60 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.16 332
61 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 60 0.16 390
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,205
63 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,220
64 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.15 375
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,573
66 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 886
67 FAMELESS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 304
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 324
69 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 350
70 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 6:00 PM 60 0.14 421
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 813
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 328
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 748
74 MAKING OF THE MOB: CHICAG AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 939
75 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.14 334
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 315
77 KATE & MIM-MIM DISNEY JUNIOR 8:30 PM 25 0.13 572
78 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,406
79 SECRET EATS WITH ADAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.13 388
80 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.13 307
81 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,297
82 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 764
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 899
84 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,504
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 735
86 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.12 324
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,571
88 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 992
89 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,253
90 ADVENTURE CAPITALISTS CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 212
91 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,378
92 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 835
93 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: EARLY ROUND ESPN2 7:00 PM 412 0.11 501
94 BREAK HBO PRIME 10:34 PM 11 0.11 244
95 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 825
96 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.11 266
97 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 1:00 PM 300 0.11 484
98 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,432
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 687
100 MEGA SHIPPERS SCIENCE 10:02 PM 61 0.11 403
101 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 353
102 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 286
103 SECRET EATS WITH ADAM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.10 369
104 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 648
105 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.10 229
106 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 675
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 340
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 321
109 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 761
110 LEGO SW: FREEMAKER ADV DISNEY XD 6:00 PM 30 0.09 453
111 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 300
112 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 9:01 PM 31 0.09 374
113 CHEER SQUAD FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.09 193
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 544
115 NFL PRESEASON: 2016 – BUF VS. WAS NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 180 0.09 230
116 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.09 362
117 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,261
118 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.09 176
119 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.09 296
120 BBCA MOVIE: ANACONDA BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 120 0.08 201
121 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 623
122 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 592
123 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 499
124 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 588
125 POINT BREAK (2015) HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 114 0.08 158
126 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 429
127 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 262
128 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 741
129 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 588
130 WENDY STYLE SQUAD VMAS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 61 0.07 230
131 HOW DO THEY DO IT SCIENCE 9:32 PM 30 0.07 337
132 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 255
133 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 673
134 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 355
135 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 620
136 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.07 154
137 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.06 272
138 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 616
139 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 307
140 YARD CRASHERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 322
141 MICHAELA HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 219
142 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 258
143 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 11:02 PM 39 0.05 124
144 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 257
145 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 272
146 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 107
147 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 275
148 NEVERENDING STORY, THE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 54 0.05 111
149 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.05 529
150 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS NBC UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 92

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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.