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April 22, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.21.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BONES and THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while LEGENDS OF TOMORROW and 2 BROKE GIRLS lost the same. 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  INSIDE AMY SCHUMER returned to Comedy Central at 0.40, and the 2d night of TIME TRAVELING BONG fell 0.15 to 0.22.  On History, the season premiere of ALONE arrived at 0.45, the lead-out season finale of VIKINGS rose 0.07 to 0.70, and JOIN OR DIE was up 0.04 to 0.20.  Golden State’s loss to Houston in the NBA PLAYOFFS dominated not just the night at 1.98, but TNT’s own coverage, almost doubling the 1.02 for Oklahoma City vs. Dallas.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN edged up 0.02 to 0.87, and THE FIRST 48 slipped 0.06 to 0.46.  USA’s WWE coverage was up 0.02 to 0.73.  Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE dropped a tenth to 0.48.  FX’s ARCHER was steady at 0.41.  On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS ticked up to 0.41, and COMEDY KNOCKOUT debuted at 0.17.  Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS rose 0.06 to 0.38.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING returned at 0.37.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY added a tick to 0.34, and COOKS VS CONS held at 0.27.  HGTV’s MASTERS OF FLIP lost 0.04 to 0.33.  We’s MARY MARY fell 0.03 to 0.23, while SISTERS IN LAW climbed 0.02 to 0.13.  BBCAmerica’s ORPHAN BLACK rose 0.03 to 0.11, and AFTER THE BLACK held at 0.06/142K. 

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 21, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: GOLDEN STATE/HOUSTON TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:53 PM 160 1.98 4,583
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:33 AM 53 1.03 2,059
3 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: OKLAHOMA CITY/DALLAS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:09 PM 164 1.02 2,523
4 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 63 0.87 1,805
5 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.73 2,431
6 VIKINGS HISTORY 10:00 PM 61 0.70 2,398
7 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 32 0.48 1,071
8 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.46 1,280
9 ALONE HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.45 1,520
10 ARCHER FX 10:00 PM 31 0.41 794
11 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.41 851
12 INSIDE AMY SCHUMER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.40 765
13 PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.38 1,482
14 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.37 993
15 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,079
16 MASTERS OF FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,417
17 NHL QTR FINALS L: CHICAGO/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:48 PM 223 0.32 690
18 RIVER MONSTERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:04 PM 61 0.32 812
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.31 815
20 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.29 1,295
21 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.28 1,221
22 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.28 1,375
23 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 893
24 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,148
25 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.26 611
26 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.26 1,079
27 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,723
28 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.25 536
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.25 1,114
30 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,964
31 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.24 737
32 MARY MARY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 639
33 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.23 1,207
34 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,088
35 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,104
36 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,024
37 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 429
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.22 388
39 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 949
40 TIME TRAVELING BONG COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.22 444
41 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.22 992
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.22 439
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 915
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.21 388
45 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.21 942
46 EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.21 597
47 HOH:KIDNAPPED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.21 786
48 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,264
49 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.21 441
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.21 364
51 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.20 491
52 JOIN OR DIE – FERGUSON HISTORY 11:01 PM 34 0.20 642
53 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,053
54 MOTIVES & MURDERS:CRACKIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 934
55 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,630
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 345
57 NHL QTR FINALS L: DETROIT/TAMPA BAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 165 0.19 528
58 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 376
59 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 377
60 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.19 397
61 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 860
62 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.18 1,120
63 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.18 338
64 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,898
65 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.18 361
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 359
67 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.18 492
68 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.17 517
69 PRIMAL SURVIVOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 784
70 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.17 1,012
71 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.17 339
72 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.16 327
73 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.16 309
74 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.16 365
75 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.16 328
76 LA CLIPPERS DANCE SQUAD E! 8:00 PM 60 0.16 292
77 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 329
78 MY 600-LB LIFE: EXTENDED TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 563
79 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,141
80 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: DETROIT TIGERS/KANSAS CITY ROYALS FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 191 0.15 758
81 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 804
82 NHL QTR FINALS L: PITTSBURGH/NY RANGERS CNBC 7:00 PM 180 0.14 368
83 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 286
84 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 658
85 PRINCE: PURPLE REIGN MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 875
86 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.14 286
87 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 304
88 SISTERS IN LAW WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.13 444
89 LUCY HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 89 0.13 331
90 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 7:30 PM 90 0.13 314
91 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:31 AM 26 0.13 252
92 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,181
93 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.12 284
94 NBA PLAYOFFS HLN 9:47 PM 13 0.12 357
95 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,229
96 ADAM DEVINES HOUSE PARTY COMEDY CENTRAL 12:31 AM 30 0.11 218
97 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,017
98 ORPHAN BLACK BBC-AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.11 271
99 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,108
100 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,229
101 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 859
102 DAILY SHARE HLN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 281
103 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,261
104 DAILY SHARE HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 258
105 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 475
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 333
107 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: TORONTO/INDIANA GM3 NBA-TV 7:30 PM 162 0.10 273
108 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 1,019
109 BET REMEMBERS PRINCE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 84 0.09 273
110 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.09 190
111 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.09 178
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 231
113 MLB WHIPAROUND L FOX SPORTS 1 10:11 PM 62 0.09 239
114 NIGHT CLASS HISTORY 11:35 PM 28 0.09 281
115 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 235
116 DUDE PERFECT SHOW CMT 9:00 PM 30 0.09 237
117 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.08 149
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 305
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 325
120 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,241
121 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: HOU AT TEX/PIT AT SD/ARRIETA NO HITTER MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 170 0.08 248
122 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS: MUSIC ICON PRINCE DIES AT AGE 57 MSNBC 1:22 PM 158 0.08 573
123 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 547
124 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 812
125 DAILY SHARE HLN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 223
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 248
127 PRINCE MUSIC MARATHON: N/A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 3:00 PM 420 0.08 211
128 NANCY GRACE HLN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 224
129 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.08 1,229
130 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN2 9:30 PM 90 0.08 174
131 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 743
132 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS: MUSIC ICON PRINCE DIES AT AGE 57 MSNBC 4:00 PM 120 0.07 502
133 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 416
134 CONFIRMATION HBO PRIME 8:30 PM 110 0.07 173
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 209
136 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 370
137 NANCY GRACE HLN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 255
138 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.07 158
139 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST BROM/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:39 PM 129 0.07 178
140 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.07 172
141 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 1,276
142 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.07 133
143 DISTURBIA HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 105 0.06 143
144 DR DREW HLN 7:00 PM 60 0.06 215
145 DR DREW HLN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 179
146 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 546
147 12 CORAZONES NBC UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.06 106
148 MACHINES: HOW THEY WORK SCIENCE 10:00 PM 30 0.06 249
149 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 10:50 PM 60 0.06 178
150 ANIMATION DOMINATION FXX 12:00 AM 63 0.06 139

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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.