UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.7.2016

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NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICAN IDOL finale lost its share of bragging rights, as THE BIG BANG THEORY bumped up 0.1 in final numbers to be the sole highest-rated show of the night.  THE ODD COUPLE lost 0.1, which meant that it ended up below 50% of its lead-in’s rating.  In addition, for the 2d consecutive week, THE 100 lost its preliminary 0.1 gain.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As Golden State attempts to set a record for most NBA wins in a season, TNT’s late Warriors vs. San Antonio game dominated Thursday cable at 1.50, with the early Chicago vs. Miami game at 0.60.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN rose 0.05 to 0.78, and THE FIRST 48 was up 0.07 to 0.54. USA aired an all-WWE night, with its regular telecast up 0.02 to 0.71, followed by a WWE HALL OF FAME special at 0.51.  On History, VIKINGS slipped 0.03 to 0.66, and JOIN OR DIE gained 0.04 to 0.21. Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE was up 0.04 to 0.55.  ESPN’s afternoon coverage of THE MASTERS was at 0.50.  FX’s ARCHER dropped 0.13 from last week’s season premiere to 0.41.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY climbed 0.04 to 0.34, and COOKS VS CONS was up 0.03 to 0.35.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS fell 0.09 to 0.36, and THOSE WHO CAN’T was down 0.03 to 0.16.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL lost 0.11 to 0.35, HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.14 to 0.34 and MASTERS OF FLIP was down 0.09 to 0.28.  Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY ALL-STARS shrank by 0.07 to 0.32.  A special VANDERPUMP RULES on Bravo was at 0.30.  MTV’s THE REAL WORLD ticked down to 0.25, with a lead-out special at 0.18.  On We, MARY MARY edged up 0.02 to 0.23, and SISTERS-IN-LAW fell 0.02 to 0.10.  

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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