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April 8, 2016
 

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

 

 

 

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  

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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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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday April 7, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: SAN ANTONIO/GOLDEN STATE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:43 PM 145 1.50 3,437
2 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.78 1,719
3 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.71 2,444
4 VIKINGS HISTORY 10:00 PM 61 0.66 2,254
5 NBA BASKETBALL: CHICAGO/MIAMI TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 149 0.60 1,562
6 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:08 AM 55 0.58 1,275
7 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 32 0.55 1,096
8 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.54 1,322
9 WWE HALL OF FAME USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.51 1,677
10 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L: FIRST ROUND ESPN 3:00 PM 270 0.50 2,398
11 ARCHER FX 10:00 PM 32 0.41 754
12 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.38 1,125
13 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.36 789
14 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:30 PM 30 0.36 1,061
15 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.35 979
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.35 1,731
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,653
18 PROJECT RUNWAY ALL STARS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.32 1,342
19 RIVER MONSTERS ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.30 856
20 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.30 745
21 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.30 893
22 MASTERS OF FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,184
23 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.28 1,262
24 MASTERS GOLF TOURN (RPT): FIRST ROUND ENCORE PRESENTATION ESPN 8:00 PM 180 0.28 923
25 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S5 CMT 9:00 PM 60 0.27 518
26 RM: AFTERSHOW ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 10 0.26 808
27 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.26 798
28 REAL WORLD GO BIG GO HOME MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.25 497
29 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.25 969
30 HOH:KIDNAPPED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.25 821
31 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,458
32 RIVER MONSTERS: INTO THE ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.24 665
33 MARY MARY WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.23 590
34 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,711
35 MY 600-LB LIFE: EXTENDED TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.22 657
36 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,101
37 JOIN OR DIE – FERGUSON HISTORY 11:01 PM 34 0.21 634
38 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,687
39 MOTIVES & MURDERS:CRACKIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 871
40 FINDING BIGFOOT ANIMAL PLANET 10:12 PM 62 0.20 605
41 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S5 CMT 10:00 PM 60 0.19 345
42 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.19 431
43 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.19 527
44 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.18 338
45 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,302
46 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.18 371
47 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 61 0.18 489
48 REAL WORLD SPECIAL MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.18 381
49 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.17 441
50 EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS TLC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 460
51 EIGHTIES CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 757
52 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 63 0.16 383
53 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,052
54 THOSE WHO CANT TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.16 322
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L: N/A ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.16 384
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 316
57 PRIMAL SURVIVOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 721
58 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 775
59 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 671
60 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 59 0.14 359
61 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,963
62 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,688
63 RIDICULOUSNESS SPECIAL MTV 11:33 PM 30 0.14 299
64 TRAINWRECK: TRAINWRECK HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 125 0.14 330
65 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 723
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 300
67 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:03 AM 57 0.14 357
68 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 356
69 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,798
70 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 591
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 264
72 ADAM DEVINES HOUSE PARTY COMEDY CENTRAL 12:31 AM 30 0.13 254
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,109
74 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 237
75 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: TEXAS RANGERS/LOS ANGELES ANGELS FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 202 0.13 371
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,346
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 261
78 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 477
79 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 637
80 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 371
81 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 893
82 NCAA HOCKEY CHAMP L: DENVER/NORTH DAKOTA ESPN2 8:48 PM 178 0.12 361
83 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 569
84 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 897
85 NIGHT CLASS HISTORY 11:35 PM 26 0.11 345
86 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,180
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,471
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 261
89 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 618
90 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 246
91 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 658
92 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 315
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,287
94 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,270
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 632
96 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 678
97 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 478
98 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 227
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 589
100 UEL QUARTERFINAL L: BORUSSIA DORTMUND/LIVERPOOL FOX SPORTS 1 2:54 PM 130 0.10 218
101 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,073
102 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 385
103 SISTERS IN LAW WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 299
104 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 707
105 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,100
106 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.09 317
107 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,148
108 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.09 514
109 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,083
110 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 636
111 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 761
112 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 400
113 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: DETROIT/BOSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 162 0.09 266
114 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 287
115 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 607
116 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 330
117 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 568
118 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:18 PM 42 0.08 188
119 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.08 162
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 541
121 THURS NIGHT BASEBALL/JIP MLB NETWORK 7:47 PM 116 0.08 270
122 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 540
123 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: LAD AT SF/HOU AT NYY MLB NETWORK 4:39 PM 188 0.08 285
124 TRANSFORMERS: TRANSFORMERS HBO PRIME 1:45 PM 143 0.08 190
125 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 574
126 MACHINES: HOW THEY WORK SCIENCE 10:30 PM 30 0.07 300
127 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.07 327
128 RAIN DELAY/MLBT MLB NETWORK 9:07 PM 18 0.07 229
129 MACHINES: HOW THEY WORK SCIENCE 10:00 PM 30 0.07 296
130 LIVING ALASKA HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 AM 30 0.07 296
131 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 486
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 271
133 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 343
134 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 318
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 244
136 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 4:15 PM 10 0.06 128
137 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 60 0.06 210
138 DAILY SHARE HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 131
139 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 394
140 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 241
141 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 580
142 DRIVING MISS DAISY: DRIVING MISS DAISY POP 10:00 PM 120 0.06 214
143 ANIMATION DOMINATION FXX 12:00 AM 63 0.06 139
144 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN2 7:54 PM 54 0.06 142
145 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:06 PM 54 0.06 470
146 MLB WHIPAROUND L FOX SPORTS 1 1:22 AM 68 0.06 122
147 LIVING ALASKA HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 30 0.06 240
148 DAILY SHARE HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 121
149 TENNIS: WOMENS PRO      L: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 198 0.05 173
150 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 246

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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.