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September 9, 2016
 

UPDATED with BROADCAST: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.8.2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s acclaimed BETTER THINGS debuted moderately at 0.31.  (The network also announced today that SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL, which had the timeslot last week, has been canceled.)  Meanwhile, HGTV had three of the Top 5 shows on a very quiet Thursday in cable, with FLIP OR FLOP #1, up 0.08 to 0.60, HOUSE HUNTERS up 0.05 to 0.44, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL steady at 0.37.  A&E’s 60 DAYS IN dropped 0.07 to 0.48, and BEHIND BARS was down 0.03 to 0.31.  On History, MOUNTAIN MEN gained 0.04 to 0.43, and ICE ROAD TRUCKERS ticked down to 0.26.  USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH rose 0.06 to 0.36.  On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS jumped 0.11 to 0.35, although that was still down more than a tenth from 2 weeks ago, and INSIDE JOKES was up 0.05 to 0.26.  Cartoon Network’s STEVEN UNIVERSE returned to the Top 10 at 0.34, and TEEN TITANS GO was just a few slots behind at 0.31.  Bravo’s FLIPPING OUT lost a tick to 0.33.  Food Network’s CHOPPED was at 0.27, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY dropped 0.06 to 0.24.  On MTV, WILD N OUT fell a tick to 0.19, JOKING OFF was similarly down to 0.13, and KINGIN WITH TYGA held at 0.13.  JIM & CHRISSY arrived on We at 0.17, and CUTTING IT IN THE ATL was down 0.01 to 0.16.  RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS was at 0.12 on both Logo and VH1, down 0.06 on the the latter.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING gained a tick to 0.10. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 8, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.60 2,549
2 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.48 1,102
3 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 1,996
4 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.43 2,507
5 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.37 1,697
6 FX MOVIE PRIME: NEIGHBORS FX 7:59 PM 121 0.37 743
7 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,119
8 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.35 665
9 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.34 1,310
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.34 778
11 FLIPPING OUT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,092
12 BEHIND BARS: ROOKIE YEAR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.31 720
13 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.31 1,232
14 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 33 0.31 671
15 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.29 1,206
16 KICKOFF SIMULCAST NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.28 673
17 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 910
18 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 68 0.27 626
19 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.27 1,082
20 UNRAVELED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,082
21 DESERT FLIPPERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.26 1,133
22 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.26 512
23 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: WOMENS SEMIFINAL ESPN 7:00 PM 246 0.26 1,446
24 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.26 727
25 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.26 1,406
26 BLOOD RELATIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,024
27 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,005
28 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 511
29 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,459
30 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.24 850
31 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 2,240
32 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,739
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 537
34 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.22 817
35 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:08 AM 59 0.22 464
36 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,386
37 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 471
38 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.20 463
39 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S8 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.19 379
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,502
41 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.19 513
42 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,094
43 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 468
44 60 DAYS IN PRE-SHOW A&E NETWORK 8:45 PM 15 0.18 569
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:03 PM 57 0.18 348
46 NFL GAMEDAY: NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 150 0.18 422
47 JIM & CHRISSY WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.17 441
48 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 950
49 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 831
50 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,340
51 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 361
52 CUTTING IT: IN THE ATL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.16 410
53 FANTASY SHOW   L ESPN2 7:30 PM 30 0.16 322
54 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,604
55 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.15 346
56 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.15 335
57 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,289
58 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 300
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 63 0.15 296
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,309
61 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.14 312
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,664
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 842
64 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 303
65 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.14 286
66 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 792
67 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.14 307
68 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: GIRL LIKE GRACE, A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 180 0.14 424
69 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 767
70 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.14 342
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 908
72 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.14 345
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 298
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,743
75 JOKING OFF SSN3 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.13 236
76 KINGIN WITH TYGA SSN2 MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.13 234
77 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.13 323
78 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,606
79 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,647
80 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 764
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 774
82 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,491
83 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 676
84 RUPAUL ALL STARS 2 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.12 258
85 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.12 239
86 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.12 234
87 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.12 382
88 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.12 802
89 REAL HOUSEWIVES MELBOURNE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.12 445
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 282
91 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 809
92 RUPAUL ALL STARS 2 LOGO 8:00 PM 60 0.12 230
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 283
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 774
95 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 290
96 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 721
97 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 60 0.11 430
98 RUGGED JUSTICE ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.11 537
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 699
100 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.11 1,044
101 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 565
102 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,625
103 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.11 243
104 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.11 247
105 FOREST, THE HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 93 0.11 230
106 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,445
107 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 497
108 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 701
109 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,457
110 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.10 462
111 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 960
112 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 965
113 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 762
114 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 880
115 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 741
116 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 779
117 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 647
118 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,099
119 IMPACT WRESTLING: 136 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.10 337
120 WINSANITY GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.10 285
121 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 802
122 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 507
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 742
124 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 578
125 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 267
126 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 794
127 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:06 PM 54 0.09 328
128 SHANGHAI NOON HBO PRIME 9:35 PM 110 0.09 238
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 295
130 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 11 CMT 9:00 PM 60 0.09 219
131 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 725
132 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY     L: NORTH AMERICA/EUROPE ESPN2 8:00 PM 154 0.08 184
133 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 736
134 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 9:40 PM 70 0.08 383
135 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 12:00 AM 70 0.08 294
136 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.07 164
137 SPIKE TV MOVIE: LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK SPIKE TV 12:00 PM 180 0.07 231
138 FINDING PRINCE CHARMING LOGO 9:00 PM 90 0.07 158
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 292
140 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 510
141 KNOCKED UP: KNOCKED UP MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 129 0.07 119
142 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.07 249
143 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 10:50 PM 70 0.06 328
144 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 8:30 PM 70 0.06 354
145 PABLO ESC – SIN CENSURA NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.06 132
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 251
147 FINDING PRINCE CHARMING VH1 9:00 PM 90 0.06 184
148 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 236
149 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.06 108
150 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 117 0.06 147

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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.