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December 9, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals (Final Charts Now Posted): 12.8.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 5.6, down 1.2 from last week’s game. In addition, LIFE IN PIECES gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE  HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s slice of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was down 0.28 from last week to 1.42.  Discovery aired a FAST N LOUD SPECIAL at 0.54.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY rose 0.06 to 0.53, and FASHION STARTUP ticked up to 0.13.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader featured San Antonio vs. Chicago at 0.41, and Minnesota vs. Toronto at 0.26.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.04 to 0.37, FLIP OR FLOP fell a tenth to 0.36, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.04 to 0.30. TBS’s CONAN may have had a halo effect from the week’s primetime special, as a regular 11PM episode hit the night’s Top 10 at 0.37, up 0.12 from last Thursday night. Food Network’s CHOPPED climbed 0.08 to 0.36, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY was up 0.05 to 0.32.  History’s ALONE returned at 0.34, with a lead-in SPECIAL at 0.28, and lead-out THE SELECTION at 0.22. A+E’s NIGHTWATCH edged up 0.02 to 0.31, and THE FIRST 48 was also up 0.02 to 0.30.  Bravo’s TOP CHEF slipped 0.02 to 0.31, while MILLION DOLLAR LISTING was up 0.03 to 0.30.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP dropped 0.03 to 0.26. USA’s FALLING WATER lost 0.02 to 0.13.  Tru’s THOSE WHO CAN’T was at 0.09/0.07, compared to last week’s 0.06.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING ticked down to 0.07.    

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 December 8, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2016 WK 14 – OAK VS. KC NFL NETWORK 8:26 PM 195 1.42 3,774
2 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:41 PM 34 0.69 1,618
3 NFLN THU NT PRE-GM2 NFL NETWORK 7:59 PM 19 0.54 1,481
4 FAST N LOUD SPC: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 124 0.54 1,471
5 PROJECT RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.53 1,960
6 NBA BASKETBALL: SAN ANTONIO/CHICAGO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:44 PM 146 0.41 1,034
7 NFLN THU NT PRE-GM1 NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 29 0.37 918
8 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.37 1,658
9 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.37 738
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.36 902
11 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.36 1,641
12 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,106
13 ALONE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.34 1,245
14 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,611
15 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,029
16 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:10 AM 58 0.32 753
17 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.32 3,664
18 NIGHTWATCH A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.31 960
19 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.31 825
20 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.30 923
21 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.30 926
22 PANDORAS BOX: UNLEASHING INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,142
23 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.29 611
24 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,567
25 ALONE SPECIALS HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.28 997
26 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,961
27 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWRDS  L: N/A ESPN 7:00 PM 129 0.26 643
28 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.26 584
29 NBA BASKETBALL: MINNESOTA/TORONTO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:14 PM 150 0.26 706
30 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.25 499
31 EVIL KIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,037
32 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.25 2,756
33 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:01 AM 59 0.25 495
34 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 552
35 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 32 0.24 785
36 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 466
37 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.22 496
38 SELECTION, THE HISTORY 10:03 PM 63 0.22 673
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.22 434
40 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 61 0.21 461
41 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,754
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.21 413
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,955
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.21 1,711
45 PROJECT REWIND LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:50 PM 10 0.20 847
46 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.20 435
47 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 456
48 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 14 0.18 550
49 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 390
50 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.18 425
51 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.18 722
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,988
53 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 388
54 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 378
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 2,071
56 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.16 652
57 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 475
58 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,925
59 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 336
60 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,347
61 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,629
62 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 698
63 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 424
64 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,214
65 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,816
66 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 652
67 GANGLAND UNDERCOVER A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.14 407
68 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 1:14 AM 60 0.14 338
69 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 327
70 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 679
71 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.14 300
72 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,443
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,956
74 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,556
75 PROJ RUN: FASHION STARTUP LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 60 0.13 500
76 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,570
77 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L ESPN 9:09 PM 59 0.13 328
78 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 712
79 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 732
80 FALLING WATER USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.13 444
81 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:32 PM 30 0.13 339
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 654
83 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 661
84 ANY GIVEN SUNDAY: ANY GIVEN SUNDAY HBO PRIME 8:01 PM 157 0.12 290
85 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:08 PM 52 0.12 251
86 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 472
87 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,239
88 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.12 280
89 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 525
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 656
91 GREATEST PARTY STORY SSN2 MTV 11:00 PM 31 0.11 228
92 FRINGE ACQUIRED MOVIES: HOLIDAY JOY FREEFORM 3:00 PM 120 0.11 359
93 SAVAGE KINGDOM: ARMY OF DARKNESS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 120 0.11 445
94 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 624
95 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 639
96 GREATEST PARTY STORY SSN2 MTV 11:31 PM 31 0.10 197
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 647
98 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 270
99 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 761
100 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 909
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 586
102 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 12:02 AM 30 0.10 227
103 LION BATTLE ZONE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 382
104 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 539
105 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 510
106 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.09 238
107 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 875
108 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.09 529
109 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.09 213
110 COLLEGE GAMEDAY ESPN 10:08 PM 60 0.09 235
111 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA STATE/IOWA ESPN2 8:00 PM 120 0.09 339
112 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.09 283
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 524
114 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.09 313
115 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.09 218
116 THOSE WHO CANT TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.09 190
117 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.08 816
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 271
119 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 458
120 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 469
121 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 405
122 AFRICAS DEADLIEST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 329
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 269
124 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 689
125 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.07 158
126 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 192
127 IMPACT WRESTLING: 149 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.07 303
128 THOSE WHO CANT TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.07 158
129 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 500
130 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 11:02 PM 41 0.07 155
131 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 597
132 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 503
133 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 498
134 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.06 144
135 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 528
136 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 506
137 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.06 162
138 WORLDS BIGGEST SHIPBUILDE SCIENCE 10:02 PM 61 0.06 236
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 246
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 239
141 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 154
142 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 619
143 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 476
144 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.06 145
145 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.06 525
146 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 511
147 RACE (2016): RACE (2016) HBO PRIME 11:10 PM 134 0.05 140
148 FURIOUS 7: FURIOUS 7 MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 137 0.05 130
149 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.05 108
150 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.05 130

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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.