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December 11, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.10.2015

 

 
NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, adjustments reflecting CBS’s NFL preemptions lowered its ratings across the board in finals:  THE BIG BANG THEORY by 0.2 to 3.8, LIFE IN PIECES by 0.5 to 1.9, MOM by 0.4 to 1.6, 2 BROKE GIRLS by 0.4 to 1.5, and ELEMENTARY by 0.3 to 1.0.  Elsewhere, MICHAEL BUBLE’S CHRISTMAS IN HOLLYWOOD gained 0.1.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL gave NFL Network the night at 2.93, practically doubling last week’s game which was shared with CBS, and even up 0.73 from its last solo game on Nov. 19.  Discovery aired a FAST N LOUD special at 0.69.  Univision once again hit the Top 10 with a LIGA soccer match at 0.62, which was significantly better than the 0.49/0.42 TNT had for its NBA doubleheader.  On Syfy, WWE slipped 0.02 to 0.55, and HAVEN climbed 0.06 to 0.21.  Adult Swim’s NEON JOE continued to hold well, down 0.03 from Wednesday’s installment to 0.52.  On A&E, THE FIRST 48 fell 0.04 to 0.47, and NIGHTWATCH dropped 0.03 to 0.44.  Bravo’s TOP CHEF gained a tenth to 0.37.  Once again, History followed a PAWN STARS episode with a clip show and both had the same rating, in this case up 0.02 to 0.35.  Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY JR edged up 0.02 to 0.35.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS rose 0.03 to 0.26, but BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW lost 0.02 to 0.14.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES returned at 0.25, and it was followed by SELLING IT IN THE ATL at 0.22.  Comedy Central’s  newly-renewed NATHAN FOR YOU was up 0.03 to 0.26.   

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 10, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: 2015 WK 14 – MIN VS .ARI NFL NETWORK 8:27 PM 177 2.93 8,742
2 TNF POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:27 PM 33 1.23 3,048
3 TNF PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 27 0.96 2,922
4 FAST N LOUD SPC: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 121 0.69 1,898
5 LIGA MX L: F: TIGRES / UNAM UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:52 PM 128 0.62 1,241
6 WWE SMACKDOWN: 121015 SYFY 8:00 PM 120 0.55 2,133
7 NEON JOE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.52 1,098
8 NBA BASKETBALL: NEW YORK/SACRAMENTO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:34 PM 161 0.49 1,096
9 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.47 1,056
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.47 1,103
11 NIGHTWATCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.44 1,089
12 NBA BASKETBALL: LA CLIPPERS/CHICAGO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 140 0.42 1,166
13 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.42 1,552
14 TNF SHOWCASE NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.42 1,188
15 TAMAR & VINCE WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.38 790
16 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 75 0.37 889
17 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 31 0.35 1,386
18 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:31 PM 32 0.35 1,276
19 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,184
20 PROJECT RUNWAY JUNIOR LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.35 1,134
21 BE COOL SCOOBY THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.34 1,350
22 700 CLUB ABC FAMILY 11:00 PM 60 0.33 714
23 AROUND THE HORN         L ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.33 744
24 HOUSE HUNTERS WHERE NOW HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,189
25 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,834
26 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:15 AM 56 0.29 554
27 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.29 673
28 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.28 641
29 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,060
30 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.27 558
31 MURDER BOOK INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 990
32 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.26 681
33 NATHAN FOR YOU COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.26 414
34 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,924
35 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.25 851
36 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 8:00 PM 60 0.25 619
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 560
38 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.25 544
39 OCTONAUTS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 AM 25 0.24 871
40 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS: N/A ESPN 7:00 PM 141 0.24 675
41 FIRST LOOK: KARDASHIANS E! 10:32 PM 30 0.24 481
42 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.23 868
43 SELLING IT IN THE ATL WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.22 486
44 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.22 517
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.22 382
46 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.22 436
47 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 517
48 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,243
49 HAVEN SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 741
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,610
51 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 455
52 FUTBOL CENTRAL UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 52 0.20 441
53 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.20 424
54 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 360
55 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.20 490
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.20 1,238
57 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.20 462
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.20 326
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 376
60 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,745
61 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.19 325
62 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.18 359
63 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 844
64 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.18 475
65 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.18 671
66 OCTONAUTS DISNEY JUNIOR 8:00 PM 25 0.18 823
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 366
68 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA/IOWA ST ESPN2 7:30 PM 120 0.17 651
69 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,418
70 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.17 1,157
71 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.17 952
72 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.16 321
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 856
74 MONSTERS INSIDE ME ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.16 420
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 346
76 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 30 0.15 389
77 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,436
78 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 800
79 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,830
80 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 784
81 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.15 308
82 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.15 342
83 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 304
84 BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW SSN 2 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.14 384
85 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.14 265
86 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L ESPN 9:21 PM 99 0.14 390
87 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.14 341
88 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,313
89 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.13 376
90 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,308
91 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.13 229
92 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.13 671
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 955
94 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 958
95 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 328
96 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 499
97 BROKE A$$ GAME SPECIAL MTV 11:33 PM 31 0.12 250
98 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L: USA/TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ESPN2 9:30 PM 125 0.12 342
99 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.12 284
100 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,509
101 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 761
102 JUDGE, THE: JUDGE, THE HBO PRIME 8:30 PM 141 0.12 244
103 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,485
104 EQUITY ANGELS HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 60 0.11 538
105 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,220
106 I LOVE KELLIE PICKLER CMT 10:00 PM 30 0.11 291
107 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.11 257
108 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 970
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 631
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 611
111 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,642
112 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.10 284
113 MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT SHOW MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.10 250
114 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.10 528
115 UNIVISON DEPORTES FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:59 PM 61 0.10 209
116 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 764
117 MYSTERIES OF CUBA TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 375
118 CHARLIE ST. CLOUD HBO PRIME 12:10 PM 99 0.09 155
119 HOW ITS MADE: TOP 5 SURVI SCIENCE 9:30 PM 30 0.09 299
120 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 190
121 SHES ALL THAT HBO PRIME 10:32 AM 95 0.09 186
122 CATHOUSE:MENAGE A TROIS HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 52 0.09 223
123 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 601
124 SANTAS IN THE BARN TRUTV 9:00 PM 60 0.08 217
125 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 9:00 PM 30 0.08 292
126 GREAT WILD NORTH HISTORY 9:00 AM 60 0.08 321
127 SHREK HBO PRIME 1:50 PM 89 0.08 156
128 ANIMATION DOMINATION FXX 12:00 AM 63 0.08 133
129 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 579
130 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.07 192
131 IRON GIANT, THE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 86 0.07 164
132 28 DAYS HBO PRIME 6:45 PM 103 0.07 214
133 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 645
134 GREAT WILD NORTH HISTORY 8:00 AM 60 0.07 215
135 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 514
136 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 576
137 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 553
138 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:00 PM 30 0.06 211
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 275
140 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 619
141 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 390
142 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 453
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 249
144 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.05 296
145 OTHER WOMAN, THE (2014) MAXPRIME 8:10 PM 109 0.05 148
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 204
147 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.05 616
148 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 446
149 DAFT PUNK UNCHAINED SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 88 0.05 76
150 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 626

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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.