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October 26, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.25.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Game 1 of the WORLD SERIES gained 0.2 in final numbers to 5.6.  Elsewhere, AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE added 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Even with the World Series as competition, opening night for the NBA season was strong for TNT, as the San Antonio vs. Golden State game led cable at 1.60, with the Cavs vs. Knicks at 1.30.  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN fell 0.12 to 0.69, and CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was down 0.13 to 0.58.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG gained 0.04 to 0.58.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK slipped 0.02 to 0.55.  On Spike, INK MASTER fell 0.06 to 0.53, and the REDEMPTION after-show was down a tenth to 0.27.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE was steady at 0.45.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 ticked up to 0.35, and DRUNK HISTORY was down 0.09 to 0.17.  On A&E, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT climbed 0.06 to 0.36.  TLC’s COUNTING ON fell 0.05 to 0.33, OUTDAUGHTERED was down 0.06 to 0.16, and SWEET 15 dropped 0.05 to 0.11. FX’s ATLANTA fell 0.12 to 0.32. Lifetime’s DANCE MOMS rose 0.03 to 0.30.   HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.29, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL held at 0.28.  Food Network’s CHOPPED dropped 0.09 to 0.27, and CHOPPED JR was down 0.03 to 0.21.  Tru’s ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING election special was at 0.23.  On Freeform, BEN & LAUREN gained 0.07 to 0.23, and THE LETTER was up 0.02 to 0.08.  Discovery’s DEADLIEST CATCH; DUNGEON COVE fell 0.05 to 0.22.  On Syfy, CHANNEL ZERO lost 0.02 to 0.22, and AFTERMATH ticked down to 0.19.  On BET, REAL HUSBANDS fell 0.04 to 0.20, THE GARY OWEN SHOW was down 0.02 to 0.19, and INK PAPER SCISSORS rose 0.04 to 0.18.  MTV’s TRUE LIFE aired 2 episodes at 0.11/0.09.  

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: Tuesday October 25, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA BASKETBALL: SAN ANTONIO/GOLDEN STATE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:12 PM 164 1.60 3,478
2 NBA BASKETBALL: NEW YORK/CLEVELAND TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:33 PM 159 1.30 2,867
3 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:56 AM 57 0.70 1,469
4 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.69 2,127
5 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.58 2,080
6 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.58 1,569
7 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.55 1,305
8 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.53 1,055
9 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.45 1,093
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.36 938
11 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (A&E): TIL DEATH DO US PART 414 A&E NETWORK 8:45 PM 138 0.36 945
12 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.35 639
13 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 6:01 PM 92 0.34 795
14 COUNTING ON TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.33 1,123
15 ATLANTA FX 10:00 PM 34 0.32 651
16 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.30 784
17 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.30 807
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,561
19 MARRIED WITH SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,140
20 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,291
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,318
22 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,002
23 INK MASTER: REDEMPTION SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.27 536
24 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.27 806
25 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.27 590
26 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 639
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,230
28 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,342
29 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 596
30 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,864
31 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.24 520
32 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,173
33 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,546
34 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 60 0.23 440
35 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,889
36 BEN & LAUREN FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.23 539
37 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,074
38 DC: DUNGEON COVE SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 63 0.22 683
39 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.22 561
40 CHANNEL ZERO SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 552
41 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,199
42 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.22 514
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,514
44 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.21 702
45 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,104
46 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.21 435
47 MAX AND RUBY NICKELODEON 8:30 AM 30 0.20 704
48 WELCOME BACK POTTER HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.20 860
49 RANK THE PRANK NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.20 1,118
50 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 397
51 REAL HUSBANDS S5 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 30 0.20 417
52 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.20 417
53 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.19 442
54 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,428
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,019
56 AFTERMATH SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 600
57 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.19 524
58 DEAD SILENT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 989
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.19 415
60 GARY OWEN SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:30 PM 30 0.19 431
61 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 1,039
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 409
63 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 417
64 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.18 381
65 INK, PAPER, SCISSORS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.18 400
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 389
67 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,016
68 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.17 388
69 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.17 1,404
70 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,799
71 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.17 301
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 370
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,805
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 62 0.17 359
75 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 364
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,606
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,479
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,735
79 OUTDAUGHTERED: A QUINTS L TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.16 621
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:02 PM 58 0.16 334
81 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,536
82 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 651
83 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 724
84 CFP RANKINGS SHOW ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 394
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 857
86 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.15 361
87 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 906
88 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.15 333
89 60 DAYS IN FL A&E NETWORK 8:31 PM 14 0.15 497
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 913
91 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,029
92 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,398
93 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,566
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 849
95 WELCOME BACK POTTER HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.14 758
96 COPA MX – L: SF: TOLUCA / QUERETARO UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:54 PM 157 0.14 297
97 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,240
98 COUNTING ON: COUNTDOWN TO TLC 7:30 PM 30 0.14 558
99 JAGGER EATONS MEGA LIFE NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.14 734
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 810
101 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:30 PM 30 0.14 314
102 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.14 301
103 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.13 463
104 MLB WORLD SERIES GM1-IN: CUBS VS INDIANS FOX DEPORTES 8:01 PM 239 0.13 297
105 FANTASY FTBL KICKOFF   L ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.13 299
106 BITCHIN RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 383
107 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 368
108 MEET THE BROWN BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 7:00 PM 30 0.13 289
109 BOONIES COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 597
110 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (FYI): TILL DEATH DO US PART 414 FYI 8:45 PM 137 0.12 434
111 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 883
112 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,130
113 PROFILE:60 ESPN 9:00 PM 30 0.12 266
114 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.12 245
115 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 250
116 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 978
117 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,117
118 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.11 873
119 MELTDOWN, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.11 223
120 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 880
121 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 870
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 491
123 SWEET 15: QUINCEANERA TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.11 361
124 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,031
125 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 222
126 TRUE LIFE MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.11 214
127 STRUT OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.10 230
128 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,147
129 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 834
130 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.10 198
131 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 825
132 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.10 403
133 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 229
134 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 837
135 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 861
136 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 245
137 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 797
138 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.09 785
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 302
140 E:60 ESPN 9:30 PM 30 0.09 251
141 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 759
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 274
143 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.09 195
144 JON GLASER LOVES GEAR TRUTV 11:00 PM 30 0.09 167
145 TRUE LIFE MTV 10:01 PM 62 0.09 170
146 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 778
147 LETTER, THE FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.08 163
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 254
149 STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 147 0.08 148
150 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 229

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."