UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.4.2016

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NETWORK FINALS:  We didn’t have text for this morning’s preliminary numbers, so here’s a bit more detail than the afternoon usual. For all but CW, the night was mostly devoted to the VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, which was strongest on NBC, and that network also had the highest-rated post-debate commentary half-hour at 1.4.  During the 8PM hour, THE VOICE was down 1.3 from last Tuesday’s 2-hour episode to 2.0, DANCING WITH THE STARS was up 0.1 to 1.4, NCIS (which adjusted up 0.1 in finals) was down 0.2 to 1.9, and FOX had sitcoms BROOKLYN NINE-NINE and NEW GIRL steady at 1.0.  On CW, THE FLASH adjusted up 0.1 from prelims to 1.3, but the perhaps too aptly-named NO TOMORROW stayed at 0.5.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS’s telecast of the baseball American League WILD CARD GAME topped Tuesday cable at 1.36.  CNN and FOX News both had strong numbers for the VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, which broke as usual, with CNN in the lead among 18-49s (1.15 vs. 0.90) and FOX News among total viewers (6.1M vs. 4.2M), and MSNBC trailed both at 0.58/3.1M.  Comedy Central aired a live post-Debate edition of THE DAILY SHOW at 0.38.  BET’s HIP-HOP AWARDS were at 0.78, with a 0.10 simulcast on MTV2.  On USA, WWE SMACKDOWN lost 0.03 to 0.41, and CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was down 0.06 to 0.61.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK slipped 0.02 to 0.58.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG ticked down to 0.57.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS jumped 0.14 to 0.48, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.19 to 0.47.  Comedy Central’s TOSH.0 gained 0.11 to 0.47, and DRUNK HISTORY was up 0.05 to 0.30.  Spike’s INK MASTER lost 0.06 to 0.46.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE added a tick to 0.46.  FX’s ATLANTA dropped a hundredth to 0.40.  On A&E, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT fell 0.08 to 0.32, and BORN THIS WAY was down 0.04 to 0.22.  Lifetime’s DANCE MOMS held at 0.32.  TLC’s COUNTING ON was also steady at 0.32, and SWEET 16 was at 0.15.  Food Network’s CHOPPED JR was up 0.08 to 0.29.  Discovery’s TAKING FIRE gained 0.03 to 0.29, and DEADLIEST CATCH” DUNGEON COVE shed a tick to 0.28.  Syfy’s AFTERMATH rose 0.03 to 0.19.  AMC’s HALT AND CATCH FIRE at least crept 0.03 in the right direction to 0.13.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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