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February 18, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.16.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT and IZOMBIE both lost 0.1 in final numbers.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Feb TUE.16

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s PEOPLE VS OJ SIMPSON remained very strong, down 0.16 from last week to easily top Tuesday cable at 1.35.  HGTV’s FIXER UPPER lightened by 0.05 to 0.92, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained a tenth to 0.49.  OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS rose by 0.04 to 0.80.  On Discovery, MOONSHINERS held at 0.76, and KILLING FIELDS (billed as a “special”) was down 0.16 to 0.46.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS gained 0.05 to 0.75, and GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO DIVORCE ticked up to 0.27.  On Freeform, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS added a tenth to 0.69, and SHADOWHUNTERS lost 0.02 to 0.43.  On Lifetime, DANCE MOMS was up 0.04 to 0.55, and PITCH SLAPPED edged up 0.02 to 0.24.  On History, the 2 half-hours of COUNTING CARS were at 0.43/0.51, and FORGED IN FIRE was at 0.44.  A&E’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT gained 0.05 to 0.49, and FIT TO FAT TO FIT rose 0.07 to 0.31.  USA’s coverage of the WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW was at 0.49.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 fell 0.04 to 0.43, and NOT SAFE WITH NIKKI GLASER was steady at 0.27.  On MTV, TEEN WOLF gained 0.04 to 0.42, and THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES lost 0.03 to 0.32.  RIZZOLI & ISLES returned to TNT with 2 1-hour episodes at 0.41/0.40, way down from the show’s 0.76 for its February 2015 premiere.  On E!, TOTAL DIVAS was down 0.02 to 0.39, and JUST JILLIAN gained 0.04 to 0.21.  WGNA’s OUTSIDERS was up 0.02 to 0.30.  On TLC, THE LITTLE COUPLE held at 0.33, and RATTLED was up 0.02 to 0.27.  On BET, 2 episodes of ZOE EVER AFTER were at 0.23/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.19 for a single episode.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING was up 0.01 to 0.10, with the re-airing at 0.03/87K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Feb TUE.16

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday February 16, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ACS: PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON FX 10:00 PM 63 1.35 3,331
2 FIXER UPPER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.92 3,360
3 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.80 2,950
4 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.76 2,076
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.75 1,902
6 PRETTY LITTLE LIARS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.69 1,356
7 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 66 0.55 1,450
8 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 9:30 PM 30 0.51 1,750
9 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (A&E) A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.49 1,183
10 DOG SHOW: WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 181 0.49 2,684
11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.49 1,739
12 KILLING FIELDS SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.46 1,478
13 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.44 1,155
14 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.43 835
15 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 30 0.43 1,517
16 SHADOWHUNTERS FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.43 976
17 TEEN WOLF SSN 5B MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.42 974
18 RIZZOLI & ISLES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.41 2,339
19 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.41 1,109
20 RIZZOLI & ISLES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.40 2,594
21 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.39 808
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.37 909
23 FASHION POLICE WEEKLY E! 8:00 PM 60 0.34 980
24 LITTLE COUPLE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.33 1,327
25 SHANNARA MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.32 778
26 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.32 1,574
27 FIT TO FAT TO FIT A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.31 639
28 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.31 758
29 OUTSIDERS WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.30 801
30 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN/OHIO STATE ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.29 896
31 ICE COLD KILLERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,058
32 OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,021
33 RATTLED TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.27 973
34 GIRLFRND GUIDE TO DIVORCE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.27 645
35 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.27 725
36 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,053
37 NOT SAFE W/ NIKKI GLASER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.27 524
38 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 561
39 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 668
40 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.25 566
41 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.24 471
42 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 30 0.24 1,090
43 PITCH SLAPPED LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:06 PM 60 0.24 555
44 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:03 PM 61 0.23 471
45 ZOE EVER AFTER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.23 540
46 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (FYI) FYI 9:00 PM 76 0.23 618
47 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT SP FYI 10:16 PM 15 0.22 607
48 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:04 AM 57 0.22 454
49 ZOE EVER AFTER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 531
50 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,275
51 JUST JILLIAN E! 10:00 PM 60 0.21 417
52 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:04 PM 119 0.21 580
53 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,043
54 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.21 400
55 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,490
56 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WEST VIRGINIA/TEXAS ESPN2 7:00 PM 134 0.20 703
57 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.19 383
58 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA ST/BAYLOR ESPN2 9:14 PM 122 0.19 637
59 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 402
60 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.18 384
61 WHAT ON EARTH SCIENCE 9:01 PM 60 0.17 644
62 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,238
63 WENDY WILLIAMS STYLE SQUA BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.16 402
64 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.16 345
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 334
66 UCL ROUND OF 16 L: PARIS ST-GERMAIN/CHELSEA FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.16 338
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 321
68 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 335
69 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.15 403
70 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,206
71 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 803
72 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 277
73 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 326
74 BOONIES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 622
75 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,978
76 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 698
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 307
78 PETER RABBIT NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.14 644
79 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 807
80 ALMOST GENIUS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.14 363
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 286
82 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,920
83 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 423
84 SPIKE TV MOVIE: DRIVE SPIKE TV 5:00 PM 150 0.13 285
85 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 783
86 PRANCING ELITES PROJECT OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.13 293
87 SPORTSCENTER EARLY AM? L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 285
88 MINE HUNTERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 401
89 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.12 235
90 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,055
91 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.11 234
92 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,013
93 FRIDAY NIGHT TYKES ESQUIRE NETWORK 9:01 PM 59 0.11 244
94 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 971
95 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 950
96 SPORTSCENTER EARLY AM? L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 250
97 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,416
98 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,279
99 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 917
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 792
101 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 770
102 UNIQUE RIDES VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 251
103 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN2 11:16 PM 29 0.10 259
104 PAPA FRANCISCO SALIDA2/16 GALAVISION 6:45 PM 42 0.10 283
105 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,232
106 ENTOURAGE (2015) HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 104 0.10 187
107 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,354
108 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,329
109 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 625
110 IMPACT WRESTLING: 107 POP 9:00 PM 120 0.10 273
111 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 717
112 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,476
113 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 4:51 PM 69 0.09 874
114 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.09 165
115 FIRST LOOK: FRI NGT TYKES ESQUIRE NETWORK 10:00 PM 16 0.09 196
116 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: DALLAS/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 167 0.09 238
117 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 717
118 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:30 PM 30 0.09 180
119 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 235
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 326
121 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.08 190
122 SMARTEST GUY IN THE ROOM HISTORY 8:30 AM 30 0.08 186
123 10 THINGS TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.08 244
124 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,234
125 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 599
126 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 368
127 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,421
128 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:00 PM 30 0.08 168
129 GANGSTERS (ORIGINAL) REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 240
130 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 546
131 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 371
132 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.08 153
133 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,131
134 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 513
135 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 558
136 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.08 408
137 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 505
138 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 447
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 351
140 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 633
141 TEAM NINJA WARRIOR ESQUIRE NETWORK 8:00 PM 61 0.07 200
142 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 417
143 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.07 318
144 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 267
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 320
146 HERE WE GO AGAIN TV ONE 8:00 PM 30 0.07 172
147 PAPA FRANCIS ENCUENTR2/16 GALAVISION 5:02 PM 103 0.06 230
148 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 492
149 KUNG FU PANDA NICKTOONS 6:00 PM 30 0.06 272
150 SHAQ NBA-TV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 117

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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.