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April 20, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.19.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  CONTAINMENT fell 0.1 in final numbers, which puts it already at the IZOMBIE level, and THE FLASH gained the same.  Also up 0.1:  NCIS and the FRESH OFF THE BOAT rerun.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Apr TUE.19

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The premiere of AMC’s THE NIGHT MANAGER was underwhelming at 0.21.  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS led Tuesday cable at 1.38/0.78, with Memphis vs. San Antonio higher than Boston vs. Atlanta.  Interest in the NY Presidential primary pushed CNN’s coverage to a pair of Top 10 slots at 0.75/0.69.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS was steady at 0.73.  On Discovery, DEADLIEST CATCH fell 0.14 to 0.67, and THE LAST ALASKANS was down 0.06 to 0.33.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG dropped 0.05 to 0.56.  On Spike, INK MASTER was down 0.05 to 0.54, and the REDEMPTION after-show was down 0.09 to 0.29.  Lifetime’s DANCE MOMS fell 0.05 to 0.51.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE ticked up to 0.44.  Food Network’s CHOPPED CHAMPIONS gained 0.06 to 0.43.  On TLC, JILL & JESSA slipped 0.02 to 0.42 and THE WILLIS FAMILY finale gained 0.04 to 0.25.  HGTV’s GOOD BONES dropped 0.07 to 0.37.  Oxygen’s BAD GIRLS CLUB was at 0.34.  On MTV, AWKWARD rose 0.02 to 0.34, and FAKING IT rose 0.05 to 0.22.  A&E’s STORAGE WARS was at 0.32/0.30, compared to last week’s 0.36/0.33.  The season finale of WGN’s OUTSIDERS was up a tick to 0.32. On TBS, AMERICA’S GREATEST MAKERS climbed 0.11 to 0.31, and SEPARATION ANXIETY was up 0.07 to 0.22.  The season finale of E!’s TOTAL DIVAS edged up 0.02 to 0.31.  BET’s CHASING DESTINY fell 0.04 to 0.16.  Freeform’s STITCHERS lost a tick to 0.15.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING rose 0.02 to 0.10.

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 April 19, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: MEMPHIS/SAN ANTONIO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:38 PM 150 1.38 3,040
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: BOSTON/ATLANTA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:08 PM 150 0.78 1,918
3 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.75 3,141
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.73 2,034
5 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 12:08 AM 41 0.72 1,546
6 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.69 2,735
7 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.67 1,932
8 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.56 2,201
9 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.54 1,134
10 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 66 0.51 1,404
11 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.44 1,180
12 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.43 1,828
13 CHOPPED CHAMPIONS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.43 1,283
14 JILL & JESSA: COUNTING ON TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.42 1,367
15 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.39 1,599
16 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.39 3,445
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.38 910
18 GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.37 1,588
19 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.35 1,206
20 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.35 2,526
21 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.34 636
22 AWKWARD SSN 5B MTV 10:00 PM 32 0.34 590
23 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.33 809
24 NHL QTR FINALS L: PITTSBURGH/NY RANGERS USA NETWORK 7:00 PM 162 0.33 794
25 LAST ALASKANS, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.33 1,224
26 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 10:31 PM 32 0.32 1,294
27 OUTSIDERS WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 59 0.32 956
28 MURDER AMONG FRIENDS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,020
29 NHL QTR FINALS L: ST. LOUIS/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:53 PM 163 0.32 681
30 AMERICAS GREATEST MAKERS TBS NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.31 786
31 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.31 625
32 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.30 1,229
33 INK MASTER: REDEMPTION SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.29 575
34 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,097
35 PLACE FOR POLITICS: DECISION 2016 MSNBC 8:00 PM 180 0.28 1,712
36 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.28 549
37 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,049
38 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 1,213
39 WILLIS FAMILY, THE TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.25 979
40 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.25 1,112
41 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.25 463
42 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.25 535
43 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.24 441
44 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.23 461
45 SEPARATION ANXIETY TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.22 533
46 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.22 399
47 AEHQ: NY PRIMARY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.22 1,647
48 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.22 501
49 FAKING IT SSN 3 MTV 10:32 PM 32 0.22 385
50 NHL QTR FINALS L: TAMPA BAY/DETROIT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:02 PM 171 0.21 546
51 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,089
52 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,172
53 NIGHT MANAGER, THE AMC 10:00 PM 75 0.21 933
54 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.21 592
55 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.21 527
56 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.21 533
57 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.20 412
58 24 TO LIFE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.20 434
59 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.20 1,107
60 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,915
61 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.19 416
62 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 780
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,025
64 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 353
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 386
66 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 359
67 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.18 360
68 JILL & JESSA: COUNTDOWN TLC 8:05 PM 55 0.18 621
69 24 TO LIFE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.17 442
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.17 332
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 337
72 E:60 ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 312
73 CHASING DESTINY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.16 349
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 388
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 423
76 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 7:30 PM 30 0.16 326
77 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.15 479
78 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 325
79 STITCHERS FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.15 376
80 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,099
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 328
82 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.14 287
83 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 920
84 NHL QTR FINALS L: ANAHEIM/NASHVILLE USA NETWORK 9:42 PM 168 0.14 283
85 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.14 265
86 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.13 405
87 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 8:30 PM 30 0.13 289
88 NFL MATCH-UP ESPN 8:00 PM 30 0.13 282
89 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.13 294
90 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,050
91 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 545
92 LIVING WITH FUNNY OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 30 0.12 262
93 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.12 259
94 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.12 278
95 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,154
96 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.12 778
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 785
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 727
99 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,273
100 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 251
101 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,213
102 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,158
103 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 827
104 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 9:00 PM 30 0.11 233
105 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,329
106 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.11 202
107 IMPACT WRESTLING: 116 POP 9:00 PM 120 0.10 312
108 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.10 213
109 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 726
110 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.10 199
111 NHL LIVE POST QTR FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:36 AM 24 0.10 196
112 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,294
113 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 796
114 AEHQ: NY PRIMARY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.10 689
115 SHOWCASE GAME: CHC AT STL/HOU AT TEX MLB NETWORK 8:05 PM 213 0.10 363
116 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,039
117 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,188
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 348
119 TAKEN 3 HBO PRIME 7:05 PM 109 0.09 240
120 BILLION DOLLAR BUYER CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 279
121 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.09 165
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 325
123 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 486
124 REAL SPORTS 16 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 58 0.09 262
125 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.09 214
126 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 524
127 COPA LIB GROUP STAGE: GREMIO VS TOLUCA FOX DEPORTES 8:35 PM 142 0.08 179
128 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 452
129 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,247
130 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 722
131 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/NEWCASTLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:39 PM 131 0.08 200
132 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 452
133 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 566
134 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 611
135 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 733
136 MEGA DECKS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.07 168
137 E:60 ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.07 124
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 316
139 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 567
140 NFL LIVE ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.07 142
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 274
142 MEGA DECKS DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.07 175
143 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN2 10:30 PM 30 0.07 133
144 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 574
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 208
146 BRIDE & PREJUDICE: MOMENT OF TRUTH… 106 FYI 9:00 PM 121 0.07 157
147 LIKE A BOSS OXYGEN MEDIA 9:30 PM 60 0.07 152
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 250
149 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 11:38 PM 64 0.07 165
150 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 363

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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.