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December 8, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.7.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 bump for the rerun of MODERN FAMILY, meaning that HAIRSPRAY and EMPIRE stayed at their low initial ratings.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The season finale of Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK ruled Wednesday cable, up a whopping 0.26 from last week to 1.08, with the season finale of lead-out LEGENDS OF CHAMBERLAIN HEIGHTS up a tenth to 0.33.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader had the #2-3 slots, with Clippers vs. Golden State at 1.02, and Cleveland vs. Knicks at 0.74.  History’s VIKINGS dropped 0.17 from last week’s season premiere to 0.54, and leadout REAL VIKINGS was down 0.09 to 0.25.  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE was at 0.45, and lead-out LEGEND OF CROC GOLD was at 0.19.  A primetime CONAN on TBS was at 0.43, with the regular 11PM episode at 0.27.  The post-election glow continued for Fox News, where THE O’REILLY FACTOR hit the Top 10 at 0.41 (and the most total viewers of the day thanks to its older audience at 4.1M).  On A&E, DUCK DYNASTY edged up 0.02 to 0.39, GOING SI-RAL was up 0.03 to 0.26, and WAHLBURGERS was down 0.04 to 0.22.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN: DALLAS gained 0.04 to 0.36.  On HGTV, BROTHERS TAKE NEW ORLEANS ticked up to 0.36, HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.02 to 0.33, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dipped 0.03 to 0.28.  Bravo’s DON’T BE TARDY ticked up to 0.27.  On E!, TOTAL DIVAS lost a tick to 0.26.  Food Network’s COOKS VS. CONS was down a hundredth to 0.24, and KIDS SWEETS CHALLENGE was down 0.03 to 0.19.  MTV’s REAL WORLD fell 0.03 to 0.22.  On TV Land, YOUNGER was steady at 0.20, and the season finale of IMPASTOR was up 0.02 to 0.10.  INCORPORATED, airing this week just on Syfy, was up 0.03 from that network’s rating to 0.18 (although that was down 0.17 from last week’s combined Syfy/USA rating).  WGN’s SALEM ticked up to 0.09.  Sundance’s RECTIFY fell a tick to 0.03/112K.  The 2 hours of El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND were at 0.04/112K and 0.03/64K. 

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: Wednesday December 7, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 1.08 1,817
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:35 PM 158 1.02 2,365
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CLEVELAND/NEW YORK ESPN 8:00 PM 155 0.74 1,827
4 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:13 AM 47 0.55 1,210
5 VIKINGS HISTORY 9:00 PM 62 0.54 1,943
6 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE: XMAS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.45 2,015
7 CONAN TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.43 984
8 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.41 872
9 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.41 4,082
10 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 31 0.39 1,176
11 LITTLE WOMEN DALLAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 62 0.36 880
12 BROTHERS TAKE NEW ORLEANS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,830
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.35 907
14 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.34 2,957
15 LEGENDS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.33 628
16 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.33 753
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,668
18 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.30 830
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,599
20 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,947
21 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,290
22 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,426
23 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.27 683
24 CNN SPECIAL REPORT: THE LEGACY OF BARACK OBAMA CNN 9:00 PM 120 0.27 1,245
25 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.27 502
26 TOTAL DIVAS E! 8:00 PM 60 0.26 563
27 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 597
28 GRAVE SECRETS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,152
29 GOING SI-RAL A&E NETWORK 9:31 PM 30 0.26 881
30 REAL VIKINGS HISTORY 10:02 PM 62 0.25 1,101
31 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.25 619
32 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,941
33 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.24 542
34 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.24 848
35 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.22 431
36 REAL WORLD BAD BLOOD MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.22 352
37 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 32 0.22 669
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.22 439
39 SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE HANGOVER (2009) SPIKE TV 6:30 PM 150 0.21 438
40 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 32 0.20 648
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.20 411
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.20 349
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,864
44 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 417
45 LEGEND OF CROC GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.19 760
46 KIDS SWEETS SHOWDOWN FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.19 760
47 SISTER WIVES: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:30 PM 19 0.19 551
48 BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF: BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF HBO PRIME 4:55 PM 152 0.19 385
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 328
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 350
51 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DAVIDSON/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN2 9:00 PM 131 0.18 559
52 INCORPORATED SYFY 10:00 PM 61 0.18 539
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,533
54 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 811
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 327
56 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 969
57 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.17 326
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,887
59 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 561
60 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: CONNECTICUT/NOTRE DAME ESPN2 7:00 PM 120 0.16 729
61 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.16 313
62 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 378
63 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,321
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,977
65 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,803
66 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,862
67 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 22 0.15 319
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,900
69 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.15 330
70 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 442
71 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.14 701
72 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: BOSTON/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 173 0.14 454
73 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,884
74 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 347
75 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.13 293
76 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.13 592
77 KEANU HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 100 0.13 251
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 662
79 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 748
80 UCL GROUP STAGE L: REAL MADRID/DORTMUND FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.13 259
81 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,361
82 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,454
83 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 633
84 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 613
85 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,515
86 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 968
87 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,168
88 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 905
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 1,142
90 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 747
91 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 224
92 LPBW: FIRST LOOK TLC 10:49 PM 11 0.11 402
93 HAMILTONS PHARMACOPEIA VICELAND 10:00 PM 60 0.10 193
94 FXX MOVIE PRIME: BEST MAN HOLIDAY FXX 8:00 PM 150 0.10 223
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 586
96 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 398
97 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 579
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 554
99 IMPASTOR TV LAND 10:32 PM 31 0.10 434
100 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 431
101 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.09 922
102 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 250
103 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 689
104 SALEM WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 61 0.09 257
105 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 615
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 553
107 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 414
108 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.08 337
109 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:11 PM 117 0.08 261
110 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.08 240
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 515
112 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 450
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 267
114 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 304
115 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 434
116 HOLLYWOOD & FOOTBALL E! 9:00 PM 60 0.07 178
117 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 435
118 TIMELINE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.07 173
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 254
120 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 656
121 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 164
122 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 428
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 289
124 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 455
125 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 623
126 DESUS & MERO VICELAND 11:00 PM 30 0.06 109
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 250
128 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 433
129 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 131
130 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 545
131 PEARL HARBOR – THE HEROES AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 354
132 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 470
133 JON GLASER LOVES GEAR TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.05 103
134 OCEANS THIRTEEN: OCEANS THIRTEEN HBO PRIME 10:01 AM 122 0.05 115
135 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 455
136 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.05 198
137 YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.05 171
138 UNDISPUTED L: 64 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.05 99
139 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 9:45 PM 10 0.05 99
140 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 235
141 SP I WANT THAT MOST HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 30 0.05 168
142 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.05 262
143 HERD L: 340 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 120 0.05 101
144 NO RESERVATIONS HBO PRIME 12:05 PM 104 0.04 99
145 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.04 449
146 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.04 453
147 E! NEWS LIVE E! 1:00 PM 60 0.04 108
148 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 232
149 FANTASY AND FRIENDS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.04 90
150 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.04 96

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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.