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February 11, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.10.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN IDOL gained 0.1 and BLACK-ISH lost 0.1 in final numbers

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Feb WED.10

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night’s actual top-rated original was the primetime part of TNT’s NBA DOUBLEHEADER, 0.74 for Lakers vs. Cleveland, with 0.52 for the later Houston vs. Portland game.  On A&E, DUCK DYNASTY lost a tick to 0.58, and JEP & JESSICA fell 0.09 to 0.45.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS was up 0.03 to 0.58, PAWN STARS lost 0.07 to 0.52, and AMERICAN RESTORATION was at 0.32.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA was up 0.04 to 0.57, and LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA rose 0.08 to 0.50.  VH1’s MOB WIVES climbed 0.09 to 0.57.  USA’s SUITS edged up 0.03 to 0.51.  HGTV’s PROPERTY BROTHERS gained 0.07 to 0.47, and HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.02 to 0.42.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE fell 0.07 to 0.44, and TRUE LIFE was at 0.21.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE shed 0.14 to 0.38, and SKIN TIGHT slipped 0.03 to 0.37.  On Discovery, DUAL SURVIVAL added 0.03 to 0.38.  Syfy’s FACE OFF ticked down to 0.35.  On FXX, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA dropped 0.04 to 0.33, and MAN SEEKING WOMAN (not on the chart) fell 0.04 to 0.10.  On Freeform, YOUNG & HUNGRY lost 0.04 to 0.26, and BABY DADDY was also down 0.04 to 0.24.  On TV Land (and only TV Land), YOUNGER fell 0.04 to 0.17, and TEACHERS was down 0.02 to 0.15. 

 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Feb WED.10

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday February 10, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA LAKERS/CLEVELAND ESPN 8:05 PM 150 0.74 1,777
2 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.58 1,579
3 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.58 2,835
4 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.57 1,407
5 MOB WIVES 6 VH1 8:00 PM 62 0.57 1,145
6 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: HOUSTON/PORTLAND ESPN 10:35 PM 155 0.52 1,222
7 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:00 PM 32 0.52 2,182
8 SUITS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.51 1,710
9 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.50 1,219
10 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.47 1,928
11 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.45 1,235
12 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.44 1,035
13 CHALLENGE: BLOODLINES MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.44 730
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.42 1,977
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.39 948
16 MY 600-LB LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.38 1,197
17 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.38 1,071
18 SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.37 1,091
19 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:10 AM 60 0.35 791
20 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.35 868
21 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.33 814
22 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 30 0.33 536
23 AMERICAN RESTORATION HISTORY 10:32 PM 60 0.32 1,244
24 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 65 0.31 709
25 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.30 3,330
26 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 2,741
27 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.26 530
28 SHADOW OF DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 980
29 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 745
30 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.26 603
31 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 866
32 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:30 PM 30 0.25 728
33 GUILTY PLEASURES 2 FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.25 671
34 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.25 445
35 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.25 1,395
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 537
37 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.24 586
38 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.24 475
39 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 506
40 CRIMINALS AT WORK BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.23 463
41 TOP 5 RESTAURANTS FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.23 673
42 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NY RANGERS/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 153 0.23 660
43 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,901
44 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.22 439
45 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 543
46 NATIONAL TEAM (PT) WED: MEXICO / SENEGAL UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:23 PM 136 0.22 493
47 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,720
48 TRUE LIFE MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.21 390
49 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,564
50 20/20 ON ID PRSN:HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.21 776
51 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.20 597
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,767
53 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,214
54 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.19 404
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.18 329
56 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,212
57 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.17 314
58 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.17 569
59 SPORTSCENTER EARLY AM? L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 324
60 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 795
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,293
62 WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 461
63 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 390
64 SPORTSCENTER EARLY AM? L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 347
65 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 798
66 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.15 301
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 296
68 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 824
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,930
70 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.15 446
71 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LSU/SOUTH CAROLINA ESPN2 7:00 PM 134 0.15 525
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 265
73 DORA AND FRIENDS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.15 675
74 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,770
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,720
76 NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.15 462
77 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.15 321
78 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,558
79 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 302
80 BIG FISH, TEXAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 461
81 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 949
82 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,555
83 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,554
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 263
85 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.13 361
86 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 401
87 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.13 294
88 NEXT 15 TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.13 319
89 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,377
90 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:39 PM 21 0.12 220
91 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 684
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 977
93 RESTAURANT STARTUP CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 298
94 TRANSFORMERS: TRANSFORMERS HBO PRIME 7:45 AM 143 0.12 220
95 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 632
96 KOCKTAILS WITH KHLOE FYI 10:00 PM 61 0.12 206
97 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 515
98 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 854
99 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,298
100 BIG FIX ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 410
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 742
102 DREAMGIRLS: DREAMGIRLS HBO PRIME 10:15 AM 130 0.10 186
103 NFL INSIDERS ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.10 184
104 MTV2 WILD N OUT SPECIAL MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.10 264
105 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 805
106 MAN SEEKING WOMAN FXX 10:30 PM 30 0.10 169
107 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 681
108 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.10 218
109 ALL-AMERICAN MAKERS SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.09 278
110 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 710
111 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 883
112 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.09 214
113 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:14 PM 106 0.09 312
114 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.09 180
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 701
116 PREACHERS OF ATLANTA OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 60 0.08 194
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 344
118 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.08 209
119 JOKING OFF S2 MTV2 11:30 PM 30 0.08 214
120 MORNING JOE-SPC MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 713
121 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:10 AM 30 0.08 185
122 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.08 177
123 DIVERGENT: DIVERGENT HBO PRIME 4:30 PM 140 0.08 159
124 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 403
125 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 70 0.08 177
126 UNSUNG TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.08 293
127 ALL THE PRETTY HORSES HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 117 0.07 214
128 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 341
129 FUTBOL CENTRAL (PT) WED UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 53 0.07 150
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 329
131 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 516
132 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 592
133 BREAK HBO PRIME 6:50 PM 10 0.07 138
134 GAMERS GUIDE DISNEY XD 7:30 PM 30 0.07 320
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 312
136 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 529
137 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 298
138 RESTORATION WILD ANIMAL PLANET 5:00 PM 60 0.07 227
139 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 514
140 KIRBY BUCKETS DISNEY XD 8:00 PM 30 0.07 346
141 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.07 321
142 COPA LIB 1ST ROUND: RACING VS PUEBLA FOX DEPORTES 7:32 PM 138 0.07 150
143 SOUTH BEACH CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.07 313
144 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:40 AM 30 0.06 171
145 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 524
146 FLOOGALS SPROUT 8:00 PM 20 0.06 263
147 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA STATE/TEXAS TECH ESPNU 9:06 PM 137 0.06 241
148 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 596
149 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.06 111
150 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.06 151

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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.