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February 18, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.17.2016

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  It’s not clear why, but CBS took something of a hit in final numbers, as SURVIVOR was down 0.1, and both THE BIG BANG THEORY rerun and CODE BLACK fell 0.2.  In addition, SVU and THE GOLDBERGS each gained 0.1, and HELL’S KITCHEN lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Feb WED.17

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With football done and the NBA still on its All-Star hiatus, it was a good night for COLLEGE BASKETBALL, and ESPN’s coverage of the Duke vs. North Carolina game won Wednesday cable with 1.13 (an earlier game was at 0.42).  VH1’s MOB WIVES was up 0.05 to 0.62.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS held at 0.58, and PAWN STARS was down 0.05 to 0.47.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA rose 0.07 to 0.57, and LITTLE WOMEN LA shed 0.02 to 0.55.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.11 to 0.55, with an AFTERSHOW at 0.40.  The CNN REPUBLICAN TOWN HALL coverage was at 0.52.  HGTV’s PROPERTY BROTHERS edged up 0.02 to 0.49.  BROAD CITY returned to Comedy Central at 0.46, around the same level as the show had last year.  USA’s SUITS dropped 0.05 to 0.46.  On A&E, DUCK DYNASTY fell 0.13 to 0.45, and JEP & JESSICA was down 0.09 to 0.36.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE gained 0.04 to 0.42, and SKIN TIGHT fell 0.06 to 0.31.  Discovery’s DUAL SURVIVAL was steady at 0.38.  On FXX, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA ticked down to 0.32, and MAN SEEKING WOMAN ticked up to 0.11.  Syfy’s FACE OFF fell 0.07 to 0.28.  On Freeform, YOUNG & HUNGRY and BABY DADDY were both at 0.27, up a bit from last week’s respective 0.26 and 0.24.  On TV Land, YOUNGER rose 0.03 to 0.20, and TEACHERS slipped 0.02 to 0.13.  Bravo’s NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR gained 0.05 to 0.20.  On El Rey, LUCHA UNDERGROUND was up 0.01 to 0.06.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Feb WED.17

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday February 17, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:07 PM 119 1.13 2,863
2 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:06 PM 66 0.67 1,398
3 MOB WIVES 6 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.62 1,220
4 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.58 2,810
5 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.57 1,392
6 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.55 1,333
7 CHALLENGE: BLOODLINES MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.54 889
8 AC360 SC GOP TOWN HALL 1: N/A CNN 8:15 PM 165 0.52 2,362
9 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.49 2,012
10 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:00 PM 32 0.47 1,880
11 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.46 772
12 SUITS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.46 1,578
13 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.45 1,345
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 1,958
15 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: SYRACUSE/LOUISVILLE ESPN 7:00 PM 127 0.42 1,189
16 MY 600-LB LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.42 1,238
17 CHALLENGE: SPECIALS MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.40 651
18 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:12 AM 60 0.39 771
19 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.38 990
20 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.36 1,099
21 EVIL STEPMOTHERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,133
22 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 15 0.34 1,706
23 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.33 825
24 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.32 531
25 SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:00 PM 63 0.31 955
26 VENOM HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 63 0.30 839
27 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.29 670
28 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.29 995
29 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 860
30 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.27 569
31 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.27 606
32 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.27 1,426
33 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,312
34 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.25 547
35 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CHICAGO/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 159 0.24 769
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 478
37 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 520
38 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.23 475
39 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.22 441
40 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,714
41 CRIMINALS AT WORK BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.22 549
42 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,321
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,022
44 CHALLENGE: SPECIALS MTV 12:03 AM 30 0.21 359
45 REPUBLICAN TOWN HALL MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,432
46 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.20 616
47 NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.20 492
48 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 588
49 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,311
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.19 344
51 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.18 379
52 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 863
53 CRIMINALS AT WORK BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.18 501
54 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 338
55 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,914
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 321
57 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.16 292
58 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,160
59 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.16 453
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 318
61 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,169
62 PAPA FRANCIS DESPEDI 2/17 GALAVISION 8:45 PM 34 0.15 407
63 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.15 513
64 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.15 423
65 UCL ROUND OF 16 L: ROMA/REAL MADRID FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.15 285
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 291
67 SPORTSCENTER EARLY AM? L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 312
68 UEFA CL RD OF 16: AS ROMA VS REAL MADRID FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 141 0.14 297
69 SPORTSCENTER EARLY AM? L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 275
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,153
71 WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 373
72 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 698
73 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VILLANOVA/TEMPLE ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.13 380
74 MTV2 WILD N OUT SPECIAL MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.13 290
75 JOHN WICK MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 101 0.13 293
76 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.13 382
77 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 279
78 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.12 235
79 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,329
80 JOKING OFF S2 MTV2 11:30 PM 30 0.12 244
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 809
82 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,288
83 RESTAURANT STARTUP CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 307
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,522
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,529
86 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 290
87 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 937
88 PREACHERS OF ATLANTA OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 60 0.11 275
89 COPA MX – L: GUADALAJARA / LEONES NEGROS UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:54 PM 126 0.11 270
90 MAN SEEKING WOMAN FXX 10:31 PM 30 0.11 207
91 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,344
92 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.11 257
93 UNSUNG TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.11 280
94 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,242
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,405
96 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 730
97 BIG FIX ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 420
98 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,393
99 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,417
100 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 340
101 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.10 372
102 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: ARIZONA STATE/ARIZONA ESPN2 9:04 PM 120 0.09 253
103 DISTURBIA HBO PRIME 6:40 PM 105 0.09 196
104 BIG FISH, TEXAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 398
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 609
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 607
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 319
108 SOUTH BEACH CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.09 333
109 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 347
110 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.09 218
111 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 978
112 PAPA FRANCIS RECOR V 2/17 GALAVISION 8:00 PM 45 0.09 255
113 COPA LIB GROUP STAGE: TOLUCA VS GREMIO FOX DEPORTES 8:52 PM 158 0.09 178
114 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:42 PM 48 0.09 237
115 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 594
116 ALASKA PROOF ANIMAL PLANET 7:30 PM 30 0.08 321
117 ALL-AMERICAN MAKERS SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.08 252
118 WALKING DEAD, THE S2 NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.08 166
119 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 610
120 NEXT 15 TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.08 201
121 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 647
122 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC L FOX SPORTS 1 5:00 PM 59 0.08 372
123 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OKLAHOMA/TEXAS TECH ESPNU 9:04 PM 123 0.07 206
124 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 615
125 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 615
126 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 513
127 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:30 PM 30 0.07 160
128 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:31 PM 31 0.07 198
129 KUNG FU PANDA NICKTOONS 6:00 PM 30 0.07 307
130 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC L FOX SPORTS 1 5:59 PM 61 0.07 417
131 WALKING DEAD, THE S2 NBC UNIVERSO 8:30 PM 90 0.07 143
132 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 461
133 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 501
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 279
135 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 564
136 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.07 140
137 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 379
138 WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 114 0.06 167
139 ALASKA PROOF ANIMAL PLANET 7:00 PM 30 0.06 287
140 LUCHA UNDERGROUND EL REY 8:00 PM 60 0.06 152
141 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 407
142 GAMERS GUIDE DISNEY XD 7:30 PM 30 0.06 431
143 WIMBLEDON HBO PRIME 9:35 AM 98 0.06 117
144 RAMONA AND BEEZUS: RAMONA AND BEEZUS TEENNICK 8:00 PM 120 0.06 246
145 AMERICAN LAWMEN AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 211
146 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 561
147 DOLPHIN TALE 2 HBO PRIME 7:45 AM 107 0.06 112
148 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 455
149 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 614
150 DINNER AT TIFFANIS COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.06 136

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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.