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February 4, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.3.2016

 
NETWORK FINALS:  2 BROKE GIRLS gained 0.1 in final numbers, matching MIKE & MOLLY.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Feb WED.03

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader topped Wednesday cable, with the primetime game (Golden State vs. Washington) at 0.94 and latenight (Memphis vs. Clippers) at 0.68.  The latter tied CNN’s coverage of the (now 2-person) DEMOCRATIC TOWN HALL.  On A&E, DUCK DYNASTY was at 0.59, down a bit from last week’s 2 episodes at 0.62/0.61, and lead-out JEP & JESSICA was at 0.54, very close to last week’s 0.53/0.48.  On History, PAWN STARS gained 0.06 to 0.59, and AMERICAN PICKERS climbed 0.06 to 0.55.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA ticked up to 0.53, but LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA fell 0.14 to 0.42.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE rose 0.08 to 0.52, while SKIN TIGHT lost a tick to 0.41.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.08 to 0.51, with a lead-out AFTERSHOW at 0.23.  VH1’s MOB WIVES sank 0.07 to 0.48.  USA’s SUITS lost 0.06 to 0.48.  On Food Network, DINERS DIVES & DRIVE-INS was at 0.42, GUILTY PLEASURES at 0.27 and TOP 5 RESTAURANTS at 0.24.  On HGTV, both PROPERTY BROTHERS and HOUSE HUNTERS were at 0.40, compared to twin 0.54s last week.  On FXX, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA jumped 0.09 to 0.37, and MAN SEEKING WOMAN doubled to 0.14.  Syfy’s FACE OFF stayed at 0.36.  YOUNG & HUNGRY and BABY DADDY returned to Freeform at 0.30/0.28.  It appears that YOUNGER and TEACHERS aired only on TV Land last night, after airing last week on Nick At Nite as well, and YOUNGER was down 0.01 to 0.21 (not counting last week’s 0.19 NAN score), while TEACHERS gained 0.02 to 0.17 (not counting the NAN 0.16).  Bravo’s NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR fell 0.04 to 0.18. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Feb WED.03

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday February 3, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/WASHINGTON ESPN 8:05 PM 151 0.94 2,257
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MEMPHIS/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:36 PM 158 0.68 1,424
3 CNN NH DEM TOWN HALL: N/A CNN 9:00 PM 120 0.68 2,717
4 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.59 1,623
5 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:00 PM 32 0.59 2,432
6 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.55 2,810
7 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.54 1,428
8 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.53 1,343
9 MY 600-LB LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.52 1,394
10 CHALLENGE: BLOODLINES MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.51 791
11 MOB WIVES 6 VH1 8:00 PM 62 0.48 979
12 SUITS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.48 1,506
13 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.45 952
14 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.44 1,015
15 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:14 AM 60 0.44 821
16 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.42 1,061
17 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.42 1,122
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.40 1,852
19 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,770
20 SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.40 1,136
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.39 989
22 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.37 563
23 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.36 980
24 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.35 1,003
25 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 65 0.34 705
26 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.31 3,364
27 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,052
28 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.31 712
29 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,757
30 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.30 648
31 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,905
32 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.28 620
33 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.28 1,515
34 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.28 623
35 GUILTY PLEASURES 2 FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.27 741
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.27 579
37 SHADOW OF DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 977
38 TOP 5 RESTAURANTS FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.24 695
39 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.24 451
40 CNN TONIGHT: N/A CNN 11:00 PM 120 0.24 1,052
41 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 536
42 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,399
43 CHALLENGE: SPECIALS MTV 11:02 PM 30 0.23 392
44 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,478
45 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,289
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,108
47 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.21 624
48 AEHQ SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.21 1,287
49 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 384
50 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 859
51 CRIMINALS AT WORK BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.18 471
52 NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.18 417
53 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: KANSAS ST/KANSAS ESPN2 9:06 PM 129 0.18 603
54 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 895
55 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.17 314
56 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.17 447
57 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.17 458
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,524
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 385
60 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.16 430
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 362
62 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 461
63 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.16 405
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 328
65 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: DETROIT/TAMPA BAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 158 0.16 448
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,474
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 354
68 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,436
69 BIG FISH, TEXAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 551
70 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,277
71 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,107
72 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 784
73 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,551
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,065
75 SIGNING DAY SPECIAL    L: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 240 0.14 350
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,277
77 MTV2 WILD N OUT SPECIAL MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.14 289
78 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.14 356
79 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.14 565
80 LITTLE CHARMERS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.14 658
81 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.14 356
82 MAN SEEKING WOMAN FXX 10:31 PM 30 0.14 251
83 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,432
84 RESTAURANT STARTUP CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 305
85 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,533
86 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.14 428
87 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,183
88 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 335
89 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.13 321
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 322
91 PREACHERS OF ATLANTA OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 60 0.13 265
92 BLENDED HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 117 0.12 258
93 BIG FIX ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 450
94 I LOVE YOU… BUT I LIED LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 352
95 LAB RATS DISNEY XD 8:00 PM 30 0.12 682
96 LAB RATS DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.12 713
97 KOCKTAILS WITH KHLOE FYI 10:00 PM 61 0.12 238
98 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 732
99 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 744
100 JOKING OFF S2 MTV2 11:30 PM 30 0.11 239
101 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NOTRE DAME/MIAMI (FL) ESPN2 7:00 PM 126 0.11 390
102 WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 336
103 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 861
104 EVAN ALMIGHTY HBO PRIME 12:45 PM 96 0.11 226
105 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YO HBO PRIME 11:05 AM 97 0.11 226
106 MIA AND ME NICK JR 6:30 PM 30 0.11 570
107 COPA MX – L: LEONES NEGROS / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:25 PM 125 0.11 229
108 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:15 PM 46 0.11 287
109 COPA LIB 1ST ROUND: PUEBLA VS RACING FOX DEPORTES 9:09 PM 129 0.11 229
110 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 471
111 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.10 245
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 736
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 368
114 FOCUS HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 105 0.09 224
115 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 338
116 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.09 747
117 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 340
118 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 385
119 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.09 824
120 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 826
121 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 544
122 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 686
123 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 561
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 332
125 LOVE & BASKETBALL: LOVE & BASKETBALL HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 125 0.09 201
126 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 377
127 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:01 AM 72 0.08 215
128 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 613
129 INSIDE THE NFL NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.08 184
130 SOUND FX: BEST OF… NFL NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.08 178
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 308
132 ALL-AMERICAN MAKERS SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.08 230
133 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 598
134 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.07 176
135 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 365
136 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.07 168
137 MAYA THE BEE SPROUT 5:26 PM 17 0.07 203
138 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 298
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 292
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 230
141 BLADES OF GLORY HBO PRIME 2:25 PM 93 0.07 117
142 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:31 PM 31 0.07 174
143 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 571
144 BEYONCE JAY Z ON THE RUN: N/A HBO PRIME 10:45 PM 154 0.06 135
145 SUPER BOWL TONIGHT NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 171
146 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 188
147 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:41 PM 49 0.06 152
148 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 308
149 WALKING DEAD, THE NBC UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.06 98
150 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/WATFORD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:38 PM 132 0.06 176

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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.