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March 3, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.2.2016

 

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the rest of the ABC line-up (including both half-hours of THE REAL O’NEALS) stayed put. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart   Finals Bcast 2016 Mar WED.02

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN shows took the top slots on Wednesday cable, with ATLANTA up 0.02 to 0.65 and LA up 0.06 to 0.64.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.63 (Oklahoma City vs. Clippers)/0.53 (Detroit vs. San Antonio).  On A&E, DUCK DYNASTY climbed 0.06 to 0.55, and JEP & JESSICA gained 0.02 to 0.44.  VH1’s MOB WIVES dropped 0.07 to 0.52.  The season finale of USA’s SUITS was up 0.02 to 0.52.  HGTV’s PROPERTY BROTHERS slipped 0.02 to 0.48, while HOUSE HUNTERS gained 0.06 to 0.43.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS dropped 0.06 to 0.45.  MTV’s CATFISH was steady at 0.43, and SUSPECT edged up 0.02 to 0.27.  On Discovery, DUAL SURVIVAL rose 0.02 to 0.41, and VENOM HUNTERS ticked down to 0.30.  Comedy Central’s BROAD CITY lost 0.03 to 0.37.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE fell 0.05 to 0.35, and FAT CHANCE dropped 0.11 to 0.18.  Syfy’s FACE OFF fell 0.08 to 0.32.  On FXX, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA ticked down to 0.31, and MAN SEEKING WOMAN also lost a hundredth to 0.10.  On Freeform, YOUNG & HUNGRY fell a tenth to 0.21, and BABY DADDY, also at 0.21, was down 0.05.  On TV Land, YOUNGER dropped 0.02 to 0.21, and TEACHERS gained 0.02 to 0.15.  Bravo’s NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR shed 0.05 to 0.13.  Sundance’s HAP & LEONARD premiered at 0.11, actually not a bad number for that network (although down from the 0.14 lead-in it got from a run of JURASSIC PARK III). El Rey continues to list its 2 hours of LUCHA UNDERGROUND in an unclear way, but the 8PM hour was down 0.01 to 0.03/124K, and 9PM was down 0.01 to 0.01/63K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail Finals Cable 2016 Mar WED.02 Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box.

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 2, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.65 1,507
2 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.64 1,621
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: OKLAHOMA CITY/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:21 PM 157 0.63 1,461
4 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.55 1,735
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DETROIT/SAN ANTONIO ESPN 8:05 PM 136 0.53 1,351
6 MOB WIVES 6 VH1 7:59 PM 61 0.52 1,057
7 SUITS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 64 0.52 1,708
8 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.48 2,112
9 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.45 2,528
10 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.44 1,346
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.43 2,111
12 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN5 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.43 764
13 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.41 3,780
14 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.41 1,075
15 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.39 913
16 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:58 AM 62 0.39 780
17 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.38 2,939
18 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.37 599
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.36 2,364
20 MY 600-LB LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.35 983
21 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.34 867
22 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.32 875
23 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.32 860
24 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.31 485
25 VENOM HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.30 812
26 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.30 539
27 CONCACAF LC – L: QF: AMERICA / SEATTLE SOUNDERS UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 124 0.29 546
28 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CHICAGO/DETROIT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 159 0.29 848
29 EVIL STEPMOTHERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 957
30 MTV SUSPECT MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.27 502
31 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,281
32 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.27 2,362
33 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.26 1,263
34 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,132
35 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 889
36 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.23 1,566
37 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:01 PM 64 0.23 559
38 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.23 574
39 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 643
40 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.22 1,813
41 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 543
42 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,496
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,359
44 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.21 879
45 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.21 472
46 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.21 523
47 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.21 440
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,282
49 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.21 385
50 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.21 643
51 MY 600-LB LIFE: EXTENDED TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 655
52 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,353
53 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,857
54 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 61 0.19 437
55 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,017
56 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.19 678
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 1,003
58 FAT CHANCE TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.18 571
59 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.18 355
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.18 1,640
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 344
62 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 481
63 CONCACAF LDC 15-16 10P: REAL SALT LAKE (USA) / UANL TIGRES (MEX) GALAVISION 10:00 PM 123 0.17 342
64 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,539
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.16 1,095
66 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,681
67 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.16 410
68 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 734
69 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,488
70 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.15 660
71 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.15 941
72 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.15 355
73 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 883
74 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.15 426
75 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 70 0.15 843
76 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 949
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 300
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 308
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:10 AM 50 0.14 921
80 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 938
81 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,607
82 UNSUNG TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.14 453
83 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,046
84 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.14 344
85 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.14 315
86 RESTAURANT STARTUP CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 317
87 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.13 565
88 NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.13 412
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 295
90 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 869
91 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,104
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 808
93 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 388
94 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.13 292
95 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,290
96 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,271
97 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 277
98 WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 369
99 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.12 260
100 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 776
101 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.12 488
102 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 794
103 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 104 0.12 415
104 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.11 273
105 HAP AND LEONARD SUNDANCE TV 10:00 PM 61 0.11 429
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 374
107 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 773
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 347
109 ABOUT THE BUSINESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 232
110 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.10 254
111 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 8:44 PM 20 0.10 377
112 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 117 0.10 214
113 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.10 198
114 NEXT 15 TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.10 257
115 BIG FIX ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 472
116 MAN SEEKING WOMAN FXX 10:31 PM 30 0.10 154
117 LAB RATS: ELITE FORCE DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.10 520
118 BIG FISH, TEXAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 397
119 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:04 PM 112 0.09 404
120 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.09 325
121 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 425
122 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 684
123 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:04 PM 56 0.09 149
124 GAMERS GUIDE DISNEY XD 7:30 PM 30 0.09 394
125 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.08 176
126 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:42 PM 137 0.08 213
127 UNINVITED THE HBO PRIME 5:31 PM 87 0.08 186
128 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 206
129 SOUTH BEACH CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.08 317
130 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.08 378
131 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 731
132 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:59 PM 31 0.08 170
133 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 277
134 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:56 PM 64 0.08 213
135 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 185
136 PREACHERS OF ATLANTA OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 60 0.08 222
137 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 561
138 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 602
139 COPA LIB GROUP STAGE: SAN LORENZO VS TOLUCA FOX DEPORTES 5:21 PM 136 0.07 132
140 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 533
141 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 551
142 YO-KAI WATCH DISNEY XD 5:00 PM 30 0.07 297
143 MAGIC MIKE XXL HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 115 0.07 141
144 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:42 PM 48 0.07 183
145 UFC TONIGHT FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.07 165
146 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 621
147 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 617
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 328
149 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 597
150 CHUGGINGTON DISNEY JUNIOR 6:00 AM 25 0.06 227

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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.