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March 31, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.30.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE went up an extra 0.1 in final numbers (it actually hit 5.0 in its last 15 minutes), but CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS, SURVIVOR and the rerun of THE MIDDLE all lost 0.1.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Mar WED.30

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a very subdued night for cable, Lifetime led the ratings with LITTLE WOMEN LA, even though it was down 0.15 from last week to 0.47.  Lead-out episodes of TERRA’S LITTLE FAMILY were at 0.41/0.37.  MTV’s CATFISH dropped 0.06 to 0.46, and SUSPECT ticked up to 0.32.  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD returned at 0.43.  A special MY 600-LB LIFE: WHERE ARE THEY NOW on TLC was at 0.38, down a tenth from last week’s regular episode.  Comedy Central’s BROAD CITY edged up 0.02 to 0.36.  TBS’s CONAN must have done something right last night, as the show almost doubled from Tuesday, up 0.16 to 0.35 and hitting the night’s Top 10.  On Syfy, FACE OFF gained 0.02 to 0.33, and THE INTERNET RUINED MY LIFE was up 0.03 to 0.17.  VH1’s FAMILY THERAPY was steady at 0.32.  On A&E, 2 episodes of WAHLBURGERS were at 0.32/0.28 (last week was 0.30/0.29), and 2 episodes of DONNY LOVES JENNY were at 0.24/0.21 (0.26/0.22 last week).  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE held at 0.31.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT was at 0.29. WGNAmerica’s UNDERGROUND rose 0.05 to 0.29.  FX’s THE AMERICANS fell 0.05 to 0.24.  On Freeform, YOUNG & HUNGRY lifted 0.02 to 0.23, and BABY DADDY ticked up to 0.22.  LOPEZ premiered on both Nick At Nite and TV Land (the latter is its real home) at 0.22 on Nick and 0.18 on TV Land.  It was followed on TV Land by the season premiere of THE SOUL MAN at 0.12.  POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK gained a tick to 0.06.  The first hour of El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND lost 0.01 from last week to 0.05/159K, and the second hour was also down a hundredth to 0.01/63K.  Sundance’s HAP & LEONARD ticked up to 0.05/274K.  

Finals Cable 2016 Mar WED.30

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 30, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.47 1,217
2 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN5 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.46 822
3 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.43 1,464
4 LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 30 0.41 1,137
5 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.38 1,144
6 LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 30 0.37 1,040
7 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.36 631
8 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.35 796
9 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.34 725
10 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:00 PM 32 0.34 1,535
11 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.33 965
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.33 794
13 FAMILY THERAPY VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.32 622
14 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.32 699
15 MTV SUSPECT MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.32 563
16 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,064
17 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:56 PM 64 0.30 685
18 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 630
19 UNDERGROUND WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 59 0.29 915
20 MY 600-LB LIFE: EXTENDED TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.29 895
21 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: WASHINGTON/PHILADELPHIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 182 0.28 697
22 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.28 666
23 REPUBLICAN TOWN HALL MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,691
24 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,692
25 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.27 532
26 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.27 1,176
27 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL  L ESPN 9:00 PM 116 0.27 616
28 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.26 558
29 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.25 553
30 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,921
31 SPIKE TV MOVIE: PIRATES CARIBBEAN: STRANG SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 180 0.25 641
32 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 62 0.24 820
33 DONNIE LOVES JENNY A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 30 0.24 570
34 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,025
35 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.23 485
36 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,261
37 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.23 483
38 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 865
39 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.22 421
40 LOPEZ NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.22 674
41 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,421
42 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.22 442
43 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.22 457
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.22 970
45 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.22 498
46 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.21 798
47 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.21 1,510
48 DONNIE LOVES JENNY A&E NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.21 489
49 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.21 415
50 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 396
51 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 808
52 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 60 0.18 688
53 LOPEZ TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.18 646
54 CLASSICS NCAA BASKETBALL ESPN 7:30 PM 90 0.18 459
55 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 994
56 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.18 353
57 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,042
58 INTERNET RUINED MY LIFE SYFY 10:00 PM 30 0.17 471
59 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:30 PM 30 0.17 1,214
60 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,129
61 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 922
62 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 819
63 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.16 363
64 I LOVE YOU… BUT I LIED LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 410
65 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 451
66 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 792
67 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.15 396
68 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.15 298
69 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MIAMI/LA LAKERS NBA-TV 10:31 PM 164 0.15 373
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.15 305
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 284
72 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.14 296
73 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,295
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,149
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 682
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 269
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 263
78 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.13 419
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 283
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 277
81 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,333
82 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,791
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 706
84 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,167
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,317
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,432
87 ABOUT THE BUSINESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 248
88 SOUL MAN, THE TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.12 445
89 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:31 PM 31 0.12 260
90 FRANKLIN AND FRIENDS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.11 495
91 REPUBLICAN TOWN HALL MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 877
92 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:30 PM 30 0.11 373
93 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 784
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 787
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 691
96 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,418
97 SAN ANDREAS HBO PRIME 11:05 PM 114 0.11 263
98 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,214
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 755
100 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,101
101 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:05 PM 34 0.10 235
102 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 665
103 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,127
104 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 253
105 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.10 252
106 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 659
107 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 542
108 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 726
109 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 653
110 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.09 332
111 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 481
112 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 742
113 BARBERSHOP 2: BACK IN BUS HBO PRIME 12:10 PM 106 0.09 194
114 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.09 361
115 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 273
116 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 405
117 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 735
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 305
119 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.08 324
120 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:58 PM 33 0.08 221
121 SPECIAL REELZCHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.08 230
122 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 662
123 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 428
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 309
125 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: ATLANTA/TORONTO NBA-TV 7:32 PM 146 0.08 214
126 LAB RATS: ELITE FORCE DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.08 498
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 307
128 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 514
129 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 1:15 AM 46 0.07 184
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 269
131 QUIT YOUR DAY JOB OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 61 0.07 169
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 238
133 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 294
134 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 478
135 NFL MOCK DRAFT LIVE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 153
136 FINAL REPORT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 243
137 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.06 166
138 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 524
139 SCHITTS CREEK POP 8:00 PM 31 0.06 183
140 KOCKTAILS WITH KHLOE FYI 10:00 PM 61 0.06 113
141 MSNBC LIVE W/ JD BALART MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 464
142 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.06 124
143 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.06 152
144 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 497
145 UNSUNG HOLLYWOOD TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.06 208
146 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 518
147 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 463
148 FINAL REPORT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:30 PM 30 0.05 207
149 FSL WITH JAY AND DAN P FOX SPORTS 1 11:00 PM 30 0.05 102
150 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 547

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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.