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April 21, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.20.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and HEARTBEAT lost 0.1.  On the rerun front, THE GOLDBERGS was up 0.1, while BLACK-ISH and SVU were down the same. 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Apr WED.20

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS games dominated the night at 1.43/1.19, Cleveland vs. Detroit over Portland vs. Clippers.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA jumped 0.19 to 0.55 for its season finale, and TERRA’S LITTLE FAMILY was at 0.44/0.39 compared to last week’s 0.32/0.25.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NY climbed 0.07 to 0.50, but THERE GOES THE MOTHERHOOD premiered low at 0.17.  MTV’s CATFISH fell 0.09 to 0.45, and a lead-out special was at 0.40.  On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD rose 0.05 to 0.44.  On Comedy Central, the season finale of BROAD CITY gained 0.08 to 0.38, and the lead-out premiere of comedy miniseries TIME TRAVELING BONG was just a tick behind at 0.37.  A Univision CONCACAF soccer match was at 0.34.  VH1’s FAMILY THERAPY was up 0.05 to 0.33.  WGN’s UNDERGROUND rose 0.04 to 0.33.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE: WHERE ARE THEY NOW edged up 0.03 to 0.31, and TWO IN A MILLION fell 0.07 to 0.21.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE lost 0.03 to 0.24, and MYSTERY DINER ticked up to 0.22.  FX’s THE AMERICANS shed 0.02 to 0.23.  On Tru, CARBONARO EFFECT fell 0.03 to 0.21.  On TV Land, LOPEZ dropped 0.03 to 0.10, and THE SOUL MAN lost a hundredth to 0.08.  POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK gained a hundredth to 0.06.  El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND ticked up in Hour 1 to 0.05/149K, and stayed at 0.01/49K in Hour 2.  Sundance’s THE LAST PANTHERS fell from its little-watched start, down 0.01 to 0.01/49K. 

 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Apr WED.20

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 20, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: DETROIT/CLEVELAND TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:09 PM 158 1.43 3,420
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: PORTLAND/LA CLIPPERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:47 PM 149 1.19 2,621
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:16 AM 54 0.62 1,300
4 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.55 1,429
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.50 1,428
6 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN5 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.45 897
7 LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 30 0.44 1,254
8 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.44 1,393
9 CATFISH SPECIAL MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.40 721
10 LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 30 0.39 1,138
11 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.38 626
12 TIME TRAVELING BONG COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.37 614
13 FX MOVIE PRIME: LONE SURVIVOR FX 7:30 PM 150 0.36 1,183
14 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.36 847
15 CONCACAF L.D.C FNL4/20/16: F: TIGRES / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:30 PM 150 0.34 650
16 FAMILY THERAPY VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.33 676
17 UNDERGROUND WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 59 0.33 946
18 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,020
19 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.31 999
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 794
21 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:00 PM 32 0.30 1,412
22 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 582
23 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.24 873
24 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 63 0.23 902
25 MURDER U INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 815
26 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: DETROIT/KANSAS CITY ESPN 7:00 PM 205 0.22 699
27 SOUTHERN JUSTICE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 795
28 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.22 782
29 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 444
30 TWO IN A MILLION TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.21 708
31 ULTIMATE FIGHTER: 601:LADIES AND GENTS FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 120 0.21 479
32 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.21 606
33 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,822
34 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 402
35 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.20 521
36 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.20 496
37 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,345
38 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.20 395
39 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.20 393
40 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.20 480
41 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,722
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.20 377
43 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.19 397
44 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 670
45 FIRST 48 FL A&E NETWORK 10:48 PM 14 0.19 465
46 NHL QTR FINALS L: WASHINGTON/PHILADELPHIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 169 0.19 521
47 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.18 360
48 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 357
49 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.18 337
50 NHL QTR FINALS L: FLORIDA/NY ISLANDERS USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 169 0.18 493
51 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: CHARLOTTE/MIAMI GM2 NBA-TV 7:00 PM 160 0.17 411
52 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 332
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 334
54 THERE GOES THE MOTHERHOOD BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.17 532
55 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 811
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 364
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 791
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 354
59 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.17 312
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 301
61 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.16 856
62 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 772
63 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.16 500
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 821
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 270
66 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 10:25 PM 35 0.15 436
67 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 798
68 WALK THE PRANK DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.15 649
69 NHL QTR FINALS L: LOS ANGELES/SAN JOSE USA NETWORK 10:49 PM 161 0.14 313
70 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.14 268
71 NHL QTR FINALS L: DALLAS/MINNESOTA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:52 PM 153 0.14 336
72 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.14 305
73 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 314
74 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,880
75 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 616
76 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,167
77 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.13 323
78 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,894
79 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 368
80 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.13 263
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,217
82 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,187
83 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,234
84 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 291
85 PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:42 PM 144 0.12 264
86 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.11 461
87 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,458
88 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,001
89 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 656
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,282
91 SKIN WARS GSN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 428
92 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 336
93 YARD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 476
94 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 259
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,480
96 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 641
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,386
98 LOPEZ TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.10 460
99 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,102
100 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 510
101 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 615
102 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 856
103 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 639
104 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,083
105 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 685
106 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 549
107 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.10 459
108 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.09 199
109 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 970
110 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,005
111 SPIKE TV MOVIE: ASSAULT ON PRECINC 13 SPIKE TV 5:30 PM 150 0.09 243
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 279
113 FUTBOL CENTRAL (PT) WED UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 30 0.09 155
114 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.09 181
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 699
116 TRANSFORMERS: TRANSFORMERS HBO PRIME 11:35 AM 143 0.08 154
117 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.08 177
118 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 592
119 FRANKLIN AND FRIENDS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.08 446
120 IRON RESURRECTION VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 249
121 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.08 178
122 EVAN ALMIGHTY HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 96 0.08 186
123 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.08 852
124 SOUL MAN, THE TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.08 358
125 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 495
126 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 628
127 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 580
128 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 827
129 WICKER MAN, THE HBO PRIME 7:15 PM 102 0.07 233
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 198
131 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 641
132 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:06 PM 54 0.07 119
133 RUNDOWN MLB NETWORK 3:41 PM 79 0.06 177
134 KOCKTAILS WITH KHLOE FYI 10:00 PM 61 0.06 137
135 NASHVILLE FLIPPED DIY NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.06 252
136 VACATION HBO PRIME 1:15 AM 99 0.06 162
137 DAILY SHARE HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 149
138 SPORT SCIENCE ESPN2 8:00 PM 60 0.06 152
139 TUF TALK FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 AM 30 0.06 173
140 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 535
141 SCHITTS CREEK POP 8:00 PM 31 0.06 240
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 246
143 NASHVILLE FLIPPED DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.06 237
144 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME MLB NETWORK 1:45 PM 116 0.06 240
145 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 509
146 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 158
147 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 582
148 IDIOTEST GSN 11:30 PM 30 0.05 228
149 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 300 0.05 138
150 BATH CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 AM 30 0.05 206

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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.