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April 28, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.27.2016

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE and THE MIDDLE gained 0.1 in final numbers, but NASHVILLE and the SVU rerun lost the same.  

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Note: Special (S) and Repeat (R) indicators for broadcast programs now added to this chart.

Finals Bcast 2016 Apr WED.27

 

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Note:  WGN listed UNDERGROUND as a rerun last night, so it didn’t hit the charts below, but it was clearly a new hour, steady with last week at 0.33/992K.  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS coverage was again dominant, with the Golden State vs. Houston game at 1.59 and Charlotte vs. Miami at 1.29.  MTV’s CATFISH jumped 0.17 to 0.62.  On Lifetime, a LITTLE WOMEN reunion show at 0.53 was 0.02 below last week’s regular episode, while TERRA’S LITTLE FAMILY was at 0.39/0.35 compared to last week’s 0.44/0.39.  A Univision CONCACAF soccer match was at 0.53.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC slipped 0.03 to 0.47, and THERE GOES THE MOTHERHOOD edged up 0.02 to 0.19.  VH1’s FAMILY THERAPY rose 0.04 to 0.37.  An unusually high-rated CONAN on TBS hit the Top 10 at 0.37, more than doubling Tuesday night’s 0.15. Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD fell 0.08 to 0.36.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE gained 0.02 to 0.33, and TWO IN A MILLION was up 0.04 to 0.25.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE climbed 0.03 to 0.27, and MYSTERY DINERS shrank by 0.02 to 0.20.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT ticked up to 0.22.  FX’s THE AMERICANS lost a tick to 0.22.  On TV Land, LOPEZ rose 0.03 to 0.13, and THE SOUL MAN held at 0.08.  POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK ticked down to 0.07.  On El Rey, LUCHA UNDERGROUND fell a hundredth to 0.04/107K in the 1st hour, and stayed at 0.01/52K in the 2d.  Sundance’s THE LAST PANTHERS gained 0.01 to 0.02/65K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Apr WED.27

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 27, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: HOUSTON/GOLDEN STATE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:41 PM 156 1.59 3,661
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1 L: CHARLOTTE/MIAMI TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:09 PM 152 1.29 3,130
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:17 AM 47 0.75 1,679
4 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN5 MTV 10:00 PM 91 0.62 1,014
5 LITTLE WOMEN LA REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.53 1,330
6 CONCACAF LC – L: F: AMERICA / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:30 PM 150 0.53 1,014
7 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.47 1,322
8 LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 30 0.39 1,190
9 FAMILY THERAPY VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.37 668
10 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.37 870
11 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.36 1,276
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.35 900
13 LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 30 0.35 1,164
14 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.34 836
15 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.33 990
16 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:00 PM 32 0.33 1,315
17 NHL QTR FINALS L: NASHVILLE/ANAHEIM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:01 PM 171 0.31 624
18 NHL SEMI FINALS L: NY ISLANDERS/TAMPA BAY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:02 PM 164 0.29 775
19 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 941
20 NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:46 PM 15 0.27 644
21 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,020
22 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 3,179
23 TWO IN A MILLION TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.25 823
24 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,384
25 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,026
26 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.23 554
27 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 506
28 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 611
29 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: DUMB & DUMBER FREEFORM 8:30 PM 150 0.22 463
30 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 61 0.22 895
31 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.22 533
32 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 529
33 MURDER U INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 874
34 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.21 448
35 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 467
36 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.20 419
37 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.20 680
38 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,313
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.20 411
40 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 392
41 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,198
42 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 429
43 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 905
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 890
45 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 626
46 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.19 393
47 THERE GOES THE MOTHERHOOD BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.19 504
48 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 902
49 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 888
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 348
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.19 368
52 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.18 459
53 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: NY YANKEES/TEXAS ESPN 8:00 PM 179 0.18 615
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 356
55 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.18 387
56 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 370
57 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.17 335
58 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,032
59 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 338
60 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 1  L: PORTLAND /LA CLIPPERS GM 5 NBA-TV 10:00 PM 166 0.17 353
61 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.17 366
62 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 342
63 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 363
64 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.16 273
65 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,216
66 UCL SEMIFINAL L: CLUB ATLETICO DE MADRID/BAYERN MUNCHEN FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.16 357
67 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.16 489
68 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,079
69 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 807
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 865
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 307
72 SOUTHERN JUSTICE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 733
73 UEFA CL SEMIFINALS: ATL DE MADRID VS BAYERN MUNICH FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 143 0.15 298
74 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 310
75 SKIN WARS GSN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 566
76 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 881
77 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:59 PM 61 0.14 343
78 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,795
79 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,861
80 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 991
81 DRACULA UNTOLD  (2014) HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 92 0.13 327
82 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 683
83 LOPEZ TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.13 427
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,188
85 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 61 0.13 534
86 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.12 282
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 816
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 808
89 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,660
90 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 969
91 FUTBOL CENTRAL UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 30 0.12 263
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 780
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,485
94 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 526
95 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 828
96 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,373
97 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,383
98 ALASKA MEGA MACHINES SCIENCE 10:01 PM 61 0.11 460
99 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 613
100 MAYOCKS MOCK DRAFT NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 297
101 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,339
102 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 266
103 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,379
104 DINO DAN NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.09 518
105 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,241
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 381
107 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.09 205
108 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.09 358
109 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.09 174
110 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.09 292
111 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 873
112 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 213
113 SOUL MAN, THE TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.08 308
114 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 441
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 317
116 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 555
117 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.08 171
118 YARD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 385
119 WALK THE PRANK DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.08 480
120 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 602
121 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.08 169
122 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 505
123 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 53 0.07 173
124 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 308
125 IRON RESURRECTION VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.07 288
126 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 550
127 SCHITTS CREEK POP 8:00 PM 31 0.07 241
128 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 614
129 OTL – FIRST REPORT ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.07 152
130 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 63 0.07 543
131 NBA PO POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:46 AM 73 0.06 138
132 MSNBC LIVE W/ JD BALART MSNBC 10:03 AM 57 0.06 518
133 LUCY HBO PRIME 12:05 AM 89 0.06 167
134 WALKING DEAD, THE S2 NBC UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.06 88
135 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:05 PM 55 0.06 668
136 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 249
137 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: SD AT SF MLB NETWORK 3:30 PM 216 0.06 186
138 UNIVISON DEPORTES FC UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 60 0.06 127
139 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 39 0.06 565
140 WALKING DEAD, THE S2 NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.06 98
141 NASHVILLE FLIPPED DIY NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.06 198
142 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 6:39 PM 21 0.06 554
143 PATH TO THE DRAFT NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 130
144 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 68 0.05 582
145 FOLLOW THE LEADER CNBC 10:30 PM 30 0.05 186
146 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 65 0.05 582
147 YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.05 213
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 251
149 KITCHEN CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 AM 30 0.05 196
150 YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:30 PM 30 0.05 195

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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.