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April 7, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.6.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE and MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 in final numbers, but NASHVILLE lost its 0.1 bump.  

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The late game of ESPN’s NBA doubleheader (Houston vs. Dallas) took Wednesday cable honors at 0.62, with 0.41 for the early (Indiana vs. Cleveland) game.  MTV’s CATFISH climbed 0.08 to 0.54, and lead-out SUSPECT was up 0.03 to 0.35.  Bravo’s premiere of REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NY CITY was at 0.44.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA dropped 0.07 to 0.40, and TERRA’S LITTLE FAMILY was at 0.32/0.30, compared to last week’s 0.41/0.37.  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD fell 0.04 to 0.39.  On History, a “best of ” PAWN STARS led the line-up at 0.39.  TLC aired another “Where Are They Now?” episode of MY 600-LB LIFE, down 0.03 from last week’s at 0.35, and then TWO IN A MILLION premiered at 0.26.  VH1’s FAMILY THERAPY edged up 0.02 to 0.34. WGNAmerica’s UNDERGROUND rose 0.05 to 0.34.  Comedy Central’s BROAD CITY slipped 0.02 to 0.34.  A particularly intense episode of FX’s THE AMERICANS jumped a gratifying 0.08 to 0.32.  On Syfy, FACE OFF fell 0.05 to 0.28, and THE INTERNET RUINED MY LIFE was down 0.07 to 0.10.  On Freeform, BABY DADDY grew by 0.06 to 0.28, and YOUNG & HUNGRY was up 0.04 to 0.27.  On A&E, WAHLBURGERS fell to 0.25 from last week’s 0.32/0.28, and DONNIE LOVES JENNY was at 0.22/0.18 compared to last week’s 0.24/0.21.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE and MYSTERY DINERS were both at 0.22, respectively down 0.09 and up 0.01.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT fell 0.09 to 0.20.  On TV Land, LOPEZ was down 0.03 to 0.15, but last week it also had 0.22 from Nick At Nite, while THE SOUL MAN held at last week’s 0.12.  POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK dropped 0.02 to 0.04/224K.  The 1st hour of El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND lost 0.01 to 0.04/156K, and the 2d hour remained at 0.01/78K.  The finale of Sundance’s HAP & LEONARD stayed at 0.05/192K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday April 6, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: HOUSTON/DALLAS ESPN 9:35 PM 152 0.62 1,457
2 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN5 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.54 933
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:07 AM 53 0.46 966
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,245
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CLEVELAND/INDIANA ESPN 6:59 PM 156 0.41 1,039
6 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.40 1,063
7 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,407
8 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:00 PM 32 0.39 1,565
9 SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE WATERBOY SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 120 0.35 744
10 MTV SUSPECT MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.35 582
11 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.35 1,169
12 FAMILY THERAPY VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.34 670
13 UNDERGROUND WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 59 0.34 978
14 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.34 591
15 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.33 632
16 LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 30 0.32 985
17 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 62 0.32 1,037
18 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/DETROIT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 175 0.31 816
19 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.31 782
20 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.31 909
21 LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 30 0.30 976
22 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.30 689
23 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 817
24 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.28 592
25 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 972
26 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.27 538
27 TWO IN A MILLION TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.26 905
28 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.26 799
29 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.25 643
30 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.25 489
31 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.24 1,175
32 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.22 744
33 DONNIE LOVES JENNY A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 30 0.22 574
34 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 828
35 PLAYBOOK: YOU DONT MESS WITH ZOHAN SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 165 0.22 425
36 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,636
37 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.22 761
38 MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT L: PAR 3 CONTEST ESPN 3:00 PM 120 0.22 764
39 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 59 0.21 488
40 GOLF SPORTCENTER SPEC   L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.20 590
41 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,123
42 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 599
43 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 382
44 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,779
45 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,299
46 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.18 534
47 DONNIE LOVES JENNY A&E NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.18 524
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.18 387
49 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.18 447
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 354
51 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.18 347
52 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.18 457
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 312
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L: N/A ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.17 351
55 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L: CHICAGO WHITE SOX/OAKLAND ESPN2 10:00 PM 185 0.17 451
56 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 846
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 307
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 313
59 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 835
60 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 835
61 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,028
62 INTERNET RUINED MY LIFE SYFY 10:00 PM 30 0.16 379
63 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.16 293
64 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 1,927
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 329
66 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,649
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 799
68 PITCH PERFECT 2 HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 115 0.15 341
69 LOPEZ TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.15 490
70 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,037
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 699
72 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 709
73 MLB STUDIO              L ESPN2 9:37 PM 23 0.13 450
74 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:58 PM 32 0.13 313
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,515
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,437
77 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.13 271
78 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 945
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,141
80 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 707
81 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: PHILADELPHIA/CINCINNATI ESPN2 7:00 PM 157 0.12 416
82 NBA: THE JUMP   L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.12 262
83 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.12 428
84 SOUL MAN, THE TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.12 398
85 UCL QUARTERFINAL L: PARIS ST-GERMAIN/MAN CITY FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.12 263
86 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 401
87 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.11 213
88 UNDERWORLD INC. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 365
89 WOMENS INTL FRIENDLY L: USA/COLOMBIA FOX SPORTS 1 7:24 PM 130 0.11 296
90 COPA MX – L: SF: CRUZ AZUL / NECAXA UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:53 PM 127 0.11 243
91 I LOVE YOU… BUT I LIED LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 360
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 846
93 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 709
94 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,354
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 674
96 LAB RATS: ELITE FORCE DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.11 581
97 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 317
98 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,379
99 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:30 PM 60 0.10 232
100 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:30 PM 30 0.10 271
101 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,157
102 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.10 184
103 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.10 489
104 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.10 178
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 587
106 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 903
107 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 650
108 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.09 246
109 UFC TONIGHT FOX SPORTS 1 9:34 PM 56 0.09 216
110 WALK THE PRANK DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.09 545
111 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,185
112 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 524
113 SPIKE TV MOVIE: OUR IDIOT BROTHER SPIKE TV 2:30 PM 120 0.09 207
114 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,193
115 FOLLOW THE LEADER CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.09 255
116 COPA LIB GROUP STAGE: PUMAS VS OLIMPIA FOX DEPORTES 10:52 PM 134 0.09 184
117 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.09 308
118 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 335
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 358
120 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 638
121 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 235
122 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.09 391
123 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 611
124 SPIKE TV MOVIE: BIG DADDY SPIKE TV 12:30 PM 120 0.08 172
125 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 182 0.08 620
126 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 617
127 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 981
128 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 162
129 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 1:12 AM 60 0.08 195
130 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,061
131 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 456
132 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 620
133 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:31 PM 31 0.07 209
134 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 365
135 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 442
136 KITCHEN CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 AM 30 0.07 218
137 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 497
138 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 565
139 PITCH PERFECT 2 HBO PRIME 9:30 AM 115 0.07 154
140 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 215
141 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 450
142 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 553
143 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 252
144 LIVE FROM GOLF CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.06 264
145 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.06 370
146 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 179
147 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 519
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 247
149 KITCHEN CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 AM 30 0.06 177
150 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 304

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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.