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May 5, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.4.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  CHICAGO PD and HEARTBEAT gained 0.1 in final numbers, but NASHVILLE lost 0.1.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 May WED.04

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports once again led the cable night, with TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS game at 1.40 and NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game at 0.73.  On Lifetime, a LITTLE WOMEN LA REUNION show was at 0.53, up a tick from last week, with LITTLE WOMEN NY at 0.43.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC lost a hundredth to 0.46, and THERE GOES THE MOTHERHOOD was down 0.04 to 0.15.  On MTV, CATFISH dropped a heavy 0.21 to 0.41, and THE CHALLENGE returned at 0.38. A late afternoon episode of Nickelodeon’s SPONGEBOB hit the Top 10 at 0.41, with lead-in LOUD HOUSE at 0.37.  History’s PAWN STARS was 0.39, and AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.37.  Presumably boosted by the abundant presidential election comedy, Comedy Central’s DAILY SHOW was in the Top 10 at 0.39, up 0.05 from last Wednesday.  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD was steady at 0.36.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.35, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL at 0.33.  WGN’s UNDERGROUND stayed at 0.33 for the 3rd week in a row.  FX’s THE AMERICANS had a good (and deserved) week, up 0.08 to 0.30.  VH1’s FAMILY THERAPY dropped a tenth to 0.27.  Food Network’s RESTAURANT: IMPOSSIBLE held at 0.27.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE slipped 0.02 to 0.31, and TWO IN A MILLION was also down 0.02 to 0.23.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT fell 0.03 to 0.19.  On TV Land, LOPEZ was steady at 0.13, and THE SOUL MAN edged up 0.02 to 0.10.  In the off-chart realm, POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK fell 0.02 to 0.05/211K.  IFC’s MARON returned with an hour of episodes at 0.04/89K.  El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND lost a tick to 0.03/138K in its 1st hour and then went to 0.02/42K in the 2d.  Sundance’s THE LAST PANTHERS crossed a border, even for that low-rated network, down 0.02 from last week to a dead zero in 18-49s and with 38K total viewers.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 May WED.04

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 4, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: ATLANTA/CLEVELAND TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 155 1.40 3,505
2 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:35 PM 44 0.99 2,216
3 NHL SEMI FINALS L: WASHINGTON/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 199 0.73 1,816
4 LITTLE WOMEN LA REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.52 1,307
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.46 1,323
6 LITTLE WOMEN NY LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.43 1,154
7 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN5 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.41 760
8 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.41 1,814
9 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.39 1,724
10 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.39 929
11 CHALLENGE: RIVALS III MTV 10:00 PM 93 0.38 656
12 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.37 2,134
13 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.37 1,802
14 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.36 1,134
15 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.35 1,641
16 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.34 3,598
17 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,554
18 UNDERGROUND WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 59 0.33 905
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.33 807
20 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,776
21 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.31 948
22 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.30 620
23 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 73 0.30 1,021
24 NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:22 PM 31 0.29 637
25 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.28 597
26 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.28 682
27 FAMILY THERAPY VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.27 548
28 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,020
29 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,119
30 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.25 551
31 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.24 599
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,155
33 UCL SEMIFINAL L: REAL MADRID/MAN CITY FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.24 472
34 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.23 500
35 TWO IN A MILLION TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.23 744
36 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:59 PM 61 0.23 567
37 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.23 458
38 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.22 1,107
39 JURASSIC WORLD: JURASSIC WORLD HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 124 0.22 485
40 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 480
41 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 835
42 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 684
43 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 970
44 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.21 404
45 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.21 405
46 JURASSIC WORLD: JURASSIC WORLD HBO PRIME 2:50 PM 124 0.21 434
47 UEFA CL SEMIFINALS: REAL MADRID VS MAN CITY FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 146 0.20 412
48 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,329
49 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.20 509
50 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 536
51 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 59 0.19 414
52 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 906
53 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,143
54 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,214
55 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 944
56 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 385
57 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.18 513
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,157
59 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 786
60 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,542
61 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.17 400
62 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,291
63 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.17 377
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 353
65 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: BOSTON/CHICAGO WHITE SOX ESPN 8:00 PM 179 0.17 559
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 346
67 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.16 294
68 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 359
69 THERE GOES THE MOTHERHOOD BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.15 434
70 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,478
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,343
72 SOUTHERN JUSTICE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 636
73 MURDER U INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 606
74 SKIN WARS GSN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 447
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,591
76 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,025
77 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,067
78 LOPEZ TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.13 456
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 846
80 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.13 355
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.13 265
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 719
83 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.12 269
84 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,218
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,585
86 PETER RABBIT NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.12 572
87 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,289
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 270
89 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 795
90 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,368
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 243
92 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 276
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 891
94 NFL LIVE ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.11 231
95 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 691
96 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 330
97 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 243
98 COPA LIB RD OF 16: TOLUCA VS SAO PAULO FOX DEPORTES 6:00 PM 150 0.11 200
99 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.10 227
100 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 239
101 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,655
102 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 61 0.10 342
103 SOUL MAN, THE TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.10 311
104 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.10 453
105 YARD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 371
106 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 671
107 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,370
108 NHL LIVE PRE SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 63 0.10 285
109 ALASKA MEGA MACHINES SCIENCE 10:01 PM 61 0.09 427
110 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 311
111 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 805
112 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 650
113 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 648
114 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.09 281
115 IRON RESURRECTION VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 322
116 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 529
117 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.09 502
118 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 776
119 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,457
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 602
121 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 429
122 FOX DEPORTES EN VIVO ESP FOX DEPORTES 4:56 PM 34 0.08 145
123 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 681
124 DARKSIDE MIAMI LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.08 273
125 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.08 158
126 E:60 ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.08 160
127 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 597
128 AMERICAN MURDER HOUSE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 256
129 FRONTERA S5 NBC UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.07 136
130 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 180
131 BARBERSHOP 2: BACK IN BUS HBO PRIME 1:00 PM 106 0.07 146
132 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.07 135
133 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 463
134 HOUSE CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 AM 30 0.07 233
135 JUNKYARD EMPIRE VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.07 254
136 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 546
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 279
138 BOY MEETS WORLD TEENNICK 9:30 PM 30 0.06 209
139 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.06 130
140 WALKING DEAD, THE S2 NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.06 120
141 UEFA SEMIFINAL PREVIA FOX DEPORTES 2:00 PM 30 0.06 112
142 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 554
143 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.06 138
144 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 540
145 NASHVILLE FLIPPED DIY NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.06 221
146 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 54 0.06 150
147 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 510
148 NASHVILLE FLIPPED DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.06 210
149 SPECIAL REELZCHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 151
150 INSIDE SECRET SOCIETIES AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 182

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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.