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June 2, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.1.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The season premiere of MASTERCHEF gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR premiere as well as WAYWARD PINES lost 0.1.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Jun WED.01

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Hockey and soccer scored well on Wednesday cable, with 0.95 for NBC Sports Net’s coverage of the STANLEY CUP FINALS, and 0.52 for a Mexico vs. Chile NATIONAL TEAM match on Univision. Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC rose 0.03 to 0.55, and THERE GOES THE MOTHERHOOD was steady at 0.16.  The Night 3 breakdown for ROOTS was a one-tenth bump on History to 0.51, a 0.02 increase on A&E to 0.34, a 0.02 drop on Lifetime to 0.29, and a 0.06 fall on LMN to 0.14.  On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD edged up 0.02 to 0.44.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE fell 0.08 to 0.42, with the after-show down 0.06 to 0.22.  On a very consistent evening for HGTV, BROTHER VS BROTHER was at 0.42, HOUSE HUNTERS at 0.41, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL at 0.38, with LISTED SISTERS up 0.04 to 0.29.  On Food Network, CUTTHROAT KITCHEN TIME WARP was at 0.36. FX’s THE AMERICANS, which just received a renewal for a final 2-season run, shot up by almost 50% over last week, up a tenth to 0.31. USA’s ROYAL PAINS rose 0.07 to 0.31.  On TLC, TRANSGENDER KIDS CAMP was at 0.27, and I AM JAZZ was at 0.20.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT gained 0.03 to 0.26. On Freeform, BABY DADDY and YOUNG & HUNGRY both returned at 0.25.  On TV Land, LOPEZ climbed 0.02 to 0.13, and SOUL MAN ticked up to 0.08.  POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK held at 0.05.  On El Rey, the 1st hour of LUCHA UNDERGROUND dropped 0.01 to 0.04/111K, and the 2d hour was steady at 0.02/40K.  IFC’s MARON doubled to 0.04/90K.  Sundance Channel renewed CLEVERMAN for a 2d season before the premiere even aired, and wound up at 0.04/197K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Jun WED.01

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday June 1, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NHL STANLEY CUP L: SAN JOSE/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:08 PM 187 0.95 2,507
2 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.55 1,608
3 NATIONAL TEAM (PT) WED: MEXICO / CHILE UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:52 PM 140 0.52 1,109
4 ROOTS: ROOTS PART 3 HISTORY 9:00 PM 141 0.51 1,843
5 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.44 1,467
6 CHALLENGE: RIVALS III MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.42 738
7 BROTHER VS BROTHER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.42 2,132
8 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.41 1,979
9 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.38 1,722
10 CTK TIME WARP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.36 859
11 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.35 818
12 ROOTS: ROOTS PART 3 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 141 0.34 1,167
13 NHL LIVE POST STANLEY CUP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:15 PM 58 0.34 848
14 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 64 0.31 929
15 ROYAL PAINS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,260
16 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,087
17 ROOTS: ROOTS PART 3 LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 141 0.29 1,164
18 LISTED SISTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.29 1,136
19 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:42 PM 78 0.29 688
20 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.28 578
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,944
22 TRANSGENDER KIDS CAMP TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 825
23 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 992
24 20/20 ON ID PRSN:HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.26 826
25 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 661
26 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.25 563
27 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.25 573
28 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.25 534
29 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: LA DODGERS/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 8:00 PM 162 0.25 885
30 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,263
31 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.24 478
32 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 473
33 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 472
34 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,910
35 CHALLENGE: SPECIALS MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.22 413
36 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 678
37 LAIR OF THE KILLER CROCS ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 62 0.22 846
38 I AM JAZZ: FAM TELLS ALL TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.20 783
39 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 395
40 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.19 397
41 ATTACK OF THE KILLER DRAG ANIMAL PLANET 9:02 PM 61 0.19 712
42 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.19 481
43 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,293
44 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.18 412
45 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.18 443
46 SOUTHERN JUSTICE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 714
47 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 875
48 AMC CELEBRATES: BLACK HAWK DOWN AMC 8:00 PM 180 0.17 597
49 SKIN WARS GSN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 501
50 THERE GOES THE MOTHERHOOD BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.16 492
51 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 59 0.16 377
52 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 758
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 291
54 LUCY HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 89 0.15 386
55 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 376
56 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.15 323
57 FUTBOL CENTRAL (PT) WED UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 52 0.15 305
58 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,898
59 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:12 AM 48 0.14 278
60 FXX MOVIE PRIME: EASY A FXX 8:00 PM 120 0.14 344
61 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.14 336
62 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,057
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 349
64 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 704
65 ROOTS: ROOTS PART 3 LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 141 0.14 581
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 320
67 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,078
68 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 689
69 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 659
70 LOPEZ TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.13 436
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 822
72 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.13 304
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 738
74 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,690
75 UNSUNG TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.12 307
76 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,365
77 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 795
78 NBA STUDIO   L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.12 275
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.12 284
80 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 753
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,392
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 276
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 791
84 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,259
85 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.11 257
86 AFTERNOON MOVIE 1: REVENGE OF THE NERDS IFC TV 1:00 PM 120 0.11 198
87 OCEANS THIRTEEN: OCEANS THIRTEEN HBO PRIME 1:55 PM 122 0.11 247
88 JUNKYARD EMPIRE VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 325
89 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,202
90 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 945
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,061
92 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 952
93 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 246
94 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.11 274
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,363
96 YARD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 369
97 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 9:30 PM 70 0.10 240
98 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 499
99 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 243
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 815
101 FANTOMWORKS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 325
102 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.09 218
103 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,303
104 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 638
105 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,278
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 325
107 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 222
108 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,179
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 547
110 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 340
111 PAN HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 111 0.09 215
112 CAKE WARS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 227
113 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.08 189
114 SOUL MAN, THE TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.08 314
115 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 13 0.08 189
116 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,143
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 318
118 NINAS WORLD SPROUT 7:45 PM 15 0.08 226
119 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 535
120 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 286
121 NCAA GOLF: 2016 MENS GOLF CHP GOLF CHANNEL 7:00 PM 220 0.07 325
122 INTL SOCCER FRIENDLY   L: BELGIUM/FINLAND ESPN2 2:30 PM 129 0.07 185
123 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 183
124 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 517
125 FRONTERA S4 NBC UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.07 129
126 CAKE HUNTERS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.07 187
127 NHL LIVE PRE STANLEY CUP: SAN JOSE/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 128 0.07 187
128 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 494
129 DIVERGENT SERIES:INSURGEN HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 119 0.07 200
130 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 2:00 AM 30 0.07 138
131 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC CAC UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 60 0.07 117
132 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 553
133 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 396
134 TUF TALK FOX SPORTS 1 10:59 PM 31 0.06 146
135 ALASKA MEGA MACHINES SCIENCE 10:01 PM 61 0.06 376
136 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 664
137 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 412
138 PAN HBO PRIME 12:20 AM 111 0.06 137
139 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2016 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.06 114
140 STONE HOUSE REVIVAL DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.06 264
141 NFL LIVE ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.06 136
142 STONE HOUSE REVIVAL DIY NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.06 252
143 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 1:50 PM 70 0.06 472
144 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 184
145 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 572
146 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 98
147 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.05 482
148 SCHITTS CREEK POP 8:00 PM 31 0.05 200
149 ESPN FC   L ESPN2 4:39 PM 21 0.05 111
150 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.05 516

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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.