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July 14, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.13.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Lots of 0.1 adjustments today, as the ESPYS, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and BIG BROTHER went up, but THE NIGHT SHIFT, WAYWARD PINES and the CRIMINAL MINDS rerun traveled down.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Jul WED.13

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s hope for a Season 2 MR ROBOT surge didn’t come to pass, as the 90-minute 0.43 premiere for the new Emmy nominee was down 0.03 from both last year’s series premiere and finale.  It was followed by the post-show HACKING ROBOT at 0.17.  SUITS, at 0.53, was down 0.08 from the 2015 premiere and down 0.09 from the summer finale.  On a smaller scale, IFC’s MARON ended its run with a 1-hour episode at 0.05, up a tick from last week.  Sundance’s THE A WORD premiered at 0.02/100K.  The premieres of Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN LA and LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA were respectively at 0.47 and 0.45.

The night was led by A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY, with 2 episodes at 0.58/0.55, up from last week’s pair of 0.50s, followed by WAHLBURGERS, up a tick to 0.40.  OWN’s GREENLEAF fell 0.11 to 0.52.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC was down 0.07 to 0.49, and FLIPPING OUT returned at 0.31. MTV’s THE CHALLENGE fell 0.08 to 0.43, with the post-show at 0.26.  On HGTV, HUNTING VINTAGE was at 0.40, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dropped a tick to 0.34, PROPERTY BROTHERS BUY & SELL was at 0.34, and AMERICA’S MOST DESPERATE KITCHENS was at 0.23/0.21.  On Discovery, DUAL SURVIVAL was down 0.03 to 0.32, and AMERICAN TARZAN was also down 0.03 to 0.27.  At TLC, I AM JAZZ slipped 0.02 to 0.31, and MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE was steady at 0.30. Food Network’s CUTTHROAT KITCHEN lost 0.02 to 0.28.  On Freeform, YOUNG & HUNGRY was down 0.02 to 0.27, and BABY DADDY held at 0.26.  Comedy Central’s ANOTHER PERIOD rose 0.02 to 0.23.  VH1’s DATING NAKED fell 0.12 to 0.21,and BARELY FAMOUS ticked down to 0.09.  FX’s TYRANT was down 0.08 to 0.19.  HBO’s ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY, airing against The ESPYs this week, dropped 0.05 to 0.09.  On El Rey, the first hour of LUCHA UNDERGROUND was steady at 0.04/108K, and the 2d hour ticked up to 0.02/56K.  

 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Jul WED.13

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday July 13, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.58 1,544
2 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.55 1,488
3 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.53 1,848
4 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.52 1,790
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,526
6 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.47 1,130
7 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.45 1,022
8 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 91 0.43 1,040
9 CHALLENGE: RIVALS III MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.43 767
10 HUNTING VINTAGE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.40 1,806
11 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.40 974
12 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 15 0.39 2,016
13 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,680
14 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,462
15 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.33 1,648
16 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.32 937
17 FLIPPING OUT BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.31 984
18 I AM JAZZ TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.31 996
19 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.30 1,010
20 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,941
21 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.29 692
22 SIX DEGREES OF MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,056
23 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.28 1,361
24 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 761
25 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,319
26 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,229
27 AMERICAN TARZAN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.27 878
28 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.27 569
29 ESPY COUNTDOWN SHOW   L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 584
30 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.26 583
31 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 10:00 PM 32 0.26 1,201
32 CHALLENGE: SPECIALS MTV 11:01 PM 31 0.26 456
33 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 507
34 UFC FIGHT NIGHT L: MCDONALD/LINEKER FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 163 0.24 609
35 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 872
36 AMERICAS MOST DES KITCHEN HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.23 1,015
37 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.23 393
38 CNN TOWN HALL: BLACK, WHITE AND BLUE: AMERICA 2016 CNN 10:00 PM 120 0.23 952
39 NINJAGO (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.22 1,109
40 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.22 692
41 DATING NAKED 3 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.21 473
42 AMERICAS MOST DES KITCHEN HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.21 967
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,462
44 WALK THE PRANK DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.20 1,248
45 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,116
46 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,328
47 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 55 0.20 438
48 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,588
49 TYRANT FX 10:00 PM 65 0.19 712
50 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.19 389
51 ESPY COUNTDOWN SHOW   L ESPN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 362
52 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.18 329
53 HACKING ROBOT USA NETWORK 11:32 PM 60 0.17 376
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 831
55 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 370
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 305
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 322
58 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,227
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 281
60 HEY DUGGEE NICK JR 2:00 PM 30 0.15 716
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 304
62 SAN ANDREAS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 114 0.15 426
63 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 581
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 273
65 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.14 351
66 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 435
67 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 802
68 EJ NYC E! 9:00 PM 60 0.14 282
69 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIM L: MCDONALD/LINEKER FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 120 0.14 311
70 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:30 PM 30 0.14 329
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 893
72 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.14 784
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 291
74 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 1,221
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,541
76 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.13 268
77 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 9:01 PM 61 0.13 404
78 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,267
79 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 453
80 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 280
81 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 809
82 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 757
83 SPY: SPY HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 120 0.12 264
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,176
85 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 655
86 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 475
87 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 667
88 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 710
89 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,616
90 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,500
91 HOW TO BUILD…EVERYTHING SCIENCE 10:02 PM 31 0.11 359
92 LIFE AND DEATH ROW NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 499
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 640
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 724
95 REAL STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,363
96 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 515
97 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 401
98 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 2:30 PM 30 0.10 562
99 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 336
100 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,450
101 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 499
102 HOLLYWOOD DIVAS S3 TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.10 253
103 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,619
104 ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 30 0.09 191
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 627
106 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.09 216
107 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,573
108 SUMMER PRO BASKETBALL   L ESPN2 10:14 PM 106 0.09 198
109 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POST L FOX SPORTS 1 11:43 PM 60 0.09 217
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 679
111 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 269
112 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.09 178
113 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 586
114 BARELY FAMOUS 2 VH1 11:00 PM 30 0.09 168
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 315
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 317
117 FANTOMWORKS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.08 368
118 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 684
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 272
120 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,398
121 SUMMER PRO BASKETBALL   L: BOSTON/CLEVELAND ESPN2 8:00 PM 134 0.08 236
122 SKIN WARS: FRESH PAINT GSN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 357
123 SPORTSCENTER LATE ESPN2 2:00 AM 60 0.08 121
124 MICHAELA HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 229
125 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.08 1,128
126 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 682
127 UNSUNG HOLLYWOOD TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.08 266
128 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 596
129 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 511
130 SIGHT UNSEEN DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.07 217
131 MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., THE HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 116 0.07 168
132 27 DRESSES HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 111 0.06 168
133 MSNBC SPECIAL PROGRAMMING MSNBC 2:00 AM 60 0.06 339
134 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 774
135 MICHAELA HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 159
136 CAKE HUNTERS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 213
137 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 291
138 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 555
139 MORNING DRIVE AT MAJORS GOLF CHANNEL 11:30 PM 60 0.06 190
140 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.05 133
141 KITCHEN CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 7:30 AM 30 0.05 200
142 MAX (2015) HBO PRIME 10:01 AM 111 0.05 124
143 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.05 150
144 SIGHT UNSEEN DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.05 192
145 MORNING DRIVE AT MAJORS GOLF CHANNEL 12:30 AM 60 0.05 182
146 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV) L: PHILADELPHIA/D-LEAGUE NBA-TV 6:30 PM 120 0.05 133
147 MARON IFC TV 9:00 PM 60 0.05 102
148 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV) L: PORTLAND/UTAH NBA-TV 8:30 PM 120 0.05 116
149 POWER 2 ENCORE PRIMARY 9:01 PM 59 0.05 160
150 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 147

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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.