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August 25, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.24.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the 8PM rerun of THE GOLDBERGS lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Aug WED.24

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC season finale took the Wednesday cable crown, up a tenth from last week to 0.71.  OWN’s GREENLEAF was up 0.06 to 0.64.  On Lifetime, the LITTLE WOMEN franchise found LA up 0.02 to 0.58, and ATLANTA up 0.04 to 0.54.  MTV’s CATFISH jumped 0.15 to 0.50, while UNLOCKING THE TRUTH held at 0.21.  A&E aired a night of finales, with DUCK DYNASTY down 0.05 to 0.43, JEP & JESSICA down 0.03 to 0.36, and WAHLBURGERS down 0.03 to 0.29.  History’s PAWN STARS was at 0.43/0.40, compared to last week’s 0.33.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS rose 0.11 to 0.43, HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.05 to 0.36, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was up 0.04 to 0.33.  On USA, SUITS was steady at 0.42, and MR. ROBOT provided some relief to E Corp by reversing its recent trend and rising 0.05 to 0.30.  Discovery’s DUAL SURVIVAL returned from a week off at 0.34.  Food Network’s CUTTHROAT KITCHEN shot up 0.11 to 0.33.  ESPN’s LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES coverage was at 0.32.  On E!, BOTCHED BY NATURE slipped 0.02 to 0.30 (with the post-show up a tick to 0.23), but HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM dropped 0.13 to 0.25. Syfy’s GHOST HUNTERS found an extra 0.02 to 0.26, and PARANORMAL WITNESS gained a tenth to 0.22.  VH1’s DATING NAKED was up 0.04 to 0.25.  The season finale of Comedy Central’s ANOTHER PERIOD climbed 0.04 to 0.24.  FX’s TYRANT was up 0.08 to 0.21. TLC’s TODDLERS & TIARAS was at 0.18, and LOVE AT FIRST KISS gained 0.02 to 0.18.  On Sundance, GOMORRAH premiered at 0.03/126K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Aug WED.240.0

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday August 24, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.71 1,962
2 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.64 2,086
3 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.58 1,504
4 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.54 1,308
5 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN5B MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.50 875
6 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 31 0.43 1,241
7 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:31 PM 32 0.43 1,533
8 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,700
9 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.42 1,827
10 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:00 PM 31 0.40 1,515
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.36 1,715
12 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,609
13 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 9:31 PM 30 0.36 1,048
14 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 76 0.34 873
15 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.33 1,614
16 CAMP CUTTHROAT 2 FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.33 744
17 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: BOWLING GREEN, KY/ENDWELL, NY ESPN 7:30 PM 151 0.32 1,507
18 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.32 712
19 BOTCHED BY NATURE E! 9:00 PM 60 0.30 861
20 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 66 0.30 742
21 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.29 787
22 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,767
23 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,392
24 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.26 2,544
25 GHOST HUNTERS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 754
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,198
27 DATING NAKED 3 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.25 550
28 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 8:00 PM 60 0.25 859
29 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,619
30 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.25 1,477
31 SPIKE TV MOVIE: ROBOCOP (2014) SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 180 0.24 655
32 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L: SAN FRANCISCO/LA DODGERS ESPN 10:01 PM 177 0.24 813
33 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.24 445
34 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,733
35 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,117
36 BOTCHED: POST-OP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.23 649
37 BETRAYED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,125
38 PARANORMAL WITNESS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 597
39 UNLOCKING THE TRUTH MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.21 406
40 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.21 394
41 TYRANT FX 10:00 PM 76 0.21 810
42 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,064
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,180
44 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 783
45 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 961
46 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,983
47 TODDLERS & TIARAS TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.18 600
48 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.18 1,191
49 LOVE AT FIRST KISS TLC 10:02 PM 58 0.18 529
50 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:17 PM 13 0.18 760
51 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,535
52 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.17 461
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 359
54 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.16 403
55 AMERICAS NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 65 0.16 711
56 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 747
57 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,070
58 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.15 1,070
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 325
60 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN POPUPS TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 477
61 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,591
62 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,247
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 878
64 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA/AGUADULCE, PANAMA ESPN 5:09 PM 128 0.14 819
65 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,353
66 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.14 323
67 TODDLERS & TIARAS: COUNTD TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 479
68 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: SAN NICOLAS, MEXICO/SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.14 570
69 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:58 AM 62 0.13 360
70 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: GOODLETTSVILLE, TN/JOHNSTON, IA ESPN 3:00 PM 129 0.13 763
71 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 415
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 272
73 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.13 320
74 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 807
75 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 741
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,192
77 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 768
78 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 729
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,599
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 257
81 COPA MX – L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:11 PM 109 0.12 247
82 HOLLYWOOD DIVAS REUNION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.12 281
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 724
84 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.12 302
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 250
86 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 686
87 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,352
88 AMERICAN PIE HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 95 0.11 244
89 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.11 251
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 226
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 688
92 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,594
93 UNSUNG TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.11 291
94 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.11 247
95 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 851
96 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 90 0.11 244
97 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 221
98 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,317
99 WILD COSTA RICA ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.10 465
100 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 243
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 609
102 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,397
103 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.10 230
104 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 424
105 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 803
106 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,379
107 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.10 235
108 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 901
109 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 55 0.09 209
110 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 461
111 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 222
112 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,466
113 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 551
114 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,491
115 COPA MX: MINEROS DE ZACATECAS / AMERICA GALAVISION 9:25 PM 127 0.09 210
116 CHEER SQUAD FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.09 204
117 CLEVELAND HUSTLES CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 253
118 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 600
119 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 761
120 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.08 352
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 270
122 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 679
123 HANDS OF STONE MOVIE SPX BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 32 0.08 203
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 266
125 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 12:55 AM 65 0.08 146
126 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 575
127 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.07 162
128 GARAGE SQUAD VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.07 258
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 242
130 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.07 160
131 CHASING CONSPIRACIES AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 208
132 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 589
133 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 585
134 GARAGE SQUAD VELOCITY 10:30 PM 30 0.07 282
135 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 577
136 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:50 PM 10 0.06 133
137 AMERICAN PIE 2 HBO PRIME 1:00 AM 105 0.06 132
138 UFC UNLEASHED FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.06 230
139 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.06 144
140 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 267
141 HERBIES: ESPN2 8:30 PM 60 0.06 159
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 232
143 KITCHEN CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 AM 30 0.06 219
144 TOUCAN NATION ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.06 368
145 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 540
146 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.05 113
147 INVASION THE HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 99 0.05 173
148 ESPNU STUDIO ESPN2 9:30 PM 29 0.05 147
149 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 173
150 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 396

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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.