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January 28, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.27.2016

 

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments from this morning’s ratings.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Jan WED.27

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader carried the night with 0.90 for the late game, the earlier match was 0.61.  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY was at 0.62/0.61, compared to last week’s season premiere 0.79/0.78, with lead-out JEP & JESSICA at 0.53/0.48 compared to 0.73/0.62.  On Lifeitme, LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA was at 0.56, with lead-in LITTLE WOMEN LA at 0.52.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROS was up 0.13 to 0.54, with HOUSE HUNTERS up 0.17 to 0.54 and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL up 0.07 to 0.47.  VH1’s MOB WIVES dropped 0.03 to 0.55.  SUITS returned to USA at 0.54, just about the same as last January’s midseason premiere.  On History, PAWN STARS edged up 0.02 to 0.53, and AMERICAN PICKERS lost 0.04 to 0.49.  Discovery’s DUAL SURVIVAL gained 0.05 to 0.45.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE dropped 0.04 to 0.44, and SKIN TIGHT was down 0.02 to 0.41.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE fell 0.13 to 0.43, with an AFTERSHOW at 0.20.  Syfy’s FACE OFF ticked up to 0.36.  On FXX, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA dropped 0.07 to 0.28, and MAN SEEKING WOMAN collapsed by half to 0.07.  YOUNGER rose 0.02 to 0.22 on TV Land, and also returned to Nick At Nite with 0.19, while TEACHERS was up 0.01 to 0.15 on TV Land plus 0.16 on Nick At Nite.  Bravo’s NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR climbed 0.03 to 0.22.  FYI’s KOCKTAILS WITH KHLOE fell 0.05 to 0.11. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Jan WED.27

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 27, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DALLAS/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:40 PM 137 0.90 2,092
2 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.62 1,849
3 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.61 1,802
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: HOUSTON/SAN ANTONIO ESPN 8:05 PM 155 0.61 1,560
5 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.56 1,303
6 MOB WIVES 6 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.55 1,122
7 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.54 2,101
8 SUITS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 63 0.54 1,740
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.54 2,251
10 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 30 0.53 1,603
11 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:00 PM 32 0.53 2,077
12 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.52 1,258
13 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.49 2,535
14 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.48 1,483
15 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:57 AM 63 0.47 1,046
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.47 1,949
17 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.45 1,142
18 MY 600-LB LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,340
19 CHALLENGE: BLOODLINES MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.43 723
20 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.43 1,050
21 SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.41 1,251
22 SHADOW OF DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.39 1,363
23 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.38 3,793
24 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,083
25 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.35 863
26 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.35 1,003
27 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.33 868
28 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,165
29 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.31 722
30 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.31 661
31 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 65 0.31 719
32 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,905
33 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.28 478
34 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,864
35 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.28 566
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.27 591
37 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.25 624
38 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/WASHINGTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 165 0.23 543
39 MAKE IT POP NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.23 1,329
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,346
41 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.22 574
42 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 678
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,339
44 NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.22 455
45 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.21 549
46 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,986
47 CHALLENGE: SPECIALS MTV 11:02 PM 30 0.20 349
48 KNOCKED UP: KNOCKED UP HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 129 0.20 359
49 PRO BOWL DRAFT SHOW L: 2016 PRO BOWL DRAFT ESPN2 7:30 PM 120 0.19 557
50 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.19 380
51 YOUNGER NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.19 594
52 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 387
53 FRANKLIN AND FRIENDS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.19 721
54 I LOVE YOU… BUT I LIED LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.18 528
55 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 908
56 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,550
57 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.18 500
58 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.18 399
59 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 834
60 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,637
61 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 839
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.17 329
63 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN L: WOMENS SEMIFINALS ESPN2 9:30 PM 270 0.17 752
64 MSNBC TOWN HALL MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,317
65 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.17 894
66 RESTAURANT STARTUP CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 385
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 339
68 TEACHERS NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.16 522
69 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 839
70 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.15 422
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 325
72 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 398
73 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.15 489
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 301
75 CRIMINALS AT WORK BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.15 397
76 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,224
77 MTV2 WILD N OUT SPECIAL MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.15 372
78 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.15 366
79 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.15 321
80 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,708
81 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.14 1,022
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 294
83 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 262
84 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: COLORADO/LOS ANGELES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:48 PM 149 0.13 270
85 WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 408
86 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,509
87 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,575
88 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,714
89 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.12 249
90 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.12 260
91 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,658
92 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,596
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,112
94 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.12 420
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 742
96 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,024
97 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 772
98 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,476
99 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:16 AM 224 0.11 314
100 KOCKTAILS WITH KHLOE FYI 10:00 PM 61 0.11 216
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 697
102 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 788
103 BARRETT JACKSON: N/A VELOCITY 8:00 PM 180 0.11 441
104 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 869
105 JOKING OFF S2 MTV2 11:30 PM 30 0.10 264
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 614
107 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 637
108 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 589
109 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.10 375
110 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 348
111 COPA MX – L: GUADALAJARA / FC JUAREZ UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 125 0.10 242
112 AMANPOUR CNN 2:00 AM 30 0.10 343
113 ALL-AMERICAN MAKERS SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.09 314
114 BARRETT JACKSON: N/A VELOCITY 6:00 PM 120 0.09 355
115 ROCKY MTN LAW COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 604
116 WALKING DEAD, THE NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.09 143
117 BORN KILLERS HBO PRIME 11:15 PM 87 0.09 176
118 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 264
119 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS A&M/ARKANSAS ESPNU 7:00 PM 124 0.09 300
120 FANTASTIC FOUR:RISE OF TH HBO PRIME 11:40 AM 92 0.09 155
121 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 596
122 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 635
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 355
124 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 408
125 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 560
126 MAN SEEKING WOMAN FXX 10:31 PM 30 0.07 176
127 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.07 233
128 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 630
129 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.07 239
130 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 339
131 BOOK OF LIFE, THE HBO PRIME 1:15 PM 96 0.07 140
132 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 489
133 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 582
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 325
135 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 201
136 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: BAYLOR/OKLAHOMA ST ESPNU 9:04 PM 127 0.07 214
137 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:30 AM 30 0.07 308
138 WALKING DEAD, THE NBC UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.07 104
139 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 351
140 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.06 384
141 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 53 0.06 166
142 JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO HBO PRIME 7:15 PM 102 0.06 133
143 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 430
144 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 272
145 MSNBC LIVE W/ JD BALART: N/A MSNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.06 482
146 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN: MEN/WOMEN QTRFINALS ESPN2 3:00 PM 180 0.06 299
147 REV RUNS SUNDAY SUPPERS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 93
148 MASTER P FAMILY EMPIRE REELZCHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 143
149 GAMERS GUIDE DISNEY XD 7:30 PM 30 0.06 298
150 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 474

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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.