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August 31, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.30.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1, while the reruns of THE FLASH and NCIS lost 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Aug TUE.30

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA had two of the top three shows on Tuesday cable, with WWE SMACKDOWN down 0.07 to 0.91, and CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST at 0.70 after last week’s 0.69/0.68. OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS was down 0.02 to 0.80.  On Freeform, the midseason finale of PRETTY LITTLE LIARS was up 0.14 from last week to 0.68 (and up a hundredth from the season premiere), and the finale of DEAD OF SUMMER rose 0.04 to 0.18, with CHEER SQUAD moribund at 0.08.  Spike’s INK MASTER gained 0.07 to 0.50, and the REDEMPTION after-show up 0.09 to 0.35. A&E’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was steady at 0.43, and BORN THIS WAY added a hundredth for 0.31.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE slipped 0.02 to 0.41.  TLC’s COUNTING ON lost 0.03 to 0.32, and CAKE BOSS was down 0.05 to 0.17.  HBO’s HARD KNOCKS fell a tenth to 0.30.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.30/0.26, almost the same as last week’s 0.29/0.26.  On Food Network, CHOPPED TEENS dropped 0.09 to 0.29, and CHOPPED JR was down 0.05 to 0.24.  Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH fell 0.14 to 0.27, and MILWAUKEE BLACKSMITH was at 0.25/0.22, compared to last week’s 0.28/0.27.  Tru’s ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING held at 0.26.  AMC’s HALT AND CATCH FIRE at least moved in the right direction, up 0.03 to 0.14.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Aug TUE.30

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday August 30, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.91 2,835
2 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.80 2,954
3 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.70 1,944
4 PRETTY LITTLE LIARS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 62 0.68 1,327
5 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.50 1,113
6 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (A&E) A&E NETWORK 8:45 PM 76 0.43 1,130
7 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.41 1,122
8 INK MASTER: REDEMPTION SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.35 673
9 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.34 767
10 COUNTING ON TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,055
11 BORN THIS WAY A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.31 828
12 HARD KNOCKS 16 – LA RAMS HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.30 563
13 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.30 578
14 CHOPPED TEENS 3 FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,005
15 DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 64 0.27 1,031
16 CRY WOLFE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.26 960
17 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 506
18 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.26 513
19 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,453
20 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.25 954
21 SWAMP MURDERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,014
22 MILWAUKEE BLACKSMITH HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.25 720
23 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,592
24 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.24 988
25 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:13 PM 47 0.23 509
26 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,608
27 MILWAUKEE BLACKSMITH HISTORY 10:33 PM 30 0.22 680
28 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,447
29 AMC PREMIERE EVENT: WALK THE LINE AMC 7:00 PM 180 0.21 622
30 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 435
31 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,000
32 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,114
33 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.20 920
34 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.19 2,201
35 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,557
36 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 861
37 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.19 917
38 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 7:03 PM 250 0.19 844
39 DEAD OF SUMMER FREEFORM 9:02 PM 60 0.18 410
40 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.18 497
41 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 908
42 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.17 380
43 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 766
44 CAKE BOSS TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.17 610
45 ANDREW Z DRIVEN BY FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 440
46 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.17 452
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.17 403
48 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,222
49 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.16 341
50 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,451
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 332
52 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (FYI) FYI 8:45 PM 76 0.16 443
53 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.16 368
54 COUNTING ON: COUNTDOWN TO TLC 7:30 PM 30 0.16 473
55 FACING NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 536
56 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 314
57 NASAS UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 9:01 PM 61 0.15 517
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 300
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,271
60 BLACK INK CREW 4 SPIKE TV 12:00 AM 61 0.15 275
61 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 1:00 PM 363 0.15 580
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 318
63 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.14 337
64 YOU CAN DO BETTER TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.14 271
65 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 822
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 303
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 278
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 308
69 HALT AND CATCH FIRE AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 397
70 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,535
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,493
72 FANTASY FTBL KICKOFF L ESPN2 2:30 PM 30 0.13 268
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 879
74 INVADERS: COCAINE HIPPOS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 418
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 749
76 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.12 953
77 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,107
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,473
79 THROUGH THE WORMHOLE SCIENCE 10:02 PM 61 0.12 466
80 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,358
81 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.12 281
82 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.12 411
83 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,541
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 697
85 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 266
86 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 753
87 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 237
88 BLACK INK CREW 4 SPIKE TV 1:01 AM 61 0.11 191
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 576
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,414
91 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 531
92 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,276
93 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.10 257
94 BERT THE CONQUEROR TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 231
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 595
96 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 253
97 BBCA MOVIE: NATL LAMPOONS VACATION BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 121 0.10 269
98 PLAYHOUSE MASTERS TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.10 347
99 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 650
100 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 835
101 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,179
102 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,316
103 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 612
104 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.09 206
105 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.09 232
106 JOHN WICK MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 101 0.09 225
107 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 650
108 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 577
109 WILD N ON TOUR MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.09 177
110 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 719
111 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 615
112 MOVIE: IT HAD TO BE YOU LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.08 384
113 MAFS: UNFILTERED FYI 10:01 PM 15 0.08 347
114 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 417
115 CHEER SQUAD FREEFORM 10:02 PM 58 0.08 179
116 ONE SHOT BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 63 0.08 197
117 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 222
118 SISTERHOOD OF HIP HOP OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.07 145
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 544
120 SHOWCASE GAME: PIT AT CHC/STL AT MIL MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 164 0.07 349
121 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 589
122 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 703
123 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 515
124 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 503
125 WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 114 0.07 244
126 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 606
127 BOY MEETS WORLD TEENNICK 9:00 PM 30 0.07 244
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 260
129 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 494
130 CHASING CLASSIC CARS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.07 337
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 273
132 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.06 188
133 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:44 PM 78 0.06 201
134 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.06 283
135 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.06 335
136 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 334
137 IDIOTEST GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.06 237
138 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 593
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 245
140 GUY CODE VS. GIRL CODE MTV2 11:30 PM 30 0.06 131
141 MAFS SHORT FYI 8:30 PM 15 0.06 222
142 OCEANS THIRTEEN: OCEANS THIRTEEN HBO PRIME 9:25 AM 122 0.06 117
143 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 260
144 MAFIA! HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 87 0.05 125
145 DANISH GIRL, THE: DANISH GIRL, THE HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 120 0.05 181
146 TRANSPORTER, THE HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 92 0.05 152
147 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 12:02 AM 61 0.05 134
148 SPIDER-MAN: SPIDER-MAN MAXPRIME 7:55 PM 121 0.05 119
149 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 1:03 AM 66 0.05 121
150 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 279

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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.