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September 28, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.27.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes for BULL or THIS IS US in final numbers.  However, THE VOICE gained 0.1, while SCREAM QUEENS lost the same, the latter pushing the show down to a truly awful 0.7.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA dominated Tuesday cable with both of the night’s top shows:  WWE SMACKDOWN, up a tick to 0.74, and CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST, up 0.09 to 0.67.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK had a strong night, up 0.17 to 0.60.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG dropped a tenth to 0.58. Spike’s INK MASTER climbed 0.07 to 0.52, and after-show REDEMPTION was up 0.04 to 0.29.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE gained 0.07 to 0.45.  FX’s ATLANTA fell 0.07 to 0.41.  On A&E, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT rose 0.04 to 0.40, and BORN THIS WAY was up 0.03 to 0.26.  Comedy Central had two season premieres:  TOSH.0 at 0.36, and DRUNK HISTORY at 0.25.  Nickelodeon’s afternoon BLAZE & THE MONSTER hit the Top 10 with 0.35.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was down a tick to 0.34, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL slipped 0.02 to 0.28.  TLC’s COUNTING ON held at 0.32.  Lifetime’s DANCE MOMS gained 0.08 to 0.32.  Food Network’s CHOPPED returned at 0.30, and CHOPPED JR was down 0.06 to 0.21. On Discovery, DEADLIEST CATCH: DUNGEON COVE was steady at 0.29, and TAKING FIRE was down 0.03 to 0.26.  MTV aired 3 episodes of RIDICULOUSNESS at 0.28/0.27/0.26, compared to last week’s 0.26/0.24.  Syfy’s latest post-apocalyptic saga AFTERMATH debuted at 0.16.  AMC’s HALT AND CATCH FIRE, which claimed the mantle of “best show nobody’s watching” with last night’s superb hour, stayed at 0.10.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday September 27, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.74 2,340
2 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.67 1,830
3 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.60 1,441
4 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.58 2,158
5 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.52 1,125
6 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.45 1,170
7 ATLANTA FX 10:00 PM 31 0.41 860
8 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (A&E) A&E NETWORK 8:45 PM 76 0.40 989
9 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.36 703
10 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 1:30 PM 30 0.35 1,366
11 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.34 3,387
12 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,546
13 COUNTING ON TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.32 998
14 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.32 719
15 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.32 811
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.31 792
17 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.31 1,359
18 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,364
19 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.30 872
20 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,954
21 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,279
22 SWAMP MURDERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,035
23 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.29 823
24 INK MASTER: REDEMPTION SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.29 631
25 DC: DUNGEON COVE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.29 994
26 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,794
27 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 15 0.29 1,129
28 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,425
29 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.28 587
30 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,559
31 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.27 1,183
32 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.27 550
33 TAKING FIRE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.26 713
34 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8 MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.26 531
35 BORN THIS WAY A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.26 739
36 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.26 551
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 1,084
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.25 1,140
39 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 464
40 CRY WOLFE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:30 PM 30 0.25 879
41 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.25 488
42 CRY WOLFE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 30 0.25 875
43 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.23 1,062
44 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.23 958
45 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.23 1,250
46 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.23 1,103
47 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.23 926
48 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.23 1,080
49 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,488
50 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,511
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.22 1,154
52 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,787
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.22 1,139
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.22 1,685
55 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 567
56 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY     L: EUROPE/CANADA ESPN 8:00 PM 162 0.22 494
57 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.22 824
58 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:42 PM 78 0.21 467
59 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 488
60 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.21 660
61 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.21 470
62 STAR PLATES FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.21 556
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,963
64 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.21 853
65 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 2,234
66 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,396
67 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (FYI) FYI 8:45 PM 76 0.20 506
68 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,057
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,999
70 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.19 1,113
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.19 416
72 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,462
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 389
74 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 30 0.18 1,371
75 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.18 384
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 345
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.17 1,175
78 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,053
79 MLB POST SEASON IMPACT  L: BOSTON/NY YANKEES ESPN2 7:00 PM 200 0.17 616
80 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.17 447
81 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 422
82 COUNTING ON: COUNTDOWN TO TLC 7:30 PM 30 0.17 501
83 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,162
84 SWEET 15: QUINCEANERA TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.16 456
85 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.16 373
86 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 326
87 AFTERMATH SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 634
88 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,710
89 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,603
90 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 398
91 COPA MX – L: MONARCAS / CHIVAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:58 PM 124 0.15 299
92 WC OF HOCKEY STUDIO   L ESPN 7:30 PM 30 0.15 304
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,569
94 ANDREW Z BUCKET LIST TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.15 437
95 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 437
96 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,283
97 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.14 367
98 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.14 345
99 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.14 1,073
100 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,398
101 FANTASY FTBL KICKOFF   L ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.14 301
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 291
103 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 10:20 PM 40 0.14 396
104 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 302
105 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 357
106 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.13 338
107 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.13 271
108 ANDREW Z BUCKET LIST TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.13 425
109 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.13 301
110 MELTDOWN, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.13 248
111 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,376
112 STEVE JOBS: STEVE JOBS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 122 0.13 331
113 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,216
114 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 282
115 BACKSTAGE – LN DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.12 842
116 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 294
117 YOU CAN DO BETTER TRUTV 10:30 PM 30 0.12 231
118 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 857
119 UCL GROUP STAGE L: DORTMUND/REAL MADRID FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.11 263
120 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 261
121 UEFA CL GROUP STAGE – L: BORUSSIA DORTMUND VS REAL MADRID FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 133 0.11 244
122 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 980
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.11 827
124 MAFS SHORT FYI 8:30 PM 15 0.11 284
125 MAFS: UNFILTERED FYI 10:01 PM 18 0.11 339
126 HALT AND CATCH FIRE AMC 10:00 PM 65 0.10 307
127 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,112
128 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 807
129 REAL SPORTS 16 HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 53 0.10 250
130 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 816
131 NASAS UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 9:01 PM 61 0.10 379
132 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.10 200
133 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 832
134 FACING NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 333
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 277
136 INTERN, THE: INTERN, THE HBO PRIME 2:55 PM 121 0.09 187
137 STRUT OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.09 193
138 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 184
139 FANTASY AND FRIENDS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.08 157
140 REVENANT, THE (2015): REVENANT, THE (2015) HBO PRIME 12:05 AM 156 0.08 189
141 NFL LIVE ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.08 211
142 BREAK HBO PRIME 10:55 PM 10 0.07 174
143 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 172
144 NFL REPLAY NFL NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.07 197
145 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 441
146 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 728
147 LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD MAXPRIME 7:50 PM 129 0.07 161
148 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 231
149 COPA MX TUE 10P: CRUZ AZUL / MINEROS DE ZACATECAS GALAVISION 9:55 PM 125 0.07 167
150 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 777

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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.