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December 19, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.16.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The only change in final numbers was a 0.1 dip for CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery towered over the rest of Friday cable, with GOLD RUSH up 0.02 to 1.02, and the season finale of TREASURE QUEST up 0.21 to 0.62.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader had Dallas vs. Utah at 0.45, and Lakers vs. Philadelphia at 0.44.  A&E’s LIVE PD gained a tenth to 0.36. Nickelodeon’s noon SHIMMER & SHINE hit the Top 10 at 0.33.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.28.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.28, and HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.03 to 0.27.  Bravo aired a Friday MARRIED TO MEDICINE at 0.27, with lead-out MARRIED TO MEDICINE HOUSTON at 0.18 (up 0.06 from last week, when it didn’t have the mothership lead-in). The season finale of Syfy’s Z NATION rose 0.07 to 0.25.  Spike’s BELLATOR was at 0.21.  On We, MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP ticked down to 0.20.  TLC aired 2 hours of PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN at 0.18/0.17.  

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: Friday December 16, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 1.02 3,346
2 TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.62 1,988
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: DALLAS/UTAH ESPN 10:42 PM 152 0.45 1,062
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA LAKERS/PHILADELPHIA ESPN 8:01 PM 161 0.44 1,116
5 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:14 AM 60 0.38 765
6 LIVE PD: 9 LIVE PD A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 180 0.36 1,192
7 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.35 952
8 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.33 1,268
9 NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS   L: JAMES MADISON/NORTH DAKOTA STATE ESPN2 7:00 PM 198 0.30 1,065
10 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 898
11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,344
12 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.27 685
13 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.27 2,639
14 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,299
15 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 2,073
16 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 874
17 BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF: BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 152 0.24 462
18 TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 965
19 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,160
20 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,764
21 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,735
22 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:18 PM 42 0.23 599
23 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 564
24 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.22 508
25 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 514
26 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,734
27 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 61 0.21 514
28 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 169 SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 132 0.21 643
29 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 70 0.20 522
30 WIVES WITH KNIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 826
31 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 521
32 NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS: DECK THE HALLS AMC 8:00 PM 120 0.19 637
33 MBC: RS FIRST LOOK WETV 10:10 PM 10 0.19 508
34 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,433
35 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 61 0.18 495
36 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,504
37 PARANORMAL LOCK: EVIDENCE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 518
38 MARRIED TO MED:HOUSTON BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.18 465
39 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 442
40 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.18 854
41 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,921
42 PARANORMAL LOCKDOWN TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 539
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,282
44 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,897
45 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.17 779
46 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,117
47 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 73 0.16 328
48 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.16 360
49 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,732
50 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 856
51 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.15 333
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,772
53 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,632
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,881
55 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,768
56 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.14 276
57 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,573
58 COPS SPIKE TV 6:00 PM 30 0.14 356
59 JALEN & JACOBY ESPN2 1:13 AM 30 0.13 249
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,026
61 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 754
62 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,551
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 61 0.13 322
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 687
65 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 340
66 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 673
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 1,098
68 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 11:35 PM 25 0.13 237
69 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,024
70 TRUE LIFE MTV 8:01 PM 61 0.12 215
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:01 AM 59 0.12 300
72 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.12 343
73 KINGDOM, THE HBO PRIME 12:05 AM 110 0.12 243
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 287
75 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.12 281
76 TRUE LIFE MTV 7:00 PM 61 0.12 245
77 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 661
78 BELLATOR KICKBOXING: 104 SPIKE TV 11:12 PM 125 0.12 316
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:03 PM 57 0.12 278
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 298
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 63 0.12 280
82 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 278
83 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 292
84 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: LOS ANGELES/PITTSBURGH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:03 PM 160 0.11 263
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 629
86 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 256
87 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 843
88 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 622
89 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,103
90 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.10 252
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 649
92 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.10 224
93 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.10 396
94 SPIDER-MAN: SPIDER-MAN HBO PRIME 5:25 PM 121 0.10 231
95 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 764
96 HOTTEST MCS 2016 MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.09 181
97 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS: PRES. OBAMA FINAL 2016 PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 1:30 PM 210 0.09 967
98 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 575
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 578
100 BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF: BATMAN V SUPERMAN:DAWN OF HBO PRIME 10:45 AM 152 0.09 187
101 UFC UNLEASHED FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.09 296
102 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.09 180
103 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 184
104 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 AM 30 0.08 297
105 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:43 PM 47 0.08 174
106 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.08 245
107 E! NEWS LIVE E! 1:00 PM 60 0.08 184
108 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 174
109 NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS  L: MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (TX)/WISCONSIN-OSHKOS ESPNU 7:00 PM 188 0.08 340
110 TOP 10 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.08 173
111 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.08 180
112 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 AM 30 0.08 294
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 248
114 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 625
115 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 538
116 BOY MEETS WORLD TEENNICK 9:00 PM 30 0.08 263
117 LATE NIGHT SNACK TRUTV 11:30 PM 30 0.08 189
118 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 852
119 PAYDAY VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.07 148
120 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.07 406
121 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:30 PM 23 0.07 216
122 IN THE HEART OF THE SEA: IN THE HEART OF THE SEA HBO PRIME 3:15 PM 122 0.07 156
123 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 433
124 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 367
125 E! NEWS LIVE E! 2:00 PM 60 0.07 137
126 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.07 153
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 235
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 250
129 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 153
130 BOY MEETS WORLD TEENNICK 9:30 PM 30 0.06 197
131 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 582
132 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 590
133 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 11:00 PM 30 0.06 199
134 CONFIRMATION HBO PRIME 1:20 PM 110 0.05 104
135 UFC WEIGH-IN L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.05 114
136 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 250
137 PETE HOLMES:FACES & SOUND HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 57 0.05 114
138 SECRET LIFE PREDATORS CPL NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 174
139 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 113
140 FANTASY AND FRIENDS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 109
141 RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE: THE SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 88 0.05 165
142 SECRET LIFE PREDATORS CPL NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.05 217
143 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 229
144 FURIOUS 7: FURIOUS 7 MAXPRIME 11:35 PM 137 0.05 136
145 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 509
146 UNDISPUTED L: 71 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 94
147 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 11:02 PM 40 0.04 133
148 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.04 200
149 NEWS ONE NOW-2HR: 12/16/2016 TV ONE 7:00 AM 120 0.04 145
150 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.04 419

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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.