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August 22, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.19.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  OLYMPICS coverage jumped 0.8 to 5.5 in finals, but the special post-games SUPERSTORE fell 0.3 to 3.0, and by its final 15 minutes, it was down to 2.6.  That’s still a good number for SUPERSTORE, but it’s unlikely to get near that in its regular timeslot. Elsewhere, as expected, NFL Preseason games played havoc with the ratings.  All the shows on ABC, including the SHARK TANK rerun, WHAT WOULD YOU DO and 20/20, lost 0.1.  On CBS, BIG BROTHER and the BLUE BLOODS rerun dropped 0.2, and the HAWAII 5-0 rerun was down 0.3.  FOX’s MASTERCHEF reruns slipped 0.1.  And on CW, the final episode of MY LAST DAYS fell 0.1 to a meager (even for CW) 0.1.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Aug FRI.19

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Adult Swim led a quiet night on Friday cable, with THE ERIC ANDRE SHOW up a tick to 0.48, and MDE WORLD PEACE up 0.03 to 0.38.  NFL Network’s PRESEASON NFL Miami vs. Dallas game was at 0.46.  On Lifetime, BRING IT dropped 0.05 to 0.42, and THE RAP GAME was down 0.07 to 0.38.  A pair of Disney Channel shows hit the Top 10, with the primetime GIRL MEETS WORLD down 0.07 to 0.37, and a 9:30AM DOC MCSTUFFINS up 0.06 to 0.27 (with its lead-in PJ MASKS just out of the Top 10 at 0.25). They were joined by Cartoon Network’s 5PM AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBY at 0.29, and Nickelodeon’s 10AM MUTT & STUFF down 0.07 to 0.26.  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS gained 0.07 to 0.31.  MTV’s 2 episodes of RIDICULOUSNESS were both at 0.24, compared to the 0.26-0.24 range for last week’s 4 episodes.  The night’s RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS coverage peaked with NBC Sports Net’s primetime 0.24 (daytime was at 0.22), with CNBC at 0.13, USA at 0.11, MSNBC at 0.07 and Golf Channel at 0.04.  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES ticked down to 0.23. USA’s NASCAR race was at 0.21.  On Syfy, DARK MATTER rose 0.03 to 0.19, and KILLJOYS was down 0.01 to 0.17.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP fell a tenth to 0.19, and MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER was down 0.04 to 0.13.  OWN’s LOVE THY NEIGHBOR lost 0.02 to 0.15.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MELBOURNE gained 0.02 to 0.09.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Aug FRI.19

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 19, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ERIC ANDRE SHOW ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.48 1,074
2 NFL PRESEASON (LIVE): 2016 – MIA VS. DAL NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 193 0.46 1,212
3 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.42 1,116
4 M D E: WORLD PEACE ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.38 874
5 RAP GAME LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 62 0.38 971
6 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.37 1,558
7 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.31 1,200
8 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.29 1,277
9 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.27 1,051
10 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.26 1,065
11 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.25 1,064
12 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.24 479
13 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.24 497
14 S OLY PRIME: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 300 0.24 801
15 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:13 PM 47 0.23 576
16 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 790
17 STEVEN UNIVERSE: JASPERS CORRUPTION THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 120 0.23 1,009
18 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,463
19 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 AM 720 0.22 736
20 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L USA NETWORK 7:50 PM 115 0.21 1,179
21 NASCAR XFINITY POST USA NETWORK 9:45 PM 15 0.20 911
22 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,240
23 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.19 360
24 DARK MATTER SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 657
25 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.19 433
26 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 6:08 PM 111 0.19 720
27 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,741
28 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 813
29 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 389
30 COPS SPIKE TV 7:30 PM 30 0.17 637
31 KILLJOYS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 598
32 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,712
33 COPS SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 30 0.17 659
34 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 4:38 PM 90 0.16 707
35 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.16 317
36 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 736
37 PASSPORT TO MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 804
38 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.16 417
39 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.16 311
40 PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/MANCHESTER UNITED USA NETWORK 2:53 PM 126 0.15 348
41 FURIOUS 7: FURIOUS 7 HBO PRIME 5:05 PM 137 0.15 293
42 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.15 504
43 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.15 2,042
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,261
45 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 829
46 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: BOWLING GREEN, KY/SAN ANTONIO, TX ESPN 7:59 PM 133 0.15 642
47 PJ MASKS DISNEY JUNIOR 9:00 AM 25 0.14 550
48 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,767
49 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,355
50 KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,791
51 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,476
52 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 397
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 906
54 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY JUNIOR 9:30 AM 25 0.14 706
55 NFL PRESEASON: 2016 – ARI VS. SD NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 150 0.14 353
56 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 654
57 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,644
58 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 265
59 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 731
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,608
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 991
62 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A CNBC 5:00 PM 180 0.13 402
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,015
64 MILLION DOLLAR MATCHMAKER WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.13 366
65 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 845
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 269
67 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 459
68 NASCAR XFINITY START L USA NETWORK 7:28 PM 22 0.12 777
69 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,539
70 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 633
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 905
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 261
73 DRACULA UNTOLD  (2014) HBO PRIME 7:25 PM 92 0.12 282
74 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 772
75 KILLER WOMEN: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 181 0.12 446
76 AMBER ROSE SHOW VH1 11:00 PM 30 0.12 232
77 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: VANCOUVER, CANADA/TOKYO, JAPAN ESPN 2:00 PM 158 0.12 471
78 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,550
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 233
80 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A USA NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.11 348
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 833
82 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,440
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 261
84 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,312
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 697
86 NFL PRESEASON: 2016 – ATL VS. CLE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 180 0.11 255
87 AMERICAN PIE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 95 0.11 250
88 NFL PRESEASON: 2016 – CHI VS. NE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 180 0.11 314
89 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 994
90 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.10 225
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 217
92 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,263
93 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.10 207
94 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 10:12 PM 48 0.10 300
95 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 326
96 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 222
97 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,095
98 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 232
99 REAL HOUSEWIVES MELBOURNE BRAVO 9:00 PM 75 0.09 258
100 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE USA NETWORK 4:59 PM 16 0.09 201
101 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.09 190
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 196
103 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.09 259
104 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 470
105 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUAL L USA NETWORK 5:28 PM 92 0.08 488
106 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 660
107 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 306
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 282
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 568
110 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 247
111 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 392
112 TELETUBBIES NICK JR 8:00 AM 27 0.07 350
113 NASCAR XF COUNTDOWN GREEN USA NETWORK 7:00 PM 28 0.07 443
114 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A MSNBC 11:00 AM 420 0.07 335
115 CHOPPED COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 194
116 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 567
117 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 588
118 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 394
119 UFC WEIGH-IN L FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 60 0.07 173
120 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC L USA NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.07 337
121 NASCAR AMERICA PRAC/QUAL USA NETWORK 5:15 PM 13 0.07 223
122 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 327
123 MTP DAILY MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 643
124 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:56 PM 10 0.06 174
125 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.06 238
126 CHOPPED COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.05 156
127 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 111
128 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: NEW YORK YANKEES/LOS ANGELES ANGELS FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 185 0.05 267
129 CHOPPED COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 154
130 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:06 PM 43 0.05 172
131 WILD WILD WEST HBO PRIME 3:15 PM 106 0.05 118
132 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 225
133 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 2:00 PM 53 0.05 151
134 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:13 PM 43 0.05 169
135 CESAR 911 NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.05 225
136 NFL PRESEASON: 2016 – CIN VS. DET NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 180 0.05 108
137 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.05 154
138 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 223
139 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.04 141
140 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 12:01 AM 37 0.04 168
141 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.04 219
142 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 12:52 AM 16 0.04 161
143 MICHAELA HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.04 140
144 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:49 PM 12 0.04 151
145 S OLY WEEKDAY: N/A GOLF CHANNEL 6:30 AM 546 0.04 284
146 POLICEWOMEN FILES OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.04 169
147 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS NBC UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.04 97
148 BOY MEETS WORLD TEENNICK 9:00 PM 30 0.04 159
149 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 1:05 AM 59 0.04 88
150 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2016 SHOWTIME PRIME 12:38 AM 14 0.04 148

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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.