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October 3, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.30.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  LAST MAN STANDING gained 0.1 in final numbers, but both MACGYVER and THE EXORCIST lost the same, putting the latter at a scary 0.6.  In addition, all CW’s shows were down, the new and rerun MASTERS OF ILLUSION by 0.1, and the rerun PENN & TELLER: FOOL US by 0.2.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Stanford vs. Washington COLLEGE FOOTBALL game dominated Friday cable at 1.14.  That more than doubled Adult Swim’s ERIC ANDRE SHOW, up 0.06 to 0.52.  (The network’s pre-primetime Cartoon Network incarnation narrowly missed the Top 10 with THE REGULAR SHOW at 0.27.)  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL rose 0.11 to 0.43, and HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.03 to 0.36.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER ticked up to 0.33, and HIGH MAINTENANCE held at 0.11  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD slipped 0.02 to 0.31.  History’s DOOMSDAY was at 0.28.  Food Network’s BURGERS, BREW & QUE was down 0.03 to 0.25.  On Syfy, Z NATION dropped 0.06 to 0.25, and VAN HELSING was at 0.17, compared to last week’s 0.22/0.18.  OWN’s FOR BETTER OR WORSE was at 0.17.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MELBOURNE remained at 0.09.  Cinemax’s QUARRY lost a tick to 0.05/184K.

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 September 30, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: STANFORD/WASHINGTON ESPN 8:55 PM 200 1.14 3,333
2 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:15 AM 61 0.52 1,223
3 ERIC ANDRE SHOW ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.51 1,148
4 FX MOVIE PRIME: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 FX 8:00 PM 150 0.48 1,272
5 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.43 1,673
6 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 8:00 PM 55 0.38 1,015
7 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:16 AM 44 0.38 818
8 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.36 1,553
9 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.33 1,378
10 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.31 1,214
11 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.30 647
12 DOOMSDAY 10 WAYS WRLD END HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.28 1,020
13 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.27 1,094
14 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.26 843
15 BURGERS, BREW & QUE FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.25 742
16 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 15 0.25 1,370
17 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,173
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 651
19 Z NATION SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 860
20 ELENA OF AVALOR DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.25 1,227
21 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 60 0.23 652
22 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,122
23 RYDER CUP: 2016 RYDER CUP GOLF CHANNEL 8:30 AM 626 0.22 1,300
24 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,802
25 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.21 1,504
26 LIV & MADDIE: CALI STYLE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.20 1,357
27 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 471
28 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.20 390
29 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 941
30 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 5:00 PM 60 0.19 386
31 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 885
32 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TOLEDO/BYU ESPN2 11:01 PM 186 0.19 579
33 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.18 701
34 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 391
35 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 407
36 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 367
37 NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 828
38 HALF HOUR COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.18 343
39 VAN HELSING SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 666
40 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.17 678
41 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.17 978
42 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 947
43 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,431
44 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.17 368
45 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.16 351
46 JAGGER EATONS MEGA LIFE NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.16 781
47 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,512
48 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,419
49 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,463
50 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 884
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,550
52 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 4:00 PM 60 0.15 301
53 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,076
54 GUY AND HUNTERS VACATION FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.15 483
55 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,737
56 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.15 2,144
57 MLB POST SEASON IMPACT  L: TORONTO/BOSTON ESPN2 7:35 PM 206 0.15 584
58 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,338
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,431
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 784
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,223
62 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 911
63 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 846
64 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 2,078
65 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,253
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,553
67 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,194
68 BACKSTAGE – LN DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.14 901
69 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 356
70 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 603
71 ALL IN WITH CAM NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.14 626
72 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 711
73 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,393
74 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 847
75 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 3:00 PM 60 0.13 261
76 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 774
77 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 491
78 ELEAGUE: OVERWATCH OPEN GRAND FINAL TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 145 0.13 280
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 262
80 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY JUNIOR 9:30 AM 25 0.13 552
81 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,017
82 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 299
83 I LOVE YOU, MAN HBO PRIME 1:00 AM 105 0.12 248
84 KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,937
85 HALF HOUR COMEDY CENTRAL 12:30 AM 30 0.12 252
86 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 723
87 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 632
88 BIG CHEESE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.12 447
89 I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 115 0.12 240
90 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 481
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 257
92 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 298
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 271
94 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,526
95 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,265
96 HIGH MAINTENANCE HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 26 0.11 390
97 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 914
98 PITCH PERFECT 2 HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 115 0.11 249
99 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 251
100 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 872
101 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.11 258
102 INTERN, THE: INTERN, THE HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 121 0.11 296
103 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 245
104 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.11 305
105 HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 488
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 711
107 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.10 217
108 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 522
109 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 875
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 659
111 BASEBALL RAIN DELAY    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 35 0.10 274
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 323
113 HALLOWEEN WARS COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 297
114 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.10 201
115 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.10 210
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 279
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 306
118 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 825
119 FANTASY AND FRIENDS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.09 205
120 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 2:07 AM 46 0.09 253
121 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.09 222
122 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 240
123 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.09 194
124 HALLOWEEN WARS COOKING CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 317
125 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 176
126 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 225
127 TOP 10 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.09 244
128 REAL HOUSEWIVES MELBOURNE BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.09 347
129 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.09 197
130 TOYMAKERZ VELOCITY 8:00 PM 60 0.09 239
131 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.09 164
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 308
133 LIVE FROM: RYDER CUP GOLF CHANNEL 6:56 PM 124 0.08 413
134 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 180
135 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.08 452
136 HALLOWEEN WARS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 286
137 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 724
138 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CRYSTAL PALACE/EVERTON USA NETWORK 2:54 PM 130 0.08 197
139 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 760
140 HALLOWEEN WARS COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.08 262
141 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 760
142 DEATH ON A COMET: ROSSETT SCIENCE 10:02 PM 63 0.07 376
143 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO USA NETWORK 2:30 PM 24 0.07 236
144 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 685
145 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 660
146 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 677
147 ABANDONED VICELAND 9:00 PM 60 0.07 159
148 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.07 264
149 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.06 738
150 STAR TREK: ORIGINAL BBC-AMERICA 9:50 PM 70 0.06 323

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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.