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December 14, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.11.2015

 

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments from the Friday preliminary ratings.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery took Friday cable with 1.03 for GOLD RUSH, although that was down two-tenths from last week.  Lead-in GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT was at 0.39.  ESPN had the #2-3 slots with its NBA doubleheader, at 0.58 for the late game (Lakers vs Spurs), and 0.46 for primetime (Heat vs Pacers).  FOX Sports 1 scored 0.44 for its ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE, with the PRELIMS at 0.37.  A pair of Disney Channel morning shows reached the Top 10, both at 0.39: GOLDIE & BEAR and PJ MASKS.  Unaccountably, NEON JOE, which had been entirely consistent for Adult Swim throughout the week, plunged by 0.19 from Thursday to 0.33.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP was at 0.30.  Syfy’s Z NATION slipped 0.03 to 0.28.  USA’s SATISFACTION fell 0.05 to 0.17.  On A&E, UNFORGETTABLE edged up 0.02 to 0.15.  Cinemax’s THE KNICK lost 0.01 to 0.04. 

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 11, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 61 1.03 3,745
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA LAKERS/SAN ANTONIO ESPN 9:36 PM 138 0.58 1,447
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MIAMI/INDIANA ESPN 7:00 PM 156 0.46 1,112
4 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE L: 22:EDGAR/MENDES FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 188 0.44 883
5 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.40 924
6 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:54 PM 66 0.40 882
7 GOLDIE & BEAR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.39 1,159
8 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.39 1,623
9 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.39 1,227
10 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.37 750
11 ULTIMATE FIGHTER PRELIM L: 22:EDGAR/MENDES FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 120 0.37 809
12 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.33 1,249
13 NEON JOE ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.33 737
14 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.33 641
15 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.30 651
16 HOUSE HUNTERS WHERE NOW HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,244
17 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.29 968
18 SHERIFF CALLIES WILD WEST DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.29 982
19 Z NATION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 826
20 MOMSTERS:WHEN MOMS GO BAD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:30 PM 30 0.28 925
21 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,058
22 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.26 604
23 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,243
24 BOBS BROKEN SLEIGH DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 55 0.24 1,425
25 MOMSTERS:WHEN MOMS GO BAD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.24 807
26 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.23 1,074
27 VANDERPUMP FIRST LOOK BRAVO 7:33 PM 14 0.23 449
28 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.22 458
29 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.22 398
30 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.22 917
31 BREADWINNERS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.22 1,258
32 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.21 1,092
33 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,453
34 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 1:08 AM 52 0.20 363
35 AMERICAN DINER REVIVAL FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.20 756
36 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.20 498
37 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 30 0.20 818
38 WIVES WITH KNIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 750
39 KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,750
40 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 334
41 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.19 347
42 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.19 455
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,193
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 355
45 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 486
46 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,511
47 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,401
48 SATISFACTION USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.17 636
49 DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS WETV 10:01 PM 60 0.17 417
50 NBA CRUNCHTIME: NBA CRUNCHTIME LIVE NBA-TV 9:00 PM 120 0.17 396
51 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,264
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 294
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 332
54 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.16 332
55 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.16 349
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,708
57 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,915
58 UNFORGETTABLE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 61 0.15 941
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,803
60 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 729
61 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,419
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,786
63 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.14 1,340
64 AMC DECEMBER AMC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 442
65 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.14 268
66 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.14 242
67 LITTLE CHARMERS NICKELODEON 1:30 PM 30 0.14 729
68 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,382
69 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.13 261
70 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,555
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 274
72 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 612
73 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,471
74 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 600
75 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 671
76 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.12 280
77 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.12 738
78 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 285
79 UFC WEIGH-IN L: 194:ALDO/MCGREGOR FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 PM 120 0.12 294
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 882
81 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 589
82 AMC DECEMBER: MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND AMC 10:00 PM 120 0.11 301
83 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.11 215
84 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 361
85 MAZE RUNNER, THE HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 113 0.10 219
86 AMC DECEMBER AMC 12:00 AM 60 0.10 233
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 672
88 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 641
89 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 342
90 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 766
91 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.09 276
92 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 612
93 AMC DECEMBER: MUPPET MOVIE, THE AMC 7:00 PM 120 0.09 287
94 BLOOD DIAMOND: BLOOD DIAMOND HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 143 0.09 177
95 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 555
96 NBA GAMETIME LIVE: NBA GAMETIME LIVE 2 NBA-TV 11:00 PM 133 0.08 187
97 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 391
98 WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 85 0.08 167
99 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 518
100 AMC DECEMBER AMC 1:00 AM 60 0.08 229
101 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.08 259
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 655
103 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 599
104 NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS   L: CHARLESTON SOUTHERN/JACKSONVILLE STATE ESPN2 8:00 PM 233 0.08 546
105 CHASE, THE GSN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 602
106 METROPCS FRIDAY KNOCKOUT: 108 TRUTV 10:00 PM 120 0.08 226
107 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 387
108 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 404
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 540
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 586
111 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 2:00 AM 60 0.06 115
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 191
113 ALL IN SPECIAL REPORT MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.06 540
114 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.06 195
115 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 247
116 LUCY MAXPRIME 5:00 PM 89 0.06 164
117 DRACULA UNTOLD  (2014) MAXPRIME 3:25 PM 92 0.06 142
118 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.05 147
119 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 5:30 PM 12 0.05 137
120 JOYFUL NOISE HBO PRIME 3:30 PM 117 0.05 148
121 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 170
122 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPNEWS 10:02 PM 112 0.05 122
123 MANANITAS..VIRGEN DE GUAD GALAVISION 11:02 PM 118 0.05 180
124 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.05 229
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 244
126 SCARED OF SANTA DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.05 131
127 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 11:53 PM 37 0.05 195
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 244
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 159
130 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2015 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:42 PM 36 0.05 232
131 STEP UP ALL IN HBO PRIME 1:30 PM 111 0.05 126
132 ULTIMATE FIGHTER SERIES: TUF 22: FNL-EDGAR VS MENDES FOX DEPORTES 10:00 PM 192 0.05 98
133 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2015 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:57 PM 30 0.05 236
134 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 220
135 NEIGHBORS (2014) MAXPRIME 8:20 PM 96 0.05 107
136 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.04 189
137 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2015 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:27 PM 15 0.04 231
138 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.04 97
139 JERMAINE FOWLER: GIVE EM SHOWTIME PRIME 9:00 PM 57 0.04 110
140 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: FLORIDA ST/CONNECTICUT ESPN2 6:00 PM 120 0.04 309
141 DAILY SHARE HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.04 120
142 NCAA MENS SOCCER TOURN  L: STANFORD/AKRON ESPNU 9:27 PM 169 0.04 90
143 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 430
144 BREAKNECK BUILDS DIY NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.04 155
145 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.04 230
146 KNICK, THE MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 53 0.04 199
147 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.04 747
148 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2015 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:29 PM 18 0.04 181
149 INTENTIONAL TALK MLB NETWORK 3:00 PM 30 0.04 93
150 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:00 PM 30 0.04 101

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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.