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December 7, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.4.2015

 

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

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH took Friday with a 0.11 hike from last week to 1.23.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.97 (Cleveland vs. New Orleans)/0.46 (Brooklyn vs. NY).  TIM & ERIC’S BEDTIME STORIES returned to Adult Swim at 0.47.  Disney Channel’s GIRL MEETS WORLD was at 0.45.  (The 9AM FROZEN FEVER SHORT at #9 was theatrically released and not really an”original”.)  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.14 to 0.41.  FOX News continued to benefit from the aftereffects of the San Bernadino shootings, with THE KELLY FILE hitting the Top 10 at 0.35.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP was at 0.34.  Syfy’s Z NATION ticked down to 0.31.  USA’s SATISFACTION gained 0.05 to 0.22.  On A&E, UNFORGETTABLE stayed low, but at 0.13 it was up 0.01 from the previous week’s 1st episode and up 0.04 from the 2d.  Cinemax’s THE KNICK lost all of last week’s gain, back down 0.04 to 0.05. 

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 4, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 1.23 3,996
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: CLEVELAND/NEW ORLEANS ESPN 9:35 PM 177 0.97 2,145
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:32 AM 63 0.55 1,149
4 TIM&ERICS BEDTIME STORIES ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.47 993
5 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.47 1,119
6 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: BROOKLYN/NEW YORK ESPN 7:00 PM 155 0.46 1,108
7 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.45 2,067
8 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.41 1,670
9 FROZEN FEVER SHORT DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 10 0.37 1,408
10 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.35 3,090
11 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.35 719
12 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 9:00 PM 61 0.34 786
13 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.34 3,066
14 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.33 879
15 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 9:10 AM 25 0.33 1,234
16 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.33 3,032
17 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.32 696
18 Z NATION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 969
19 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.31 1,174
20 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:35 AM 60 0.30 666
21 GOLDIE & BEAR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:35 AM 25 0.30 1,042
22 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.29 3,059
23 RHBH FIRST LOOK BRAVO 8:49 PM 10 0.28 703
24 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.27 1,229
25 AMERICAN DINER REVIVAL FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.27 826
26 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.27 2,548
27 RD FAMILY HOLIDAY 2015 DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,595
28 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.27 570
29 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.26 475
30 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.25 460
31 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 147 SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 138 0.25 656
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 61 0.25 427
33 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.24 410
34 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 2,231
35 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY CHANNEL 10:30 AM 25 0.24 849
36 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.24 2,102
37 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.23 1,909
38 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.23 509
39 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.23 457
40 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.23 447
41 SATISFACTION USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.22 612
42 MOMSTERS:WHEN MOMS GO BAD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.22 705
43 MOMSTERS:WHEN MOMS GO BAD INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:30 PM 30 0.22 621
44 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.22 779
45 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 27 0.21 1,503
46 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: BOWLING GREEN/NORTHERN ILLINOIS ESPN2 7:57 PM 208 0.21 1,034
47 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.20 438
48 FEDOR: THE LAST EMPEROR SPIKE TV 11:18 PM 31 0.20 448
49 VANDERPUMP FIRST LOOK BRAVO 8:59 PM 15 0.20 535
50 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,009
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.20 367
52 DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS WETV 10:01 PM 60 0.20 465
53 WIVES WITH KNIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 701
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,001
55 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,107
56 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,076
57 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 992
58 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.18 1,028
59 SANJAY & CRAIG NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.17 1,143
60 RUN ALL NIGHT HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 114 0.17 411
61 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 930
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,897
63 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.17 352
64 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 1,120
65 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,755
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,561
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,949
68 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 445
69 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,624
70 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 991
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,210
72 JOHN WICK HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 101 0.16 399
73 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,039
74 PIG GOAT BANANA CRICKET NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.15 1,054
75 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,930
76 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,952
77 BLENDED HBO PRIME 4:15 PM 117 0.14 298
78 UNFORGETTABLE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 61 0.13 921
79 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.13 1,161
80 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.13 296
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 955
82 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 327
83 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.12 317
84 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 341
85 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.12 249
86 BLADES OF GLORY HBO PRIME 6:20 PM 93 0.12 261
87 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 298
88 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.11 242
89 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 258
90 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 606
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 819
92 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 11:25 PM 115 0.11 326
93 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 899
94 LITTLE CHARMERS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.10 426
95 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 573
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 805
97 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 252
98 CNN HEROES SPECIAL PRES CNN 11:00 PM 30 0.09 508
99 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 1,028
100 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 323
101 18TH ANNUAL MARK TWAIN: N/A TV ONE 8:00 PM 120 0.09 322
102 BBCA MOVIE: GALAXY QUEST BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 135 0.09 387
103 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 236
104 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 673
105 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 803
106 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:20 AM 30 0.08 216
107 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 495
108 CNN HEROES SPECIAL PRES CNN 11:30 PM 30 0.08 430
109 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 471
110 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 590
111 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: TOMCATS COMEDY CENTRAL 1:00 AM 120 0.08 167
112 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.08 793
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 201
114 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 163
115 JUMPER MAXPRIME 5:10 PM 88 0.07 145
116 NASCAR AWARDS: SPRINT CUP 2015 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:00 PM 213 0.07 477
117 NFL LIVE ESPN2 1:50 AM 60 0.07 167
118 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.07 195
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 547
120 DAYS OF OUR LIVES POP 8:00 PM 60 0.07 317
121 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN2 7:00 PM 57 0.07 307
122 LETS BE COPS MAXPRIME 8:10 PM 104 0.06 133
123 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.06 661
124 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:30 PM 30 0.06 158
125 DIRTY DANCING 2: HAVANA N: DIRTY DANCING 2: HAVANA N POP 11:30 PM 139 0.06 181
126 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.06 503
127 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 681
128 RUSSILLO & KANELL L: N/A ESPNEWS 1:00 PM 180 0.06 97
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 168
130 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 604
131 NASCAR SPECIAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.05 396
132 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 129
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ T. ROBERTS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.05 463
134 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 622
135 CHASE, THE GSN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 522
136 KNICK, THE MAXPRIME 10:01 PM 52 0.05 266
137 ACCESS MOVIE: COMMANDO IFC TV 6:00 PM 120 0.05 204
138 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPNEWS 11:00 PM 60 0.05 89
139 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:00 PM 30 0.05 100
140 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 514
141 HOME STRANGE HOME HOME AND GARDEN TV 6:30 AM 60 0.05 108
142 NFL HQ: NFL HQ NFL NETWORK 8:00 AM 120 0.05 119
143 BECAUSE I SAID SO HBO PRIME 2:30 PM 101 0.04 97
144 GILMORE GIRLS UP 6:00 PM 60 0.04 97
145 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.04 227
146 UFC TRAINING DAY FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 30 0.04 80
147 ESPN FC ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.04 109
148 TEXAS FLIP AND MOVE DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 246
149 COUNTDOWN TO CLOSING BELL FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.04 147
150 HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O: HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O HBO PRIME 11:45 AM 144 0.04 122

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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.