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February 17, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.15.2016

 
NETWORK FINALS:  THE GRAMMY AWARDS adjusted to 7.7 in final numbers, down 0.6 from the final number for the 2015 ceremony.  In addition, CBS aired a RED-CARPET ARRIVALS special in the 7PM hour, unusual for a Monday, and it rated at 1.6.  Elsewhere, THE BIGGEST LOSER lost 0.1.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Feb MON.15

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE coverage led Monday cable at 1.26/1.22/1.16, compared to last week’s 1.41/1.37/1.32.  (VH1, usually the other Monday cable powerhouse, aired reruns this week, presumably to sidestep the Grammys.)  The season premiere of AMC’s BETTER CALL SAUL, at 1.06, was down 0.13 from last April’s season finale, and was followed by a TALKING SAUL post-show at 0.32.  On Discovery, FAST N LOUD fell two-tenths for its season finale to 0.89, and DIESEL BROTHERS ticked up to 0.79.  MTV’s TEEN MOM dropped a big 0.24 to 0.85, although TRUE LIFE climbed 0.08 to 0.39.  An 11:30AM Disney Channel SOFIA THE FIRST hit the Top 10 at 0.71, and Nickelodeon also cracked the Top 10 with 0.69 for a SPONGEBOB episode.  On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES was steady at 0.71.  TBS’s AMERICAN DAD edged up 0.02 to 0.56, while FULL FRONTAL was at 0.25, down 0.03 from its TBS rating last week, but far off the 0.45 Adult Swim simulcast, raising the question of whether Turner has this show on the right network.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was down 0.08 to 0.51, and  BILLION DOLLAR WRECK was at 0.32.  On Food Network, KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP dropped 0.07 to 0.45, and CAKE WARS fell 0.08 to 0.31.  TNT’s MAJOR CRIMES returned at 0.43, down from the 2015 season finale of 0.55/0.50 for a 2-hour (last year the show didn’t take the same winter break and was done with its season on January 12).  On Freeform, THE FOSTERS held at 0.29, and RECOVERY ROAD lost a tick to 0.17.  Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS was down a hundredth to 0.27, while BITTEN returned at 0.14 and LOST GIRL gained a tick to 0.13. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Feb MON.15

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday February 15, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.26 3,661
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.22 3,537
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 72 1.16 3,233
4 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 10:00 PM 64 1.06 2,573
5 FAST N LOUD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.89 2,446
6 TEEN MOM SSN 5B MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.85 1,486
7 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.79 1,891
8 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 25 0.71 2,918
9 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.71 1,454
10 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.69 2,927
11 LRC: 2016 GRAMMYS: N/A E! 6:00 PM 120 0.56 1,393
12 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.56 1,069
13 GRAVITY FALLS DISNEY XD 7:00 PM 60 0.51 2,467
14 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.51 2,081
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.47 1,075
16 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.46 2,168
17 KIDS BAKING CHAMP 2 FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.45 1,620
18 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.44 2,082
19 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.43 3,084
20 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 31 0.41 1,892
21 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.40 914
22 TRUE LIFE MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.39 675
23 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:04 PM 117 0.37 1,108
24 ELLENS DESIGN CHALLENGE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,426
25 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.33 1,346
26 BILLION DOLLAR WRECK HISTORY 10:00 PM 62 0.32 1,144
27 TALKING SAUL AMC 11:04 PM 56 0.32 744
28 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.32 709
29 CAKE WARS 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.31 967
30 SHERIFF CALLIES WILD WEST DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.31 1,410
31 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,357
32 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.29 814
33 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.29 1,342
34 ANGIE TRIBECA TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.29 573
35 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,328
36 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: NC STATE/VIRGINIA ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.27 940
37 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 748
38 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:01 PM 59 0.27 553
39 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 930
40 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 588
41 MURDER COMES TO TOWN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 921
42 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.25 513
43 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.25 541
44 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.24 479
45 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.23 468
46 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,446
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.22 456
48 DOG SHOW: 2016 NIGHT 1 CNBC 8:00 PM 180 0.22 1,393
49 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,115
50 VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 864
51 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,395
52 COUNTDOWN: 2016 GRAMMYS: N/A E! 4:00 PM 120 0.20 503
53 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.20 415
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 422
55 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,386
56 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 441
57 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,668
58 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.18 356
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 384
60 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 447
61 MOVIE: DATE TO DIE FOR, A LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.18 773
62 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,321
63 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.17 358
64 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 289
65 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,468
66 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 401
67 RECOVERY ROAD FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.17 488
68 UNRIVALED: ROYCE GRACIE SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.17 421
69 FAMELESS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 350
70 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,113
71 E! AFTER PARTY 16 GRAMMYS E! 11:30 PM 60 0.15 391
72 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.15 1,629
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 923
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 327
75 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 818
76 SPORTSCENTER EARLY AM? L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 287
77 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,117
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 918
79 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,115
80 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,339
81 BITTEN SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.14 466
82 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,240
83 SPORTSCENTER EARLY AM? L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 301
84 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,530
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.14 891
86 LOST GIRL SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.13 452
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,385
88 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 768
89 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.13 994
90 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,685
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,485
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,059
93 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.12 315
94 GREAT HUMAN RACE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 407
95 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 262
96 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,314
97 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 753
98 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 757
99 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 380
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 789
101 SHREK HBO PRIME 7:35 AM 90 0.10 269
102 KUNG FU PANDA HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 92 0.09 198
103 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 663
104 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 439
105 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 514
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 503
107 ATL HBO PRIME 6:10 PM 107 0.09 188
108 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 645
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 570
110 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.08 305
111 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: SOUTH CAROLINA/TENNESSEE ESPN2 7:00 PM 125 0.08 413
112 AGE OF AEROSPACE, THE SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.08 425
113 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.08 347
114 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 631
115 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 551
116 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 209
117 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 339
118 THAT 70S SHOW POP 11:00 PM 30 0.08 159
119 PLACE FOR POLITICS: N/A MSNBC 1:00 PM 120 0.08 576
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 334
121 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 598
122 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 285
123 ASW SPECIAL PREMIERE NBA-TV 9:00 PM 60 0.08 149
124 US WOMENS NAT TEAM SOCCER: CONCACAF OLY QUAL VS. PUERTO RICO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:30 PM 120 0.08 243
125 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 534
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 372
127 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 536
128 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 481
129 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.07 463
130 PAPA FRANCISCO RECII 2/15 GALAVISION 6:15 PM 59 0.07 183
131 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 687
132 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 380
133 LAST MAN STANDING HALLMARK CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.07 318
134 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:30 PM 30 0.07 194
135 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.07 150
136 THAT 70S SHOW POP 11:30 PM 30 0.07 159
137 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.06 154
138 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 486
139 FINDING FORRESTER: FINDING FORRESTER HBO PRIME 9:10 AM 136 0.06 146
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 237
141 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 55 0.06 182
142 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 243
143 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 379
144 TRUE STORY HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 100 0.06 155
145 WHITNEY CUMMINGS: IM YOUR HBO PRIME 11:45 PM 59 0.06 147
146 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:00 PM 30 0.06 154
147 KUNG FU PANDA NICKTOONS 6:00 PM 30 0.06 257
148 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.06 348
149 ANTHOLOGY – SPORTS ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.06 136
150 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 424

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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.