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February 23, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.22.2016

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE BACHELOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, but CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND dipped 0.1 to a low 0.3 (even by CW standards).

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Feb MON.22

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The usual suspects were at the top of Monday cable.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.43/1.42/1.20, until the final hour well above last week’s 1.26/1.22/1.16.  VH1 had taken last Monday off for the Grammys, and returned with LOVE & HIP-HOP down 0.02 from 2 weeks ago to 1.35, STEVIE J & JOSELINE down a tick to 1.08, K MICHELLE MY LIFE up 0.06 to 0.97 (according to the listings, another new episode aired at 12:30AM with a 0.40 rating), and HIT THE FLOOR up 0.08 to 0.70.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS returned at 1.00, and DIESEL BROTHERS was up 0.13 to 0.92.  AMC’s BETTER CALL SAUL was down 0.08 from last week’s season premiere to 0.98.  MTV’s TEEN MOM aired 2 episodes at 0.87/0.79, compared to last week’s 0.85.  Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES edged up 0.03 to 0.74, with an AFTERSHOW at 0.34.  On Food Network, KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP jumped 0.19 to 0.64, and CAKE WARS climbed 0.14 to 0.45.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE rose 0.04 to 0.55, and BILLION DOLLAR WRECK dropped 0.03 to 0.29.  On TBS, AMERICAN DAD ticked down to 0.55, and FULL FRONTAL lost a hundredth to 0.24.  TNT’s MAJOR CRIMES gained a tenth to 0.53.  On Freeform, THE FOSTERS ticked up to 0.30, and RECOVERY ROAD was up the same to 0.18.  Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS was steady at 0.27, BITTEN fell 0.04 to 0.10, and LOST GIRL also fell 0.04 to 0.09. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Feb MON.22

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday February 22, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.43 4,201
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.42 4,055
3 LOVE AND HIP HOP 6 VH1 7:59 PM 61 1.35 2,497
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 66 1.20 3,396
5 STEVIE J & JOSELINE VH1 9:00 PM 30 1.08 2,126
6 STREET OUTLAWS: NOLA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 1.00 2,422
7 BETTER CALL SAUL AMC 10:00 PM 64 0.98 2,228
8 K MICHELLE: MY LIFE 2 VH1 9:30 PM 30 0.97 1,950
9 DIESEL BROTHERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.92 1,887
10 TEEN MOM SSN 5B MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.87 1,485
11 TEEN MOM SSN 5B MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.79 1,352
12 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.74 1,552
13 HIT THE FLOOR 3 VH1 10:00 PM 59 0.70 1,415
14 KIDS BAKING CHAMP 2 FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.64 2,279
15 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.55 2,065
16 AMERICAN DAD TBS TBS NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.55 1,048
17 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.53 3,192
18 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.50 1,114
19 CAKE WARS 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.45 1,358
20 ELLENS DESIGN CHALLENGE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,738
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.42 1,587
22 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: IOWA STATE/WEST VIRGINIA ESPN 9:03 PM 123 0.41 1,260
23 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: VIRGINIA/MIAMI (FL) ESPN 7:00 PM 123 0.40 1,144
24 K MICHELLE: MY LIFE 2 VH1 12:29 AM 31 0.40 748
25 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.40 1,572
26 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.36 962
27 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:06 PM 54 0.36 740
28 VANDERPUMP AFTER SHOW BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.34 821
29 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.34 905
30 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.33 1,516
31 MTV SUSPECT SPECIAL MTV 12:03 AM 61 0.32 554
32 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.32 3,366
33 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 2,486
34 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.32 596
35 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.32 693
36 FOSTERS, THE FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.30 788
37 BILLION DOLLAR WRECK HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.29 1,024
38 HIT THE FLOOR 3 VH1 1:00 AM 61 0.29 566
39 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.28 2,664
40 SHERIFF CALLIES WILD WEST DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.28 941
41 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.27 574
42 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.27 647
43 ANGIE TRIBECA TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.26 609
44 PARADISE RUN NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.26 1,503
45 MURDER COMES TO TOWN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,047
46 WICKED TUNA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 812
47 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.24 624
48 VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 965
49 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.24 565
50 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: GOLDEN STATE/ATLANTA NBA-TV 8:01 PM 148 0.22 586
51 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 551
52 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.21 398
53 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 476
54 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,417
55 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.21 401
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.19 397
57 FAMELESS TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.19 364
58 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,441
59 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,250
60 RECOVERY ROAD FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.18 464
61 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.18 403
62 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.18 355
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 346
64 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 890
65 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 881
66 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 342
67 FAMELESS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 350
68 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.17 326
69 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 2,081
70 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.16 312
71 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.16 384
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,134
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 314
74 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 733
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 301
76 TRANSFORMERS: TRANSFORMERS HBO PRIME 4:20 PM 143 0.15 321
77 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.15 330
78 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.15 348
79 FRESH BEAT BAND OF SPIES NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.15 794
80 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.15 1,482
81 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 721
82 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.14 579
83 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,465
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,659
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.13 274
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,580
87 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,532
88 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: PHOENIX/LA CLIPPERS NBA-TV 10:29 PM 148 0.13 322
89 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,211
90 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,306
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 275
92 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,231
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 871
94 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,377
95 PICKLE AND PEANUT DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 29 0.12 473
96 WANDER OVER YONDER DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.12 514
97 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 374
98 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 255
99 HALO EFFECT, THE NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.11 801
100 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.11 253
101 GREAT HUMAN RACE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 351
102 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,013
103 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.10 844
104 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 934
105 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.10 219
106 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 337
107 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 588
108 BITTEN SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.10 355
109 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 551
110 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 579
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 588
112 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 694
113 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 594
114 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.09 670
115 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 314
116 LOST GIRL SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.09 320
117 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 233
118 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: SAN JOSE/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 163 0.09 250
119 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.09 164
120 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 620
121 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 608
122 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 596
123 AGE OF AEROSPACE, THE SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.07 373
124 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 12:57 AM 63 0.07 166
125 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.07 132
126 JUSTICE BY ANY MEANS TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 201
127 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 260
128 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 158
129 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 419
130 DAILY SHARE HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 177
131 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.07 134
132 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 514
133 DRUMLINE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 119 0.06 164
134 TOP GEAR: RACES BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.06 152
135 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 365
136 YO-KAI WATCH DISNEY XD 5:00 PM 30 0.06 300
137 SOMETHING THE LORD MADE HBO PRIME 9:30 AM 110 0.06 157
138 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.06 124
139 KITCHEN CRASHERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.06 187
140 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 308
141 LOVE & BASKETBALL: LOVE & BASKETBALL HBO PRIME 1:45 PM 125 0.06 127
142 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 435
143 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 267
144 FA CUP RD 5 L: SHREWSBURY TOWN/MAN UTD FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.06 130
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 232
146 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 322
147 SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGO: SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGO HBO PRIME 6:50 PM 123 0.05 134
148 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 603
149 DISTURBIA HBO PRIME 11:25 AM 105 0.05 124
150 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 463

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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.