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September 27, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.26.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  A couple of notes:  because the PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE aired without commercials, it’s not included by Nielsen in their final broadcast numbers.  Also, it appears that FOX didn’t air national analysis after the Debate, and the number we had for that this morning was the combination of ratings from local affiliates.  Elsewhere, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1, and THE VOICE lost the same, as did the 8PM SUPERGIRL rerun.  In terms of the post-Debate analysis half-hours, NBC and CBS each rose 0.1, and ABC dropped the same. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Even though the PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE aired on many networks, the CNN telecast alone managed to beat MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (as well as all the broadcast networks except NBC) with 3.55.  As for MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, ESPN suffered a crushing 1.44 drop from last week, as millions chose a different spectator sport.  Back to the Debate, as is usually the case, FOX News was considerably behind CNN in 18-49s at 2.35, but ahead in the older-skewing Total Viewers demo (11.4M vs. 9.9M), and even more so in the 50+ group (7.1M vs. 4.3M).  CNN also had the edge in post-Debate commentary among 18-49s, 2.18 vs. 2.08, but was behind in Total Viewers at 10M vs. 6.9M.  A live post-Debate DAILY SHOW on Comedy Central was at 0.35.

The only non-Debate, non-football telecast to hit the night’s Top 10 was VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP, down 0.07 from last week to 1.05. USA’s WWE telecast was at 0.97/0.79/0.74 (the first hour aired before the Debate began), compared to last week’s 0.93/0.91/0.90.  On MTV, TEEN MOM was quite stable, down 0.03 to 0.66, with MARY & JANE down 0.03 to 0.19, and LOOSELY EXACTLY NICOLE down 0.02 to 0.11.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY dropped 0.11 to 0.56.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL held at 0.27, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.03 to 0.24, while TINY HOUSE HUNTERS remained at 0.22.  On Discovery, FAST N LOUD: DEMOLITION plunged four-tenths from last week’s regular FAST N LOUD to 0.24, and SACRED STEEL BIKES was down 0.13 to 0.19.  

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: Monday September 26, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 1ST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE CNN 9:03 PM 95 3.55 9,935
2 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: ATLANTA/NEW ORLEANS ESPN 8:15 PM 202 3.10 8,047
3 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:03 PM 97 2.35 11,427
4 DEBATE NIGHT IN AMERICA CNN 10:38 PM 82 2.18 6,923
5 PRES DEBATE/ANALYSIS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:40 PM 20 2.08 9,975
6 SPORTSCENTER:           L ESPN 11:37 PM 83 1.27 2,650
7 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 63 1.16 3,781
8 DEBATE MSNBC 9:03 PM 97 1.11 4,914
9 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 1.08 5,366
10 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 3 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.05 2,102
11 WWE ENTERTAINMENT 9-26 USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.97 2,850
12 DEBATE NIGHT IN AMERICA CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.88 3,154
13 MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS MSNBC 10:40 PM 80 0.80 4,098
14 WWE ENTERTAINMENT 9-26 USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.79 2,381
15 WWE ENTERTAINMENT 9-26 USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 70 0.74 2,203
16 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.73 4,842
17 TEEN MOM SSN 6 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.66 1,109
18 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 135 0.57 1,434
19 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.56 1,445
20 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.52 2,619
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.40 1,011
22 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.39 1,474
23 MSNBC DEBATE ANALYSIS: PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE MSNBC 12:00 AM 123 0.35 1,884
24 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.35 817
25 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.33 2,766
26 MSNBC DEBATE PREVIEW: N/A MSNBC 7:00 PM 123 0.32 1,791
27 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.30 706
28 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.30 1,677
29 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.29 1,142
30 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.28 603
31 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.27 610
32 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,033
33 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.27 2,711
34 MIND OF A MURDERER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 876
35 AMBER ROSE SHOW VH1 11:00 PM 30 0.25 495
36 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.25 2,489
37 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,116
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 957
39 FAST N LOUD: DEMOLITION DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.23 573
40 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.22 505
41 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.22 518
42 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.22 917
43 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.22 584
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 518
45 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.21 1,149
46 PAW PATROL NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.20 787
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 470
48 KILLER INSTINCT WITH CH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 847
49 SACRED STEEL BIKES DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.19 517
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 411
51 FOOD NETWORK STAR KIDS FOOD NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.19 689
52 MARY & JANE MTV 10:01 PM 31 0.19 324
53 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE CNBC 9:00 PM 99 0.19 525
54 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 882
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 392
56 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 487
57 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.18 351
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 391
59 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,696
60 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 5:00 PM 60 0.17 411
61 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 601
62 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.17 502
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.17 386
64 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,532
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,594
66 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,632
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,652
68 60 DAYS IN FL A&E NETWORK 9:03 PM 12 0.16 419
69 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 3:30 PM 60 0.15 653
70 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.15 335
71 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.14 786
72 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 4:00 PM 60 0.14 337
73 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.14 352
74 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,429
75 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,365
76 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 3:00 PM 60 0.13 315
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,554
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 697
79 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,327
80 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 678
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,192
82 YOUR MONEY YOUR VOTE CNBC 10:39 PM 10 0.13 384
83 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 594
84 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.12 911
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 683
86 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.12 267
87 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.12 283
88 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 580
89 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 811
90 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 876
91 BEHIND BARS FL A&E NETWORK 9:15 PM 16 0.11 311
92 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 583
93 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 242
94 LOOSELY EXACTLY NICOLE MTV 10:32 PM 31 0.11 201
95 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 9:03 PM 97 0.11 682
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 593
97 LIVE FREE OR DIE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 456
98 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.10 707
99 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 312
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 539
101 BACKSTAGE – LN DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.10 716
102 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 90 0.10 253
103 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 325
104 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 327
105 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 585
106 CAVUTO COAST TO COAST FOX BUSINESS NETWORK 10:40 PM 20 0.09 525
107 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 468
108 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 636
109 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:07 PM 12 0.08 246
110 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 274
111 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.08 215
112 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.08 548
113 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 277
114 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:19 PM 11 0.08 224
115 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 190
116 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 678
117 FANTASY AND FRIENDS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.07 149
118 DINO DAN NICK JR 2:00 PM 30 0.07 265
119 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 413
120 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.07 171
121 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.07 236
122 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 202
123 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 562
124 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 523
125 FAMELESS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.06 157
126 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 479
127 UNDISPUTED L: 15 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.06 112
128 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 484
129 ENCHUFE TV MON 10P GALAVISION 10:00 PM 30 0.06 114
130 NATIONAL TREASURE: NATIONAL TREASURE HBO PRIME 10:05 AM 131 0.06 120
131 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYM AT MIA/CLE AT DET MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 234 0.06 203
132 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.06 122
133 GHOST: GHOST HBO PRIME 1:25 PM 127 0.06 173
134 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.05 114
135 FANTASTIC FOUR, THE(2015) HBO PRIME 6:15 PM 100 0.05 139
136 GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL: GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 180 0.05 130
137 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.05 137
138 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 255
139 CASO CERR-MAS ATREVIDOS NBC UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.05 112
140 FRONTERA S3 NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.05 104
141 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.05 113
142 HERD L: 291 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.05 110
143 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WATFORD/BURNLEY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 133 0.05 120
144 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 488
145 MICHAELA HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 201
146 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.05 141
147 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.05 119
148 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.05 126
149 STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL DISNEY XD 7:30 PM 30 0.05 273
150 FRONTERA S5 NBC UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 87

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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.