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February 9, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.7.2016

 

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  SUPER BOWL 50 adjusted to 37.7 in final numbers, a gigantic number but not the equal of last year’s 39.1.  LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT ended up at 7.7 for a show that began at 10:54PM ET and ended at 12:02AM.  That compared to last year’s 8.4 for the post-Super Bowl episode of THE BLACKLIST.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Feb SUN.07

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As usual, few networks had any desire to do battle with the Super Bowl, and most of the Top 10 were ESPN and NFL Network programming related to the game.  Animal Planet had its yearly moment in the sun with the PUPPY BOWL, down 0.09 from last year’s installment to 0.71, and with a PRE-SHOW at 0.30.  (Hallmark’s afternoon KITTEN BOWL was at 0.17.)  Showtime was the most prominent network to air regular episodes of its shows, the result being a SHAMELESS down 0.21 from last week to 0.47, a BILLIONS down 0.12 to 0.25, and THE CIRCUS down by half to 0.03/85K.  Adult Swim’s VENTURE BROTHERS fell 0.14 to 0.42.  A morning PREMIER LEAGUE soccer match on NBC SportsNet was at 0.37.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS dropped 0.18 to 0.36, with lead-in CHOPPED at 0.23, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES down 0.27 to 0.18. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Feb SUN.07

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday February 7, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 10:44 PM 61 0.87 2,193
2 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:45 PM 90 0.85 1,824
3 PUPPY BOWL: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 3:00 PM 122 0.71 2,198
4 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 11:00 AM 180 0.64 1,574
5 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.50 1,174
6 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 10:43 PM 77 0.48 1,234
7 SHAMELESS S6 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:06 PM 53 0.47 1,157
8 VENTURE BROTHERS ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.42 884
9 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.38 879
10 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/CHELSEA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:57 AM 132 0.37 779
11 WORST COOKS 8 FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,216
12 FIRST LOOK: KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 13 0.31 615
13 PUPPY BOWL PRE-GAME SHOW ANIMAL PLANET 2:30 PM 30 0.30 1,104
14 MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADY NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.28 1,272
15 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: SUPER BOWL 50 NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 510 0.28 733
16 RABBIDS INVASION NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.27 1,268
17 PBA BOWLING             L: N/A ESPN 2:00 PM 120 0.27 982
18 DINNER AT TIFFANIS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.25 905
19 BILLIONS S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 55 0.25 851
20 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.25 645
21 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 766
22 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH SPIKE TV 10:00 AM 30 0.21 546
23 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE SPIKE TV 10:30 AM 30 0.21 598
24 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:32 AM 25 0.19 394
25 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.18 703
26 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.18 458
27 BRUNCH AT BOBBYS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.17 654
28 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 9:30 AM 30 0.17 455
29 KITTEN BOWL III: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 12:00 PM 180 0.17 756
30 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 1:00 PM 105 0.16 997
31 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,534
32 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 10:23 PM 21 0.16 446
33 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/BOURNEMOUTH NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:24 AM 128 0.15 345
34 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,382
35 FIRST LOOK: HW MEDIUM E! 10:15 PM 11 0.14 415
36 LOVE & BASKETBALL: LOVE & BASKETBALL HBO PRIME 9:20 AM 125 0.13 273
37 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,286
38 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 810
39 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,284
40 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.13 286
41 BAD SANTA HBO PRIME 10:45 PM 92 0.13 276
42 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 4:04 PM 116 0.13 375
43 SUPER BOWL GOSPEL CELEBRA BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:02 AM 60 0.12 533
44 POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD SPIKE TV 9:00 AM 30 0.12 316
45 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,216
46 ANNABELLE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 99 0.12 239
47 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.12 326
48 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 685
49 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,146
50 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,104
51 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:09 PM 51 0.11 263
52 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 10:44 PM 61 0.11 293
53 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,182
54 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: TENNESSEE/TEXAS A&M ESPN 4:00 PM 150 0.11 471
55 SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS: SUPER BOWLS GREATEST COMMERCIALS NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.10 279
56 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,140
57 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,148
58 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 764
59 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 357
60 ATM FOR MIR W/ PST CHRIS USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.10 198
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 633
62 GREATEST PARTY AFTERPARTY MTV 10:30 AM 30 0.09 235
63 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 313
64 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN2 9:30 AM 30 0.09 329
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 626
66 BLADES OF GLORY HBO PRIME 3:20 PM 93 0.09 167
67 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 768
68 WINX CLUB NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.09 413
69 BOBBY JONES GOSPEL SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 62 0.09 456
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 626
71 TRUE STORY HBO PRIME 12:20 AM 100 0.08 172
72 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND  L ESPN2 9:00 AM 30 0.08 253
73 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.08 249
74 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 280
75 WINX CLUB NICK JR 10:30 AM 30 0.08 407
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 617
77 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 298
78 WIMBLEDON HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 98 0.08 192
79 WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 114 0.08 242
80 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 717
81 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 451
82 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 213
83 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 576
84 SPORTSCENTER LATE ESPN2 1:00 AM 90 0.07 148
85 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 614
86 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 10:28 PM 15 0.06 204
87 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: NOTRE DAME/LOUISVILLE ESPN2 2:00 PM 124 0.06 267
88 MAYA THE BEE SPROUT 9:00 AM 30 0.06 209
89 LA LIGA BBVA MARQUEE-L: GRANADA VS. REAL MADRID BEIN SPORT 2:25 PM 125 0.06 129
90 LIGA MX SUN: UNAM / PACHUCA UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:45 PM 135 0.06 141
91 SOMETHING THE LORD MADE HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 110 0.06 210
92 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.06 176
93 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.06 212
94 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.06 339
95 LIKE MIKE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 100 0.06 122
96 INSTANT MOM TEENNICK 6:00 AM 30 0.05 93
97 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 596
98 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:30 AM 30 0.05 136
99 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:00 PM 60 0.05 104
100 LIKE MIKE 2: STREETBALL HBO PRIME 7:40 AM 95 0.05 144
101 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 418
102 MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.05 344
103 MONSTER  JAM FOX SPORTS 1 4:30 PM 60 0.05 131
104 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.05 235
105 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 6:30 PM 57 0.05 152
106 AMSOIL ARENACROSS FOX SPORTS 1 5:30 PM 60 0.05 106
107 REPUBLICA DEPORTIVA SUN UNIVISION DEPORTES 3:00 PM 60 0.04 97
108 BLACK KNIGHT MAXPRIME 9:55 AM 96 0.04 114
109 ESPN FC ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.04 79
110 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.04 308
111 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 8:29 PM 91 0.04 100
112 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.04 386
113 EMERILS FLORIDA COOKING CHANNEL 2:30 PM 30 0.04 116
114 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 7:27 PM 62 0.04 107
115 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.04 323
116 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MIAMI (FL)/GEORGIA TECH ESPNU 1:00 PM 124 0.04 169
117 SOMOS LMX UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 60 0.04 75
118 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 7:00 AM 30 0.04 104
119 WALKING DEAD, THE NBC UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.03 92
120 NFL GAMECENTER: SUPER BOWL GAMECENTER NFL NETWORK 6:30 PM 238 0.03 114
121 GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.03 311
122 LA ULT PALABRA WKND FOX DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.03 79
123 WALKING DEAD, THE NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.03 63
124 CHAMPIONS TOUR: 2016 ALLIANZ CHP GOLF CHANNEL 2:45 PM 214 0.03 161
125 LADYBUG N CAT NOIR NICKTOONS 3:00 PM 30 0.03 182
126 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.03 234
127 BREAK HBO PRIME 1:08 PM 22 0.03 88
128 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 3:04 PM 116 0.03 104
129 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 5:00 PM 30 0.03 55
130 TRANSFORMERS BOOMERANG 6:00 AM 30 0.03 88
131 TECH GARAGE VELOCITY 8:30 AM 30 0.03 160
132 LADYBUG N CAT NOIR NICKTOONS 2:30 PM 30 0.03 172
133 CIRCUS, THE SHOWTIME PRIME 8:00 PM 28 0.03 85
134 WALKING DEAD, THE NBC UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.03 72
135 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 7:30 AM 30 0.03 75
136 HOLLOW MAN MAXPRIME 8:00 AM 113 0.03 64
137 GHOST WHISPERER POP 3:30 PM 60 0.03 193
138 GHOST WHISPERER POP 1:30 PM 60 0.03 138
139 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.03 286
140 BUNDESLIGA L: HOFFENHEIM/DARMSTADT FOX SPORTS 1 11:23 AM 127 0.03 72
141 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.03 569
142 GHOST WHISPERER POP 2:30 PM 60 0.03 154
143 THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU MAXPRIME 6:25 PM 103 0.03 59
144 FLEA MARKET FLIP GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY 8:00 PM 30 0.03 146
145 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 60 0.03 73
146 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.03 162
147 MORNING MOVIE 1: HAPPENING, THE IFC TV 6:00 AM 120 0.03 76
148 BREAK HBO PRIME 6:50 PM 10 0.03 102
149 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:30 AM 54 0.03 78
150 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.03 273

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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.