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August 30, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.28.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  NBC’s PRESEASON NFL game and CBS’s BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the reruns of MADAM SECRETARY, THE SIMPSONS and BROOKLYN NINE-NINE lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Aug SUN.28

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s own airing of the 2016 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS crashed by 0.81 from last year to 1.78 (that puts it down a shocking 2.38 from just 2 years ago, a 57% drop).  Naturally, MTV’s spin on this is to emphasize the show’s online gains, but between this rating and the Olympics, it’s clear that live events are no longer a sure thing on linear TV.  Meanwhile, here’s the full rundown of the show’s airing on the other Viacom networks:  0.41 on VH1, 0.24 on Comedy Central, 0.20 on Spike, 0.19 on BET, 0.11 on MTV2, 0.11 on TV Land, 0.07 on CMT, 0.05/105K on Centric, 0.05/104K on MTV Classic, and 0.03/72K on Logo.  (Note:  MTV ran a special pre-VMAs episode of TEEN MOM at 0.68.)

THE STRAIN returned to FX at 0.62, down 0.16 from last summer’s premiere, but up 0.08 from the season finale.  On AMC, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD was down 0.03 to 1.59, TALKING DEAD fell 0.09 to 0.48, and GEEKING OUT was up 0.02 to 0.12.  The surprise of the night, though, may have been the 0.86 for the (series?) finale of HBO’s THE NIGHT OF, up a mighty 0.17 from last week to 0.86, with BALLERS (airing 45 minutes later than usual) down 0.16 to 0.48, and VICE PRINCIPALS (ditto) down 0.11 to 0.30.  Starz’s POWER dropped 0.12 to 0.84, and SURVIVOR’S REMORSE was down 0.08 to 0.33.  On Showtime, RAY DONOVAN fell 0.08 to 0.24, and the ROADIES finale was down 0.03 to 0.08. On Adult Swim, SQUIDBILLIES ticked up to 0.58, and BRAD NEELY’S HARG NALLIN ticked down to 0.49.  On TNT, THE LAST SHIP grew by 0.03 to 0.50, and MURDER IN THE FIRST lost 0.03 to 0.22. Hallmark’s CHESAPEAKE SHORES remained at 0.30.  USA’s MOTIVE rose 0.04 to 0.20.

The MTV shows aside, Discovery’s NAKED & AFRAID led the unscripted realm, up 0.02 to 0.83.  NBC Sport Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.68.  VH1’s BASKETBALL WIVES was steady at 0.56.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY was down 0.06 to 0.50.  On Food Network, COOKS VS CONS jumped 0.12 to 0.50, GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE was at 0.49, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was up 0.07 to 0.43.  E!’s KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS plunged 0.31 to 0.38, but that was probably due in part to a pair of its stars appearing simultaneously on MTV, while WAGS was down 0.09 to 0.20.  TLC’s RETURN TO AMISH gained 0.06 to 0.36, and MY BIG FAT AMERICAN GYPSY WEDDING was up 0.02 to 0.26.  On A&E, ESCAPING POLYGAMY held at 0.32, and INTERVENTION was up 0.04 to 0.28.  History’s OZZY & JACK’S WORLD DETOUR fell 0.05 to 0.26.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Aug SUN.28

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday August 28, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 2016 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS: 2016 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS MTV 9:00 PM 175 1.78 3,273
2 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 61 1.59 3,661
3 2016 VMA PRESHOW MTV 8:00 PM 60 0.99 1,896
4 NIGHT OF, THE HBO PRIME 9:03 PM 95 0.86 2,158
5 POWER 3 STARZ PRIMARY 9:02 PM 57 0.84 1,839
6 NAKED AND AFRAID XL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 62 0.83 2,386
7 TEEN MOM SSN 6 MTV 7:00 PM 60 0.68 1,128
8 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE L: MICHIGAN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:25 PM 152 0.68 3,377
9 STRAIN FX 10:00 PM 63 0.62 1,353
10 SQUIDBILLIES ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 15 0.58 1,226
11 BASKETBALL WIVES LA 5 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.56 1,163
12 NASCAR SPRINT CUP START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 25 0.53 2,659
13 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.50 1,352
14 COOKS VS. CONS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.50 1,407
15 LAST SHIP, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.50 2,544
16 BRAD NEELYS HARG NALLIN S ADULT SWIM 11:45 PM 15 0.49 1,052
17 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE 7 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.49 1,363
18 TALKING DEAD: FEAR AMC 10:01 PM 59 0.48 1,218
19 BALLERS HBO PRIME 10:46 PM 30 0.48 1,014
20 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.43 1,320
21 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.43 2,033
22 2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWAR: 2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS VH1 9:00 PM 175 0.41 893
23 MEXICO LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.40 1,936
24 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 61 0.38 866
25 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.38 2,028
26 RETURN TO AMISH: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.36 1,338
27 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.36 1,876
28 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 30 0.35 1,551
29 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: KANSAS CITY/BOSTON ESPN 8:00 PM 216 0.35 1,459
30 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.35 1,397
31 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:30 PM 30 0.35 1,618
32 SURVIVORS REMORSE 3 STARZ PRIMARY 10:02 PM 29 0.33 753
33 ISLAND HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,653
34 ESCAPING POLYGAMY A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.32 792
35 NASCAR SPRINT CUP POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:57 PM 63 0.31 1,445
36 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.30 673
37 CHESAPEAKE SHORES HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,179
38 VICE PRINCIPALS HBO PRIME 11:18 PM 30 0.30 620
39 BEACH HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.30 1,256
40 NASCAR SC COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:28 PM 32 0.29 1,330
41 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: GOODLETTSVILLE, TN/AGUADULCE, PANAMA ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.29 914
42 ISLAND HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,394
43 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.28 640
44 INTERVENTION CA A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 827
45 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,207
46 OZZY & JACKS WORLD DETOUR HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.26 1,048
47 FRIENDS OF HEARTLAKE CITY DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 90 0.26 1,226
48 MY BIG FAT AMERICAN GYPSY TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.26 794
49 2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWAR: 2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS COMEDY CENTRAL 9:00 PM 175 0.24 480
50 RAY DONOVAN S4 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:02 PM 48 0.24 1,001
51 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 12:00 PM 30 0.23 741
52 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:36 PM 84 0.22 545
53 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/MANCHESTER CITY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:54 AM 126 0.22 493
54 MURDER IN THE FIRST TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,496
55 IN THE HEART OF THE SEA: IN THE HEART OF THE SEA HBO PRIME 6:55 PM 122 0.22 588
56 NFL PRESEASON: 2016 – PHI VS. IND NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 180 0.21 524
57 2016 VIDEO MUSIC AWAR: 2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 175 0.20 441
58 WAGS E! 10:01 PM 59 0.20 432
59 MOTIVE USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 61 0.20 893
60 2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWAR: 2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 175 0.19 487
61 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS ESPN 12:30 PM 30 0.19 575
62 BRUNCH AT BOBBYS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.18 687
63 T.FLORENCE TEST KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.17 709
64 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:00 PM 28 0.17 777
65 BBCA MOVIE: AUSTIN POWERS: GOLDMEMBER BBC-AMERICA 7:00 PM 120 0.17 354
66 GIADA IN ITALY FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.17 674
67 HEISMAN TROPHY PREVIEW ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 464
68 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 885
69 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.15 297
70 DECLASSIFIED CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 701
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.15 661
72 MARVELS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE DISNEY XD 8:30 AM 30 0.15 433
73 FARMERS MARKET FLIP FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.15 699
74 MLB REGULAR SEASON: CUBS/DODGERS TBS NETWORK 4:00 PM 207 0.15 548
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 849
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 689
77 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 9:30 AM 30 0.14 370
78 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 867
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 789
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 650
81 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 641
82 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 626
83 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.13 320
84 HUNT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 646
85 F1 RACING L: BELGIUM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:30 AM 147 0.13 526
86 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,430
87 ROBIN WILLIAMS BEHIND CLO: 101: ROBIN WILLIAMS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS REELZCHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.13 536
88 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 7:02 PM 58 0.13 375
89 GODDAMN COMEDY JAM COMEDY CENTRAL 11:55 PM 58 0.13 262
90 NASCAR VICTORY LAP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.13 457
91 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.13 388
92 POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD SPIKE TV 9:00 AM 30 0.12 272
93 NFL PRESEASON: 2016 – NYG VS. NYJ NFL NETWORK 7:30 AM 150 0.12 316
94 GEEKING OUT AMC 12:01 AM 30 0.12 308
95 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,237
96 BROOKLYN HBO PRIME 5:00 PM 112 0.12 310
97 LIFE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT HBO PRIME 3:15 PM 104 0.12 313
98 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 549
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 755
100 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,392
101 RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS: RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS HBO PRIME 1:00 PM 131 0.11 281
102 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,299
103 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 736
104 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,277
105 2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWAR: 2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS TV LAND 9:00 PM 175 0.11 311
106 SUN NIGHT MUST WATCH MOVI: LAST SAMURAI, THE SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 210 0.11 321
107 LIGA MX L: SANTOS / LEON UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:53 PM 127 0.11 218
108 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: PORTLAND TIMBERS/SEATTLE SOUNDERS ESPN 4:49 PM 133 0.11 253
109 2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWAR: 2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS MTV2 9:00 PM 175 0.11 199
110 NAT GEO MOVIE: THIRTEEN DAYS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 8:00 PM 180 0.11 650
111 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,175
112 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.10 478
113 NFL PRESEASON: 2016 – SD VS. MIN NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 180 0.10 225
114 BBCA MOVIE: NATL LAMPOONS CHRISTMAS BBC-AMERICA 10:00 AM 135 0.10 260
115 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 12:00 PM 90 0.10 680
116 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,093
117 NFL PRESEASON NFL NETWORK 6:00 AM 90 0.10 208
118 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:30 AM 24 0.10 227
119 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.10 556
120 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 299
121 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.09 285
122 F1 EXTRA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:57 AM 33 0.09 315
123 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,012
124 HUNT HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 492
125 MEET THE PRESS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 631
126 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 284
127 BBCA MOVIE: AUSTIN POWERS:INTER. MAN BBC-AMERICA 5:00 PM 120 0.09 207
128 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 468
129 CATCHING KELCE-SP E! 11:00 PM 30 0.09 184
130 WEEKENDS WITH ALEX WITT: N/A MSNBC 12:00 PM 120 0.09 611
131 GC PREGAME LI GOLF CHANNEL 1:30 PM 30 0.09 534
132 BROOKLYN HBO PRIME 11:00 AM 112 0.09 207
133 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: NY RED BULLS/NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION ESPN 2:30 PM 139 0.08 186
134 AM JOY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.08 579
135 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 261
136 ROADIES S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 66 0.08 308
137 IT TAKES A KILLER OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 30 0.08 393
138 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: STAR KICKOFF: CENTENNIAL VS. FRISCO NFL NETWORK 5:30 PM 153 0.07 150
139 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.07 948
140 NASCAR WHELEN MOD TOUR NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.07 175
141 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.07 190
142 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.07 440
143 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.07 310
144 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 7:30 AM 30 0.07 243
145 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.07 254
146 2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWAR: 2016 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS CMT 9:00 PM 175 0.07 163
147 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 772
148 33, THE: 33, THE HBO PRIME 8:50 AM 127 0.07 158
149 MSNBC LIVE WKND EDITION MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 446
150 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.07 287

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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.