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July 8, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.7.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  GREATEST HITS lost another 0.1 in final numbers, putting it down 0.2 from last week’s premiere, and AQUARIUS was down 0.1 as well.  (Note:  the reason AQUARIUS’s ratings were broken out with the first 13 minutes separate from the rest is that in much of the country–but not all–that section was preempted for network news reports.  In this case, there wasn’t much ratings impact since both sections were at 0.4.)  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Jul THU.07

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sadly, it was coverage of the Dallas shootings that led Thursday cable, with CNN’s midnight hour on top at 0.92 in the demo, but FOX News ahead in the older-skewing total viewers metric, dominating with the 50+ viewership. ESPN’s afternoon telecast of the Germany vs. France EURO 2016 match was at 0.68.  USA’s WWE show rose 0.05 from last week to 0.68, but QUEEN OF THE SOUTH fell by a tenth to 0.38.  On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP jumped 0.11 to 0.62, and HOUSE HUNTERS climbed 0.03 to 0.41.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 ticked up to 0.45.  On History, MOUNTAIN MEN also added a tick to 0.43, and ALONE was up 0.02 to 0.42.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was at 0.41/0.43, compared to last week’s 0.44/0.40.  The season finale of Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING was down a tick to 0.38.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES added 0.02 to 0.33, while MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN dropped 0.05 to 0.18. Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.31. Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE fell 0.09 to 0.30.  On Lifetime, MY CRAZY EX fell 0.07 to 0.16, and I LOVE YOU BUT I LIED was down 0.06 to 0.12.  FX’s SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL had a bad 2d week, down 0.09 to 0.13. BBCAmerica’s THIRTEEN dropped 0.02 to 0.02/78K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Jul THU.07

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday July 7, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.92 2,722
2 CNN TONIGHT CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.78 2,296
3 EUROPEAN CHAMP FOOTBALL L: GERMANY/FRANCE ESPN 2:30 PM 180 0.68 1,678
4 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.68 2,241
5 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.66 3,589
6 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.66 3,271
7 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.62 2,460
8 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.58 1,926
9 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.53 3,881
10 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.45 1,265
11 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.45 1,371
12 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.43 2,074
13 SR/DALLAS SHOOTINGS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.43 2,130
14 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8 MTV 10:32 PM 31 0.43 850
15 ALONE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.42 1,615
16 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.41 4,172
17 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN8 MTV 10:00 PM 32 0.41 816
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.41 1,909
19 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.40 1,428
20 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.38 1,255
21 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 90 0.38 1,227
22 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,400
23 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,612
24 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.33 1,341
25 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.33 775
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.33 1,340
27 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.32 804
28 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,074
29 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 693
30 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 5:30 PM 90 0.30 611
31 SR/DALLAS SHOOTINGS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.29 1,430
32 HIGH STAKES FLIPPERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.28 1,168
33 WALK THE PRANK DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,397
34 ADVENTURE TIME THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.27 1,159
35 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 1,124
36 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 11:00 PM 95 0.25 1,146
37 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.25 2,725
38 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.24 2,479
39 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:02 PM 28 0.24 474
40 DEADLY SINS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 924
41 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.23 2,557
42 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.23 1,081
43 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,824
44 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS: TRACK & FIELD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:00 PM 185 0.22 833
45 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,880
46 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.22 533
47 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.22 1,218
48 REAL STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.22 2,556
49 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.21 1,157
50 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,148
51 E:60 ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 393
52 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 391
53 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.21 550
54 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 390
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:02 PM 28 0.20 631
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.20 1,283
57 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,324
58 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 10:03 PM 61 0.19 788
59 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,204
60 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,161
61 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,917
62 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,140
63 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 2,394
64 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON       L: WOMENS SEMIFINAL ESPN 8:00 AM 362 0.18 800
65 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 2,112
66 MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.18 519
67 LADYLIKE MTV 11:03 PM 31 0.17 327
68 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.17 307
69 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN2 4:00 PM 62 0.17 357
70 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.17 330
71 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.17 398
72 SKIN TIGHT: TRANSFORMED TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 494
73 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.16 1,186
74 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,116
75 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.16 460
76 PITCH PERFECT 2 HBO PRIME 8:30 PM 115 0.16 300
77 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 6:41 PM 19 0.15 874
78 COPS SPIKE TV 4:00 PM 30 0.15 423
79 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 261
80 COPS SPIKE TV 2:30 PM 30 0.15 401
81 COPS SPIKE TV 4:30 PM 30 0.15 461
82 CUTTING IT: FIRST LOOK WETV 11:00 PM 16 0.15 352
83 COPS SPIKE TV 2:00 PM 30 0.15 383
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 2,332
85 JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 30 0.15 305
86 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,131
87 COPS SPIKE TV 6:00 PM 30 0.14 447
88 COPS SPIKE TV 5:30 PM 30 0.14 435
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.14 319
90 COPS SPIKE TV 3:00 PM 30 0.14 385
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 307
92 COPS SPIKE TV 1:00 PM 30 0.13 318
93 SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL FX 10:00 PM 32 0.13 334
94 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,850
95 COPS SPIKE TV 1:30 PM 30 0.13 350
96 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.13 244
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,196
98 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.13 319
99 I LOVE YOU… BUT I LIED LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.13 374
100 COPS SPIKE TV 5:00 PM 30 0.12 418
101 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 960
102 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.12 275
103 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 41 0.12 802
104 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:02 PM 61 0.12 795
105 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 9:00 AM 60 0.12 238
106 WINSANITY GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.12 401
107 I LOVE YOU… BUT I LIED LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 60 0.12 347
108 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,454
109 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 826
110 LADYLIKE MTV 11:34 PM 30 0.11 209
111 COPS SPIKE TV 12:30 PM 30 0.11 271
112 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 719
113 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 7:00 AM 60 0.11 218
114 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 359
115 TENNIS: BKFST WIMBLEDON L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 270
116 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 8:00 AM 60 0.10 217
117 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.10 950
118 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.10 242
119 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 1:30 PM 60 0.10 223
120 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 10:49 PM 61 0.09 255
121 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS: FBI DIRECTOR TESTIMONY ON CLINTON EMAIL MSNBC 10:00 AM 304 0.09 838
122 NCWTS RACING L: KENTUCKY FOX SPORTS 1 8:30 PM 144 0.09 596
123 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.09 256
124 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 554
125 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 338
126 WINSANITY GSN 9:30 PM 30 0.09 293
127 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:30 PM 60 0.09 193
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 305
129 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 792
130 ESPN FC   L ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.08 164
131 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 612
132 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 552
133 CANADIAN FTBL LEAGUE L: WINNIPEG/HAMILTON ESPN2 7:00 PM 188 0.08 233
134 TINY LUXURY DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.08 357
135 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 299
136 TINY LUXURY DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.07 362
137 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: WAS AT NYM/DET AT TOR MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 229 0.07 350
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 259
139 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:04 PM 56 0.07 741
140 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 451
141 COPA LIB SEMIFINALS: INDEP DE VALLE VS BOCA JRS FOX DEPORTES 8:28 PM 160 0.07 158
142 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 487
143 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L ESPN2 6:00 AM 60 0.07 183
144 CANADIAN FTBL LEAGUE L: TORONTO/BC ESPN2 10:08 PM 172 0.07 169
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 295
146 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP MLB NETWORK 11:50 PM 66 0.06 183
147 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.06 196
148 FOOLS GOLD MAXPRIME 8:05 PM 112 0.06 198
149 DAILY SHARE HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 197
150 TOUR DE FRANCE – EXTRA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:45 AM 21 0.06 251

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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.