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September 23, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.22.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  On ABC, GREY’S ANATOMY gained 0.1 in final numbers at the expense of NOTORIOUS, which fell to an even more dismal 1.1.  Both SUPERSTORE and THE GOOD PLACE rose 0.1 for NBC.  CBS’s THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.1, 0.7 higher than last week’s game.  Both of CW’s reruns fell 0.1.  One additional note:  NOTORIOUS and PITCH had different trajectories in their premiere hours, as NOTORIOUS fell from 1.3 to 1.0, while PITCH climbed from 1.0 to 1.2.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (and its associated programming) crowded the top of Thursday cable, with the game itself at 1.47 on NFL Network, up 0.01 from last week.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.62, down 0.09 from last week.  On A&E, 60 DAYS IN gained 0.03 to 0.57, and BEHIND BARS was down 0.02 to 0.32.  HGTV’s FLIP OR FLOP lost 0.07 to 0.46, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was down 0.03 to 0.31, and HOUSE HUNTERS dropped 0.06 to 0.30.  Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY added 0.04 to 0.44.  Nickelodeon’s afternoon LOUD HOUSE again made it to the Top 10, up a tick from last Thursday to 0.38.  On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS fell 0.04 to 0.34, and INSIDE JOKES was down 0.06 to 0.22.  On Food Network, BEAT BOBBY FLAY and CHOPPED were both at 0.28, the latter up 0.02 from last week.  History’s ICE ROAD TRUCKERS dropped 0.08 to 0.22. Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING returned at 0.22.  RUPAUL’S ALL STAR DRAG RACE jumped 0.09 to 0.21 on Logo (it didn’t simulcast on VH1, which may explain the increase), and FINDING PRINCE CHARMING was up 0.02 to 0.09.  On MTV, WILD N OUT lost 0.03 to 0.21, and JOKING OFF ticked down to 0.13.  FX’s now-renewed BETTER THINGS fell 0.05 to 0.16.  On We, JIM & CHRISSY dropped 0.03 to 0.15, and CUTTING IT IN THE ATL stayed at 0.12.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING held at 0.09.  

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: Thursday September 22, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2016 WK 3 – HOU VS. NE NFL NETWORK 8:27 PM 159 1.47 3,410
2 NFLN THU NT FBALL-SUS NFL NETWORK 11:06 PM 23 1.28 2,854
3 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:34 PM 26 0.69 1,487
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: CLEMSON/GEORGIA TECH ESPN 7:25 PM 198 0.62 1,813
5 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2 NFL NETWORK 7:58 PM 22 0.60 1,383
6 60 DAYS IN A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.57 1,278
7 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.46 2,048
8 PROJECT RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.44 1,769
9 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.38 1,918
10 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1 NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 28 0.36 796
11 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 693
12 BEHIND BARS: ROOKIE YEAR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.32 747
13 CNN TONIGHT CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.32 1,142
14 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 25 0.31 674
15 60 DAYS IN PRE-SHOW A&E NETWORK 8:45 PM 15 0.31 717
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.31 1,548
17 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.30 1,218
18 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,424
19 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 59 0.30 686
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,685
21 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.30 958
22 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:43 PM 78 0.29 683
23 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,194
24 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 2,578
25 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.29 842
26 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,199
27 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 910
28 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 858
29 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.28 1,321
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.27 1,243
31 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.27 567
32 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.26 1,781
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 491
34 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.24 456
35 SR/CHARLOTTE PROTEST CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.23 1,378
36 DESERT FLIPPERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.23 1,066
37 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.23 2,810
38 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,074
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,724
40 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.22 1,040
41 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.22 767
42 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.22 1,023
43 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.22 471
44 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,228
45 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.21 433
46 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,490
47 RUPAUL ALL STARS 2 LOGO 8:00 PM 60 0.21 386
48 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.21 586
49 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S8 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.21 416
50 BLOOD RELATIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 774
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.20 904
52 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.20 452
53 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.20 761
54 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 921
55 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.19 406
56 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.19 448
57 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.19 472
58 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.18 911
59 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.18 504
60 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,805
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,916
62 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.18 394
63 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,402
64 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 942
65 SR/CHARLOTTE PROTEST CVG FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.18 945
66 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 898
67 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.17 353
68 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.17 357
69 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 771
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.17 971
71 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:48 PM 12 0.17 323
72 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 358
73 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 948
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,586
75 BETTER THINGS FX 10:00 PM 31 0.16 382
76 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 935
77 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.16 510
78 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.16 401
79 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,762
80 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 307
81 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,599
82 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.15 699
83 JIM & CHRISSY WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.15 382
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,789
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 907
86 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.15 320
87 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,192
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 288
89 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 11 CMT 9:00 PM 60 0.14 351
90 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,677
91 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.14 321
92 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 277
93 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 416
94 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.14 914
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 1,175
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.14 930
97 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,728
98 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.14 292
99 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 574
100 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 282
101 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 263
102 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,205
103 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,567
104 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,518
105 JOKING OFF SSN3 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.13 271
106 LOVE IT LIST IT TOO HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 60 0.13 444
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 277
108 BACKSTAGE DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.12 669
109 RUGGED JUSTICE ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.12 384
110 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 536
111 CUTTING IT: IN THE ATL WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.12 333
112 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,202
113 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.12 824
114 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.12 231
115 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 259
116 TELENOVELA: FIRST LOOK WETV 11:00 PM 14 0.11 285
117 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 289
118 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: JULIE & JULIA FREEFORM 8:00 PM 180 0.11 382
119 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY     L: FINLAND/RUSSIA ESPN 3:00 PM 168 0.11 238
120 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.10 191
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 339
122 HUNTWATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 332
123 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 781
124 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 869
125 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 670
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 364
127 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 695
128 FINDING PRINCE CHARMING LOGO 9:00 PM 60 0.09 196
129 IMPACT WRESTLING: 138 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.09 377
130 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.08 696
131 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 693
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 374
133 I LOVE KELLIE PICKLER CMT 10:00 PM 30 0.08 227
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 294
135 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 278
136 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 655
137 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 682
138 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.07 191
139 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 866
140 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 217
141 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.07 219
142 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.07 208
143 WONDERLAND MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.07 134
144 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: BOS AT BAL/NYY AT TB MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 208 0.06 267
145 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY     L: USA/CZECH REPUBLIC ESPN2 8:00 PM 162 0.06 148
146 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 507
147 I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK HBO PRIME 3:05 PM 115 0.06 128
148 FCK THATS DELICIOUS VICELAND 10:00 PM 30 0.06 96
149 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.06 677
150 MICHAELA HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 187

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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.