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January 8, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Update: 1.7.2016

 

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  LIFE IN PIECES lost 0.1 in final numbers.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Jan THU.07

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE returned with an episode sporting Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan Tatum and Beyoncé, and rode that into a night-topping 1.37.  WWE SMACKDOWN has shifted from Syfy to sister network USA, and scored 0.85, up 0.39 from its last Syfy airing (although that was on New Year’s Eve, so not exactly comparable–it was up 0.21 from December 17).  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 gained 0.12 from its last pre-holiday airing to 0.62, and NIGHTWATCH edged up 0.02 to 0.55.  HGTV’s FLIP OR FLOP climbed 0.14 to 0.60.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.59/0.58.  The President’s guns-related TOWN HALL gave its CNN lead-in ANDERSON COOPER 360 an unusual place in the Top 10 at 0.55, after which the special itself was at 0.42.  We’s GROWING UP HIP-HOP was at 0.43, with lead-in TAMAR & VINCE at 0.34.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS gained a tenth to 0.39, and BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW was up 0.08 to 0.20.  Bravo’s TOP CHEF ticked down to 0.36.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY was at 0.34.  Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY JR lost 0.06 to 0.29, and CHILD GENIUS returned at 0.19.  IFC aired three episodes of TODD MARGARET as its season premiere, and they steadily declined, from 0.03/78K and 0.02/63K to 0.01/36K.

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 January 7, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 61 1.37 2,495
2 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.85 2,757
3 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.62 1,497
4 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.60 2,201
5 NBA BASKETBALL: BOSTON/CHICAGO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 154 0.59 1,393
6 NBA BASKETBALL: LA LAKERS/SACRAMENTO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:34 PM 154 0.58 1,238
7 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 72 0.55 2,380
8 NIGHTWATCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.53 1,378
9 GROWING UP HIP HOP WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.43 840
10 PRES TOWN HALL SPCL CNN 9:12 PM 48 0.42 1,881
11 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.39 742
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.39 1,013
13 FIRST LOOK: KARDASHIANS E! 10:01 PM 14 0.36 835
14 TOP CHEF BRAVO 10:00 PM 75 0.36 914
15 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,172
16 TAMAR & VINCE WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.34 698
17 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:08 AM 52 0.33 660
18 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.31 1,065
19 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.30 1,385
20 PROJECT RUNWAY JUNIOR LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.29 1,016
21 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.29 765
22 REAL DETECTIVE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,205
23 ADVENTURE TIME THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.26 1,099
24 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.26 1,323
25 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.25 605
26 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 565
27 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.25 533
28 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.25 744
29 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.24 1,161
30 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 632
31 MURDER BOOK INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,053
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.23 903
33 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 9:07 PM 117 0.23 695
34 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,577
35 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 3,050
36 MAKE IT POP NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.22 1,179
37 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.22 473
38 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,803
39 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.21 998
40 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LOUISVILLE/NC STATE ESPN2 7:00 PM 127 0.20 647
41 BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW SSN 2 MTV 10:36 PM 31 0.20 394
42 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.19 362
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 386
44 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.19 479
45 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 523
46 CHILD GENIUS LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.19 686
47 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 7:00 PM 60 0.19 489
48 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN 9:04 PM 111 0.19 643
49 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.18 435
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 397
51 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.18 491
52 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:55 PM 65 0.17 412
53 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 756
54 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.16 400
55 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,381
56 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,132
57 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: CINCINNATI/SMU ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.16 476
58 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,295
59 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.16 315
60 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.15 403
61 WILD WEST ALASKA ANIMAL PLANET 9:02 PM 60 0.15 668
62 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 739
63 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.15 332
64 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,975
65 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.15 323
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 59 0.14 305
67 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 305
68 WILD WEST ALASKA ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 62 0.14 663
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,073
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:59 AM 61 0.13 320
71 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,594
72 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,507
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,587
74 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,426
75 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,532
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,363
77 I LOVE KELLIE PICKLER CMT 10:02 PM 28 0.13 330
78 UNFINISHED BUSINESS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 91 0.13 239
79 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,059
80 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.12 252
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 305
82 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 60 0.12 351
83 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.12 648
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,560
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 845
86 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/MINNESOTA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 166 0.12 299
87 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 30 0.12 355
88 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 892
89 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.12 251
90 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,441
91 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,510
92 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPN2 11:04 PM 30 0.12 325
93 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,013
94 BODY DETECTIVE, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.11 358
95 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 275
96 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 733
97 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.10 196
98 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.10 207
99 THIRTEEN GHOSTS HBO PRIME 12:40 AM 91 0.09 178
100 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 230
101 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 356
102 HOW ITS MADE: DREAM CARS SCIENCE 9:01 PM 60 0.09 357
103 INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.09 302
104 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.09 225
105 HILLS HAVE EYES II, THE HBO PRIME 9:31 PM 90 0.09 184
106 DR DREW HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 295
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 613
108 FINAL DESTINATION 3 HBO PRIME 11:05 PM 93 0.08 171
109 PROFILE:60 ESPN2 11:34 PM 27 0.08 247
110 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.08 640
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 524
112 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 624
113 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 505
114 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.07 157
115 NFL LIVE ESPN2 12:01 AM 59 0.07 190
116 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 566
117 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: MICHIGAN/PURDUE ESPNU 7:00 PM 123 0.07 270
118 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 173
119 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 540
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 564
121 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 486
122 ANIMATION DOMINATION FXX 12:00 AM 64 0.07 134
123 SUGAR SHOWDOWN COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.07 137
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 310
125 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 477
126 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.06 264
127 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 413
128 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 310
129 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:30 AM 30 0.06 222
130 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 259
131 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.06 293
132 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:30 PM 30 0.06 133
133 AMANPOUR CNN 2:00 AM 30 0.06 234
134 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 156
135 ERAGON HBO PRIME 2:30 PM 103 0.06 149
136 FOR RICHER OR POORER HBO PRIME 8:00 AM 115 0.05 114
137 RAINMAKER, THE: RAINMAKER, THE HBO PRIME 12:10 PM 136 0.05 153
138 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.05 444
139 PGA TOUR: 2016 HYUNDAI TOURNAMENT OF CHAMP GOLF CHANNEL 5:58 PM 249 0.05 378
140 FOOD PORN FYI 9:30 PM 30 0.05 100
141 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.05 289
142 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 150
143 UP TO THE MINUTE NFL NETWORK 1:18 PM 85 0.05 129
144 GILMORE GIRLS UP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 112
145 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:00 PM 30 0.05 125
146 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 568
147 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 248
148 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.05 476
149 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 331
150 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.05 281

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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.