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April 6, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.5.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, but CHICAGO FIRE lost the same.  

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s THE PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON closed strongly, up 0.23 for a 1.34 finale. That more than doubled the night’s next-highest original, Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH, which fell 0.11 to 0.76, with a related lead-out special at 0.60.  ESPN’s coverage of the WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME wasn’t at the level of Monday night’s male game, but still hit the Top 10 at 0.69. That tied it with TNT’s NBA Golden State vs. Minnesota game, while the Detroit vs. Miami game was at 0.35.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS dipped 0.04 to 0.67.  USA’s CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST lost 0.02 to 0.58.  On Spike, INK MASTER ticked down to 0.56, and the REDEMPTION lead-out was also down a hundredth to 0.34.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG dropped 0.02 to 0.55. On Lifetime, DANCE MOMS was steady at 0.53.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 fell 0.07 to 0.44, and NOT SAFE WITH NIKKI GLASER held at 0.26.  Food Network’s CHOPPED CHAMPIONS was at 0.40. On TLC, JILL & JESSA was down 0.02 to 0.38, and THE WILLIS FAMILY was up 0.02 to 0.20.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE lost 0.04 to 0.37, followed by IRON & FIRE at 0.25.  A BET BLACK GIRLS ROCK! special was at 0.35 (plus 0.01/30K from a Centric simulcast), and lead-out CHASING DESTINY was at 0.31.  On E!, TOTAL DIVAS climbed 0.07 to 0.33, and LA CLIPPERS DANCE SQUAD rose 0.05 to 0.18.  A&E’s STORAGE WARS was at 0.33/0.32.  WGNAmerica’s OUTSIDERS grew by 0.05 to 0.32.  On Freeform, the season finale of SHADOWHUNTERS dropped 0.02 to 0.30, and STITCHERS fell more sharply, down 0.07 to 0.11. Also heavily down was HGTV’s GOOD BONES, airing without a FIXER UPPER lead-in and down an alarming 0.25 to 0.30.  On MTV, AWKWARD gained 0.03 to 0.28, and FAKING IT was steady at 0.19. TBS’s AMERICA’S GREATEST MAKERS was at 0.27, but SEPARATION ANXIETY plunged 0.22 to 0.16.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING fell 0.02 to 0.08, with the re-airing down 0.01 to 0.02/66K.

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday April 5, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ACS: PEOPLE V. OJ SIMPSON FX 10:00 PM 93 1.34 3,268
2 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.76 2,270
3 WMNS NCAA BKBL CHAMP L: CONNECTICUT/SYRACUSE ESPN 8:41 PM 121 0.69 2,972
4 NBA BASKETBALL: MINNESOTA/GOLDEN STATE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:40 PM 167 0.69 1,607
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.67 1,759
6 DEADLIEST CATCH: WIZARD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.60 1,732
7 CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.58 1,418
8 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.56 1,115
9 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.55 1,995
10 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.53 1,423
11 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.50 2,252
12 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.46 1,812
13 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.44 764
14 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 8:30 PM 11 0.42 1,898
15 CHOPPED CHAMPIONS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.40 1,165
16 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:42 PM 78 0.40 1,253
17 JILL & JESSA: COUNTING ON TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.38 1,301
18 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.37 3,335
19 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.37 1,014
20 NBA BASKETBALL: DETROIT/MIAMI TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 146 0.35 885
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.35 848
22 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,128
23 BLACK GIRLS ROCK!: BLACK GIRLS ROCK! 2016 PREMIERE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 150 0.35 911
24 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.34 1,644
25 INK MASTER: REDEMPTION SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.34 675
26 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:27 AM 59 0.34 750
27 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,016
28 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.33 649
29 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,095
30 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.33 2,547
31 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 10:30 PM 32 0.32 1,112
32 CONCACAF LC – L: SF: AMERICA / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:59 PM 132 0.32 590
33 OUTSIDERS WGN AMERICA 9:00 PM 59 0.32 823
34 PPG 2016 THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 15 0.31 1,312
35 CHASING DESTINY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 63 0.31 720
36 SHADOWHUNTERS FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.30 762
37 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:11 AM 49 0.30 586
38 GOOD BONES HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,230
39 AEHQ: WISCONSIN PRIMARY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.30 1,527
40 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,175
41 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.29 1,184
42 AWKWARD SSN 5B MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.28 523
43 COUNTING CARS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:30 PM 30 0.27 897
44 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.27 735
45 AMERICAS GREATEST MAKERS TBS NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 651
46 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.27 487
47 OBSESSION: DARK DESIRES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 806
48 NOT SAFE W/ NIKKI GLASER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.26 480
49 IRON & FIRE HISTORY 11:03 PM 29 0.25 665
50 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.25 940
51 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 605
52 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.24 553
53 NCAA WBKBL CHAMP STUDIO L ESPN 7:30 PM 60 0.24 898
54 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 551
55 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,160
56 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.22 594
57 STORAGE WARS:BARRY STRIKE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.22 799
58 UCL QUARTERFINAL L: BARCELONA/CLUB ATLETICO DE MADRID FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.21 388
59 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 488
60 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.21 474
61 MLB OPENING DAY      L: HOUSTON/NEW YORK YANKEES ESPN 1:00 PM 210 0.21 639
62 WILLIS FAMILY, THE TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.20 939
63 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.20 2,243
64 STORAGE WARS:BARRY STRIKE A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.20 699
65 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.20 431
66 PLACE FOR POLITICS: DECISION 2016 MSNBC 8:00 PM 240 0.20 1,354
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:59 AM 61 0.19 438
68 FAKING IT SSN 3 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.19 365
69 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.18 507
70 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,036
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 957
72 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.18 357
73 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,955
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 59 0.17 391
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 374
76 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.17 396
77 CONCACAF LC – L: SF: TIGRES / QUERETARO UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 124 0.17 289
78 VACATION HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 99 0.16 333
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 350
80 LA CLIPPERS DANCE SQUAD E! 10:00 PM 60 0.16 280
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 351
82 INTERVENTION: CODEPENDENT LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 389
83 SEPARATION ANXIETY TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 341
84 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.15 761
85 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 324
86 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.15 427
87 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 296
88 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 7:08 PM 22 0.15 431
89 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.15 334
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 338
91 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.15 478
92 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 928
93 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: DET AT MIA/STL AT PIT MLB NETWORK 7:30 PM 235 0.14 382
94 JILL & JESSA: COUNTDOWN TLC 8:05 PM 55 0.14 534
95 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.14 568
96 UEFA CL QUARTER FINALS: BARCELONA VS ATL DE MADRID FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 145 0.14 285
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,437
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 696
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,032
100 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 744
101 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,171
102 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:30 PM 60 0.12 246
103 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,457
104 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,297
105 AEHQ: WISCONSIN PRIMARY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.12 563
106 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,150
107 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.12 286
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 651
109 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,130
110 NASAS UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.12 426
111 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.11 248
112 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.11 258
113 NBA: THE JUMP   L ESPN2 3:30 PM 30 0.11 211
114 MAFS: THE FIRST YEAR FYI 9:00 PM 61 0.11 272
115 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.11 266
116 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.11 235
117 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.11 710
118 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,315
119 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.11 261
120 STITCHERS FREEFORM 10:00 PM 60 0.11 343
121 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 417
122 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 290
123 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 668
124 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.11 214
125 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 371
126 THIS IS NOT HAPPENING COMEDY CENTRAL 12:31 AM 30 0.10 238
127 AEHQ: WISCONSIN PRIMARY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.10 412
128 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,108
129 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 713
130 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.10 237
131 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,113
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 332
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 362
134 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,172
135 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 598
136 86 GOLF CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 311
137 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 11:25 PM 95 0.08 191
138 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 791
139 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: NYM AT KC MLB NETWORK 4:00 PM 188 0.08 268
140 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.08 163
141 COPA LIB GROUP STAGE: TOLUCA VS LDU QUITO FOX DEPORTES 8:30 PM 150 0.08 164
142 BILLION DOLLAR BUYER CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 265
143 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 764
144 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 192
145 IMPACT WRESTLING: 114 POP 9:00 PM 120 0.08 272
146 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: TAMPA/NY RANGERS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:33 PM 160 0.07 183
147 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 425
148 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 597
149 LIKE A BOSS OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.07 131
150 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 344

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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.