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February 23, 2017
 

UPDATED with Broadcast: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Broadcast Finals: 2.22.2017

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS, LETHAL WEAPON and SPEECHLESS gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2017 Feb 22.WED

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE topped Wednesday cable, up 0.13 to 0.81, with lead-out BERING SEA GOLD up 0.05 to 0.46.  A pair of ESPN COLLEGE BASKETBALL games were in the Top 4, with Louisville vs. North Carolina at 0.67, and Duke vs. Syracuse at 0.53. On VH1, BLACK INK CREW fell 0.09 to 0.64, and AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL was up 0.01 to 0.29. FX’s LEGION dipped 0.04 to 0.49; interestingly, though, it was actually up in the younger (and more valuable) P18-34 and both male and female 12-34 demos.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS dropped 0.05 to 0.41.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA ticked up to 0.40, and the season finale of VIVICA’S BLACK MAGIC was down 0.05 to 0.13.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE rose 0.03 to 0.39, and the season finale of TOO CLOSE TO HOME was up 0.04 to 0.30.  ID’s SEE NO EVIL grew by 0.07 to 0.38, and MURDER CHOSE ME held at 0.34.  On MTV, ARE YOU THE ONE ticked up to 0.38 (with a 0.14 AFTER-SHOW that was down 0.02), preceded by a TEEN MOM special that was down 0.02 from last week’s installment to 0.29.  Syfy’s THE MAGICIANS grew by 0.07 to 0.36, and THE EXPANSE was up 0.06 to 0.20. History’s just-renewed SIX was steady at 0.36.  Nickelodeon’s late-afternoon LOUD HOUSE was again in the Top 15 at 0.36, with lead-out BUNSEN IS A BEAST at 0.26.  On FXX, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA ticked down to 0.34, and MAN SEEKING WOMAN was up 0.02 to 0.12.  USA’s SUITS remained at 0.32.  Food Network’s BAKERS VS FAKERS was steady at 0.31. BET’s THE QUAD rose 0.04 to 0.31, airing after a 0.16 ABFF HONORS special.  On Comedy Central, WORKAHOLICS gained 0.04 to 0.31, and JEFF & SOME ALIENS was steady at 0.14.  TNT’s MAJOR CRIMES returned at 0.23, way down from last fall’s 0.38 finale.  On A&E, the season premiere of JEP & JESSICA was at 0.20/0.18, airing after 0.23/0.22 “best of” DUCK DYNASTY episodes.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT fell 0.09 to 0.17.  The season finale of Bravo’s GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO DIVORCE remained at 0.11.  E!’s SO COSMO held at 0.08.  Note that we don’t currently have any ratings below the Top 150, so no numbers for POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK, but its rating would be at 0.06 or below.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2017 Feb 22.WED

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday February 22, 2017 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.81 3,237
2 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LOUISVILLE/NORTH CAROLINA ESPN 9:04 PM 122 0.67 2,131
3 BLACK INK CREW 5 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.64 1,184
4 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DUKE/SYRACUSE ESPN 7:00 PM 124 0.53 1,805
5 LEGION FX 10:00 PM 63 0.49 1,043
6 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.46 1,567
7 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.41 1,785
8 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.40 1,060
9 MY 600-LB LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.39 1,200
10 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:06 PM 54 0.38 940
11 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.38 1,305
12 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 5 MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.37 666
13 MAGICIANS, THE SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.36 884
14 SIX HISTORY 10:00 PM 62 0.36 1,484
15 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.36 1,707
16 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.35 3,970
17 MURDER CHOSE ME INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,346
18 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.34 587
19 SUITS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.32 1,251
20 BAKERS VS FAKERS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.31 953
21 QUAD, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.31 893
22 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 3,250
23 WORKAHOLICS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.31 519
24 TOO CLOSE TO HOME TLC 10:00 PM 65 0.30 1,174
25 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 889
26 TEEN MOM II MOST EXPLOSIV MTV 8:30 PM 30 0.29 532
27 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.29 2,936
28 AMERICAS TOP MODEL 23 VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.29 629
29 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,718
30 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.28 786
31 FIRST 100 DAYS, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.27 2,417
32 BUNSEN IS A BEAST NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.26 1,417
33 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.26 2,102
34 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,142
35 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.25 1,201
36 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.25 1,136
37 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.25 2,129
38 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,255
39 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.24 556
40 DEBATE NIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 118 0.24 1,027
41 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.24 2,898
42 TRUMP: THE FIRST MONTH: N/A MSNBC 10:00 PM 120 0.23 1,911
43 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,929
44 DUCK DYNASTY: BEST OF A&E NETWORK 8:57 PM 30 0.23 653
45 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.22 466
46 DUCK DYNASTY: BEST OF A&E NETWORK 8:27 PM 30 0.22 592
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.22 2,005
48 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 546
49 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 528
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.21 1,738
51 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.20 579
52 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 991
53 EXPANSE, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 600
54 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.19 1,761
55 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 430
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,868
57 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,642
58 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.18 548
59 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.18 1,671
60 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:58 PM 62 0.18 710
61 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.18 436
62 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.17 317
63 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.17 469
64 SPORTSNATION ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.17 351
65 WORLDS DEADLIEST GANGS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 450
66 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.17 361
67 RIDE NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.17 869
68 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,504
69 ABFF HONORS: ABFF HONORS 2017 PREM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 120 0.16 607
70 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.16 1,590
71 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,823
72 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 905
73 AMERICAS TOP MODEL 23 VH1 11:00 PM 60 0.16 355
74 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 555
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 347
76 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: WASHINGTON/PHILADELPHIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 170 0.15 444
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 1,342
78 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.15 907
79 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,414
80 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 747
81 CONCACAF LC – L: TIGRES UANL / UNAM UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:00 PM 122 0.14 274
82 ARE YOU THE ONE S5 AFTER MTV 10:01 PM 31 0.14 287
83 JEFF & SOME ALIENS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.14 277
84 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 404
85 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 754
86 VIVICAS BLACK MAGIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:04 PM 60 0.13 430
87 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 661
88 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 803
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 61 0.13 291
90 BLUE COLLAR MILLIONAIRES CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.13 323
91 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 897
92 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 284
93 MAN SEEKING WOMAN FXX 10:31 PM 29 0.12 241
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 840
95 VICE NEWS TONIGHT HBO PRIME 7:31 PM 25 0.12 373
96 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 273
97 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 622
98 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.12 264
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 736
100 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:01 AM 59 0.12 246
101 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TCU/KANSAS ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.12 525
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 777
103 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 499
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 677
105 P. KING DUCKLING DISNEY JUNIOR 2:30 PM 25 0.11 417
106 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.11 913
107 GIRLFRND GUIDE TO DIVORCE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.11 294
108 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 330
109 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: OREGON/CALIFORNIA ESPN2 9:04 PM 128 0.10 327
110 MYSTIC RIVER: MYSTIC RIVER HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 138 0.10 280
111 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 241
112 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.10 367
113 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 846
114 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 9:01 PM 61 0.09 287
115 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:53 PM 37 0.09 196
116 DIVIDED GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.09 367
117 FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.09 879
118 SO COSMO E! 9:00 PM 60 0.08 205
119 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 264
120 24 TO LIFE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 202
121 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.08 224
122 COPA MX WED 930P: CRUZ AZUL / QUERETARO GALAVISION 9:25 PM 125 0.08 154
123 DIVIDED GSN 9:30 PM 30 0.08 333
124 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 730
125 COLL BSKTBL: BIG EAST L: BUTLER/VILLANOVA FOX SPORTS 1 9:14 PM 134 0.07 284
126 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 982
127 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 774
128 HACKING THE WILD SCIENCE 10:02 PM 61 0.07 252
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 260
130 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 725
131 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 215
132 UEFA CL RD OF 16: FC PORTO VS JUVENTUS FC FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 138 0.07 129
133 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 758
134 UNSUNG TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.07 293
135 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 677
136 DARKNESS, THE MAXPRIME 10:15 PM 92 0.07 152
137 CONJURING 2, THE: CONJURING 2, THE MAXPRIME 8:00 PM 134 0.07 133
138 ULTIMATE RIVALS: CAT V DO NAT GEO WILD 9:00 PM 60 0.06 226
139 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 289
140 LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER GALAVISION 11:30 PM 45 0.06 139
141 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 1:00 PM 120 0.06 148
142 BREAK HBO PRIME 10:18 PM 12 0.06 134
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 209
144 UCL ROUND OF 16 L: SEVILLA/LEICESTER CITY FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.06 191
145 SOUTH BEACH CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.06 294
146 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 406
147 DRUMLINE HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 119 0.06 124
148 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.06 726
149 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.06 289
150 WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 2:00 AM 60 0.06 240

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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.