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March 17, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.16.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the entire NBC rerun line-up:  2 episodes of SVU and a CHICAGO PD capper.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

 

Finals Bcast 2016 Mar WED.16

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Tru enjoyed its NCAA TOURNAMENT play-in game glory with Wednesday’s top-rated cable broadcast, 0.74 for the Michigan vs. Tulsa game, plus 0.29 for Holy Cross vs. Southern U.  THE AMERICANS returned to FX at 0.28, down 0.06 from the 2015 season finale, although it was up 0.02 from its lead-in, the basic cable premiere of the movie GRAVITY.  The season finale of TV Land’s TEACHERS ticked up to 0.11, preceded by the season’s next-to-last YOUNGER, up 0.05 to 0.24.  HGTV’s PROPERTY BROTHERS edged up 0.02 to 0.56.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN pair were tightly bound, with LA at 0.55 (down 0.03) and ATLANTA at 0.54 (up 0.05).  VH1’s MOB WIVES fell 0.08 to 0.51.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.49/0.44.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE lost 0.07 to 0.40, and FAT CHANCE held at 0.22.  Comedy Central’s BROAD CITY rose 0.04 to 0.37.  A&E aired 2 episodes of WAHLBURGERS (0.34/0.33) compared to last week’s 0.33, and 2 episodes of DONNIE LOVES JENNY (0.29/0.25).  A special VANDERPUMP RULES on Bravo was at 0.34.  On Discovery, a DUAL SURVIVAL “special” was at 0.29 (0.07 below last week’s regular episode), and VENOM HUNTERS slipped 0.03 to 0.32.  On Syfy, FACE OFF dropped 0.04 to 0.30, and then 2 episodes of THE INTERNET RUINED MY LIFE were at 0.10 each, down 0.06 from last week’s episode.  VH1’s FAMILY THERAPY was at 0.28.  WGN America’s UNDERGROUND took a fairly stiff hit in its 2d week, down 0.12 to 0.27.  Freeform’s YOUNG & HUNGRY ticked up to 0.26, and BABY DADDY was down 0.02 to 0.24.  On MTV, the night started with 0.08 for the MTV WOODIE AWARDS, then a CATFISH “special” was at 0.25 (down 0.21 from last week’s regular episode), and SUSPECT dropped 0.13 to 0.20.  Sundance’s HAP & LEONARD collapsed by more than half, down 0.05 to 0.04/197K.  The 1st hour of El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND fell 0.01 to 0.03/100K, and the 2d hour was up 0.01 to 0.02/57K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Mar WED.16

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 16, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRWE-2: MICHIGAN/TULSA TRUTV 9:07 PM 138 0.74 2,162
2 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.56 2,161
3 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.55 1,363
4 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.54 1,294
5 MOB WIVES 6 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.51 1,134
6 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA CLIPPERS/HOUSTON ESPN 9:35 PM 150 0.49 1,221
7 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-BRG-WE TRUTV 8:49 PM 18 0.45 1,412
8 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: OKLAHOMA CITY/BOSTON ESPN 7:00 PM 155 0.44 989
9 MY 600-LB LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.40 1,281
10 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:05 AM 60 0.39 925
11 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.37 640
12 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.36 2,464
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.35 893
14 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.35 2,774
15 CONCACAF LC – L: SF: SANTOS / AMERICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:55 PM 122 0.35 670
16 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:05 AM 60 0.35 735
17 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.34 788
18 VANDERPUMP RULES BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.34 766
19 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.34 3,411
20 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.33 759
21 VENOM HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 857
22 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-POST-WE TRUTV 11:25 PM 40 0.30 734
23 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.30 913
24 DONNIE LOVES JENNY A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 30 0.29 685
25 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRWE-1: HOLY CROSS/SOUTHERN U TRUTV 6:30 PM 139 0.29 912
26 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.29 819
27 DUAL SURVIVAL SPECIAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 837
28 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 72 0.28 1,113
29 FAMILY THERAPY VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.28 621
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,208
31 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 911
32 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,229
33 UNDERGROUND WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 59 0.27 989
34 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,304
35 FX MOVIE PRIME: GRAVITY FX 8:00 PM 120 0.26 1,058
36 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.26 518
37 EVIL STEPMOTHERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 952
38 DONNIE LOVES JENNY A&E NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.25 644
39 CATFISH SPECIAL MTV 10:05 PM 61 0.25 428
40 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.24 654
41 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.24 1,163
42 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.24 1,088
43 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.24 530
44 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:02 PM 154 0.24 730
45 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 912
46 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.23 498
47 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.23 550
48 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,073
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 1,070
50 FAT CHANCE TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.22 646
51 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.21 507
52 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 486
53 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,235
54 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 998
55 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,267
56 MY 600-LB LIFE: EXTENDED TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.21 689
57 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,034
58 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.21 1,019
59 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.20 545
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.20 980
61 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.20 1,396
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.20 395
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.20 1,032
64 MTV SUSPECT MTV 11:06 PM 61 0.20 361
65 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 395
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.19 955
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.19 1,019
68 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 474
69 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.19 835
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 974
71 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,553
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.18 338
73 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.17 346
74 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.17 411
75 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 899
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,669
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 332
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,796
79 INTERNET RUINED MY LIFE SYFY 10:00 PM 30 0.16 418
80 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,558
81 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.16 569
82 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,161
83 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.16 380
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,218
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.16 329
86 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.16 834
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,513
88 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.15 407
89 UEFA CL RD OF 16: FC BARCELONA VS ARSENAL FOX DEPORTES 3:30 PM 142 0.15 319
90 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.15 954
91 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 516
92 SAN ANDREAS HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 114 0.14 358
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 303
94 FXX MOVIE PRIME: 47 RONIN FXX 8:00 PM 150 0.14 422
95 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 306
96 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.14 297
97 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,580
98 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,367
99 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.13 313
100 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 288
101 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 689
102 BIG FIX ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 475
103 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.13 1,527
104 ABOUT THE BUSINESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 306
105 BIG FISH, TEXAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 431
106 LAB RATS: ELITE FORCE DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.12 576
107 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.12 324
108 IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.12 405
109 LITTLE CHARMERS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.12 496
110 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.12 272
111 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 275
112 I LOVE YOU… BUT I LIED LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 341
113 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 1,081
114 UCL ROUND OF 16 L: BARC/ARSENAL&BAYERN MUN/JUVENT FOX SPORTS 1 3:30 PM 180 0.11 296
115 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 345
116 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.11 344
117 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,270
118 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.10 342
119 UCL ROUND OF 16 L: BAYERN MUNCHEN/JUVENTUS FOOTBALL CLUB FOX SPORTS 2 3:30 PM 183 0.10 205
120 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 985
121 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 303
122 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 739
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 312
124 YARD CRASHERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 AM 30 0.09 298
125 MIA AND ME NICK JR 6:30 PM 30 0.09 374
126 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:36 PM 54 0.09 215
127 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.09 249
128 NIT TOURNAMENT  L: BELMONT/GEORGIA ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.09 352
129 SOUTH BEACH CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.09 306
130 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 10:55 PM 65 0.09 224
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 310
132 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 10:46 AM 74 0.08 700
133 COPA MX – L: QF: CORAS TEPIC / ATLETICO SAN LUIS UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:57 PM 131 0.08 140
134 SAN ANDREAS HBO PRIME 9:30 AM 114 0.08 166
135 KIRBY BUCKETS DISNEY XD 8:00 PM 30 0.08 386
136 WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 243
137 TRU NCAA BSK 1ST4-PRE-WE TRUTV 6:00 PM 30 0.08 199
138 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 600
139 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 706
140 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.08 170
141 2016 MTVU WOODIE AWARDS MTV 9:00 PM 65 0.08 168
142 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.07 173
143 MSNBC LIVE W/ JD BALART MSNBC 10:00 AM 46 0.07 576
144 WALKING DEAD, THE S2 NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.07 99
145 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 12:00 AM 30 0.07 184
146 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.07 167
147 KOCKTAILS WITH KHLOE FYI 10:00 PM 61 0.07 114
148 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.07 582
149 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.07 724
150 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 656

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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.