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March 10, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.9.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  THE CARMICHAEL SHOW’s premiere became even less impressive with a 0.1 dip in final numbers.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Mar WED.09

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  WGNAmerica’s UNDERGROUND premiered at 0.39, even better than the 0.33 premiere of OUTSIDERS earlier this season.  CNN’s airing of the Univision DEMOCRATIC DEBATE topped Wednesday cable at 0.94.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was led by 0.66 for the late Clippers vs. Oklahoma City game, with 0.35 for Memphis vs. Boston.  VH1’s MOB WIVES gained 0.07 to 0.59, and was followed by a 0.34 LARGER THAN LIFE tribute to one of the show’s deceased stars.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA slipped 0.06 to 0.58, while LITTLE WOMAN ATLANTA fell 0.16 to 0.49.  HGTV’s PROPERTY BROTHERS climbed 0.06 to 0.54, an HOUSE HUNTERS WHERE ARE THEY NOW was at 0.53, with HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL at 0.47.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE gained 0.12 to 0.47, and FAT CHANCE was up 0.04 to 0.22.  MTV’s CATFISH edged up 0.03 to 0.46, and SUSPECT increased by 0.06 to 0.33.  On Discovery, DUAL SURVIVAL dropped 0.05 to 0.36, and VENOM HUNTERS rose 0.05 to 0.35.  A&E’s JEP & JESSICA lost a tenth to 0.34 and then a second episode was at 0.30, after WAHLBURGERS returned at 0.33.  On Syfy, FACE OFF climbed 0.02 to 0.34, but THE INTERNET RUINED MY LIFE premiered at 0.16.  Comedy Central’s BROAD CITY lost 0.04 to 0.33.  The season finale of FXX’s IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA fell 0.02 to 0.29, and the season finale of MAN SEEKING WOMAN held at 0.10.  On Freeform, BABY DADDY gained 0.05 to 0.26, and YOUNG & HUNGRY rose 0.04 to 0.25.  TV Land’s YOUNGER slipped 0.02 to 0.19, and TEACHERS took a 0.05 fall to 0.10.  The 2d episode of Sundance’s HAP & LEONARD dropped 0.02 to 0.09.  The 1st hour of El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND was up 0.01 to 0.04/95K, and the 2d hour stayed at 0.01/41K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Mar WED.09

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday March 9, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 UNIVISION FL DEM DEBATE CNN 9:00 PM 119 0.94 3,947
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA CLIPPERS/OKLAHOMA CITY ESPN 9:34 PM 150 0.66 1,534
3 MOB WIVES 6 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.59 1,252
4 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.58 1,415
5 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.54 2,210
6 HOUSE HUNTERS WHERE NOW HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.53 2,143
7 AC360 POST DEBATE SPCL CNN 10:59 PM 61 0.52 2,098
8 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.49 1,156
9 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.47 1,876
10 MY 600-LB LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.47 1,340
11 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:04 AM 60 0.46 1,011
12 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN5 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.46 832
13 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.40 2,618
14 UNDERGROUND WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 56 0.39 1,421
15 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.38 783
16 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 AM 25 0.37 1,274
17 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.36 3,503
18 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.36 1,750
19 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.36 1,079
20 VENOM HUNTERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.35 898
21 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.35 1,568
22 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,119
23 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MEMPHIS/BOSTON ESPN 7:00 PM 154 0.35 893
24 EVIL STEPMOTHERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,078
25 LARGER THAN LIFE VH1 9:00 PM 59 0.34 747
26 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 30 0.34 833
27 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.34 953
28 MTV SUSPECT MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.33 547
29 BROAD CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.33 574
30 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.33 780
31 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:04 AM 56 0.31 672
32 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 4:45 PM 75 0.30 728
33 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.30 784
34 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,434
35 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 32 0.29 460
36 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.27 768
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.27 621
38 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 952
39 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.26 573
40 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 832
41 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.25 1,488
42 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.25 529
43 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: NC STATE/DUKE ESPN 2:40 PM 125 0.24 883
44 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CHICAGO/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 181 0.24 739
45 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.23 2,062
46 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.23 2,408
47 FAT CHANCE TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.22 703
48 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.22 479
49 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.21 947
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.20 1,652
51 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,311
52 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.19 548
53 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN 2:18 PM 22 0.19 623
54 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.19 487
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.19 351
56 MY 600-LB LIFE: EXTENDED TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 672
57 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.19 616
58 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,405
59 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.18 1,149
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.17 344
61 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: SYRACUSE/PITTSBURGH ESPN 12:00 PM 138 0.17 545
62 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.16 354
63 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.16 439
64 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 9:40 PM 25 0.16 601
65 INTERNET RUINED MY LIFE SYFY 10:00 PM 30 0.16 469
66 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 771
67 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 3:30 PM 60 0.15 368
68 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,508
69 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.15 462
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.15 782
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 799
72 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.15 303
73 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: GEORGIA TECH/CLEMSON ESPN2 7:00 PM 160 0.15 568
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 299
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,572
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,672
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 998
78 BIG FISH, TEXAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 457
79 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,380
80 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,411
81 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.14 327
82 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.14 424
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 323
84 UCL ROUND OF 16 L: CHELSEA/PARIS ST-GERMAIN FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.14 272
85 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 697
86 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.14 311
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 854
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 789
89 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.13 274
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 278
91 ACC TOURNAMENT  L: FLORIDA STATE/VIRGINIA TECH ESPN2 10:05 PM 135 0.13 451
92 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:30 PM 60 0.13 321
93 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.13 314
94 REHAB ADDICT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.12 587
95 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 578
96 DINO DAN NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.12 608
97 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,267
98 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 617
99 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 675
100 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 357
101 REPUBLICAN TOWN HALL MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 735
102 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.12 249
103 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,511
104 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 891
105 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 782
106 EAGLE EYE HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 118 0.11 256
107 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 1:30 PM 60 0.11 235
108 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 664
109 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,287
110 BIG FIX ALASKA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 441
111 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 210
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 365
113 WILD THINGS WITH DOMINIC TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 400
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 706
115 COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD  L ESPN2 6:16 PM 44 0.11 327
116 COPA MX – L: GUADALAJARA / DORADOS DE SINALOA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 124 0.10 220
117 UEFA CL RD OF 16: CHELSEA VS PARIS ST GERMAIN FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 141 0.10 253
118 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.10 340
119 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 345
120 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT  L ESPN2 4:30 PM 106 0.10 385
121 NBA: THE JUMP   L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.10 193
122 SUNDANCE CELEBRATES: TWISTER SUNDANCE TV 7:30 PM 150 0.10 302
123 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.10 299
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 355
125 MAN SEEKING WOMAN FXX 10:32 PM 29 0.10 167
126 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 772
127 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.10 313
128 ABOUT THE BUSINESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.10 219
129 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.09 235
130 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 12:20 AM 30 0.09 220
131 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.09 183
132 FREE AGENCY FRENZY NFL NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.09 180
133 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.09 547
134 LAB RATS: ELITE FORCE DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.09 639
135 BIG 12 TOURNAMENT  L: OKLAHOMA ST/KANSAS ST ESPNU 7:00 PM 134 0.09 293
136 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 347
137 PREACHERS OF ATLANTA OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 60 0.09 205
138 COLLEGE BASKETBALL LIVE L ESPNU 9:14 PM 32 0.09 311
139 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 236
140 HAP AND LEONARD SUNDANCE TV 10:00 PM 61 0.09 271
141 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 312
142 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:04 PM 26 0.08 213
143 CROWDED HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 AM 30 0.08 340
144 CROWDED HOUSE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 AM 30 0.08 308
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 225
146 SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 ESPN2 12:50 AM 10 0.07 165
147 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 673
148 COPA LIB GROUP STAGE: DEP TACHIRA VS PUMAS FOX DEPORTES 7:33 PM 147 0.07 154
149 UNSUNG HOLLYWOOD TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.07 243
150 CHUGGINGTON DISNEY JUNIOR 6:00 AM 25 0.07 242

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."