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May 12, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.11.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  EMPIRE and THE GOLDBERGS gained 0.1 in final numbers, but BLACK-ISH and NASHVILLE fell the same.

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 May WED.11

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was all sports at the top of Wednesday cable.  TNT’s NBA PLAYOFFS were dominant, with the clinching Golden State vs. Portland game at 2.58, and Miami vs. Toronto at 1.60. NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was far behind, but still solid at 0.50.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.05 to 0.43, with lead-in CATFISH down 0.03 to 0.38.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC declined 0.04 to 0.42, and THERE GOES THE MOTHERHOOD slipped a hundredth to 0.14.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS rose 0.03 to 0.40, and PAWN STARS was down 0.02 to 0.37.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL and PROPERTY BROTHERS were both at 0.38, which was up 0.05 for the former, .  The season finale of WGN’s UNDERGROUND gained 0.05 to 0.38. Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD ticked down to 0.35.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN NY was down 0.09 to 0.34, and a LITTLE WOMEN LA special was also at 0.34.  On TLC, MY 600-LB LIFE held at 0.31, and TWO IN A MILLION was down a tick to 0.22.  FX’s THE AMERICANS fell 0.07 to 0.23.  VH1’s FAMILY THERAPY dropped 0.06 to 0.21.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT ticked up to 0.20.  On TV Land, LOPEZ fell 0.03 to 0.10, and THE SOUL MAN was also down 0.03 to 0.07.  POP’s SCHITT’S CREEK gained 0.03 to 0.08.  El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND slipped 0.01 to 0.02/96K in its first hour and held at 0.02/81K in the 2d.  IFC’s MARON was steady at 0.04/111K.  Sundance’s THE LAST PANTHERS stayed at 0.01/38K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 May WED.11

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 11, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: PORTLAND/GOLDEN STATE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:53 PM 169 2.58 6,251
2 NBA PLAYOFFS- ROUND 2 L: MIAMI/TORONTO TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 173 1.60 4,002
3 INSIDE THE NBA PLAYOFFS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:42 AM 51 1.15 2,507
4 NHL SEMI FINALS L: ST. LOUIS/DALLAS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:01 PM 167 0.50 1,331
5 CHALLENGE: RIVALS III MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.43 704
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.42 1,310
7 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.40 2,211
8 CATFISH: THE TV SHOW SSN5 MTV 9:00 PM 60 0.38 661
9 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.38 1,724
10 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.38 1,662
11 UNDERGROUND WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 59 0.38 1,012
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.37 829
13 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.37 1,674
14 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.37 1,874
15 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.35 1,207
16 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.35 1,651
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,630
18 LITTLE WOMEN NY LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.34 977
19 LITTLE WOMEN LA SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.34 1,039
20 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.32 806
21 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.31 925
22 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 60 0.30 1,089
23 LIGA MX L: QF: TIGRES / MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:30 PM 151 0.30 585
24 FX MOVIE PRIME: NON-STOP FX 7:30 PM 150 0.28 863
25 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.27 771
26 LISTED SISTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.27 1,113
27 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 911
28 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 495
29 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 452
30 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 64 0.23 895
31 TWO IN A MILLION TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.22 731
32 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 464
33 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,945
34 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.21 528
35 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,810
36 FAMILY THERAPY VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.21 451
37 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: KANSAS CITY/NY YANKEES ESPN 7:00 PM 210 0.21 662
38 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,317
39 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 545
40 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.19 343
41 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 368
42 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.18 498
43 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.18 336
44 MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 601
45 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 843
46 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,165
47 NHL LIVE POST SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:48 PM 42 0.16 375
48 LUCY HBO PRIME 9:30 PM 89 0.16 380
49 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 337
50 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 295
51 MURDER U INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.15 695
52 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.15 319
53 ALASKA MEGA MACHINES SCIENCE 10:01 PM 61 0.15 414
54 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,901
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,443
56 THERE GOES THE MOTHERHOOD BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.14 514
57 SKIN WARS GSN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 451
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 302
59 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.14 319
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 298
61 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 2,055
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 313
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.13 295
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,514
65 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 597
66 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 497
67 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 666
68 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 10:30 PM 30 0.13 389
69 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.13 302
70 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 782
71 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,880
72 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,371
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 667
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 862
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 252
76 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,350
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,133
78 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.12 276
79 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,498
80 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 340
81 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.11 278
82 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.11 776
83 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 754
84 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 959
85 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.11 260
86 SOUTHERN JUSTICE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 403
87 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 924
88 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,255
89 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 65 0.10 227
90 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 342
91 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 231
92 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 406
93 LOPEZ TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.10 389
94 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,184
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 533
96 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.09 264
97 LITTLE CHARMERS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.09 408
98 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 221
99 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.09 267
100 NHL LIVE PRE SEMI FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 61 0.09 212
101 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.09 233
102 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 711
103 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,170
104 PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/SUNDERLAND NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:39 PM 148 0.08 189
105 FIGHT GAME JIM LAMPLEY HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 27 0.08 180
106 LINEA DE CUATRO L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:01 PM 59 0.08 154
107 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 504
108 STONE HOUSE REVIVAL DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.08 336
109 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.08 436
110 MIA AND ME NICK JR 6:30 PM 30 0.08 373
111 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.08 424
112 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 602
113 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 568
114 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 159
115 SCHITTS CREEK POP 8:00 PM 31 0.08 252
116 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.08 607
117 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 475
118 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 168
119 MLB TONIGHT BP MLB NETWORK 7:20 PM 40 0.07 182
120 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,279
121 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 289
122 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.07 527
123 FANTASTIC FOUR:RISE OF TH HBO PRIME 2:30 PM 92 0.07 121
124 YARD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.07 257
125 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 497
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 255
127 CHESHIRE MURDERS, THE HBO PRIME 12:30 PM 118 0.07 147
128 SOUL MAN, THE TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.07 276
129 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.07 147
130 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.07 468
131 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.07 306
132 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 192
133 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:07 PM 53 0.06 107
134 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.06 129
135 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 578
136 IRON RESURRECTION VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.06 214
137 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.06 501
138 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 280
139 INVICTUS GAMES ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.06 146
140 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 449
141 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.05 121
142 DINNER AT TIFFANIS COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.05 108
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 248
144 TROOP BEVERLY HILLS HBO PRIME 6:05 AM 106 0.05 118
145 KNIGHTS TALE, A: KNIGHTS TALE, A HBO PRIME 10:10 AM 132 0.05 99
146 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 8:00 PM 300 0.05 120
147 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 419
148 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 57 0.05 124
149 2016 ROCK AND ROLL HALL O: N/A HBO PRIME 4:10 PM 148 0.05 102
150 NFL LIVE ESPN2 2:05 AM 55 0.05 97

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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.