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June 9, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.8.2016

 

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Game 3 of the NBA FINALS adjusted to 6.1, down from 7.3 for 2015’s Game 3, and also down 0.4 from Sunday’s Game 2.  The mini-JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE reduced to 1.1 after adjustment.  There were no other changes from this morning’s numbers.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Jun WED.08

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A subdued cable night was led by Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC, down a tick from last week to 0.54, with lead-out THERE GOES THE MOTHERHOOD up 0.01 to 0.17.  The CMT MUSIC AWARDS were at 0.52 (simulcasts were at 0.28/0.34 on a telecast listed as split between Nickelodeon and Nick At Nite, and 0.13 on TV Land), and a lead-out “sneak” of the pilot for the upcoming STILL THE KING was at 0.36 (plus 0.23 on Nick At Nite and 0.09 for a TV Land run).  HGTV’s BROTHER VS BROTHER gained 0.05 to 0.47, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL ticked up to 0.39, HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.05 to 0.36, and LISTED SISTERS was down 0.03 to 0.26.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.46, and PAWN STARS was at 0.43.  The highest rated sports telecast was ESPN’s coverage of the COLLEGE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES at 0.45, while a Univision COPA AMERICA match was at 0.38.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE rose 0.02 to 0.44.  On TLC, MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE was at 0.33, and I AM JAZZ was at 0.30 (up a tenth from a related special last week).  On Freeform, BABY DADDY gained 0.06 to 0.31, and YOUNG & HUNGRY was up 0.02 to 0.27.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN was at 0.30, and ATLANTA PLASTIC was at 0.20.  USA’s ROYAL PAINS dropped 0.03 to 0.28.  Tru’s THE CARBONARO EFFECT edged down 0.02 to 0.24.  The season finale of FX’s THE AMERICANS rather oddly dipped by a tenth to 0.21.  2 episodes of Food Network’s CELEBRITY FOOD FIGHT were at 0.19/0.14.  El Rey’s LUCHA UNDERGROUND was down 0.01 in each of its 2 hours, to 0.03/85K and 0.01/61K.  IFC’s MARON lost a tick to 0.03/107K.  Sundance’s CLEVERMAN was steady in the demo (although somewhat down in total viewers) at 0.04/140K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Jun WED.08

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday June 8, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.54 1,517
2 CMT MUSIC AWARDS: 2016 CMT 8:00 PM 142 0.52 1,603
3 BROTHER VS BROTHER HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.47 2,106
4 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.46 2,594
5 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: AUBURN/OKLAHOMA ESPN 7:00 PM 150 0.45 1,476
6 CHALLENGE: RIVALS III MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.44 745
7 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.43 1,824
8 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 86 0.40 831
9 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.39 1,884
10 COPA AMERICA 2016 12 UMA: ECUADOR / PERU UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:30 PM 154 0.38 861
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.36 1,845
12 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.36 1,880
13 STILL THE KING PILOT SNK CMT 10:22 PM 28 0.36 1,075
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.35 849
15 CMT MUSIC AWARDS NICK-AT-NITE 9:00 PM 82 0.34 1,134
16 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 63 0.33 1,144
17 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:26 AM 34 0.33 616
18 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.31 619
19 I AM JAZZ TLC 10:03 PM 65 0.30 1,048
20 LITTLE WOMEN NY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.30 952
21 COPA AMERICA CENT GS L: BRAZIL/HAITI FOX SPORTS 1 7:16 PM 134 0.29 624
22 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.29 1,469
23 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.29 729
24 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 6:00 PM 30 0.28 1,398
25 CMT MUSIC AWARDS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,096
26 ROYAL PAINS USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.28 1,246
27 CTK TIME WARP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.27 753
28 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.27 558
29 AMERICAN MONSTER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 978
30 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.26 525
31 LISTED SISTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.26 1,104
32 COPA AMERICA 2016 11 UMA: BRAZIL / HAITI UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:00 PM 150 0.25 643
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 562
34 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 614
35 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 935
36 STILL THE KING PILOT SNK NICK-AT-NITE 10:22 PM 28 0.23 750
37 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 567
38 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 2,000
39 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 727
40 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,932
41 AMERICANS FX 10:00 PM 74 0.21 768
42 ATLANTA PLASTIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.20 593
43 MBFFL: COUNTDOWN: N/A TLC 7:00 PM 120 0.20 602
44 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,081
45 CELEBRITY FOOD FIGHT FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.19 540
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.19 365
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 411
48 SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 240 0.18 426
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 947
50 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,405
51 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 451
52 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 408
53 THERE GOES THE MOTHERHOOD BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.17 520
54 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 90 0.17 389
55 COPA AMERICA CENT POST L FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 PM 30 0.17 341
56 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,300
57 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 429
58 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.16 851
59 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:04 AM 56 0.16 320
60 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.16 376
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.16 339
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 327
63 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 870
64 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 307
65 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.15 300
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 315
67 CELEBRITY FOOD FIGHT FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.14 455
68 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,137
69 UNSUNG TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.14 333
70 SKIN WARS GSN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 510
71 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.13 378
72 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 358
73 FXX MOVIE PRIME: KUNG FU PANDA 2 FXX 10:00 PM 120 0.13 306
74 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 665
75 SOUTHERN JUSTICE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 600
76 CMT MUSIC AWARDS: 2016 TV LAND 8:00 PM 142 0.13 606
77 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 870
78 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 756
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 90 0.12 283
80 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 2,027
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.12 774
82 SPORTSCENTER FEATURED ESPN 9:30 PM 30 0.12 364
83 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,859
84 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 761
85 NBA: THE JUMP  L ESPN 3:30 PM 30 0.12 334
86 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 1,115
87 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.11 282
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 717
89 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,683
90 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.11 295
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 252
92 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 708
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,426
94 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.11 693
95 JUNKYARD EMPIRE VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 301
96 COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD L: N/A ESPN2 8:30 PM 171 0.11 311
97 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,093
98 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 743
99 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,129
100 JUMPER HBO PRIME 3:15 PM 88 0.10 246
101 WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS HBO PRIME 6:17 PM 99 0.10 259
102 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 1,055
103 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 796
104 FANTOMWORKS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 60 0.10 348
105 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.10 259
106 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 1,256
107 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,084
108 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.10 191
109 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 827
110 COPA AMERICA CENT PREG L FOX SPORTS 1 6:30 PM 46 0.10 233
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 680
112 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 238
113 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 578
114 DRACULA UNTOLD  (2014) HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 92 0.10 227
115 STILL THE KING PILOT SNK TV LAND 10:22 PM 28 0.09 403
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 337
117 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,259
118 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,006
119 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,166
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 348
121 YARD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 300
122 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,329
123 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 4:00 PM 30 0.08 179
124 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 341
125 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 884
126 BIG FREEDIA S5 FUSE 11:00 PM 30 0.08 161
127 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.08 156
128 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.08 181
129 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 625
130 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 541
131 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.07 1,252
132 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 689
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 301
134 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 269
135 SHOWCASE GAME: LAA AT NYY/KC AT BAL MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 210 0.06 287
136 COPA AMERICA CENT GS L: ECUADOR/PERU FOX SPORTS 2 9:42 PM 149 0.06 148
137 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.06 686
138 TELETUBBIES NICK JR 8:00 AM 27 0.06 390
139 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 438
140 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.06 567
141 DOUGLAS FAMILY GOLD OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 30 0.06 125
142 TRANSCENDENT S2 FUSE 11:30 PM 30 0.06 124
143 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 234
144 BREAK HBO PRIME 10:38 PM 22 0.06 169
145 DAILY SHARE HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 183
146 ESPN FC ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 102
147 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 82 0.05 509
148 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 607
149 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 55 0.05 138
150 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:22 PM 38 0.05 542

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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.