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July 28, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.27.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  All of the networks saw bumps in their DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION coverage:  NBC and CBS each by 0.2 (to 0.9/0.6 respectively), and ABC by 0.1 (to 0.8).  In addition, BIG BROTHER, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and the 8PM GOLDBERGS and BLACK-ISH reruns gained 0.1, while AMERICAN GOTHIC, THE NIGHT SHIFT and the full CW line-up (PENN & TELLER: FOOL US and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY) lost the same.  

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Jul WED.27

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  See Mitch Metcalf’s Convention Ratings Analysis post for more detail on last night’s coverage.  In broad strokes, it was another big night for CNN, which had 5 of the Top 10 pieces of programming for the night, topped by the 11PM hour (the bulk of President Obama’s speech) at 1.47.  MSNBC was again in 2d position, with 3 shows in the Top 10, also led by the 11PM hour at 0.91, and once again, FOX News viewers spent the evening doing something else, with 0.42 in its 11PM hour.  A special HBO hour of REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was at 0.15, better than the night’s ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY at 0.08.  

The highest-rated non-convention programming was OWN’s GREENLEAF, down 0.03 to 0.61.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA rose 0.12 to 0.58, and LITTLE WOMEN ATLANTA was down a tick to 0.48.  On USA, SUITS gained 0.05 to 0.54, but MR. ROBOT continued downward, in what must be a sharp disappointment for the network, off by 0.04 to 0.26.  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY was at 0.48/0.44, compared to last week’s pair of 0.42s, then WAHLBURGERS was up 0.02 to 0.32, and BLACK & WHITE premiered at 0.13.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC lost 0.02 to 0.45.  On History, PAWN STARS was at 0.46, and AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.38.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was at 0.44, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was at 0.37, PROPERTY BROTHERS BUY AND SELL edged up 0.02 to 0.36, and AMERICA’S MOST DESPERATE KITCHENS was at 0.30/0.30, up from last week’s 0.24/0.23.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE dropped 0.07 to 0.37.  On TLC, I AM JAZZ gained 0.04 to 0.36, and MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE held at 0.34.  Discovery’s DUAL SURVIVAL was up 0.03 to 0.31, and AMERICAN TARZAN climbed 0.04 to 0.31.  Food Network’s CUTTHROAT KITCHEN ticked up to 0.31.  VH1’s DATING NAKED was steady at 0.28, and BARELY FAMOUS added a tick to 0.10.  On Freeform, YOUNG & HUNGRY moved up 0.02 to 0.25, and BABY DADDY fell 0.04 to 0.21.  Comedy Central’s ANOTHER PERIOD lost 0.02 to 0.19.  FX’s TYRANT held at 0.19.  Sundance’s THE A WORD was steady in viewers but down 0.1 in the demo at 0.01/48K.  

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Jul WED.27

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday July 27, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 11:00 PM 60 1.47 5,991
2 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 10:00 PM 60 1.35 5,952
3 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 9:00 PM 60 1.13 5,291
4 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.91 4,966
5 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.80 4,757
6 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.73 3,787
7 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.67 4,412
8 AMERICAS CHOICE 2016 CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.66 2,655
9 GREENLEAF OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.61 1,739
10 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.58 1,463
11 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.54 1,778
12 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.48 1,455
13 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.48 1,249
14 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.47 1,431
15 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.46 1,941
16 CNN TONIGHT CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.44 1,623
17 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.44 1,312
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 1,842
19 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 12:00 AM 60 0.42 2,400
20 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ -DNC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 44 0.42 2,299
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:44 PM 16 0.41 2,399
22 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.40 2,907
23 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.39 2,303
24 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ -DNC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.38 2,462
25 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.38 2,085
26 CHALLENGE: RIVALS III MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.37 679
27 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.37 1,723
28 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,492
29 I AM JAZZ TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.36 1,110
30 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 2,495
31 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.34 3,260
32 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.34 1,085
33 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 35 0.32 669
34 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.32 2,004
35 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 31 0.32 815
36 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.31 1,380
37 AMERICAN TARZAN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.31 878
38 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.31 879
39 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.31 767
40 CNN TONIGHT CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.30 1,096
41 AMERICAS MOST DES KITCHEN HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.30 1,083
42 AMERICAS MOST DES KITCHEN HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.30 1,062
43 DATING NAKED 3 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.28 636
44 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: PLANET OF THE SHARKS SYFY 9:00 PM 120 0.27 1,037
45 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.27 1,938
46 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 88 0.26 637
47 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.26 2,379
48 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 1,612
49 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.26 657
50 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.26 1,487
51 SIX DEGREES OF MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,128
52 YOUNG & HUNGRY FREEFORM 8:00 PM 30 0.25 511
53 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:01 PM 29 0.24 567
54 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.24 2,631
55 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:35 PM 30 0.24 540
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.22 1,238
57 SANJAY & CRAIG NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 15 0.22 1,199
58 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP  L: CHELSEA/LIVERPOOL ESPN 11:30 PM 122 0.22 402
59 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 1:00 AM 60 0.22 1,143
60 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.22 1,085
61 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.22 2,547
62 BABY DADDY FREEFORM 8:30 PM 30 0.21 476
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.21 2,081
64 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.21 541
65 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,323
66 CRASHLETES NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.21 1,249
67 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 526
68 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:05 AM 30 0.20 365
69 BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.20 1,242
70 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.20 1,077
71 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: CHICAGO CUBS/CHICAGO WHITE SOX ESPN 8:00 PM 181 0.19 653
72 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.19 403
73 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.19 1,909
74 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 1,067
75 TYRANT FX 10:00 PM 76 0.19 776
76 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 980
77 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,906
78 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.18 443
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,430
80 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.18 413
81 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,723
82 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,848
83 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.17 407
84 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.17 1,590
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,733
86 MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.16 1,299
87 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 975
88 PRISON NATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 532
89 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 11:41 PM 29 0.15 592
90 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 552
91 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ -DNC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.15 832
92 REAL STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,582
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 972
94 UNSUNG HOLLYWOOD TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.14 340
95 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.14 290
96 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.14 1,624
97 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 334
98 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,247
99 BLACK AND WHITE A&E NETWORK 10:32 PM 32 0.13 320
100 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 557
101 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 543
102 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:32 AM 88 0.13 220
103 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 275
104 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 250
105 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.12 241
106 HOLLYWOOD DIVAS S3 TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.12 248
107 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP   L: BAYERN MUNICH/AC MILAN ESPN2 9:30 PM 133 0.12 240
108 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 740
109 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 87 0.12 240
110 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 704
111 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 264
112 HOW TO BUILD…EVERYTHING SCIENCE 10:02 PM 31 0.11 380
113 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.11 966
114 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ -DNC FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.11 495
115 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 61 0.11 326
116 INTL CHAMPIONS CUP   L: REAL MADRID/PARIS ST. GERMAIN ESPN2 7:30 PM 120 0.11 230
117 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 238
118 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.11 953
119 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 247
120 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 232
121 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.11 896
122 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 900
123 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.10 886
124 BARELY FAMOUS 2 VH1 11:00 PM 30 0.10 220
125 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 291
126 MORNING JOE: DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 892
127 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 603
128 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 1:27 AM 32 0.10 185
129 COPA LIB FINALS: ATL NACIONAL VS INDEP DE VALLE FOX DEPORTES 8:21 PM 169 0.10 252
130 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 356
131 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.09 541
132 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 2:30 PM 30 0.09 495
133 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 9:01 PM 61 0.09 318
134 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 813
135 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 224
136 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:01 PM 59 0.09 291
137 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:43 PM 17 0.09 171
138 HEY DUGGEE NICK JR 2:00 PM 30 0.09 543
139 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.09 210
140 ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 30 0.08 163
141 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 180
142 UFC UNLEASHED FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.08 275
143 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 787
144 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 183
145 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.08 177
146 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.08 178
147 SIGHT UNSEEN DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.08 224
148 SKIN WARS: FRESH PAINT GSN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 328
149 YOUR MONEY YOUR VOTE CNBC 10:00 PM 108 0.07 240
150 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 692

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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.