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September 15, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.14.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The AMERICA’S GOT TALENT finale, BIG BROTHER and the FRESH OFF THE BOAT rerun rose 0.1 in final numbers.  However, BLINDSPOT fell the same, meaning that it retained just about 55% of its lead-in. 

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY returned strong at 2.78, down 0.21 from HOTEL’s premiere.  Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK has also retained its potency with a 1.32 season premiere that was actually up a mighty 0.28 from the 2015 premiere–amazing for a show that old–and lead-out LEGENDS started at 0.37.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC held at 0.62, and DON’T BE TARDY debuted at 0.45.  On Lifetime, the LITTLE WOMEN franchise had LA up a tick to 0.60 and ATLANTA up 0.03 to 0.58.  OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR lost 0.06 to 0.55.  On USA, the midseason finale of SUITS added a tick to 0.51, and MR. ROBOT was up 0.03 to 0.32.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS IN AMERICA arrived at 0.46, and CAMP CUTTHROAT was up 0.05 to 0.32.  The 2d part of ID’s JONBENET: AMERICAN MURDER special was at 0.46, with lead-ins HOMICIDE HUNTER and BETRAYED steady at 0.34 and 0.28.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS rose 0.05 to 0.42, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.40, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL dropped 0.06 to 0.34.  MTV’s CATFISH fell 0.05 to 0.38, and UNLOCKING THE TRUTH was down 0.05 to 0.13.  On Discovery, DUAL SURVIVAL returned at 0.29, and lead-out STILL ALIVE premiered at 0.18.  VH1’s DATING NAKED lost a tick to 0.26.  TLC’s TODDLERS & TIARAS gained 0.04 to 0.24, but LOVE AT FIRST KISS fell 0.05 to 0.10.  E!’s HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM was at 0.23, and BOTCHED BY NATURE was up 0.03 to 0.22, with the after-show up 0.02 to 0.19.  On Syfy, GHOST HUNTERS rose 0.02 to 0.21, but PARANORMAL WITNESS was down 0.04 to 0.14.  FXX’s YOU’RE THE WORST climbed 0.02 to 0.14.  HBO’s ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY was at 0.06.  In the realm below the Top 150 chart, IFC’s DOCUMENTARY NOW returned at 0.05/126K, and Sundance’s GOMORRAH was at 0.03/105K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday September 14, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 60 2.78 5,137
2 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 1.32 2,167
3 FX MOVIE PRIME: PURGE: ANARCHY FX 7:59 PM 121 0.65 1,410
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.62 1,763
5 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.60 1,573
6 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.58 1,416
7 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.55 1,997
8 SUITS USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 63 0.51 1,921
9 WORST COOKS 9 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,185
10 JONBENET:AMERICAN MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.46 1,973
11 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.45 1,235
12 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.42 1,649
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.40 1,871
14 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN5B MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.38 656
15 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.37 890
16 LEGENDS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.37 672
17 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,765
18 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,501
19 CAMP CUTTHROAT 2 FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.32 739
20 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:03 PM 67 0.32 686
21 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.32 787
22 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.31 728
23 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,385
24 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.30 2,993
25 FAIRLY ODD PARENTS NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.29 1,359
26 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.29 835
27 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.29 1,519
28 SPIKE TV MOVIE: FAST FIVE SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 180 0.28 607
29 BETRAYED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,167
30 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.27 534
31 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,362
32 DATING NAKED 3 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.26 571
33 TODDLERS & TIARAS TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.24 600
34 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 549
35 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 8:00 PM 60 0.23 638
36 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,910
37 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: BALTIMORE/BOSTON ESPN 7:00 PM 167 0.23 743
38 BOTCHED BY NATURE E! 9:00 PM 60 0.22 611
39 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.22 532
40 BASEBALL STUDIO L ESPN 9:47 PM 13 0.21 641
41 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 485
42 GHOST HUNTERS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 752
43 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.20 565
44 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 497
45 FXX MOVIE PRIME: MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST FXX 7:30 PM 150 0.19 567
46 BOTCHED: POST-OP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.19 440
47 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 834
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,418
49 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,425
50 STILL ALIVE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.18 540
51 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,596
52 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,128
53 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.18 724
54 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 895
55 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.18 869
56 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.18 441
57 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 425
58 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.17 651
59 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L: SEATTLE/LA ANGELS ESPN 10:00 PM 190 0.17 473
60 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.17 407
61 TODDLERS & TIARAS: GAME O TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 419
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 315
63 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,330
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 66 0.16 304
65 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.16 868
66 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:10 AM 50 0.16 334
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 310
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:06 PM 54 0.15 282
69 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 350
70 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,321
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 843
72 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 8:00 PM 30 0.14 631
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 864
74 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:00 PM 34 0.14 350
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,600
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 300
77 PARANORMAL WITNESS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 510
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,687
79 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 302
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 727
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,385
82 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 781
83 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 719
84 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.13 303
85 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.13 1,034
86 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN REV TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 482
87 UNLOCKING THE TRUTH MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.13 235
88 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 250
89 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,835
90 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.12 279
91 BACKSTAGE DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 PM 30 0.12 783
92 POLLY AND THE ZHU ZHU PET DISNEY CHANNEL 4:00 PM 30 0.12 632
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,668
94 COMEDY KNOCKOUT TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.12 209
95 COPA MX – L: JAGUARES / GUADALAJARA UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:55 PM 125 0.12 231
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 1,042
97 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 744
98 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,621
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 689
100 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,322
101 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,454
102 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 63 0.11 259
103 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.11 228
104 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.10 233
105 SPY: SPY HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 120 0.10 255
106 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.10 216
107 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,404
108 FANTOMWORKS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 396
109 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 795
110 INSIDE THE NFL NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 90 0.10 216
111 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 241
112 FANTASY AND FRIENDS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.10 204
113 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.10 227
114 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 625
115 LOVE AT FIRST KISS TLC 10:01 PM 62 0.10 291
116 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,345
117 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.09 211
118 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 608
119 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.09 746
120 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.09 250
121 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.08 802
122 GARAGE SQUAD VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.08 334
123 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 590
124 TIMELINE NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.08 202
125 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 684
126 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 862
127 WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY     L: RUSSIA/CANADA ESPN2 7:30 PM 172 0.08 202
128 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 683
129 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 612
130 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 633
131 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.07 683
132 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 177
133 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:22 PM 38 0.07 167
134 CLEVELAND HUSTLES CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 164
135 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.07 133
136 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 474
137 VH1 LIVE! VH1 11:00 PM 30 0.06 131
138 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 620
139 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 2:00 PM 30 0.06 263
140 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 265
141 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 393
142 ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 30 0.06 148
143 WEEDIQUETTE VICELAND 10:00 PM 30 0.06 114
144 UEFA CHMP LEAGUE SOCCER L: JUVENTUS/SEVILLA ESPN2 2:30 PM 133 0.06 126
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 230
146 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 638
147 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 30 0.06 170
148 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 350
149 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.06 485
150 SOUND FX NFL NETWORK 1:30 AM 30 0.05 126

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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.