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September 29, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.28.2016

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  Both EMPIRE and LETHAL WEAPON gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did CRIMINAL MINDS, BLINDSPOT and SVU.  Both CW reruns of PENN & TELLER: FOOL US and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY dropped 0.1.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TV Land’s already-renewed YOUNGER had a simulcast season premiere with Nick At Nite, both with 0.16 ratings, while IMPASTOR also aired on both networks, respectively at 0.08 and 0.14.  Meanwhile, FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY was far ahead of the rest of Wednesday cable, although down a tenth to 1.69. On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK rose 0.12 to 1.09, and LEGENDS OF CHAMBERLAIN HALL was up 0.08 to 0.35, which also seemed to help THE DAILY SHOW, unusually in the Top 10 at 0.39.  It was a good night for political humor in general, as TBS’s FULL FRONTAL made a strong return with a debate-centric episode at 0.58.  (And without the humor, CNN’s PRESIDENTIAL TOWN HALL was also in the Top 10 at 0.40, while Fox News had a pair of regular series just below the Top 10 at 0.35 for O’REILLY FACTOR and 0.34 for KELLY FILE–both of those, as per usual, much higher in total viewers than in 18-49s.)  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN franchise had ATLANTA up 0.02 to 0.53, and LA steady at 0.51.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS jumped 0.12 to 0.46.  OWN’s QUEEN SUGAR ticked up to 0.45. Bravo’s DON’T BE TARDY climbed 0.04 to 0.35.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROTHERS was down 0.02 to 0.32, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.05 to 0.31, and HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.02 to 0.29.  E!’s HOLLYWOOD MEDIUM added 0.04 to 0.31, and the season finale of BOTCHED BY NATURE was up 0.04 to 0.25.  MTV’s CATFISH fell 0.07 to 0.28, and UNLOCKING THE TRUTH fell 0.02 to 0.13.  On Discovery, DUAL SURVIVAL rose 0.03 to 0.27, and. Syfy’s GHOST HUNTERS gained 0.07 to 0.23, and PARANORMAL WITNESS was up 0.03 to 0.18.  On TLC, TODDLERS & TIARAS rose 0.06 to 0.22, with the PRE-SHOW at 0.20.  FXX’s just-renewed YOU’RE THE WORST ticked up to 0.09.  In the realm below the chart, HBO’s ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY dropped 0.02 to 0.06/144K, IFC’s DOCUMENTARY NOW ticked up to 0.05/111K, and Sundance’s GOMORRAH fell 0.01 to 0.01/70K.  

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 28, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 60 1.69 3,078
2 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 1.09 1,786
3 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.58 1,502
4 LITTLE WOMEN ATL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.53 1,283
5 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.51 1,449
6 WORST COOKS 9 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,301
7 QUEEN SUGAR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.45 1,593
8 CNN PRES TOWN HALL CNN 9:00 PM 77 0.40 1,768
9 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.39 943
10 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.35 811
11 LEGENDS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.35 615
12 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.35 3,548
13 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.34 3,062
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.34 805
15 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.32 1,545
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.31 1,535
17 HOLLYWD MEDIUM E! 8:00 PM 60 0.31 979
18 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:17 PM 43 0.31 1,330
19 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.30 1,338
20 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 15 0.29 1,280
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,522
22 CATFISH S5B UNTOLD STORIE MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.28 516
23 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,562
24 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.27 768
25 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.26 1,045
26 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.26 1,214
27 BOTCHED BY NATURE E! 9:00 PM 60 0.25 801
28 COPA MX – L: AMERICA / VERACRUZ UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:53 PM 127 0.24 459
29 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.24 960
30 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 549
31 BETRAYED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,012
32 CTK TOURNAMENT-TERROR FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.24 606
33 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.24 562
34 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.24 434
35 GHOST HUNTERS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 732
36 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,845
37 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 473
38 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.22 513
39 TODDLERS & TIARAS TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.22 620
40 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 488
41 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 1,003
42 TODDLERS & TIARAS: GAME O TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.20 508
43 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,658
44 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 937
45 ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,997
46 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,299
47 PARANORMAL WITNESS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 566
48 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,404
49 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,330
50 BOTCHED: POST-OP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.18 529
51 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.17 1,255
52 PAW PATROL NICK JR 7:00 PM 30 0.17 703
53 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.17 376
54 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L: COLORADO/SAN FRANCISCO ESPN 10:08 PM 185 0.17 463
55 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 362
56 STILL ALIVE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.16 501
57 YOUNGER NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 34 0.16 545
58 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:13 AM 47 0.16 361
59 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 34 0.16 496
60 PAW PATROL NICK JR 7:30 PM 30 0.16 665
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 975
62 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 913
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,327
64 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: CLEVELAND/DETROIT ESPN 7:00 PM 144 0.15 451
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 860
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,442
67 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.15 301
68 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,637
69 IMPASTOR NICK-AT-NITE 10:34 PM 31 0.14 473
70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,850
71 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.14 381
72 BACKSTAGE – LN DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.14 889
73 BASEBALL RAIN DELAY    L ESPN 8:12 PM 44 0.13 416
74 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.13 311
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,675
76 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.13 295
77 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: CARTER HIGH BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:00 PM 180 0.13 275
78 UNLOCKING THE TRUTH MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.13 262
79 I LOVE YOU, MAN HBO PRIME 8:15 PM 105 0.13 304
80 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,556
81 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 350
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 711
83 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 810
84 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 961
85 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.13 276
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,568
87 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.13 312
88 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.13 263
89 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 599
90 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 237
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 283
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 707
93 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 759
94 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 578
95 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.12 790
96 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.12 809
97 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,426
98 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.12 227
99 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 697
100 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,202
101 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 258
102 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 258
103 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 231
104 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 451
105 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 61 0.11 209
106 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 223
107 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 259
108 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 879
109 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 809
110 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.10 992
111 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.10 715
112 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 938
113 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.10 268
114 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.10 787
115 UEFA CHMP LEAGUE SOCCER L: ATLETICO MADRID/BAYERN MUNICH ESPN2 2:30 PM 135 0.09 211
116 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,155
117 FANTOMWORKS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.09 436
118 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:12 AM 48 0.09 230
119 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:00 PM 39 0.09 196
120 COPA MX – L: TOLUCA / LEON UNIVISION DEPORTES 7:50 PM 123 0.09 163
121 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.09 213
122 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.09 850
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 308
124 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.08 199
125 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.08 1,070
126 CLEVELAND HUSTLES CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 199
127 DEFINITELY, MAYBE HBO PRIME 4:00 PM 112 0.08 162
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.08 278
129 SISTERS HBO PRIME 11:05 PM 118 0.08 165
130 IMPASTOR TV LAND 10:34 PM 31 0.08 320
131 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.08 801
132 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 174
133 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 1:00 AM 60 0.07 160
134 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.07 178
135 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.07 179
136 PLACE FOR POLITICS MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.07 727
137 ESPN FC   L ESPN2 4:45 PM 15 0.07 163
138 IN THE HEART OF THE SEA: IN THE HEART OF THE SEA HBO PRIME 5:55 PM 122 0.07 172
139 WEEDIQUETTE VICELAND 10:00 PM 30 0.07 143
140 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: PHOENIX MERCURY/MINNESOTA LYNX ESPN2 8:00 PM 124 0.07 292
141 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: CHICAGO/LOS ANGELES ESPN2 10:04 PM 128 0.07 237
142 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 274
143 GARAGE SQUAD VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.06 271
144 DINO DAN NICK JR 2:00 PM 30 0.06 265
145 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 246
146 ANY GIVEN WEDNESDAY HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 30 0.06 144
147 FANTASY AND FRIENDS NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 127
148 GAYCATION VICELAND 10:30 PM 60 0.06 98
149 SUGAR SHOWDOWN COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.06 121
150 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.06 241

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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.