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January 21, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 1.20.2016

 

 
NETWORK UPDATE:  MIKE & MOLLY gained 0.1 in final numbers.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Jan WED.20

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s Golden State vs. Chicago NBA game took the Wednesday cable crown with 0.84; the late Atlanta vs. Portland game was at 0.50.  Otherwise, it was A&E’s night, as the two-episode premieres of DUCK DYNASTY (0.79/0.76) and JEP & JESSICA (0.73/0.62) took the #2-5 slots.  VH1’s MOB WIVES dropped 0.09 to 0.58 in its post-season premiere week.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE gained 0.04 to 0.56.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS lost 0.04 to 0.53, and PAWN STARS dropped 0.09 to 0.51.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE gained 0.02 to 0.48, and SKIN TIGHT ticked down to 0.43.  On Food Network, DINERS DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.45, and MYSTERY DINERS was at 0.35.  On HGTV, PROPERTY BROS lost 0.04 to 0.41, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL shed 0.02 to 0.40, and HOUSE HUNTERS was down 0.08 to 0.37.  Discovery’s DUAL SURVIVAL dropped a hundredth to 0.40.  On FXX, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA rose 0.03 to 0.35, and MAN SEEKING WOMAN lost a tick to 0.14.  Syfy’s FACE OFF was up 0.01 from its season premiere to 0.35.  After a multiplatform launch last week, YOUNGER and TEACHERS aired only on TV Land.  Strictly on TV Land, YOUNGER was up 0.03 to 0.20, although the 2-network total last week was 0.35.  As for TEACHERS, it was up 0.05 from last week’s TV Land score to 0.14, but last week’s 2-network rating was 0.28.  Bravo’s NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR rose 0.04 to 0.19.  FYI’s KOCKTAILS WITH KHLOE was at 0.16.  Tru’s BILLY ON THE STREET fell 0.01 to 0.07.  with another episode at 0.06. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Jan WED.20

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 20, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/CHICAGO ESPN 8:06 PM 140 0.84 2,073
2 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.79 2,127
3 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.76 2,100
4 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 30 0.73 2,027
5 JEP & JESSICA A&E NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.62 1,778
6 MOB WIVES 6 VH1 8:00 PM 60 0.58 1,186
7 CHALLENGE: BLOODLINES MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.56 932
8 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.53 2,795
9 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:00 PM 32 0.51 2,255
10 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: ATLANTA/PORTLAND ESPN 10:26 PM 160 0.50 1,126
11 MY 600-LB LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.48 1,349
12 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.46 950
13 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.45 1,275
14 SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.43 1,156
15 SP PROPERTY BROS HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.41 1,694
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.40 1,720
17 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.40 983
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.39 992
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.37 1,717
20 WEB OF LIES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,183
21 SHADOW OF DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,195
22 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 32 0.35 609
23 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.35 971
24 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.35 1,144
25 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.34 895
26 SPIKE TV MOVIE: HOMEFRONT SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 150 0.33 972
27 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:06 AM 60 0.32 684
28 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:00 PM 66 0.29 613
29 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,271
30 EVIL TWINS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.28 974
31 MAKO MERMAIDS DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.27 1,323
32 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.25 1,096
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 579
34 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 570
35 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.24 622
36 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 2,635
37 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.22 565
38 MAKE IT POP NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.21 1,217
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 377
40 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.20 574
41 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.19 454
42 NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.19 489
43 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 471
44 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,835
45 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.19 461
46 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.19 358
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 360
48 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,469
49 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.17 367
50 EXP UNKNOWN REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 540
51 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,105
52 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:39 PM 77 0.17 527
53 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,433
54 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,167
55 MTV2 WILD N OUT SPECIAL MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.16 332
56 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.16 712
57 KOCKTAILS WITH KHLOE FYI 10:00 PM 61 0.16 347
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 313
59 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:00 PM 30 0.16 601
60 CRIMINALS AT WORK BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.15 363
61 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: ST. LOUIS/DETROIT NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 158 0.15 411
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 317
63 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.14 407
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 312
65 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 647
66 MAN SEEKING WOMAN FXX 10:32 PM 30 0.14 254
67 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 392
68 TEACHERS TV LAND 10:30 PM 30 0.14 392
69 MAX AND RUBY NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.14 716
70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,578
71 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.13 261
72 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 39 0.13 402
73 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,506
74 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,611
75 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,589
76 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.12 872
77 I LOVE YOU… BUT I LIED LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 397
78 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.12 246
79 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 566
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,147
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,362
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.12 692
83 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 547
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 744
85 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 308
86 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.11 1,431
87 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.11 263
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 882
89 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,391
90 SPARTACUS: WAR OF THE DAM ENCORE PRIMARY 11:02 PM 54 0.11 357
91 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,353
92 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 358
93 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 947
94 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.10 216
95 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 998
96 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,593
97 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.10 378
98 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 599
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 553
100 COPA MX: FC JUAREZ / GUADALAJARA GALAVISION 9:25 PM 127 0.10 189
101 TITANIC: TITANIC HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 195 0.09 255
102 JOKING OFF S2 MTV2 11:30 PM 30 0.09 213
103 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 744
104 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 606
105 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: MINNESOTA/ANAHEIM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:41 PM 155 0.09 191
106 LAB RATS DISNEY XD 8:00 PM 60 0.09 644
107 SPARTACUS: WAR OF THE DAM ENCORE PRIMARY 10:02 PM 57 0.09 312
108 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 562
109 RESTAURANT STARTUP CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 251
110 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:52 AM 188 0.09 284
111 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 722
112 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 666
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 316
114 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS/WEST VIRGINIA ESPNU 7:00 PM 130 0.09 363
115 ALL-AMERICAN MAKERS SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.08 207
116 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 511
117 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.08 224
118 FINDING MY FATHER OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.08 253
119 DIVERGENT SERIES:INSURGEN HBO PRIME 3:40 PM 119 0.08 186
120 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA STATE/LOUISVILLE ESPNU 9:10 PM 120 0.08 278
121 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.07 358
122 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 577
123 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 456
124 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 485
125 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.07 543
126 DR DREW HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.07 235
127 MASTER P FAMILY EMPIRE REELZCHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.07 170
128 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 396
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 303
130 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 302
131 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.07 147
132 UNBROKEN: UNBROKEN HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 137 0.07 171
133 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.07 397
134 MSNBC LIVE W/ JD BALART: N/A MSNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.06 436
135 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.06 291
136 TENNIS: AUSTRALIAN OPEN: EARLY ROUND ESPN2 3:00 PM 180 0.06 223
137 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.06 441
138 AMHQ THE WEATHER CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.06 257
139 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 419
140 O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU HBO PRIME 1:45 PM 107 0.06 151
141 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:31 PM 31 0.06 137
142 WALKING DEAD, THE NBC UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.06 112
143 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.06 320
144 RICH IN FAITH OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 30 0.06 142
145 WEATHER UNDERGROUND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.05 270
146 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.05 382
147 SOUTH BEACH CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.05 224
148 MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW: N/A MSNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.05 370
149 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 285
150 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 454

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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.