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January 7, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 1.6.2016

 

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1 in final numbers, while THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA lost the same.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2016 Jan WED.06

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  We have another instance today of either the network or Nielsen mistakenly listing an original show as a rerun, which resulted in it being omitted from the chart.  This time it’s FX and AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL, which was actually the #3 original of the night at 0.85 (down 0.09 from its last airing on December 16), with 1.84M total viewers.  The night’s winner was Discovery, with 1.17 for ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE (up 0.04 from last week), followed by a lead-out special at 0.88.  ESPN’s NBA double feature was at 0.60 (Knicks vs. Heat)/0.51 (Grizzlies vs. Thunder).  History aired 2 episodes of PAWN STARS at 0.54/0.51.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE was at 0.48, with a lead-in special at 0.39, and lead-out SKIN TIGHT at 0.43.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS ticked down to 0.47, with PROPERTY BROS at 0.41, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL down a tenth to 0.38.  On FXX, the premiere of the final season of IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA was at 0.45 (down 0.06 from last January’s premiere), followed by the season premiere of MAN SEEKING WOMAN at 0.17 (down 0.02 from its series premiere).  On MTV, THE CHALLENGE was down 0.04 from last week’s 10PM episode to 0.44, and a lead-out special was down 0.08 from last week’s 11PM episode to 0.38.  Bravo’s NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR was at 0.22.  MTV2’s NICK CANNON WILDNOUT dropped 0.09 to 0.16, and lead-out JOKING OFF fell 0.07 to 0.12.  Tru’s just-renewed BILLY ON THE STREET was at 0.15. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2016 Jan WED.06

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday January 6, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 1.17 3,845
2 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 60 0.88 2,973
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MEMPHIS/OKLAHOMA CITY ESPN 9:35 PM 151 0.60 1,455
4 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:00 PM 31 0.54 2,137
5 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW YORK/MIAMI ESPN 6:59 PM 156 0.51 1,219
6 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.51 2,532
7 PAWN STARS HISTORY 10:31 PM 32 0.51 2,028
8 MY 600-LB LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.48 1,279
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.47 1,876
10 ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELP FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.45 716
11 CHALLENGE: BLOODLINES MTV 10:00 PM 63 0.44 761
12 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.44 904
13 SKIN TIGHT TLC 10:02 PM 60 0.43 1,223
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.42 1,078
15 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.42 925
16 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.41 1,732
17 MY 600-LB LIFE: MOMENTS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.39 1,059
18 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.38 1,742
19 CHALLENGE: SPECIALS MTV 11:03 PM 30 0.38 656
20 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:06 AM 59 0.32 812
21 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.32 1,451
22 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.32 762
23 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 59 0.29 647
24 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 945
25 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,087
26 SHADOW OF DOUBT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,023
27 YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.26 943
28 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.26 616
29 EVIL TWINS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 8:00 PM 60 0.25 932
30 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 642
31 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,396
32 CRIMINALS AT WORK BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 62 0.24 553
33 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:05 AM 55 0.23 565
34 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 564
35 MAKE IT POP NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.22 1,253
36 NEWLYWEDS: THE FIRST YEAR BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.22 494
37 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.22 532
38 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.22 482
39 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,788
40 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 626
41 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PITTSBURGH/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 159 0.21 655
42 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.21 410
43 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 423
44 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.20 390
45 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.20 936
46 RESTAURANT STARTUP CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 399
47 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.19 424
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 370
49 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,277
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 354
51 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,321
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 353
53 MAN SEEKING WOMAN FXX 10:31 PM 30 0.17 280
54 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,902
55 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.17 437
56 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,526
57 NICK CANNON WILDN OUT S7B MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.16 340
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 310
59 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,303
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.15 344
61 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.15 592
62 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.15 288
63 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.15 335
64 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.15 398
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,131
66 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 879
67 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.14 317
68 I LOVE YOU… BUT I LIED LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.14 370
69 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.14 261
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 759
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,293
72 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.13 1,595
73 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,407
74 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.13 268
75 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 762
76 MYTHBUSTERS SCIENCE 9:01 PM 60 0.12 265
77 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,466
78 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,162
79 JOKING OFF S2 MTV2 11:30 PM 30 0.12 261
80 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 1,201
81 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: DUKE/WAKE FOREST ESPNU 7:00 PM 124 0.12 433
82 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 684
83 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 701
84 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.11 260
85 SPIKE TV MOVIE: ENEMY OF THE STATE SPIKE TV 3:00 PM 180 0.11 328
86 AST COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 503
87 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 718
88 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.11 556
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 810
90 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM:SECRE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 98 0.11 283
91 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 280
92 VACATION HOUSE FOR FREE HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 AM 60 0.11 391
93 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,468
94 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,543
95 SPIKE TV MOVIE: MACHETE SPIKE TV 12:30 PM 150 0.10 280
96 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 12:01 AM 29 0.10 214
97 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:12 PM 49 0.10 233
98 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 11:31 PM 31 0.10 206
99 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 549
100 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.10 981
101 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 924
102 GRAVEYARD CARZ VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.10 307
103 REV RUNS AROUND THE WORLD TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.10 254
104 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 640
105 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 548
106 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 560
107 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEXAS TECH/IOWA STATE ESPNU 9:04 PM 120 0.09 278
108 SOUTH BEACH CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.09 298
109 VACATION HOUSE FOR FREE HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 60 0.09 349
110 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.09 361
111 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 276
112 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 652
113 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.09 196
114 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 579
115 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM HBO PRIME 6:10 PM 109 0.09 209
116 REV RUNS AROUND THE WORLD TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.09 229
117 SOUTH BEACH CLASSICS VELOCITY 10:30 PM 30 0.09 278
118 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.08 189
119 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 645
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 646
121 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 208
122 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.08 181
123 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.08 174
124 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA/TENNESSEE ESPN2 7:00 PM 124 0.08 288
125 HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 HBO PRIME 1:05 AM 108 0.07 134
126 FANTASTIC FOUR:RISE OF TH HBO PRIME 3:20 PM 92 0.07 155
127 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:42 PM 48 0.07 190
128 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 323
129 HEROIN: CAPE COD, USA HBO PRIME 11:45 PM 75 0.07 170
130 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.07 766
131 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:30 AM 30 0.07 230
132 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:30 PM 30 0.07 170
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 335
134 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: CALIFORNIA/OREGON ESPN2 9:04 PM 128 0.07 254
135 INSIDE THE NFL NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 90 0.07 190
136 REHAB ADDICT DETROIT DIY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.07 230
137 ALL-AMERICAN MAKERS: WHER SCIENCE 8:00 PM 60 0.07 190
138 AMANPOUR CNN 2:00 AM 30 0.07 228
139 REHAB ADDICT DETROIT DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.07 219
140 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.06 483
141 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 334
142 SOUND FX NFL NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.06 160
143 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.06 396
144 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 362
145 FEAST OF LOVE HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 102 0.06 185
146 TIA MOWRY AT HOME COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.06 114
147 SIXTH SENSE, THE MAXPRIME 8:10 PM 107 0.05 114
148 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.05 290
149 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 55 0.05 130
150 ALL-AMERICAN MAKERS SCIENCE 10:01 PM 60 0.05 152

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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.