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August 5, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.4.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  BATTLEBOTS gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the BEAUTY & THE BEAST rerun lost the same.

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Aug THU.04

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Cartoon Network’s STEVEN UNIVERSE topped all of cable on Thursday at 0.56 despite a 7PM airtime, with 6PM show TEEN TITANS GO at 0.35, and UNIVERSE lead-out UNCLE GRANDPA at 0.33.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS was up 0.02 to 0.50, and INSIDE JOKES ticked up to 0.33. History’s MOUNTAIN MEN rose 0.04 to 0.46, and ICE ROAD TRUCKERS returned at 0.29.  A&E’s THE FIRST 48 climbed 0.07 to 0.43, with a 15-minute “MINI” lead-in at 0.35, and a lead-out 15-minute 60 DAYS IN special at 0.36. Another late-afternoon family show, Nickelodeon’s LOUD HOUSE, was at 0.43, with lead-out ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS at 0.34.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.05 to 0.41, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained 0.03 to 0.37.  USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH dropped 0.05 to 0.37.  On MTV, WILD N OUT returned at 0.35, with lead-out JOKING OFF at 0.22 and KINGIN WITH TYGA at 0.19.  Bravo’s FLIPPING OUT jumped 0.09 to 0.33.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES fell 0.05 to 0.31, and CUTTING IT IN THE ATL remained at 0.19.  Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY lost a tenth to 0.29.  Another night of preliminary RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS events on NBC Sports Net was at 0.23.  TLC’s SKIN TIGHT held at 0.23.  A KILLING THE COLORADO special on Discovery was at 0.23.  FX’s SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL was steady at 0.15.  POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING fell 0.03 to 0.07.  BBCAmerica’s RIPPER STREET lost most of its 18-49 audience, down 0.03 to 0.01/101K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Aug THU.04

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday August 4, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.56 2,153
2 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.50 1,015
3 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.46 2,438
4 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.43 1,192
5 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.43 1,990
6 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.41 1,888
7 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.37 1,784
8 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.37 1,205
9 60 DAYS IN SPECIALS A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 15 0.36 828
10 FIRST 48 MINI A&E NETWORK 8:45 PM 15 0.35 1,005
11 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.35 1,738
12 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S8 MTV 10:00 PM 32 0.35 694
13 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.34 1,533
14 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.33 1,324
15 FLIPPING OUT BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.33 942
16 IJ: INSIDE JOKES TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.33 705
17 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.31 792
18 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.29 1,538
19 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.29 949
20 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,203
21 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,981
22 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 60 0.28 1,445
23 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,354
24 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.28 2,051
25 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.27 2,662
26 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.26 2,719
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,164
28 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 559
29 DEADLY SINS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 957
30 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 1,039
31 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.23 1,036
32 S OLY PRE 2: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 243 0.23 590
33 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.23 1,196
34 SKIN TIGHT: TRANSFORMED TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.23 737
35 KILLING THE COLORADO: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 124 0.22 920
36 JOKING OFF SSN3 MTV 10:32 PM 31 0.22 501
37 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.22 1,292
38 LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 30 0.22 580
39 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 1,073
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.20 1,015
41 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.19 1,051
42 CUTTING IT: IN THE ATL WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.19 513
43 LONE STAR LAW ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.19 837
44 KINGIN WITH TYGA SSN2 MTV 11:03 PM 31 0.19 467
45 UNRAVELED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 916
46 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.18 2,069
47 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.18 2,204
48 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,133
49 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.18 979
50 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.18 1,008
51 SUPERBOWL HIGHLIGHTS ESPN 9:30 PM 30 0.18 398
52 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 876
53 NFL GREATEST GAMES ESPN 8:00 PM 90 0.17 425
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 890
55 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,454
56 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,097
57 E:60 ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.17 346
58 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 343
59 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 342
60 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 385
61 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 379
62 S OLY PRE 1: N/A USA NETWORK 1:59 PM 361 0.15 456
63 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 429
64 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.15 322
65 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 321
66 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.15 1,472
67 SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL FX 10:00 PM 33 0.15 375
68 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.15 301
69 MSNBC BREAKING NEWS MSNBC 4:14 PM 99 0.14 1,211
70 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,540
71 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 763
72 LUCY HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 89 0.14 315
73 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.14 330
74 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 286
75 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 795
76 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,564
77 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.14 1,590
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,511
79 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,056
80 SPORTSNATION ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.13 341
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.13 326
82 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 278
83 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,562
84 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.13 329
85 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 275
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,249
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,531
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 296
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 769
90 SPIKE TV MOVIE: CLASH OF THE TITANS SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 150 0.12 304
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.12 263
92 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.12 653
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 61 0.12 262
94 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.11 242
95 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.11 307
96 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,220
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 733
98 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,325
99 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 573
100 S OLY PRE 1: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:59 AM 421 0.10 324
101 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 437
102 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 229
103 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 235
104 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 294
105 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.10 745
106 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,326
107 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 927
108 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.09 727
109 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.09 719
110 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 266
111 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.09 573
112 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.09 665
113 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.09 817
114 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 4:00 PM 14 0.09 849
115 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 350
116 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 299
117 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.09 535
118 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.09 770
119 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.09 711
120 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.08 209
121 BRINGING UP BATES UP 9:00 PM 30 0.08 247
122 PRIME MOVIE 1: NAKED GUN 2 1/2 IFC TV 8:00 PM 120 0.08 257
123 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.08 163
124 PRIME MOVIE 2 IFC TV 10:00 PM 105 0.07 253
125 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME NFL NETWORK 9:30 PM 90 0.07 188
126 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 263
127 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.07 744
128 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYM AT NYY/TEX AT BAL MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 176 0.07 354
129 IMPACT WRESTLING: 131 POP 8:00 PM 120 0.07 317
130 BUCKET LIST THE HBO PRIME 6:15 PM 97 0.07 203
131 TRAINING CAMP PRIMETIME NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 90 0.07 146
132 TELETUBBIES NICK JR 8:00 AM 27 0.07 295
133 JOHN WICK MAXPRIME 7:15 PM 101 0.07 197
134 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 161
135 BIG BROTHER:  AFTER DARK: BBA-160142 BBAD EP 1142 8/4/16 POP 1:00 AM 120 0.07 155
136 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.06 148
137 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.06 215
138 ACCESS MOVIE: NAKED GUN, THE IFC TV 6:00 PM 120 0.06 156
139 JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 2:07 PM 33 0.06 141
140 NFL LIVE ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.06 139
141 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.06 162
142 GARFIELD SHOW, THE BOOMERANG 10:00 AM 30 0.06 215
143 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLB TONIGHT MLB NETWORK 9:56 PM 125 0.06 205
144 MICHAELA HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 179
145 INSIDE TRAINING CAMP LIVE NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.06 121
146 CANADIAN FTBL LEAGUE L: SASKATCHEWAN/CALGARY ESPN2 10:00 PM 177 0.06 176
147 WINSANITY GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.05 344
148 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 167
149 BBCA MOVIE: PANIC ROOM BBC-AMERICA 7:30 PM 150 0.05 143
150 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.05 141

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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.