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August 3, 2016
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.2.2016

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the 2d hour of COUPLED and the full CW line-up (both episodes of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY and MADTV) lost the same.

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  USA’s WWE SMACKDOWN took Tuesday cable honors, down 0.04 to 0.93. OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS was down 0.05 to 0.89.  Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH rose 0.06 to 0.66, with lead-in THE BAIT up 0.08 to 0.37.  On Freeform, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS returned from a week off at 0.54, and DEAD OF SUMMER bounced back by 0.07 to 0.23.  Cartoon Network’s STEVEN UNIVERSE hit the Top 10 at 0.44, and Nickelodeon’s LOUD HOUSE joined it at the same rating.  TNT’s ANIMAL KINGDOM gained 0.06 to 0.44.  TBS’s WRECKED aired a two-part season finale, with the first half-hour steady with last week at 0.42, and the 2d half at 0.35.  On Food Network, CHOPPED GRILL MASTERS ticked up to 0.41, with CHOPPED AFTER HOURS up 0.02 to 0.31, and CHOPPED JR steady at 0.26.  History once again aired 2 hours that were each a pair of half-hours:  COUNTING CARS at 0.41/0.36 compared to last week’s 0.37/0.33, and BIG EASY MOTORS at 0.33/0.33 compared to 0.28/0.27.  On Bravo, SHAHS OF SUNSET was at 0.38.  E!’s BOTCHED was up 0.04 to 0.36, and FAMOUSLY SINGLE went up 0.02 to 0.21.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 lost 0.03 to 0.36, and NOT SAFE WITH NIKKI GLASER was up 0.06 to 0.24.  A&E’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT added 0.04 to 0.31, and BORN THIS WAY lost a tick to 0.27.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE BIG WORLD dropped 0.03 to 0.29. MTV’s SCREAM stayed at 0.15.  On BET, MUSIC MOGULS lost 0.02 to 0.15.  The finale of AMC’s FEED THE BEAST managed an extra hundredth to 0.11.

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Final Bcast 2016 Aug TUE.02

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Final Cable 2016 Aug TUE.02

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday August 2, 2016 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: WWE SMACKDOWN USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.93 2,681
2 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.89 3,015
3 DEADLIEST CATCH: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 139 0.66 2,208
4 PRETTY LITTLE LIARS FREEFORM 8:00 PM 60 0.54 1,101
5 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.44 1,904
6 ANIMAL KINGDOM TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,318
7 LOUD HOUSE NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.44 2,211
8 WRECKED TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.42 1,166
9 CHOPPED GRILL MASTERS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.41 1,103
10 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 9:31 PM 32 0.41 1,357
11 SHAHS OF SUNSET BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.38 1,101
12 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.37 3,316
13 DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.37 1,494
14 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:30 PM 30 0.37 1,831
15 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.36 2,065
16 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.36 688
17 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.36 859
18 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.36 3,516
19 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 31 0.36 1,252
20 WRECKED TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.35 918
21 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.34 2,848
22 BIG EASY MOTORS HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.33 1,075
23 BIG EASY MOTORS HISTORY 10:33 PM 30 0.33 1,053
24 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,391
25 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (A&E) A&E NETWORK 8:45 PM 76 0.31 719
26 CHOPPED AFTER HOURS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.31 767
27 CRY WOLFE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,046
28 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.29 1,208
29 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD: N/A TLC 9:00 PM 122 0.29 1,239
30 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.28 1,400
31 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.28 2,042
32 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,386
33 BORN THIS WAY A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 62 0.27 681
34 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.27 1,861
35 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.26 876
36 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.25 639
37 CRY WOLFE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.25 942
38 NOT SAFE W/ NIKKI GLASER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.24 466
39 MTV SPECIAL MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.24 381
40 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.23 414
41 DEAD OF SUMMER FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.23 530
42 FAMOUSLY SINGLE E! 10:00 PM 60 0.21 432
43 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.21 2,225
44 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.21 462
45 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.21 1,222
46 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 60 0.20 439
47 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.20 566
48 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.20 1,170
49 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,129
50 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.20 2,304
51 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.19 424
52 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.19 343
53 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,306
54 WOMEN IN PRISON INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 690
55 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.19 425
56 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.19 393
57 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 1,347
58 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:02 PM 58 0.18 404
59 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.18 1,178
60 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 8:00 PM 60 0.18 388
61 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.18 1,398
62 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT L: TBA ESPN 7:00 PM 133 0.17 344
63 GUYS CUBAN ADVENTURE TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.17 416
64 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 765
65 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 360
66 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 374
67 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,068
68 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 60 0.16 355
69 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN 4:00 PM 30 0.16 377
70 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 430
71 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 7:00 PM 60 0.15 384
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.15 888
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,327
74 SCREAM:THE TV SERIES SSN2 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.15 316
75 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 918
76 MUSIC MOGULS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 65 0.15 304
77 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 372
78 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.15 325
79 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT SPIKE TV 6:00 PM 60 0.14 397
80 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.13 888
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,504
82 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.13 300
83 WEST TEXAS INVESTORS CLUB CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 291
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:03 PM 57 0.13 244
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,556
86 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.13 903
87 IDIOTEST GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.13 444
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 244
89 GREATEST EVER TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.12 320
90 IDIOTEST GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.12 449
91 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,556
92 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (FYI) FYI 8:45 PM 76 0.12 375
93 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 345
94 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.12 277
95 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 242
96 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,260
97 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 865
98 INSIDE COMBAT RESCUE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 443
99 OBSTACLE COURSE ESPN 10:08 PM 54 0.11 289
100 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 219
101 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,227
102 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 840
103 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 627
104 MAFS: UNFILTERED FYI 10:01 PM 15 0.11 300
105 FEED THE BEAST AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 406
106 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 230
107 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.11 211
108 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 310
109 GREATEST EVER TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.11 287
110 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 940
111 OBSTACLE COURSE ESPN 9:13 PM 55 0.10 232
112 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 326
113 AMERICAS ELECTION HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,166
114 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 63 0.10 207
115 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,221
116 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 602
117 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 196
118 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 860
119 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.10 679
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 740
121 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 802
122 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.10 237
123 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 487
124 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,384
125 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.09 1,439
126 SISTERHOOD OF HIP HOP OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.09 196
127 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.09 950
128 NO MAN LEFT BEHIND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 404
129 BERT THE CONQUEROR TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 237
130 BERT THE CONQUEROR TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 PM 30 0.09 234
131 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 262
132 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS/CINCINNATI REDS FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 214 0.08 546
133 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 687
134 BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T POP 6:30 PM 30 0.08 357
135 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.08 758
136 CONCACAF LC – L UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:02 PM 118 0.08 153
137 33, THE: 33, THE HBO PRIME 8:30 PM 127 0.08 203
138 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.08 680
139 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: BOS AT SEA/OAK AT LAA MLB NETWORK 10:12 PM 149 0.08 233
140 NO RESERVATIONS HBO PRIME 5:15 PM 104 0.08 200
141 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.07 514
142 GET HARD MAXPRIME 8:15 PM 100 0.07 161
143 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.07 144
144 COPS SPIKE TV 12:30 PM 30 0.07 217
145 TELETUBBIES NICK JR 8:00 AM 27 0.07 294
146 MICHAELA HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 214
147 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 12:41 AM 67 0.07 185
148 CHASING CLASSIC CARS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.07 266
149 BERT THE CONQUEROR TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.07 199
150 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.07 180

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."