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August 25, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.24.2015

 

Check out our searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.

NETWORK UPDATE:  The BACHELOR IN PARADISE after-show fell by 0.1 in final numbers, as did both the AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR clip show and RUNNING WILD, as well as the NCIS: LA rerun.  In addition, the entire CW line-up dropped by 0.1.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA continues to be one of the strongest shows on cable, down this week by 0.05 to 1.66, and with lead-out BLACK INK CREW at 1.12 and SHE’S GOT GAME (pushed to 10PM) down 0.08 to 0.86.  ESPN’s NFL PRESEASON Cincinnati vs. Tampa Bay game was at 1.60.  USA’s WWE coverage was at 1.42-1.20 over its 3 hours, compared to 1.34-1.23 last week.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY dropped a tenth to 0.77.  The season finale of Lifetime’s DEVIOUS MAIDS rose 0.09 to 0.55.  The season finale of MURDER IN THE FIRST on TNT dropped 0.05 to 0.28.  The midseason finale of MTV’s TEEN WOLF was down a hundredth to 0.44 (and in the F12-34 demo, down 0.12 to 0.92), and the WOLF WATCH post-show was at 0.19.  SWITCHED AT BIRTH returned to ABCFamily at 0.35, compared to 0.52 for last week’s midseason finale of THE FOSTERS (and in F12-34s, down a startling 0.66 to 0.51), while CHASING LIFE was up a tick in 18-49s to 0.28, but down 0.05 to 0.49 in F12-34s.  On Discovery, CUBAN CHROME fell 0.07 to 0.24.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.02/77K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable MON.24 Aug 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday August 24, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 4 VH1 08:00 PM 60 1.66 3,324
2 NFL PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL L: CINCINNATI/TAMPA BAY ESPN 08:00 PM 193 1.60 4,202
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 73 1.42 3,764
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 1.29 3,794
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 1.20 3,606
6 BLACK INK CREW 3 VH1 09:00 PM 61 1.12 2,231
7 SHES GOT GAME VH1 10:01 PM 60 0.86 1,671
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 09:00 PM 60 0.77 1,800
9 SPORTSCENTER LATE         L ESPN 11:13 PM 77 0.69 1,370
10 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN   L ESPN 07:00 PM 60 0.61 1,315
11 DEVIOUS MAIDS LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 62 0.55 1,533
12 R.RAY KIDS COOK OFF FOOD NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 0.44 1,520
13 TEEN WOLF SSN 5 MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.44 958
14 SPORTSCENTER 12AM L ESPN 12:30 AM 30 0.39 801
15 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: BONITA, CA/CRANSTON, RI ESPN2 08:00 PM 131 0.36 1,459
16 SWITCHED AT BIRTH ABC FAMILY 08:00 PM 61 0.35 979
17 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: TAYLORS, SC/BOWLING GREEN, KY ESPN 04:00 PM 130 0.34 1,209
18 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.33 3,349
19 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.33 3,096
20 NFL LIVE                 L ESPN2 03:30 PM 60 0.32 570
21 SPORTSCENTER EARLY       L ESPN 06:10 PM 50 0.32 697
22 KILLER INSTINCT WITH CH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 973
23 SPORTSCENTER 1AM         L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.31 636
24 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 07:00 PM 26 0.30 1,494
25 CHASING LIFE ABC FAMILY 09:01 PM 60 0.28 772
26 MURDER IN THE FIRST TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,828
27 DEADLY DEVOTION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.27 911
28 SPIKE TV MOVIE: STAR TREK SPIKE TV 07:00 PM 183 0.27 719
29 HIS & HERS ESPN2 04:30 PM 30 0.26 456
30 GRAVITY FALLS DISNEY XD 08:30 PM 30 0.26 1,157
31 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 07:26 PM 34 0.24 1,224
32 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.24 475
33 NFL INSIDERS L ESPN2 02:30 PM 60 0.24 408
34 CUBAN CHROME DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.24 881
35 SPORTSCENTER MORNING     L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.23 454
36 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 02:53 PM 132 0.23 469
37 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.22 423
38 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,993
39 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: MEXICALI, MEXICO/SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA ESPN 01:59 PM 121 0.20 787
40 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.20 411
41 WOLF WATCH SSN 3 MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.19 451
42 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.19 439
43 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.18 1,463
44 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.17 342
45 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN2 01:00 PM 60 0.17 379
46 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.17 420
47 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.17 2,142
48 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.17 335
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.17 1,304
50 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 12:00 PM 119 0.16 550
51 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.16 2,181
52 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.16 2,185
53 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: TAIPEI, CHINESE TAIPEI/KAMPALA, UGANDA ESPN2 06:00 PM 120 0.15 649
54 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 337
55 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.14 1,032
56 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE     L ESPN2 02:00 PM 30 0.14 278
57 SPIKE TV MOVIE: PLANET OF THE APES SPIKE TV 01:30 PM 180 0.14 326
58 YUKON RIVER RUN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 60 0.13 783
59 PAW PATROL NICK JR 07:00 PM 26 0.13 670
60 DIGGERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:30 PM 30 0.12 419
61 DIGGERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 30 0.12 511
62 HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O: HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O HBO PRIME 08:00 PM 144 0.12 269
63 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 07:00 PM 60 0.12 284
64 36 HOURS TRAVEL CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.12 274
65 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 30 0.12 303
66 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,298
67 EDGE OF TOMORROW HBO PRIME 03:30 PM 113 0.11 253
68 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 09:30 PM 26 0.11 486
69 STAR WARS DROID TLS-CRISI DISNEY XD 09:00 PM 30 0.11 492
70 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.11 571
71 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 653
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,284
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 06:00 PM 60 0.10 562
74 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY     L: ST. LOUIS/ARIZONA ESPN2 10:11 PM 199 0.10 379
75 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.10 636
76 DIRTY GREAT MACHINES SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.09 247
77 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: HOU AT NYY/PIT AT MIA MLB NETWORK 07:00 PM 177 0.09 356
78 NFL PRESEASON: 2015 – CIN VS. TB NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 180 0.09 189
79 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 240 0.09 201
80 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 05:05 PM 25 0.09 174
81 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICK JR 07:26 PM 34 0.09 577
82 BASEBALL TONIGHT L ESPN2 05:00 PM 30 0.09 190
83 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.08 164
84 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,183
85 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.08 1,032
86 CNN TONIGHT CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.08 606
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 05:00 PM 60 0.08 532
88 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.08 385
89 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.08 1,494
90 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 07:00 PM 60 0.08 528
91 BAGGAGE GSN 02:00 AM 26 0.08 230
92 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 08:00 PM 60 0.08 720
93 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 06:00 AM 180 0.07 450
94 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 01:00 AM 60 0.07 323
95 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 07:00 PM 60 0.07 824
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.07 423
97 BUYING THE ROCKIES DESTINATION AMERICA 09:00 PM 30 0.07 272
98 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 AM 60 0.07 643
99 SQUAWK ON THE STREET 2 CNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.07 556
100 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.07 463

 

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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.