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October 13, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.12.2015

NETWORK UPDATE:  On CBS, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.1 in final numbers and both LIFE IN PIECES and SCORPION lost the same.  THE VOICE also gained 0.1 and CASTLE lost the same.  An additional note:  JANE THE VIRGIN just missed rounding up to a 0.5 adult 18-49 rating.  Taken out several decimal places, it came in with a 0.449144 rating.  A few more ten-thousandths of a rating point and it would have clicked over to 0.450000, which would become a 0.5 rating, in the clunky tenth of a rating point nomenclature.
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Nationals 2015 Oct MON.12

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was on top of course, albeit down 0.72 from last week to 4.48.  Both of TBS’s MLB PLAYOFFS games were in the Top 5, Cubs/Cardinals at 1.68 and Mets/Dodgers at 1.22., while Fox Sports 1’s games were at 0.55 (Kansas City/Houston) and 0.53 (Toronto/Texas).  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP was up 0.02 to 1.43, BLACK INK CREW dropped 0.09 to 1.11, and SHE’S GOT GAME was off by 0.04 to 0.90.  USA’s WWE coverage was at 1.16-1.06 over its 3 hours, compared to 1.13-1.12 last week.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY climbed 0.12 to 0.87, and LADIES OF LONDON was up 0.07 to 0.36.  Discovery’s FAST N LOUD lost 0.05 to 0.79, and RUSTED DEVELOPMENT fell 0.12 to 0.34.  On FX, FARGO returned at 0.48, well below its 0.8 start in 2014, although closer to its 0.61 finale.  On ABCFamily, SWITCHED AT BIRTH was down 0.02 to 0.34 (but up a tick in the F12-34 demo to 0.57).  On MTV, AWKWARD dropped 0.04 to 0.28, FAKING IT ticked up to 0.20, TODRICK gained 0.02 to 0.09, and GIRL CODE LIVE fell 0.01 to 0.08 (177K total viewers).

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable 2015 Oct MON.12

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday October 12, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: PITTSBURGH/SAN DIEGO ESPN 8:15 PM 208 4.48 12,182
2 MLB DIVISION SERIES: ST. LOUIS/CHICAGO TBS NETWORK 6:01 PM 216 1.68 5,784
3 SPORTSCENTER:           L ESPN 11:43 PM 77 1.57 3,516
4 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 2 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.43 2,564
5 MLB DIVISION SERIES: LA DODGERS/NY METS TBS NETWORK 9:37 PM 177 1.22 3,960
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.16 3,518
7 BLACK INK CREW 3 VH1 9:00 PM 60 1.11 2,074
8 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.08 3,254
9 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 69 1.06 3,082
10 SHES GOT GAME VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.90 1,783
11 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.87 2,067
12 FAST N LOUD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.79 2,027
13 MLB DIVISION SERIES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:30 PM 71 0.76 2,328
14 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:00 PM 75 0.69 1,636
15 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 35 0.61 2,034
16 MLB AL DIVISION SERIES L: KANSAS CITY/HOUSTON 4 FOX SPORTS 1 1:00 PM 255 0.55 2,211
17 MLB AL DIVISION SERIES L: TORONTO/TEXAS 4 FOX SPORTS 1 5:15 PM 132 0.53 1,985
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.53 1,248
19 SPORTSCENTER 1AM ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.51 1,041
20 FARGO FX 10:00 PM 69 0.48 1,588
21 TIME MACHINE: ALCATRAZ: SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.40 1,794
22 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.37 798
23 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.37 1,505
24 LADIES OF LONDON BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.36 881
25 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.36 748
26 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 55 0.36 1,239
27 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,187
28 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.35 795
29 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.35 790
30 RUSTED DEVELOPMENT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,020
31 SWITCHED AT BIRTH ABC FAMILY 8:00 PM 60 0.34 751
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.33 768
33 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.33 1,216
34 LIAR, LIAR, VAMPIRE NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 90 0.33 2,079
35 FX MOVIE PRIME: CAPTAIN PHILLIPS FX 7:00 PM 180 0.33 949
36 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.31 707
37 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.31 647
38 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 6:00 AM 50 0.30 1,115
39 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.30 717
40 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.30 672
41 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,240
42 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.29 823
43 BE COOL SCOOBY THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.29 1,014
44 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.29 616
45 AWKWARD SSN 5 MTV 9:00 PM 31 0.28 498
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.28 627
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.28 643
48 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 12:34 AM 51 0.27 728
49 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.26 742
50 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN2 10:00 AM 110 0.26 572
51 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 2,839
52 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.24 1,162
53 KILLER INSTINCT WITH CH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 882
54 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 1,831
55 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 5:30 PM 31 0.21 661
56 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 7:27 PM 33 0.20 646
57 FAKING IT SSN 2B MTV 9:31 PM 31 0.20 390
58 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.20 554
59 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 12:01 AM 60 0.19 585
60 GRAVITY FALLS DISNEY XD 8:00 PM 30 0.19 942
61 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.18 396
62 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,519
63 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.18 1,275
64 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.17 480
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,428
66 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,240
67 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.15 367
68 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,201
69 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.15 300
70 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,485
71 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,833
72 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 2,076
73 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,322
74 AMERICAN SNIPER: AMERICAN SNIPER HBO PRIME 10:30 PM 132 0.13 296
75 TIME MACHINE: MANSON HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.13 439
76 PEPPA PIG NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.13 763
77 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 968
78 THAT 70S SHOW IFC TV 7:30 PM 30 0.12 219
79 TOP GEAR BEST OF ALL BBC-AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.11 237
80 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,116
81 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,011
82 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.11 507
83 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 6:30 PM 30 0.11 586
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 686
85 THAT 70S SHOW IFC TV 9:30 PM 30 0.10 239
86 THAT 70S SHOW IFC TV 8:00 PM 30 0.10 206
87 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.10 338
88 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,195
89 THAT 70S SHOW IFC TV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 223
90 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 380
91 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.09 185
92 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,084
93 TODRICK MTV 10:33 PM 31 0.09 190
94 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.09 201
95 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.09 500
96 THAT 70S SHOW IFC TV 8:30 PM 30 0.09 235
97 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.09 198
98 THAT 70S SHOW IFC TV 9:00 PM 30 0.09 222
99 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 430
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.09 385

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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.