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October 27, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.26.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  SUPERGIRL will have to share the honors for the fall’s highest-rated premiere, as its 0.1 drop in final numbers tied it at 3.1 with the debut of BLINDSPOT.  As we noted this morning, the numbers through the hour were very consistent (3.3/3.0/3.2/3.2), which bodes well for a solid hold next week (albeit at a likely diminished level), but as a CBS show it skews much older than CW’s THE FLASH (even though its 18-49 rating was more than double FLASH’s last week, its 12-17 share was only up about 15%).  SUPERGIRL’s hold of its BIG BANG THEORY lead-in was lessened a bit because while it lost 0.1 in final numbers, BIG BANG gained 0.2–still a terrific result compared to LIFE IN PIECES, which routinely loses half that lead-in.  In addition, BLINDSPOT, DANCING WITH THE STARS and CASTLE each lost 0.1.  A footnote:  CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND looked even worse in the demos, where it had a zero share among most male age groups.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Finals 2015 Oct MON.26

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  How much was the STAR WARS trailer worth to last week’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL?  Obviously the game itself matters, but in raw numbers this week’s telecast was 0.82 below last week’s at 4.37–still enough, of course, to beat everything on cable and broadcast except BIG BANG THEORY.  The rest of Monday’s leaders were the usual group.  On VH1, LOVE & HIP-HOP gained a tenth to 1.47, and BLACK INK CREW:  CHICAGO was down 0.26 from last week’s CREW episode.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.28-1.07, compared to last week’s 1.20-1.08.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY gained 0.26 to 1.11, and LADIES OF LONDON was up 0.08 to 0.36.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS (which aired a clip show last week) was at 0.83, and VEGAS RAT RODS gained 0.04 to 0.46.  Some good news for fans of quality TV drama:  FX’s FARGO, which took a dive last week, recovered by 0.15 to 0.42.  The season finale of ABCFamily’s SWITCHED AT BIRTH fell 0.06 to 0.37 (and also dropped 0.06 in the F12-34 demo to 0.62).  On MTV, AWKWARD fell 0.05 with 18-49s to 0.32, and dropped 0.16 in the target demo to 0.74, while FAKING IT lost 0.03 to 0.20, FOLLOW THE RULES debuted at 0.17, and GIRL CODE LIVE was steady at 0.08.   

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable 2015 Oct MON.26

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday October 26, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: BALTIMORE/ARIZONA ESPN 8:15 PM 201 4.37 12,204
2 SPORTSCENTER:           L ESPN 11:36 PM 60 1.61 3,642
3 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 2 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.47 2,671
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.28 3,635
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 67 1.16 3,214
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 1.11 2,350
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.07 3,213
8 BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO VH1 9:00 PM 60 1.00 1,800
9 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:36 AM 24 0.88 1,921
10 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:00 PM 75 0.84 2,006
11 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.83 1,979
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.62 1,358
13 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.48 935
14 VEGAS RAT RODS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.46 1,183
15 HALLOWEEN BAKING CHAMP FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.46 1,140
16 FARGO FX 10:00 PM 71 0.42 1,209
17 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.42 1,169
18 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.38 747
19 SWITCHED AT BIRTH ABC FAMILY 8:00 PM 60 0.37 836
20 LADIES OF LONDON BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.36 885
21 TIME MACHINE: ROANOKE: SEARCH FOR THE LOST COLONY 8888 HISTORY 9:00 PM 123 0.36 1,302
22 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,630
23 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.33 1,296
24 AWKWARD SSN 5 MTV 9:00 PM 31 0.32 631
25 GRAVITY FALLS DISNEY XD 8:00 PM 30 0.31 1,408
26 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,541
27 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.29 599
28 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.29 747
29 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 12:01 AM 60 0.28 827
30 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,002
31 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.26 613
32 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.25 502
33 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 11:03 PM 58 0.25 753
34 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.24 470
35 TOY STORY OF TERROR DISNEY CHANNEL 5:30 PM 30 0.24 1,214
36 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.23 470
37 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.23 454
38 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.23 1,058
39 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 11:31 PM 60 0.22 624
40 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.22 479
41 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.21 583
42 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.21 545
43 CURSED: THE BELL WITCH A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 64 0.21 619
44 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.21 1,099
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.21 421
46 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 7:00 PM 60 0.21 787
47 FAKING IT SSN 2B MTV 9:31 PM 31 0.20 441
48 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,211
49 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.20 428
50 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS:SHOCK INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 735
51 FEAR: BURIED ALIVE 0 A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.19 656
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.19 444
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 411
54 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.18 2,960
55 FOLLOW THE RULES MTV 10:02 PM 32 0.17 380
56 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.17 355
57 TOY STORY OF TERROR DISNEY XD 7:30 PM 30 0.16 820
58 WITS ACADEMY NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.15 1,176
59 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.15 483
60 FOR MY MAN TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.14 298
61 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 6:00 PM 60 0.14 514
62 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,387
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 598
64 LONG ROAD TO HELL:IN IRAQ CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 467
65 BRAIN GAMES COMPILATIONS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 326
66 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 411
67 LITTLE CHARMERS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.13 654
68 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 557
69 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 2,211
70 FEAR: BURIED ALIVE 0 A&E NETWORK 12:03 AM 120 0.12 245
71 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,348
72 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.12 287
73 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,312
74 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.11 607
75 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.11 2,133
76 SUPER INTO TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.11 203
77 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.10 2,030
78 LONG ROAD TO HELL:IN IRAQ CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 467
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 952
80 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,479
81 POKER ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.10 355
82 TIME MACHINE: WHO REALLY DISCOVERED AMERICA HISTORY 8:00 AM 120 0.10 304
83 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.10 256
84 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 238
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 628
86 E! NEWS: 15102611 E! 11:00 PM 122 0.10 258
87 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.10 225
88 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 620
89 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 533
90 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 614
91 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.09 355
92 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.09 231
93 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: JOURNEY TO THE EARTHS CORE H2 10:00 PM 120 0.09 330
94 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,426
95 UNCOMMON GROUNDS TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.09 242
96 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 518
97 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 504
98 BATH CRASHERS DIY NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.08 198
99 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,247
100 GIGI DOES IT IFC TV 10:30 PM 30 0.08 144

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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.