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July 14, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.11.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  FOX’s regional MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL coverage lost 0.1 to 0.6 in final numbers.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR coverage took the night at 0.63, beating the last evening of SHARK WEEK on Discovery.  The latter earned 0.58 for the first run of SHARK TREK, 0.56 for SHARKSANITY: THE RETURN and 0.46 for ALIEN SHARKS.  (Note:  the chart is still affected by Discovery’s listing of the re-airings of these specials as originals.)  POWER returned to Starz after taking off July 4th, up a hundredth to 0.56.  Adult Swim’s late-night block returned as well, with KILL LA KILL up 0.06 to 0.52 and SWORD ART ONLINE up 0.13 to 0.47.  COPS (Spike) was down 0.03 to 0.40.  On the tennis front, ESPN’s morning coverage of the WIMBLEDON ladies’ final was at 0.34, while HBO’s 7 DAYS IN HELL comedy was at a mild 0.29.  BBCAmerica inhabited the nether regions of the chart, with ATLANTIS down 0.03 to 0.04 with 189K total viewers, and JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR. NORELL down 0.02 to 0.03, with 165K total viewers.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.04/112K. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable SAT.11 Jul 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Saturday July 11, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE L: KENTUCKY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 07:53 PM 185 0.63 3,216
2 HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 HBO PRIME 08:00 PM 108 0.62 1,335
3 SHARK TREK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.58 1,531
4 POWER 2 STARZ PRIMARY 09:00 PM 59 0.56 1,248
5 SHARKSANITY: THE RETURN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.56 1,477
6 SHARKSANITY: THE RETURN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.54 1,233
7 KILL LA KILL ADULT SWIM 12:30 AM 30 0.52 1,146
8 SWORD ART ONLINE II ADULT SWIM 01:30 AM 30 0.47 1,033
9 ALIEN SHARKS: CLOSE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.46 1,281
10 SHARK TREK DISCOVERY CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.44 1,006
11 COPS (O) SPIKE TV 08:00 PM 30 0.40 1,088
12 ALIEN SHARKS: CLOSE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 01:00 AM 60 0.40 909
13 SATURDAY MOVIE: 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS ABC FAMILY 09:30 PM 150 0.36 855
14 UFC PPV PRELIMS L: 189:MENDES/MCGREGOR FOX SPORTS 1 08:00 PM 120 0.36 847
15 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON       L: WOMENS FINAL ESPN 09:10 AM 350 0.34 1,428
16 POKEMON THE SERIES XY THE CARTOON NETWORK 08:00 AM 30 0.33 939
17 HOUSE HUNTERS RENOVATION HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,388
18 NASCAR SC COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 07:00 PM 53 0.30 1,712
19 TRANSFORMERS:ROBOTS/DISGU THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:30 AM 30 0.30 698
20 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:30 PM 30 0.29 1,637
21 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 30 0.29 1,538
22 JAIL: LAS VEGAS SPIKE TV 09:00 PM 30 0.29 950
23 7 DAYS IN HELL HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 42 0.29 579
24 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS: N/A ESPN 09:00 PM 121 0.27 799
25 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.26 669
26 THUNDERMANS NICKELODEON 08:00 PM 30 0.25 1,408
27 NASCAR SPRINT CUP POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:58 PM 49 0.25 1,075
28 BREAK HBO PRIME 09:48 PM 12 0.24 564
29 COPA ORO 2015 10 UMA: COSTA RICA / EL SALVADOR UNIVISION DEPORTES 08:58 PM 134 0.23 533
30 NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN NICKELODEON 09:00 PM 30 0.23 1,307
31 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 09:00 PM 120 0.21 1,713
32 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.21 450
33 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:01 PM 59 0.21 512
34 SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE KARATE KID, PART II SPIKE TV 12:00 PM 150 0.21 483
35 LIVIN LOZADA OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.20 532
36 GENERATION YOUTUBE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 447
37 TENNIS: BKFST WIMBLEDON L ESPN 08:00 AM 70 0.20 749
38 TABLOID INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 713
39 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.19 402
40 100 THINGS TO DO NICKELODEON 08:30 PM 30 0.17 1,170
41 RHOC FIRST LOOK BRAVO 08:22 PM 12 0.17 401
42 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP DISCOVERY FAMILY CHANNEL 11:30 AM 30 0.16 418
43 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 07:00 AM 30 0.16 487
44 FLEX AND SHANICE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 455
45 COPA ORO 2015 09 UMA: JAMAICA / CANADA UNIVISION DEPORTES 06:19 PM 136 0.16 368
46 INTERNATIONAL CHAMP CUP L: LA GALAXY/CLUB AMERICA FOX SPORTS 1 11:30 PM 120 0.15 279
47 MAX & SHRED NICKELODEON 09:30 PM 30 0.15 920
48 UFC PPV PREFIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 07:37 PM 23 0.15 345
49 FUTBOL CENTRAL (PT) SAT UNIVISION DEPORTES 08:35 PM 23 0.15 335
50 DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.15 734
51 SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE KARATE KID SPIKE TV 09:00 AM 180 0.14 316
52 MY HAUNTED HOUSE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.14 407
53 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.14 1,050
54 O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU HBO PRIME 06:05 PM 52 0.14 274
55 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF SCIENC SCIENCE 09:00 PM 60 0.13 398
56 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.13 360
57 HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 HBO PRIME 12:45 AM 108 0.13 325
58 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 08:55 PM 245 0.13 367
59 LETHAL WEAPON SATURDAY: LETHAL WEAPON 4 AMC 03:00 AM 180 0.13 477
60 DEAD FILES TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 430
61 HAUNTED MANSION, THE HBO PRIME 09:00 AM 87 0.12 247
62 WHALE THAT ATE JAWS NAT GEO WILD 03:00 PM 60 0.12 295
63 OUTRAGEOUS ACTS OF PSYCH SCIENCE 10:01 PM 30 0.12 274
64 CONAN TBS NETWORK 12:30 AM 60 0.12 285
65 I WAS POSSESSED LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.11 277
66 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.10 345
67 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 01:00 PM 60 0.10 573
68 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.10 1,238
69 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 07:00 AM 60 0.10 422
70 FOX & FRIENDS SATURDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.10 874
71 BRIDGET EVERETT: WONDER COMEDY CENTRAL 12:30 AM 64 0.10 258
72 UFC PPV POST FIGHT L FOX SPORTS 1 01:30 AM 60 0.10 194
73 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 04:00 AM 60 0.10 331
74 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 574
75 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 07:30 AM 30 0.10 304
76 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN2 09:00 AM 180 0.09 194
77 FLIPPING OUT FIRST LOOK BRAVO 08:34 PM 13 0.09 213
78 BREAK HBO PRIME 08:42 AM 18 0.09 205
79 WHEN SHARKS ATTACK NAT GEO WILD 02:00 PM 60 0.09 203
80 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 06:00 PM 60 0.09 579
81 MLB REGULAR SEASON L: DETROIT TIGERS/MINNESOTA TWINS FOX SPORTS 1 04:00 PM 217 0.09 520
82 ENEMY OF THE STATE HBO PRIME 06:00 AM 47 0.09 213
83 20, THE VH1 10:00 AM 60 0.09 171
84 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: EPIC HISTORY OF EVERDAY THINGS H2 09:00 PM 120 0.09 300
85 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING HBO PRIME 04:30 PM 94 0.09 170
86 NEW DAY SATURDAY CNN 06:00 AM 60 0.09 346
87 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 05:00 AM 60 0.08 330
88 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE (LV) L: LA LAKERS/PHILADELPHIA NBA-TV 08:43 PM 123 0.08 176
89 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 02:00 PM 60 0.08 839
90 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 07:00 AM 60 0.08 340
91 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.08 666
92 NEIGHBORS (2014) HBO PRIME 03:20 AM 96 0.08 171
93 RHNY FIRST LOOK BRAVO 09:11 PM 11 0.08 215
94 CAVUTO ON BUSINESS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:30 AM 30 0.08 988
95 HOME RUN DERBY: 2014 DERBY ESPN2 04:30 PM 150 0.08 236
96 PGA TOUR: HANDOFF: 2015 JOHN DEERE CLS GOLF CHANNEL 05:58 PM 176 0.08 607
97 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 06:00 PM 60 0.08 245
98 DOLPHIN TALE HBO PRIME 06:50 AM 112 0.08 171
99 BULLS & BEARS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 30 0.08 1,080
100 HOLLYWOOD HILLBILLIES REELZCHANNEL 09:00 PM 30 0.07 176

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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.