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October 13, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.11.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.9 in final numbers, far below last week’s 8.7.  For whatever it’s worth, BLOOD & OIL gained 0.1.  Everything on CBS was adjusted by 0.1:  down for 60 MINUTES and CSI: CYBER, up for MADAM SECRETARY and THE GOOD WIFE.  On FOX, the football-inflated GRINDER rerun lost half a point, then BOB’S BURGERS was down 0.1 and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH gained the same. 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Nationals 2015 Oct SUN.11

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  While still gigantic, AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD returned down 1.22 from last fall’s premiere to 7.43–still enough to beat everything on TV including SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.  Correspondingly, TALKING DEAD lost 0.60 to 2.90.  On VH1, BASKETBALL WIVES rose 0.15 to 0.93.  E!’s KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS was up 0.05 to 0.82, DASH DOLLS lost a tick to 0.22, and HOUSE OF DVF rose 0.03 to 0.15.  On Discovery, ALASKA THE LAST FRONTIER dropped 0.12 to 0.62, and NAKED & AFRAID fell 0.04 to 0.53.  Food Network’s HALLOWEEN WARS dropped 0.15 to 0.50, and CUTTHROAT KITCHEN was also down 0.15 to 0.42, with GUY’S GROCERY GAMES down 0.05 to 0.41.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY spin-off was at 0.49, while MANZOD WITH CHILDREN was up 0.02 to 0.32 and MARRIED TO MEDICINE fell 0.24 to 0.28.  Showtime won the paycable wars by virtue of HOMELAND, down a tenth from last week’s season premiere to 0.46, while THE AFFAIR lost 0.03 to 0.15.  On HBO, THE LEFTOVERS dropped 0.08 to 0.25, with PROJECT GREENLIGHT down 0.08 to 0.07 (141K total viewers), DOLL & EM steady in the demo at 0.03 but down to 89K total viewers, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT down 0.04 to 0.24.  Adult Swim’s YOUR PRETTY FACE fell 0.03 to 0.45.  History’s ICE ROAD TRUCKERS dropped 0.11 to 0.28. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable Oct SUN.11

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday October 11, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 92 7.43 14,633
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:32 PM 59 2.90 5,662
3 BASKETBALL WIVES LA 4 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.93 1,749
4 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 60 0.82 1,702
5 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.73 1,666
6 MLB AL DIVISION SERIES L: TORONTO/TEXAS 3 FOX SPORTS 1 8:03 PM 197 0.71 2,374
7 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.66 1,443
8 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.62 2,680
9 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.53 1,649
10 HALLOWEEN WARS 5 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.50 1,538
11 RHONJ: TERESA CHECKS IN BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.49 1,231
12 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:30 AM 90 0.48 905
13 DIVISION SERIES GAME: 2015 ALDS KC AT HOU GM 3 MLB NETWORK 3:58 PM 212 0.47 1,677
14 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE L: CHARLOTTE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:34 PM 218 0.46 2,747
15 HOMELAND S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:04 PM 47 0.46 1,396
16 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.45 1,053
17 YOUR PRETTY FACE/HELL ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.45 913
18 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.42 1,082
19 SISTER WIVES TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.41 1,321
20 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.41 1,436
21 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.39 1,030
22 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.37 1,454
23 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.34 844
24 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.34 1,472
25 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 61 0.34 733
26 90 DAY FIANCE TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.34 1,001
27 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:54 PM 96 0.33 692
28 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 11:00 AM 120 0.30 577
29 MANZOD WITH CHILDREN BRAVO 9:30 PM 30 0.30 910
30 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.29 1,316
31 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.28 720
32 MLB ALDS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 33 0.28 849
33 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.28 1,322
34 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,321
35 NASCAR SPRINT CUP POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:12 PM 30 0.27 1,380
36 LEFTOVERS, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 57 0.25 552
37 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,090
38 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 30 0.24 704
39 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.24 557
40 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.23 554
41 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:30 PM 60 0.23 695
42 DASH DOLLS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.22 502
43 SOUTHERN AT HEART FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.21 820
44 MLBT DIVISION POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 7:30 PM 69 0.21 684
45 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.20 517
46 GIADA IN ITALY FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.19 801
47 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: SECRET TAPES OF THE OJ CASE, THE A&E NETWORK 12:01 AM 122 0.18 493
48 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.18 504
49 OJ SPEAKS A&E NETWORK 10:02 PM 119 0.18 553
50 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.18 510
51 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: SECRET TAPES OF THE OJ CASE, THE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 122 0.18 529
52 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 6:00 PM 60 0.17 483
53 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 11:20 PM 40 0.15 441
54 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.15 346
55 HOUSE OF DVF E! 10:00 PM 60 0.15 328
56 REAL HSWIVES OF NJ BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.15 427
57 NASCAR SC COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:00 PM 25 0.15 995
58 AFFAIR, THE S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:03 PM 56 0.15 547
59 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN2 9:30 AM 30 0.15 407
60 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE SPIKE TV 10:30 AM 30 0.14 480
61 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH SPIKE TV 10:00 AM 30 0.14 397
62 AMERICAS BOOK OF SECRETS: MONUMENTS, THE 7 HISTORY 3:00 PM 120 0.14 530
63 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN2 9:00 AM 30 0.14 284
64 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 278
65 RUGGED JUSTICE ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.13 655
66 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.13 427
67 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 9:30 AM 30 0.13 351
68 FOCUS HBO PRIME 7:10 PM 104 0.13 348
69 BOBBY JONES GOSPEL SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 61 0.12 475
70 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.11 256
71 POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD SPIKE TV 9:00 AM 30 0.10 267
72 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.10 254
73 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.10 309
74 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 289
75 GET ON UP: GET ON UP HBO PRIME 6:35 AM 138 0.09 230
76 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 90 0.09 210
77 UEFA EURO 2016 QUAL L: GERMANY/GEORGIA FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.09 201
78 MEL BROOKS LIVE AT THE GE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 33 0.09 156
79 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.09 241
80 MOVIE: RELUCTANT WITNESS LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.09 506
81 F1 EXTRA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:52 AM 38 0.09 337
82 NFL GAMEDAY OVERTIME NFL NETWORK 11:19 PM 41 0.09 179
83 GREG GUTFELD SHOW, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 460
84 NASCAR VICTORY LAP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:42 PM 60 0.08 518
85 ATM FOR MIR W/ PST CHRIS USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.08 239
86 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 2:02 AM 58 0.08 163
87 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: MINNESOTA/INDIANA ESPN 8:30 PM 144 0.08 493
88 SW REBELS: ULTIMATE GUIDE DISNEY XD 9:30 AM 30 0.08 272
89 F1 RACING L: RUSSIA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:30 AM 142 0.08 354
90 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 208
91 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,040
92 SAN FRANCISCO 2.0 HBO PRIME 11:32 AM 39 0.08 169
93 ALASKA HAUNTING DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.08 250
94 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: BEV LEWIS THE RECKONING HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.08 760
95 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 511
96 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 AM 60 0.08 201
97 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 386
98 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.08 249
99 EUROPEAN QUALIFIER      L: POLAND/REPUBLIC OF IRELAND ESPN 2:30 PM 150 0.07 215
100 UNBROKEN HBO PRIME 4:50 PM 7 0.07 202

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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.