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November 10, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.8.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 8.4 in final numbers, up 0.2 from last week (which faced the World Series).  Post-football adjustment, 60 MINUTES lost 0.4, and MADAM SECRETARY dipped 0.1.  In addition, FAMILY GUY and ONCE UPON A TIME each gained 0.1.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  One guess on what topped Sunday cable:  THE WALKING DEAD, however, took a rather heavy 0.59 drop from last week to 6.19, while TALKING DEAD was up 0.14 to 2.46, and COMIC BOOK MEN was at 0.56.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA returned at 1.38, up 0.64 from last week’s ORANGE COUNTY installment, and the premiere of UNTYING THE KNOT later in the evening (after a special WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE) was at 0.67.  Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN was up 0.05 to 0.58, and MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES gained 0.13 to 0.53.  TLC’s SISTER WIVES rose 0.12 to 0.55.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER was steady at 0.55.  On TNT, THE LIBRARIANS was at 0.53, midway between last week’s 0.63/0.44 for the two-hour season premiere, but AGENT X got off to a soft start at 0.27, and fell to 0.20 by the 2d hour of its own premiere.  Also premiering was Starz’s FLESH AND BONE, at 0.06/190K.  Hallmark continued in the early holiday spirit, with CHARMING CHRISTMAS at 0.50.  There was more holiday cheer at Food Network, where HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION WAS AT 0.51, while GUY’S GROCERY GAMES slipped 0.02 to 0.47, and CUTTHROAT KITCHEN was up 0.04 to 0.41.  On Showtime, HOMELAND was up 0.04 to 0.42, and THE AFFAIR continued rising, up 0.02 to 0.29.  Things were quieter at HBO, where THE LEFTOVERS climbed 0.05 to 0.33, GETTING ON premiered its final season at 0.10, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT rose 0.11 to 0.40.  On E!, DASH DOLLS gained 0.04 to 0.25.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday November 8, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 62 6.19 12,440
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:02 PM 59 2.46 4,935
3 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 75 1.38 2,968
4 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:15 PM 45 1.01 2,284
5 FX MOVIE PRIME: DESPICABLE ME 2 FX 8:00 PM 120 0.81 2,097
6 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.69 1,671
7 UNTYING THE KNOT BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.67 1,569
8 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.58 1,146
9 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.57 1,291
10 COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 12:01 AM 30 0.56 971
11 SISTER WIVES TLC 9:00 PM 62 0.55 1,620
12 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.55 2,969
13 LIBRARIANS, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.53 1,951
14 MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.53 983
15 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.51 1,734
16 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHARMING CHRISTMAS HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.50 3,295
17 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.47 1,586
18 LIV AND MADDIE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.45 2,104
19 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 61 0.43 863
20 K.C. UNDERCOVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.42 2,055
21 HOMELAND S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:03 PM 42 0.42 1,350
22 90 DAY FIANCE TLC 10:02 PM 62 0.42 1,039
23 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.41 1,122
24 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 29 0.40 914
25 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.38 893
26 AUSTIN & ALLY DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.37 1,787
27 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.36 1,598
28 PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:56 AM 124 0.35 704
29 FIRST LOOK: KARDASHIANS E! 8:48 PM 12 0.35 806
30 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:30 AM 90 0.34 744
31 LEFTOVERS, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 57 0.33 636
32 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 6:30 PM 60 0.31 781
33 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY CHANNEL 7:00 AM 25 0.30 1,200
34 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.29 696
35 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.29 1,481
36 AFFAIR, THE S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:03 PM 52 0.29 891
37 AGENT X TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 61 0.27 1,282
38 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.27 1,478
39 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 11:00 AM 120 0.27 474
40 BRUNCH AT BOBBYS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.26 847
41 SOUTHERN AT HEART FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.26 1,008
42 BREADWINNERS NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.26 1,114
43 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,086
44 POKER   L: 2015 WSOP: FINAL TABLE ESPN 8:30 PM 150 0.25 810
45 DASH DOLLS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.25 542
46 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.24 557
47 GIADAS HOLIDAY HANDBOOK FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.24 932
48 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.23 1,231
49 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/ASTON VILLA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:22 AM 127 0.23 444
50 UNFINISHED BUSINESS HBO PRIME 7:25 PM 91 0.22 467
51 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.22 1,264
52 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.21 444
53 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:29 AM 27 0.21 407
54 AGENT X TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:01 PM 60 0.20 1,012
55 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 5:30 PM 60 0.20 483
56 GUYS BIG BITES FOOD NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.19 717
57 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.19 423
58 CHOPPED IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.19 740
59 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:58 PM 32 0.19 473
60 MICKEYS ADV IN WONDERLAND DISNEY JUNIOR 6:00 PM 55 0.16 689
61 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.16 461
62 MLS PLAYOFFS L: CONF SEMI:DALLAS/SOUNDERS FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 181 0.16 339
63 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,397
64 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.15 355
65 BOBBY JONES GOSPEL SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 62 0.15 597
66 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN2 7:30 PM 30 0.15 405
67 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 4:30 PM 60 0.14 373
68 RIDE ALONG HBO PRIME 5:45 PM 24 0.13 294
69 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 438
70 POKER   L: WSOP FINAL TABLE ESPN2 11:00 PM 186 0.13 460
71 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.12 541
72 SP HEROS WELCOME FOOD NETWORK 2:00 PM 60 0.12 451
73 MLS PLAYOFFS L: CONF SEMI:WHITECAPS/TIMBERS FOX SPORTS 1 10:31 PM 125 0.12 221
74 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 90 0.11 242
75 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN2 9:00 AM 30 0.11 219
76 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 322
77 MLS PLAYOFFS            L: COLUMBUS/MONTREAL ESPN 5:08 PM 170 0.11 259
78 EXTREME RVS TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 483
79 WINX CLUB NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.11 490
80 TIME MACHINE: WW2 FROM SPACE HISTORY 4:00 PM 120 0.10 704
81 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN2 9:30 AM 30 0.10 299
82 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 355
83 GETTING ON HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 29 0.10 269
84 FIRST LOOK: BOTCHED E! 4:30 PM 11 0.10 377
85 MLS PLAYOFFS            L: NY RED BULLS/DC UNITED ESPN 3:00 PM 128 0.10 242
86 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.10 281
87 LIGA MX L: PACHUCA / TIJUANA UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:56 PM 124 0.10 286
88 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 998
89 WINX CLUB NICK JR 10:30 AM 30 0.09 499
90 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: NAZI GOSPELS, THE HISTORY 2:00 PM 120 0.09 500
91 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.09 1,218
92 SOMEBODYS GOTTA DO IT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 286
93 BREAKTHROUGH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.09 322
94 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.08 221
95 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 662
96 MSNBC INVESTIGATES MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 340
97 DEMON FILES, THE DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.08 206
98 NASCAR SPRINT CUP POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.08 523
99 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 8:00 AM 30 0.08 516
100 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.08 308

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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.