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August 21, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.20.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  After adjustment for football preemptions, both FOOD FIGHTERS and DATELINE dimmed by 0.2 from preliminary numbers, respectively to 0.9 and 1.2.  At FOX, BOOM lost 0.1 to 0.6, and the BONES rerun dropped 0.2 to 0.5.  Also down 0.1 were BIG BROTHER (to 2.0) and the MOM rerun (1.1). 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Tis the season for ESPN’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL to air on a Thursday as part of the NFL PRESEASON, and the game had no trouble winning the cable night at 1.30.  MTV’s TEEN MOM followed, up 0.22 from last week to 1.00, and lead-out ONE BAD CHOICE was up 0.08 to 0.36.  The 2-episode season finale of Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE was at 0.71/0.67, way up from last week’s 0.49.  On Syfy, WWE rose a tenth to 0.66, DOMINION gained 0.03 to 0.26, GEEKS WHO DRINK grew by 0.05 to 0.14, and REACTOR doesn’t seem to have aired.  History’s ALONE climbed 0.05 to 0.63, and MOUNTAIN MEN jumped 0.11 to 0.59.  BEHIND BARS (A&E) was up 0.06 to 0.48, and BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT edged up 0.02 to 0.44.  A late-afternoon run of ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMUNKS on Nickelodeon hit the Top 10 at 0.47, up 0.04 from last week.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY dropped 0.07 to 0.47.  BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES (We) ticked down to 0.41, and LA HAIR was down 0.03 to 0.29.  The lack of a COMPLICATIONS lead-in seemed to help USA’s GRACELAND, which gained 0.06 to 0.31.  Both of FX’s SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL and MARRIED were at 0.19, putting them respectively down 0.02 and up 0.07.  On Comedy, REVIEW was at 0.14.  On IFC, DOCUMENTARY NOW (which has already been renewed) premiered at 0.06 (with 158K total viewers), and COMEDY BANG BANG was at 0.03/70K, steady in 18-49s and up 20K total viewers.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.05/141K. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable THU.20 Aug 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday August 20, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL L: BUFFALO/CLEVELAND ESPN 08:00 PM 175 1.30 3,874
2 TEEN MOM II SSN6 MTV 10:00 PM 61 1.00 1,657
3 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 10:32 PM 31 0.71 1,424
4 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:55 PM 65 0.69 1,677
5 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 32 0.67 1,384
6 WWE SMACKDOWN: 082015 SYFY 08:00 PM 120 0.66 2,434
7 ALONE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.63 2,375
8 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 09:00 PM 63 0.59 3,013
9 BEHIND BARS: ROOKIE YEAR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.48 1,043
10 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 04:00 PM 30 0.47 2,272
11 PROJECT RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 92 0.47 1,785
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.46 973
13 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT A&E NETWORK 09:00 PM 61 0.44 1,209
14 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 956
15 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 09:00 PM 60 0.41 975
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.37 1,728
17 HOUSE HUNTERS OFF GRID HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.36 1,688
18 ONE BAD CHOICE MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.36 611
19 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.35 662
20 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.32 1,759
21 GRACELAND USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.31 961
22 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 07:00 PM 60 0.31 835
23 LA HAIR WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.29 843
24 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 05:00 PM 30 0.29 1,617
25 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 05:30 PM 30 0.29 1,573
26 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 07:30 PM 30 0.28 1,485
27 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,002
28 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:30 PM 30 0.27 1,588
29 DOMINION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 837
30 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.26 2,872
31 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.25 605
32 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 07:00 PM 30 0.23 1,349
33 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.22 427
34 LOVE LUST OR RUN TLC 09:00 PM 30 0.22 695
35 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.21 2,294
36 SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL FX 10:00 PM 32 0.19 426
37 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 357
38 MARRIED FX 10:32 PM 31 0.19 377
39 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,751
40 FAMELESS TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.18 452
41 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.17 459
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 02:00 PM 60 0.17 388
43 NOWHERE TO HIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 752
44 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S4 CMT 09:00 PM 60 0.17 403
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.17 327
46 NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.16 711
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.16 353
48 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.15 1,944
49 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 03:00 PM 60 0.15 316
50 GEEKS WHO DRINK SYFY 11:00 PM 30 0.14 322
51 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.14 394
52 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.14 296
53 BRINGING UP BATES UP 09:00 PM 30 0.14 374
54 REVIEW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.14 278
55 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 10 CMT 11:00 PM 60 0.14 299
56 LOVE LUST OR RUN: EXTRA L TLC 09:30 PM 30 0.14 497
57 NFL PRESEASON: 2015 – DET VS. WAS NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 180 0.13 308
58 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 07:00 PM 60 0.13 282
59 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 04:00 PM 60 0.13 299
60 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.13 1,933
61 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 05:00 PM 60 0.13 273
62 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.12 2,012
63 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.12 308
64 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 06:00 PM 60 0.12 322
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.12 1,109
66 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.12 1,012
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.12 1,320
68 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 222
69 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 10:54 PM 66 0.11 270
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.11 276
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,264
72 FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.10 232
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 06:00 PM 60 0.10 589
74 GAINESVILLE S1 CMT 10:00 PM 30 0.10 188
75 CHAIN REACT MC GSN 09:00 PM 30 0.10 472
76 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 07:00 PM 60 0.09 835
77 CNN FILMS CNN 09:00 PM 114 0.09 666
78 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.09 888
79 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.09 1,291
80 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 240 0.09 185
81 CHASE, THE GSN 08:00 PM 60 0.09 664
82 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.09 624
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 228
84 RUSH HOUR HBO PRIME 03:00 PM 97 0.08 165
85 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 04:00 PM 60 0.08 528
86 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.08 1,106
87 INCOME PROPERTY DIY NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.08 264
88 ANIMATION DOMINATION FXX 12:00 AM 64 0.08 182
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 03:00 PM 60 0.08 511
90 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 AM 60 0.08 740
91 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.07 516
92 LITTLE CHARMERS NICK JR 07:00 PM 30 0.07 389
93 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:48 AM 12 0.07 321
94 HOW DO THEY DO IT SCIENCE 10:00 PM 30 0.07 295
95 GAINESVILLE S1 CMT 10:30 PM 30 0.07 144
96 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.07 294
97 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 02:00 PM 60 0.07 1,106
98 SITUATION ROOM CNN 05:00 PM 60 0.07 567
99 SHOWCASE GAME: SF AT PIT/TEX AT DET MLB NETWORK 07:00 PM 180 0.07 290
100 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 06:00 PM 30 0.07 153

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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.