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September 18, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.17.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up by 2.2 to 7.5 in final numbers, tying last year’s final rating.  In addition, JEFF DUNHAM: UNHINGED IN HOLLYWOOD gained 0.1, and the ARROW rerun fell by the same amount.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The NFL Network part of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was at 1.83, up two-tenths from the 2014 premiere.  The network squeezed as much as it could out of the broadcast, placing 4 other pre- and post-game telecasts in the Top 10.  Despite the power of the NFL, ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.63, and Syfy’s WWE was at 0.56, up 0.03 from last week.  (The Syfy lead-out, DOMINION, crashed from last week’s 0.28 to 0.16, and GEEKS WHO DRINK lost 0.02 to 0.10/259K total viewers.)  MTV’s TEEN MOM rose 0.14 to 1.12, and lead-out TRUE LIFE debuted at 0.46.  PROJECT RUNWAY (Lifetime) slipped 0.03 to 0.64.  History’s MOUNTAIN MEN was down 0.02 to 0.45.  On USA, the season finale of GRACELAND jumped by 50% to 0.33.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC was at 0.31.  A&E’s BEHIND BARS fell 0.08 to 0.31, after a lead-in special COSBY: THE WOMEN SPEAK was at 0.30.  LA HAIR (We) held at 0.27.  On FX, SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL was up 0.02 to 0.17, and MARRIED gained 0.03 to 0.16.  VH1’s STREAMY AWARDS special was at 0.14.  Comedy Central’s REVIEW rose 0.02 to 0.11.  On IFC, DOCUMENTARY NOW had a healthy 0.04 increase to 0.07, with 161K total viewers.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.04/103K. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable THU.17 Sep 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 17, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2015 WK 2 – DEN VS. KC NFL NETWORK 8:28 PM 205 1.83 4,162
2 NFLN THU NT POST-GUN NFL NETWORK 11:53 PM 7 1.28 2,851
3 TEEN MOM II SSN6 MTV 10:00 PM 61 1.12 1,918
4 NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:22 PM 6 0.99 2,280
5 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2 NFL NETWORK 7:57 PM 25 0.68 1,518
6 PROJECT RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.64 2,212
7 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: CLEMSON/LOUISVILLE ESPN 7:26 PM 197 0.63 1,938
8 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 35 0.61 1,331
9 WWE SMACKDOWN: 091715 SYFY 8:00 PM 120 0.56 2,083
10 TRUE LIFE MTV 11:01 PM 60 0.46 781
11 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.45 2,366
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.43 830
13 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1 NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 27 0.41 929
14 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,375
15 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.38 582
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.37 886
17 UNDRAFTED NFL NETWORK 12:35 AM 30 0.36 715
18 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.36 633
19 GRACELAND USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.33 913
20 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.32 1,495
21 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 8:00 PM 90 0.31 843
22 BEHIND BARS: ROOKIE YEAR A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.31 866
23 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.30 682
24 COSBY: THE WOMEN SPEAK A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.30 1,113
25 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,754
26 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.29 709
27 FIRST LOOK: DASH DOLLS E! 9:44 PM 16 0.28 503
28 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 26 0.28 710
29 FIRST LOOK: KARDASHIANS E! 9:30 PM 14 0.28 514
30 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.28 1,434
31 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.28 1,385
32 TOTAL DRAMA: RIDONC THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.27 1,177
33 LA HAIR WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.27 698
34 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.26 564
35 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.26 2,483
36 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.24 1,605
37 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.24 538
38 FOOTBALL TOWN NFL NETWORK 1:05 AM 59 0.23 451
39 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:43 PM 77 0.23 544
40 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S4 CMT 9:00 PM 60 0.23 468
41 NOWHERE TO HIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 813
42 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:30 PM 30 0.22 676
43 TOTAL DIVAS FIRST LOOK E! 8:00 PM 16 0.22 509
44 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 550
45 WALLYKAZAM! NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.21 910
46 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,815
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 394
48 SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL FX 10:00 PM 32 0.19 487
49 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,677
50 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.19 448
51 WAGS FIRST LOOK E! 8:16 PM 14 0.19 362
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.19 1,602
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 895
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 1,763
55 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 949
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 338
57 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.18 479
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.18 340
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,684
60 DOMINION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 641
61 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 904
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 340
63 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,023
64 MARRIED FX 10:32 PM 31 0.16 323
65 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.16 350
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 782
67 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.15 773
68 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.15 534
69 STREAMY AWARDS, THE VH1 10:00 PM 90 0.14 284
70 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.14 265
71 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 721
72 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 404
73 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 638
74 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 330
75 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.14 227
76 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.14 695
77 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,090
78 POWER & ICE HISTORY 11:03 PM 58 0.14 707
79 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.13 279
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.13 751
81 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 683
82 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 299
83 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.13 566
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,181
85 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,915
86 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 10:00 PM 90 0.12 387
87 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.12 2,110
88 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.12 266
89 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 735
90 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 678
91 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 647
92 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.12 740
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.12 272
94 JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 30 0.12 280
95 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.12 330
96 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:30 PM 31 0.12 322
97 E! NEWS E! 11:01 PM 60 0.11 292
98 REVIEW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.11 233
99 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,464
100 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,513

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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.