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October 30, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.29.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.0 in final numbers., 0.1 above last week’s game.  In addition, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES gained 0.1.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Broadcast 2015 Oct THU.29

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NFL Network’s share of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL was up 0.11 from last week to 1.30.  More sports followed, as TNT’s late-night NBA BASKETBALL was at 0.65 (the primetime game, which had to compete with the NFL, was at 0.44), and farther down the chart, ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL doubleheader was at 0.49/0.47.  The season finale of Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY fell 0.13 from last week to 0.64, and FASHIONABLY LATE lost 0.06 to 0.20.  On Syfy, WWE ticked down to 0.57, and HAVEN was steady at 0.18.  History’s 2 episodes of PAWN STARS were at 0.48/0.45, steady with last week’s 0.49/0.45.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS dropped 0.07 to 0.35, and BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW was down 0.06 to 0.21.  We’s LA HAIR fell 0.07 to 0.21.  TruTV’s BILLY ON THE STREET shed a hundredth to 0.17.  On IFC, BENDERS held at 0.03 with 65K total viewers, and COMEDY BANG BANG climbed all the way to 0.01 with 25K viewers.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2015 Oct THU.29

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday October 29, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2015 WK 8 – MIA VS. NE NFL NETWORK 8:26 PM 175 1.30 2,989
2 NBA BASKETBALL: DALLAS/LA CLIPPERS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:43 PM 157 0.65 1,401
3 PROJECT RUNWAY: SEASON 14 FINALE PT. 1 LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 122 0.64 2,289
4 WWE SMACKDOWN: 102915 SYFY 8:00 PM 120 0.57 2,171
5 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2 NFL NETWORK 7:58 PM 22 0.55 1,241
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OREGON/ARIZONA STATE ESPN 10:28 PM 254 0.49 1,519
7 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:31 PM 32 0.48 2,057
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: NORTH CAROLINA/PITTSBURGH ESPN 6:58 PM 196 0.47 1,247
9 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 31 0.45 1,990
10 NBA BASKETBALL: ATLANTA/NEW YORK TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 149 0.44 1,062
11 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:34 PM 36 0.44 900
12 FX MOVIE PRIME: R.I.P.D. FX 8:00 PM 120 0.42 1,106
13 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.41 1,600
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.40 1,017
15 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.39 1,814
16 CHOPPED IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.36 1,291
17 COLL FTBL SCOREBOARD    L ESPN 10:16 PM 12 0.36 914
18 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1 NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 28 0.35 780
19 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.35 667
20 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 58 0.35 757
21 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.34 785
22 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.34 1,591
23 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.34 1,313
24 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 60 0.32 1,128
25 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:20 AM 52 0.31 620
26 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.31 674
27 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.30 800
28 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.29 1,012
29 TOY STORY OF TERROR DISNEY JUNIOR 6:30 PM 35 0.28 1,002
30 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.27 567
31 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 3,474
32 MICKEYS ADV IN WONDERLAND DISNEY JUNIOR 5:35 PM 55 0.25 921
33 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.25 558
34 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.24 511
35 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 2,474
36 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO TLC 10:18 PM 72 0.23 619
37 COLL FOOTBALL: BIG 12 L: WEST VIRGINIA/TCU FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 220 0.22 916
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.22 480
39 MONSTERS INSIDE ME ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.21 510
40 LA HAIR WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.21 560
41 BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW SSN 2 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.21 419
42 MONSTERS INSIDE ME ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.21 635
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 410
44 FASHIONABLY LATE RACHEL Z LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:02 PM 30 0.20 867
45 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S4 CMT 9:00 PM 58 0.20 456
46 BBQ BLITZ FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.20 716
47 EVIL TWINS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 778
48 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.20 418
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 402
50 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,246
51 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,819
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 406
53 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.19 2,557
54 TAKEN 3 HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 109 0.19 420
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.18 2,006
56 WITS ACADEMY NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.18 1,247
57 HAVEN SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 645
58 GREAT WILD NORTH HISTORY 11:03 PM 58 0.18 878
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.18 398
60 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 6:56 PM 64 0.17 680
61 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.17 334
62 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.17 379
63 SURVIVING EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.17 645
64 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 9:30 PM 30 0.17 427
65 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.17 376
66 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.16 422
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,542
68 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.16 419
69 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.15 382
70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,772
71 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.15 1,772
72 FIRST LOOK: BOTCHED E! 10:32 PM 17 0.15 426
73 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 298
74 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,285
75 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO TLC 9:11 PM 67 0.15 511
76 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.15 336
77 HAUNTING OF…, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.14 450
78 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 2,406
79 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S4 CMT 10:00 PM 58 0.13 279
80 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 650
81 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,729
82 BELLATOR MMA: VENGEANCE SPIKE TV 11:30 PM 30 0.12 272
83 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.12 234
84 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.12 274
85 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 298
86 CATHOUSE SEASON TWO HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 26 0.11 345
87 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 598
88 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 1:10 AM 60 0.11 202
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 874
90 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.11 250
91 MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT SHOW MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.11 271
92 HOW ITS MADE: ZOMBIE APOC SCIENCE 9:30 PM 30 0.11 396
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 611
94 90 DAY FIANCE: MORE TO LO TLC 8:00 PM 71 0.11 339
95 BE COOL SCOOBY THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.11 263
96 CATHOUSE SEASON TWO HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 29 0.11 374
97 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 463
98 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 591
99 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.11 341
100 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.10 221

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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.