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July 10, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.9.2015

 

NOTE:  Charts will be posted today in preliminary form, then updated later in the day. UPDATE: Charts now posted in the normal format.

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  UNDER THE DOME picked up 0.1 in final numbers, as did FOOD FIGHTERS.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Shark Week again made its mark (read Mitch Metcalf’s in-depth analysis of Discovery’s Shark Week ratings here), with the 2-hour SHARK PLANET winning the night at 1.23, and the late-night SHARK AFTER DARK at 0.69.  MTV, though, also had a very strong evening, scoring 1.14 with TEEN MOM, and then 0.51 with its new lead-out ONE BAD CHOICE (in the targeted F12-34 demo, the shows were at 1.84/0.85).  History’s MOUNTAIN MEN took a 0.24 leap to 0.68, and ALONE was up 0.16 to 0.57.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES was up a tremendous 0.27 to 0.64, and CUTTING IT IN THE ATL gained 0.17 to 0.46.  On Syfy, WWE rose 0.04 to 0.62, and the season premiere of DOMINION was at 0.26, which on the bright side was better than OLYMPUS had been doing.  LIP SYNC BATTLE returned to Spike at 0.60.  On USA, COMPLICATIONS had a solid 0.12 increase to 0.46, but GRACELAND only moved a tick to 0.33.  A&E’s BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT fell 0.08 to 0.43, while AMERICAN TAKEDOWN gained 0.03 to 0.27.  TINY HOUSE HUNTERS (HGTV) was at 0.41, down 0.03 from Wednesday’s installment.  Food Network’s BEAT B FLAY dropped a tenth to 0.33.  RECTIFY (Sundance), already renewed for a 4th season, continued to prove that sometimes ratings are less important than branding, returning for Season 3 at 0.07 despite a great deal of promotion on sister network AMC.  That was, however, better than IFC’s below the chart pair of MARON (down 0.01 to 0.04 and down 53K total viewers to 70K) and THE SPOILS BEFORE DYING (0.02/56K in its first half-hour, 0.01/28K in the 2d).   BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.05/127K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable THU.09 Jul 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday July 9, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SHARK PLANET: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 120 1.23 2,727
2 TEEN MOM II SSN6 MTV 10:00 PM 62 1.14 1,953
3 SHARK AFTER DARK 2015 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.69 1,480
4 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 09:00 PM 63 0.68 3,088
5 COPA ORO 2015 06 UMA: MEXICO / CUBA UNIVISION DEPORTES 09:28 PM 131 0.65 1,291
6 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 09:00 PM 60 0.64 1,304
7 WWE SMACKDOWN: 070915 SYFY 08:00 PM 120 0.62 2,388
8 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 33 0.60 1,273
9 ALONE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.57 2,082
10 ONE BAD CHOICE MTV 11:02 PM 61 0.51 838
11 CUTTING IT: IN THE ATL WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.46 904
12 COMPLICATIONS USA NETWORK 09:00 PM 62 0.46 1,526
13 FUTBOL CENTRAL (PT) THR UNIVISION DEPORTES 09:04 PM 24 0.44 799
14 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT A&E NETWORK 09:00 PM 61 0.43 1,115
15 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.41 2,009
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.40 922
17 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC GC UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:39 PM 21 0.36 655
18 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.35 781
19 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.33 1,102
20 GRACELAND USA NETWORK 10:02 PM 61 0.33 919
21 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.33 669
22 NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,117
23 UNTOUCHABLE:POWER CORRUPT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.29 1,067
24 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.27 1,750
25 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 AM 15 0.27 1,397
26 AMERICAN TAKEDOWN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.27 696
27 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.26 545
28 DOMINION SYFY 10:00 PM 63 0.26 1,059
29 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.25 503
30 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.25 2,766
31 COPA ORO 2015 05 UDN: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO / GUATEMALA UNIVISION DEPORTES 06:51 PM 133 0.24 462
32 ITS ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILL COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.24 399
33 NINJAGO (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:30 PM 30 0.23 1,518
34 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.23 481
35 ITS ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILL COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.23 369
36 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON       L: WOMENS SEMIFINAL ESPN 08:00 AM 300 0.23 1,070
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 06:00 PM 60 0.21 487
38 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.21 2,240
39 PARTY DOWN SOUTH II S2 CMT 09:00 PM 60 0.20 435
40 TOTAL DIVAS FIRST LOOK E! 10:00 PM 30 0.20 417
41 EVERY WITCH WAY NICKELODEON 07:00 PM 25 0.19 1,461
42 HOARDERS: FAMILY SECRETS LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 62 0.19 722
43 FIRST LOOK: BOTCHED E! 10:30 PM 30 0.18 365
44 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.17 418
45 LOVE LUST OR RUN TLC 09:00 PM 31 0.16 618
46 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.16 378
47 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.16 362
48 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 07:25 PM 35 0.16 1,062
49 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.16 402
50 DARE TO WEAR TLC 10:01 PM 60 0.15 536
51 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,580
52 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.15 1,572
53 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 11:30 PM 30 0.15 338
54 SPIKE TV MOVIE: ELF SPIKE TV 03:00 PM 150 0.15 286
55 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.15 1,864
56 SHALLOW HAL HBO PRIME 06:30 PM 113 0.15 293
57 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.15 307
58 BRIDES GONE STYLED TLC 09:31 PM 30 0.14 593
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:02 PM 58 0.14 280
60 SEVENTIES CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.14 681
61 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 12:00 AM 60 0.14 253
62 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 11:00 PM 30 0.14 331
63 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 475
64 BASEBALL SPECIAL ESPN 09:00 PM 60 0.13 350
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.13 960
66 LOVE LUST OR RUN: EXTRA L TLC 08:00 PM 60 0.13 462
67 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 328
68 LIVING WITH THE ENEMY LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.13 458
69 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L FOX SPORTS 1 09:57 PM 102 0.13 308
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.13 384
71 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.13 1,783
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 62 0.12 231
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.12 318
74 INTO THE STORM (2014) HBO PRIME 09:30 PM 89 0.12 287
75 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM HBO PRIME 04:00 PM 108 0.12 249
76 NFL LIVE ESPN2 08:00 PM 60 0.12 249
77 MLBT RAIN DELAY MLB NETWORK 08:06 PM 33 0.12 354
78 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 03:00 PM 60 0.12 233
79 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,240
80 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L FOX SPORTS 2 09:30 PM 30 0.11 233
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.11 198
82 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 01:00 PM 120 0.11 195
83 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.11 311
84 BRINGING UP BATES UP 09:00 PM 60 0.11 326
85 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.10 344
86 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L ESPN2 06:00 AM 60 0.10 195
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.10 1,136
88 CARNIVAL EATS COOKING CHANNEL 10:30 PM 30 0.10 218
89 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 02:30 PM 30 0.10 271
90 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPNEWS 10:00 AM 120 0.10 159
91 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.10 418
92 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: STL AT PIT/HOU AT CLE MLB NETWORK 07:00 PM 183 0.10 344
93 TENNIS: BKFST WIMBLEDON L ESPN 07:00 AM 60 0.10 255
94 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 01:00 AM 60 0.10 317
95 SEX ON// HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 27 0.10 374
96 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES BBC-AMERICA 09:00 PM 60 0.10 241
97 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 03:00 PM 30 0.09 302
98 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 01:00 PM 60 0.09 1,176
99 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.09 990
100 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.09 463

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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.