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September 2, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.1.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT lost the same.  Also, as expected the CW reruns each went down 0.1 after the sports preemptions were adjusted out.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The TYRANT season finale (FX) didn’t excite anyone, dropping 0.05 to 0.37.  However, some people showed up to find out who the killer was on MTV’s SCREAM, which gained 0.06 to 0.34 (and was up 0.06 in the F12-34 demo as well, to 0.60).  The midseason finale of TNT’s RIZZOLI & ISLES leaped 0.19 to 0.82, yet PUBLIC MORALS fell 0.03 from last week’s premiere to 0.25.  Elsewhere, OWN’s THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS led Tuesday cable, down 0.04 to 0.94.  On Spike, INK MASTER rose 0.07 to 0.82, and TATTOO NIGHTMARES jumped two-tenths to 0.58.  History’s COUNTING CARS was at 0.61/0.52, in the same range as last week’s 0.59/0.53.  TOSH.0 (Comedy) dropped 0.12 to 0.55, and then DRUNK HISTORY returned at 0.33.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS gained a tenth to 0.49.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK was up 0.05 to 0.47, with lead-out MY FAB 40TH at 0.21.  Food Network’s CHOPPED TEENS rose 0.05 to 0.46.  BAD GIRLS CLUB (Oxygen) climbed 0.11 to 0.44.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE BIG WORLD lost 0.16 to 0.41, and OUR LITTLE FAMILY fell 0.04 to 0.30.  History’s OUTLAW CHRONICLES was up 0.02 to 0.41.  REAL HUSBANDS (BET) dropped 0.07 to 0.37, and PUNKD shrank by 0.06 to 0.29.  Syfy’s FACE OFF lost 0.03 to 0.35.   PLAYING HOUSE (USA) picked up 0.06 to 0.23.  At ABCFamily, there was a smidge of good news for the unscripted slate, as MONICA THE MEDIUM was up 0.05 to 0.19, NEXT STEP REALTY was also up 0.05 to 0.09, and even STARTUP U was up 0.01 to 0.03 (with 63K total viewers).  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.05/136K. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable TUE.01 Sep 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday September 1, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.94 3,231
2 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.82 1,676
3 RIZZOLI & ISLES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.82 4,766
4 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 09:31 PM 32 0.61 1,863
5 TATTOO NIGHTMARES SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.58 1,126
6 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.55 920
7 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 09:00 PM 31 0.52 1,769
8 TOTAL DIVAS E! 09:00 PM 60 0.49 1,020
9 BELOW DECK BRAVO 09:00 PM 60 0.47 1,032
10 CHOPPED TEENS 2 FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.46 1,337
11 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 08:00 PM 60 0.44 827
12 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD: N/A TLC 08:00 PM 121 0.41 1,837
13 OUTLAW CHRON HELLS ANGELS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.41 1,191
14 WAGS E! 10:00 PM 60 0.39 630
15 REAL HUSBANDS S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.37 887
16 TYRANT FX 10:00 PM 71 0.37 1,252
17 FACE OFF SYFY 09:00 PM 60 0.35 883
18 SCREAM: THE TV SERIES MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.34 756
19 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 04:00 PM 30 0.33 1,814
20 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.33 590
21 OUR LITTLE FAMILY TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.30 1,185
22 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.30 2,628
23 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.30 1,324
24 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.29 2,993
25 PUNKD BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 683
26 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.29 529
27 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 564
28 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,371
29 PUBLIC MORALS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,531
30 EVIL KIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.25 928
31 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,801
32 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 07:00 PM 278 0.24 926
33 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 07:00 PM 30 0.24 1,349
34 PLAYING HOUSE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.23 484
35 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 05:30 PM 30 0.22 628
36 MY FAB 40TH BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.21 495
37 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.20 2,556
38 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.20 1,608
39 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.19 418
40 LIVE FREE: DOWN & DIRTY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 531
41 MONICA THE MEDIUM ABC FAMILY 08:00 PM 60 0.19 425
42 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 06:00 PM 60 0.19 419
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.18 343
44 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.18 1,768
45 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 03:30 PM 60 0.18 378
46 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:38 PM 82 0.18 416
47 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.17 1,864
48 DUMB AND DUMBER TO HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 109 0.17 335
49 BOSS NAILS OXYGEN MEDIA 09:00 PM 30 0.17 306
50 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 04:30 PM 30 0.17 347
51 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.16 343
52 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM: N/A TLC 06:00 PM 120 0.16 516
53 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 02:00 PM 60 0.16 1,544
54 HOTEL IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.16 416
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 01:00 PM 60 0.16 298
56 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 05:00 PM 30 0.16 384
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 330
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 338
59 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.15 363
60 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.14 442
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 306
62 SITUATION ROOM CNN 06:00 PM 60 0.14 682
63 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.14 2,286
64 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 240 0.14 267
65 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: EARLY ROUND ESPN 01:00 PM 360 0.14 651
66 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 02:30 PM 30 0.13 277
67 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.13 281
68 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,411
69 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.13 574
70 IT TAKES A SISTER OXYGEN MEDIA 09:30 PM 30 0.13 243
71 SITUATION ROOM CNN 05:00 PM 60 0.13 791
72 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 01:00 PM 60 0.13 1,575
73 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 35 0.13 299
74 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 02:00 PM 30 0.13 252
75 LIVE FREE: DOWN & DIRTY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 60 0.13 463
76 MARIA DE TODOS 2 PR III GALAVISION 09:00 PM 30 0.13 238
77 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.13 265
78 WOLF CNN 01:00 PM 60 0.12 674
79 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF ESPN2 03:00 PM 30 0.12 264
80 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 02:00 PM 60 0.12 782
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.12 1,020
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.12 1,093
83 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.11 704
84 MICK DODGE: FOOT NOTES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 08:30 PM 30 0.11 477
85 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 07:00 PM 60 0.11 242
86 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.11 660
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,391
88 DRACULA UNTOLD  (2014) MAXPRIME 08:25 PM 92 0.11 261
89 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 04:00 PM 60 0.10 767
90 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.10 253
91 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,149
92 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.10 1,220
93 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 09:00 PM 30 0.10 343
94 NEXT STEP REALTY: NYC ABC FAMILY 09:00 PM 61 0.09 165
95 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 595
96 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPS ESPN2 09:00 PM 60 0.09 280
97 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.09 943
98 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 540
99 SHOWCASE GAME: NYY AT BOS/TB AT BAL MLB NETWORK 07:00 PM 175 0.09 404
100 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.09 336

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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.