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October 22, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.21.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustment from morning numbers was a 0.1 bump for ROSEWOOD (which as usual for that show was carried entirely by its last pre-EMPIRE 15 minutes, with quarter-hour ratings of 1.3/1.4/1.5/2.0.)

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Nationals 2015 Oct WED.21

 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable 2015 Oct WED.21

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  TBS can only dream about the numbers it might have earned with a full 7-game Mets/Cubs MLB PLAYOFFS series.  As it is, the Mets swept in 4, and the network’s last game of the season was at 2.37, outrating everything on the broadcast networks except EMPIRE.  (Fox Sports 1’s Royals/Blue Jays series continued at its more sedate pace, scoring 0.58.)  AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL (FX) took another tumble, down 0.48 to 1.67.  Last season, the third episode of AHS dipped just 0.05 after its Week 2 plunge, so this is a bit alarming.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK dropped a tenth to 0.76, and MOONBEAM CITY fell 0.13 to 0.21.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS rose 0.09 to 0.53, while MYSTERY DINERS lost 0.03 to 0.37.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS climbed 0.06 to 0.52, and TIME MACHINE was at 0.43.  Discovery’s DUAL SURVIVAL gained 0.04 to 0.47.  LITTLE WOMEN LA (Lifetime) upticked to 0.43.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING rose 0.08 to 0.39.  MTV’s ARE YOU THE ONE, airing without a TEEN MOMS lead-in, dropped 0.09 to 0.34.  GHOST HUNTERS (Syfy) was at 0.28, and PARANORMAL WITNESS dropped 0.08 to 0.17.  VH1’s COUPLES THERAPY gained 0.07 to 0.27.  On FXX, THE LEAGUE fell 0.07 to 0.21, but YOU’RE THE WORST gained 0.03 to 0.11.  BET’s THE WESTBROOKS shed 0.05 to 0.21.  On CNBC, JAY LENO’S GARAGE fell 0.06 to 0.15.  On DAM, IMPACT WRESTLING held at 0.06, slightly up in total viewers at 264K at 9PM, and added 0.02/63K at midnight, while RING OF HONOR dropped 0.02 to 0.03 with 132K viewers.

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts

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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday October 21, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB NLCS: NLCS NEW YORK METS/CHICAGO 4 TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 231 2.37 7,935
2 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 76 1.67 3,202
3 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 11:51 PM 51 0.81 2,122
4 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.76 1,212
5 MLB AL CHAMPIONS SERIES L: KANSAS CITY/TORONTO 5 FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 186 0.58 2,577
6 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.57 2,022
7 WORST COOKS 7 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.53 1,452
8 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.52 2,744
9 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.47 1,211
10 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.43 1,050
11 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.43 1,451
12 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.39 969
13 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.39 1,541
14 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:04 AM 56 0.38 704
15 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 63 0.38 777
16 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.37 1,616
17 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.37 1,105
18 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.36 781
19 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 7:06 PM 54 0.34 1,083
20 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 3 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.34 592
21 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.30 533
22 NBA PRE-SEASON    L: WASHINGTON/MIAMI ESPN 8:06 PM 156 0.29 784
23 CONAN TBS NETWORK 12:42 AM 60 0.29 659
24 FX MOVIE PRIME: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4 FX 8:00 PM 120 0.29 644
25 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.29 755
26 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.28 1,530
27 UNDERWORLD INC. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.28 688
28 GHOST HUNTERS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 895
29 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.27 534
30 COUPLES THERAPY 6 VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.27 528
31 THUNDERMANS NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.27 1,247
32 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.27 585
33 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:42 PM 79 0.27 657
34 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: PHILLY/BOSTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:01 PM 166 0.26 530
35 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.26 523
36 FRIENDS OF HEARTLAKE CITY DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 30 0.25 824
37 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.25 1,286
38 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.25 392
39 DRUGS, INC. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 542
40 WITS ACADEMY NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.24 1,208
41 BELLA AND THE BULLDOGS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.23 1,324
42 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,842
43 TRUE NIGHTMARES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 780
44 MOONBEAM CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.21 377
45 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.21 597
46 LEAGUE FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.21 329
47 WESTBROOKS, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.21 428
48 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 517
49 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:30 PM 36 0.21 540
50 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 31 0.20 609
51 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 60 0.20 527
52 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:31 PM 30 0.20 639
53 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 538
54 DO NOT DISTURB:HOTEL HORR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 761
55 JOHN WICK HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 101 0.18 433
56 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.18 485
57 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 547
58 PARANORMAL WITNESS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 510
59 BE COOL SCOOBY THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.17 755
60 BLACK & SEXY TV BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 60 0.17 365
61 FXX MOVIE PRIME: GROWN UPS 2 FXX 8:00 PM 120 0.17 351
62 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.17 514
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 392
64 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.17 437
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 292
66 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 2,271
67 UEFA CL GROUP STAGE – L: PARIS ST GERMAIN VS REAL MADRID FOX DEPORTES 2:23 PM 133 0.16 326
68 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 437
69 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.16 2,034
70 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.15 484
71 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L: USA/BRAZIL ESPN2 10:00 PM 128 0.15 331
72 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 556
73 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,357
74 HELLEVATOR GSN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 503
75 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 488
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 296
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 285
78 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.14 341
79 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.14 273
80 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,725
81 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.12 677
82 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:30 PM 30 0.12 537
83 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 432
84 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:31 PM 33 0.11 182
85 BIG FREEDIA S4 FUSE 11:00 PM 30 0.11 167
86 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 270
87 LITTLE CHARMERS NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.10 573
88 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 606
89 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 403
90 SUDDENLY ROYAL TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.10 363
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.10 239
92 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.10 234
93 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.10 346
94 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.10 1,225
95 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.09 1,990
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.09 938
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.09 768
98 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,465
99 ESPN FC   L ESPN2 4:41 PM 19 0.09 142
100 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 9:45 PM 14 0.09 192

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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.