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October 1, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 9.30.2015

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

On ABC, there were 0.1 bumps for THE GOLDBERGS and MODERN FAMILY, but NASHVILLE lost 0.1.  On CBS, SURVIVOR gained 0.1, but the CODE BLACK premiere dropped 0.1, obviously not a big shift, but not a good sign, either.  Both ROSEWOOD and EMPIRE climbed 0.1 at FOX.  CW’s IHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL dipped 0.1.

Broadcast Nationals 2015 WED.30 Sep

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  SOUTH PARK gave Wednesday cable to Comedy Central, although it was down 0.09 from last week to 0.78, with MOONBEAM CITY down 0.02 to 0.26.  The 3rd night of THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH fell 0.11 to 0.42.  An MTV TEEN MOM special was at 0.77, with lead-out ARE YOU THE ONE at 0.26.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS climbed 0.08 to 0.59.  On Discovery, DUAL SURVIVAL debuted at 0.58, with BUILT TO SURVIVE at 0.35.  On FXX, THE LEAGUE gained 0.02 to 0.39, and YOU’RE THE WORST ticked up to 0.15.  Syfy’s GHOST HUNTERS fell 0.05 to 0.36, and PARANORMAL WITNESS was down 0.02 to 0.28.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN LA edged up 0.01 to 0.36, after a SECRET TAPES OF THE OJ CASE lead-in special aired at 0.29.  On ABCFamily, YOUNG & HUNGRY gained 0.03 to 0.36, and KEVIN FROM WORK returned at 0.14 after a week off.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING rose 0.03 to 0.29.  TWINNING (VH1) was up 0.03 to 0.21.  On DAM, IMPACT WRESTLING was up 0.01 to 0.08 at 9PM with 275K total viewers, and added 0.02/69K at midnight, while RING OF HONOR was down 0.01 to 0.04, with 127K total viewers.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable WED.30 Sep 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday September 30, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.78 1,328
2 TEEN MOM II SPECIAL MTV 9:00 PM 62 0.77 1,308
3 WORST COOKS 7 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.59 1,554
4 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.58 1,500
5 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.47 983
6 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.42 1,042
7 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.42 965
8 LEAGUE FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.39 634
9 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.37 3,005
10 GHOST HUNTERS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,085
11 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.36 990
12 YOUNG & HUNGRY ABC FAMILY 8:00 PM 30 0.36 778
13 BUILT TO SURVIVE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.35 966
14 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.33 686
15 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 2,920
16 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.31 926
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.31 1,422
18 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,334
19 DRUGS, INC. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.29 592
20 SECRET TAPES OF OJ CASE: UNTOLD STORY, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.29 950
21 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.29 805
22 PARANORMAL WITNESS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 752
23 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.28 625
24 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: ST. LOUIS/PITTBURGH ESPN 7:00 PM 189 0.27 741
25 THUNDERMANS NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.27 1,740
26 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.27 2,029
27 MOONBEAM CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.26 467
28 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.26 538
29 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 3 MTV 10:02 PM 62 0.26 514
30 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.25 483
31 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.24 1,111
32 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 30 0.24 669
33 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L: LA DODGERS/SAN FRANCISCO ESPN 10:09 PM 162 0.24 674
34 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.24 586
35 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:51 AM 69 0.24 494
36 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.24 522
37 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 624
38 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.23 582
39 TOTAL DRAMA: RIDONC THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.22 1,135
40 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:30 PM 30 0.22 666
41 BELLA AND THE BULLDOGS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.22 1,494
42 SUSPICION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 736
43 TWINNING VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.21 460
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 59 0.20 385
45 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.20 403
46 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.20 449
47 SECRET TAPES OF OJ CASE: UNTOLD STORY, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 120 0.20 565
48 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.20 1,990
49 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.20 342
50 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.19 499
51 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.19 508
52 UNDERWORLD INC. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 375
53 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 150 0.18 471
54 SUDDENLY ROYAL TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.18 488
55 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.18 435
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:01 AM 59 0.18 367
57 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.17 357
58 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.17 468
59 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,350
60 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,372
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.17 1,357
62 US OPEN CUP SOCCER L: PHILADELPHIA/SPORTING KANSAS CITY ESPN2 7:00 PM 180 0.17 333
63 WABBIT THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.17 1,184
64 UNCOMMON SENSE MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.17 248
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 323
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 61 0.17 330
67 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:59 AM 61 0.16 319
68 UCL GROUP STAGE L: MAN UTD/WOLFSBURG FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.16 307
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,092
70 SWAMP MURDERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 761
71 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:31 PM 32 0.15 294
72 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 60 0.15 382
73 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 520
74 GIRL CODE SSN 4 MTV 11:04 PM 31 0.15 304
75 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 823
76 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,360
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,565
78 KEVIN FROM WORK ABC FAMILY 8:30 PM 30 0.14 296
79 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,311
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 782
81 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 321
82 HALLOWEENS MOST EXTREME TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 282
83 SECRET TAPES OF OJ CASE: UNTOLD STORY, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 12:00 AM 120 0.13 394
84 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.12 724
85 THIS IS LIFE CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 723
86 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.12 748
87 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,408
88 WHEELER DEALERS VELOCITY 9:00 PM 60 0.11 340
89 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,283
90 POKER ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.11 361
91 UEFA CL GROUP STAGE – L: MALMO FF VS REAL MADRID CF FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 130 0.11 222
92 STEAMPUNKD GSN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 270
93 TIME MACHINE: 101 GADGETS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD HISTORY 10:00 AM 120 0.11 335
94 PENN ZERO PART TIME HERO DISNEY XD 8:00 PM 30 0.11 434
95 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 398
96 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.11 245
97 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.11 1,165
98 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,214
99 WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WR SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.10 302
100 DALLAS CAR SHARKS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.10 253

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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.