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October 19, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.16.2015

NETWORK UPDATE:  SHARK TANK and HAWAII 5-0 each gained 0.1 in final numbers.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Finals 2015 Oct Fri.16

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery had 2 of the night’s Top 3 cable shows with the returns of GOLD RUSH (1.21) and lead-in GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT (0.51).  Disney Channel had 3 in the Top 10:  GIRL MEETS WORLD, which without last week’s INVISIBLE SISTER lead-in dropped two-tenths to 0.57, SOFIA THE FIRST (at 9AM) at 0.40, and JESSIE at 0.37, with I DIDN’T DO IT #11 at 0.33.  Adult Swim’s BLACK JESUS ticked down to 0.47.  Nickelodeon’s PAW PATROL was at 0.43.  On Food Network, DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.34.  We’s KENDRA ON TOP was at 0.32/0.27 after last week’s 0.25/0.24.  On Syfy, Z NATION fell 0.08 to 0.32, and the series finale of CONTINUUM didn’t end its run on a high, dropping 0.04 to 0.10.  OWN’s FOR BETTER OR WORSE slipped 0.04 to 0.29.  USA didn’t seem to do much to promote the return of SATISFACTION, and it showed with a 0.26.  REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER (HBO) gained 0.04 to 0.25.  On Lifetime, STEP IT UP lost a hundredth to 0.18, and JACKSONS: THE NEXT GENERATION dropped 0.06 to 0.12.  A&E’s THE ENFIELD HAUNTING fell 0.12 to 0.14.  Cinemax’s superb THE KNICK didn’t gain any ratings momentum in the off-season, returning at 0.07/269K. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable 2015 Oct Fri.16

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday October 16, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 1.21 3,886
2 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.57 2,939
3 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.51 1,931
4 BLACK JESUS ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.47 1,279
5 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.43 1,675
6 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: CINCINNATI/BYU ESPN 7:55 PM 213 0.40 1,468
7 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.40 1,515
8 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.39 915
9 JESSIE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 27 0.37 2,425
10 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.34 969
11 I DIDNT DO IT DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.33 2,261
12 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:30 PM 30 0.32 642
13 Z NATION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.32 841
14 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.31 713
15 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:28 PM 32 0.31 807
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,554
17 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.30 680
18 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,382
19 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.29 999
20 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.29 1,200
21 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.28 1,183
22 WITS ACADEMY NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.28 1,417
23 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.28 537
24 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:00 PM 30 0.27 528
25 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.27 1,280
26 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:30 PM 25 0.27 740
27 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.27 620
28 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.27 1,391
29 SATISFACTION USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 62 0.26 818
30 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.26 531
31 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.26 580
32 MY HAUNTED HOUSE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.26 682
33 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.25 484
34 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.25 1,123
35 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.25 566
36 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.24 610
37 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 15 0.24 1,158
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.24 506
39 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:00 PM 15 0.23 617
40 BBQ BLITZ FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.23 714
41 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.23 556
42 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 709
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.22 461
44 SANJAY & CRAIG NICKELODEON 8:15 PM 15 0.22 1,065
45 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.22 925
46 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.21 479
47 PIG GOAT BANANA CRICKET NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.20 972
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.20 424
49 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.20 422
50 SISTER WIVES: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:15 PM 15 0.19 548
51 TRUE MONSTERS HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.19 670
52 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.18 376
53 STEP IT UP LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.18 470
54 JUPITER ASCENDING: JUPITER ASCENDING MAXPRIME 7:50 PM 127 0.17 510
55 DONT BE TARDY FL BRAVO 9:18 PM 13 0.16 410
56 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.16 411
57 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.16 402
58 RHNJ: TERESA CHECKS IN FL BRAVO 8:52 PM 13 0.16 474
59 FRIENDS OF HEARTLAKE CITY DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 30 0.15 721
60 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.15 432
61 BELOW DECK FIRST LOOK BRAVO 9:31 PM 15 0.15 396
62 BBCA MOVIE: GHOSTBUSTERS II BBC-AMERICA 10:30 PM 150 0.15 272
63 ENFIELD HAUNTING, THE A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 67 0.14 424
64 NEIGHBORHOOD SESSIONS TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.14 503
65 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 2,168
66 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.14 1,993
67 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 280
68 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 1,768
69 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.13 312
70 TRIPTANK COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 31 0.13 305
71 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.13 243
72 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 2,027
73 MANZOD FIRST LOOK BRAVO 9:05 PM 13 0.12 372
74 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,224
75 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,768
76 JACKSONS: NEXT GENERATION LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.12 429
77 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.11 314
78 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,310
79 WORLDS GREATEST KNOCKOUTS SPIKE TV 11:18 PM 31 0.11 298
80 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 373
81 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 498
82 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UNLV/FRESNO STATE ESPN2 10:30 PM 203 0.10 358
83 CONTINUUM SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.10 347
84 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,455
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,159
86 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.09 509
87 OUT OF TIME HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 105 0.09 171
88 MOVIE: BUILDING, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.09 436
89 BBCA MOVIE: GHOSTBUSTERS BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 150 0.09 268
90 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.09 237
91 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.09 1,090
92 LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 150 0.09 192
93 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS: PBC: FONFARA VS. CLEVERLY SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 138 0.08 315
94 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 476
95 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,102
96 GHOST ASYLUM DESTINATION AMERICA 9:00 PM 60 0.08 299
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.08 974
98 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,127
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 516
100 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.08 157

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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.