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October 16, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.15.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 4.9, down 0.1 from last week’s game.  In addition, there were 0.1 bumps for GREY’S ANATOMY and SCANDAL in final numbers (but HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER stayed put).    

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Finals 2015 Oct THU.15

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  For once, the NFL Network slice of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL didn’t lead the night on cable (it was down 0.14 from last week to 1.15).  Instead, the winner-take-all Game 5 of the Mets/Dodgers MLB PLAYOFFS took the night at 2.11.  ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL games were at 0.65/0.47, the early game up 0.22 from last week.  On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY gained a tenth to 0.76, and FASHIONABLY LATE WITH RACHEL ZOE was up 0.05 to 0.19.  On Syfy, WWE rose 0.03 to 0.59, and HAVEN ticked down to 0.19.  (Incidentally, in other Syfy news, DEFIANCE officially joined DOMINION on the network’s scrap heap.)  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS was steady at 0.49, and BILLY ON THE STREET was down 0.02 to 0.18.  On Bravo, DON’T BE TARDY edged down 0.02 to 0.32.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS fell 0.07 to 0.31, and BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW was down 0.03 to 0.19.  We’s LA HAIR slipped 0.03 to 0.24.  Comedy Central’s NATHAN FOR YOU returned at 0.12.  The line-up on IFC remained challenged to say the least:  BENDERS dropped 0.01 to 0.03 with 65K total viewers, GIGI DOES IT made its way up from zero to 0.03 with 67K viewers, and COMEDY BANG BANG was up from zero to 0.01 with 17K total viewers.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable 2015 Oct THU.15

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday October 15, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB DIVISION SERIES: NY METS/LA DODGERS TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 211 2.11 7,384
2 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2015 WK 6 – ATL VS. NO NFL NETWORK 8:27 PM 169 1.15 2,660
3 NFLN THU NT FBALL-SUS NFL NETWORK 11:16 PM 17 1.12 2,346
4 PROJECT RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.76 2,339
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: AUBURN/KENTUCKY ESPN 7:00 PM 213 0.65 2,226
6 WWE SMACKDOWN: 101515 SYFY 8:00 PM 120 0.59 2,090
7 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 11:31 PM 47 0.58 1,800
8 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.49 978
9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UCLA/STANFORD ESPN 10:33 PM 218 0.47 1,326
10 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:39 PM 35 0.45 968
11 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2 NFL NETWORK 7:58 PM 22 0.45 1,018
12 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.35 1,137
13 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.35 765
14 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.32 727
15 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.31 602
16 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.31 1,233
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 849
18 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 15 0.28 1,589
19 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.28 1,392
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,290
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,366
22 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.27 513
23 EVIL TWINS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 898
24 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.24 646
25 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.24 481
26 BE COOL SCOOBY THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.24 1,368
27 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1 NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 28 0.24 521
28 LA HAIR WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.24 594
29 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.24 626
30 SURVIVING EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.24 818
31 AMERICAN SNIPER: AMERICAN SNIPER HBO PRIME 8:30 PM 132 0.23 502
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.23 466
33 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.23 545
34 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.23 599
35 FRIENDS OF HEARTLAKE CITY DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 30 0.23 771
36 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.22 547
37 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S4 CMT 9:00 PM 58 0.22 429
38 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:59 AM 61 0.21 413
39 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 528
40 WITS ACADEMY NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.20 1,240
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 61 0.20 447
42 BET HIP HOP AWARDS: BET HIP HOP AWARDS 15 EN2 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 8:30 PM 150 0.20 435
43 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,907
44 BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW SSN 2 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.19 369
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 59 0.19 401
46 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.19 386
47 FASHIONABLY LATE RACHEL Z LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 30 0.19 558
48 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.19 1,005
49 HAVEN SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 695
50 SPIKE TV MOVIE: TOWER HEIST SPIKE TV 4:30 PM 150 0.18 362
51 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.18 1,033
52 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 2,349
53 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.18 444
54 WABBIT THE CARTOON NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.17 704
55 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 1:14 AM 60 0.17 322
56 FIRST LOOK: BOTCHED E! 10:32 PM 17 0.17 394
57 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 60 0.17 482
58 BLENDED HBO PRIME 6:00 PM 117 0.16 322
59 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.16 368
60 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.15 348
61 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.14 356
62 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,802
63 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.14 426
64 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 2,010
65 MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT SHOW MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.13 245
66 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.13 336
67 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.13 229
68 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,980
69 NATHAN FOR YOU COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.12 225
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,015
71 REAL SEX 12 HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 45 0.12 386
72 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 346
73 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,621
74 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.12 385
75 SPIKE TV MOVIE: MAJOR LEAGUE SPIKE TV 12:30 AM 150 0.11 261
76 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 10:45 PM 14 0.11 252
77 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.11 237
78 NBA EXHIBITION: HOUSTON/GOLDEN STATE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 163 0.11 303
79 UFC RELOADED: 185:PETTIS/DOS ANJOS FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 180 0.11 297
80 FIRST LOOK: DASH DOLLS E! 10:49 PM 13 0.10 284
81 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.10 238
82 FACE OFF FIRST LOOK SYFY 11:00 PM 15 0.10 472
83 CUPCAKE WARS (1HR) COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.10 200
84 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.10 196
85 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.10 199
86 CABIN RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.10 361
87 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 81 0.10 214
88 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 833
89 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN2 1:00 AM 54 0.10 206
90 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 259
91 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 286
92 NBA STUDIO   L ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.09 221
93 GAINESVILLE S1 CMT 10:00 PM 30 0.09 179
94 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,502
95 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 303
96 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.09 202
97 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:21 AM 39 0.09 210
98 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,200
99 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 6:30 PM 30 0.09 518
100 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 511

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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.