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November 5, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.4.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  There was no change from this morning’s preliminary 3.8 rating for the CMA AWARDS.  ARROW and CRIMINAL MINDS gained 0.1 in final numbers.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL (FX) won the night, down 0.12 from last week (and down 0.63 from last year’s post-Halloween episode).  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was stronger in late-night (1.40) than primetime (1.05).  Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE was at 0.62.  On Food Network, CUTTHROAT SABOTAGE was at 0.42, 0.19 below last week’s WORST COOKS in that timeslot.  A LITTLE WOMEN LA REUNION SPECIAL on Lifetime was at 0.42, and a related lead-out special was at 0.24.  MTV’s ARE YOU THE ONE gained 0.02 to 0.41.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS declined 0.03 to 0.39.  MILLION DOLLAR LISTING (Bravo) fell 0.06 to 0.31.  On FXX, THE LEAGUE climbed 0.06 to 0.30, but YOU’RE THE WORST sadly dropped 0.02 to 0.13.  VH1’s COUPLES THERAPY lost 0.02 to 0.29.  On Syfy, GHOST HUNTERS fell 0.09 to 0.23, and PARANORMAL WITNESS was down 0.08 to 0.21.  THE WESTBROOKS (BET) dropped 0.03 to 0.20.  On DAM, IMPACT WRESTLING was up 0.01 in the demo at 9PM to 0.07, and steady in viewers at 262K, adding 0.03/81K at midnight, while RING OF HONOR was down 0.01 to 0.05, and more sharply down in viewers to 141K. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday November 4, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 69 1.48 2,867
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: LA CLIPPERS/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 10:34 PM 170 1.40 2,850
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: NEW YORK/CLEVELAND ESPN 8:05 PM 149 1.05 2,296
4 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:24 AM 60 0.70 1,280
5 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE SPC DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.62 2,086
6 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.51 1,162
7 CUTTHROAT SABOTAGE 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.42 924
8 LITTLE WOMEN LA REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.42 1,007
9 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 3 MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.41 670
10 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.40 2,309
11 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.39 777
12 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.38 1,763
13 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:30 PM 35 0.37 864
14 THUNDERMANS NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.34 1,725
15 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.32 624
16 COPA MX – L: F: LEON / CHIVAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:52 PM 125 0.31 686
17 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.31 908
18 LEAGUE FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.30 452
19 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.29 607
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,456
21 COUPLES THERAPY 6 VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.29 552
22 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.29 612
23 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,203
24 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.27 1,463
25 ADVENTURE TIME THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.26 1,220
26 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,227
27 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.26 599
28 BELLA AND THE BULLDOGS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.25 1,300
29 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.24 450
30 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 3,126
31 LITTLE WOMEN LA SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.24 752
32 CTK SPECIAL FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.24 615
33 TRUE NIGHTMARES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 770
34 GHOST HUNTERS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 702
35 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: ST. LOUIS/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:01 PM 180 0.22 572
36 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.22 469
37 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.22 410
38 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,319
39 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.21 754
40 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,670
41 PARANORMAL WITNESS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 507
42 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.20 379
43 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 517
44 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.20 550
45 WESTBROOKS, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.20 395
46 UNSUNG TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.20 380
47 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.19 547
48 DRUGS, INC. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 450
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 358
50 DRUGS, INC. COMPILATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 431
51 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.18 363
52 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 122 0.18 535
53 DO NOT DISTURB:HOTEL HORR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.18 700
54 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 2,111
55 THIS IS LIFE CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.17 446
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.16 324
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.15 315
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 329
59 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,541
60 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.15 353
61 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,243
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,367
63 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 604
64 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: OHIO/BOWLING GREEN ESPN2 8:00 PM 228 0.14 622
65 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.14 336
66 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:31 PM 31 0.13 234
67 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.13 437
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.13 311
69 NFL LIVE ESPN2 7:00 PM 60 0.13 304
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.13 1,092
71 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.13 326
72 HELLEVATOR GSN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 288
73 IDIOTEST GSN 9:30 PM 30 0.13 301
74 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,358
75 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 636
76 COACH CHARMING TLC 10:02 PM 29 0.12 377
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.12 1,372
78 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.12 1,337
79 BLACK & SEXY TV BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 60 0.12 296
80 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 418
81 AMC FIGHTFEST: JACKIE CHANS FIRST STRIKE AMC 10:00 PM 120 0.11 463
82 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,252
83 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 593
84 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,173
85 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 561
86 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,260
87 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:57 PM 63 0.11 217
88 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:30 PM 30 0.11 551
89 UEFA CL GROUP STAGE – L: AS ROMA VS LEVERKUSEN FOX DEPORTES 2:30 PM 136 0.11 244
90 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 11:48 PM 95 0.10 263
91 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:01 PM 26 0.10 215
92 UCL GROUP STAGE L: BAYERN MUNCHEN/ARSENAL FOX SPORTS 1 2:30 PM 150 0.10 204
93 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:23 AM 30 0.10 199
94 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,279
95 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 394
96 FUTBOL CENTRAL UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 52 0.10 264
97 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 732
98 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.09 520
99 IDIOTEST GSN 9:00 PM 30 0.09 237
100 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 353

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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.