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July 28, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.27.2015

 

Check out our searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.

NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BACHELORETTE finale gained 0.1 in final numbers, but the AFTER THE ROSE post-show lost the same amount.  RUNNING WILD also declined by 0.1, as did PENN & TELLER: FOOL US and CEDRIC’S BARBER BATTLE.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA was very steady in its place at the top of Monday cable, up 0.01 to 1.54.  Its AFTERPARTY declined by 0.03 to 1.01, and TI & TINY held at 0.75.  The other Monday mainstay, USA’s WWE coverage, was at 1.33-1.08 over its 3 hours, steady at its high point but down a tenth from last week at the low.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS fell 0.07 to 1.08, and CUBAN CHROME dropped 0.12 to 0.42.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY fell 0.04 to 0.62, and ODD MOM OUT lost a tick to 0.25.  The top scripted show was TNT’s MAJOR CRIMES, down 0.06 to 0.59, with lead-out MURDER IN THE FIRST down 0.02 to 0.32.  TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING (HGTV) was at 0.46/0.39 in its 2 half-hours.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE fell a tenth to 0.46, airing after a PAWN STARS clip show at 0.41.  On MTV, TEEN WOLF took something of a dive, down 0.16 to 0.43 (but steadier in the F12-34 demo, down 0.11 to 1.05).  Lifetime’s DEVIOUS MAIDS was down 0.04 to 0.37, and UNREAL dropped 0.06 to 0.21.  THE FOSTERS was preempted on ABCFamily last night for a movie, and without that lead-in, CHASING LIFE dropped 0.08 to 0.22 (and down 0.16 in the F12-34 demo to 0.44), while BECOMING US, while still out of the Top 100, gained 0.02 to 0.08.  MAKING OF THE MOB (AMC) fell 0.08 to 0.21.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.07/156K.   

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable MON.27 Jul 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday July 27, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 4 VH1 08:00 PM 60 1.54 2,946
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 69 1.33 3,839
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 1.26 3,754
4 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 1.08 2,601
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 1.08 3,421
6 LHH ATL AFTERPARTY LIVE VH1 09:00 PM 30 1.01 2,006
7 T.I. AND TINY 5 VH1 09:30 PM 30 0.75 1,423
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 09:00 PM 61 0.62 1,445
9 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.59 4,386
10 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:30 PM 30 0.46 1,697
11 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.46 1,319
12 TEEN WOLF SSN 5 MTV 10:00 PM 63 0.43 1,137
13 CUBAN CHROME DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.42 1,256
14 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.42 2,036
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.41 993
16 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 09:31 PM 32 0.41 1,572
17 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:00 PM 30 0.39 1,572
18 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:30 PM 30 0.39 2,053
19 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.38 1,210
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.38 1,665
21 DEVIOUS MAIDS LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.37 1,265
22 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.33 806
23 MURDER IN THE FIRST TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.32 2,185
24 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.31 640
25 FARMHOUSE LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 08:30 PM 30 0.31 1,575
26 CAKE WARS FOOD NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 0.30 741
27 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,499
28 FARMHOUSE LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 08:00 PM 30 0.28 1,274
29 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.27 505
30 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 AM 15 0.26 1,431
31 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY     L: NY YANKEES/TEXAS ESPN 08:00 PM 191 0.26 842
32 NFL LIVE                 L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.25 485
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY       L ESPN 06:00 PM 60 0.25 508
34 ODD MOM OUT BRAVO 10:01 PM 30 0.25 593
35 SPORTSCENTER LATE         L ESPN 11:11 PM 64 0.24 541
36 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.24 2,363
37 OVER MY DEAD BODY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.23 901
38 CHASING LIFE ABC FAMILY 09:00 PM 60 0.22 601
39 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.22 1,832
40 NFL INSIDERS L ESPN 02:30 PM 60 0.22 425
41 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.22 707
42 MAKING OF THE MOB: NY AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 901
43 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.21 2,832
44 UNREAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 62 0.21 572
45 SOUTHERN FRIED ROAD TRIP FOOD NETWORK 09:00 PM 30 0.20 803
46 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 10:01 AM 59 0.20 392
47 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.20 503
48 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 09:00 AM 61 0.20 393
49 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:31 PM 30 0.20 443
50 FRESH BEAT BAND OF SPIES NICK JR 07:00 PM 30 0.19 633
51 EVERY WITCH WAY NICKELODEON 07:00 PM 30 0.18 1,217
52 SPECIAL OLYMPICS L ESPN 07:00 PM 30 0.18 395
53 SPORTSCENTER 1AM         L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.18 363
54 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 30 0.17 510
55 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.17 409
56 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.17 368
57 SPORTSCENTER 12AM L ESPN 12:15 AM 45 0.16 387
58 GIRL CODE SSN 4 MTV 11:03 PM 31 0.16 476
59 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.16 387
60 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 11:00 AM 61 0.16 313
61 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.16 386
62 MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN TH HBO PRIME 09:00 PM 115 0.16 358
63 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.15 2,116
64 YUKON RIVER RUN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 60 0.15 764
65 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE     L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.14 354
66 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.14 585
67 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 03:00 PM 60 0.14 237
68 SPORTSCENTER MORNING     L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.13 300
69 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.13 2,004
70 BASEBALL TONIGHT L ESPN 07:30 PM 30 0.13 326
71 GIRL CODE SSN 4 MTV 11:34 PM 31 0.13 363
72 DIGGERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:30 PM 30 0.13 564
73 HIS & HERS L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 261
74 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,174
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.13 874
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.12 1,208
77 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.12 1,073
78 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,307
79 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 07:30 PM 30 0.12 844
80 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.12 1,309
81 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.11 1,711
82 EPIC ENGINEERING – 61 MIN SCIENCE 10:02 PM 61 0.11 349
83 BASEBALL TONIGHT L ESPN2 05:00 PM 30 0.10 200
84 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 11:00 PM 30 0.10 201
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 03:00 PM 60 0.10 584
86 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,327
87 NFL LIVE ESPN2 07:00 PM 60 0.10 213
88 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 02:00 PM 60 0.10 590
89 STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL DISNEY XD 08:30 PM 29 0.10 367
90 DIGGERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 30 0.10 545
91 WOLF CNN 01:00 PM 60 0.10 538
92 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.10 254
93 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 450
94 EPIC ENGINEERING – 61 MIN SCIENCE 09:01 PM 61 0.09 364
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 09:00 AM 60 0.09 458
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 491
97 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 06:30 PM 30 0.09 201
98 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.09 1,290
99 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.09 742
100 NEW DAY CNN 07:00 AM 60 0.09 322

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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.