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September 29, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals & Network Update: 9.28.2015

NEW FEATURE: a Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings chart which includes final Total Viewers for each show.  We have a limited ability to make revisions to the format (a side-by-side comparison of morning and afternoon ratings isn’t doable, for example), but would appreciate any thoughts and comments.

ABC had the night’s MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL simulcast preemptions, and that sent the network’s adjusted numbers down sharply, by 0.3 for DANCING WITH THE STARS and 0.4 for CASTLE.  On CBS, THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.2 and LIFE IN PIECES lost 0.1, leaving PIECES at only 50% of BIG BANG’s 3.8 final rating.  THE VOICE gained 0.1 in final numbers, and BLINDSPOT held its morning rating, as did MINORITY REPORT.  

Broadcast Nationals 2015 MON.28 Sep

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The night’s big event was the premiere of THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH, which Viacom aired as a “roadblock” across its networks.  We’ve already gotten requests for every single one of those, so here’s the rundown:

Comedy Central:  0.44/1.086M total viewers

VH1:  0.31/534K

Nick At Nite:  0.18/558K

Spike:  0.15/293K

BET:  0.14/299K

TV Land :  0.10/360K

MTV:  0.06/116K

MTV2:  0.03/74K

Centric:  0.02/44K

CMT:  0.01/45K

Logo:  zero/8000

VH1C:  zero/1000

As for the rest of the world, they were watching MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL on ESPN, which was up 0.48 from last week’s game to 5.13.  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP declined 0.07 to 1.37, BLACK INK CREW gained 0.07 to 1.17, and SHE’S GOT GAME was at 0.88.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.22-1.09 over its 3 hours, compared to last week’s 1.18-1.10.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY edged up 0.02 to 0.81, while LADIES OF LONDON lost 0.02 to 0.39.  On Discovery, FAST N LOUD was up 0.04 to 0.59, and RUSTED DEVELOPMENT also gained 0.04 to 0.32.  On MTV, AWKWARD had a good night, up a tenth in 18-49s to 0.38 and up 0.23 in F12-34s to 0.91, while FAKING IT rose 0.04 to 0.25 (and 0.19 in the target demo to 0.69), GIRL CODE LIVE dropped 0.04 to 0.10, and TODRICK was up 0.03 to 0.09.  On ABCFamily, SWITCHED AT BIRTH was up 0.07 in 18-49s to 0.34 and up 0.11 in F12-34s to 0.60, while the season finale of CHASING LIFE was respectively steady at 0.19 and down 0.05 to 0.31. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable MON.28 Sep 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday September 28, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFL REGULAR SEASON      L: KANSAS CITY/GREEN BAY ESPN 8:15 PM 224 5.13 13,514
2 SPORTSCENTER:           L ESPN 11:59 PM 61 1.61 3,415
3 LOVE & HIP HOP HLLYWD 2 VH1 8:00 PM 60 1.37 2,494
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 1.22 3,476
5 BLACK INK CREW 3 VH1 9:00 PM 60 1.17 2,172
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 1.10 3,326
7 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 67 1.09 3,188
8 MONDAY NIGHT COUNTDOWN  L ESPN 6:00 PM 75 1.07 2,445
9 SHES GOT GAME VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.88 1,583
10 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 61 0.81 1,833
11 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.66 1,430
12 FAST N LOUD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.59 1,500
13 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.55 1,167
14 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.47 962
15 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 33 0.44 1,086
16 LADIES OF LONDON BRAVO 10:01 PM 60 0.39 898
17 AWKWARD SSN 5 MTV 9:00 PM 30 0.38 749
18 LOVE IT OR LIST IT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,398
19 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.36 761
20 TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO DISNEY CHANNEL 3:20 PM 30 0.34 1,548
21 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,516
22 SWITCHED AT BIRTH ABC FAMILY 8:00 PM 61 0.34 764
23 RUSTED DEVELOPMENT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,086
24 DAILY SHOW VH1 11:00 PM 33 0.31 534
25 R.RAY KIDS COOK OFF FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.30 1,020
26 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.30 629
27 TOTAL DRAMA: RIDONC THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.29 1,281
28 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.28 519
29 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.27 676
30 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.27 710
31 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.26 1,272
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 61 0.25 497
33 FAKING IT SSN 2B MTV 9:30 PM 30 0.25 584
34 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.23 602
35 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.22 491
36 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.22 514
37 TOY STORY OF TERROR DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 30 0.21 951
38 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 450
39 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 1,848
40 K.HART: LET ME EXPLAIN: N/A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 120 0.20 427
41 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:33 PM 30 0.20 511
42 MLB POST SEASON IMPACT  L: ST. LOUIS/PITTSBURGH ESPN2 7:00 PM 225 0.19 778
43 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:03 AM 30 0.19 360
44 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.19 503
45 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,569
46 CHASING LIFE ABC FAMILY 9:01 PM 60 0.19 486
47 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.18 411
48 KILLER INSTINCT WITH CH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 669
49 DAILY SHOW NICK-AT-NITE 11:00 PM 33 0.18 558
50 NFL PRIMETIME     L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.18 409
51 WABBIT THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.17 897
52 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.17 352
53 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.17 490
54 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,470
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 322
56 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.16 702
57 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 767
58 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.15 325
59 DAILY SHOW SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 33 0.15 293
60 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 560
61 TIME MACHINE: SNIPER: DEADLIEST MISSIONS HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.15 521
62 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.15 1,944
63 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,369
64 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 10:45 PM 15 0.14 428
65 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.14 354
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 1,487
67 DAILY SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 33 0.14 299
68 PREMIER LEAGUE L: EVERTON/WEST BROM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 127 0.14 326
69 FASHION POLICE WEEKLY E! 8:00 PM 60 0.13 458
70 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 749
71 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 373
72 BOOZE TRAVELER TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 297
73 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 362
74 TITANIC: TITANIC HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 194 0.12 267
75 TITANIC: TITANIC HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 194 0.12 239
76 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.12 2,196
77 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.11 269
78 HITLERS FINAL DAYS: HITLERS FINAL DAYS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 120 0.11 574
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 962
80 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,200
81 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.11 197
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 721
83 TIME MACHINE: SNIPER: BULLETPROOF HISTORY 10:00 AM 120 0.10 316
84 GIRL CODE LIVE MTV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 263
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 686
86 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 765
87 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.10 191
88 DAILY SHOW TV LAND 11:00 PM 33 0.10 360
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,200
90 DINO DAN NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.10 329
91 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.09 671
92 PENN ZERO PART TIME HERO DISNEY XD 8:00 PM 30 0.09 629
93 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.09 480
94 TODRICK MTV 10:30 PM 30 0.09 178
95 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 678
96 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,204
97 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:07 AM 53 0.09 731
98 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 889
99 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,287
100 WANDER OVER YONDER DISNEY XD 8:30 PM 30 0.09 564

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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.