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July 24, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.23.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final Thursday numbers.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  MTV’s TEEN MOM dominated Thursday cable, rebounding by 0.19 from last week’s drop to 1.01 (and up 0.16 in F12-34s to 1.48).  However, that big lead-in didn’t do much for ONE BAD CHOICE, which remained at 0.27 (and down 0.08 in F12-34s to 0.43).  History placed ALONE in 2d place, up 0.05 to 0.62, with its lead-in MOUNTAIN MEN down 0.03 to 0.60.  LIP SYNC BATTLE (Spike) dropped 0.07 to 0.61.  On Syfy, WWE rose by 0.02 to 0.59, and then DOMINION gained a tick to 0.31, GEEKS WHO DRINK was similarly up to 0.16, and REACTOR fell 0.02 to 0.09.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS climbed by a tenth to 0.55.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES fell 0.08 to 0.51, and CUTTING IT IN THE ATL plunged two-tenths to 0.28.  THE DAILY SHOW (Comedy), on its farewell tour, hit the Top 10 with 0.50.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS lost a tenth to 0.45.  BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT (A&E) dropped 0.03 to 0.44.  On USA, COMPLICATIONS was down a tenth to 0.29, and GRACELAND fell 0.05 to 0.27.  The 2d week of SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL on FX lost 0.08 to 0.27, and MARRIED was steadier, down a hundredth to 0.25.  Below the top 100, RECTIFY (Sundance) fell another 0.1, to 0.02/142K, and at IFC, MARON dropped 0.02 to 0.04/148K and COMEDY BANG BANG stayed at 0.02/59K.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.04/81K. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable THU.23 Jul 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday July 23, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TEEN MOM II SSN6 MTV 10:00 PM 61 1.01 1,673
2 ALONE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.62 2,181
3 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 32 0.61 1,222
4 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 09:00 PM 63 0.60 2,710
5 WWE SMACKDOWN: 072315 SYFY 08:00 PM 120 0.59 2,353
6 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.55 2,264
7 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 09:00 PM 60 0.51 1,093
8 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.50 1,402
9 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.45 1,007
10 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT A&E NETWORK 09:00 PM 61 0.44 1,257
11 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.40 1,290
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.35 769
13 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 AM 15 0.35 1,396
14 DOMINION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 983
15 COMPLICATIONS USA NETWORK 09:00 PM 62 0.29 1,192
16 CUTTING IT: IN THE ATL WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.28 600
17 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.27 1,590
18 ONE BAD CHOICE MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.27 488
19 GRACELAND USA NETWORK 10:02 PM 61 0.27 738
20 SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL FX 10:00 PM 33 0.27 701
21 ALONE HISTORY 11:03 PM 58 0.27 833
22 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.26 820
23 NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 840
24 MARRIED FX 10:33 PM 32 0.25 511
25 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.25 2,507
26 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 991
27 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.23 561
28 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.23 837
29 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 62 0.23 466
30 ITS ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILL COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.23 434
31 ITS ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILL COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.23 462
32 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:02 AM 58 0.22 465
33 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.21 412
34 JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 08:00 PM 30 0.21 415
35 SONIC BOOM THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.20 1,143
36 AMERICAN TAKEDOWN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.20 607
37 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.20 2,599
38 JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, THE SPIKE TV 11:03 PM 32 0.20 386
39 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,585
40 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.20 440
41 LOVE LUST OR RUN TLC 09:00 PM 31 0.20 790
42 UNTOUCHABLE:POWER CORRUPT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.19 758
43 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 380
44 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 07:30 PM 30 0.18 829
45 LOVE LUST OR RUN: EXTRA L TLC 08:00 PM 60 0.18 531
46 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.18 376
47 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.17 436
48 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.17 381
49 HOARDERS: FAMILY SECRETS LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 62 0.16 843
50 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 06:30 PM 30 0.16 301
51 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.16 758
52 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 06:00 PM 90 0.16 337
53 GEEKS WHO DRINK SYFY 11:00 PM 30 0.16 452
54 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.16 338
55 DARE TO WEAR TLC 10:01 PM 60 0.15 555
56 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 341
57 BRIDES GONE STYLED TLC 09:31 PM 30 0.15 619
58 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 240 0.15 290
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.14 290
60 SEVENTIES CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.14 742
61 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.14 342
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 287
63 EVERY WITCH WAY NICKELODEON 07:00 PM 30 0.14 957
64 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.14 926
65 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.14 326
66 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.14 586
67 JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, THE SPIKE TV 11:35 PM 31 0.13 296
68 DRAFT DAY HBO PRIME 09:00 PM 109 0.13 316
69 OLBERMANN  L ESPN2 05:00 PM 30 0.13 201
70 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 08:00 PM 60 0.12 710
71 FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.12 314
72 PAN AMERICAN GAMES    L: 2015 PAN AMERICAN GAMES ESPN2 07:00 PM 240 0.12 366
73 SITUATION ROOM CNN 05:00 PM 60 0.12 548
74 SHOWCASE GAME: LAD AT NYM/WAS AT PIT MLB NETWORK 07:00 PM 162 0.12 402
75 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.12 715
76 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.12 214
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 250
78 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.11 316
79 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 02:00 AM 60 0.11 408
80 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.11 900
81 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 681
82 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 06:00 PM 30 0.11 216
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 243
84 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.11 2,029
85 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL ESPN 07:30 PM 60 0.10 218
86 NANCY GRACE HLN 08:00 PM 60 0.10 360
87 SEX ON// HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 27 0.10 299
88 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 02:30 PM 60 0.10 277
89 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 03:00 PM 60 0.10 603
90 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.10 1,090
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.10 217
92 DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE HBO PRIME 06:00 PM 109 0.09 210
93 REACTOR SYFY 11:30 PM 30 0.09 260
94 BBQ PIT WARS DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.09 227
95 MAN VS. CHILD FYI 09:00 PM 60 0.09 216
96 CHASE, THE GSN 08:00 PM 60 0.09 688
97 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.09 1,858
98 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 01:00 AM 60 0.09 413
99 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.09 1,280
100 DEGRASSI TNG TEENNICK 09:00 PM 30 0.09 294

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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.