Articles

December 15, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.13.2015

 

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 7.0, up 0.3 from last week’s game.  At least BLOOD & OIL departed with a shred of dignity, gaining 0.1 in final numbers, while 60 MINUTES lost 0.1.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2015 Dec SUN.13

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA at the top of Sunday cable, down 0.05 from last week to 1.39, and still dwarfing lead-out WORK OUT NY, which was down 0.05 to 0.32.  AMC’s INTO THE BADLANDS was steady enough in its 2d non-WALKING DEAD week, down a tenth to 0.96.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS dropped 0.16 to 0.90, and THE ROYALS lost 0.03 to 0.28.  (Note that ABCFamily’s Sunday movie was a run of the theatrical TOY STORY 2.)  On TLC, JILL & JESSA premiered at 0.77, followed by MARRIED BY MOM & DAD at 0.38.  Discovery’s ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER fell 0.12 to 0.69.  Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN climbed 0.12 to 0.64.  (Note that someone wrote in to say that MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES was mislabeled as a rerun by its network, and in any case it was at 0.53/1.02M.)  On TNT, THE LIBRARIANS continues to be quite strong, up 0.06 to 0.60, and AGENT X gained 0.08 to 0.28.  Spike’s BAR RESCUE was up 0.11 to 0.47.  On Food Network, HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION eased by 0.02 to 0.47, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was steady at 0.38, and CUTTHROAT KITCHEN was up 0.04 to 0.35.  On Logo, RUPAUL’S GREEN SCREEN premiered at 0.03/94K.

Showtime’s HOMELAND didn’t take advantage of there being no LEFTOVERS competition, slipping 0.04 to 0.59, while THE AFFAIR downticked to 0.24.  HBO’s only original for the night was GETTING ON, down 0.01 to 0.08.  Starz’s FLESH & BONE was also down 0.01, to 0.03/73K.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2015 Dec SUN.13

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box.

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday December 13, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 59 1.39 3,016
2 INTO THE BADLANDS AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.96 2,209
3 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.94 2,053
4 SUNDAY MOVIE ABC FAMILY 9:00 PM 30 0.85 2,080
5 JILL & JESSA: COUNTING ON TLC 8:00 PM 90 0.77 2,220
6 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.72 1,630
7 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.69 3,608
8 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.66 1,301
9 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.64 1,242
10 LIBRARIANS, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.60 2,214
11 HOMELAND S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:04 PM 56 0.59 1,837
12 LIGA MX APRTURA FNL 12/13: F: UNAM / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 198 0.49 1,039
13 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.47 1,030
14 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.47 1,945
15 AX MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.44 1,410
16 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:01 AM 59 0.38 829
17 MARRIED BY MOM & DAD TLC 9:30 PM 94 0.38 1,082
18 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.38 1,374
19 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.35 1,014
20 WORK OUT NEW YORK BRAVO 8:59 PM 61 0.32 756
21 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:30 AM 90 0.32 767
22 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 61 0.31 659
23 LEGO:JL VS BL THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.29 1,418
24 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.28 672
25 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.28 1,219
26 ROYALS, THE E! 10:00 PM 61 0.28 653
27 AGENT X TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,154
28 MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADY NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.27 1,091
29 DESCENDANTS: WICKED WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.27 1,598
30 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 1,130
31 BARBIE &SISTERS GREAT PUP NICKELODEON 2:00 PM 90 0.26 1,337
32 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.24 1,196
33 AFFAIR, THE S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:03 PM 55 0.24 989
34 MOVIE- CO PRO PREM: WISH UPON A CHRISTMAS LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 122 0.24 1,121
35 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.24 669
36 THEN AND NOW W/ANDY COHEN BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.24 606
37 PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST BROM/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:57 AM 128 0.22 520
38 NEXO KNIGHTS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.21 928
39 SHREK HBO PRIME 9:00 AM 89 0.20 463
40 KATE PLUS 8: PLUS MORE TLC 7:00 PM 60 0.20 650
41 BRUNCH AT BOBBYS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.20 747
42 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:30 PM 60 0.20 515
43 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.19 477
44 SHES ALL THAT HBO PRIME 10:50 AM 95 0.19 344
45 NEXO KNIGHTS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.19 795
46 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.17 1,435
47 SP WHITE HOUSE XMAS HOME AND GARDEN TV 6:00 PM 60 0.17 845
48 FUTBOL CENTRAL 12/13/15 UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:30 PM 30 0.16 327
49 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:26 AM 31 0.16 345
50 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.16 765
51 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 60 0.16 398
52 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.16 470
53 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 11:00 AM 120 0.16 335
54 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,379
55 PREMIER LEAGUE L: ARSENAL/ASTON VILLA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:23 AM 123 0.15 357
56 TAKEN 3 HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 109 0.15 354
57 GIADAS HOLIDAY HANDBOOK FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.15 807
58 THIS IS LIFE CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.15 421
59 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L ESPN2 7:49 PM 108 0.15 489
60 HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O: HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O HBO PRIME 5:35 PM 144 0.15 292
61 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,099
62 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,224
63 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.13 308
64 MSNBC INVESTIGATES MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.13 318
65 HMM ORIGINAL MOVIE: D.M. DASHING THROUGH SNOW HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES 9:00 PM 120 0.12 1,007
66 BREAK HBO PRIME 12:49 AM 12 0.12 253
67 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 11:44 PM 90 0.12 267
68 WHAT ABOUT BOB: WHAT ABOUT BOB POP 9:30 PM 150 0.12 316
69 MOVIE: WALLED IN LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.12 484
70 BREAKTHROUGH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 379
71 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.11 494
72 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 769
73 BECAUSE I SAID SO HBO PRIME 12:30 PM 101 0.11 204
74 POKER ESPN 5:30 PM 60 0.11 307
75 HBO FIRST LOOK HBO PRIME 10:35 AM 12 0.11 187
76 MSNBC INVESTIGATES MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 319
77 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.10 253
78 WISH I WAS HERE HBO PRIME 8:05 PM 106 0.10 251
79 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 916
80 CROSSFIT GAMES: N/A ESPN 3:30 PM 120 0.10 241
81 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 738
82 COLL FTBL BOWL SPECIAL  L: BOWL SPECIAL ESPN 8:30 PM 150 0.10 278
83 EXPLORER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 8:00 PM 60 0.09 480
84 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.09 236
85 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.09 251
86 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 729
87 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 639
88 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:05 PM 85 0.09 182
89 POKER ESPN 6:30 PM 60 0.08 278
90 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.08 1,066
91 PROSPECTORS THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 475
92 GETTING ON HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 31 0.08 263
93 JOEL OSTEEN USA NETWORK 8:30 AM 30 0.07 269
94 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 668
95 WMNS COLL BKBL REG SSN  L: STANFORD/TEXAS ESPN 1:00 PM 120 0.07 258
96 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 604
97 NFL GAMEDAY OVERTIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 14 0.07 173
98 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,009
99 LEGALLY BLONDES HBO PRIME 7:35 AM 85 0.07 153
100 NFL GAMEDAY FIRST: NFL GAMEDAY FIRST NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.07 158
101 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN2 9:30 AM 30 0.06 265
102 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.06 214
103 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.06 198
104 NORMAL HEART, THE: NORMAL HEART, THE HBO PRIME 3:15 PM 132 0.06 118
105 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.06 281
106 STARTALK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 11:00 PM 60 0.06 167
107 TRNING PT W DR D JEREMIAH USA NETWORK 7:30 AM 30 0.06 186
108 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.06 815
109 UNIVISON DEPORTES FC: N/A UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:00 PM 150 0.06 118
110 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.06 300
111 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.06 419
112 DAMNATION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.06 242
113 ATM FOR MIR W/ PST CHRIS USA NETWORK 8:00 AM 30 0.06 144
114 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN2 9:00 AM 30 0.06 164
115 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.06 399
116 MSNBC SPECIAL MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.06 225
117 UP PREMIERE MOVIE: BABY FOR CHRISTMAS, A UP 7:00 PM 120 0.06 316
118 BEE MOVIE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 90 0.06 146
119 UP MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.06 295
120 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.06 333
121 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPNEWS 11:00 AM 60 0.06 106
122 GAMING SHOW DISNEY XD 11:00 AM 30 0.05 169
123 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: LSU/HOUSTON ESPN2 5:30 PM 139 0.05 172
124 UNIQUE SWEETS COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.05 137
125 FOX NEWS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.05 912
126 INSIDE POLITICS CNN 8:30 AM 30 0.05 560
127 WEEKEND RECHARGE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.05 232
128 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:30 AM 53 0.05 98
129 BILLIARDS INTL EVENTS ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.05 273
130 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 173
131 BREAK HBO PRIME 3:04 PM 11 0.05 80
132 GIRAFFE: AFRICAN GIANT NAT GEO WILD 8:00 PM 60 0.05 276
133 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 233
134 CONTACTO DEPORTIVO UNIVISION DEPORTES 1:00 AM 60 0.05 88
135 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 429
136 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 8:00 AM 30 0.05 475
137 LETS BE COPS MAXPRIME 9:55 AM 104 0.05 82
138 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:51 PM 10 0.05 120
139 USA SOCCER WOMEN        L ESPNEWS 7:35 PM 25 0.05 128
140 MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY: N/A MSNBC 10:00 AM 120 0.05 282
141 AMHQ WEEKEND THE WEATHER CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.05 250
142 GODZILLA (2014): GODZILLA (2014) MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 123 0.05 101
143 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPNEWS 12:00 PM 60 0.05 85
144 POLITICS NATION MSNBC 8:00 AM 60 0.04 277
145 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.04 327
146 LA LIGA BBVA MARQUEE-L: VILLARREAL VS. REAL MADRID BEIN SPORT 2:25 PM 125 0.04 129
147 CNN QUIZ SHOW CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.04 309
148 BILLIARDS INTL EVENTS ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.04 166
149 WEATHER GEEKS THE WEATHER CHANNEL 12:00 PM 30 0.04 166
150 FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP L FOX SPORTS 1 6:00 AM 90 0.04 68

###



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.