SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.8.2015

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NETWORK UPDATE:  At CBS, BIG BROTHER rose 0.1 in final numbers and the CRIMINAL MINDS rerun lost 0.1.  (EXTANT stayed where it was.)  The BLACKISH rerun dropped 0.1.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The sharks won yet again, as Discovery’s week swam on.  This time, SUPER PREDATOR was at 1.51, NINJA SHARKS was at 1.44, and SHARK AFTER DARK was at 0.80.  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY was next, down 0.11 to 0.75, with lead-out COUNTRY BUCKS at 0.42/0.35, up from last week’s 0.34/0.29.  USA’s Wednesday continued to hold well, with SUITS up 0.03 to 0.62, and MR. ROBOT up 0.04 to 0.59, its 2d consecutive week of growth.   On BET, THE GAME was at 0.60, and FRANKIE & NEFFE climbed 0.08 to 0.36.  CATFISH returned to MTV at 0.56, with a related lead-out special at 0.33.  The returnee at Comedy Central was KEY & PEELE at 0.46, with new lead-out WHY? WITH HANNIBAL BURRESS at 0.31.  HGTV had TINY HOUSE HUNTERS at 0.44, ahead of lead-in PROP BROS BUY AND SELL, which was down a tenth to 0.44.  TV One made a rare appearance near the top of the chart with UNSUNG at 0.37.  ABCFamily’s BABY DADDY lost a tick to 0.36, and MELISSA & JOEY was down the same at 0.32.  Bravo’s FLIPPING OUT was also down a hundredth to 0.29, and MILLION DOLLAR LISTING (a different locale than last week’s version) was at 0.26, compared to last week’s 0.49.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.05/111K.  Among the micro-rated, CAR MATCHMAKER (Esq) was at 0.03/100K, and DEUTSCHLAND 83 (Sundance) was down 0.01 to 0.01/100K.  ADDED:  THE SPOILS BEFORE DYING (IFC) premiered at 0.05/138K for the 9PM half-hour, and the 9:30 episode was at 0.06/113K.  (Unfortunately, we don’t have reliable numbers for 2014’s THE SPOILS OF BABYLON to be able to offer a meaningful comparison.)

DAM Report:  the 9PM IMPACT WRESTLING remained at 0.09 in 18-49s, but added 86K total viewers to 353K, plus 0.02/100K at midnight (about double last week’s re-airing).  RING OF HONOR was at 0.03/128K in its 1st showing (down 0.02/29K), and added 0.02/134K at 11PM (down 0.1 in the demo, but up 53K in total viewers).

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