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July 14, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.13.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, while RUNNING WILD and CEDRIC’S BARBER BATTLE each lost 0.1.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s coverage of baseball’s HOME RUN DERBY easily won the night at 2.54, and was up a healthy 0.42 over last year.  See Mitch Metcalf’s in-depth analysis of the Derby ratings here.  Related baseball programming gave ESPN the 2 other top slots as well, with 1.34/1.25.  USA’s WWE coverage was at 1.20-1.06, down from last week’s 1.24-1.19.  STREET OUTLAWS (Discovery) was down 0.17 from its last airing 2 weeks ago to 0.97, and CUBAN CHROME debuted at 0.53.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY dropped 0.14 to 0.76, and ODD MOM OUT lost 0.11 to 0.26.  Without its usual LOVE & HIP-HOP lead-in, TI & TINY fell 0.16/0.17 to 0.75/0.74.  On TNT, MAJOR CRIMES gained 0.12 to 0.64, and MURDER IN THE FIRST rose by a tenth to 0.33.  On ABCFamily, THE FOSTERS stayed at 0.51 in 18-49s but lost 0.09 in the targeted F12-34 demo to 1.16, while CHASING LIFE was steady, up 0.02 in 18-49s to 0.29 and down 0.01 in the demo to 0.68, and BECOMING US gained a hundredth to 0.10.  At Lifetime, DEVIOUS MAIDS upticked to 0.47, and UNREAL fell 0.05 to 0.27.  History’s SWAMP PEOPLE was up 0.09 to 0.49, while FORGED IN FIRE shed 0.03 to 0.38.  MTV’s TEEN WOLF lost 0.13 to 0.45, and in the F12-34 demo, it crashed by 0.44 to 1.06.  MAKING OF THE MOB (AMC) rose 0.03 to 0.26.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.07/142K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable MON.13 Jul 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday July 13, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 HOME RUN DERBY   L: 2015 HOME RUN DERBY ESPN 08:12 PM 150 2.54 7,126
2 HOME RUN DERBY PRELUDE  L ESPN 07:54 PM 18 1.34 4,060
3 MLB: CELEBRITY SOFTBALL ESPN 10:42 PM 59 1.25 2,972
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 76 1.20 3,647
5 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 1.15 3,514
6 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 1.06 3,432
7 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.97 2,325
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 09:00 PM 61 0.76 1,753
9 T.I. AND TINY 5 VH1 09:30 PM 30 0.75 1,430
10 T.I. AND TINY 5 VH1 09:00 PM 30 0.74 1,410
11 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.64 4,198
12 CUBAN CHROME DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.53 1,550
13 FOSTERS, THE ABC FAMILY 08:00 PM 61 0.51 1,302
14 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L: PANAMA/USA FOX SPORTS 1 09:18 PM 143 0.51 1,085
15 SWAMP PEOPLE HISTORY 09:00 PM 63 0.49 2,280
16 DEVIOUS MAIDS LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.47 1,352
17 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:41 PM 61 0.46 1,034
18 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 07:00 PM 54 0.46 1,351
19 TEEN WOLF SSN 5 MTV 10:00 PM 64 0.45 1,012
20 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 1,834
21 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:30 PM 30 0.42 1,484
22 LISTED SISTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 08:30 PM 30 0.40 1,313
23 LISTED SISTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 08:00 PM 30 0.40 1,244
24 HOUSE HUNT INTL WHERE NOW HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.39 1,551
25 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.38 1,329
26 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.36 1,714
27 GRAVITY FALLS DISNEY XD 08:30 PM 30 0.36 1,911
28 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:00 PM 30 0.35 1,261
29 MURDER IN THE FIRST TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,996
30 CAKE WARS FOOD NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 0.32 885
31 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.31 1,022
32 COPA ORO 2015 14 UMA: PANAMA / USA UNIVISION DEPORTES 09:20 PM 141 0.30 552
33 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.30 592
34 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 AM 15 0.29 1,431
35 CHASING LIFE ABC FAMILY 09:01 PM 60 0.29 785
36 EVERY WITCH WAY NICKELODEON 07:00 PM 30 0.28 1,387
37 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.28 706
38 UNREAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 62 0.27 713
39 TOP 5 RESTAURANTS FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.27 833
40 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.26 2,261
41 ODD MOM OUT BRAVO 10:01 PM 30 0.26 601
42 LPBW:  THE TWINS GROW UP: N/A TLC 08:00 PM 180 0.26 1,019
43 MAKING OF THE MOB: NY AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.26 962
44 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 07:30 PM 30 0.25 1,097
45 SOUTHERN FRIED ROAD TRIP FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.25 855
46 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.24 446
47 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.24 2,597
48 FEAR THY NEIGHBOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.24 826
49 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 06:00 PM 60 0.22 519
50 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.20 1,333
51 OVER MY DEAD BODY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.19 708
52 COPA ORO 2015 13 UMA: HAITI / HONDURAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 06:50 PM 131 0.18 405
53 SONIC BOOM THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.18 960
54 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 05:00 PM 60 0.18 394
55 GOLD CUP MATCH DAY L FOX SPORTS 1 09:00 PM 18 0.18 447
56 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.17 438
57 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.17 392
58 FUTBOL CENTRAL UNIVISION DEPORTES 09:01 PM 19 0.17 333
59 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.17 358
60 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 11:41 PM 49 0.16 287
61 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:01 PM 30 0.15 348
62 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.15 308
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.14 283
64 LONE SURVIVOR: LONE SURVIVOR HBO PRIME 09:30 PM 121 0.14 295
65 INTENTIONAL TALK MLB NETWORK 05:00 PM 60 0.14 266
66 GIRL CODE SSN 4 MTV 11:34 PM 30 0.14 308
67 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.14 337
68 2000S: A NEW REALITY: BOOM AND BUST NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 120 0.14 303
69 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 30 0.14 474
70 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.14 1,882
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L: N/A ESPN 11:00 AM 180 0.13 322
72 LALALOOPSY NICK JR 07:00 PM 30 0.13 489
73 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM HBO PRIME 07:05 PM 108 0.13 325
74 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 03:00 PM 60 0.13 246
75 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.12 1,863
76 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 02:30 PM 60 0.12 308
77 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L: HAITI/HONDURAS FOX SPORTS 1 07:00 PM 120 0.12 317
78 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 565
79 GIRL CODE SSN 4 MTV 11:04 PM 30 0.12 351
80 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC GC UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:41 PM 19 0.12 238
81 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 284
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.11 966
83 TOP GEAR BBC-AMERICA 09:00 PM 100 0.11 260
84 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 57 0.11 314
85 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.11 1,606
86 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 04:00 PM 60 0.11 528
87 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.10 880
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.10 1,073
89 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 240 0.10 185
90 BARMAGEDDON TRUTV 11:01 PM 61 0.10 254
91 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 AM 60 0.10 709
92 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.10 273
93 DR DREW HLN 09:00 PM 60 0.10 304
94 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.10 676
95 BECOMING US ABC FAMILY 10:01 PM 59 0.10 234
96 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 11:30 PM 30 0.09 195
97 SITUATION ROOM CNN 05:00 PM 60 0.09 529
98 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 05:30 PM 30 0.09 181
99 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 468
100 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,002

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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.