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July 31, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.30.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER received an extra 0.1 in final numbers, as did FOOD FIGHTERS.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Despite a two-tenths drop from last week to 0.81, MTV’s TEEN MOM was again the Thursday cable leader.  (It was down similarly in the F12-34 demo, at 1.27 after last week’s 1.48.)  Its lead-out ONE BAD CHOICE, however, was up 0.02 to 0.29 (and up 0.03 in the demo to 0.46).  On Syfy, WWE gained 0.03 to 0.62, DOMINION rose 0.02 to 0.33, GEEKS WHO DRINK was steady at 0.16, and REACTOR fell out of the top 100, down 0.01 to 0.08 (with 189K total viewers).  History’s MOUNTAIN MEN and ALONE were both at 0.61, respectively down and up a hundredth.  LIP SYNC BATTLE (Spike) dropped 0.08 to 0.53.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES lost 0.05 to 0.46, and LA HAIR was at 0.36.  At Comedy Central, REVIEW returned at 0.15, but that didn’t hurt THE DAILY SHOW, now in its farewell lap and in the Top 10 with 0.45.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS eased by 0.02 to 0.43.  Cartoon Network placed TEEN TITANS GO in the Top 10 at 0.41, and a daily episode of ESPN’s PARDON THE INTERRUPTION was there as well at 0.39.  BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT (A&E) fell 0.06 to 0.38.  On USA, COMPLICATIONS and GRACELAND each ticked up to 0.30 and 0.27 respectively.  FX’s SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL rose by 0.02 to 0.29, and MARRIED fell 0.05 to 0.20.  The ratings for RECTIFY (Sundance) grew by a hundredth to 0.03/177K, and IFC’s MARON dropped by 0.01 to 0.03 and fell much more sharply in total viewers, from 148K to 71K, while COMEDY BANG BANG stayed at 0.02 but also fell heavily in total viewers, from 59K to 30K.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.06/151K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable THU.31 Jul 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday July 30, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TEEN MOM II SSN6 MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.81 1,417
2 WWE SMACKDOWN: 073015 SYFY 08:00 PM 120 0.62 2,443
3 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 09:00 PM 63 0.61 2,847
4 ALONE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.61 2,092
5 LIP SYNC BATTLE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 31 0.53 1,163
6 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 09:00 PM 60 0.46 1,023
7 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.45 1,279
8 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.43 934
9 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.41 2,079
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.39 899
11 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.39 1,255
12 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT A&E NETWORK 09:00 PM 61 0.38 1,044
13 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.36 1,769
14 LA HAIR WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.36 802
15 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:30 PM 30 0.33 1,868
16 DOMINION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,048
17 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.31 642
18 COMPLICATIONS USA NETWORK 09:00 PM 62 0.30 1,430
19 EVERY WITCH WAY NICKELODEON 07:00 PM 60 0.29 1,637
20 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 AM 15 0.29 1,639
21 ONE BAD CHOICE MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.29 539
22 SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL FX 10:00 PM 33 0.29 703
23 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.28 512
24 NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 838
25 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 06:00 PM 60 0.27 621
26 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.26 512
27 GRACELAND USA NETWORK 10:02 PM 61 0.26 761
28 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 61 0.25 491
29 LOVE LUST OR RUN TLC 09:00 PM 31 0.25 861
30 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.24 728
31 BRIDES GONE STYLED TLC 09:31 PM 30 0.24 797
32 AMERICAN TAKEDOWN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.24 620
33 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.24 2,343
34 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 59 0.22 450
35 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.21 2,592
36 UNTOUCHABLE:POWER CORRUPT INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.21 756
37 MARRIED FX 10:33 PM 31 0.20 465
38 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.20 453
39 HOARDERS: FAMILY SECRETS LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 62 0.20 644
40 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.19 371
41 LIFE BELOW: ICE BREAKERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 08:00 PM 60 0.18 785
42 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.18 397
43 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.18 331
44 EXTREME I DOS TLC 10:01 PM 60 0.18 522
45 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 02:50 PM 40 0.18 349
46 GEEKS WHO DRINK SYFY 11:00 PM 30 0.16 451
47 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 08:00 PM 90 0.16 390
48 SPECIAL OLYMPICS L ESPN 07:00 PM 30 0.16 336
49 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.16 714
50 SEVENTIES CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.16 709
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 59 0.16 368
52 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,500
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 383
54 REVIEW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.15 257
55 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICK-AT-NITE 08:00 PM 30 0.14 1,116
56 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.14 502
57 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.14 1,707
58 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 180 0.13 269
59 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,373
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 332
61 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 02:00 PM 50 0.13 264
62 FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.13 375
63 LOVE LUST OR RUN: EXTRA L TLC 08:00 PM 60 0.13 559
64 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.13 283
65 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 269
66 QUICK PITCH MLB NETWORK 12:05 AM 60 0.13 252
67 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.13 1,614
68 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.13 365
69 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.12 1,763
70 SPIKE TV MOVIE: 10,000 BC SPIKE TV 02:47 PM 152 0.12 326
71 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 03:00 PM 60 0.12 226
72 CHAIN REACT MC GSN 09:00 PM 30 0.12 621
73 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICK-AT-NITE 08:30 PM 30 0.12 949
74 CHASE, THE GSN 08:00 PM 60 0.12 737
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:59 PM 61 0.12 322
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.12 323
77 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 536
78 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 09:30 PM 30 0.11 463
79 CHAIN REACT MC GSN 09:30 PM 30 0.11 559
80 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.11 947
81 BRINGING UP BATES UP 09:00 PM 30 0.11 335
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.11 881
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 03:00 PM 60 0.11 484
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.11 1,192
85 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,208
86 JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 07:30 PM 30 0.10 207
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 06:00 PM 60 0.10 494
88 SITUATION ROOM CNN 05:00 PM 60 0.10 512
89 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 07:00 PM 30 0.10 234
90 NANCY GRACE HLN 08:00 PM 60 0.10 396
91 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 09:43 PM 142 0.10 315
92 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 04:00 PM 60 0.10 443
93 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,196
94 HOW DO THEY DO IT SCIENCE 10:00 PM 30 0.10 371
95 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.10 1,283
96 TRANSCENDENCE HBO PRIME 09:00 PM 119 0.09 204
97 NFL LIVE ESPN2 07:30 PM 60 0.09 207
98 INTENTIONAL TALK MLB NETWORK 05:00 PM 60 0.09 195
99 PGA TOUR: 2015 QUICKEN LOANS NATL GOLF CHANNEL 02:30 PM 284 0.09 575
100 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: DET AT BAL/KC AT TOR MLB NETWORK 07:00 PM 163 0.09 329

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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.