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August 4, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.3.2015

 

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

NOTE TO READERS:  Afternoon charts this week will be posted initially in raw form, and will be updated later in the day with full format.  Charts are now updated to normal format.

NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and RUNNING WILD swapped 0.1s in final numbers, the former up and the latter down.  In addition, the 2 BROKE GIRLS rerun lost 0.1.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1 and USA had their accustomed places at the top of Monday cable.  The former’s LOVE & HIP-HOP dropped 0.08 to 1.46, with the AFTERPARTY lead-out up 0.04 to 1.05, and TI & TINY down 0.05 to 0.70.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.29-1.23 over its 3 hours, compared to 1.33-1.08 last week.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY climbed 0.12 to 0.74, and ODD MOM OUT gained 0.03 to 0.28.  TNT’s MAJOR CRIMES jumped 0.13 to 0.72, and MURDER IN THE FIRST rose 0.04 to 0.36.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW began its final week victory lap in the Top 10 at 0.58.  On ABCFamily, THE FOSTERS returned from a week off at 0.54 (1.06 in the F12-34 demo), CHASING LIFE was up 0.02 to 0.24 (and up 0.03 in the demo to 0.47), and BECOMING US ticked up to 0.09.  TEEN WOLF (MTV) climbed 0.07 to 0.50 (but lost 0.02 in the demo to 1.03), with post-show WOLF WATCH  at 0.25.  Discovery debuted VEGAS RAT RODS at 0.44, and lead-out CUBAN CHROME fell 0.06 to 0.36.  History’s FORGED IN FIRE shed 0.02 to 0.44, airing after a 0.50 PAWN STARS clip show.  DEVIOUS MAIDS (Lifetime) dropped 0.02 to 0.41, but the season finale of UNREAL jumped 0.09 to 0.30.  The newly-renewed MAKING OF THE MOB (AMC) gained a hundredth to 0.22.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.07/178K. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable MON.03 Aug 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday August 3, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 4 VH1 08:00 PM 60 1.46 2,799
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 65 1.29 3,671
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 1.26 3,695
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 1.23 3,739
5 LHH ATL AFTERPARTY LIVE VH1 09:00 PM 30 1.05 1,939
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 09:00 PM 60 0.74 1,719
7 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.72 4,574
8 T.I. AND TINY 5 VH1 09:30 PM 30 0.70 1,301
9 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.58 1,712
10 FOSTERS, THE ABC FAMILY 08:00 PM 61 0.54 1,225
11 TEEN WOLF SSN 5 MTV 10:00 PM 63 0.50 1,092
12 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 09:31 PM 32 0.50 1,751
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.45 1,034
14 VEGAS RAT RODS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.44 1,264
15 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.44 1,373
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.43 1,798
17 DEVIOUS MAIDS LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.41 1,411
18 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 04:00 PM 30 0.40 2,266
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.40 1,741
20 HENRY HUGGLEMONSTER DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 AM 15 0.37 1,543
21 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.37 770
22 MURDER IN THE FIRST TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.36 2,100
23 CUBAN CHROME DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,066
24 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:30 PM 30 0.34 1,368
25 CAKE WARS FOOD NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 0.34 954
26 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.33 954
27 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,026
28 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:00 PM 30 0.31 1,308
29 UNREAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 62 0.30 790
30 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.30 567
31 ODD MOM OUT BRAVO 10:00 PM 31 0.28 672
32 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 06:00 PM 60 0.27 606
33 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.27 560
34 WOLF WATCH SSN 3 MTV 11:03 PM 31 0.25 524
35 GRAVITY FALLS DISNEY XD 08:30 PM 30 0.25 1,224
36 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.24 501
37 CHASING LIFE ABC FAMILY 09:01 PM 61 0.24 611
38 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.24 577
39 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.23 480
40 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.23 495
41 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.23 3,048
42 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 01:00 AM 60 0.23 606
43 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:20 PM 40 0.23 626
44 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.23 2,640
45 MAKING OF THE MOB: NY AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.22 968
46 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L ESPN 07:00 PM 104 0.21 692
47 BASEBALL RAIN DELAY    L ESPN 10:44 PM 36 0.21 621
48 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 30 0.20 531
49 SOUTHERN FRIED ROAD TRIP FOOD NETWORK 09:00 PM 30 0.20 651
50 BASEBALL RAIN DELAY    L: N/A ESPN 07:52 PM 120 0.20 617
51 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:31 PM 30 0.19 484
52 OVER MY DEAD BODY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.19 740
53 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.19 484
54 GREAT AMERICAN FOOD FINDS FOOD NETWORK 09:30 PM 30 0.17 657
55 DEADLY DEVOTION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.17 689
56 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.17 446
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 404
58 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,841
59 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.16 1,041
60 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 08:00 PM 60 0.16 448
61 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.16 314
62 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 06:30 PM 30 0.16 302
63 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.15 418
64 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.14 343
65 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 02:30 PM 60 0.14 332
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.14 338
67 GIRL CODE SSN 4 MTV 11:34 PM 31 0.14 257
68 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.14 2,036
69 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.13 300
70 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.13 2,001
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.13 1,172
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 315
73 DIGGERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:30 PM 30 0.13 493
74 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 03:00 PM 60 0.12 244
75 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.12 382
76 DIGGERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 30 0.12 566
77 E! ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL: 15 UNFORGETTABLE HOLLWOOD TRAGEDIES OXYGEN MEDIA 07:00 PM 120 0.11 276
78 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.11 279
79 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.11 1,690
80 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 07:00 AM 60 0.11 343
81 TOE TAG PAROLE: TO LIVE HBO PRIME 09:00 PM 79 0.11 304
82 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 06:00 PM 30 0.11 192
83 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 240 0.10 212
84 E! ENTERTAINMENT SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 09:00 PM 60 0.10 258
85 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,049
86 CANADIAN FTBL LEAGUE L: TORONTO/HAMILTON ESPN2 07:00 PM 212 0.10 235
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 AM 60 0.10 729
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.10 247
89 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.10 1,219
90 BECOMING US ABC FAMILY 10:02 PM 58 0.09 219
91 YUKON RIVER RUN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 60 0.09 694
92 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,108
93 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.09 939
94 WANDER OVER YONDER DISNEY XD 09:00 PM 29 0.09 614
95 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.09 478
96 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 08:00 AM 60 0.09 325
97 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 558
98 HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 HBO PRIME 12:35 AM 108 0.09 143
99 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 08:00 PM 300 0.09 192
100 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 07:00 PM 60 0.09 803

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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.