SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.8.2015

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NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustments from preliminary numbers were for reruns:  an 0.1 bump  for RUNNING WILD, and 0.1 decreases for HAWAII 5-0 and HOME FREE.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  As we’ve noted before, we’re relying on readers telling us that the anime shows running on Adult Swim are originals in their current versions (although in some cases the network lists them as reruns), so we have no way of knowing whether Adult Swim is repeating its own episodes.  That being said, the top cable “original” of the night was actually DRAGON BALL Z, up an impressive 0.25 from last week to 0.98 and with 2M total viewers.  AKAME GA KILL, which is on the chart, followed at 0.93.  MICHIKO & HATCHINI was up 0.23 from last week to 0.74, with 1.5M total viewers.  SWORD ART ONLINE was up 0.17 to 0.64, as per the chart.  NARUTO rose 0.15 to 0.56, with 1M total viewers.  ATTACK ON TITAN grew by 0.11 to 0.47, with 900K total viewers.  ONE PIECE gained 0.04 to 0.45, with 850K total viewers. 

In the non-anime world, POWER (Starz) led the way, up a potent 0.15 as it nears its season finale to 0.65.  (THE HOBBIT is on the chart because HBO continues to list its theatrical movie telecasts as “originals.”)  Fox Sports 1’s UFC FIGHT NIGHT was at 0.54.  Spike’s COPS gained 0.13 to 0.47, with JAIL: LAS VEGAS up 0.08 to 0.36.  There was more animation on the chart with two Cartoon Network telecasts, POKEMON up 0.07 to 0.37, and TRANSFORMERS up 0.11 to 0.34.  Discovery’s MYTHBUSTERS climbed 0.13 to 0.37.  HELL ON WHEELS (AMC) was steady at 0.30.  PIONEER WOMAN (Food) was one of the few shows of the night to drop, down 0.03 to 0.29.  The premiere of AMERICA’S NEXT WEATHERMAN on TBS was at 0.29.  ESPN’s coverage of the PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME ceremonies was at 0.22.  Hallmark’s CEDAR COVE ticked up to 0.16.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.05/120K.     

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