Check out our searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.
NETWORK UPDATE: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 6.0 in final numbers (last week’s TNF final was 7.5). In addition, HEROES REBORN gained 0.1, as did SCANDAL.
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: The NFL Network part of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL topped Thursday cable at 1.40, down 0.43 from last week. MTV’s TEEN MOM fell 0.24 to 0.88, with lead-out ARE YOU THE ONE at 0.54 (0.12 above last week’s TRUE LIFE in that slot). Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY lost a tick to 0.63, but RUNWAY fans didn’t stick around for new lead-out FASHIONABLY LATE WITH RACHEL ZOE, which debuted at 0.14. On Syfy, WWE edged up 0.02 to 0.58, then DOMINION gained back some of last week’s loss, up 0.09 to 0.25, and GEEKS WHO DRINK climbed 0.04 to 0.14. On History, MOUNTAIN MEN gained 0.04 to 0.49. ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game dropped 0.22 from last week’s to 0.41. A&E’s BEHIND BARS lost 0.05 to 0.26. REVIEW (Comedy) was steady at 0.11. On FX, MARRIED rose 0.02 to 0.20. On IFC, the 10:30PM DOCUMENTARY NOW was steady at 0.07 in the demo, although it fell by 57K total viewers to 104K, while the 10PM episode was at 0.06/109K.
Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 24, 2015 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2015 WK 3 – WAS VS. NYG | NFL NETWORK | 8:27 PM | 167 | 1.40 | 3,226 |
| 2 | NFLN THU NT FBALL-SUS | NFL NETWORK | 11:14 PM | 31 | 1.19 | 2,649 |
| 3 | TEEN MOM II SSN6 | MTV | 10:00 PM | 62 | 0.88 | 1,525 |
| 4 | PROJECT RUNWAY | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 92 | 0.63 | 2,177 |
| 5 | WWE SMACKDOWN: 092415 | SYFY | 8:00 PM | 120 | 0.58 | 2,138 |
| 6 | NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2 | NFL NETWORK | 7:58 PM | 22 | 0.55 | 1,291 |
| 7 | ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 3 | MTV | 11:02 PM | 67 | 0.54 | 922 |
| 8 | MOUNTAIN MEN | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.49 | 2,765 |
| 9 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: CINCINNATI/MEMPHIS | ESPN | 7:25 PM | 254 | 0.41 | 1,242 |
| 10 | NFLN THU NT POST-GAME | NFL NETWORK | 11:52 PM | 33 | 0.41 | 893 |
| 11 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.38 | 729 |
| 12 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN | 11:39 PM | 21 | 0.37 | 815 |
| 13 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 1:00 AM | 60 | 0.36 | 631 |
| 14 | COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L | ESPN | 7:00 PM | 25 | 0.36 | 781 |
| 15 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.35 | 687 |
| 16 | NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1 | NFL NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 28 | 0.35 | 849 |
| 17 | HOUSE HUNTERS WHERE NOW | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.35 | 1,420 |
| 18 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.34 | 890 |
| 19 | IMPRACTICAL JOKERS | TRUTV | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.32 | 701 |
| 20 | STEVEN UNIVERSE | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.32 | 1,386 |
| 21 | CHOPPED | FOOD NETWORK | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.32 | 1,035 |
| 22 | WABBIT | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.31 | 1,377 |
| 23 | HOUSE HUNTERS INTL | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 1,441 |
| 24 | ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT | CNN | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 1,369 |
| 25 | FIRST LOOK: KARDASHIANS | E! | 10:00 PM | 16 | 0.27 | 654 |
| 26 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.27 | 1,355 |
| 27 | BEHIND BARS: ROOKIE YEAR | A&E NETWORK | 10:00 PM | 62 | 0.26 | 679 |
| 28 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.26 | 576 |
| 29 | DOMINION | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.25 | 769 |
| 30 | TOTAL DRAMA: RIDONC | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:30 PM | 30 | 0.24 | 1,294 |
| 31 | KELLY FILE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 2,438 |
| 32 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.22 | 420 |
| 33 | FIRST LOOK: DASH DOLLS | E! | 10:16 PM | 14 | 0.22 | 539 |
| 34 | PARTY DOWN SOUTH S4 | CMT | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 474 |
| 35 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 398 |
| 36 | HANNITY | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 1,710 |
| 37 | LA HAIR | WETV | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 554 |
| 38 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN | 3:30 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 464 |
| 39 | MARRIED | FX | 10:00 PM | 31 | 0.20 | 395 |
| 40 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 1,188 |
| 41 | THE OREILLY FACTOR | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 2,767 |
| 42 | TOTAL DIVAS FIRST LOOK | E! | 10:30 PM | 16 | 0.20 | 421 |
| 43 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.20 | 434 |
| 44 | NOWHERE TO HIDE | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 799 |
| 45 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.19 | 889 |
| 46 | FLEA MARKET FLIP | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 11:30 AM | 30 | 0.19 | 642 |
| 47 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.19 | 379 |
| 48 | CONAN | TBS NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.18 | 353 |
| 49 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 1,659 |
| 50 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.18 | 400 |
| 51 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 347 |
| 52 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 6:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 354 |
| 53 | NFL INSIDERS L | ESPN | 2:30 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 371 |
| 54 | RHOC FIRST LOOK | BRAVO | 10:45 PM | 15 | 0.17 | 525 |
| 55 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.17 | 415 |
| 56 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 324 |
| 57 | AT MIDNIGHT | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:00 PM | 31 | 0.16 | 283 |
| 58 | RHOC RH AWARDS | BRAVO | 8:12 PM | 29 | 0.16 | 407 |
| 59 | DONT BE TARDY FL | BRAVO | 10:11 PM | 11 | 0.16 | 438 |
| 60 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,165 |
| 61 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,872 |
| 62 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 349 |
| 63 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,039 |
| 64 | SPECIAL PRESENTATION | H2 | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 342 |
| 65 | SPORTSNATION L | ESPN2 | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 324 |
| 66 | GEEKS WHO DRINK | SYFY | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 384 |
| 67 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 340 |
| 68 | DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 10 | CMT | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 256 |
| 69 | HIS & HERS L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 274 |
| 70 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 284 |
| 71 | MANZOD FIRST LOOK | BRAVO | 10:22 PM | 12 | 0.14 | 403 |
| 72 | FAMELESS | TRUTV | 10:30 PM | 31 | 0.14 | 334 |
| 73 | FASHIONABLY LATE RACHEL Z | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:32 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 513 |
| 74 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,783 |
| 75 | MDL LA FIRST LOOK | BRAVO | 10:34 PM | 11 | 0.14 | 460 |
| 76 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,350 |
| 77 | TNF GAMEDAY | NFL NETWORK | 6:00 PM | 90 | 0.13 | 299 |
| 78 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,088 |
| 79 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 1:24 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 259 |
| 80 | WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE | BRAVO | 11:00 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 434 |
| 81 | LEGAL VIEW | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 880 |
| 82 | SPORTSCENTER PRIME L | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 273 |
| 83 | NIGHTLY SHOW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 11:31 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 311 |
| 84 | REVIEW | COMEDY CENTRAL | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 229 |
| 85 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 772 |
| 86 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,167 |
| 87 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 290 |
| 88 | DONT BE TARDY | BRAVO | 9:41 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 293 |
| 89 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,043 |
| 90 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,282 |
| 91 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:00 PM | 61 | 0.11 | 348 |
| 92 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 275 |
| 93 | MSNBC SPECIAL COVERAGE | MSNBC | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 933 |
| 94 | POPE FRANCIS IN AMERICA | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,474 |
| 95 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 731 |
| 96 | POWER & ICE | HISTORY | 11:03 PM | 58 | 0.10 | 628 |
| 97 | JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, THE | COMEDY CENTRAL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 238 |
| 98 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 877 |
| 99 | CNN TONIGHT | CNN | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 602 |
| 100 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.10 | 316 |
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