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October 5, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.2.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  DR. KEN looked even better after adjustment, up 0.1 to an impressive 1.5 even though lead-in LAST MAN STANDING stayed at 1.2.  HAWAII 5-0 also went up 0.1, as did DATELINE.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Nationals 2015 FRI.02 Oct

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Disney Channel’s GIRL MEETS WORLD was again on top of Friday cable, although down 0.04 to 0.60.  A quartet of additional Disney shows hit the Top 10:  PJ MASKS, JESSIE and SOFIA THE FIRST all at 0.41 (the latter up 0.07), and I DIDN’T DO IT at 0.39.  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD jumped 0.16 to 0.60, and EDGE OF ALASKA gained 0.06 to 0.39.  Adult Swim’s BLACK JESUS was up 0.02 to 0.55.  ESPN2’s late COLLEGE FOOTBALL game was at 0.43, with the early game a tenth below.  Nickelodeon hit the Top 10 with SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS at 0.41, with PAW PATROL at 0.36.  Back-to-back episodes of FOR BETTER OR WORSE (OWN) were both at 0.36, down from last week’s 0.43/0.39.  On Syfy, Z NATION fell 0.03 to 0.35, and CONTINUUM slumped by 0.06 to 0.10.  On Lifetime, JACKSONS: THE NEXT GENERATION was at 0.31, after 0.28 for a BRING IT special and 0.23 for STEP IT UP (down 0.25).  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER grew by 0.05 to 0.24.  Cinemax’s STRIKE BACK lost 0.05 to 0.07, with 196K total viewers. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable FRI.02 Oct

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday October 2, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.60 2,380
2 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.60 1,837
3 BLACK JESUS ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.55 1,278
4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: CONNECTICUT/BYU ESPN2 10:18 PM 199 0.43 1,240
5 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.41 1,518
6 SPONGEBOB NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.41 1,765
7 JESSIE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 28 0.41 2,099
8 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.41 1,494
9 I DIDNT DO IT DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 25 0.39 2,072
10 EDGE OF ALASKA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.39 1,451
11 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.37 949
12 PAW PATROL NICKELODEON 9:30 AM 30 0.36 1,189
13 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.36 1,110
14 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.36 1,132
15 Z NATION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.35 896
16 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.34 1,447
17 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MEMPHIS/SOUTH FLORIDA ESPN2 7:00 PM 194 0.33 1,155
18 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.33 1,035
19 HENRY HUGGLEMONSTER DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.33 1,190
20 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 15 0.32 1,431
21 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.32 1,049
22 JACKSONS: NEXT GENERATION LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.31 876
23 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS NICKELODEON 1:30 PM 30 0.31 1,188
24 MLB POST SEASON IMPACT  L: LA ANGELS/TEXAS ESPN 8:00 PM 180 0.30 947
25 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.28 705
26 PIG GOAT BANANA CRICKET NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.28 1,333
27 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.28 634
28 BRING IT SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.28 828
29 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,388
30 TOTAL DRAMA: RIDONC THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.27 1,155
31 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.27 501
32 WABBIT THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.26 1,244
33 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.26 606
34 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.25 442
35 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.24 1,193
36 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 63 0.24 707
37 SANJAY & CRAIG NICKELODEON 8:15 PM 15 0.24 1,241
38 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.24 1,321
39 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:00 PM 30 0.24 605
40 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.24 415
41 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.23 455
42 STEP IT UP LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.23 678
43 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.23 620
44 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.22 425
45 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:30 PM 30 0.22 543
46 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.22 484
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.21 1,733
48 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.21 505
49 LOVE AT FIRST SWIPE TLC 9:00 PM 30 0.21 728
50 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 1:37 AM 23 0.21 541
51 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.21 449
52 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.20 570
53 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 2,310
54 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,852
55 LOVE AT FIRST SWIPE TLC 9:30 PM 30 0.19 670
56 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.19 371
57 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,186
58 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 3:00 PM 60 0.18 322
59 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 456
60 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.18 408
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 341
62 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.17 351
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 330
64 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.17 1,706
65 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.17 669
66 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.16 396
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,622
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.16 1,340
69 DEATH BY GOSSIP WITH WW INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.16 602
70 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 865
71 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.15 353
72 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.15 376
73 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,529
74 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,357
75 UFC RELOADED: 184:ROUSEY/ZINGANO FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 180 0.14 433
76 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 2,005
77 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,405
78 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 608
79 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,396
80 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.13 862
81 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.13 878
82 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 676
83 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,466
84 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.13 710
85 MAZE RUNNER, THE HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 113 0.13 289
86 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.13 1,337
87 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 298
88 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,308
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 906
90 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.11 294
91 SEX IN PUBLIC TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.11 392
92 TOP 10 NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.11 237
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 523
94 KUNG FU FRIDAYS AMC 12:30 AM 30 0.11 309
95 VICE SPECIAL REPORT:FIXIN HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 67 0.10 294
96 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 475
97 CONTINUUM SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.10 331
98 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 815
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 503
100 TRIPTANK COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.10 228

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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.