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October 8, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.7.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  CODE BLACK rose 0.1 in final numbers, which combined with the 0.1 drop for NASHVILLE, gave it a tiny bit of breathing room at 10PM.  ROSEWOOD also rose 0.1, as did EMPIRE, SVU and THE MIDDLE.  (A note on ROSEWOOD:  it jumped from 1.7 to 2.2 in its last 15 minutes, suggesting just how strongly it’s tied to its lead-out.) 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Nationals 2015 WED.07 Oct

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL started strongly, as that series tends to do (it slumps later, although still delivering big numbers), down 0.12 from last fall’s premiere to 2.99.  TBS’s telecast of the MLB WILDCARD GAME was at 2.59, up 0.25 from the previous night’s game on ESPN, while the NHL season began on NBC Sports Net at 0.40.  MTV again aired TEEN MOM on Wednesday, down a tenth from last week to 0.67, and followed by ARE YOU THE ONE, which was up 0.13 to 0.39.  Food Network’s WORST COOKS fell 0.08 to 0.51, and MYSTERY DINERS was at 0.32.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN LA climbed 0.06 to 0.42.  On Discovery, DUAL SURVIVAL fell 0.23 to 0.35.  2 episodes of VH1’s COUPLES THERAPY were both at 0.31.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING edged up 0.02 to 0.31.  On Syfy, PARANORMAL WITNESS lost a tick to 0.27, and GHOST HUNTERS fell 0.11 to 0.25.  THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH still hasn’t found its level for Comedy Central, dropping 0.12 from Tuesday to 0.26.  On FXX, THE LEAGUE lost 0.14 to 0.25, and YOU’RE THE WORST dropped 0.03 to 0.12.  The premiere of JAY LENO’S GARAGE on CNBC was at 0.12.  On ABCFamily, KEVIN FROM WORK aired without a YOUNG & HUNGRY lead-in, and lost more than half its rating, down 0.08 to 0.06 with 149K total viewers and then 0.05/120K for a 2d episode.  On DAM, IMPACT WRESTLING was up 0.01 at 9PM with 335K total viewers, adding 0.03/112K at midnight, while RING OF HONOR was also up 0.01 to 0.05, with 175K total viewers.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable WED.07 Oct 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday October 7, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 90 2.99 5,807
2 MLB WILDCARD: CHICAGO/PITTSBURGH TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 191 2.59 8,302
3 FX MOVIE PRIME: MAN OF STEEL FX 7:00 PM 180 0.71 1,804
4 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 11:11 PM 47 0.71 1,980
5 TEEN MOM II SPECIAL MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.67 1,107
6 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.61 1,824
7 WORST COOKS 7 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.51 1,405
8 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.42 1,048
9 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.41 1,091
10 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NY RANGERS/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:32 PM 149 0.40 925
11 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 3 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.39 695
12 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.37 1,470
13 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.36 1,616
14 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.35 978
15 NHL LIVE PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:51 PM 41 0.33 836
16 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.33 680
17 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.32 970
18 COUPLES THERAPY 6 VH1 11:00 PM 60 0.31 558
19 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L: N/A ESPN 6:00 PM 120 0.31 729
20 COUPLES THERAPY 6 VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.31 552
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.31 1,335
22 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.31 709
23 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.31 812
24 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.29 622
25 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.27 573
26 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.27 489
27 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.27 2,896
28 PARANORMAL WITNESS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 555
29 BE COOL SCOOBY THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.26 1,153
30 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.26 725
31 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:58 PM 60 0.26 665
32 GHOST HUNTERS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 731
33 LEAGUE FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.25 368
34 DRUGS, INC. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.24 553
35 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 30 0.24 743
36 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:30 PM 30 0.24 710
37 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,679
38 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.24 498
39 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 540
40 UNDERWORLD INC. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 544
41 TOTAL DRAMA: RIDONC THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.23 1,117
42 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.23 618
43 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,492
44 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.22 1,134
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.22 443
46 WITS ACADEMY NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.22 1,319
47 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.21 511
48 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.20 604
49 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.20 591
50 THUNDERMANS NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.20 1,397
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.20 416
52 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: SAN JOSE/LOS ANGELES NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:01 PM 154 0.20 396
53 E:60 ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 527
54 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.18 429
55 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.18 520
56 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.18 380
57 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.18 479
58 BELLA AND THE BULLDOGS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.18 1,210
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.17 394
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.17 1,056
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:05 AM 55 0.16 338
62 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 415
63 CONCACAF-PREOLY-UNVSO-12: MEXICO VS. HONDURAS 10/07 NBC UNIVERSO 9:30 PM 132 0.16 306
64 SWAMP MURDERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.16 763
65 FXX MOVIE PRIME: INTERNSHIP FXX 7:30 PM 150 0.15 318
66 SUSPICION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 563
67 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.15 462
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 65 0.15 349
69 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,332
70 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 301
71 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.14 376
72 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 294
73 ROAD SPILL TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.13 318
74 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.13 281
75 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,971
76 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,040
77 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.13 234
78 PEPPA PIG NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.13 670
79 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.13 336
80 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 652
81 OJ SIMPSON:20 YEARS LATER BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 279
82 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 6:30 PM 30 0.12 661
83 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.12 268
84 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,706
85 THIS IS LIFE CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 705
86 PRESIDENTS CUP: 2015 PRESIDENTS CUP GOLF CHANNEL 10:00 PM 285 0.12 467
87 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 303
88 WMNS COLL VBALL REG SSN L ESPNU 7:00 PM 84 0.12 188
89 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:31 PM 31 0.12 198
90 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,235
91 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 916
92 SUDDENLY ROYAL TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 433
93 BLACK & SEXY TV BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 60 0.12 234
94 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,502
95 E! NEWS E! 11:01 PM 60 0.11 294
96 X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST: X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST HBO PRIME 6:15 PM 131 0.11 248
97 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM:SECRE HBO PRIME 1:40 PM 97 0.11 226
98 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 614
99 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,105
100 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 567

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."