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October 15, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.14.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  On ABC, THE MIDDLE and MODERN FAMILY gained 0.1, but NASHVILLE lost the same.  EMPIRE, ARROW and SURVIVOR also rose 0.1 each.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Nationals 2015 Oct WED.14

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL plunged 0.84 from last week’s season premiere to a still-big 2.15.  That was exactly the same drop Week 2 of FREAK SHOW took in its Week 2, so the show is behaving consistently.  The primetime Houston/Kansas City MLB PLAYOFFS game on FOX Sports 1 was far stronger at 1.79 than the afternoon Toronto/Texas showdown at 0.87.  On Comedy Central, SOUTH PARK was at 0.86, and MOONBEAM CITY was at 0.34.  MTV is still listing its Wednesday TEEN MOM airings as “specials,” but this was the 3rd week in a row that it aired on the night, down 0.12 to 0.55, while ARE YOU THE ONE rose 0.04 to 0.43.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was at 0.46.  On Food Network, WORST COOKS fell 0.07 to 0.44, but MYSTERY DINERS gained 0.08 to 0.40.  Discovery’s DUAL SURVIVAL climbed 0.08 to 0.43.  LITTLE WOMEN LA (Lifetime) held at 0.42.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING was likewise steady at 0.31.  On ABCFamily, YOUNG & HUNGRY returned to the schedule with back-to-back episodes at 0.28/0.27, far better than last week’s 0.06/0.05 for a pair of KEVIN FROM WORK episodes.  On FXX, THE LEAGUE was up 0.03 to 0.28, and YOU’RE THE WORST dropped 0.04 to a sad 0.08, with 132K total viewers.  THE WESTBROOKS premiered on BET at 0.26.  PARANORMAL WITNESS (Syfy) edged down 0.02 to 0.25.  CNBC viewers got considerably more excited about JAY LENO’S GARAGE, up 0.09 to 0.21.  VH1’s COUPLES THERAPY fell 0.11 to 0.20.  On DAM, IMPACT WRESTLING dropped 0.03 to 0.06 at 9PM, with 242K total viewers, and added 0.02/85K at midnight, while RING OF HONOR was steady at 0.05, with 174K total viewers.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable 2015 Oct WED.14

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday October 14, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX 10:00 PM 102 2.15 4,061
2 MLB AL DIVISION SERIES L: HOUSTON/KANSAS CITY 5 FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 173 1.79 5,944
3 MLB AL DIVISION SERIES L: TEXAS/TORONTO 5 FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 234 0.87 3,199
4 SOUTH PARK COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.86 1,378
5 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 10:53 PM 67 0.64 1,846
6 TEEN MOM II SPECIAL MTV 9:00 PM 61 0.55 973
7 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.46 2,645
8 WORST COOKS 7 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.44 1,484
9 ARE YOU THE ONE SSN 3 MTV 10:01 PM 61 0.43 756
10 DUAL SURVIVAL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.43 1,194
11 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.42 1,073
12 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.40 1,236
13 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.38 892
14 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.35 1,672
15 FX MOVIE PRIME: ELYSIUM FX 7:30 PM 150 0.35 907
16 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,722
17 MOONBEAM CITY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.34 527
18 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.33 829
19 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.33 802
20 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.31 593
21 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.31 846
22 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:10 PM 50 0.30 643
23 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.30 1,604
24 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.29 603
25 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.29 615
26 YOUNG & HUNGRY ABC FAMILY 8:00 PM 30 0.28 629
27 LEAGUE FXX 10:00 PM 31 0.28 440
28 GHOST HUNTERS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.28 722
29 THUNDERMANS NICKELODEON 7:30 PM 30 0.27 1,462
30 YOUNG & HUNGRY ABC FAMILY 8:30 PM 30 0.27 546
31 WESTBROOKS, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.26 561
32 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 31 0.25 772
33 MBFFL: EXTRA FABULOUS TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.25 583
34 PARANORMAL WITNESS SYFY 10:00 PM 61 0.25 569
35 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.25 3,142
36 UNDERWORLD INC. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.25 563
37 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.23 537
38 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.23 469
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.23 444
40 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,597
41 WITS ACADEMY NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.22 1,289
42 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:31 PM 30 0.22 705
43 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.22 1,224
44 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: CHICAGO/PHILLY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:01 PM 159 0.21 605
45 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.21 473
46 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.21 426
47 BELLA AND THE BULLDOGS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 30 0.21 1,312
48 JAY LENOS GARAGE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 689
49 EXPEDITION UNKNOWN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 628
50 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.21 433
51 E! NEWS E! 11:01 PM 60 0.20 547
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 372
53 FRIENDS OF HEARTLAKE CITY DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 30 0.20 648
54 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.20 432
55 COUPLES THERAPY 6 VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.20 418
56 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.19 572
57 DRUGS, INC. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 455
58 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.19 527
59 SWAMP MURDERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 780
60 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,521
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.18 373
62 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 339
63 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.18 332
64 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.18 731
65 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 329
66 TRUE NIGHTMARES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 742
67 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.17 353
68 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.17 658
69 GARBAGE TIME KATIE NOLAN FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 AM 30 0.16 473
70 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.16 337
71 PEPPA PIG NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.16 672
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.16 1,132
73 E:60 ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 380
74 FXX MOVIE PRIME: IDENTITY THIEF FXX 7:30 PM 150 0.14 272
75 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.14 305
76 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 643
77 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 6:30 PM 30 0.13 578
78 BLACK & SEXY TV BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 60 0.13 314
79 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.13 513
80 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.13 430
81 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.13 215
82 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPS L: D. ALEXANDER/A. MARTINEZ ESPN 9:00 PM 130 0.13 428
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,396
84 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.13 571
85 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,117
86 STAR WARS REBELS DISNEY XD 9:30 PM 30 0.12 461
87 SUDDENLY ROYAL TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.12 422
88 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.11 1,974
89 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,728
90 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: INDIANA/MINNESOTA ESPN2 8:00 PM 150 0.11 586
91 NFL FILMS PRESENTS FOX SPORTS 1 12:30 AM 30 0.11 313
92 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.11 289
93 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 562
94 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.10 509
95 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.10 1,889
96 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 760
97 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,388
98 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.09 1,099
99 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,346
100 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 165

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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."