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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.17.2015

 

Check out our searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.

NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 reduction for the SHARK TANK rerun.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery held the top 2 slots on Friday cable with ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE (preempted for Shark Week, it rose 0.22 from 2 weeks ago to 1.02) and TREASURE QUEST at 0.62.  Disney Channel’s GIRL MEETS WORLD gained 0.13 to 0.61 (1.21 with the F12-34 demo), and it wasn’t the only family show in the Top 10, as Cartoon Network’s STEVEN UNIVERSE was at 0.38, and Nickeloden’s MUTT & STUFF was up a tick to 0.32.  Food Network had a pair in the Top 10, with DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES at 0.42 and BURGERS, BREW & ‘QUE at 0.40.  We’s MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP grew by 0.02 to 0.38.  The sports honors were held by Spike’s BELLATOR MMA LIVE at 0.34 and ESPN’s BRITISH OPEN coverage (beginning at 7AM and running all day) at 0.34.  Syfy’s line-up was nothing if not consistent, with DARK MATTER steady at 0.25, KILLJOYS up 0.02 to 0.24, and DEFIANCE down 0.03 to 0.23.  LOVE THY NEIGHBOR (OWN) fell 0.07 to 0.22.  The night’s BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.04/137K. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable FRI.17 Jul 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 17, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 1.02 3,758
2 TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.62 2,001
3 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 08:30 PM 30 0.61 2,369
4 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.42 1,275
5 BURGERS, BREW & QUE FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.40 1,310
6 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.38 1,647
7 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 09:00 PM 60 0.38 792
8 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 140 SPIKE TV 09:00 PM 171 0.35 722
9 GOLF: OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP L: 2ND ROUND – PART II ESPN 07:03 AM 614 0.34 1,770
10 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.32 1,466
11 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 AM 25 0.32 1,683
12 SONIC BOOM THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.31 1,488
13 HOUSE HUNT INTL WHERE NOW HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,503
14 DOG WITH A BLOG DISNEY CHANNEL 08:00 PM 25 0.27 1,631
15 DARK MATTER SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,009
16 KILLJOYS SYFY 09:00 PM 60 0.24 956
17 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 05:17 PM 103 0.23 631
18 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.23 474
19 DEFIANCE SYFY 08:00 PM 60 0.23 1,114
20 GOLF: BEST OF OPEN CHAMP: 2ND RD ENCORE PRESENTATION ESPN 07:00 PM 240 0.22 759
21 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 09:00 PM 30 0.22 616
22 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 63 0.21 844
23 LOVE THY NEIGHBOR OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 09:30 PM 30 0.21 659
24 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.20 427
25 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.20 503
26 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.18 404
27 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.17 353
28 EVERY WITCH WAY NICKELODEON 07:00 PM 30 0.17 1,287
29 SCIENCE OF STUPID UK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:30 PM 30 0.16 472
30 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 07:30 PM 30 0.16 984
31 GANGSTERS: AMERICANS EVIL SPIKE TV 03:00 PM 60 0.16 379
32 GANGSTERS: AMERICANS EVIL SPIKE TV 04:00 PM 60 0.16 410
33 GOLF: OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP L ESPN 06:00 AM 63 0.15 673
34 FACING EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.14 587
35 KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.14 1,499
36 SCIENCE OF STUPID UK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 30 0.14 382
37 HUNT FOR EL CHAPO, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.14 1,136
38 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 07:00 AM 60 0.13 298
39 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.13 1,229
40 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.13 367
41 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.13 1,034
42 INTERNATIONAL CHAMP CUP L FOX SPORTS 1 11:05 PM 114 0.13 261
43 MYSTERIES AT THE MONUMENT TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.13 596
44 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:07 PM 22 0.12 2,022
45 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 02:30 PM 60 0.12 200
46 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.12 290
47 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:36 PM 24 0.12 1,725
48 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 08:00 AM 60 0.12 291
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.11 213
50 HOBBIT, THE: THE DESOLATI: HOBBIT, THE: THE DESOLATI HBO PRIME 05:16 PM 161 0.11 234
51 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.10 1,720
52 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.10 1,627
53 LALALOOPSY NICK JR 07:00 PM 30 0.10 402
54 SCIENCE OF STUPID UK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 08:30 PM 30 0.10 301
55 REDWOOD KINGS ANIMAL PLANET 09:01 PM 61 0.10 439
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 01:00 PM 60 0.10 185
57 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 03:30 PM 60 0.10 218
58 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.10 463
59 AMERICAN GREED CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.10 360
60 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 02:00 PM 30 0.09 145
61 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.09 581
62 CNN TONIGHT CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.09 491
63 DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE HBO PRIME 12:30 PM 109 0.09 184
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,209
65 HUSTLERS, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 61 0.09 268
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.09 1,398
67 UNCOMMON SENSE MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.09 156
68 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 310
69 TOUR DE FRANCE – LIVE: 2015 STAGE 13 NBC SPORTS NETWORK 08:00 AM 213 0.08 333
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.08 172
71 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.08 1,151
72 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 AM 60 0.08 666
73 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 09:00 AM 60 0.08 255
74 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.08 1,096
75 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.08 1,457
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 02:00 PM 60 0.08 491
77 MLB TONIGHT POSTGAME MLB NETWORK 10:46 PM 70 0.08 210
78 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 02:00 PM 60 0.07 923
79 SHOBOX: NEW GEN 2015 SHOWTIME PRIME 11:27 PM 42 0.07 277
80 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.07 1,051
81 SEX WITH BRODY E! 10:30 PM 30 0.07 174
82 DAWN OF THE PLANET OF APE: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF APE HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 130 0.07 211
83 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.07 156
84 PERCY JACKSON SEA OF MONS HBO PRIME 03:30 PM 106 0.07 200
85 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 207
86 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 09:00 AM 60 0.07 404
87 MLB TONIGHT PRIME MLB NETWORK 11:56 PM 64 0.07 168
88 REINDEER GAMES MAXPRIME 09:15 PM 104 0.07 159
89 SHOWCASE GAME: LAD AT WAS/SEA AT NYY MLB NETWORK 07:00 PM 127 0.07 296
90 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 06:00 PM 60 0.07 114
91 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 01:00 PM 60 0.07 992
92 NEW DAY CNN 07:00 AM 60 0.07 285
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 03:00 PM 60 0.07 424
94 DAILY SHARE HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 127
95 SITUATION ROOM CNN 06:00 PM 60 0.06 409
96 WOLF CNN 01:00 PM 60 0.06 513
97 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.06 1,049
98 700 CLUB ABC FAMILY 11:00 PM 60 0.06 249
99 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.06 411
100 OLBERMANN  L ESPN2 05:00 PM 30 0.06 143

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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.