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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.14.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  NOTE–Because of the NFL preseason preemptions on Friday night, comparisons are to last Friday’s numbers rather than the Saturday morning preliminaries.  ABC:  the SHARK TANK rerun was steady at 0.9, and WHAT WOULD YOU DO and 20/20 were each down 0.1 to 0.9 and 0.8.  CBS:  all the reruns were down, ELEMENTARY and HAWAII 5-0 by 0.2 to 0.04 and 0.5, and BLUE BLOODS by 0.1 to 0.6.  NBC:  the AMERICA’S GOT TALENT rerun and DATELINE were each down 0.2 to 0.6 and 0.9.  FOX:  the MASTERCHEF rerun dropped 0.3 to 0.5, but the GOTHAM rerun gained 0.1 to 0.4.  CW:  no changes from last week, as MASTER OF ILLUSION and the reruns of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY and PENN & TELLER: FOOL US were at 0.4, 0.3 and 0.3.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s TREASURE QUEST took the lightly-watched night, down 0.09 to 0.51, and with lead-in EDGE OF ALASKA at 0.46.  BRING IT (Lifetime) dropped a tick to 0.50, and ATLANTA PLASTIC fell 0.05 to 0.23.  NFL Network’s pair of NFL exhibition games were both at 0.50, Denver vs. Seattle and Tennessee vs. Atlanta.  3 family shows hit the Top 10:  Disney Channel’s GIRL MEETS WORLD (steady at 0.49) and BUNKD (up 0.02 to 0.37), and Nickelodeon’s ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMUNKS (down 0.03 to 0.31).  In all, Disney Channel had 6 of the day’s top-rated 20 shows.  MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP (We) gained 0.07 to 0.38.  TNT’s afternoon coverage of the PGA CHAMPIONSHIP was the top-rated sports telecast at 0.32.  Syfy’s trio of scripted shows remained tightly bunched:  DARK MATTER and DEFIANCE both at 0.21 (respectively down 0.04 and 0.09), and KILLJOYS at 0.20 (down 0.06).  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER lost 0.02 to 0.20.  COLD JUSTICE (TNT) fell a deep 0.14 to 0.19, and COLD JUSTICE: SEX CRIMES fell a similar 0.12 to 0.14.  Cinemax’s STRIKE BACK dropped 0.03 to 0.07, with 221K total viewers.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.04/123K.  In response to reader requests, WINX CLUB (Nick Jr) was at 0.07/365K,

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable FRI.14 Aug 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 14, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TREASURE QUEST: SNAKE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.52 1,576
2 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 62 0.50 1,369
3 NFL PRESEASON: 2015 – DEN VS. SEA NFL NETWORK 10:00 PM 195 0.50 1,513
4 NFL PRESEASON: 2015 – TEN VS. ATL NFL NETWORK 07:00 PM 180 0.50 1,369
5 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 08:30 PM 30 0.49 2,198
6 EDGE OF ALASKA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 61 0.46 1,942
7 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 09:00 PM 60 0.38 751
8 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 08:00 PM 30 0.37 1,800
9 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: N/A TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 02:00 PM 305 0.32 1,887
10 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 04:00 PM 30 0.31 1,902
11 BURGERS, BREW & QUE FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.31 1,081
12 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 AM 35 0.31 1,526
13 I DIDNT DO IT DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 25 0.29 1,599
14 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 09:35 AM 25 0.28 1,656
15 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 06:30 PM 30 0.28 564
16 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.27 513
17 DESCENDANTS: SET IT OFF! DISNEY CHANNEL 12:00 AM 30 0.26 1,625
18 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 61 0.26 672
19 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: CHARLIE/CHOCOLATE FACTORY ABC FAMILY 08:00 PM 150 0.26 849
20 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN 10:41 PM 19 0.25 722
21 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 59 0.25 565
22 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.25 445
23 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 09:25 PM 76 0.23 867
24 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.23 1,330
25 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:35 PM 30 0.23 544
26 ATLANTA PLASTIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.23 678
27 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 09:00 PM 63 0.22 978
28 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/ASTON VILLA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 02:42 PM 124 0.22 465
29 DARK MATTER SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 844
30 DEFIANCE SYFY 08:00 PM 60 0.21 1,114
31 TOTAL DIVAS FIRST LOOK E! 09:00 PM 20 0.21 494
32 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.20 1,062
33 KILLJOYS SYFY 09:00 PM 60 0.20 897
34 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 07:00 AM 25 0.20 1,195
35 SHERIFF CALLIES WILD WEST DISNEY CHANNEL 06:00 AM 25 0.19 1,045
36 COLD JUSTICE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 08:00 PM 60 0.19 1,135
37 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 776
38 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS: PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS: TARVER VS CUNN SPIKE TV 09:00 PM 136 0.19 679
39 SAY YES TO THE DRESS:THE TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.19 861
40 DESEAN JACKSON: HOME TEAM BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.18 420
41 NFL PRESEASON: 2015 – NO VS. BAL NFL NETWORK 04:00 PM 150 0.18 423
42 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.18 370
43 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: ENDWELL, NY/DELMAR, MD ESPN 07:00 PM 145 0.18 695
44 ULTIMATE TREEHOUSES ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 63 0.17 676
45 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 06:30 AM 25 0.17 1,042
46 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 06:05 PM 55 0.16 352
47 GANGSTERS: AMERICANS EVIL SPIKE TV 03:00 PM 61 0.16 354
48 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 322
49 PUNKD LAUNCH SPECIAL BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:30 PM 30 0.15 350
50 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: EAGLE, ID/VANCOUVER, WA ESPN 03:11 PM 144 0.15 602
51 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.15 1,949
52 MYSTERIES AT THE MONUMENT TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.14 638
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.14 371
54 COLD JUSTICE: SEX CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.14 933
55 NFL PRESEASON: 2015 – MIA VS. CHI NFL NETWORK 10:00 AM 180 0.14 339
56 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.14 1,862
57 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.13 415
58 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 60 0.13 316
59 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L ESPN 01:17 PM 114 0.13 498
60 GANGSTERS: AMERICANS EVIL SPIKE TV 04:01 PM 61 0.13 334
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.12 939
62 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.12 1,408
63 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: WATERFORD, CT/CRANSTON, RI ESPN 11:00 AM 137 0.12 377
64 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.12 242
65 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.11 1,606
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.11 1,432
67 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.11 1,834
68 MICKEYS ADV IN WONDERLAND DISNEY JUNIOR 03:30 PM 55 0.11 579
69 LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / QUERETARO UNIVISION DEPORTES 08:00 PM 150 0.10 214
70 REDWOOD KINGS ANIMAL PLANET 09:01 PM 61 0.10 440
71 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,221
72 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 04:00 PM 60 0.10 484
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.10 1,244
74 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 746
75 SP HGTV SMART HOME GIVEWA HOME AND GARDEN TV 01:00 PM 30 0.09 487
76 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 240 0.09 211
77 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT TOR/SEA AT BOS MLB NETWORK 07:00 PM 202 0.09 358
78 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.09 1,722
79 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.09 373
80 MARINE, THE HBO PRIME 05:50 PM 91 0.09 236
81 SITUATION ROOM CNN 05:00 PM 60 0.09 490
82 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: HAMILTON, OH/BOWLING GREEN, KY ESPN2 05:00 PM 125 0.09 346
83 RIDE ALONG HBO PRIME 02:20 PM 99 0.09 171
84 HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, A HBO PRIME 01:15 AM 95 0.09 172
85 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,106
86 TRUMP CAMPAIGN, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 1,058
87 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.08 501
88 NFL PRESEASON: 2015 – NYJ VS. DET NFL NETWORK 06:00 AM 120 0.08 209
89 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,044
90 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.08 1,151
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.08 191
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 03:00 PM 60 0.08 532
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 30 0.08 180
94 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 04:46 PM 14 0.08 177
95 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 02:30 PM 12 0.08 229
96 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: WAS AT SF/CIN AT LAD MLB NETWORK 10:22 PM 175 0.08 245
97 BELOW DECK BRAVO 02:30 PM 30 0.08 215
98 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.08 238
99 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 04:30 PM 30 0.08 189
100 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 01:00 PM 60 0.08 1,095

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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.