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August 31, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.28.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  There was an avalanche of 0.1 drops from preliminary numbers:  CBS’s NFL PRESEASON game, ABC’s SHARK TANK rerun, WHAT WOULD YOU DO and 20/20, NBC’s reruns of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and DATELINE, and CW’s MASTERS OF ILLUSION and PENN & TELLER: FOOL US rerun all faced the same result.  The WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY rerun broke the monotony by falling 0.2.  (Somehow, FOX’s shows were unaffected by the drops afflicting the other networks.)

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Another quiet Friday was good news for Lifetime, which won the night with BRING IT (up 0.05 to 0.53), and had lead-out ATLANTA PLASTIC at #4 (up 0.05 to 0.34).  Food Network’s DINERS, DRIVE-INS & DIVES was at 0.38.  Discovery’s EDGE OF ALASKA dropped a tenth to 0.36.  On TNT, COLD JUSTICE was down a tick to 0.30, and COLD JUSTICE: SEX CRIMES was up a hundredth to 0.28.  Disney’s 9AM DOC MCSTUFFINS made the Top 10 at 0.30, up 0.03 from last week.  MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP (We) fell a heavy 0.22 to 0.26, and lead-out KENDRA ON TOP was down 0.11 to 0.22.  Spike’s BELLATOR MMA LIVE was at 0.26.  On History, ANCIENT ALIENS lost 0.06 to 0.25.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER rose by 0.05 to 0.24.  Syfy’s DEFIANCE and DARK MATTER remained in lockstep to the end, with DEFIANCE down 0.02 to 0.22, and both halves of the 2-hour DARK MATTER finale down 0.05 to 0.21.  STRIKE BACK (Cinemax) gained 0.03 to 0.10.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.05/135K. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable FRI.28 Aug 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday August 28, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 62 0.53 1,321
2 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.38 1,300
3 EDGE OF ALASKA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 61 0.36 1,828
4 ATLANTA PLASTIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.34 879
5 COLD JUSTICE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 08:00 PM 60 0.30 1,449
6 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 AM 25 0.30 1,329
7 COLD JUSTICE: SEX CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.28 1,224
8 MARRIAGE BOOT CAMP: RS WETV 09:30 PM 60 0.26 534
9 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 141 SPIKE TV 09:00 PM 140 0.26 666
10 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 09:00 PM 63 0.25 1,192
11 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.24 458
12 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.24 1,238
13 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.24 441
14 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.23 1,106
15 OCTONAUTS DISNEY CHANNEL 09:30 AM 25 0.23 1,077
16 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 01:09 PM 51 0.23 449
17 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 02:30 PM 60 0.22 440
18 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:01 AM 59 0.22 481
19 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 09:00 PM 30 0.22 505
20 DEFIANCE SYFY 08:00 PM 60 0.22 1,165
21 DARK MATTER SYFY 09:00 PM 60 0.21 931
22 SAY YES TO THE DRESS:THE TLC 10:00 PM 61 0.21 725
23 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 828
24 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 06:00 PM 90 0.21 422
25 DARK MATTER SYFY 10:00 PM 61 0.21 937
26 SPORTSNATION ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.20 471
27 TOTAL DIVAS FIRST LOOK E! 09:00 PM 21 0.20 433
28 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.20 462
29 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.20 421
30 X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST: X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST HBO PRIME 07:45 PM 131 0.19 392
31 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.19 367
32 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.19 2,047
33 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.19 1,586
34 REDWOOD KINGS ANIMAL PLANET 09:01 PM 61 0.18 620
35 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 63 0.18 795
36 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 07:30 PM 30 0.18 386
37 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 348
38 BELLATOR MMA TOP 20 KNOCK SPIKE TV 11:20 PM 60 0.18 466
39 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL   L ESPN 05:00 PM 60 0.18 414
40 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 357
41 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:03 PM 58 0.17 373
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.17 335
43 OTHER WOMAN, THE (2014) HBO PRIME 03:30 PM 109 0.17 267
44 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.16 1,275
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 69 0.16 315
46 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,375
47 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.16 373
48 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.16 357
49 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 318
50 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.15 1,061
51 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.14 1,900
52 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 02:00 PM 60 0.14 1,245
53 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.14 2,006
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,534
55 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.14 1,487
56 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 240 0.14 268
57 LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 08:00 PM 154 0.14 266
58 BREAK HBO PRIME 05:19 PM 11 0.14 196
59 RHONYC RH AWARDS BRAVO 10:03 PM 16 0.13 399
60 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 01:00 PM 60 0.13 1,328
61 NFL PRESEASON: 2015 – NE VS. CAR NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 180 0.13 357
62 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.13 1,434
63 RHOC RH AWARDS BRAVO 09:35 PM 10 0.13 248
64 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL    L: BOOKER T. WASH (FL)/ST. THOM AQNAS (FL) ESPN 08:00 PM 183 0.12 305
65 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.12 1,318
66 ON THE RECORD SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.12 1,576
67 RHOBH RH AWARDS BRAVO 09:51 PM 12 0.12 306
68 MYSTERIES AT THE MONUMENT TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.12 547
69 RHONJ RH AWARDS BRAVO 10:19 PM 15 0.11 322
70 RHOATL RH AWARDS BRAVO 10:34 PM 11 0.11 299
71 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: STL AT SF/CHC AT LAD MLB NETWORK 10:19 PM 180 0.11 367
72 DRACULA UNTOLD  (2014) MAXPRIME 08:25 PM 92 0.11 369
73 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.11 482
74 CHAIN REACT MC GSN 08:30 PM 27 0.10 335
75 GODZILLA (2014): GODZILLA (2014) HBO PRIME 05:30 PM 123 0.10 244
76 SCIENCE OF STUPID UK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 08:30 PM 30 0.10 328
77 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.10 510
78 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 09:00 AM 60 0.10 310
79 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.10 303
80 SCIENCE OF STUPID UK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 30 0.10 271
81 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 07:00 PM 60 0.10 297
82 STRIKE BACK MAXPRIME 10:02 PM 47 0.10 251
83 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.09 219
84 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.09 1,228
85 RHOATL RH AWARDS BRAVO 09:21 PM 14 0.09 250
86 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 07:00 AM 60 0.09 314
87 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 03:00 PM 60 0.09 475
88 CNN TONIGHT CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.09 511
89 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 08:00 AM 60 0.09 317
90 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.09 324
91 COMMENT SECTION, THE E! 10:30 PM 30 0.09 190
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 02:00 PM 60 0.09 496
93 SCIENCE OF STUPID UK NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:30 PM 30 0.08 280
94 WOLF CNN 01:00 PM 60 0.08 478
95 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 264
96 PGA TOUR: 2015 BARCLAYS GOLF CHANNEL 01:58 PM 247 0.08 799
97 SITUATION ROOM CNN 06:00 PM 60 0.08 448
98 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.08 476
99 MAJOR LEAGUE SCR (LF) FRI: SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES / LA GALAXY UNIVISION DEPORTES 11:00 PM 122 0.08 143
100 RHONJ RH AWARDS BRAVO 08:45 PM 14 0.08 285

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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.