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September 14, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.11.2015 [Correct Charts Now Posted]

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  Note that THINK IT UP ran without commercials, and therefore did not receive a final Nielsen ratings on any of its networks.  There were no adjustments from the early numbers.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime’s BRING IT took the night, down 0.03 to 0.54, and with lead-out ATLANTA PLASTIC also down 0.03 to 0.37.  On Discovery, BERING SEA GOLD gained 0.02 to 0.52, and EDGE OF ALASKA held at 0.38.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL was at 0.44, with lead-in HH OFF-GRID at 0.39.  Two episodes of OWN’s FOR BETTER OR WORSE were at 0.44/0.39.  A pair of family shows made the Top 10, Disney’s GIRL MEETS WORLD at 0.43 and Nickelodeon’s ALVINNN AND THE CHIPMUNKS!!! up 0.12 to 0.41.  Syfy switched to its fall Friday scripted hours, with a strong return for Z NATION at 0.40, but a mere 0.11 for its lead-out CONTINUUM.  STRIKE BACK (Cinemax) was at 0.10.  TNT’s COLD JUSTICE was up 0.04 to 0.26, but COLD JUSTICE: SEX CRIMES fell 0.02 to 0.18.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was at 0.23.  A pair of KENDRA ON TOP episodes on We were at 0.21, up 0.03 from last week. BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.02/89K.

NOTE: The charts below have been corrected.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable FRI.11 Sep 2015 v2

 

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 11, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 BRING IT! LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.54 1,393
2 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 0.52 1,816
3 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.44 1,514
4 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.44 1,223
5 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: UTAH STATE/UTAH ESPN2 8:55 PM 208 0.43 1,345
6 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.43 1,852
7 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.41 2,085
8 Z NATION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.40 943
9 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.39 1,116
10 HOUSE HUNTERS OFF GRID HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.39 1,474
11 EDGE OF ALASKA DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 62 0.38 1,533
12 ATLANTA PLASTIC LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.37 1,020
13 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: WOMENS SEMIFINAL ESPN 11:00 AM 275 0.35 1,378
14 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.35 1,076
15 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.32 975
16 TACO TRIP FOOD NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.30 973
17 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: MENS SEMIFINAL ESPN 5:00 PM 420 0.28 1,152
18 JESSIE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.27 1,440
19 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 15 0.27 973
20 I DIDNT DO IT DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 25 0.27 1,721
21 COLD JUSTICE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.26 1,280
22 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 3:35 PM 25 0.24 807
23 COLL FOOTBALL: C-USA L: MIAMI (FL)/FLORIDA ATLANTIC FOX SPORTS 1 8:00 PM 216 0.23 666
24 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.23 529
25 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.23 1,491
26 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.23 1,118
27 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:00 PM 30 0.21 486
28 FNR:9-11:TIMLNE OF TERROR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,670
29 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:30 PM 30 0.21 505
30 SPORTSCENTER AM      L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.19 424
31 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 413
32 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.19 2,328
33 TOTAL DIVAS FIRST LOOK E! 9:30 PM 16 0.19 400
34 SHAUN THE SHEEP THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.19 431
35 DEATH BY GOSSIP WITH WW INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 787
36 COLD JUSTICE: SEX CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.18 991
37 TOTAL DRAMA: RIDONC THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.18 1,051
38 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.18 501
39 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 4:00 PM 60 0.17 633
40 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.17 2,050
41 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.17 1,792
42 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.17 400
43 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 109 0.17 581
44 TREEHOUSE MASTERS ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 63 0.16 632
45 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.16 324
46 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN2 12:23 AM 67 0.16 401
47 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.16 1,332
48 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN2 8:00 PM 55 0.16 476
49 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,070
50 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 1,867
51 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,416
52 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,109
53 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.15 403
54 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.15 353
55 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 3:30 PM 60 0.15 421
56 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.14 860
57 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,240
58 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 90 0.13 325
59 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: RICHMOND NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:49 PM 125 0.13 933
60 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.13 288
61 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 291
62 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,167
63 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.13 338
64 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.13 329
65 COMMENT SECTION, THE E! 10:30 PM 30 0.13 253
66 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:30 PM 60 0.12 306
67 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.12 1,179
68 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.12 295
69 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / MONARCAS UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 151 0.12 256
70 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.12 232
71 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.12 269
72 NASCAR XFINITY POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:54 PM 13 0.11 767
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.11 260
74 CONTINUUM SYFY 11:00 PM 61 0.11 459
75 CFB WEATHER DELAY L FOX SPORTS 1 8:37 PM 44 0.11 451
76 REDWOOD KINGS: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 122 0.10 532
77 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.10 249
78 NASCAR XFINITY START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:30 PM 19 0.10 652
79 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,296
80 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 12:43 AM 17 0.10 240
81 STRIKE BACK MAXPRIME 10:02 PM 47 0.10 234
82 WINX CLUB NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.10 381
83 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.09 225
84 FOX SPORTS LIVE FTBL PREV FOX SPORTS 1 9:21 PM 23 0.09 393
85 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 609
86 700 CLUB ABC FAMILY 11:00 PM 60 0.09 210
87 DEVILS DUE HBO PRIME 8:30 PM 89 0.09 225
88 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 281
89 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 249
90 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,365
91 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.08 1,293
92 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 537
93 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.08 528
94 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.08 178
95 MYSTERIES AT THE MONUMENT TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 453
96 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 246
97 RIDE ALONG MAXPRIME 8:15 PM 99 0.08 183
98 SHOWCASE GAME: TOR AT NYY/KC AT BAL MLB NETWORK 7:00 PM 230 0.08 334
99 NASCAR SPRINT CUP QUAL L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 90 0.07 415
100 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.07 550

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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.