Check out our searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.
NETWORK UPDATE: The 8PM SHARK TANK rerun gained 0.1 in final numbers, while the ELEMENTARY rerun lost the same.
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Sports occupied half the slots in Friday’s cable Top 10. COLLEGE FOOTBALL took the lead with ESPN’s double feature of games at 0.77/0.64. An episode of SPORTSCENTER occupied #6 at 0.39, a Univision soccer match was at 0.35, and ESPN2’s coverage of the US OPEN was at 0.30. In the non-sports realm, Lifetime’s BRING IT was up 0.04 to 0.57, and ATLANTA PLASTIC rose 0.06 to 0.40. Discovery was the night’s other performer, with BERING SEA GOLD at 0.50 and EDGE OF ALASKA up 0.02 to 0.38. An episode of THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBY hit the Top 10 for Cartoon Network at 0.32, barely outdoing Nickelodeon’s ALVINNN AND THE CHIPMUNKS!!! at 0.29. History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was up 0.02 to 0.27. Two helpings of BELLATOR MMA on Spike were both at 0.26. On TNT, COLD JUSTICE and COLD JUSTICE: SEX CRIMES were each down 0.08, respectively to 0.22 and 0.20. We’s KENDRA ON TOP lost 0.04 to 0.18. BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.04/139K.
NOTE: All measured cable networks are now included in the charts below.
Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail
Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday September 4, 2015 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: WASHINGTON/BOISE STATE | ESPN | 10:33 PM | 186 | 0.77 | 2,058 |
| 2 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: BAYLOR/SMU | ESPN | 6:58 PM | 213 | 0.64 | 2,003 |
| 3 | BRING IT! | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.57 | 1,374 |
| 4 | BERING SEA GOLD | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 62 | 0.50 | 1,720 |
| 5 | ATLANTA PLASTIC | LIFETIME TELEVISION | 10:02 PM | 60 | 0.40 | 981 |
| 6 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING L | ESPN | 1:39 AM | 81 | 0.39 | 895 |
| 7 | EDGE OF ALASKA | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:02 PM | 62 | 0.38 | 1,413 |
| 8 | NATIONAL TEAM FRI 09/04: MEXICO / TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 9:52 PM | 132 | 0.35 | 695 |
| 9 | AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 30 | 0.32 | 1,442 |
| 10 | TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME L: EARLY ROUND | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM | 394 | 0.30 | 1,380 |
| 11 | ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU | NICKELODEON | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.29 | 1,494 |
| 12 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.28 | 581 |
| 13 | ANCIENT ALIENS | HISTORY | 9:00 PM | 63 | 0.27 | 1,177 |
| 14 | BELLATOR MMA TOP 20 KNOCK | SPIKE TV | 11:15 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 730 |
| 15 | BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 141 | SPIKE TV | 9:00 PM | 135 | 0.26 | 837 |
| 16 | DEADLY WOMEN | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.26 | 771 |
| 17 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.24 | 472 |
| 18 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 742 |
| 19 | DEATH BY GOSSIP WITH WW | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 837 |
| 20 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L: MICHIGAN STATE/WESTERN MICHIGAN | ESPNU | 7:06 PM | 217 | 0.24 | 825 |
| 21 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: THE JUNGLE BOOK | ABC FAMILY | 9:00 PM | 120 | 0.23 | 709 |
| 22 | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY L: USA/PERU | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:25 PM | 134 | 0.22 | 445 |
| 23 | COLD JUSTICE | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.22 | 987 |
| 24 | COLD JUSTICE: SEX CRIMES | TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 901 |
| 25 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.20 | 438 |
| 26 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFT L: EARLY ROUND | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 300 | 0.20 | 843 |
| 27 | DUMB AND DUMBER TO | HBO PRIME | 8:00 PM | 109 | 0.18 | 504 |
| 28 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 465 |
| 29 | KENDRA ON TOP | WETV | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.18 | 392 |
| 30 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN | 6:00 PM | 58 | 0.17 | 510 |
| 31 | NFL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 3:30 PM | 60 | 0.16 | 357 |
| 32 | NATIONAL TEAM (PT) FRI: USA / GUATEMALA | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 7:23 PM | 134 | 0.16 | 311 |
| 33 | FUTBOL CENTRAL (PT) FRI | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 9:37 PM | 15 | 0.16 | 329 |
| 34 | TOTAL DIVAS FIRST LOOK | E! | 9:30 PM | 16 | 0.16 | 436 |
| 35 | NFL PRESEASON: 2015 – CAR VS. PIT | NFL NETWORK | 8:00 PM | 180 | 0.16 | 442 |
| 36 | FIVE, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 5:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,971 |
| 37 | FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE | ESPN2 | 4:30 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 339 |
| 38 | E! NEWS | E! | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 413 |
| 39 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 1,797 |
| 40 | THE SOUP | E! | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.15 | 315 |
| 41 | CONTACTO DEPORTIVO | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 12:04 AM | 56 | 0.15 | 247 |
| 42 | HIS & HERS L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 281 |
| 43 | FIRST TAKE L: N/A | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.14 | 290 |
| 44 | NFL TOTAL ACCESS | NFL NETWORK | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 349 |
| 45 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME L | ESPNEWS | 10:24 PM | 10 | 0.14 | 402 |
| 46 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.14 | 1,381 |
| 47 | TENNIS: US OPEN AFT L | ESPN2 | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 746 |
| 48 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN2 | 5:30 PM | 30 | 0.14 | 510 |
| 49 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,395 |
| 50 | DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES | FOOD NETWORK | 2:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 383 |
| 51 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,246 |
| 52 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 899 |
| 53 | HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O: HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O | HBO PRIME | 5:30 PM | 144 | 0.12 | 244 |
| 54 | KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 1,729 |
| 55 | SCIENCE OF STUPID UK | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL | 9:30 PM | 30 | 0.12 | 350 |
| 56 | US NATIONAL TEAM PREG L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 7:00 PM | 25 | 0.12 | 210 |
| 57 | NFL PRESEASON: 2015 – HOU VS. DAL | NFL NETWORK | 12:00 AM | 180 | 0.12 | 285 |
| 58 | THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,810 |
| 59 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,309 |
| 60 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 245 |
| 61 | MYSTERIES AT THE MONUMENT | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 9:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 561 |
| 62 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 2:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 531 |
| 63 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 6:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 346 |
| 64 | GOLF CENTRAL PREGAME | GOLF CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 90 | 0.11 | 249 |
| 65 | NFL PRESEASON: 2015 – NYG VS. NE | NFL NETWORK | 4:00 PM | 180 | 0.11 | 280 |
| 66 | WOLF | CNN | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 548 |
| 67 | NFL INSIDERS L | ESPN2 | 2:30 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 244 |
| 68 | SCIENCE OF STUPID UK | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 331 |
| 69 | COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L | ESPN2 | 2:00 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 202 |
| 70 | SCIENCE OF STUPID UK | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL | 8:30 PM | 30 | 0.10 | 301 |
| 71 | THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 792 |
| 72 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 500 |
| 73 | FOX SPORTS LIVE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 9:39 PM | 51 | 0.10 | 175 |
| 74 | E! NEWS | E! | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 271 |
| 75 | ON THE RECORD SPCL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,509 |
| 76 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,280 |
| 77 | KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 715 |
| 78 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 486 |
| 79 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A | ESPN2 | 6:00 AM | 240 | 0.09 | 232 |
| 80 | FNR: PLANNED PARENTHOOD | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 1,095 |
| 81 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN2 | 5:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 293 |
| 82 | SCIENCE OF STUPID UK | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL | 9:00 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 294 |
| 83 | BASEBALL TONIGHT L | ESPN2 | 1:34 AM | 46 | 0.09 | 179 |
| 84 | BREAK | HBO PRIME | 9:49 PM | 11 | 0.09 | 214 |
| 85 | COMMENT SECTION, THE | E! | 10:30 PM | 30 | 0.09 | 219 |
| 86 | WAGS FIRST LOOK | E! | 9:46 PM | 14 | 0.08 | 245 |
| 87 | YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 4:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,289 |
| 88 | ANDERSON COOPER 360 | CNN | 8:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 499 |
| 89 | FASHION POLICE WEEKLY | E! | 8:00 PM | 30 | 0.08 | 277 |
| 90 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 9:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 532 |
| 91 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,289 |
| 92 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 1:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 1,084 |
| 93 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 6:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 446 |
| 94 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 3:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 477 |
| 95 | NFL PRESEASON: 2015 – TB VS. MIA | NFL NETWORK | 1:00 PM | 180 | 0.08 | 205 |
| 96 | FUT INTL AMISTOSO: PORTUGAL VS FRANCIA | FOX DEPORTES | 2:30 PM | 132 | 0.08 | 117 |
| 97 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 221 |
| 98 | YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T | POP | 7:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 371 |
| 99 | SPECIAL PRESENTATION | H2 | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 260 |
| 100 | UEFA EURO 2016 QUAL L: GERMANY/POLAND | FOX SPORTS 1 | 2:29 PM | 151 | 0.07 | 189 |
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