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November 2, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.30.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  Game 3 of the WORLD SERIES adjusted up 0.1 to 3.2.  Complete World Series Game 3 ratings coverage here. In addition, LAST MAN STANDING gained 0.1 in final numbers.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH took Friday cable, even though it eased off by 0.04 from last week to 1.09, and lead-out PACIFIC WARRIORS dropped 0.07 to 0.35.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.91/0.87, and various pieces of its daily programming filled 5 other slots in the day’s Top 10.  Adult Swim’s BLACK JESUS lost 0.08 to 0.46.  On Syfy, Z NATION gained 0.07 to 0.37 on Halloween Eve.  An hour-long KENDRA ON TOP (We) was at 0.29, compared to 0.32/0.31 for two half-hours last week.  On Lifetime, STEP IT UP upticked to 0.21, while JACKSONS: THE NEXT GENERATION fell 0.05 to 0.15.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was at 0.20.  DAM tried a seasonal EXORCISM LIVE special and scared up 0.20.  History’s TIME MACHINE and TRUE MONSTERS were both at 0.17.  USA’s SATISFACTION is providing little of it in the ratings, down 0.09 to 0.17.  Starz apparently ran a quiet “sneak” of its ASH VS. EVIL DEAD pilot at 12:18AM and found 0.11.  THE KNICK (Cinemax) dropped 0.01 to 0.05/202K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday October 30, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 62 1.09 3,578
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: GOLDEN STATE/HOUSTON ESPN 9:32 PM 152 0.91 1,812
3 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MIAMI/CLEVELAND ESPN 6:57 PM 152 0.87 1,800
4 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:04 AM 66 0.55 1,242
5 BLACK JESUS ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.46 1,064
6 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.45 1,021
7 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:10 AM 60 0.41 871
8 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.38 794
9 Z NATION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.37 868
10 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 57 0.37 733
11 PACIFIC WARRIORS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:02 PM 61 0.35 1,192
12 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.33 1,141
13 TOY STORY OF TERROR DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.30 1,311
14 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.29 635
15 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.29 630
16 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.24 518
17 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.24 486
18 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.23 447
19 WITS ACADEMY NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 60 0.22 1,195
20 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.22 769
21 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 62 0.22 541
22 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.22 482
23 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.21 440
24 STEP IT UP LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.21 535
25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.21 454
26 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND DISNEY CHANNEL 6:30 AM 25 0.20 875
27 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.20 983
28 EXORCISM: LIVE!: N/A DESTINATION AMERICA 9:00 PM 130 0.20 509
29 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.20 391
30 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 441
31 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.18 384
32 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 11:03 PM 58 0.17 683
33 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:00 PM 15 0.17 579
34 TRUE MONSTERS HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.17 541
35 SATISFACTION USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.17 543
36 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,022
37 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.16 343
38 WABBIT THE CARTOON NETWORK 2:00 PM 30 0.16 670
39 SISTER WIVES: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:15 PM 15 0.16 506
40 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.15 331
41 JACKSONS: NEXT GENERATION LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.15 413
42 KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.15 828
43 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.15 337
44 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.14 263
45 GHOST ADVENTURES TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.14 338
46 KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 1,841
47 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.14 343
48 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: LOUISVILLE/WAKE FOREST ESPN2 7:00 PM 208 0.13 629
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.13 1,326
50 ACCEPTED HBO PRIME 12:20 PM 92 0.13 193
51 GHOST ADVENTURES: TRANSYLVANIA TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 AM 120 0.13 245
52 GHOST ADVENTURES: TRANSYLVANIA TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 120 0.13 340
53 LIGA MX L: QUERETARO / MONTERREY UNIVISION DEPORTES 9:00 PM 152 0.13 341
54 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.13 390
55 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 382
56 TRUE MONSTERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.12 460
57 ROAD TO 2016, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.12 589
58 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 2:00 PM 60 0.12 447
59 ROAD TO 2016, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,139
60 DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.11 307
61 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 542
62 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: WYOMING/UTAH STATE ESPN2 10:28 PM 191 0.11 425
63 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,431
64 ASH VS EVIL DEAD – SNEAK STARZ PRIMARY 12:18 AM 41 0.11 233
65 THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.10 813
66 TIME MACHINE: VAMPIRE SECRETS HISTORY 12:00 PM 120 0.10 375
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 941
68 TRIPTANK COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.10 231
69 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.10 2,074
70 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.10 179
71 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,183
72 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: HOW THE EARTH WAS MADE H2 6:00 PM 120 0.10 303
73 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.10 534
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,460
75 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.09 234
76 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.09 613
77 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,522
78 FOCUS HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 104 0.09 275
79 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 529
80 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.09 550
81 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.09 339
82 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.09 1,756
83 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.09 163
84 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.08 541
85 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.08 206
86 CNN TONIGHT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.08 456
87 STAR WARS DROID TLS-CRISI DISNEY XD 8:00 AM 30 0.08 353
88 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.08 2,131
89 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,336
90 HELLEVATOR GSN 11:00 PM 56 0.08 187
91 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.08 537
92 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,123
93 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: HISTORY OF THE WRLD IN 2 HRS H2 8:00 PM 120 0.08 345
94 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.08 136
95 MLB WORLD SERIES GM3-IN: ROYALS VS METS FOX DEPORTES 8:00 PM 215 0.07 198
96 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.07 1,316
97 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.07 257
98 KUNG FU PANDA MOVIE: KUNG FU PANDA MOVIE NICKTOONS 9:00 PM 120 0.07 296
99 EXORCISM: LIVE!: N/A DESTINATION AMERICA 11:10 PM 130 0.07 141
100 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.07 630

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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.