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October 12, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.9.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the reruns of GOTHAM and ROSEWOOD each lost 0.1.  There were no adjustments for UNDATEABLE, DR. KEN or REIGN.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Nationals 2015 Oct FRI.09

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It was a big night for baseball and Disney on cable.  Without an NFL game as competition, 3 MLB PLAYOFFS games were in the Top 10, scoring 1.59 for the Mets/Dodgers game, 1.55 for Chicago/St. Louis (both on TBS), and 0.48 for Houston/Kansas City on FOX Sports 1.  Not to be outdone, Disney Channel had 4 in the Top 10, with INVISIBLE SISTER debuting at 0.80, GIRL MEETS WORLD at 0.77 (up 0.17 from last week), JESSIE at 0.49 (up 0.08), and a 9AM MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE at 0.49.  Discovery’s BERING SEA GOLD dropped 0.06 to 0.54, and TRUE MONSTERS was at 0.33.  Adult Swim’s BLACK JESUS fell 0.07 to 0.48.  On Syfy, Z NATION added 0.05 to 0.40, and CONTINUUM gained 0.04 to 0.14.  History’s ANCIENT ALIENS was up 0.04 to 0.38.  2 episodes of OWN’s FOR BETTER OR WORSE were at 0.33/0.29, compared to last week’s 0.36/0.36.  A&E’s THE ENFIELD HAUNTING was at 0.25.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER shed 0.03 to 0.21.  On Lifetime, STEP IT UP lost 0.04 to 0.19, and JACKSONS: THE NEXT GENERATION dropped 0.13 to 0.18.  The series finale of Cinemax’s STRIKE BACK doubled last week’s score to 0.14. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable 2015 Oct FRI.09

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday October 9, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB DIVISION SERIES: NY METS/LA DODGERS TBS NETWORK 9:40 PM 208 1.59 4,714
2 MLB DIVISION SERIES: CHICAGO/ST. LOUIS TBS NETWORK 6:38 PM 182 1.55 5,376
3 INVISIBLE SISTER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 89 0.80 4,028
4 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 9:29 PM 30 0.77 3,313
5 BERING SEA GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.54 1,670
6 JESSIE DISNEY CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.49 2,503
7 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 55 0.49 1,869
8 BLACK JESUS ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.48 1,148
9 MLB AL DIVISION SERIES L: HOUSTON/KANSAS CITY 2 FOX SPORTS 1 3:38 PM 220 0.48 1,841
10 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 1:08 AM 60 0.43 1,117
11 DIVISION SERIES GAME: 2015 ALDS TEX AT TOR GM 2 MLB NETWORK 12:29 PM 315 0.41 1,561
12 Z NATION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.40 882
13 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.39 1,542
14 ANCIENT ALIENS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.38 1,480
15 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 7:18 PM 12 0.37 1,140
16 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 25 0.37 1,375
17 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: NC STATE/VIRGINIA TECH ESPN 8:00 PM 201 0.34 1,523
18 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,029
19 TRUE MONSTERS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.33 1,063
20 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:30 PM 30 0.33 1,141
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.32 1,452
22 BBQ BLITZ FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.30 865
23 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.30 1,240
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 1,377
25 BE COOL SCOOBY THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.30 1,213
26 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.30 763
27 FOR BETTER OR WORSE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.29 1,029
28 RHOC FIRST LOOK BRAVO 8:20 PM 13 0.29 667
29 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.28 601
30 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.28 566
31 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 828
32 RHNJ: TERESA CHECKS IN FL BRAVO 8:46 PM 13 0.28 588
33 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:21 PM 39 0.27 826
34 TOTAL DRAMA: RIDONC THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.27 1,144
35 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.26 474
36 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:30 PM 30 0.25 493
37 ENFIELD HAUNTING, THE A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 66 0.25 781
38 BELOW DECK FIRST LOOK BRAVO 8:33 PM 13 0.25 590
39 KENDRA ON TOP WETV 9:00 PM 30 0.24 481
40 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.23 509
41 MY HAUNTED HOUSE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.23 634
42 WITS ACADEMY NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.23 1,392
43 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 6:00 PM 38 0.22 708
44 MANZOD FIRST LOOK BRAVO 8:59 PM 12 0.22 490
45 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.22 465
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 415
47 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 63 0.21 558
48 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:01 PM 57 0.21 911
49 DEATH BY GOSSIP WITH WW INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 674
50 MY HAUNTED HOUSE A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.20 630
51 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 15 0.20 1,093
52 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 418
53 STEP IT UP LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.19 554
54 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.19 431
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.19 413
56 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 61 0.19 533
57 JACKSONS: NEXT GENERATION LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.18 489
58 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.17 432
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.17 349
60 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.17 452
61 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.17 419
62 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.17 333
63 SANJAY & CRAIG NICKELODEON 8:15 PM 15 0.17 1,064
64 DONT BE TARDY FL BRAVO 9:11 PM 11 0.16 377
65 LOVE AT FIRST SWIPE TLC 9:30 PM 30 0.16 573
66 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.16 358
67 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.16 2,493
68 TRIPTANK COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.15 311
69 LOVE AT FIRST SWIPE TLC 9:00 PM 30 0.15 584
70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,516
71 PIG GOAT BANANA CRICKET NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.14 1,044
72 CONTINUUM SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.14 374
73 STRIKE BACK MAXPRIME 10:02 PM 47 0.14 286
74 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.14 438
75 SEX IN PUBLIC TLC 10:30 PM 30 0.14 323
76 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.14 305
77 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.14 359
78 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 800
79 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,851
80 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 1,911
81 WHATSHESAID TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.13 385
82 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.13 336
83 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.13 260
84 NASCAR XFINITY RACE L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:22 PM 119 0.13 962
85 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.12 1,513
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,335
87 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 150 0.12 307
88 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 1,746
89 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 265
90 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 398
91 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.11 546
92 BLENDED HBO PRIME 2:45 PM 117 0.11 282
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.11 1,051
94 COUNTDOWN CONCACAF CUP D FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 60 0.11 262
95 JUST FRIENDS HBO PRIME 4:45 PM 94 0.11 208
96 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.10 202
97 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.10 271
98 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.10 1,144
99 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.10 172
100 HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O: HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O HBO PRIME 6:30 PM 144 0.10 237

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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.