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November 9, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.6.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers.

 
Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s GOLD RUSH topped Friday cable, down 0.04 from last week to 1.05, with lead-out PACIFIC WARRIORS up 0.06 to 0.41 (possibly helped by an unusually long 4-minute overrun for GOLD RUSH into PACIFIC’s hour), and lead-in GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT at 0.35.  ESPN’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.67/0.66, down significantly from last week’s 0.91/0.87.  Disney had a pair of shows in the Top 10, GIRL MEETS WORLD at 0.67 and SOFIA THE FIRST at 0.42.  Adult Swim’s BLACK JESUS was up 0.07 to 0.53, and TIM & ERIC’S BEDTIME STORIES returned at 0.39.  Nickelodeon joined Disney in the Top 10 with ALVIN!!! AND THE CHIPMUNKS at 0.48, and Cartoon Network’s WE BARE BEARS was close behind at 0.40.  Spike’s BELLATOR MMA LIVE was at 0.35.  On Syfy, the newly-renewed Z NATION fell 0.07 to 0.30.  HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER gained 0.06 to 0.26.  USA’s SATISFACTION inched up 0.01 to 0.18.  On Lifetime, STEP IT UP dropped 0.04 to 0.17, and JACKSONS: THE NEXT GENERATION downticked to 0.14.  Cinemax’s THE KNICK kept falling, down 0.02 to 0.03 with 166K total viewers.   

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 November 6, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GOLD RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:01 PM 63 1.05 3,518
2 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: HOUSTON/SACRAMENTO ESPN 10:38 PM 156 0.67 1,341
3 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.67 2,508
4 NBA REGULAR SEASON     L: MIAMI/INDIANA ESPN 8:05 PM 153 0.66 1,423
5 BLACK JESUS ADULT SWIM 11:00 PM 30 0.53 1,201
6 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.51 1,107
7 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.48 2,058
8 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:14 AM 61 0.47 880
9 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 25 0.42 1,453
10 PACIFIC WARRIORS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:04 PM 61 0.41 1,244
11 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.40 1,561
12 TIM&ERICS BEDTIME STORIES ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.39 847
13 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.39 743
14 BUNKD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 27 0.37 1,819
15 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 7:30 PM 35 0.36 780
16 GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 61 0.35 1,540
17 PJ MASKS DISNEY CHANNEL 11:00 AM 30 0.35 1,196
18 BELLATOR MMA LIVE: 145 SPIKE TV 9:00 PM 207 0.35 814
19 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 AM 25 0.35 1,067
20 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 30 0.34 677
21 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,420
22 SHERIFF CALLIES WILD WEST DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.32 1,093
23 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.32 1,513
24 FIRST IN SOUTH DEM FORUM: FIRST IN SOUTH DEMOCRATIC FORUM MSNBC 8:00 PM 120 0.31 2,325
25 Z NATION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 835
26 ADVENTURE TIME THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:00 PM 30 0.30 1,260
27 SHIMMER AND SHINE NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.29 1,114
28 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.26 577
29 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.26 1,120
30 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND DIG HISTORY 11:03 PM 58 0.25 1,019
31 DEADLY WOMEN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 777
32 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: TEMPLE/SMU ESPN2 7:55 PM 218 0.25 1,080
33 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.24 848
34 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.22 475
35 BBQ BLITZ FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.22 675
36 HARVEY BEAKS NICKELODEON 8:00 PM 15 0.21 1,231
37 DORA AND FRIENDS NICKELODEON 12:30 PM 30 0.21 1,010
38 TANKED ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 63 0.21 580
39 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.21 397
40 SANJAY & CRAIG NICKELODEON 8:15 PM 15 0.21 1,172
41 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.20 348
42 SISTER WIVES: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:15 PM 15 0.20 523
43 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND DIG HISTORY 7:00 PM 60 0.20 778
44 90 DAY FIANCE: 1ST LOOK TLC 10:00 PM 15 0.20 520
45 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 2,752
46 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:33 PM 57 0.20 538
47 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND DIG HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.19 924
48 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND DIG HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.19 919
49 PIG GOAT BANANA CRICKET NICKELODEON 8:30 PM 30 0.19 1,113
50 WIVES DID IT, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 659
51 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND DIG HISTORY 8:00 PM 60 0.19 937
52 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.18 498
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.18 1,261
54 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.18 2,157
55 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.18 656
56 SATISFACTION USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.18 686
57 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 375
58 STEP IT UP LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.17 429
59 STAR WARS REBELS SIEGE DISNEY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 941
60 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 2,112
61 MOVIE: WHEN THE SKY FALLS LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.16 507
62 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.16 2,137
63 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.15 345
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.15 319
65 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 10:30 PM 60 0.15 291
66 TRIPTANK COMEDY CENTRAL 12:00 AM 30 0.15 310
67 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.15 372
68 CHASE, THE GSN 8:00 PM 60 0.15 695
69 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.15 342
70 JACKSONS: NEXT GENERATION LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.14 382
71 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 372
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.14 310
73 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.14 395
74 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:30 AM 30 0.14 389
75 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.14 678
76 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.13 381
77 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,818
78 FNR: DESTINY & POWER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,152
79 VANDERPUMP AFTER SHOW BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.13 350
80 RESTORATION WILD ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 61 0.12 496
81 LIGA MX L: VERACRUZ / TIGRES UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 148 0.12 306
82 DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATIONS WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.12 333
83 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 4:00 PM 60 0.12 188
84 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 439
85 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 382
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.11 877
87 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 938
88 BBCA MOVIE: GOODFELLAS BBC-AMERICA 8:00 PM 210 0.11 310
89 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.11 754
90 SEC BASKETBALL PRACTICE L: KENTUCKY STATE/KENTUCKY ESPNU 6:00 PM 125 0.11 263
91 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 658
92 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 1:00 AM 30 0.11 306
93 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.11 522
94 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.10 311
95 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,260
96 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.10 715
97 THE SOUP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.10 241
98 HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 108 0.10 200
99 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,513
100 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 6:56 PM 62 0.10 264

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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.