Articles

July 21, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.20.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and RUNNING WILD respectively went up and down 0.1 in final numbers.  In addition, THE WHISPERS fell 0.1.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  VH1’s LOVE & HIP-HOP didn’t air last Monday due to its duty as lead-in to the premiere of BASKETBALL WIVES on Sunday, but it was back this week at the top of the night, down 0.05 from 2 weeks ago to 1.53, and with its AFTERPARTY lead-out down 0.11 to 1.04, while TI & TINY was steady with last week’s 0.75.  USA’s WWE telecast was at 1.32-1.18 over its 3 hours, up about a tenth from last week.  On Discovery, STREET OUTLAWS gained 0.18 to 1.15, and CUBAN CHROME was up a hundredth to 0.54.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY lost a tenth to 0.66, while ODD MOM OUT held at 0.26.  On TNT, MAJOR CRIMES was up a tick to 0.65, and MURDER IN THE FIRST was similarly up a hundredth to 0.34.  MTV’s TEEN WOLF had a 0.14 jump to 0.59 (also up a tenth in the F12-34 demo to 1.16), with its WOLF WATCH lead-out at 0.25.  ESPN’s coverage of the final day of the BRITISH OPEN (which included a playoff round) was at 0.58.  History aired a PAWN STARS clip show at 0.58, followed by FORGED IN FIRE, up 0.18 to 0.56.  At ABCFamily, THE FOSTERS gained 0.03 to 0.54 (and lost a tick in F12-34s to 1.15), CHASING LIFE rose a hundredth to 0.30 (but lost 0.08 in F12-34s to 0.60), and BECOMING US fell out of the Top 100, down 0.04 to 0.06, with 147K total viewers.  Lifetime’s DEVIOUS MAIDS lost 0.06 to 0.41, but UNREAL remained at 0.27.  The 2d night of Spike’s TUT lost a tenth to 0.34, and only struck a chord with Men 50+, where it was at 0.89.  MAKING OF THE MOB (AMC) gained 0.03 to 0.29.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.07/151K.   

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable MON.20 Jul 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
To search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box.

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday July 20, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 4 VH1 08:00 PM 60 1.53 2,966
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 1.32 4,030
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 1.20 3,840
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 67 1.18 3,542
5 STREET OUTLAWS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 1.15 2,716
6 LHH ATL AFTERPARTY LIVE VH1 09:00 PM 30 1.04 2,059
7 T.I. AND TINY 5 VH1 09:30 PM 30 0.75 1,488
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 09:00 PM 61 0.66 1,563
9 MAJOR CRIMES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.65 4,310
10 TEEN WOLF SSN 5 MTV 10:00 PM 63 0.59 1,263
11 GOLF: OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP L: FINAL ROUND – PART II ESPN 08:00 AM 461 0.58 3,361
12 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 09:31 PM 32 0.58 1,925
13 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.56 1,525
14 FOSTERS, THE ABC FAMILY 08:00 PM 61 0.54 1,332
15 CUBAN CHROME DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.54 1,509
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.50 2,014
17 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:30 PM 30 0.44 1,655
18 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 2,065
19 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.43 1,232
20 TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:00 PM 30 0.42 1,557
21 DEVIOUS MAIDS LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.41 1,165
22 TUT SPIKE TV 09:00 PM 119 0.34 1,447
23 MURDER IN THE FIRST TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.34 1,931
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.34 949
25 CAKE WARS FOOD NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 0.33 942
26 CHASING LIFE ABC FAMILY 09:01 PM 60 0.30 719
27 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.29 789
28 CONJOINED TWINS: MIRACLE TLC 09:00 PM 60 0.29 916
29 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: 3-HEADED SHARK ATTACK SYFY 07:00 PM 120 0.29 1,180
30 MAKING OF THE MOB: NY AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,043
31 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: ZOMBIE SHARK SYFY 09:00 PM 120 0.28 1,023
32 SONIC BOOM THE CARTOON NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.28 1,260
33 CAMPEON DE CAMPEONES 7/20: AMERICA / SANTOS UNIVISION DEPORTES 09:40 PM 142 0.28 525
34 UNREAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 62 0.27 731
35 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.27 1,422
36 TOP 5 RESTAURANTS FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.26 784
37 ODD MOM OUT BRAVO 10:01 PM 30 0.26 644
38 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 03:41 PM 19 0.26 1,065
39 WOLF WATCH SSN 3 MTV 11:03 PM 31 0.25 587
40 OVER MY DEAD BODY INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.24 748
41 SOUTHERN FRIED ROAD TRIP FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.23 723
42 GOLF: OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP L: FINAL ROUND – PART I ESPN 06:00 AM 120 0.23 889
43 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.23 480
44 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.22 439
45 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.21 2,290
46 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.21 406
47 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:31 PM 30 0.20 575
48 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.20 465
49 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.19 2,970
50 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.19 593
51 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.19 384
52 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 06:00 PM 60 0.19 499
53 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,458
54 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.19 334
55 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 AM 15 0.18 1,230
56 EVERY WITCH WAY NICKELODEON 07:00 PM 60 0.18 1,069
57 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 30 0.18 528
58 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 04:00 PM 60 0.18 637
59 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: NEW YORK METS/WASHINGTON NATS ESPN 07:00 PM 179 0.18 546
60 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 09:59 PM 61 0.17 398
61 YUKON RIVER RUN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 60 0.17 619
62 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.15 385
63 FUTBOL CENTRAL 7/20/15-02 UNIVISION DEPORTES 08:37 PM 63 0.15 270
64 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 06:30 PM 30 0.14 274
65 DIGGERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:30 PM 30 0.14 468
66 DIGGERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 30 0.14 555
67 FATAL ATTRACTION TV ONE 10:00 PM 60 0.14 347
68 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 03:30 PM 60 0.13 258
69 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.13 330
70 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.13 1,909
71 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 06:00 PM 30 0.12 184
72 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.12 184
73 GOLF: BEST OF OPEN CHAMP: FINAL RD ENCORE PRESENTATION ESPN2 07:00 PM 240 0.12 380
74 FAST & FURIOUS 6: FAST & FURIOUS 6 HBO PRIME 12:00 PM 130 0.12 311
75 ROSIE ODONNELL: HEARTFELT HBO PRIME 06:00 AM 58 0.11 179
76 STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL DISNEY XD 08:30 PM 29 0.11 665
77 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.11 842
78 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 220
79 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.11 1,825
80 TOP GEAR BEST OF 14/15 BBC-AMERICA 09:00 PM 60 0.11 218
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.11 1,073
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.11 997
83 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.10 1,530
84 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 04:30 PM 30 0.10 220
85 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 452
86 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICK-AT-NITE 08:00 PM 30 0.10 656
87 OLBERMANN  L ESPN2 05:00 PM 30 0.10 197
88 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 02:30 PM 60 0.10 190
89 SOUTHPAW MOVIE SPX BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.10 336
90 MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING HBO PRIME 07:20 PM 94 0.10 242
91 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 07:00 AM 60 0.09 274
92 DEGRASSI TNG TEENNICK 09:00 PM 30 0.09 276
93 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 01:00 PM 60 0.09 166
94 DEGRASSI TNG TEENNICK 09:30 PM 30 0.09 260
95 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 05:30 PM 30 0.09 153
96 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICK-AT-NITE 08:30 PM 30 0.09 618
97 TICKETY TOC NICK JR 07:00 PM 30 0.09 386
98 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.08 473
99 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 07:00 PM 60 0.08 871
100 NEW DAY CNN 07:00 AM 60 0.08 274

###



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.