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August 18, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Monday Cable Originals(& Network Update): 8.17.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  As expected, the bulk of the adjustments affected CW:  PENN & TELLER: FOOL US and SIGNIFICANT MOTHER each dropped 0.2, and WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY was down 0.1.  In addition, AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the CSI LA rerun, but the BACHELOR IN PARADISE after-show lost 0.1.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  No surprises at the top of the charts, which belonged as usual on Mondays to VH1 and USA.  The former’s LOVE & HIP-HOP ATLANTA jumped by three-tenths to 1.71, outrating every show on the broadcast networks except AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR.  Its lead-out SHE’S GOT GAME slipped 0.03 to 0.94.  On USA, WWE was at 1.34-1.23 over its 3 hours, compared to 1.30-1.26 last week.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY gained 0.05 to 0.87, and the WATCH WHAT HAPPENS that followed was at 0.46, down 0.07 from last Monday’s installment.  The midseason finale of THE FOSTERS rose 0.12 in 18-49s to 0.52, and did even better in the target F12-34 demo, up 0.27 to 1.17, but CHASING LIFE got almost none of that benefit, staying at 0.27 in 18-49s and gaining one hundredth to 0.54 in the F12-34 demo.  Lifetime’s DEVIOUS MAIDS gained 0.02 to 0.46.  TNT’s MURDER IN THE FIRST, despite airing without a MAJOR CRIMES lead-in, did quite well (in its universe), up a tick to 0.33.  On MTV, TEEN WOLF was steady, up 0.02 in 18-49s to 0.45, and up 0.01 in F12-34s to 1.04.  On Discovery, VEGAS RAT RODS rose 0.07 to 0.39, and CUBAN CHROME lost 0.03 to 0.31.  History aired 2 episodes of TIME MACHINE, each at 0.20.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.04/90K.  Some reader requests:  on Disney XD, PENN ZERO was at 0.05/446K, and WANDER OVER YONDER was at 0.05/332, while on Travel, 36 HOURS scored 0.06/263K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable MON.17 Aug 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Monday August 17, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA 4 VH1 08:00 PM 60 1.71 3,325
2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 1.34 3,953
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 74 1.32 3,728
4 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 1.23 3,649
5 SHES GOT GAME VH1 09:00 PM 60 0.94 1,900
6 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 09:00 PM 60 0.87 2,030
7 FOSTERS, THE ABC FAMILY 08:00 PM 61 0.52 1,246
8 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.46 1,075
9 DEVIOUS MAIDS LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 62 0.46 1,518
10 TEEN WOLF SSN 5 MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.45 1,100
11 HOUSE HUNTERS OFF GRID HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 1,849
12 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.40 1,675
13 VEGAS RAT RODS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 61 0.39 1,244
14 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.36 908
15 MURDER IN THE FIRST TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.33 1,881
16 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 04:00 PM 15 0.32 1,901
17 CUBAN CHROME DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.31 993
18 SPORTSCENTER LATE         L ESPN 10:56 PM 65 0.29 621
19 KILLER INSTINCT WITH CH INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,140
20 SPORTSCENTER 12AM L ESPN 12:01 AM 59 0.28 600
21 NFL LIVE                 L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.28 567
22 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY     L: SAN FRANCISCO/ST. LOUIS ESPN 08:00 PM 176 0.28 968
23 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.27 516
24 CHASING LIFE ABC FAMILY 09:01 PM 60 0.27 754
25 CAKE WARS FOOD NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 0.26 856
26 DEADLY DEVOTION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.26 964
27 SPORTSCENTER EARLY       L ESPN 06:00 PM 30 0.26 534
28 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 08:00 PM 60 0.26 607
29 BASEBALL TONIGHT L ESPN 07:30 PM 30 0.26 528
30 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.25 3,098
31 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.25 565
32 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.24 557
33 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,748
34 GATOR BOYS ANIMAL PLANET 09:01 PM 61 0.21 809
35 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 08:00 PM 60 0.20 637
36 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 12:01 AM 60 0.20 532
37 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.20 398
38 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.20 511
39 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.19 2,227
40 SPORTSCENTER 1AM         L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.18 400
41 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.18 353
42 PREMIER LEAGUE L: BOURNEMOUTH/LIVERPOOL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 02:49 PM 132 0.18 384
43 GATOR BOYS ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.18 654
44 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.17 476
45 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.17 2,096
46 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.17 455
47 HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O: HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O HBO PRIME 05:30 PM 144 0.17 370
48 SPORTSCENTER MORNING     L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.16 319
49 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,409
50 DIGGERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 30 0.16 588
51 NFL INSIDERS L ESPN 02:30 PM 60 0.16 358
52 HIS & HERS L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.16 313
53 GIRL CODE SSN 4 MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.16 391
54 YUKON RIVER RUN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 60 0.15 867
55 GATOR BOYS ANIMAL PLANET 07:00 PM 60 0.15 517
56 GIRL CODE SSN 4 MTV 11:33 PM 31 0.15 305
57 WINX CLUB NICK JR 07:00 PM 30 0.14 580
58 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 267
59 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.14 352
60 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,507
61 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.14 320
62 GATOR BOYS ANIMAL PLANET 08:00 PM 61 0.14 697
63 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 05:01 PM 29 0.14 282
64 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.14 1,882
65 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.13 1,993
66 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.13 661
67 FAMILY FEUD (HARVEY) GSN 09:30 PM 26 0.13 486
68 DIGGERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:30 PM 30 0.12 455
69 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 07:00 AM 60 0.12 280
70 NASCAR AMERICA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 05:30 PM 60 0.12 241
71 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 07:00 PM 60 0.12 264
72 PRO FOOTBALL TALK NBC SPORTS NETWORK 06:30 PM 30 0.11 218
73 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 08:00 AM 60 0.11 283
74 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.11 520
75 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.11 479
76 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.11 248
77 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,252
78 SPORTSNATION       L ESPN2 03:00 PM 55 0.10 217
79 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 238
80 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.10 246
81 JUDGE, THE: JUDGE, THE HBO PRIME 08:45 PM 141 0.10 298
82 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 09:00 AM 60 0.10 259
83 SUPER COPA FOOTBALL L: BARCELONA/ATHLETIC BILBAO ESPN2 03:55 PM 122 0.10 199
84 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.10 1,271
85 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.09 1,212
86 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.09 911
87 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 240 0.09 207
88 BF: DELICIOUS DESTINATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 30 0.09 404
89 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE     L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.09 236
90 SMOKIN ACES MAXPRIME 06:10 PM 108 0.09 178
91 OTHER WOMAN, THE (2014) HBO PRIME 03:00 PM 109 0.09 227
92 TOP GEAR: BEST OF JEREMY BBC-AMERICA 09:00 PM 60 0.09 204
93 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 02:00 PM 60 0.09 1,105
94 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 01:00 PM 60 0.09 1,078
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 02:00 PM 60 0.09 517
96 STAR VS FORCES OF EVIL DISNEY XD 08:30 PM 29 0.09 506
97 DIRTY GREAT MACHINES SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.09 308
98 BASEBALL TONIGHT L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.08 181
99 BIZARRE FOODS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.08 396
100 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.08 727

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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.