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July 21, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.19.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  The only adjustment from preliminary numbers was a 0.1 dip for the rerun of THE SIMPSONS.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s NAKED AND AFRAID once again led Sunday cable, with 2 episodes at 1.22 and 0.93.  (Last week, the pair was at 1.23/0.87.)  At HBO, TRUE DETECTIVE shed 0.05 to 1.03, BALLERS was also down 0.05 to 0.79, THE BRINK climbed 0.04 to 0.43, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT was steady at 0.41.  On Showtime, RAY DONOVAN rose 0.05 from last week’s season premiere to 0.37, and MASTERS OF SEX dropped below the Top 100, down 0.04 to 0.09, with 535K total viewers.  FX’s THE STRAIN slipped 0.04 to 0.74.  On TNT, THE LAST SHIP held at 0.69, while FALLING SKIES rose a tenth to 0.47.  At AMC, HUMANS dropped 0.11 to 0.33, and HALT AND CATCH FIRE fell another 0.05 to 0.12.  In the sports realm, ESPN’s coverage of the BRITISH OPEN was at 0.73, NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR telecast was at 0.68, and Univision Cable’s COPA ORO match was at 0.64.  FOOD NETWORK STAR  jumped 0.15 to 0.70, CUTTHROAT KITCHEN rose 0.17 to 0.52, and GUYS GROCERY GAMES stayed at 0.36.  Without a LOVE & HIP-HOP lead-in, BASKETBALL WIVES plunged 0.44 to 0.55.  Spike’s most ambitious scripted effort to date, the miniseries TUT, debuted at an unexciting 0.44, following a 0.51 episode of BAR RESCUE that was down a tick from last week.  MARRIED TO MEDICINE (Bravo) gained 0.07 to 0.44, and MOTHER FUNDERS was up 0.02 to 0.22.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.05/142K

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable SUN.19 Jul 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday July 19, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NAKED AND AFRAID XL DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 1.22 3,011
2 TRUE DETECTIVE HBO PRIME 09:01 PM 60 1.03 2,415
3 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.93 2,485
4 BALLERS HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 26 0.79 1,641
5 STRAIN FX 10:00 PM 73 0.74 1,625
6 GOLF: OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP L: 3RD ROUND – PART II ESPN 09:01 AM 339 0.73 3,396
7 FOOD NETWORK STAR 11 FOOD NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.70 2,430
8 LAST SHIP, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.69 3,023
9 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE L: NEW HAMPSHIRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 01:44 PM 175 0.68 3,674
10 COPA ORO 2015 22 UNI: MEXICO/COSTA RICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 07:31 PM 178 0.64 1,395
11 BEACH FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:00 PM 60 0.56 2,049
12 BASKETBALL WIVES LA 4 VH1 08:00 PM 60 0.55 1,113
13 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.52 1,496
14 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 08:00 PM 60 0.51 1,211
15 FALLING SKIES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.47 1,956
16 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 08:30 PM 30 0.46 2,189
17 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 09:00 PM 60 0.46 1,796
18 AQUA TEEN HUNGER FOREVER ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.45 1,101
19 TUT SPIKE TV 09:00 PM 114 0.44 1,699
20 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC GC UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:29 PM 30 0.44 848
21 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 09:00 PM 60 0.44 1,048
22 BRINK, THE HBO PRIME 10:31 PM 25 0.43 1,062
23 ISLAND HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.43 1,775
24 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 30 0.42 1,559
25 NASCAR SPRINT CUP START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 01:20 PM 24 0.42 2,303
26 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 30 0.41 1,042
27 K.C. UNDERCOVER DISNEY CHANNEL 08:00 PM 30 0.40 2,166
28 ISLAND HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.39 1,652
29 LIV AND MADDIE DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 30 0.39 2,245
30 NASCAR SPRINT CUP POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 04:39 PM 51 0.39 1,922
31 RAY DONOVAN S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 09:02 PM 46 0.37 1,263
32 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 0.36 1,183
33 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 PM 30 0.35 1,526
34 YOUR PRETTY FACE/HELL ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.35 869
35 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 08:00 PM 30 0.34 1,791
36 COPA ORO 2015 21 UNI: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO/PANAMA UNIVISION DEPORTES 04:21 PM 190 0.33 686
37 WICKED TUNA: OUTER BANKS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 60 0.33 1,322
38 HUMANS AMC 09:00 PM 60 0.33 1,049
39 BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER DISNEY CHANNEL 08:30 PM 30 0.32 1,958
40 MAZE RUNNER, THE HBO PRIME 07:00 PM 113 0.31 752
41 GOLF: OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP L: 3RD ROUND – PART I ESPN 07:00 AM 121 0.31 1,546
42 SYFY ORIGINAL MOVIE: SHARKTOPUS VS. WHALEWOLF SYFY 09:00 PM 120 0.29 1,086
43 DEADLINE:CRIME WITH TAMRO INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.29 1,005
44 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.28 818
45 VACATION HOUSE FOR FREE HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 60 0.27 1,130
46 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 08:00 PM 63 0.27 985
47 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 10:30 AM 30 0.26 1,043
48 RHNY FIRST LOOK BRAVO 08:35 PM 11 0.26 630
49 GYPSY SISTERS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.25 720
50 SUNDAY BEST 8 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 09:00 PM 60 0.24 951
51 SUNDAY BEST 8 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 08:00 PM 60 0.24 899
52 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 09:00 PM 60 0.24 989
53 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.24 561
54 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L: QTRFNL:MEXICO/COSTA RICA FOX SPORTS 1 07:32 PM 180 0.23 609
55 MOTHER FUNDERS BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.22 561
56 ULTIMATE HOMES DISCOVERY CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.22 629
57 PORT PROTECTION NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 828
58 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 02:40 PM 50 0.21 808
59 NASCAR SC COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:50 PM 30 0.20 1,204
60 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.20 513
61 GIADA IN ITALY FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.19 802
62 RHOC FIRST LOOK BRAVO 08:46 PM 14 0.19 550
63 MARVELS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE DISNEY XD 08:30 AM 30 0.19 523
64 BASEBALL RAIN DELAY    L ESPN 08:00 PM 60 0.19 821
65 DINNER AT TIFFANIS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 AM 30 0.19 656
66 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH SPIKE TV 10:00 AM 30 0.18 510
67 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE SPIKE TV 10:30 AM 30 0.17 504
68 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPN 05:00 PM 60 0.17 456
69 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 09:00 PM 60 0.17 473
70 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 06:00 PM 60 0.16 455
71 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.16 1,182
72 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 07:00 AM 30 0.15 539
73 CONCACAF GOLD CUP L: QTRFNL:TRINIDAD & TOBAGO/PANAMA FOX SPORTS 1 04:28 PM 184 0.15 452
74 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 988
75 UNIVISION DEPORTES FC GC UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:59 PM 60 0.15 342
76 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 989
77 HAUNTED MANSION, THE HBO PRIME 08:15 AM 87 0.14 296
78 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.14 1,078
79 MLB REGULAR SEASON: LA DODGERS/WASHINGTON TBS NETWORK 01:30 PM 204 0.13 430
80 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 09:30 AM 30 0.13 333
81 DAPHNE DISHES FOOD NETWORK 11:30 AM 30 0.13 644
82 OUIJA MAXPRIME 08:30 PM 89 0.13 312
83 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 06:00 AM 60 0.13 424
84 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 07:30 AM 30 0.13 387
85 HUNT CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.12 677
86 HALT AND CATCH FIRE AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.12 497
87 FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS THE WEATHER CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.12 391
88 BRAZIL NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.12 379
89 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 07:00 AM 60 0.12 533
90 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 08:00 AM 60 0.11 324
91 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 955
92 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 07:00 PM 60 0.11 490
93 NORBIT HBO PRIME 06:30 AM 102 0.11 210
94 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 09:30 PM 30 0.10 435
95 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 07:00 AM 60 0.10 373
96 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 319
97 FUTBOL CENTRAL SUN UNIVISION DEPORTES 04:00 PM 21 0.10 229
98 SALVAGE DAWGS DIY NETWORK 09:00 PM 30 0.10 362
99 GOOD LIE, THE HBO PRIME 05:00 PM 109 0.10 288
100 DIGIMON FUSION NICKTOONS 10:30 AM 30 0.10 348

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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.