SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.2.2015

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NETWORK UPDATE:   BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the FAMILY GUY rerun slipped by 0.1.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The biggest ratings news of the night was the awful swoon by E!’s I AM CAIT, which lost more than half its premiere rating, down 0.58 to 0.57.  (Lead-in STEWARTS & HAMILTONS behaved likewise, down 0.23 to 0.14.)  Meanwhile, Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY took the Sunday cable crown, up 0.09 from last week to 1.12.  Adult Swim also placed two other shows in the Top 20, AQUA TEEN HUNGER FOREVER at 0.62, and YOUR PRETTY FACE at 0.55.  Discovery’s NAKED AND AFRAID dropped 0.03 to 1.09, and its lead-in spin-off was at 0.75.  On HBO, TRUE DETECTIVE lost 0.05 to 0.97, BALLERS fell a heavy 0.16 to 0.76, THE BRINK rose 0.04 to 0.46, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT perked up by a tenth to 0.42.  On Showtime, RAY DONOVAN eased off by 0.03 to 0.48, and MASTERS OF SEX held at 0.16.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR coverage was at 0.88.  FOOD NETWORK STAR grew by 0.09 to 0.84, and GUYS GROCERY GAMES and CUTTHROAT KITCHEN were both at 0.50, respectively up 0.01 and 0.02.  On TNT, THE LAST SHIP rose by 0.08 to 0.77, and FALLING SKIES increased by 0.02 to 0.52.  VH1’s BASKETBALL WIVES jumped 0.14 to 0.74.  THE STRAIN (FX) lost 0.05 to 0.59.  At AMC, the just-renewed HUMANS fell 0.05 to 0.34, and HALT AND CATCH FIRE, which desperately needed some good news from its season finale, didn’t get it, dropping 0.07 to 0.12.  BAR RESCUE (Spike) gained 0.09 to 0.55.  On Bravo, MARRIED TO MEDICINE shed 0.02 to 0.45, while MOTHER FUNDERS rose 0.02 to 0.22.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.05/146K. 

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