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October 20, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.18.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 8.2 in final numbers, considerably better than last week’s 6.9.  Elsewhere, 60 MINUTES, MADAM SECRETARY and THE GOOD WIFE each received a 0.1 bump (and an episode of CSI: CYBER that didn’t start until 10:59PM in most of the country was at 0.7).  On FOX, the new episode of THE SIMPSONS rose 0.1, but THE LAST MAN ON EARTH lost the same.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Finals 2015 Oct Sun.18

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD was–shocker–the top show on Sunday cable, although it fell 1.26 from last week’s season premiere to 6.17.  TALKING DEAD followed suit, down 0.82 to 2.08, and COMIC BOOK MEN returned at 0.47.  TBS’s National League MLB PLAYOFFS game was at 1.92.  Disney aired another GIRL MEETS WORLD episode at 0.69, serving as lead-in to LIV & MADDIE’s 0.48.  Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN returned at 0.59.  On Food Network, HALLOWEEN WARS ticked up to 0.51, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES gained 0.09 to 0.50, with CUTTHROAT KITCHEN up a tick to 0.43.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES spin-off TERESA CHECKS IN was steady at 0.49, and MANZOD WITH CIHLDREN held at 0.32.  On Discovery, NAKED & AFRAID dropped 0.06 to 0.47, and ALASKA: THE FINAL FRONTIER fell a heavier 0.17 to 0.45.  History’s ICE ROAD TRUCKERS rose 0.06 to 0.34.  On E!, DASH DOLLS gained 0.02 to 0.22, but HOUSE OF DVF fell 0.04 to 0.11.  This week it was HBO with the upper hand at 9PM over Showtime, as THE LEFTOVERS rose 0.13 to 0.38, followed by PROJECT GREENLIGHT up 0.01 to 0.08 (212K total viewers), the season finale of DOLL & EM steady at 0.03 (75K viewers), and LAST WEEK TONIGHT up 0.07 to 0.31.  HOMELAND, meanwhile, fell 0.09 to 0.37, although THE AFFAIR grew by 0.03 to 0.18. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable 2015 Oct Sun.18

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday October 18, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 62 6.17 12,183
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:02 PM 59 2.08 4,308
3 MLB NLCS: NLCS CHICAGO/NEW YORK METS 2 TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 207 1.92 6,567
4 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.89 1,970
5 GIRL MEETS WORLD DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.69 3,124
6 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.66 1,411
7 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 30 0.59 1,149
8 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.52 1,146
9 HALLOWEEN WARS 5 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.51 1,468
10 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.50 1,447
11 RHONJ: TERESA CHECKS IN BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.49 1,288
12 LIV AND MADDIE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.48 2,567
13 COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 12:01 AM 30 0.47 925
14 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.47 1,468
15 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.45 2,346
16 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.43 1,086
17 90 DAY FIANCE TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.42 1,060
18 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 11:27 PM 48 0.40 1,141
19 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.40 885
20 K.C. UNDERCOVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.39 2,394
21 LEFTOVERS, THE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 57 0.38 777
22 SISTER WIVES TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.38 1,398
23 HOMELAND S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:04 PM 55 0.37 1,106
24 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.37 755
25 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.36 1,318
26 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.34 1,401
27 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.34 1,421
28 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.34 852
29 COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 12:31 AM 30 0.33 662
30 TAKEN 3 HBO PRIME 7:05 PM 109 0.32 726
31 MANZOD WITH CHILDREN BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.32 914
32 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 29 0.31 716
33 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.29 1,270
34 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.29 1,199
35 FLEA MARKET FLIP HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.29 1,290
36 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 11:00 AM 120 0.28 518
37 AMC FEARFEST: RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION AMC 3:30 PM 120 0.28 596
38 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.27 1,172
39 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,111
40 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L: N/A ESPN 11:00 PM 120 0.26 599
41 SOUTHERN AT HEART FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.25 971
42 AMC FEARFEST: RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE AMC 1:30 PM 120 0.24 566
43 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.24 604
44 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.22 481
45 RHONJ: TERESA CHECKS IN BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.21 525
46 DASH DOLLS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.20 401
47 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.20 753
48 MOVIE: LOVE TO KILL LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.18 599
49 AFFAIR, THE S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:00 PM 56 0.18 648
50 LIGA MX (EF) SUN: GUADALAJARA VS. PUEBLA UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:48 PM 131 0.17 419
51 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:30 PM 60 0.17 412
52 BILLY THE KID: NEW EVIDEN: BILLY THE KID: NEW EVIDENCE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 120 0.16 760
53 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.16 387
54 BOBBY JONES GOSPEL SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 62 0.15 630
55 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 60 0.14 571
56 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.14 430
57 HALLMARK MOVIE: JESSE STONE-LOST PARADISE HALLMARK CHANNEL 9:00 PM 120 0.14 2,706
58 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.14 469
59 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 418
60 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 3:00 PM 60 0.14 457
61 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.14 381
62 TIME MACHINE HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.14 581
63 RUGGED JUSTICE ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.14 676
64 LIFT EVERY VOICE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:02 AM 30 0.13 526
65 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.12 433
66 BILLY THE KID: NEW EVIDEN: BILLY THE KID: NEW EVIDENCE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 11:00 PM 120 0.12 475
67 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 12:14 AM 90 0.12 258
68 POKER ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 431
69 HOUSE OF DVF E! 10:00 PM 60 0.11 260
70 MAZE RUNNER, THE HBO PRIME 5:05 PM 113 0.11 256
71 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 364
72 HALLOWEEN CRAZY TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.11 263
73 HALLOWEEN TRICKED OUT TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.11 266
74 ALASKA HAUNTING DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.11 286
75 YELLOWSTONE: BATTLE FOR L: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 9:01 PM 122 0.11 461
76 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.11 257
77 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN2 9:30 AM 30 0.11 321
78 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 339
79 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.10 252
80 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN2 9:00 AM 30 0.10 273
81 DISNEYS THE KID HBO PRIME 8:15 AM 104 0.10 202
82 LIONS MOUTH OPENS, THE HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 27 0.10 218
83 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.10 211
84 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.10 252
85 AGENT CODY BANKS 2: DESTI HBO PRIME 6:30 AM 100 0.10 211
86 PREMIER LEAGUE L: NORWICH/NEWCASTLE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:53 AM 127 0.09 270
87 POKER ESPN 3:30 PM 90 0.09 244
88 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 60 0.09 247
89 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: HOUSTON/SEATTLE ESPN 5:00 PM 150 0.09 215
90 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 1,027
91 SOMEBODYS GOTTA DO IT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.09 322
92 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 615
93 NFL GAMEDAY OVERTIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 44 0.09 187
94 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 288
95 PAID PROGRAM SYFY 6:00 AM 30 0.08 211
96 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 AM 60 0.08 176
97 PROJECT GREENLIGHT HBO PRIME 10:02 PM 30 0.08 212
98 YELLOWSTONE: BATTLE FOR L: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 12:04 AM 122 0.08 280
99 HALLOWEEN TRICKED OUT TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 225
100 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.08 243

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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.