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October 27, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.25.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 7.6, down 0.6 from last week’s final rating.  Both THE SIMPSONS and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH went up 0.1 in final numbers, as did THE GOOD WIFE.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Finals 2015 Oct SUN.25

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  THE WALKING DEAD climbed 0.52 from last week to an even more towering 6.69, but the more interesting question may be what happens next week, after the dramatic events of this episode.  Its TALKING DEAD post-show, very possibly helped by viewers’ need to hear more about what they’d just seen (or thought they’d seen, depending on your theory), was up even more sharply, by 1.02 to 3.10.  The AMC night concluded with COMIC BOOK MEN, down 0.03 to 0.44, with 0.36 in its 2d half-hour.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.77.  Adult Swim’s ROBOT CHICKEN gained 0.06 to 0.65.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER jumped 0.19 to 0.64, and NAKED & AFRAID rose 0.04 to 0.51.  On Food Network, HALLOWEEN WARS climbed 0.11 to 0.62, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was up 0.02 to 0.52, and CUTTHROAT KITCHEN edged up 0.02 to 0.45.  Bravo’s TERESA CHECKS IN was up a tenth to 0.59, and MANZOD WITH CHILDREN also gained a tenth to 0.42.  Showtime was again the leader on pay-TV, as HOMELAND leaped 0.19 to 0.56, and THE AFFAIR grew by 0.05 to 0.23.  At HBO, THE LEFTOVERS dropped 0.12 to 0.26, and PROJECT GREENLIGHT fell 0.02 to 0.06/143K.  On E!, DASH DOLLS lost 0.05 to 0.17, and HOUSE OF DVF dropped a tick to 0.10. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable 2015 Oct SUN.25

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday October 25, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 62 6.69 13,143
2 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:02 PM 59 3.10 6,202
3 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.82 1,789
4 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE L: TALLADEGA NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:38 PM 189 0.77 4,240
5 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.65 1,179
6 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.64 2,965
7 HALLOWEEN WARS 5 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.62 1,934
8 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.60 1,265
9 RHONJ: TERESA CHECKS IN BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.59 1,421
10 AMC FEARFEST AMC 6:00 PM 30 0.58 1,305
11 HOMELAND S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:04 PM 45 0.56 1,630
12 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.52 1,637
13 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.51 1,663
14 NASCAR SPRINT CUP POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:47 PM 73 0.51 2,639
15 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.45 1,257
16 AMC FEARFEST AMC 4:30 PM 90 0.45 1,125
17 NASCAR SPRINT CUP START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:08 PM 30 0.44 2,625
18 COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 12:01 AM 30 0.44 886
19 90 DAY FIANCE TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.42 1,106
20 MANZOD WITH CHILDREN BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.42 1,049
21 SISTER WIVES TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.42 1,457
22 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.41 916
23 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.38 1,620
24 HANGOVER III, THE TBS NETWORK 5:45 PM 60 0.38 837
25 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/MANCHESTER UNITED NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:01 AM 121 0.37 769
26 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:30 AM 90 0.36 712
27 COMIC BOOK MEN AMC 12:31 AM 30 0.36 714
28 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.36 684
29 HALLOWEEN PANIC DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 AM 30 0.33 1,694
30 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 8:00 PM 60 0.33 860
31 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.33 1,271
32 BREADWINNERS NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.33 1,462
33 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.32 1,383
34 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.32 847
35 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.31 1,063
36 MOSTER HIGH BOO YORK BOO NICKELODEON 1:00 PM 90 0.31 1,441
37 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.30 580
38 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.29 697
39 LIV AND MADDIE DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.29 1,813
40 TOY STORY OF TERROR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.28 1,572
41 LEFTOVERS, THE HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 55 0.26 519
42 BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.26 1,756
43 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.25 1,289
44 CHOPPED IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.24 692
45 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.24 484
46 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 11:30 PM 62 0.23 434
47 AFFAIR, THE S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:02 PM 52 0.23 869
48 NASCAR SC COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:30 PM 38 0.21 1,402
49 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 12:32 AM 64 0.21 393
50 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 90 0.21 464
51 COMEDY CENTRAL MOVIE: BAD NEWS BEARS COMEDY CENTRAL 4:30 PM 150 0.20 346
52 SOUTHERN AT HEART FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.19 954
53 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 484
54 RHONJ: TERESA CHECKS IN BRAVO 7:00 PM 60 0.18 435
55 ISLAND LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.18 1,132
56 2015 MTV EMAS: 2015 MTV EMAS MTV 8:00 PM 120 0.17 420
57 DASH DOLLS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.17 357
58 TIME MACHINE: HELL: THE DEVILS DOMAIN HISTORY 11:00 AM 120 0.17 488
59 TAKEN 3 HBO PRIME 3:15 PM 109 0.17 422
60 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 526
61 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 11:00 AM 120 0.16 299
62 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 12:02 PM 88 0.16 746
63 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.16 541
64 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 9:00 PM 60 0.15 428
65 NASCAR VICTORY LAP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.15 714
66 BOBBY JONES GOSPEL SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 62 0.13 587
67 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.13 332
68 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 90 0.13 276
69 MOVIE: BURIED SECRETS LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.13 621
70 BAD WORDS HBO PRIME 7:25 PM 88 0.12 288
71 TIME MACHINE: GATES OF HELL HISTORY 1:00 PM 120 0.12 414
72 MYSTERIES HALLOWEEN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 456
73 NFL GAMEDAY FIRST: NFL GAMEDAY FIRST NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.11 216
74 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 60 0.11 269
75 BRAIN SURGERY LIVE: BRAIN SURGERY LIVE WITH MENTAL FLOSS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 120 0.11 445
76 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 389
77 BILLY THE KID: NEW EVIDEN: BILLY THE KID: NEW EVIDENCE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 12:00 PM 120 0.11 558
78 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 337
79 DIVERGENT: DIVERGENT MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 139 0.10 185
80 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.10 1,442
81 SOMEBODYS GOTTA DO IT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 323
82 HOUSE OF DVF E! 10:00 PM 60 0.10 252
83 THAT 70S SHOW IFC TV 10:00 AM 30 0.10 183
84 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.10 367
85 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 5:00 PM 60 0.10 299
86 POKER ESPN 9:30 PM 90 0.10 328
87 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.09 654
88 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.09 240
89 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / LEON UNIVISION DEPORTES 6:55 PM 125 0.09 207
90 PREMIER LEAGUE L: NEWCASTLE/SUNDERLAND NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:53 AM 128 0.09 202
91 RUGGED JUSTICE ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 62 0.09 560
92 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.09 607
93 MASTER CLASS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.09 563
94 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.09 974
95 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 1:01 AM 61 0.09 234
96 NASCAR RACEDAY L: TALLADEGA FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 AM 120 0.09 433
97 BARNWOOD BUILDERS DIY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.09 460
98 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.09 1,184
99 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 7:30 PM 60 0.08 253
100 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.08 224

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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.