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October 6, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.4.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 8.7, up 0.7 from last week.  In addition, BLOOD & OIL gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did THE SIMPSONS and 60 MINUTES, but MADAM SECRETARY went down the same. 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Nationals 2015 SUN.04 Oct

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  On a very busy night, AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD’s season finale easily outran everyone else, even slightly down 0.07 to 3.37.  A special TALKING DEAD followed at 1.19.  The season finale of FX’s THE STRAIN was steady with last week at 0.54, but that was down a huge 0.43 from last October’s finale.  On HBO, THE LEFTOVERS returned at 0.33, very far from its 0.8 debut and its 0.73 finale last year (and because that finale aired on Labor Day weekend, even worse compared to the 0.94 it had scored the week before that).  It was followed by PROJECT GREENLIGHT (up 0.06 to 0.15), DOLL & EM (down 0.03 to a dreadful 0.03, with 147K total viewers) and LAST WEEK TONIGHT (up a tick to 0.28).  On Showtime, HOMELAND returned at 0.56, which was steady with its October 2014 premiere (0.06 below the season finale), and THE AFFAIR was at 0.18, above its 0.14 series premiere, but below its 0.25 season finale.

Elsewhere, Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY was up 0.04 to 0.97, and YOUR PRETTY FACE was down 0.04 to 0.48.  VH1’s BASKETBALL WIVES gained 0.05 to 0.78.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS was up a tick to 0.77, DASH DOLLS lost 0.04 to 0.23, and HOUSE OF DVF dropped 0.07 to 0.12.  On Discovery, ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER was at 0.74, and lead-out NAKED AND AFRAID was at 0.57.  HALLOWEEN WARS gave Food Network 0.65, and with that lead-in, CUTTHROAT KITCHEN rose two-tenths to 0.57, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES gained 0.07 to 0.46.  On Bravo, MARRIED TO MEDICINE was up 0.05 to 0.52, while DON’T BE TARDY lost 0.02 to 0.43 and MANZOD WITH CHILDREN was up a tick to 0.28.  On NBC Sports Net, a NASCAR RACE scored 0.61 in the afternoon, and PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER was at 0.44 in the morning.  ICE ROAD TRUCKERS (History) was at 0.39.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable SUN.04 Oct

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday October 4, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 71 3.37 6,861
2 TALKING DEAD SPECIAL AMC 10:11 PM 59 1.19 2,384
3 RICK & MORTY ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.97 1,839
4 BASKETBALL WIVES LA 4 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.78 1,494
5 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 60 0.77 1,608
6 ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.74 3,219
7 HALLOWEEN WARS 5 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.65 1,833
8 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE L: DOVER NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:54 PM 202 0.61 3,239
9 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.57 1,343
10 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 61 0.57 1,803
11 HOMELAND S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:04 PM 48 0.56 1,663
12 STRAIN FX 10:00 PM 65 0.54 1,171
13 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.52 1,134
14 YOUR PRETTY FACE/HELL ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.48 983
15 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.46 1,387
16 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER UNITED/ARSENAL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:57 AM 122 0.44 866
17 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.43 936
18 SISTER WIVES TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,309
19 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.42 1,571
20 AMERICAN SNIPER HBO PRIME 6:45 PM 117 0.41 1,074
21 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.39 925
22 ICE ROAD TRUCKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.39 1,584
23 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.38 1,481
24 BEST FRIENDS WHENEVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:30 PM 30 0.38 2,180
25 NASCAR SPRINT CUP POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:16 PM 49 0.37 1,766
26 NASCAR SPRINT CUP START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:28 PM 26 0.36 2,249
27 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:30 AM 90 0.36 795
28 LIV AND MADDIE DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.36 2,085
29 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.34 806
30 AUSTIN & ALLY DISNEY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 30 0.34 2,133
31 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.34 849
32 K.C. UNDERCOVER DISNEY CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.34 1,974
33 LEFTOVERS, THE HBO PRIME 9:03 PM 62 0.33 713
34 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 90 0.32 668
35 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.29 738
36 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:02 PM 30 0.28 687
37 MANZOD WITH CHILDREN BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.28 719
38 90 DAY FIANCE: WHERE ARE TLC 10:00 PM 91 0.27 730
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 7:00 AM 60 0.25 633
40 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.25 634
41 DASH DOLLS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.23 528
42 SUNDAY MOVIE: HERBIE: FULLY LOADED ABC FAMILY 1:30 PM 120 0.23 680
43 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY JUNIOR 8:30 AM 25 0.23 839
44 HALLOWEEN TRICKED OUT TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 484
45 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.20 488
46 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.20 553
47 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:30 PM 60 0.19 603
48 SOUTHERN AT HEART FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.19 853
49 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.19 612
50 SPIKE TV MOVIE: BRUCE ALMIGHTY SPIKE TV 11:00 AM 150 0.19 479
51 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.19 460
52 PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/EVERTON NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:24 AM 125 0.19 436
53 AFFAIR, THE S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:03 PM 54 0.18 815
54 GIADA IN ITALY FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.17 753
55 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.16 493
56 MOVIE: FORGOTTEN, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.16 624
57 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.16 361
58 PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:29 AM 28 0.15 344
59 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS HBO PRIME 11:30 AM 150 0.15 333
60 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 12:00 AM 61 0.15 385
61 NASCAR SC COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 28 0.15 1,157
62 PROJECT GREENLIGHT HBO PRIME 10:06 PM 30 0.15 342
63 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE SPIKE TV 10:30 AM 30 0.15 470
64 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.14 703
65 BIG TIME RV TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 30 0.14 394
66 RUGGED JUSTICE ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.14 536
67 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 339
68 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 1:00 AM 60 0.13 317
69 SP UNWRAPPED COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.13 289
70 HALLOWEENS MOST EXTREME TRAVEL CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 357
71 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 11:00 AM 120 0.13 229
72 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.13 347
73 NASCAR VICTORY LAP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:05 PM 60 0.12 429
74 50/50 TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 30 0.12 239
75 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH SPIKE TV 10:00 AM 30 0.12 387
76 MLB REGULAR SEASON: LA ANGELS/TEXAS TBS NETWORK 3:00 PM 193 0.12 432
77 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 90 0.12 256
78 HOUSE OF DVF E! 10:00 PM 60 0.12 258
79 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.12 409
80 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 342
81 ALASKA HAUNTING DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.11 340
82 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.11 239
83 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 9:30 AM 30 0.11 338
84 STOSSEL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 755
85 SP UNWRAPPED COOKING CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.11 246
86 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 284
87 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,300
88 NFL GAMEDAY FIRST: NFL GAMEDAY FIRST NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.10 237
89 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.10 295
90 POKER ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.10 247
91 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 60 0.10 264
92 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 2:02 AM 58 0.10 228
93 50/50 TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:30 PM 30 0.10 210
94 POKER ESPN 8:30 PM 90 0.10 433
95 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 924
96 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:30 PM 30 0.10 674
97 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.10 1,171
98 NFL GAMEDAY OVERTIME NFL NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.10 203
99 POWERNATION: EXT OFF ROAD SPIKE TV 9:00 AM 30 0.10 262
100 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER L: SEATTLE SOUNDERS/LA GALAXY FOX SPORTS 1 9:24 PM 130 0.10 194

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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.