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November 17, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.15.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 7.0, down 1.4 from last week’s game.  Once the football adjustments were made at CBS, 60 MINUTES was up 0.4 to 3.6, MADAM SECRETARY was up 0.1 to 1.4, and CSI: CYBER, which didn’t begin airing on the east coast until 10:57PM, was at 1.0. 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  It’s hard to know exactly what to make of the premiere rating for INTO THE BADLANDS, because no other show on TV this fall has had the benefit of the massive lead-in it got from THE WALKING DEAD (up 0.32 from last week to 6.51).  BADLANDS was at 3.15, which is virtually identical to the launches of SUPERGIRL (which had a 4.4 lead-in from THE BIG BANG THEORY) and BLINDSPOT (a 3.5 lead-in from THE VOICE).  So it was considerably below the retention of either of those shows, despite its gaudy number.  Another comp is BETTER CALL SAUL, which premiered at 3.43 after an even huger 7.98 WALKING DEAD lead-in, but SAUL will be on a different trajectory, since after its premiere it moved to Mondays.  Also to be noted:  BADLANDS fell to 2.58 by its last quarter-hour, down from 3.93 in its first.  It all adds up to an OK but not particularly impressive debut considering what it had to work with, although if it maintains this level of rating over its 6 week run, a renewal would be virtually certain.  TALKING DEAD, which aired at 10:55PM because of the BADLANDS premiere, plunged 0.88 to 1.58 without its WALKING DEAD lead-in, and COMIC BOOK MEN didn’t air.

Elsewhere, THE ROYALS made a much lower-key return to E!.  It followed the 1.27 premiere of KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS with 0.41 (down to 0.35 by the last quarter-hour), below its 0.53 score for last season’s finale.  On TNT, THE LIBRARIANS dropped 0.08 to 0.45, and AGENT X was at 0.19, a fairly paltry number but just 0.01 below the 2d hour of last week’s premiere.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA was up 0.05 to 1.43.  TLC’s SISTER WIVES jumped 0.14 to 0.69, and 90 DAY FIANCE was up 0.07 to 0.49.  On Adult Swim, ROBOT CHICKEN rose 0.07 to 0.65, and MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES held at 0.53.  Hallmark’s original movie A BRIDE FOR CHRISTMAS was at 0.58.  Spike’s BAR RESCUE gained 0.09 to 0.52.  Food Network’s HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION slipped 0.04 to 0.47, CUTTHROAT KITCHEN downticked to 0.40, and GUY’S GROCERY GAMES fell a tenth to 0.37. 

Showtime’s HOMELAND once again led the pay networks, although it was down 0.02 to 0.40, and THE AFFAIR fell 0.09 to 0.20.  On HBO, THE LEFTOVERS dropped 0.05 to 0.28, GETTING ON lost 0.04 to 0.06/240K, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT dwindled by a tenth to 0.30.  On Starz, FLESH AND BONE was down 0.02 to 0.04/147K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday November 15, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 60 6.51 12,871
2 INTO THE BADLANDS AMC 10:00 PM 55 3.15 6,390
3 TALKING DEAD AMC 10:55 PM 60 1.58 3,111
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 1.43 3,085
5 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 9:00 PM 60 1.27 2,467
6 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.78 1,800
7 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.76 1,742
8 SISTER WIVES TLC 9:00 PM 66 0.69 2,249
9 ROBOT CHICKEN ADULT SWIM 12:00 AM 15 0.65 1,229
10 HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: CHRISTMAS INCORPORATED HALLMARK CHANNEL 8:00 PM 120 0.58 3,161
11 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.57 1,280
12 MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.53 1,027
13 BAR RESCUE SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.52 1,040
14 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.50 1,075
15 90 DAY FIANCE TLC 10:06 PM 61 0.49 1,407
16 HOLIDAY BAKING CHAMPION 2 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.47 1,926
17 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE L: PHOENIX NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:32 PM 135 0.45 2,238
18 LIBRARIANS, THE TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.45 1,888
19 ROYALS, THE E! 10:00 PM 61 0.41 841
20 HOMELAND S5 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:05 PM 46 0.40 1,348
21 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.40 1,126
22 NASCAR SPRINT CUP START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:59 PM 33 0.38 2,114
23 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.37 1,381
24 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 90 0.36 666
25 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.35 1,406
26 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.34 853
27 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 30 0.30 712
28 LEFTOVERS, THE HBO PRIME 9:02 PM 57 0.28 610
29 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.27 1,155
30 SOUTHERN AT HEART FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.27 1,004
31 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.27 1,167
32 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.26 1,166
33 CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE  L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.26 688
34 HAWAII LIFE HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.25 1,087
35 GIADAS HOLIDAY HANDBOOK FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.25 990
36 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.25 1,228
37 GUYS BIG BITES FOOD NETWORK 9:30 AM 30 0.24 748
38 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 1,047
39 BRUNCH AT BOBBYS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.23 802
40 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.23 999
41 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 11:00 AM 120 0.23 453
42 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.23 828
43 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.22 994
44 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.21 1,847
45 NASCAR VICTORY LAP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 11:47 PM 60 0.21 778
46 AFFAIR, THE S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:03 PM 56 0.20 787
47 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.20 1,733
48 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.20 457
49 BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOD NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.19 873
50 AGENT X TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 9:00 PM 60 0.19 1,026
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 879
52 BREADWINNERS NICKELODEON 11:30 AM 30 0.19 971
53 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.18 995
54 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 12:00 PM 68 0.18 1,199
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.18 1,055
56 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:30 PM 60 0.18 526
57 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:08 PM 52 0.18 940
58 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,317
59 NORTH WOODS LAW ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.17 769
60 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 1,651
61 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 1,062
62 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.17 936
63 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.17 912
64 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L: N/A ESPN 11:00 PM 120 0.16 339
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.16 971
66 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.16 709
67 NASCAR RAIN DELAY: PHOENIX NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:30 PM 209 0.16 992
68 FOX REPORT SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.16 1,670
69 JUSTICE W/ JUDGE JEANINE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 1,526
70 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.15 456
71 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.15 781
72 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 1,274
73 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.14 914
74 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.14 381
75 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.14 360
76 FXX MOVIE PRIME: SMURFS 2 FXX 7:00 PM 120 0.13 383
77 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,310
78 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.13 1,343
79 F1 RACING L: BRAZIL NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:30 AM 134 0.12 493
80 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 60 0.12 396
81 BOBBY JONES GOSPEL SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 AM 62 0.12 564
82 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.12 1,292
83 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 714
84 MASTER CLASS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.12 401
85 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.11 401
86 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS HBO PRIME 8:30 AM 91 0.11 294
87 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 293
88 BBCA MOVIE: GONE IN 60 SECONDS BBC-AMERICA 6:30 PM 150 0.10 213
89 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,339
90 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.10 247
91 DEMON FILES, THE DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.10 246
92 AMERICAS NEWS HQ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,032
93 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 382
94 RUGGED JUSTICE ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.10 370
95 UNBORN THE (2009) HBO PRIME 10:01 AM 87 0.10 239
96 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.10 409
97 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN2 9:30 AM 30 0.10 284
98 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.10 233
99 CROSSFIT GAMES ESPN 6:30 PM 60 0.10 290
100 PARIS TERROR ATTACKS CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.09 509

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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.