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September 29, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 9.27.2015

 

 

 

NEW FEATURE: a Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings chart which includes final Total Viewers for each show.  We have a limited ability to make revisions to the format (a side-by-side comparison of morning and afternoon ratings isn’t doable, for example), but would appreciate any thoughts and comments.

 

 

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 8.1, compared to 9.7 last week.  Elsewhere, 60 MINUTES gained 0.2 in finals, while the BOB’S BURGERS season premiere and the 7PM rerun of THE SIMPSONS each lost 0.1.

 

 

Broadcast Nationals Sun 2015 09 27

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  AMC’s FEAR THE WALKING DEAD devoured Sunday cable, up 0.13 to 3.44.  Nothing else was close, with Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY next at 0.93, down 0.04 from last week, while YOUR PRETTY FACE rose 0.07 to 0.52.  On E!, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS had a 0.19 jump to 0.76, while DASH DOLLS was up 0.04 to 0.27, and HOUSE OF DVF was up a tenth to 0.19.  VH1’s BASKETBALL WIVES gained 0.09 to 0.73.  THE STRAIN (FX) dropped 0.09 to 0.54.  NBC Sports Net’s NASCAR race was at 0.53.  On Bravo, MARRIED TO MEDICINE ticked up to 0.47, and DON’T BE TARDY edged down 0.02 to 0.45, but MANZOD WITH CHILDREN lost 0.11 to 0.27.  The season finale of Showtime’s RAY DONOVAN was up 0.03 to 0.46, and the season finale of MASTERS OF SEX found an extra 0.01 to 0.14.  On HBO, a lead-in VICE special at 0.19 seemed to help the night’s other shows, as PROJECT GREENLIGHT was 0.05 less pathetic it’s been at 0.09, with 218K total viewers, while DOLL & EM was also (relatively) strong, up 0.04 to 0.06 with 145K total viewers, but all were behind the 0.27 for LAST WEEK TONIGHT.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable SUN.27 Sep 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday September 27, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 FEAR THE WALKING DEAD AMC 9:00 PM 62 3.44 6,655
2 RICK & MORTY ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.93 1,891
3 NFL COUNTDOWN           L: N/A ESPN 11:00 AM 120 0.80 1,784
4 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 8:00 PM 60 0.76 1,660
5 BASKETBALL WIVES LA 4 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.73 1,458
6 TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGO DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 PM 30 0.71 2,816
7 NFL INSIDERS: SUNDAY L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.56 1,326
8 STRAIN FX 10:00 PM 63 0.54 1,231
9 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE L: NEW HAMPSHIRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:25 PM 184 0.53 2,944
10 YOUR PRETTY FACE/HELL ADULT SWIM 12:15 AM 15 0.52 1,063
11 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.47 1,090
12 RAY DONOVAN S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 9:02 PM 56 0.46 1,502
13 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:35 AM 85 0.46 841
14 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.45 985
15 GREAT FOOD TRUCK RACE 6 FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,276
16 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.42 942
17 SISTER WIVES TLC 9:00 PM 61 0.42 1,332
18 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: PITTSBURGH/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 8:00 PM 182 0.39 1,484
19 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.39 1,317
20 TEENAGE MUTAN NINJA TRT12 NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 60 0.37 1,433
21 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.37 981
22 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:30 PM 30 0.32 1,430
23 FANTASY SHOW   L: N/A ESPN2 11:00 AM 120 0.31 529
24 NASCAR SPRINT CUP POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 5:29 PM 46 0.30 1,533
25 SISTER WIVES: CLIP SHOW TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.30 1,001
26 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:02 PM 93 0.29 652
27 NFL GAMEDAY MORNING: NFL GAMEDAY MORNING NFL NETWORK 9:00 AM 240 0.29 558
28 NASCAR SPRINT CUP START L NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:00 PM 25 0.28 1,890
29 TOY STORY OF TERROR DISNEY CHANNEL 4:00 PM 30 0.28 1,423
30 BEACHFRONT BARGAIN HUNT HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 30 0.28 1,486
31 MANZOD WITH CHILDREN BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.27 672
32 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:07 PM 29 0.27 658
33 DASH DOLLS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.27 642
34 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.26 681
35 VACATION HOUSE FOR FREE HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 60 0.26 991
36 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS HBO PRIME 6:25 PM 115 0.26 604
37 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 7:10 PM 50 0.23 696
38 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.22 548
39 NFL GAMEDAY HIGHLIGHTS NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 60 0.20 525
40 HOUSE OF DVF E! 10:00 PM 60 0.19 440
41 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.19 963
42 VICE SPECIAL REPORT:FIXIN HBO PRIME 9:01 PM 68 0.19 513
43 HALLOWEENS MOST EXTREME TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 394
44 PREMIER LEAGUE L: CRYSTAL PALACE/WATFORD NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:54 AM 126 0.16 385
45 POWERNATION: DETRO MUSCLE SPIKE TV 10:30 AM 30 0.16 499
46 POWERNATION: TRUCK TECH SPIKE TV 10:00 AM 30 0.16 495
47 LIGA MX L: PUEBLA / CRUZ AZUL UNIVISION DEPORTES 5:53 PM 127 0.16 356
48 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.16 606
49 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 883
50 GHOST TOWN HBO PRIME 10:00 AM 102 0.15 329
51 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 12:00 AM 61 0.15 418
52 MASTERS OF SEX S3 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:02 PM 51 0.14 605
53 GIADA IN ITALY FOOD NETWORK 11:00 AM 30 0.14 692
54 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,254
55 DAWN OF THE PLANET OF APE: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF APE HBO PRIME 4:10 PM 130 0.14 307
56 SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 923
57 RUGGED JUSTICE ANIMAL PLANET 8:00 PM 61 0.13 809
58 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 10:36 AM 24 0.13 753
59 NFL GAMEDAY FINAL NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 90 0.13 253
60 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 36 0.13 746
61 WNBA PLAYOFFS           L: NY LIBERTY/INDIANA FEVER ESPN 1:00 PM 127 0.13 316
62 TACO TRIP FOOD NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.13 584
63 NASCAR SC COUNTDOWN GREEN NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:30 PM 30 0.13 891
64 HALLOWEEN CRAZY TRAVEL CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.13 245
65 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 349
66 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L ESPN 5:12 PM 118 0.13 278
67 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN2 9:00 AM 30 0.12 361
68 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 210 0.12 289
69 NFL GAMEDAY FIRST: NFL GAMEDAY FIRST NFL NETWORK 7:00 AM 120 0.12 242
70 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN2 9:30 AM 30 0.12 413
71 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,124
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.12 1,062
73 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.12 348
74 NFL GAMEDAY LIVE: NFL GAMEDAY LIVE NFL NETWORK 4:30 PM 180 0.12 313
75 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.12 332
76 SOMOS LMX UNIVISION DEPORTES 8:00 PM 60 0.12 261
77 MARRIED TO MEDICINE BRAVO 2:02 AM 58 0.11 275
78 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 964
79 MEDIA BUZZ FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 970
80 POWERNATION: ENGINE POWER SPIKE TV 9:30 AM 30 0.11 359
81 NORBIT HBO PRIME 6:00 AM 102 0.11 211
82 HALLOWEEN TRICKED OUT TRAVEL CHANNEL 12:00 AM 60 0.11 233
83 TACO TRIP FOOD NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.11 508
84 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,099
85 ALASKA HAUNTING DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.11 386
86 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,089
87 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 7:00 AM 30 0.11 339
88 DEAD OR ALIVE HISTORY 11:30 AM 30 0.11 557
89 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 863
90 HALLOWEEN TRICKED OUT TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.10 310
91 TACO TRIP FOOD NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.10 478
92 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 1:30 PM 36 0.10 228
93 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.10 285
94 NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 1:00 PM 30 0.10 573
95 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.10 822
96 SNAPPED OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.10 405
97 NASCAR VICTORY LAP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 6:15 PM 60 0.10 467
98 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 730
99 HITLERS DEATH SQUAD: HITLERS DEATH SQUAD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 120 0.10 499
100 TACO TRIP FOOD NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.09 452

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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.