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August 28, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.27.2015

 

Check out our searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.

NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST as well as the MOM rerun lost the same in final numbers. 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With no NFL game this Thursday, MTV’s TEEN MOM took the night, steady at 1.00, while a lead-out special was at 0.46, and ONE BAD CHOICE, which aired at 11:30PM, dropped 0.17 to 0.19.  It was a big night for FX, which parlayed a 0.90 lead-in from the movie GROWN-UPS (which shouldn’t be on the chart, but FX reported it as an “original”) into 0.40 for SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL (up 0.21), and 0.32 for MARRIED (up 0.13).  ESPN’s coverage of the LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES gave it a 0.78 (an afternoon game was at 0.30).  On Syfy, WWE was down a tick to 0.65, DOMINION fell 0.05 to 0.21, and GEEKS WHO DRINK dropped 0.03 to 0.11.  Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY gained 0.05 to 0.52.  On A&E, BEHIND BARS rose 0.03 to 0.51, and BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT was up 0.06 to 0.50.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS climbed by 0.06 to 0.50.  MOUNTAIN MEN (History) dropped 0.09 to 0.50.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES rose 0.05 to 0.46, and LA HAIR gained 0.11 to 0.40.  There appears to have been an off-night REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC at 0.33.  GRACELAND (USA) ticked down to 0.30.  Comedy Central’s REVIEW gained 0.05 to 0.19.  On IFC, DOCUMENTARY NOW (which changed episodes at the last minute because of concerns of echoing the Virginia on-air shootings) advanced by 0.02 to 0.08, with 246K total viewers, and COMEDY BANG BANG edged up 0.01 to 0.04 with 70K total viewers.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.05/140K. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable THU.27 Aug 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday August 27, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 TEEN MOM II SSN6 MTV 10:00 PM 61 1.00 1,710
2 FX MOVIE PRIME: GROWN UPS 2 FX 07:59 PM 121 0.90 1,794
3 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: BONITA, CA/PEARLAND, TX ESPN 08:00 PM 208 0.78 2,426
4 WWE SMACKDOWN: 082715 SYFY 08:00 PM 120 0.65 2,195
5 PROJECT RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 92 0.52 1,953
6 BEHIND BARS: ROOKIE YEAR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.51 1,099
7 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.50 979
8 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT A&E NETWORK 09:00 PM 61 0.50 1,199
9 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 09:00 PM 63 0.50 2,740
10 TEEN MOM II SPECIAL MTV 11:01 PM 31 0.46 923
11 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 09:00 PM 60 0.46 1,061
12 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:28 PM 62 0.41 904
13 SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL FX 10:00 PM 32 0.40 785
14 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.40 1,267
15 LA HAIR WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.40 951
16 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.33 678
17 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 09:00 PM 60 0.33 844
18 MARRIED FX 10:32 PM 30 0.32 552
19 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 07:30 PM 30 0.31 1,597
20 GRACELAND USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 61 0.30 906
21 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SRS L: MEXICALI BAJA CALIFORNIA/BARQUISIMETO ESPN 04:00 PM 140 0.30 979
22 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 06:20 PM 30 0.27 592
23 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S4 CMT 09:00 PM 60 0.27 475
24 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.27 1,464
25 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 07:00 PM 30 0.26 1,438
26 POWER & ICE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.25 1,248
27 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:30 AM 30 0.25 535
28 FAMELESS TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.24 502
29 JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 08:00 PM 30 0.23 457
30 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:30 PM 30 0.23 1,493
31 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 07:30 PM 30 0.22 522
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 61 0.22 419
33 CLARENCE THE CARTOON NETWORK 05:30 PM 30 0.21 1,167
34 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,903
35 DUMB AND DUMBER TO HBO PRIME 09:00 PM 109 0.21 444
36 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.21 2,892
37 LOVE LUST RUN: STACY REVE TLC 09:00 PM 60 0.21 530
38 DOMINION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.21 749
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.20 388
40 NIGHTMARE NEXT DOOR INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.20 779
41 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.20 2,687
42 REVIEW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.19 362
43 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.19 427
44 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.19 424
45 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 375
46 ONE BAD CHOICE MTV 11:32 PM 61 0.19 452
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.18 382
48 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.18 483
49 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.17 1,837
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 379
51 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.17 1,982
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.17 333
53 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.17 2,126
54 NOWHERE TO HIDE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.15 697
55 DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 10 CMT 11:00 PM 60 0.15 304
56 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.15 332
57 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 05:00 PM 30 0.15 972
58 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 02:30 PM 60 0.14 343
59 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 08:00 PM 60 0.14 377
60 SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE LAST STAND SPIKE TV 03:50 PM 155 0.14 443
61 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 03:30 PM 30 0.13 347
62 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.13 409
63 E! NEWS E! 11:01 PM 60 0.12 343
64 REVIEW COMEDY CENTRAL 12:31 AM 32 0.12 228
65 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.12 695
66 WOLF CNN 01:00 PM 60 0.12 611
67 HERBIES: ESPN2 06:00 PM 60 0.12 239
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.12 949
69 PRIME MOVIE 1: BACK TO THE FUTURE PT III SUNDANCE TV 08:00 PM 150 0.12 289
70 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 08:00 PM 60 0.12 870
71 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.11 224
72 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.11 645
73 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.11 461
74 FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE TRUTV 11:01 PM 30 0.11 223
75 LUCY MAXPRIME 06:40 PM 89 0.11 272
76 GAINESVILLE S1 CMT 10:00 PM 30 0.11 183
77 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.11 254
78 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.11 1,038
79 GEEKS WHO DRINK SYFY 11:00 PM 30 0.11 292
80 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 07:00 AM 60 0.11 275
81 SPORTSNATION        L ESPN2 03:00 PM 60 0.11 189
82 CHAIN REACT MC GSN 09:30 PM 25 0.10 482
83 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 03:00 PM 60 0.10 533
84 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.10 1,364
85 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.10 1,217
86 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.10 511
87 SITUATION ROOM CNN 05:00 PM 60 0.10 521
88 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYM AT PHI/SD AT WAS MLB NETWORK 07:00 PM 278 0.10 351
89 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 07:00 PM 60 0.10 274
90 SITUATION ROOM CNN 06:00 PM 60 0.10 479
91 ANIMATION DOMINATION FXX 12:00 AM 64 0.10 156
92 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 04:00 PM 60 0.09 568
93 CHASE, THE GSN 08:00 PM 60 0.09 625
94 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN2 05:30 PM 30 0.09 179
95 CHAIN REACT MC GSN 09:00 PM 30 0.09 484
96 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.09 296
97 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN2 07:00 PM 30 0.09 186
98 CATHOUSE:COME TO THE PART HBO PRIME 11:30 PM 25 0.09 322
99 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,256
100 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 07:00 PM 60 0.09 489

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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.