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October 2, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.1.2015

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted to 6.9, up from last week’s 6.0.  In addition, THE PLAYER gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the season premiere of BONES.

Broadcast Nationals 2015 THU.01 Oct

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The cable portion of THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL on NFL Network was at 1.6, up two-tenths from last week.  Syfy’s WWE telecast was up 0.04 to 0.62, but the DOMINION season finale fell 0.05 to 0.20, and GEEKS WHO DRINK dropped 0.04 to 0.10 with 357K total viewers.  Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY lost 0.06 to 0.57, and lead-out FASHIONABLY LATE WITH RACHEL ZOE was steady at 0.14.  On A&E, an OJ SPEAKS special was at 0.51.  History’s MOUNTAIN MEN was down 0.03 to 0.46.  Food Network’s BEAT B FLAY hit the Top 10 at 0.34, which was also the score for HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS (HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL was at 0.31).  On We, LA HAIR gained 0.12 to 0.33.  Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH isn’t holding up well, down an ugly 0.18 to 0.24, less than half of where it was on Tuesday (its first night only on Comedy Central); earlier in the evening, the season finale of REVIEW held at 0.11.  The season ended quietly for FX’s MARRIED, with back-to-back episodes at 0.19/0.11, down from last week’s 0.20.  IFC is still looking for anything resembling mainstream success, with the debuts of BENDERS at 0.03/68K and GIGI DOES IT at 0.01/42K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable THU.01 Oct

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday October 1, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2015 WK 4 – BAL VS. PIT NFL NETWORK 8:27 PM 202 1.60 3,607
2 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:57 PM 27 0.62 1,204
3 WWE SMACKDOWN: 100115 SYFY 8:00 PM 120 0.60 2,132
4 PROJECT RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.57 2,202
5 OJ SPEAKS: HIDDEN TAPES, THE A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 122 0.51 1,820
6 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2 NFL NETWORK 7:58 PM 22 0.51 1,244
7 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.46 2,440
8 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: MIAMI (FL)/CINCINNATI ESPN 7:25 PM 214 0.45 1,348
9 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,082
10 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,865
11 LA HAIR WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.33 700
12 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1 NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 28 0.32 763
13 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 30 0.32 1,361
14 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 91 0.31 607
15 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.31 2,616
16 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.31 1,735
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.31 829
18 TOTAL DRAMA: RIDONC THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.30 1,225
19 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.29 3,237
20 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.29 2,147
21 FIRST LOOK: KARDASHIANS E! 10:02 PM 14 0.27 615
22 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.27 1,171
23 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.26 557
24 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.25 569
25 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.25 505
26 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 25 0.25 606
27 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.25 2,530
28 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.25 547
29 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.24 1,086
30 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.24 712
31 FIRST LOOK: DASH DOLLS E! 10:16 PM 16 0.23 460
32 NEWS DECK W/S.SMITH, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.23 2,305
33 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.23 498
34 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.22 2,272
35 WABBIT THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.22 1,136
36 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.21 1,189
37 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.21 1,931
38 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.21 1,011
39 DOMINION SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 721
40 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 397
41 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.19 400
42 MARRIED FX 10:00 PM 30 0.19 414
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.19 1,114
44 K.HART: SERIOUSLY FUNNY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 64 0.19 342
45 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.19 546
46 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.19 1,014
47 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.18 367
48 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S4 CMT 9:00 PM 60 0.18 390
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.18 346
50 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.18 1,930
51 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.18 1,193
52 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.17 421
53 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.17 419
54 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.17 333
55 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:59 PM 61 0.17 446
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 354
57 FIRST LOOK: BOTCHED E! 10:32 PM 14 0.17 406
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.16 349
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 320
60 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.16 1,660
61 SR/OREGON CAMPUS SHOOTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:19 PM 41 0.15 1,570
62 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.15 1,263
63 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 324
64 BLENDED HBO PRIME 12:40 PM 117 0.15 283
65 RHOC FIRST LOOK BRAVO 10:17 PM 13 0.15 384
66 DONT BE TARDY FL BRAVO 9:43 PM 10 0.15 369
67 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.14 750
68 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.14 345
69 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.14 304
70 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.14 314
71 FASHIONABLY LATE RACHEL Z LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 30 0.14 599
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.14 1,423
73 FIRST LOOK: DASH DOLLS E! 10:46 PM 16 0.14 305
74 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 3:31 PM 31 0.14 221
75 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.14 576
76 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.13 300
77 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 756
78 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,277
79 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.13 1,369
80 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.13 288
81 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.13 1,424
82 POWER & ICE HISTORY 11:03 PM 58 0.13 569
83 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.12 395
84 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 884
85 UNBROKEN: UNBROKEN HBO PRIME 8:30 PM 137 0.12 338
86 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.12 272
87 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 291
88 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 60 0.12 308
89 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.12 246
90 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.11 312
91 BELOW DECK FIRST LOOK BRAVO 10:05 PM 12 0.11 331
92 MARRIED FX 10:30 PM 32 0.11 267
93 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 1:22 AM 60 0.11 255
94 MANZOD FIRST LOOK BRAVO 9:53 PM 12 0.11 276
95 REVIEW COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.11 239
96 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.11 573
97 SPIKE TV MOVIE: ARMAGEDDON SPIKE TV 2:30 PM 210 0.11 292
98 PENN ZERO PART TIME HERO DISNEY XD 8:00 PM 30 0.11 451
99 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.11 459
100 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.11 228

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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.