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October 9, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.8.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  THURSDAY  NIGHT FOOTBALL adjusted up to 5.0, a big number until you compare it to last week’s final 6.9.  Elsewhere, both GREY’S ANATOMY and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER gained 0.1 in final numbers.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Nationals 2015 THU.08 Oct

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MLB PLAYOFFS had a good run for 2 days–until it had to compete with THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.  The NFL scored 1.29 on its cable simulcast, down 0.31 from last week’s game, while Fox Sports 1’s baseball was at 0.96, down sharply from Wednesday’s 2.59 (the afternoon game on TBS was at 0.43), and ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL was down 0.02 from last week’s game to 0.43.  In the non-sports realm, Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY led with a 0.09 increase from last week to 0.66, while lead-out FASHIONABLY LATE WITH RACHEL ZOE remained at 0.14.  On Syfy, WWE slipped 0.04 to 0.56, and the final season premiere of HAVEN was at 0.20, the same as last week’s DOMINION season finale.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS jumped 0.18 to 0.49, and was followed by BILLY ON THE STREET at 0.20.  On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS returned at 0.38, with BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW at 0.22.  We’s LA HAIR dropped 0.06 to 0.27.  On IFC, BENDERS inched up by 0.01 to 0.04/77K, but GIGI DOES IT managed to hit dead zero in 18-49s, with 20,000 total viewers, and COMEDY BANG BANG was even slightly worse at zero/18K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable THU.08 Oct

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday October 8, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2015 WK 5 – IND VS. HOU NFL NETWORK 8:26 PM 181 1.29 2,840
2 MLB AL DIVISION SERIES L: HOUSTON/KANSAS CITY 1 FOX SPORTS 1 7:30 PM 205 0.96 3,300
3 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 11:41 PM 19 0.71 1,729
4 PROJECT RUNWAY LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 92 0.66 2,171
5 MLB ALDS RAIN L FOX SPORTS 1 8:29 PM 46 0.63 1,990
6 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:35 PM 25 0.61 1,141
7 WWE SMACKDOWN: 100815 SYFY 8:00 PM 120 0.56 2,147
8 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF2 NFL NETWORK 7:58 PM 22 0.49 1,106
9 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.49 868
10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: WASHINGTON/USC ESPN 8:55 PM 195 0.43 1,446
11 MLB AL DIVISION SERIES L: TEXAS/TORONTO 1 FOX SPORTS 1 3:30 PM 186 0.43 1,750
12 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:10 AM 60 0.41 975
13 MLB ALDS PRE GAME L FOX SPORTS 1 6:36 PM 54 0.41 1,148
14 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.38 689
15 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.36 1,245
16 FIRST LOOK: KARDASHIANS E! 10:00 PM 18 0.35 795
17 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.34 759
18 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,622
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,555
20 STEVEN UNIVERSE THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:30 PM 15 0.32 1,590
21 BE COOL SCOOBY THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.30 1,429
22 NFLN THU NT KICK-OFF1 NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 28 0.30 676
23 TOTAL DRAMA: RIDONC THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.29 1,286
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.29 724
25 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.28 827
26 LA HAIR WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.27 721
27 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 15 0.26 1,389
28 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.25 975
29 WABBIT THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 15 0.25 1,251
30 COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST COMEDY CENTRAL 9:30 PM 90 0.24 433
31 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.24 1,210
32 BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW SSN 2 MTV 10:31 PM 32 0.22 410
33 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:10 AM 50 0.22 548
34 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.22 2,820
35 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.21 458
36 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.21 380
37 HAVEN SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.20 745
38 BILLY ON THE STREET TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.20 384
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.20 381
40 FIRST LOOK: BOTCHED E! 10:30 PM 12 0.20 470
41 FIRST LOOK: HOUSE OF DVF E! 10:18 PM 12 0.20 443
42 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.19 362
43 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.19 366
44 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.19 2,101
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.19 356
46 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.18 342
47 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.18 505
48 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.18 475
49 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.18 357
50 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.18 370
51 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.18 435
52 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.17 408
53 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.17 405
54 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.17 365
55 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.17 425
56 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.16 519
57 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.16 1,511
58 DONT BE TARDY BRAVO 9:30 PM 30 0.16 419
59 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 3:30 PM 60 0.16 374
60 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:30 PM 60 0.16 317
61 COMEDY CENTRAL STAND-UP COMEDY CENTRAL 12:31 AM 62 0.15 291
62 OJ SPEAKS: HIDDEN TAPES, THE A&E NETWORK 4:00 PM 120 0.15 529
63 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 6:00 PM 30 0.15 249
64 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,488
65 MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT SHOW MTV 11:03 PM 31 0.15 264
66 PEPPA PIG NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.15 611
67 WITS ACADEMY NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.14 1,253
68 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: SECRET TAPES OF THE OJ CASE, THE A&E NETWORK 2:00 PM 120 0.14 424
69 BEN AND HOLLYS LITTLE KIN NICK JR 6:30 PM 30 0.14 749
70 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.14 321
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,341
72 EUROPEAN QUALIFIER      L: REPUBLIC OF IRELAND/GERMANY ESPN 2:30 PM 136 0.14 277
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.14 961
74 FIRST LOOK: DASH DOLLS E! 10:42 PM 18 0.14 368
75 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 AM 60 0.14 381
76 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,934
77 FASHIONABLY LATE RACHEL Z LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 30 0.14 516
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,323
79 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 316
80 MOST TERRIFYING PLACES IN TRAVEL CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 346
81 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.13 652
82 HAVEN SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.13 552
83 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.13 2,006
84 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.13 300
85 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 306
86 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.12 264
87 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 5:00 PM 60 0.12 231
88 BGC FIRST LOOK OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 15 0.11 247
89 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,679
90 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 8:00 PM 55 0.11 369
91 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 509
92 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.11 351
93 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,074
94 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.11 326
95 BIG SCREEN MOVIE: YES MAN ABC FAMILY 8:30 PM 150 0.11 264
96 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: MINNESOTA/COLORADO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 9:05 PM 169 0.11 268
97 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 528
98 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 588
99 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,231
100 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,323

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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.