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November 13, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.12.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  The post-football adjustments at CBS were once again substantial.  BIG BANG THEORY lost 0.1 to 3.7, which tied it with last week’s final number, and things went downhill from there.  LIFE IN PIECES dropped half a point to 1.8 (down 0.1 from last week), MOM fell half a point to 1.5 (same as last week), the season premiere of 2 BROKE GIRLS was down 0.4 to 1.6, and ELEMENTARY was left at 0.8, which was down half a point from this morning but–much more worrisome–was also down 0.3 from last week’s final rating.  That put ELEMENTARY just a tenth ahead of the all-but-dead THE PLAYER on NBC.  The only non-CBS adjustment was a 0.1 boost for THE BLACKLIST. 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

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CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL gave NFL Network the easy win, although at 2.58 it was down 0.48 from last week’s game.  (ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL was up 0.02 to 0.40.)  Syfy’s WWE coverage gained 0.06 to 0.63, but HAVEN lost 0.06 to 0.18.  TNT’s NBA doubleheader was at 0.59/0.51, close to last week’s 0.62/0.57.  On History, a pair of PAWN STARS episodes were at 0.58/0.52, above last week’s 0.45/0.42.  Bravo aired two half-hours of REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY at 0.52/0.44.  On A&E, the pairing of THE FIRST 48 and NIGHTWATCH was very compatible at twin 0.49s, compared to last week’s 0.48/0.42.  Food Network’s CHOPPED IMPOSSIBLE was up 0.09 to 0.45.  Lifetime aired a PROJECT RUNWAY REUNION special at 0.38, followed by the launch of PROJECT RUNWAY JUNIOR at 0.34.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS was down 0.02 to 0.34, and BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW lost 0.03 to 0.19.  On Comedy Central, NATHAN FOR YOU fell 0.03 to 0.23.  On IFC, BENDERS declined 0.01 in 18-49s to 0.04, but took a steeper dip in total viewers, down by 64K to 80K, while COMEDY BANG BANG dropped 0.01 to 0.01/42K.

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: Thursday November 12, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NFLN THU NT FOOTBALL: 2015 WK 10 – BUF VS. NYJ NFL NETWORK 8:27 PM 182 2.58 7,566
2 NFLN THU NT POST-GAME NFL NETWORK 11:32 PM 28 1.18 2,915
3 NFLN THU NT PRE-KICK NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 27 1.06 3,350
4 WWE SMACKDOWN: 111215 SYFY 8:00 PM 120 0.63 2,294
5 NBA BASKETBALL: GOLDEN STATE/MINNESOTA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:14 PM 154 0.59 1,451
6 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:31 PM 32 0.58 2,066
7 FOOTBALL LIFE NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.57 1,283
8 PAWN STARS HISTORY 9:00 PM 31 0.52 1,933
9 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:00 PM 30 0.52 1,167
10 NBA BASKETBALL: LA CLIPPERS/PHOENIX TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:48 PM 150 0.51 1,078
11 THE FIRST 48 A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.49 1,275
12 NIGHTWATCH A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.49 1,265
13 CHOPPED IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.45 1,422
14 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 9:30 PM 60 0.44 1,079
15 NFLN THU NT SHOWCASE NFL NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.43 1,150
16 GOLDIE & BEAR DISNEY CHANNEL 9:30 AM 25 0.41 1,207
17 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: VIRGINIA TECH/GEORGIA TECH ESPN 7:30 PM 196 0.40 1,527
18 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.39 1,861
19 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.38 951
20 PROJECT RUNWAY REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 60 0.38 1,276
21 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:00 PM 30 0.37 1,810
22 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 7:00 PM 30 0.37 1,633
23 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 1:00 AM 60 0.37 714
24 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN7 MTV 10:00 PM 31 0.34 644
25 PROJECT RUNWAY JUNIOR LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 63 0.34 1,189
26 COLL FTBL COUNTDOWN L ESPN 7:00 PM 30 0.34 783
27 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.34 822
28 NBA PRE-GAME SHOW TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 14 0.34 1,041
29 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.31 642
30 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.30 1,157
31 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.29 1,463
32 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.28 1,038
33 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.28 685
34 INSIDE THE NBA TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 1:18 AM 51 0.28 523
35 MUTT & STUFF NICKELODEON 10:00 AM 30 0.27 1,025
36 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.26 1,425
37 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.26 552
38 HUNGER GAMES: PHENOMENON USA NETWORK 11:00 PM 16 0.26 504
39 RESTAURANT IMPOSSIBLE FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,013
40 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.25 464
41 REHAB ADDICT DETROIT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:30 PM 30 0.25 1,265
42 REHAB ADDICT DETROIT HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 30 0.24 1,255
43 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.24 620
44 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.23 547
45 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.23 526
46 NATHAN FOR YOU COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.23 370
47 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 10:46 PM 74 0.22 632
48 GREAT WILD NORTH HISTORY 11:03 PM 58 0.22 807
49 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN2 8:00 PM 90 0.21 480
50 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.21 2,584
51 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.21 2,437
52 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.20 3,058
53 FANTASTIC FOUR:RISE OF TH HBO PRIME 6:55 PM 91 0.20 415
54 MONSTERS INSIDE ME ANIMAL PLANET 10:02 PM 61 0.20 439
55 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.19 2,155
56 BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW SSN 2 MTV 10:31 PM 31 0.19 353
57 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 65 0.19 484
58 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:05 AM 60 0.18 366
59 HAVEN SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 724
60 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.18 328
61 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 60 0.18 427
62 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.17 392
63 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.17 294
64 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.17 365
65 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,321
66 DEPARTED, THE: DEPARTED, THE HBO PRIME 8:30 PM 151 0.17 355
67 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.16 421
68 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 1,737
69 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.16 349
70 HUNGER GAMES: PHENOMENON E! 8:00 PM 13 0.15 397
71 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,251
72 VANDERPUMP FIRST LOOK BRAVO 8:14 PM 13 0.15 338
73 HUNGER GAMES: PHENOMENON BRAVO 8:00 PM 14 0.15 346
74 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 9:00 PM 60 0.15 384
75 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.14 290
76 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.14 597
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.14 312
78 SELLING IT IN THE ATL WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.14 332
79 SURVIVING EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.14 743
80 TNF GAMEDAY NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 90 0.14 386
81 SAVE MY LIFE: BOSTON TRAU TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 558
82 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.14 412
83 SAVE MY LIFE: BOSTON TRAU TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.14 569
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.14 284
85 E! NEWS E! 11:02 PM 62 0.14 361
86 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 30 0.14 274
87 FIRST LOOK: ROYALS E! 8:13 PM 17 0.13 352
88 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.13 395
89 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 6:30 PM 30 0.13 279
90 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.13 293
91 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.13 309
92 SALE OF TWO CITIES HOME AND GARDEN TV 2:00 PM 60 0.12 628
93 YO GABBA GABBA NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.12 674
94 MURDER BOOK INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.12 810
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 837
96 SALE OF TWO CITIES HOME AND GARDEN TV 1:00 PM 60 0.12 536
97 HAUNTING OF…, THE LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 382
98 I LOVE KELLIE PICKLER CMT 10:00 PM 30 0.12 397
99 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.12 1,461
100 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.11 552

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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.