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August 19, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.18.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and ZOO gained 0.1 in final numbers, while both reruns of FRESH OFF THE BOAT declined by the same amonnt.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH climbed 0.13 to 0.93 and took Tuesday cable honors, with lead-in DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT up a tenth to 0.43.  THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS (OWN) lost 0.08 to 0.87.  On TNT, RIZZOLI & ISLES ticked down to 0.74, and the season finale of PROOF went in the wrong direction, down 0.07 to 0.33.  Spike’s INK MASTER was down 0.05 to 0.70, and TATTOO NIGHTMARES shed a hundredth to 0.41.  REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC (Bravo) rose a tick to 0.57, tying it with the non-Bravo (actually BET) REAL HUSBANDS, whose lead-out PUNKD premiered at 0.46.  On History, COUNTING CARS aired 2 episodes at 0.50/0.42, up from 0.44 for last week’s single new episode.  The season finale of TBS’s CLIPPED was down 0.05 to 0.47.  TOTAL DIVAS (E!) dropped 0.06 to 0.45.  HBO’s HARD KNOCKS edged down 0.02 to 0.44.  FX’s TYRANT tumbled by 0.13 to 0.36.  FACE OFF (Syfy) ticked down to 0.35.  On USA, WWE TOUGH ENOUGH fell 0.05 to 0.35, and PLAYING HOUSE gained 0.03 to 0.20.  MTV’s SCREAM stayed at 0.30 in 18-49s and gained 0.03 in F12-34s to 0.65.  On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE BIG WORLD fell 0.12 to 0.38, and was followed by a MY GIANT LIFE special at 0.30.  The just-renewed ANOTHER PERIOD (Comedy) lost 0.05 to 0.19.  ABCFamily’s attempt to extend its brand into unscripted programming is proving disastrous, as the 2d week of NEXT STEP REALTY plunged 0.19 to 0.07, and STARTUP U dropped 0.07 to 0.06.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.04/121K.  Some reader requests:  LITTLE CHARMERS (Nick Jr):  0.05/411K, DORAEMON (Disney XD): 0.04/200K, WORST. POST. EVER. (Oxygen): 0.08/180K.    

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable TUE.18 Aug 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday August 18, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 DEADLIEST CATCH: N/A DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 122 0.93 2,424
2 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.87 3,063
3 RIZZOLI & ISLES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.74 4,520
4 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.70 1,481
5 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 09:00 PM 60 0.57 1,314
6 REAL HUSBANDS S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.57 1,159
7 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 09:31 PM 32 0.50 1,854
8 CLIPPED TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.47 1,254
9 PUNKD BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.46 1,035
10 TOTAL DIVAS E! 09:00 PM 60 0.45 1,031
11 HARD KNOCKS 15 – HOUSTON HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 57 0.44 831
12 DEADLIEST CATCH: THE BAIT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.43 1,363
13 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.43 1,274
14 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 09:00 PM 31 0.42 1,610
15 HOUSE HUNTERS OFF GRID HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.41 1,772
16 TATTOO NIGHTMARES SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.41 866
17 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.40 1,594
18 K.HART: LET ME EXPLAIN: N/A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 08:00 PM 120 0.40 818
19 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.40 1,585
20 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.38 1,582
21 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 09:00 PM 61 0.38 1,470
22 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 04:00 PM 30 0.37 2,046
23 TYRANT FX 10:00 PM 65 0.36 1,204
24 FACE OFF SYFY 09:00 PM 60 0.36 888
25 WWE TOUGH ENOUGH USA NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 0.35 998
26 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.35 869
27 FLIP OR FLOP FOLLOWUP HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:00 PM 30 0.35 1,507
28 OUTLAW CHRON HELLS ANGELS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.35 1,384
29 PROOF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.33 2,115
30 DANCE MOMS REUNION LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 62 0.32 985
31 MY GIANT LIFE: AFTERSHOW TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.30 987
32 SCREAM: THE TV SERIES MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.30 645
33 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 08:00 PM 60 0.29 561
34 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.29 3,043
35 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.28 593
36 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.24 519
37 POKER ESPN 10:00 PM 60 0.24 598
38 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.23 487
39 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 06:00 PM 90 0.23 468
40 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.22 2,241
41 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 08:00 PM 60 0.21 759
42 PLAYING HOUSE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.20 440
43 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.20 402
44 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.20 426
45 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 07:30 PM 30 0.19 414
46 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.19 351
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 401
48 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.19 358
49 E:60 ESPN 08:00 PM 60 0.18 411
50 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF ESPN 03:00 PM 30 0.18 357
51 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.18 2,048
52 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.18 413
53 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.18 2,249
54 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.18 483
55 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.18 374
56 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.17 370
57 DANCE MOMS SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 30 0.17 576
58 UCL PLAYOFFS L: MAN UTD/CLUB BRUGGE FOX SPORTS 1 02:30 PM 150 0.16 385
59 SEVEN YEAR SWITCH FYI 09:00 PM 61 0.16 311
60 ESCAPING POLYGAMY LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 420
61 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 02:30 PM 30 0.16 321
62 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 1,678
63 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.15 336
64 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.15 427
65 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.15 419
66 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.15 1,864
67 POKER ESPN 09:00 PM 60 0.15 407
68 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.15 1,476
69 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 319
70 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.15 278
71 MICK DODGE: FOOT NOTES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 08:30 PM 30 0.15 444
72 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.14 1,487
73 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 09:00 PM 30 0.14 341
74 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 248
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.13 1,041
76 NO RESERVATIONS REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.13 403
77 REAL SPORTS 15 HBO PRIME 09:00 PM 55 0.13 350
78 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 09:00 AM 60 0.12 329
79 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.12 1,392
80 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.12 280
81 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 06:00 PM 30 0.12 244
82 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.12 904
83 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.12 578
84 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 06:30 PM 30 0.12 277
85 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.12 414
86 DANCE MOMS THROWBACK LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 60 0.11 445
87 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.11 1,287
88 SITUATION ROOM CNN 06:00 PM 60 0.11 552
89 MICK DODGE: FOOT NOTES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 08:00 PM 30 0.11 385
90 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.11 1,291
91 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 07:00 PM 60 0.11 250
92 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 01:00 PM 60 0.11 1,208
93 MLBT RAIN DELAY: RAIN DELAY MLB NETWORK 09:16 PM 129 0.11 376
94 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.11 359
95 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.11 235
96 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,190
97 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 226
98 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,238
99 EDGE OF TOMORROW HBO PRIME 07:00 PM 113 0.10 210
100 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 02:00 PM 60 0.10 1,193

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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.