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August 5, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.4.2015

 

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

NOTE TO READERS:  This week, afternoon charts will be posted initially in raw form, and will be updated to full format later in the day.  The Top 40 chart is now in its normal format.

NETWORK UPDATE:  It was AMERICA’S GOT TALENT and HOLLYWOOD GAME NIGHT’s turn to swap 0.1s in final numbers, the former up and the latter down.  Also down 0.1:  the rerun of THE FLASH.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS (OWN) ticked up to 0.90 and took Wednesday cable bragging rights from Discovery’s DEADLIEST CATCH, which dropped 0.11 from last week to 0.89.  On ABCFamily, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS gained a tenth to 0.84 (and was up an impressive 0.48 in the F12-34 demo to 2.27), while the season finale of STITCHERS lost 0.03 in 18-49s to 0.33 (but rose 0.04 in the demo to 0.73).  At TNT, RIZZOLI & ISLES fell 0.13 to 0.63, and PROOF lost 0.03 to 0.27.  Spike’s INK MASTER took a 0.18 dive to 0.62, while TATTOO NIGHTMARES fell 0.15 to 0.37.  THE DAILY SHOW (Comedy) continued strong in its final few days at 0.57, while ANOTHER PERIOD rose 0.03 to 0.25.  CLIPPED (TBS) gained 0.06 to 0.53.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC rose 0.03 to 0.49.  TLC’s MY GIANT LIFE was up 0.09 to 0.49 and LITTLE PEOPLE BIG WORLD gained 0.04 to 0.43.  E!’s TOTAL DIVAS increased by 0.06 to 0.48.  On History, COUNTING CARS  lost 0.04 to 0.48 (following a clip show that was down 0.07 from last week’s to 0.38), and LEEPU & PITBULL lost 0.08 to 0.42.  FX’s TYRANT was off by a tick to 0.39.  On Lifetime, DANCE MOMS fell 0.08 to 0.34.  SCREAM (MTV) gained 0.04 to 0.33 (but shed 0.04 in the F12-34 demo to 0.70).  On USA, WWE TOUGH ENOUGH slipped 0.03 to 0.32, and PLAYING HOUSE returned with back-to-back episodes at 0.16/0.12, down sharply from its 0.4-0.5 levels last year.  Syfy’s FACE OFF took a big hit, down 0.15 to 0.28.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.07/140K. 

 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable TUE.04 Aug 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday August 4, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.90 3,172
2 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 61 0.89 2,335
3 PRETTY LITTLE LIARS ABC FAMILY 08:00 PM 61 0.84 2,031
4 RIZZOLI & ISLES TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.63 4,226
5 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.62 1,315
6 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.57 1,580
7 CLIPPED TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.53 1,328
8 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 09:00 PM 60 0.49 1,238
9 MY GIANT LIFE TLC 10:01 PM 60 0.49 1,416
10 TOTAL DIVAS E! 09:00 PM 60 0.48 1,012
11 COUNTING CARS HISTORY 09:31 PM 32 0.48 1,569
12 FLIP OR FLOP FOLLOWUP HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:00 PM 30 0.45 1,365
13 LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD TLC 09:00 PM 61 0.43 1,572
14 LEEPU & PITBULL HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.42 1,317
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.39 962
16 TYRANT FX 10:00 PM 61 0.39 1,126
17 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 04:00 PM 30 0.39 2,199
18 COUNTING CARS: BEST OF HISTORY 09:00 PM 31 0.38 1,409
19 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.38 1,731
20 TATTOO NIGHTMARES SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.37 829
21 CHOPPED GRILL MASTERS 2 FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,184
22 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.34 1,308
23 DANCE MOMS LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 62 0.34 1,221
24 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.34 785
25 SCREAM: THE TV SERIES MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.33 684
26 STITCHERS ABC FAMILY 09:01 PM 61 0.33 805
27 WWE TOUGH ENOUGH USA NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 0.32 856
28 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.30 792
29 FACE OFF SYFY 09:00 PM 60 0.28 856
30 PROOF TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.27 1,992
31 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.27 665
32 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.26 640
33 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 AM 15 0.26 1,295
34 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.26 2,919
35 BAD GIRLS CLUB SPECIAL OXYGEN MEDIA 08:00 PM 60 0.26 532
36 DANCE MOMS THROWBACK LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.26 737
37 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.26 2,450
38 ANOTHER PERIOD COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.25 507
39 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.25 426
40 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.24 532
41 SPORTSCENTER EARLY       L ESPN 06:00 PM 60 0.23 508
42 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.23 473
43 SPORTSCENTER LATE         L ESPN 11:00 PM 60 0.23 499
44 LPBW: BACK TO THE FARM TLC 08:00 PM 60 0.22 844
45 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.22 483
46 NELLYVILLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.21 473
47 SPORTSCENTER 12AM L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 538
48 EVIL KIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.21 696
49 CRY WOLFE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.21 807
50 BELOW DECK BRAVO 10:30 PM 30 0.21 470
51 NFL LIVE                 L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.20 497
52 LUCY MAXPRIME 08:25 PM 89 0.20 401
53 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.20 452
54 BIG SMO A&E NETWORK 11:02 PM 30 0.19 569
55 SPORTSCENTER 1AM         L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.19 490
56 CHOPPED GRILL MASTERS 2 FOOD NETWORK 01:00 AM 60 0.19 479
57 BIG SMO A&E NETWORK 11:32 PM 29 0.19 459
58 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,699
59 TRANSFORMERS: TRANSFORMERS MAXPRIME 05:55 PM 143 0.17 353
60 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 379
61 HOLLYWOOD CYCLE E! 10:00 PM 60 0.17 299
62 TRUTV TOP FUNNIEST TRUTV 09:30 PM 30 0.16 395
63 PLAYING HOUSE USA NETWORK 10:00 PM 31 0.16 413
64 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.16 419
65 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.16 1,951
66 ESCAPING POLYGAMY LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.16 329
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.16 987
68 NFL INSIDERS L ESPN 02:30 PM 60 0.16 404
69 MICK DODGE: FOOT NOTES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 30 0.16 395
70 SPORTSCENTER SPECIAL     L: DALLAS COWBOYS TRAINING CAMP ESPN 07:00 PM 120 0.15 347
71 MICK DODGE: FOOT NOTES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:30 PM 30 0.15 398
72 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE     L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.15 347
73 WEST TEXAS INVESTORS CLUB CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 462
74 MELTDOWN, THE COMEDY CENTRAL 12:31 AM 32 0.15 297
75 BASEBALL TONIGHT L ESPN 10:31 PM 29 0.15 341
76 IDIOT ABROAD TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.15 316
77 E:60 ESPN 09:30 PM 61 0.14 326
78 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 08:00 PM 60 0.13 353
79 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.13 1,179
80 NFL PROGRAMMING ESPN 09:00 PM 30 0.13 302
81 SPORTSCENTER MORNING     L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.13 331
82 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 09:00 AM 61 0.13 324
83 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: HOLY GRAIL IN AMERICA H2 10:00 PM 120 0.13 413
84 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.13 1,854
85 IT TAKES A SISTER OXYGEN MEDIA 09:00 PM 29 0.13 277
86 MARIA DE TODOS 2 PR III GALAVISION 09:00 PM 30 0.13 252
87 AMATEUR BASEBALL         L: THOUSAND OAKS, CA/GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO ESPN2 07:30 PM 166 0.13 339
88 HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.12 475
89 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 10:01 AM 59 0.12 312
90 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.12 1,739
91 MARIA DE TODOS 2 PR II GALAVISION 08:30 PM 30 0.12 211
92 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.12 974
93 SEVEN YEAR SWITCH FYI 09:00 PM 61 0.12 248
94 MARIA DE TODOS 2 PR I GALAVISION 08:00 PM 30 0.12 246
95 PLAYING HOUSE USA NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.12 321
96 SITUATION ROOM CNN 06:00 PM 60 0.12 665
97 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 473
98 SPORTSCENTER PRIME   L ESPN2 07:00 PM 30 0.11 229
99 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 313
100 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: THE DARK AGES H2 08:00 PM 120 0.11 384

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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.