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September 16, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.15.2015

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  AMERICA’S GOT TALENT gained 0.1 in final numbers, and BEST TIME EVER lost 0.1.  The worse news for BEST TIME EVER, though, was its trajectory through the hour, starting at 2.2 in the 1st 15 minutes, and then falling steadily to 1.9-1.7-1.6.  That suggests a show that wasn’t living up to its title for the audience.  Elsewhere, BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 and the NCIS: NEW ORLEANS rerun lost the same, the 8PM FRESH OFF THE BOAT rerun was up 0.1, and the 8PM THE FLASH rerun was down the same.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  FX had the night’s highest original with the premiere of BASTARD EXECUTIONER, but its 0.83 rating was far from thrilling for a show the network has been heavily promoting for months as its Next Big Thing.  (Unfortunately, we don’t have detailed breakdowns of ratings through the 2-hour premiere.)  It was just two hundredths above an airing of IRON MAN 3 as its lead-in.  THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS (OWN) dropped two-tenths to 0.79.  On Spike, INK MASTER and its REDEMPTION spin-off were at 0.73/0.55, compared to last week’s 0.86/0.61.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 was up 0.04 to 0.53, while DRUNK HISTORY dropped 0.03 to 0.32.  Bravo’s BELOW DECK gained 0.02 to 0.48 and MY FAB 40TH was at 0.17.  Food Network’s CHOPPED TEENS rose 0.08 to 0.47.  A COUNTING CARS clip show on History was at 0.41, and OUTLAW CHRONICLES was down 0.11 to 0.33.  Discovery’s YUKON MEN was at 0.40.  On E!, WAGS was up 0.03 to 0.38, but TOTAL DIVAS fell 0.12 to 0.37.  Syfy’s FACE OFF lost 0.07 to 0.37.  PUNKD (BET) dropped 0.05 to 0.32.  On ABCFamily, MONICA THE MEDIUM slipped another 0.02 to 0.15, and NEXT STEP REALTY held at 0.07 (163K total viewers).  TNT’s PUBLIC MORALS dropped again, by 0.07 to 0.15, a disastrous number for that network.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.06/165K. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable TUE.15 Sep 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday September 15, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 BASTARD EXECUTIONER: 01/02-PILOT FX 10:00 PM 127 0.83 2,116
2 FX MOVIE PRIME: IRON MAN 3 FX 7:00 PM 180 0.81 1,863
3 HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.79 3,135
4 INK MASTER SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.73 1,633
5 INK MASTER: REDEMPTION SPIKE TV 11:00 PM 30 0.55 1,154
6 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.53 858
7 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.48 1,116
8 CHOPPED TEENS 2 FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.47 1,337
9 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.47 1,118
10 COUNTING CARS: BEST OF HISTORY 9:31 PM 32 0.41 1,353
11 YUKON MEN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.40 1,643
12 WAGS E! 10:00 PM 60 0.38 678
13 CHOPPED AFTER HOURS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.38 985
14 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.38 841
15 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.37 942
16 TOTAL DIVAS E! 9:00 PM 60 0.37 804
17 REAL HUSBANDS S4 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.36 753
18 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.35 701
19 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN 11:57 PM 63 0.34 576
20 OUTLAW CHRON HELLS ANGELS HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.33 1,069
21 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 60 0.32 719
22 PUNKD BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.32 632
23 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,355
24 SOFIA THE FIRST:ONCE UPON DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 50 0.32 1,084
25 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.32 531
26 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.31 920
27 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.28 546
28 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.28 477
29 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY   L: HOUSTON/TEXAS ESPN 8:00 PM 237 0.27 653
30 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.27 537
31 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:00 AM 60 0.26 472
32 EVIL KIN INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.25 889
33 BASEBALL TONIGHT  L ESPN 7:00 PM 60 0.25 525
34 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,286
35 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.25 2,519
36 WALLYKAZAM! NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 30 0.25 828
37 SHAUN THE SHEEP THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.24 554
38 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.24 444
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 61 0.24 522
40 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.24 2,955
41 TOTAL DRAMA: RIDONC THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.23 1,005
42 REBEL GOLD DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:01 PM 61 0.23 830
43 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.23 501
44 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.22 444
45 FLIPPING VIRGINS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 PM 60 0.22 936
46 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.21 1,286
47 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.21 461
48 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.21 377
49 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,741
50 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.21 434
51 OUR LITTLE FAMILY TLC 10:02 PM 61 0.20 794
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.19 430
53 HACK MY LIFE TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.19 363
54 BET LIFE OF… BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.18 401
55 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.18 406
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:01 AM 59 0.18 356
57 CAKE BOSS TLC 9:32 PM 30 0.18 686
58 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:01 AM 60 0.17 414
59 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.17 2,163
60 MY FAB 40TH BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.17 477
61 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.17 432
62 JAKE AND THE NEVER LAND P DISNEY CHANNEL 6:30 AM 55 0.17 870
63 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.16 345
64 HOTEL IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 379
65 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.15 399
66 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,177
67 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN 2:00 PM 30 0.15 376
68 MONICA THE MEDIUM ABC FAMILY 8:00 PM 60 0.15 411
69 PUBLIC MORALS TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 10:00 PM 60 0.15 781
70 HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O: HOBBIT, THE: THE BATTLE O HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 144 0.15 334
71 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 53 0.15 284
72 LIVE FREE OR DIE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.14 578
73 EL GRITO GALAVISION 11:00 PM 60 0.14 277
74 CAKE BOSS TLC 9:01 PM 31 0.14 639
75 BOSS NAILS OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 30 0.13 228
76 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,070
77 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.12 292
78 LABOR GAMES TLC 8:00 PM 31 0.12 389
79 DIRTY ROTTEN SURVIVAL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 512
80 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.12 267
81 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.11 239
82 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.11 1,209
83 NFL REPLAY NFL NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.11 235
84 MODERN MARVELS HISTORY 4:00 PM 60 0.11 505
85 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.11 1,415
86 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,388
87 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,415
88 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,893
89 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.10 820
90 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.10 768
91 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 6:00 PM 60 0.10 157
92 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.10 993
93 LABOR GAMES TLC 8:31 PM 30 0.10 377
94 WINX CLUB NICK JR 6:00 PM 30 0.10 386
95 NFL GREATEST GAMES ESPN2 8:30 PM 90 0.10 237
96 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 513
97 DR DREW HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.09 242
98 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 7:00 PM 60 0.09 535
99 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,357
100 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.09 402

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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.