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October 21, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.20.2015

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  Final numbers gave 0.1 bumps to NCIS, LIMITLESS, and THE VOICE, but CHICAGO FIRE lost 0.1.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Broadcast Finals 2015 Oct TUE.20

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The MLB PLAYOFFS continued to be lopsided as between the Mets/Cubs National League games on TBS (2.71 last night) and the Royals/Blue Jays on Fox Sports 1 (0.65 in the late afternoon).  Non-sports programming was led by back-to-back hours of BET’s BEING MARY JANE at 0.98/0.93.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG dipped by 0.06 to 0.57.  Food Network’s CHOPPED jumped 0.18 to 0.54, with CHOPPED AFTER HOURS at 0.37.  On Bravo, BELOW DECK was up 0.06 to 0.54, followed by PEOPLE’S COUCH at 0.25.  Comedy Central’s TOSH.0 declined 0.02 to 0.52, and DRUNK HISTORY fell 0.03 to 0.31.  E!’s BOTCHED fell 0.03 to 0.43,with lead-out POST-OP at 0.30.  On History, a pair of STORAGE WARS episodes were at 0.36/0.34, compared to twin 0.37s last week.  ESPN’s 30 FOR 30 documentary was at 0.33.  Discovery’s YUKON MEN climbed 0.03 to 0.32.  BASTARD EXECUTIONER (FX) continued to slide, down 0.02 to 0.30.  FACE OFF (Syfy) dropped 0.08 to 0.30.  On ABCFamily, MONICA THE MEDIUM gained 0.03 to 0.19, and a STITCHERS special scored 0.20 in its first hour but fell to 0.13 in the 2d.  MTV’s FINDING CARTER took a hit, down 0.07 to 0.18.  The 2-hour conclusion of PUBLIC MORALS on TNT wasn’t pretty, down 0.04 to 0.09/498K in the 1st hour, then 0.07/495K in the 2d.  MANHATTAN (WGN) crept up 0.01 in 18-49s to 0.04, but lost 74K viewers to 191K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable 2015 Oct TUE.20

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday October 20, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 MLB NLCS: NLCS NEW YORK METS/CHICAGO 3 TBS NETWORK 8:00 PM 197 2.71 9,215
2 BEING MARY JANE S3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.98 2,243
3 BEING MARY JANE S3 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.93 2,202
4 INSIDE THE MLB TBS NETWORK 11:17 PM 46 0.91 2,255
5 MLB AL CHAMPIONS SERIES L: KANSAS CITY/TORONTO 4 FOX SPORTS 1 4:00 PM 228 0.65 2,599
6 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.56 2,017
7 CHOPPED FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.54 1,505
8 BELOW DECK BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.54 1,283
9 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.52 827
10 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 5:30 PM 30 0.46 1,038
11 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.45 1,686
12 MLB ON DECK PREGAME SHOW TBS NETWORK 7:30 PM 30 0.44 1,571
13 BOTCHED E! 9:00 PM 60 0.43 1,002
14 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.39 1,665
15 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 5:00 PM 30 0.38 788
16 CHOPPED AFTER HOURS FOOD NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.37 919
17 NBA PRE-SEASON    L: GOLDEN STATE/LA CLIPPERS ESPN 10:30 PM 162 0.36 778
18 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:30 PM 31 0.36 1,525
19 STORAGE WARS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.34 1,514
20 CAKE BOSS TLC 9:00 PM 31 0.34 929
21 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ESPN 9:00 PM 60 0.33 733
22 E:60 ESPN 8:00 PM 60 0.33 731
23 YUKON MEN DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.32 1,167
24 CONAN TBS NETWORK 12:03 AM 60 0.32 735
25 HOMICIDE HUNTER LT JOE KE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.31 1,263
26 DRUNK HISTORY COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.31 536
27 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 7:48 PM 60 0.31 939
28 INK MASTER: REDEMPTION SPIKE TV 9:30 PM 30 0.31 634
29 BASTARD EXECUTIONER FX 10:00 PM 91 0.30 833
30 FACE OFF SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.30 845
31 BOTCHED: POST-OP E! 10:00 PM 30 0.30 654
32 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.29 570
33 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 6:30 PM 30 0.29 1,493
34 KILLER CONFESSIONS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.28 1,081
35 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.28 760
36 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:12 AM 60 0.27 531
37 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 9:00 PM 60 0.27 521
38 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 3:30 PM 60 0.27 553
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.26 540
40 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:00 PM 90 0.26 627
41 OUR LITTLE FAMILY TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.26 854
42 ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 526
43 TAKEN 3 HBO PRIME 8:00 PM 109 0.25 655
44 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.25 715
45 CFP RANKINGS SHOW  L ESPN 7:30 PM 30 0.25 604
46 PEOPLES COUCH, THE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.25 608
47 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.25 506
48 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 4:30 PM 30 0.23 501
49 BURNT: W/ BRADLEY COOPER FOOD NETWORK 11:30 PM 30 0.23 587
50 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.22 581
51 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.22 2,178
52 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.21 440
53 STORAGE WARS MIAMI A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 30 0.21 1,030
54 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.21 2,820
55 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 1:30 PM 60 0.21 478
56 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.21 557
57 STITCHERS ABC FAMILY 9:00 PM 60 0.20 491
58 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.20 552
59 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 2:30 PM 30 0.20 407
60 FANTASY FOOTBALL KICKOFF ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.20 399
61 FRIENDS OF HEARTLAKE CITY DISNEY CHANNEL 1:00 PM 30 0.19 685
62 WITS ACADEMY NICKELODEON 7:00 PM 30 0.19 1,157
63 BAD GIRLS CLUB OXYGEN MEDIA 8:00 PM 60 0.19 382
64 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.19 353
65 MONICA THE MEDIUM ABC FAMILY 8:00 PM 60 0.19 531
66 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.19 447
67 STORAGE WARS MIAMI A&E NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.19 935
68 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 30 0.18 460
69 STORAGE WARS:BARRY STRIKE A&E NETWORK 8:30 PM 30 0.18 1,049
70 NBA STUDIO ESPN 10:00 PM 30 0.18 456
71 FINDING CARTER SSN 2B MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.18 357
72 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 70 0.18 347
73 BE COOL SCOOBY THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:00 PM 30 0.18 694
74 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.18 1,606
75 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.18 535
76 UCL GROUP STAGE L: ARSENAL/BAYERN MUNCHEN FOX SPORTS 2 2:30 PM 150 0.16 283
77 LIVE FREE OR DIE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.16 494
78 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.15 351
79 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 328
80 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.15 533
81 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: DALLAS/PHILLY NBC SPORTS NETWORK 7:32 PM 167 0.15 289
82 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.14 1,892
83 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,798
84 CONCACAF LDC 15-16 10P: MOTAGUA (HON) / AMERICA (MEX) GALAVISION 10:00 PM 121 0.14 318
85 STITCHERS ABC FAMILY 10:00 PM 60 0.13 324
86 E! NEWS E! 12:00 AM 62 0.13 396
87 BIZARRE FOODS W/ANDREW Z TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.13 427
88 DIRTY ROTTEN SURVIVAL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 382
89 SWEAT INC. SPIKE TV 10:00 PM 60 0.13 274
90 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 572
91 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 608
92 HOTEL IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 312
93 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.12 1,118
94 BREAK HBO PRIME 9:49 PM 11 0.12 302
95 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRIME  L: LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE/ARKANSAS STATE ESPN2 8:00 PM 215 0.12 351
96 REAL SPORTS 15 HBO PRIME 10:00 PM 54 0.12 335
97 BOOZE TRAVELER TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 302
98 FILTHY RICH GUIDE, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.12 340
99 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.12 215
100 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:35 PM 25 0.12 280

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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.