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July 30, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.29.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  EXTANT, MASTERCHEF and LAST COMIC STANDING all found an extra 0.1 in final numbers.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY retained its hold on Wednesday cable, although it was down 0.14 from last week to 0.77.  Lead-out WAHLBURGERS slipped 0.02 to 0.48, then DONNY LOVES JENNY was steady at 0.35, and LACHEY’S BAR scored 0.26.  BET’s THE GAME jumped 0.16 to 0.69.  CATFISH (MTV) gained 0.06 to 0.60, and was followed by the season premiere of AMERICA’S BEST DANCE CREW at 0.40.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS grew by 0.12 to 0.56, but THE WOODSMEN fell by 0.05 to 0.32.  At USA, SUITS dropped 0.05 to 0.55, and MR. ROBOT was down 0.06 to 0.42.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN LA returned at 0.51, with TERRA’S LITTLE FAMILY at 0.45/0.42.  A pair of early evening Cartoon Network shows hit the Top 10, WE BARE BEARS at 0.47 and TEEN TITANS GO at 0.44.  On ABCFamily, BABY DADDY had a 0.17 gain to 0.43, and MELISSA & JOEY was up a tenth to 0.37.  IT’S ALL RELATIVE (TLC) dropped 0.03 to 0.22, and then I AM JAZZ was at 0.31/0.29, compared to a pair of 0.33s last week.  On Comedy Central, KEY & PEELE rose 0.04 to 0.29, and WHY WITH HANNIBAL BURRESS shed 0.02 to 0.17.  Bravo’s FLIPPING OUT was up 0.09 to 0.36, with MILLION DOLLAR LISTING at 0.25.  The multiplatforming sitcoms THE JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW and IMPASTOR had GAFFIGAN at a steady 0.21 on Nick At Nite but down 0.05 to 0.15 on TV Land, and IMPASTOR down a tick to 0.17 on Nick and down 0.04 to 0.08 (with 438K total viewers) on TV Land; THE EXES, airing just on TV Land, gained 0.04 to 0.12.  DEUTSCHLAND 83 (Sundance) was steady, for what it’s worth, at 0.01/72K.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.08/161K.

The DAM report.  IMPACT WRESTLING climbed 0.02 at 9PM to 0.11/343K, plus 0.02/64K at midnight (steady).  RING OF HONOR appears only to have aired at 11PM last night, where it was at 0.04/171K.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable WED.29 Jul 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday July 29, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 09:00 PM 31 0.77 2,203
2 GAME, THE S9 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.69 1,429
3 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN4B MTV 10:00 PM 61 0.60 1,060
4 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 09:00 PM 63 0.56 2,746
5 SUITS USA NETWORK 09:00 PM 61 0.55 2,164
6 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 62 0.51 1,312
7 WAHLBURGERS A&E NETWORK 09:31 PM 30 0.50 1,261
8 WE BARE BEARS THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:30 PM 30 0.47 2,113
9 LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 30 0.45 1,276
10 TEEN TITANS GO THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.44 2,260
11 BABY DADDY ABC FAMILY 08:31 PM 31 0.43 923
12 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 65 0.42 1,249
13 LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE FAM LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:32 PM 30 0.42 1,226
14 AMERICA BEST DANCE CREW 8 MTV 11:01 PM 61 0.40 792
15 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.39 1,320
16 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.38 861
17 COPA LIB FINALS: TIGRES VS RIVER PLATE FOX DEPORTES 08:49 PM 143 0.37 701
18 MELISSA & JOEY ABC FAMILY 08:00 PM 31 0.37 839
19 FLIPPING OUT BRAVO 09:00 PM 60 0.36 839
20 DONNIE LOVES JENNY A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 30 0.35 911
21 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:00 PM 60 0.34 1,498
22 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.34 1,728
23 EVERY WITCH WAY NICKELODEON 07:00 PM 30 0.33 1,690
24 WOODSMEN, THE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.32 1,646
25 I AM JAZZ TLC 10:01 PM 31 0.31 911
26 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.30 616
27 KEY & PEELE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.29 578
28 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.29 787
29 I AM JAZZ TLC 10:32 PM 30 0.29 886
30 AMERICAS MOST DES KITCHEN HOME AND GARDEN TV 08:00 PM 30 0.27 953
31 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 09:30 PM 30 0.27 1,075
32 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.27 1,441
33 DOC MCSTUFFINS DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 AM 15 0.27 1,574
34 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S7 MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.26 627
35 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.26 756
36 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.26 2,803
37 SPORTSCENTER LATE         L ESPN 11:05 PM 55 0.26 563
38 LACHEYS BAR A&E NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.26 620
39 MLS ALL-STAR GAME L: MLS ALL-STARS/TOTTENHAM FOX SPORTS 1 08:51 PM 161 0.26 548
40 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 30 0.25 481
41 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING SF BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.25 580
42 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.24 829
43 SPORTSCENTER EARLY       L ESPN 06:00 PM 60 0.24 485
44 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.24 562
45 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.23 2,364
46 AIRPLANE REPO DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.23 954
47 LAND RUSH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.23 787
48 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 07:30 PM 30 0.22 1,185
49 GAME, THE POP UP BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.22 511
50 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.22 429
51 LEAH REMINI: ITS ALL REL TLC 09:31 PM 30 0.22 665
52 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.22 597
53 SPORTSCENTER 12AM L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.21 433
54 JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.21 674
55 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.21 456
56 LEAH REMINI: ITS ALL REL TLC 09:00 PM 31 0.20 556
57 NFL LIVE                 L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.20 519
58 ROCKY MOUNTAIN LAW NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 60 0.19 658
59 SOUTHERN JUSTICE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 706
60 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.19 1,529
61 TWINNING VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.17 473
62 WHY WITH HANNIBAL BURESS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.17 344
63 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY     L: LA ANGELS/HOUSTON ESPN 08:00 PM 185 0.17 577
64 FAMELESS TRUTV 10:30 PM 31 0.17 507
65 DATING NAKED 2 VH1 09:00 PM 60 0.17 588
66 IMPASTOR NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.17 580
67 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.16 395
68 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.16 2,041
69 SPORTSCENTER 1AM         L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.16 384
70 BLOOD RELATIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.16 788
71 HOLLYWOOD DIVAS S2 TV ONE 09:00 PM 60 0.16 319
72 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.15 331
73 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.15 361
74 JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, THE TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.15 620
75 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.15 331
76 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.15 271
77 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.14 342
78 DROP, THE HBO PRIME 08:00 PM 106 0.14 372
79 COPA LIB PREVIA FOX DEPORTES 08:16 PM 33 0.14 272
80 SPECIAL OLYMPICS L ESPN 07:00 PM 30 0.14 300
81 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.13 1,856
82 UNSUNG HOLLYWOOD TV ONE 08:00 PM 60 0.13 400
83 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.13 364
84 JOHN WICK HBO PRIME 12:00 AM 101 0.13 290
85 BLUE COLLAR MILLIONAIRES CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.13 363
86 SPORTSCENTER MORNING     L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.13 291
87 LAB RATS DISNEY XD 09:00 PM 30 0.13 635
88 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.13 1,566
89 NOT EXACTLY NEWS MTV2 11:30 PM 31 0.12 291
90 HIS & HERS L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.12 248
91 CANDIDLY NICOLE 2 VH1 11:00 PM 30 0.12 227
92 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.12 740
93 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 03:00 PM 60 0.12 240
94 MLB TONIGHT PRIME: MLBT PRIME MLB NETWORK 08:00 PM 248 0.12 302
95 MONSTER IN MY FAMILY LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.12 344
96 EXES, THE TV LAND 11:01 PM 29 0.12 422
97 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.12 1,035
98 NFL INSIDERS L ESPN 02:30 PM 60 0.11 320
99 IMPACT WRESTLING: N/A DESTINATION AMERICA 09:00 PM 120 0.11 343
100 SKIN WARS GSN 09:00 PM 60 0.11 415

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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.