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July 9, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 7.8.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  At CBS, BIG BROTHER rose 0.1 in final numbers and the CRIMINAL MINDS rerun lost 0.1.  (EXTANT stayed where it was.)  The BLACKISH rerun dropped 0.1.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The sharks won yet again, as Discovery’s week swam on.  This time, SUPER PREDATOR was at 1.51, NINJA SHARKS was at 1.44, and SHARK AFTER DARK was at 0.80.  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY was next, down 0.11 to 0.75, with lead-out COUNTRY BUCKS at 0.42/0.35, up from last week’s 0.34/0.29.  USA’s Wednesday continued to hold well, with SUITS up 0.03 to 0.62, and MR. ROBOT up 0.04 to 0.59, its 2d consecutive week of growth.   On BET, THE GAME was at 0.60, and FRANKIE & NEFFE climbed 0.08 to 0.36.  CATFISH returned to MTV at 0.56, with a related lead-out special at 0.33.  The returnee at Comedy Central was KEY & PEELE at 0.46, with new lead-out WHY? WITH HANNIBAL BURRESS at 0.31.  HGTV had TINY HOUSE HUNTERS at 0.44, ahead of lead-in PROP BROS BUY AND SELL, which was down a tenth to 0.44.  TV One made a rare appearance near the top of the chart with UNSUNG at 0.37.  ABCFamily’s BABY DADDY lost a tick to 0.36, and MELISSA & JOEY was down the same at 0.32.  Bravo’s FLIPPING OUT was also down a hundredth to 0.29, and MILLION DOLLAR LISTING (a different locale than last week’s version) was at 0.26, compared to last week’s 0.49.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.05/111K.  Among the micro-rated, CAR MATCHMAKER (Esq) was at 0.03/100K, and DEUTSCHLAND 83 (Sundance) was down 0.01 to 0.01/100K.  ADDED:  THE SPOILS BEFORE DYING (IFC) premiered at 0.05/138K for the 9PM half-hour, and the 9:30 episode was at 0.06/113K.  (Unfortunately, we don’t have reliable numbers for 2014’s THE SPOILS OF BABYLON to be able to offer a meaningful comparison.)

DAM Report:  the 9PM IMPACT WRESTLING remained at 0.09 in 18-49s, but added 86K total viewers to 353K, plus 0.02/100K at midnight (about double last week’s re-airing).  RING OF HONOR was at 0.03/128K in its 1st showing (down 0.02/29K), and added 0.02/134K at 11PM (down 0.1 in the demo, but up 53K in total viewers).

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable WED.08 Jul 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday July 8, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 SUPER PREDATOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 1.51 3,355
2 NINJA SHARKS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 1.44 3,042
3 SHARK AFTER DARK 2015 DISCOVERY CHANNEL 11:00 PM 30 0.80 1,697
4 DUCK DYNASTY A&E NETWORK 09:30 PM 31 0.75 2,167
5 SUITS USA NETWORK 09:00 PM 61 0.62 2,161
6 GAME, THE S9 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.60 1,207
7 MR. ROBOT USA NETWORK 10:01 PM 65 0.59 1,602
8 CATFISH:THE TV SHOW SSN4B MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.56 1,021
9 KEY & PEELE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.46 880
10 TINY HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 2,063
11 COUNTRY BUCK$ A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 30 0.42 1,112
12 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:00 PM 60 0.40 1,687
13 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 09:30 PM 30 0.39 1,308
14 UNSUNG TV ONE 08:00 PM 60 0.37 759
15 FRANKIE & NEFFE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.36 775
16 BABY DADDY ABC FAMILY 08:31 PM 31 0.36 763
17 COUNTRY BUCK$ A&E NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.35 915
18 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S7 MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.34 714
19 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.33 769
20 CATFISH SPECIAL MTV 11:02 PM 31 0.33 681
21 MELISSA & JOEY ABC FAMILY 08:00 PM 31 0.32 745
22 SOFIA THE FIRST DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 AM 25 0.32 1,915
23 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.32 832
24 WHY WITH HANNIBAL BURESS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.31 586
25 AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.29 1,767
26 SPORTSCENTER LATE         L ESPN 11:20 PM 71 0.29 616
27 FLIPPING OUT BRAVO 09:00 PM 60 0.29 857
28 NINJAGO (SERIES) THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:30 PM 30 0.29 1,779
29 AMERICAS MOST DES KITCHEN HOME AND GARDEN TV 08:30 PM 30 0.29 1,057
30 EVERY WITCH WAY NICKELODEON 07:00 PM 25 0.28 1,535
31 AMERICAS MOST DES KITCHEN HOME AND GARDEN TV 08:00 PM 30 0.27 1,081
32 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING SF BRAVO 10:00 PM 75 0.26 766
33 COPA ORO 2015 03 UMA: COSTA RICA / JAMAICA UNIVISION DEPORTES 07:50 PM 137 0.25 491
34 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,076
35 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.24 2,765
36 SPORTSCENTER 1AM         L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.24 520
37 COPA ORO 2015 04 UMA: EL SALVADOR / CANADA UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:19 PM 135 0.24 446
38 CRAZIEST RESTAURANTS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.24 798
39 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY     L: ST. LOUIS/CHICAGO CUBS ESPN 08:00 PM 200 0.24 798
40 SPORTSCENTER MORNING     L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.24 450
41 BLOOD RELATIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.23 868
42 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.22 501
43 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.21 434
44 SKIN WARS GSN 09:00 PM 60 0.21 638
45 FUTBOL CENTRAL 07/08/15 UNIVISION DEPORTES 10:07 PM 12 0.21 379
46 SPORTSCENTER 12AM L ESPN 12:31 AM 29 0.20 451
47 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.20 459
48 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.19 423
49 PROPERTY VIRGINS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.19 603
50 NFL LIVE                 L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.18 387
51 TALIA IN THE KITCHEN NICKELODEON 07:25 PM 35 0.18 960
52 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2015 NFL NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.17 320
53 ROCKY MOUNTAIN LAW NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 60 0.16 727
54 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.16 2,226
55 SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE ITALIAN JOB SPIKE TV 02:00 PM 150 0.16 423
56 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:15 PM 30 0.15 418
57 PRANCING ELITES PROJECT OXYGEN MEDIA 09:00 PM 30 0.15 330
58 PROPERTY VIRGINS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.14 528
59 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.14 1,925
60 MONSTER IN MY FAMILY LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.14 351
61 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 09:00 AM 60 0.13 339
62 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.13 346
63 SPORTSCENTER EARLY       L ESPN 06:00 PM 90 0.13 299
64 NEIGHBORS (2014) HBO PRIME 08:00 PM 96 0.13 264
65 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2015 NFL NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 0.13 259
66 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,290
67 NOT EXACTLY NEWS MTV2 11:30 PM 31 0.12 259
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.12 879
69 NFL INSIDERS L ESPN 03:00 PM 30 0.12 324
70 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.12 378
71 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.12 1,870
72 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.11 627
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.11 1,183
74 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.11 645
75 TENNIS: WIMBLEDON         L: MENS QUARTERFINAL ESPN 08:00 AM 420 0.11 475
76 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.11 1,620
77 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.10 314
78 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.10 1,284
79 BASEBALL TONIGHT L ESPN 07:30 PM 30 0.10 290
80 SITUATION ROOM CNN 06:00 PM 60 0.10 486
81 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 553
82 IDIOTEST GSN 10:00 PM 30 0.10 370
83 SITUATION ROOM CNN 05:00 PM 60 0.10 507
84 PLAYER GET PLAYED OXYGEN MEDIA 09:30 PM 60 0.10 218
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 03:00 PM 60 0.10 546
86 DR DREW HLN 09:00 PM 60 0.09 355
87 YUKON GOLD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 497
88 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 07:00 AM 60 0.09 336
89 TOP 100 PLAYERS OF 2015RX NFL NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.09 177
90 FOOD PARADISE INTERNATNL TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.09 258
91 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 04:00 PM 60 0.09 529
92 IMPACT WRESTLING: N/A DESTINATION AMERICA 09:00 PM 120 0.09 353
93 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.09 1,030
94 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.09 260
95 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM CNN 01:00 AM 60 0.09 345
96 IDIOTEST GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.08 361
97 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 08:00 AM 60 0.08 310
98 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 02:00 PM 60 0.08 508
99 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 10:00 PM 30 0.08 292
100 FANTOMWORKS VELOCITY 09:00 PM 60 0.08 285

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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.