SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 8.12.2015

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NETWORK UPDATE:  BIG BROTHER gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did the rerun of BLACK-ISH, but AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL lost the same amount.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  A&E’s DUCK DYNASTY retained its Wednesday title, up 0.09 to 0.84, although lead-out WAHLBURGERS lost 0.13 to 0.57, DONNIE LOVES JENNY was down 0.12 to 0.37, and LACHEY’S BAR fell 0.04 to 0.25.  On USA, SUITS climbed 0.09 to 0.68, while a particularly jaw-dropping episode of MR. ROBOT shed 0.03 to 0.44.  Food Network’s CAMP CUTTHROAT debuted at 0.56.  CATFISH (MTV) gained a tick to 0.54, and AMERICA’S BEST DANCE CREW rose 0.03 to 0.24.  An episode of TBS’s CONAN hit the Top 10 at 0.48, up a tremendous 0.21 from last Wednesday, which suggests some special event.  On History, AMERICAN PICKERS dropped 0.18 to 0.47, and THE WOODSMEN returned to the 10PM slot at 0.30, around the same as TIME MACHINE’s 0.32 last week.  ALVINNNN!!! AND THE CHIPMUNKS gave Nickelodeon a Top 10 berth at 0.46, up 0.09 from last week.  On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA edged up 0.03 to 0.45, and TERRA’S LITTLE FAMILY was also up 0.03 to 0.36.  Comedy Central’s KEY & PEELE fell 0.17 to 0.30, and WHY? WITH HANNIBAL BURRESS held at 0.22.  FLIPPING OUT (Bravo) gained 0.01 to 0.39, and MILLION DOLLAR LISTING dropped 0.05 to 0.20.   ABCFamily’s new sitcom KEVIN FROM WORK didn’t have much of a premiere at 0.24. and things got worse with the 2d episode at 8:30PM, down an instant tenth to 0.14.  On TV Land, THE JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW (which was a quasi-“original”, as the episode had aired as a “sneak” after TV Land season finales) was up 0.02 to 0.16, and on Nick At Night it gained 0.08 to 0.24, while IMPASTOR was up 0.02 to 0.13 on TV Land and up 0.02 to 0.15 on Nick At Nite.  The newly-canceled THE EXES rose 0.02 to 0.11 on TV Land only.  BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.09/173K.

The DAM Report:  IMPACT WRESTLING was steady in 18-49s but down 57K total viewers at 0.08/270K in its 9PM run, and added 0.02/60K at midnight (up 0.01/16K), while RING OF HONOR was at 0.04/148K, respectively up 0.01 and down 3K.

We had several requests for Disney XD premiere numbers, so here they are:  KIRBY BUCKETS 0.08/374K, MIGHTY MED 0.07/433K, LAB RATS 0.09/581K, GAMER’S GUIDE 0.08/478K, WINX CLUB.  Also, on Nick Jr, WINX CLUB was at 0.10/586K. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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