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September 10, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.9.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  There were no adjustments at all from the morning numbers.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Lifetime and HGTV shared honors for the night.  Lifetime’s LITTLE WOMEN LA ticked up to 0.51, while HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS INTL gained a tenth to the same number, with PROP BROS BUY AND SELL up 0.02 to 0.46, and HOUSE HUNTERS OFF-GRID at 0.45.  The night’s biggest surprise may have been at FXX, where THE LEAGUE started its final season strongly at 0.49, but then YOU’RE THE WORST, despite an off-season of critical praise, lost most of its lead-in and only managed 0.16, down 0.13 from its last FX network number.  FX is famously patient with its (low-budget) sitcoms, so WORST probably isn’t in any immediate danger, but those numbers have to be a big disappointment.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS dropped 0.12 to 0.48.  A CATFISH special on MTV was at 0.48.  Food Network’s CAMP CUTTHROAT lost 0.02 to 0.47.  The final 2 half-hours of Comedy Central’s KEY & PEELE were at 0.44/0.43, up from last week’s 0.40.  On ABCFamily, YOUNG & HUNGRY gained 0.04 to 0.41, but KEVIN FROM WORK fell 0.07 to 0.12.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING was off by 0.03 to 0.32.  On Syfy, GHOST HUNTERS took a big drop, down 0.19 to 0.31.  VH1’s DATING NAKED rose 0.03 to 0.31, and TWINNING gained 0.09 to 0.26.  After taking a week off from simulcasting, THE JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW and IMPASTOR returned to Nick At Nite (at respectively 0.16/0.13) as well as TV Land (respectively down 0.06 to 0.10 with 506K total viewers, and down 0.06 to 0.06/337K), while THE EXES dropped 0.06 to 0.08/364K.  With rerun lead-ins, A&E’s LACHEY’S BAR fell to 0.16/0.13 from last week’s 0.20.  On DAM, IMPACT WRESTLING fell 0.03 to 0.08 at 9PM (353K total viewers) and added 0.02.96K at midnight, and RING OF HONOR was up 0.02 to 0.03/138K

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable TUE.08 Sep 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday September 9, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LITTLE WOMEN LA LIFETIME TELEVISION 9:00 PM 62 0.51 1,300
2 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.51 2,127
3 LEAGUE FXX 10:00 PM 33 0.49 720
4 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.48 2,732
5 CATFISH SPECIAL MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.48 803
6 CAMP CUTTHROAT FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.47 1,100
7 PROP BROS BUY AND SELL HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.46 2,049
8 HOUSE HUNTERS OFF GRID HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.45 2,121
9 KEY & PEELE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.44 801
10 KEY & PEELE COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.43 753
11 ALVINNN!!! AND THE CHIPMU NICKELODEON 5:00 PM 30 0.42 1,938
12 YOUNG & HUNGRY ABC FAMILY 8:00 PM 30 0.41 763
13 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.37 2,850
14 AIRPLANE REPO DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.36 1,244
15 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 5:30 PM 30 0.33 734
16 CARNIVAL CRAVINGS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.32 774
17 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.32 942
18 ULTIMATE FIGHTER: 501:EUROPE VS. USA FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 120 0.31 622
19 GHOST HUNTERS SYFY 9:00 PM 60 0.31 866
20 BASEBALL STUDIO L ESPN 9:46 PM 14 0.31 900
21 DATING NAKED 2 VH1 9:00 PM 60 0.30 641
22 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.30 2,202
23 CARBONARO EFFECT, THE TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.30 860
24 MLB WED NIGHT – LATE    L: LA DODGERS/LA ANGELS ESPN 10:00 PM 181 0.30 788
25 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:31 PM 30 0.29 846
26 BEACH EATS USA FOOD NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.29 658
27 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.28 3,093
28 MY BIG FAT FABULOUS LIFE TLC 9:00 PM 31 0.28 764
29 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.28 499
30 TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME   L: MENS QTRFINAL ESPN2 7:00 PM 180 0.27 1,307
31 PARANORMAL WITNESS SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.26 622
32 TWINNING VH1 10:00 PM 60 0.26 538
33 SUSPICION INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.25 1,045
34 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 5:00 PM 30 0.25 524
35 HOLLYWOOD DIVAS S2 TV ONE 9:00 PM 60 0.25 597
36 MLB MON NIGHT – EARLY   L: NEW YORK METS/WASHINGTON NATS ESPN 7:00 PM 166 0.25 877
37 TOTAL DRAMA: RIDONC THE CARTOON NETWORK 5:00 PM 30 0.25 1,332
38 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN2 10:00 AM 60 0.24 513
39 SWAMP MURDERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,006
40 DO YOUR JOB NFL NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.23 465
41 E! NEWS E! 11:01 PM 60 0.22 525
42 SUDDENLY ROYAL TLC 10:01 PM 61 0.22 713
43 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.22 2,377
44 SHAUN THE SHEEP THE CARTOON NETWORK 10:00 AM 60 0.21 505
45 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.21 452
46 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.21 2,344
47 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 60 0.20 417
48 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN2 4:30 PM 30 0.20 429
49 MBFFL: WHITNEY WEIGHS IN TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.19 535
50 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.18 396
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 11:00 AM 60 0.18 429
52 TENNIS: US OPEN AFT     L: MENS/WOMENS QTRFINALS ESPN 11:00 AM 444 0.18 822
53 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.18 379
54 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.18 477
55 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:00 PM 60 0.18 437
56 UNSUNG TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.18 478
57 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 1:01 AM 59 0.17 440
58 SPORTSCENTER PRIME    L ESPN2 10:00 PM 60 0.17 526
59 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN2 1:00 PM 60 0.17 292
60 YOURE THE WORST FXX 10:33 PM 31 0.16 301
61 JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, THE NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.16 594
62 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.16 486
63 LACHEYS BAR A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 30 0.16 387
64 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 60 0.15 335
65 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.15 1,085
66 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.15 442
67 CANDIDLY NICOLE 2 VH1 11:00 PM 30 0.15 259
68 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 3:30 PM 60 0.15 389
69 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.15 349
70 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,337
71 BORN AGAIN VIRGIN TV ONE 10:00 PM 30 0.14 300
72 LACHEYS BAR A&E NETWORK 10:31 PM 31 0.13 331
73 DO YOUR JOB: OVERTIME NFL NETWORK 9:00 PM 30 0.13 296
74 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.13 628
75 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.13 1,885
76 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.13 596
77 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 2:30 PM 60 0.13 270
78 MONSTER BEACH PARTY DISNEY CHANNEL 2:00 PM 30 0.13 589
79 IMPASTOR NICK-AT-NITE 10:30 PM 30 0.13 460
80 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.13 313
81 KEVIN FROM WORK ABC FAMILY 8:30 PM 30 0.12 306
82 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 582
83 INSIDE THE NFL NFL NETWORK 9:30 PM 90 0.12 268
84 COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE   L ESPN2 2:00 PM 30 0.12 205
85 CAMP CUTTHROAT FOOD NETWORK 12:00 AM 60 0.12 336
86 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.12 766
87 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN2 6:00 PM 60 0.12 290
88 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 295
89 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 486
90 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.11 358
91 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,320
92 SNAPPED:SHE MADE ME DO IT OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 60 0.11 339
93 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.11 247
94 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.11 1,485
95 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.11 1,045
96 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 12:00 AM 60 0.11 319
97 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.10 580
98 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,421
99 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.10 1,294
100 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.10 1,407

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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.