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December 31, 2015
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 12.29.2015

 

 

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  The 8PM rerun of NEW GIRL and the FLASH rerun each lost 0.1 in final numbers.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

Finals Bcast 2015 Dec TUE.29

 

 

NOTE:  We don’t currently have any data for cable shows that placed below the Top 150.  We’ll update this afternoon if we’re able to obtain any additional information.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The most interesting news of the day, and one that reflects just how much the “television” business has changed and the different ways ratings have to be judged, is Syfy’s renewal of THE EXPANSE despite last night’s 0.17 rating, which was up 0.05 from last week but still a seemingly terrible number for an expensive piece of programming.  (And an old-skewing one as well.)  Syfy and its co-producer Alcon don’t make their data about international sales and on-demand/streaming publicly available, but clearly they have an economic model that supports bringing the show back.  The decision reinforces the idea that although ratings information is valuable, it tells the story of a much less critical part of the revenue stream than used to be the case, even recently.

ESPN’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games have no such issue, and the network easily won the cable night with primetime games at 1.57/1.18, with an afternoon game at 0.42.  History’s CURSE OF OAK ISLAND slipped 0.05 to 0.95, and HUNTING HITLER ticked up to 0.60.  On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS edged up 0.03 to 0.67, and GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO DIVORCE was similarly up 0.02 to 0.26.  Discovery’s MOONSHINERS dropped 0.15 to 0.55.  A&E’s MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT climbed 0.04 to 0.50, and BORN THIS WAY rose 0.09 to 0.39.  Food Network’s CHOPPED JR gained 0.06 to 0.49.  On TLC, KATE PLUS 8 jumped 0.16 to 0.40, 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS was up 0.13 to 0.37, and JILL & JESSA gained 0.02 to 0.27.  BET’s BEST OF 2015 special was at 0.18. 

 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Finals Cable 2015 Dec TUE.29

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday December 29, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: LSU/TEXAS TECH ESPN 9:24 PM 206 1.57 4,958
2 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: NORTH CAROLINA/BAYLOR ESPN 5:41 PM 223 1.18 4,202
3 CURSE OF OAK ISLAND HISTORY 9:00 PM 60 0.95 3,300
4 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.67 1,781
5 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 12:50 AM 70 0.62 1,473
6 HUNTING HITLER HISTORY 10:00 PM 63 0.60 1,971
7 MOONSHINERS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.55 1,697
8 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (A&E) A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 61 0.50 1,307
9 CHOPPED JUNIOR FOOD NETWORK 8:00 PM 60 0.49 1,631
10 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: CALIFORNIA/AIR FORCE ESPN 2:00 PM 221 0.42 1,888
11 KATE PLUS 8 TLC 9:00 PM 60 0.40 1,159
12 BORN THIS WAY A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.39 1,004
13 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 2:00 AM 60 0.37 819
14 7 LITTLE JOHNSTONS TLC 10:00 PM 60 0.37 1,148
15 CRIME TO REMEMBER, A INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.32 1,427
16 FIRST LOOK: KARDASHIANS E! 9:50 PM 10 0.29 751
17 JILL & JESSA: RECOUNT TLC 8:00 PM 60 0.27 820
18 GIRLFRND GUIDE TO DIVORCE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.26 689
19 SUPERNOOBS THE CARTOON NETWORK 4:30 PM 30 0.24 1,010
20 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 8:00 AM 60 0.24 524
21 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 9:00 PM 60 0.23 1,183
22 E! NEWS E! 7:00 PM 60 0.23 590
23 CHRISTINA MILIAN TURND UP E! 10:00 PM 60 0.23 462
24 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.22 609
25 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.22 548
26 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 9:00 AM 60 0.22 511
27 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.21 534
28 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (FYI) FYI 9:00 PM 76 0.21 497
29 MOVIE: DANGEROUS ARRANGEMENT, A LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.19 744
30 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 62 0.19 471
31 ALMOST GENIUS TRUTV 10:00 PM 30 0.18 400
32 BET 20 OF 2015: N/A BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 120 0.18 462
33 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.18 398
34 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.17 2,166
35 EXPANSE, THE SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 633
36 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 442
37 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.17 1,638
38 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.15 2,053
39 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.15 2,026
40 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.15 303
41 BOOZE TRAVELER TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 356
42 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.15 1,401
43 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 1,314
44 MYTHBUSTERS HOLIDAY MA SCIENCE 7:00 PM 60 0.14 396
45 RICKEY SMILEY FOR REAL TV ONE 8:00 PM 60 0.14 290
46 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.14 1,415
47 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.14 1,677
48 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.13 1,368
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.13 1,410
50 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,143
51 PREMIER LEAGUE L: MANCHESTER CITY/LEICESTER NBC SPORTS NETWORK 2:38 PM 135 0.13 299
52 NBA REGULAR SEASON   L: MILWAUKEE/OKLAHOMA CITY NBA-TV 8:03 PM 167 0.12 331
53 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN2 1:00 PM 30 0.12 280
54 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.12 769
55 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.11 735
56 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 679
57 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.11 513
58 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.11 593
59 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.11 648
60 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.11 1,190
61 FANTASY FTBL KICKOFF L ESPN2 1:30 PM 30 0.11 238
62 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 677
63 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.11 761
64 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.11 654
65 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.10 730
66 WOLF CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.10 721
67 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.10 666
68 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.10 961
69 NFL TOTAL ACCESS NFL NETWORK 7:00 PM 90 0.10 261
70 SPORTSCENTER 12AM  L ESPN2 12:00 AM 49 0.10 235
71 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.10 1,253
72 NBA POSTGAME SHOW NBA-TV 10:50 PM 23 0.10 246
73 BADLANDS, TEXAS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 615
74 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: CONNECTICUT/TEXAS ESPN2 9:09 PM 122 0.09 398
75 700 CLUB ABC FAMILY 11:00 PM 60 0.09 261
76 DUMB AND DUMBER TO HBO PRIME 7:00 PM 109 0.09 199
77 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN2 11:11 PM 49 0.09 237
78 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.09 1,243
79 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.09 734
80 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 301
81 TRANSFORMERS: TRANSFORMERS MAXPRIME 10:00 PM 143 0.09 217
82 NFL LIVE                L ESPN2 2:00 PM 60 0.09 214
83 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: FLORIDA ST/FLORIDA ESPN2 7:03 PM 126 0.09 364
84 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 6:00 AM 240 0.09 246
85 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: TEMPLE/CINCINNATI ESPN2 3:00 PM 124 0.09 250
86 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPNU 9:09 PM 114 0.09 269
87 BLENDED HBO PRIME 9:35 AM 117 0.09 242
88 CHASING CLASSIC CARS VELOCITY 10:00 PM 30 0.08 326
89 X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST: X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST HBO PRIME 3:45 PM 131 0.08 184
90 OPEN SEASON 3 NICKTOONS 9:00 PM 90 0.08 340
91 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.08 1,342
92 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 702
93 LIMITED COMMERCIAL MOVIE: SAVING PRIVATE RYAN SUNDANCE TV 9:00 PM 180 0.08 279
94 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.08 430
95 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.08 469
96 NANCY GRACE HLN 8:00 PM 60 0.08 417
97 NHL REGULAR SEASON  L: NASHVILLE/ST. LOUIS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 8:03 PM 173 0.08 224
98 MASTERCHEF CANADA COOKING CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.08 229
99 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.07 408
100 NBA TONIGHT     L ESPN2 12:49 AM 30 0.07 190
101 EDGE OF TOMORROW MAXPRIME 8:05 PM 113 0.07 146
102 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.07 581
103 NBA GAMETIME LIVE NBA-TV 11:13 PM 47 0.07 185
104 ALVINNN CHIPMUNKS NICKTOONS 10:30 AM 30 0.07 303
105 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.07 284
106 PREMIER BOXING CHAMPION L: OMAR DOUGLAS/FRANK DE ALBA FOX SPORTS 1 9:00 PM 141 0.06 227
107 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 2:00 AM 60 0.06 324
108 WATER DIVINER, THE HBO PRIME 9:00 PM 111 0.06 268
109 BLACK LOVE FYI 10:16 PM 60 0.06 183
110 CNN NEWSROOM LIVE CNN 1:00 AM 60 0.06 336
111 PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONE NBC SPORTS NETWORK 4:53 PM 37 0.06 130
112 THAT 70S SHOW POP 5:30 PM 30 0.06 142
113 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.06 296
114 HEY ARNOLD TEENNICK 10:00 PM 63 0.06 145
115 BOXINGS BEST OF 2015 HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 43 0.06 160
116 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.05 760
117 MSNBC LIVE W/ JD BALART: N/A MSNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 391
118 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L ESPN2 5:04 PM 119 0.05 180
119 COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN    L: WAKE FOREST/LSU ESPNU 7:04 PM 125 0.05 202
120 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 307
121 NFL FANTASY LIVE NFL NETWORK 5:00 PM 60 0.05 147
122 DAILY SHARE HLN 1:00 PM 60 0.05 150
123 MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL MSNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 397
124 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.05 330
125 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.05 642
126 YO-KAI WATCH DISNEY XD 5:00 PM 30 0.05 336
127 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.05 286
128 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.05 611
129 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.05 190
130 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.05 482
131 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.05 390
132 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 355
133 DAILY SHARE HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.05 159
134 BEST OF UFC 2015: 3 FOX SPORTS 1 7:00 PM 120 0.05 144
135 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.05 484
136 NOTICIERO CON J. DORIGA GALAVISION 11:32 PM 53 0.05 115
137 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.05 218
138 NEIGHBORS (2014) MAXPRIME 6:25 PM 97 0.05 92
139 AROUND THE NFL NFL NETWORK 6:00 PM 60 0.05 131
140 CLASH AT THE BORDER MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.05 330
141 BOXINGS BEST OF 2015 HBO PRIME 11:45 PM 47 0.04 141
142 DURMIENDO..MI JEFE LN GALAVISION 11:00 PM 32 0.04 79
143 KNIFE FIGHT ESQUIRE NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.04 110
144 WEATHER CENTER LIVE THE WEATHER CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.04 317
145 DR DREW HLN 9:00 PM 60 0.04 269
146 COLL FTBL BOWL GAME ESPN2 1:19 AM 81 0.04 117
147 SUND MOVIE SUNDANCE TV 12:00 AM 60 0.04 145
148 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 11:21 PM 39 0.04 114
149 NHL LIVE POST NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:56 PM 34 0.04 117
150 NFL REPLAY NFL NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.04 140

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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.