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August 28, 2014
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 25 Wednesday Cable Originals: 8.27.2014

 

NETWORK UPDATE:  EXTANT lost its slight gain from this morning, down 0.1 in final numbers, and TAXI BROOKLYN fell by 0.1 as well.

Below are ratings in key demos for the Top 25 original cable telecasts of the day, along with a few lower-rated shows of interest.  If there are any series you’d like added to the latter list, please let us know.  Some analysis and context follow the chart.

Top 25 Cable WED Aug 27 2014

LEGENDS (TNT) had a bad outing, down 0.11 to 0.36.  FRANKLIN & BASH was steadier, down 0.03 to 0.32.  The absence of a SUITS lead-in didn’t seem to affect GRACELAND, up 0.02 to 0.40.  THE BRIDGE (FX) lost some precious hundredths, down 0.03 to 0.29.  On ABCFamily, both YOUNG & HUNGRY and MYSTERY GIRLS were up, by 0.09 to 0.48 and by 0.05 to 0.24 respectively.  HOT IN CLEVELAND (TVLand) dropped 0.04 to 0.15.  Can it be treated as a positive that the season finale of THE DIVIDE (We) almost doubled last week’s rating, even if that was to a puny 0.07? 

On the unscripted end of things, TEEN MOM (MTV) fell 0.08, but still had no trouble leading the Wednesday cable ranks at 1.05.  AMERICAN PICKERS (A&E) climbed 0.12 for second place at 0.75,while companion show WAHLBURGERS dropped 0.06 to 0.53.  THE DAILY SHOW (Comedy Central) fell off from Tuesday’s vacation return, but was still strong at 0.64.  AMERICAN RESTORATION (History) was up 0.07 to 0.58 0.46 in its 2d half hour), and BRING IT (Lifetime) grew 0.11 to 0.58. 



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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.