Tuesday, September 22, 2015

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Saturday September 19, 2015:

On Starz, BLUNT TALK was just so bad that I had to prepare a separate paragraph just to explain the new level of awful: it fell to 169,000 viewers (from 221,000). At least SURVIVOR'S REMORSE is steady; it was up to 329,000 viewers (from 303,000). On BBC America, DOCTOR WHO premiered its ninth season to 1.97 million viewers, down from the eighth season premiere last year (2.19m). On Hallmark, CEDAR COVE was down to 1.69m (from 1.75m) in its penultimate episode of the season, and on Travel, GHOST ADVENTURES was up to 772,000 viewers (from 717,000).

Starz has learned the hard way that renewing a show before it even airs, can be a big mistake. Although BLUNT TALK is already renewed for a second season, it is officially the lowest rated show on Starz. It has already dropped lower than THE COMEBACK (HBO's lowest rated show last season), and is fast approaching WEB THERAPY (Showtime's lowest rated show last season). COMEBACK never dropped below a 0.06 in the 18-49's, and TALK was at a 0.05 for this episode. WEB THERAPY actually hit a 0.001 in the 18-49's on three separate occasions during last season's run so that show is in a different conversation entirely. GRAVITY, which aired on Starz in 2010 (& was cancelled after one season), pulled in a 0.10 18-49 rating on a couple of occasions, and CAMELOT, which was also cancelled after one season, never dropped below 712,000 viewers during its brief run. All of this is to say that, ratings-wise, BLUNT TALK should definitely NOT be back for a second season. It is important to keep in mind though, Starz is a pay cable channel, so ratings will not always be a deterrent; however, when they are THIS bad, it's just an embarrassment to the brand.

Broadcast finals:
ProgramNetHHA18-49A18-34A25-54Viewers
(millions)
College Football: Stanford at USCABC2.2/41.09/40.8/41.3/43.504
College Football: Cal at TexasFOX1.4/30.76/30.5/30.9/32.282

Cable finals:
SHOWCHANNELViewers
(millions)
18-49
COLL FTBL: OLE MISS/ALABAMAESPN7.6052.77
COLL FTBL: S CAROLINA/GEORGIAESPN3.1891.11
DOCTOR WHOBBC-AMERICA1.9710.87
COLL FTBL: TEXAS TECH/ARKANSASESPN21.9140.79
COLL FTBL: CONNECTICUT/MISSOURIESPN1.9030.74
DRAGON BALL ZADULT SWIM1.5870.67
AKAME GA KILLADULT SWIM1.2660.56
MICHIKO & HATCHINIADULT SWIM1.0850.49
SWORD ART ONLINE IIADULT SWIM0.9760.44
POKEMON THE SERIES XYCARTOON NET1.3340.43
COPSSPIKE TV1.2670.43
NARUTOADULT SWIM0.8530.41
SONIC BOOMCARTOON NET0.9520.40
ONE PIECEADULT SWIM0.7510.36
BELLATOR: DYNAMITE: 1SPIKE TV0.8000.34
GHOST ADVENTURESTRAVEL CHANNEL0.7720.33
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSEDISNEY CHANNEL1.2640.33
COLL FTBL: REGIONALIZEDESPN20.9260.33
POWER RANGERS DINONICKELODEON1.3740.31
COLL FTBL: BYU/UCLAFOX SPORTS 10.9460.30
BEACHFRONT BRGN HUNT RENOHGTV1.3480.29
GAME SHAKERSNICKELODEON1.9360.28
COLL FTBL: W CAROLINA/TENNESSEEESPNU0.8440.28
COLL FTBL: UTSA/OKLAHOMA STFOX SPORTS 10.5630.27
IYANLA, FIX MY LIFEOWN0.7840.27
PITBULLS AND PAROLEESANIMAL PLANET0.8170.26
PIONEER WOMANFOOD NETWORK1.2630.26
AMERICAS NEXT WEATHERMANTBS NETWORK0.6990.25
STAR WARS DROID TALES-9:00ADISNEY CHANNEL1.1310.25
HENRY DANGERNICKELODEON1.7820.24
TWISTED TALES OF MY 9-5ID0.8070.24
PIRATE TREASURE OF KNIGHT-9PHISTORY0.7760.22
HOUSE HUNTERS INTL RENOHGTV1.1150.22
STONEHENGE: SECRETS OFDISCOVERY0.8480.21
STEVE RANNAZZISI: DADCOMEDY CENTRAL0.4490.21
PIRATE TREASURE OF KNIGHT-10PHISTORY0.7770.21
SHO CH BOX: 2015 (10:16P)SHOWTIME0.5870.21
COLL FTBL: ILLINOIS/N CAROLINAESPN20.5900.20
THE HAUNTING OF…LMN0.5480.20
COLL FTBL: TULSA/OKLAHOMAFOX SPORTS 10.6680.20
THE KITCHEN AT FNFOOD NETWORK1.1460.20
SATURDAY MOVIE III: UNGODLY ACTSLIFETIME0.9150.20
DONT BE TARDY FLBRAVO0.4750.19
ICE AGE: LAST OF THEDISCOVERY0.9160.19
BET ORIGINAL MOVIE: THE START UPBET0.4350.18
COLL FTBL: VIRGINIA TECH/PURDUEESPNU0.5220.17
FARMHOUSE RULESFOOD NETWORK1.0530.17
INCREDIBLE DR POLNAT GEO WILD0.7940.17
FAST N LOUDDISCOVERY0.3320.15
STAR WARS DROID TALES-11:00PDISNEY CHANNEL1.0620.15
VALERIES HOME COOKINGFOOD NETWORK0.9180.15
SURVIVORS REMORSESTARZ0.3290.15
HALF HOUR-12:00ACOMEDY CENTRAL0.3300.15
OPRAH: WHERE ARE THEY NOWOWN0.4920.15
SHO CH BOX: 2015 (9:59P)SHOWTIME0.3920.14
CEDAR COVEHALLMARK1.6870.14
SHIMMER AND SHINENICK JR0.6510.14
PITBULLS AND PAROLS RECAPANIMAL PLANET0.5470.13
VET SCHOOLNAT GEO WILD0.6600.13
NASCAR XFINITY RACE L: CHICAGOLANDNBCSN1.1120.13
THE LAST GOODBYELIFETIME MOVIE0.3360.13
ALASKA MONSTERSDEST AMERICA0.3450.13
MARRIED TO MEDICINE FLBRAVO0.2820.12
HALF HOUR-12:30ACOMEDY CENTRAL0.2580.12
INSTANT MOM-8:30PTV LAND0.3620.12
SHO CH BOX: 2015 (11:08P)SHOWTIME0.3830.12
INSTANT MOM-8:00PTV LAND0.3140.10
MY LITTLE PONYDISCOVERY FAM0.3070.08
BLUNT TALKSTARZ0.1690.05
BEINGCENTRIC0.1400.04
JUNGLEDISCOVERY FAM0.1100.01
BIG BROTHER AFTER DARKPOP0.0660.01
100 THINGS TO DONICK1.464-

Source: Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzzDaily & TV Media Insights

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