Monday, November 30, 2015

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 25, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Discovery's ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE topped the day on Wednesday cable, notching a 0.97 rating in the key adults 18-49 demo  with 3.63 million viewers. The program found big ratings in men 18-49 (1.1) people 25-54 (1.3) and people over 50 (1.92). REGULAR SHOW MOVIE, on Cartoon Network, brought in a respectable 0.51 rating in the key demo (0.59 in M18-49, 1.19 in M12-34, 0.58 in F12-34) with 2.17 million total viewers. Nickelodeon's NICKY, RICKY, DICKY, AND DAWN saw big returns in the female 12-34 demo, taking third on the day with its 0.57 rating (1.77 million viewers). Among the older-skewing programs, Hallmark's original movie ONCE UPON A HOLIDAY did a 0.62 rating in people 25-54, a 2.21 in people over 50, and had 3.08 million viewers. In lower-rated cables, Ovation's CELEBRITY CONVERSATIONS managed only a 0.01 rating with 23,000 viewers.  

Saturday, November 28, 2015

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 24, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Tuesday November 24, 2015:

TNT's NBA BASKETBALL was the top-rated program on cable in 18-49 (1.14 rating), 18-34 (1.15), men 18-49 (1.7), and males 12-34 (1.48) with 2.72 million viewers. Top airings on the day in women 18-49 came from BET's BEING MARY JANE (1.01 rating, 1.38 million) and OWN's IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG (0.99, 2.19 million) while the best in females 12-34 was ABC Family's PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (1.02 rating, 773,000 viewers). On USA, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was down to 1.37 million viewers (0.69 in W18-49), but DONNY! fell down to 467,000 viewers (from 558K). On Travel, BIZARRE FOODS rose to 446,000 viewers (from 409K), BOOZE TRAVELER was up 50K viewers to 373,000, and HOTEL IMPOSSIBLE fell to 308,000 viewers (from 393K). On CNBC, THE PROFIT dropped to 505,000 viewers (from 622K), and on MTV, FINDING CARTER was down over 100K viewers, to 361,000. On Velocity, BITCHIN' RIDES was up slightly to 332,000 viewers (from 323K), and CHASING CLASSIC CARS was up to 271,000 (from 198K). On FYI, MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT was even with last week's 304K, down only 1K to 303,000, and ARRANGED was up almost 100K viewers, to 401,000. FIX MY MOM, on Oxygen, was at 105,000 viewers (vs. 104K), and PRETTY. STRONG. was up to 71,000 viewers (from 48K). Among lower-rated cables, KNIFE FIGHT, on Esquire, was seen by 43,000 and 36,000 viewers for its 2 episodes (from 33K/28K), UNCORKED was at 18,000 viewers (vs. 13K), A SEASON WITH NOTRE DAME (Showtime) was at 85,000 (from 98K), INSIDE THE NFL was at 128,000 (from 117K), and finally, AMERICAN HARVEST, on RFD, doubled to 41,000 (from 20K).

MONDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Monday November 23, 2015:

ESPN's MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL led all major demos on Monday cable, bringing in huge numbers among adults 18-49 (5.12 rating), 18-34 (4.27), 25-54 (5.77) and total viewers (14.26 million). The game was also stellar among men 18-49 (7.17) and males 12-34 (5.08). On VH1, LOVE & HIP HOP HOLLYWOOD dropped down to 2.41 million viewers (1.9 rating in W18-49), but BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO was up slightly to 1.75 million (1.32 rating in that demo). On Bravo, VANDERPUMP RULES was solid in W18-49 (0.91) with 1.2 million viewers, and on USA Network, WWE ENTERTAINMENT pulled 1.44/1.43/1.30 ratings in M18-49 and 3.19 million/2.99 million/2.71 million viewers. On TNT, MAJOR CRIMES continued its descent, down this time to 2.49 million (1.86 rating in P50+), and LEGENDS returned from its brief hiatus to 576,000 viewers. (up from 477K two weeks ago). On FX, FARGO rose to 1.24 million viewers (from 1.15 million) with only 3 episodes remaining this season. On MTV, a CATFISH SPECIAL was down to 441,000 viewers (from 490K), and FOLLOW THE RULES was seen by 413,000 viewers (up from 377K and 353K). On TV One, FOR MY MAN aired two episodes which were at 259,000 and 251,000 viewers, and on TruTV, SUPER INTO took a hit down to 154,000 (from 289K). Finally, on The Weather Channel, SO YOU THINK YOU'D SURVIVE was at 182,000 viewers.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Sunday November 22, 2015:

THE WALKING DEAD, on AMC, dominated the ratings Sunday night, bringing in a dominating 6.65 rating among 18-49 (6.05 in women, 7.26 in men), 6.23 in 18-34 (5.69 in women, 6.77 in men), and strong 12-34s (5.33 in females, 6.54 in men) with 13.22 million total viewers. Lead-out INTO THE BADLANDS logged 4.83 million viewers (2.81 rating in M18-49), and TALKING DEAD was at 3.21m. On Showtime, HOMELAND rose to 1.47 million viewers, and THE AFFAIR was up to 844,000 (vs. 787K). On TNT, THE LIBRARIANS jumped to 2.1 million viewers (1.19 rating in P50+), and AGENT X was even with last week's 1.026 million (0.68 rating in that demo). THE ROYALS, on E!, was down to 725,000 viewers (0.58 in W18-49, 0.59 in F12-34), and KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS dropped to 1.55 million (1.15 in W18-49, 1.2 in F12-34). Over at Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA had the day's second-best numbers in W18-49 (1.8 rating) with 2.62 million viewers, but REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS managed only half of those numbers at 0.91 in W18-49 with 1.32 million viewers. On HBO, THE LEFTOVERS was at 696,000 viewers, GETTING ON was up to 262,000, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT concluded its second season with 778,000 viewers. On Oxygen, SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES  was up 10K viewers to 311,000, and RUPAULS DRAG RACE, on Logo, fell to 66,000 (from 109K). On Smithsonian, UFO'S DECLASSIFIED was down to 85,000 viewers (from 104K), and SECRETS OF THE THIRD REICH was at 103,000 viewers.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Saturday November 21, 2015:

On BBC America, DOCTOR WHO was up to 801,000 viewers (from 645K), but LAST KINGDOM was down to 299,000 viewers (from 310K). On Hallmark, an original movie NORTH POLE: OPEN CHRISTMAS was down from last week's movie, to 3.49 million viewers (0.81 rating in W18-49, 2.42 rating in P50+), and original movie on TV One entitled ROYAL FAMILY HOLIDAY was seen by 412,000. Over at Nickelodeon, GAME SHAKERS notched a 0.56 F12-34 rating with 1.66 million viewers, 100 THINGS TO DO was at 0.51 in that demo with 1.29 million viewers, and HENRY DANGER logged 0.53 with 1.52 million viewers. On Starz, ASH VS. EVIL DEAD hit a series high, up to 448,000 viewers (from 383K last week), but DA VINCI'S DEMONS hit a series low 201,000 viewers (from 231K). INSTANT MOM aired two new episodes on TV Land, at 8pm and 8:30pm, which were seen by 291,000 and 317,000 respectively. Finally, among lower-rated cables, THE RETURNED, on SundanceTV, dropped to 82,000 viewers (from 127K), SPOTLESS, on Esquire, rose to 89,000 (from 68K), and ACCORDING TO ALEX was at 28,000 viewers (down from 95K).

Friday, November 27, 2015

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Friday November 20, 2015:

NBA BASKETBALL coverage between the Bulls and Warriors, on ESPN led the Friday cable ratings in 18-49 (1.34 rating), 18-34 (1.37) and both men 18-49 (1.97) & 12-34 (1.75) with 2.85 million viewers. The other game, Spurs/Pelicans was at 0.57/0.64/0.90/0.81 in those respective demos with 1.39 million total viewers. On Discovery GOLD RUSH led the night in total viewers, with 3.5 million (1.48 rating in M18-49, 1.81 in P50+), and PACIFIC WARRIORS was at 1.26 million (0.58 & 0.60). On Syfy, Z NATION was up to 767,000 viewers (from 665K), and on USA, SATISFACTION was similar to last week's number, down only 4K viewers to 659,000. Over at Disney Channel, BUNK'D brought in the day's best numbers among F12-34 with a 0.78 rating (1.64 million viewers) and Nickelodeon's PAW PATROL was a close second with 0.63 in that demo (1.4 million). On Animal Planet, TANKED dropped to 608,000 viewers (from 687K), and REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, on HBO, was down to 1.06 million viewers (from 1.15 million). Finally, on Cinemax, THE KNICK fell to 195,000 viewers (from 255K).

The SHINING A LIGHT CONCERT was simulcast on 5 different networks, and viewership ranged  from a high of 413,000 viewers on Lifetime to a low of 61,000 on FYI. Cumulatively, the show was seen by 1.2 million viewers.

Thursday, November 26, 2015

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Thursday November 19, 2015:

On NFL Network, THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL led the night in the demo (2.2 rating) as well as in 18-34 (1.7), men 18-49 (3.15), males 12-34 (2.22), and total viewers (6.64 million viewers). On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS rose to 756,000 viewers (plus 0.06/140K on MTV2) and was strong in 18-34 (0.54), F12-34 (0.4) & M12-34 (0.56); BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW was up to 399,000 (from 353K), and MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT SHOW was seen by 197,000 viewers. Over at TNT, NBA BASKETBALL between the Warriors and Clippers was at 1.79 in M18-49 with 2.74 million viewers, and Bucks/Bulls logged 0.96 in that demo with 1.62 million viewers. On A&E, THE FIRST 48 was up to 1.35m viewers (from 1.28m), and NIGHTWATCH fell very slightly, to 1.25m (vs. 1.27m). On Syfy, HAVEN fell to 660,000 viewers (from 724K), and on TruTV, BILLY ON THE STREET was seen by 409,000. Among lower-rated cables, BENDERS, on IFC, dropped further, this time to 69,000 viewers (vs. 80K), COMEDY BANG! BANG! was down to 31,000 viewers (from 42K), and finally, on RFD, SMALL TOWN BIG DEAL was at 33,000 viewers (from 32K).

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Happy Thanksgiving from RatingsRyan! Over the past month, I have implemented quite a few site changes that I'd like to briefly discuss. I consider every change I make on this site an improvement to what was there before, and my goals were to improve both navigation of the site, as well as the different types of ratings I provide. The first major change is the dropdown menu that can be found in the Navigation bar on the top of the page. I organized every post by Day of the Week, so it is much easier to find every post from a specific day of the week. Second, along the left side of the site, I made a clickable list of various cable TV channels. Click on any of the TV channels in this section, and all of the posts will be filtered to only include posts that have ratings from shows on that specific channel. Third, I implemented Cable Live +3 ratings posts that will be published every week. After taking a break from posting Cable DVR ratings, I have decided to switch from posting Live +7 numbers, to Live +3 numbers. Live +3 numbers are a lot easier to get a hold of, and are now the go-to numbers for networks such as AMC. Finally, I've added a "Racial Ratings" section to the blog. Each week, I will post a list of the top shows for African-Americans and Hispanics as well as the viewership for each show from both demographics. I hope you find these changes make it easier to navigate my site, and again, have a Happy Thanksgiving!

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Wednesday November 18, 2015:

AMERICAN HORROR STORY, on FX, led the night in nearly every major demo including 18-49s (1.41 rating), 18-34s (1.54), men & women 18-49 (1.5/1.32), and females 12-34 (1.37) with 2.64 million viewers. Among males 12-34 though, Comedy Central's SOUTH PARK edged out a victory with a 1.43 rating (vs. 1.19) and 1.3 million total viewers. On MTV, 2 new episodes of ARE YOU THE ONE? at 10pm and 11pm were seen by 887,000 and 921,000 viewers respectively (1.25 & 1.18 ratings in F12-34), and CHALLENGE SPECIALS found 538,000 viewers (0.71 in F12-34). Elsewhere, Bravo's MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA logged a 0.49 W18-49 rating with 1.09 million viewers and VH1's FAMILY THERAPY had a 0.43 in that demo with 577,000 viewers. On FXX, YOU'RE THE WORST was about even with last week's 185K viewers, only up a tad to 188,000, and THE LEAGUE rose to 373,000 viewers (from 337K) with only 1 episode left until the series finale on 12/9. On Syfy, GHOST HUNTERS was at 626,000 viewers, and PARANORMAL WITNESS was at 544,000 viewers, both about even with last week's numbers. On TruTV, ROAD SPILL was seen by 184,000 and 130,000 viewers for its two episodes, and UNSUNG, on TV One, was at 341,000 (from 347K). On Velocity, OVERHAULIN' was at a massive (for the network) 504,000 viewers (from 365K), and DALLAS CAR SHARKS was up to 302,000 (from 287K). Finally, among lower-rated cables, GOING DEEP WITH DAVID REES was up slightly to 37,000 viewers (from 24K).

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Tuesday November 17, 2015:

ESPN's CFP RANKINGS SHOW took the top spot on Tuesday cable in the key demo (1.28 rating) as well as in 18-34 (1.38), men 18-49 (1.8), and males 12-34 (1.49) with 3.03 million viewers. On History, THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND led the night with 2.56 million viewers (0.95 in M18-49, 1.37 in P50+), and HUNTING HITLER was seen by 1.66 million viewers (0.59 in M18-49, 0.91 in P50+). Over at BET, BEING MARY JANE dropped to 1.38 million viewers (0.97 rating in W18-49, 0.86 in F12-34), on OWN, IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG was down to 2.23 million viewers (0.93 & 0.53 in those demos), and on Bravo, BELOW DECK had 1.72 million viewers (1.08/0.60). On USA, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST was down to 1.6 million viewers (0.75 rating in W18-49), and DONNY! was at an embarrassing 558,000 viewers (from 696K). On FX, THE BASTARD EXECUTIONER concluded to a tune of 867,000 viewers, a far cry from the 2.12 million who watched the series premiere. On MTV, FINDING CARTER was down to 467,000 viewers this week (down from 544K), and TRUE LIFE was seen by 271,000. On Velocity, BITCHIN' RIDES was down to 322,000 (vs. 365K), and CHASING CLASSIC CARS dropped to 198,000 (from 265K). FIX MY MOM, on Oxygen, was at 104,000 viewers, and PRETTY STRONG was at a measly 48,000. Finally, among lower-rated cables, MANHATTAN, on WGN America, rose to 250,000 viewers (from 161K), KNIFE FIGHT, on Esquire, was at 33,000 and 28,000 for its two episodes (vs. 40K/28K), and UNCORKED was at 13,000 viewers (from 19K).

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

MONDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Monday November 16, 2015:

ESPN's MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dominated the Monday cable ratings, delivering a 4.23 18-49 rating with 12.19 million viewers. The game brought in huge numbers among 18-34 (3.51), men 18-49 (5.96), and males 12-34 (4.16). On VH1, LOVE & HIP HOP HOLLYWOOD was up to 2.7 million viewers (1.99 rating in W18-49, 1.93 in F12-34), but BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO was down to 1.73 million viewers (1.33 & 1.34 ratings). Over at USA Network, three hours of WWE ENTERTAINMENT were at 1.51/.45/1.48 ratings in men 18-49 with 3.54 million/3.29 million/3.05 million viewers. MTV's CATFISH was at 490,000 viewers (0.5 in F12-34), TRUE LIFE PRESENTS was at 278,000, and FOLLOW THE RULES 377,000 and 353,000 viewers for its two episodes (from 351K/341K). On TNT MAJOR CRIMES was down slightly to 2.55 million viewers (0.45 in W18-49, 1.96 in P50+), and FARGO, on FX, was at 1.15 million viewers (0.31/0.33 in women/men 18-49). On TV One, FOR MY MAN dipped to 341,000 viewers (from 368K), and FATAL ATTRACTION was up to 273,000 (from 245K). On Fox Business, STRANGE INHERITANCE was at 61,000 and 113,000 viewers for its two episodes (from 243K/253K/199K/143K for its 4 episodes on 11/11). Finally, among lower-rated cables, THE DAY HITLER DIED, on Smithsonian, was seen by 105,000, and GIGI DOES IT, on IFC, rose to 81,000 viewers (from 70K).

Live +3 Cable Ratings: Week Ending November 15, 2015

Here are a list of Select Live +3 Cable Ratings for the Week Ending November 15, 2015. This is a list of all Live +3 ratings for every scripted cable show that aired this week. Live +3 ratings represent the cumulative total viewers of the show within three days of its original broadcast.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Sunday November 15, 2015:

On AMC, THE WALKING DEAD led the night in all major demos including men & women 18-49 (6.86 & 6.17 ratings respectively) and 18-34 (6.06 & 5.75) with 12.87 million total viewers. This was a massive lead-in for the network's premiere of INTO THE BADLANDS which bowed to 6.39 million viewers, with strong numbers in men & women 18-49 (3.62 & 2.69 ratings). On Showtime, HOMELAND was identical to last week's 1.35 million (0.41/0.39 in M/W18-49), but the THE AFFAIR dropped to 787,000 (0.17/0.24). On HBO, LAST WEEK TONIGHT led with 712,000, THE LEFTOVERS was down slightly to 610,000 (0.29/0.27), and GETTING ON dipped in its second week of the season, to 240,000. On TNT, THE LIBRARIANS was at 1.89 million (0.49/0.40), and AGENT X was at 1.03 million (0.23/0.16). E!'s KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS saw a huge 2.14 F12-34 rating with 2.47 million viewers while lead-out THE ROYALS was at 0.59 in that demo (plus 0.62 in W18-49) with 841,000. On Starz, FLESH AND BONE was down in its second week, to 147,000, and on Logo, RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE logged 109,000. Among lower-rated cables, BEHIND THE STORY WITH THE PALEY CENTER, on SundanceTV, was at 42,000 viewers, THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR, on El Rey, had 50,000, and PORTRAIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR, on Ovation, more than doubled week-to-week to 24,000.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Saturday November 14, 2015:

ESPN's Arkansas/LSU COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME led the cable ratings in adults 18-49 (1.09 rating) and total viewers (3.64 million); it also notched a 1.4 rating among men 18-49. The other game, Florida/South Carolina was at 0.92 in men 18-49 with 1.74 million viewers. On Hallmark, an original movie I'M NOT READY 4 CHRISTMAS was down slightly from last week's movie, to 3.6 million viewers (0.42 rating in F12-34/2.67 in men over 50). On BBC America, DOCTOR WHO fell to 645,000 viewers (0.28/0.21 ratings in men/women 18-49), but LAST KINGDOM was actually up, to 310,000 viewers (from 274K). On Starz, ASH VS. EVIL DEAD was up in its third week, to 383,000 viewers (from 276K last week, but down from the 437K for the premiere), and DA VINCI'S DEMONS was at 231,000 viewers (on par with last week's 233K). INSTANT MOM, on TV Land, was at 177,000 and 167,000 for its two episodes, and on Nat Geo Wild, DR. K'S EXOTIC ANIMAL ER was up to 490,000 viewers (from 455K). Finally, among lower-rated cables, THE RETURNED, on SundanceTV, was up to 127,000 viewers (from 100K), and SPOTLESS, on Esquire, began with 68,000 viewers.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Friday November 13, 2015:

NOTE: Below the normal rating chart, I included an extended list of all cable news telecasts that aired coverage of the terrorist attacks in Paris. I included listings from MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News, in order to cover the whole spectrum of political skews. Also of note, final ratings for ABC's 20/20 were excluded by Nielsen, so the ratings below are prelims and are in red.

Discovery's GOLD RUSH dominated the Friday cable ratings, scoring a 1.21 18-49 rating with 3.74 million viewers as well as stellar numbers among men 18-49 (1.56 rating) and men over 50 (1.81). On Disney, GIRL MEETS WORLD led the night in scripted shows averaging a 0.45 18-49 rating with 2.15 million viewers (1.21 F12-34 rating), and BUNKD was at 1.79 million (0.73 in F12-34). On Syfy, Z NATION took a hit, down to 665,000 viewers (from 835K), and on Animal Planet, TANKED rose over 100K viewers, to 687,000 (vs. 580K). On USA, SATISFACTION was on par with last week, with 663,000 viewers (vs. 668K), and on Cinemax, THE KNICK was up to a better number: 255,000 viewers (from 166K).

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Thursday November 12, 2015:

The THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game on NFL Network led the night on cable with a 2.58 18-49 rating (3.71 men 18-49 rating, 2.79 in M18-34) and 7.57 million viewers. Lead-out A FOOTBALL LIFE which aired afterwards was seen by 1.28 million viewers. On A&E, THE FIRST 48 was down slightly to 1.28 million viewers, but NIGHTWATCH moved in the other direction, up to 1.27 million viewers. On Bravo, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC was at 1.93 million and 1.08 million for its 2 episodes (both at 0.39 in F12-34) while on Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY REUNION had 1.28 million (0.31 in that demo) & PROJECT RUNWAY JUNIOR logged 1.19 million (0.30). On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS was down a bit to 644,000 viewers (0.40 in F12-34), and BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW dropped to 353,000 (from 413K). I LOVE KELLIE PICKLER, on CMT, dropped hugely to 397,000 viewers (from last week's 705K/645K). On WeTV, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES was down to 384,000, and SELLING IT IN THE ATL inched up to 332,000. Among lower-rated cables, BENDERS, on IFC, dropped to a more normal 80,000 viewers (vs. 144K), COMEDY BANG! BANG! was at 42,000, and finally, SMALL TOWN BIG DEAL, on RFD, registered 32,000.

Monday, November 23, 2015

African-American and Hispanic Nielsen Ratings: Week Ending November 1, 2015

Select Ratings from Original telecasts for week ending November 1, 2015:

I did get full African-American ratings this week; however, I only received limited Hispanic data, which is in the second table. On Fox, THE WORLD SERIES won in both African-American and Hispanic households. GAME 1 was seen by 1.22m AA viewers (8%) and 1.75m Hispanic viewers (12%), GAME 2 was at 1.25m (9%) and 1.36m (10%), GAME 3 was at 1.11m (8%) and 1.37m (10%), GAME 4 was at 1.16m (9%) and 1.49m (11%), and finally, GAME 5 was the highest, at 1.67m (10%) and 1.81m (11%). On ABC, SCANDAL led the scripted shows with 2.61m AA viewers (33%), and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER had 2.31m AA viewers (30%). On BET, BEING MARY JANE had 1.62m AA viewers which represented a whopping 91% of its total viewers, and HOUSE OF PAYNE had 890,000 AA viewers. Finally, on OWN, IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG had 2.22m (91%), and IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE was at 668,000 viewers (92%).

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Wednesday November 11, 2015:

On FX, AMERICAN HORROR STORY led the night in the 18-49s (1.4) and was seen by 2.64 million viewers (1.53 rating in F12-34/1.75 in W18-34/1.59 in W18-49), way down from the 5.81 million for the premiere 6 weeks ago. On FXX, THE LEAGUE was down to 337,000 viewers, and YOU'RE THE WORST was at a much lower 185,000. Over at MTV, ARE YOU THE ONE logged 728,000 viewers (0.89 rating in F12-34) while at Nickelodeon, THUNDERMANS was at 1.83 million (0.67 in that demo), NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN had 1.79 million (0.65), and BELLA & THE BULLDOGS had 1.54 million (0.63). On Syfy, PARANORMAL. On Velocity, OVERHAULIN' was at 365,000 viewers this week (right between the 389K/317K for last week's episodes), and DALLAS CAR SHARKS returned to 287,000 viewers (way up from the 191K from 10/28). Among lower-rated cables, BIG FREEDIA, on Fuse, rose 20K viewers to 139,000, and GOING DEEP WITH DAVID REES began its second season with 24,000 viewers.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Tuesday November 10, 2015:

On Fox Business, THE REPUBLICAN DEBATE dominated the Tuesday cable ratings, delivering a 2.43 18-49 rating (and a huge 9.34 rating in men over 50) with 13.45 million viewers; this was still down from the 14.01 million viewers (9.56 rating in M50+) for the CNBC debate in October, and from the 24 million (15.59 rating in that demo) that saw the Fox News debate in August. On BET, BEING MARY JANE led non-debate programming in the 18-49s (0.91) and F12-34s (1.01) with 1.78 million total viewers, while on OWN, IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG was at 2.44 million viewers and 0.60 in F12-34. On USA, CHRISLEY KNOWS BEST returned to 1.86 million viewers (0.88 in F12-34), and DONNY! began with a small 696,000 viewers. Over at FX, THE BASTARD EXECUTIONER dropped to 816,000 viewers (from 1.08 million) with only one episode left on the season, and on MTV, FINDING CARTER was up to 544,000. Bravo's BELOW DECK was strong in F12-34 (0.68) and viewership (1.48 million) and E!'s BOTCHED (0.46 in that demo, 826,000 viewers) did OK. On Velocity, BITCHIN' RIDES was at 365,000 viewers (from 396K/351K for last week's 2 episodes), and CHASING CLASSIC CARS was at 265,000 (up from 243K and 186K on 11/2). Among lower-rated cables, WGN America's MANHATTAN, fell to 161,000 (from 335K), and Esquire's KNIFE FIGHT began its season with 40,000/28,000 for its 2 episodes (down from 89K on 7/14).

MONDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Monday November 9, 2015:

On ESPN, NFL FOOTBALL (Chicago/San Diego) easily led cable with a 4.15 adults 18-49 rating (3.55 in 18-34) with 11.44 million viewers (down from 12.4 million for the game last week). On MTV, AWKWARD was seen by 779,000 viewers at 9pm, and 737,000 viewers at 9:30pm (0.97 & 0.90 ratings in F12-34), and FOLLOW THE RULES was seen by 351,000 at 10pm and 341,000 at 10:30pm. On FX, FARGO dropped to 1.13 million viewers, and on TruTV, SUPER INTO fell to 238,000 viewers. Over at VH1, LOVE & HIP HOP HOLLYWOOD notched a 1.86 F12-34 rating with 2.61 million viewers and BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO notched a 1.44 rating in that demo with 2.03 million. On TNT, MAJOR CRIMES was up to 2.6 million, and LEGENDS was at a dismal 477,000. TV One's FOR MY MAN was up to 368,000, and FATAL ATTRACTION was at 245,000. Finally, among lower-rated cables, GIGI DOES IT, on IFC, logged 70,000 viewers.

Sunday, November 22, 2015

African-American and Hispanic Nielsen Ratings: Week Ending October 25, 2015

Select Ratings from Original telecasts for week ending October 25, 2015:

Introducing Race Data! Although it will not be published frequently, whenever I can get a hold of some data based on race, I will publish it here. The table is organized based on African-American household rating, and both Cable and Broadcast shows are mixed together. In the table you can find the total number of African-American viewers for various shows during the week of October 19-25, 2015.

On FOX, EMPIRE led the week in African-American viewing, with 8.66 million AA viewers, which represented about 71% of its total 12.28 million viewers. ROSEWOOD, on the same network was a bit more modest, with only 2.99m AA viewers, although this did represent 57% of its total viewers. On ABC, every SHONDALAND show made the list with SCANDAL leading (2.90m / 29%), followed by HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (2.52m / 36%), and finally GREY'S ANATOMY (1.46m / 16%).  On BET, two episodes of BEING MARY JANE registered at 2.05m AA viewers (92%), and 1.94m viewers (88%). OWN had several notables on the list: IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG scored with 1.84m AA viewers, LEGENDS: LIVE AT THE APOLLO had 742,000, and IYANLA, FIX MY LIFE 607,000. Other notables on the list were WALKING DEAD (1.38m / 11%), THE VOICE (909,000 / 8%), and THE SIMPSONS (1.48m / 22%).

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Live +3 Cable Ratings: Week Ending November 8, 2015

Here are a list of Select Live +3 Cable Ratings for the Week Ending November 8, 2015. This is a list of all Live +3 ratings for every scripted cable show that aired this week. Live +3 ratings represent the cumulative total viewers of the show within three days of its original broadcast. These will be provided at the end of every week.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Sunday November 8, 2015:

On AMC, THE WALKING DEAD again led the night with 12.44 million viewers (6.19 rating in 18-49/5.51 in 18-34/4.92 in F12-34), and TALKING DEAD was up 300K viewers, to 4.94 million. On HBO, THE LEFTOVERS was up to 636,000 viewers (0.39 in 25-54), GETTING ON began its third season (and final) season with 269,000 viewers (up from 209,000 for the second season finale), and LAST WEEK TONIGHT led the HBO night with 914,000 viewers (way up from 690K last week). On Showtime, HOMELAND was up to 1.35 million viewers (strong 0.74 rating in men over 50), and THE AFFAIR was at 891,000 (0.48 in M50+). On TNT, THE LIBRARIANS was identical to last week's 9pm episode's 1.951 million viewers (1.02 M50+ rating), and AGENT X began with 1.28 million viewers at 9pm, and 1.01 million viewers at 10pm. Over at Disney Channel, LIV & MADDIE notched 1.07 F12-34 rating with 2.1 million viewers, KC UNDERCOVER had 1.04 in that demo with 2.06 million, and AUSTIN & ALLY was at 0.82 with 1.79 million. On Starz, FLESH AND BONE began with 190,000 viewers, and on Oxygen, SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES was down to 281,000 viewers (from 313K). Finally, among lower-rated cables, BEHIND THE STORY WITH THE PALEY CENTER, on SundanceTV, began its second season with 37,000, and on Ovation, PORTRAIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR managed 11,000.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Saturday November 7, 2015:

On Hallmark, an original movie ICE SCULPTURE CHRISTMAS led the night in total viewers (3.73 million), and delivered strong numbers in both men over 50 (2.35 rating) and females 12-34 (0.41). ESPN's primetime coverage of COLLEGE FOOTBALL also scored big numbers on the night with the Michigan State/Nebraska game notching a 1.3 rating in men 18-49, a 1.09 in men 18-34, and 3.47 million viewers. Arizona/USC was at 0.77/0.57 in those demos with 1.53 million, and ESPN2's Navy/Memphis had 0.29/0.32 with 653,000. On BBC America, DOCTOR WHO jumped to 912,000 viewers (0.41 rating in men 18-49/0.29 in women), and LAST KINGDOM was on par with last week's number, averaging 274,000. On Starz, ASH VS. EVIL DEAD fell to 276,000 viewers in its second episode (from 437K last week), and DA VINCI'S DEMONS dipped to 233,000 (from 250K). Over at Nickelodeon, HENRY DANGER had strong returns in F12-34 (0.62) as did both GAME SHAKERS (0.54), and 100 THINGS TO DO (0.42); among total viewers those programs were at 1.85 million/1.63 million/1.29 million. INSTANT MOM, on TV Land, aired two new episodes at 8pm and 8:30pm which registered at 268,000 and 246,000 respectively, and finally, THE RETURNED, on SundanceTV, logged 100,000 viewers.

Friday, November 20, 2015

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Friday November 6, 2015:

Discovery's GOLD RUSH led the Friday cable ratings in both the key 18-49 demo (1.0 rating) and total viewers (3.52 million). Elsewhere, Disney Channel's GIRL MEETS WORLD delivered a strong 1.42 F12-34 rating with 2.51 million viewers and BUNK'D was at 0.91 in that demo with 1.82 million viewers. On Animal Planet, TANKED averaged 580,000 viewers, and RESTORATION WILD had 496,000. Over at Discovery, GOLD RUSH fell very slightly to 3.52 million viewers (1.32 rating in men 18-49/1.84 in M50+), and PACIFIC WARRIORS was up to 1.24 million viewers. Elsewhere, Syfy had Z NATION (835,000), USA had SATISFACTION (686,000), CNBC had AMERICAN GREED, (340,000), and E! had THE SOUP, (241,000). Finally, on Cinemax, THE KNICK dropped to 166,000 viewers.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Thursday November 5, 2015:

On NFL Network, the CLEVELAND/CINCINNATI game won the night with 8.79 million viewers, and a big 3.06 18-49 rating. On A&E, THE FIRST 48 began its season with 1.37 million viewers, and NIGHT WATCH started with 1.15 million. On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS had 688,000 viewers (0.45 rating in F12-34), and BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW was about even with last week's at 413,000. On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY was third on the night in F12-34 (0.73), and second in total viewers (2.52 million), and FASHIONABLY LATE was down to 833,000. On WeTV, SELLING IT IN THE ATL had 310,000, and BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES was a little bit higher at 448,000. On Syfy, HAVEN was up to 796,000 viewers, and THE HAUNTING OF, on LMN, was at 372,000. On CMT, I LOVE KELLIE PICKLER was at 705,000/645,000 viewers for its two episodes, and DON'T BE TARDY, on Bravo, was down to 743,000.  On Velocity, FANTOMWORKS had 198,000 viewers at 9pm, and 295,000 at 10pm, down from the 2 most recent episodes on August 5 (361K & 409K). Finally, among lower-rated cables, BENDERS, on IFC, more than doubled to 144,00, and COMEDY BANG! BANG! was at 54,000.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Wednesday November 4, 2015:

On FX, AMERICAN HORROR STORY led the night in the 18-49's (1.48 rating) and in total viewers (2.87 million); it also scored top numbers among 18-34 (1.79), F12-34 (1.96), W18-34 (2.29), and W18-49 (1.88). On Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA REUNION was seen by 1.01 million viewers (0.46 rating in F12-34), and the LITTLE WOMEN LA SPECIAL was lower, with only 752,000 viewers (0.28). On MTV, ARE YOU THE ONE? was up slightly to 670,000 viewers (0.87 in that demo), and on VH1, COUPLES THERAPY fell slightly to 552,000 viewers (0.34). On Syfy, PARANORMAL WITNESS logged 507,000, and GHOST HUNTERS fell to 702,000. On FXX, THE LEAGUE was up to 452,000 viewers, and YOU'RE THE WORST was seen by 234,000. On TV One, UNSUNG delivered 380,000 -even between last week's 446K and 301K, and on BET, THE WESTBROOKS fell to 395,000. Nickelodeon had solid numbers from THE THUNDERMANS (0.54 in F12-34, 1.73 million) and BELLA AND THE BULLDOGS (0.39, 1.3 million). Over at Velocity, OVERHAULIN' was began its season with 389,000 viewers at 9pm, and 317,000 at 10pm. Among lower-rated cables, BIG FREEDIA, on Fuse, was even with last week's 119,000 viewers, TRANSCENDENT was up to 97,000 viewers, and on RFD, PROFESSIONAL ROUGHSTOCK SERIES was at a mere 20,000 viewers.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Tuesday November 3, 2015:

On BET, BEING MARY JANE led the night in the 18-49's (0.63), ranked third in F12-34 (0.76), and pulled in 1.45 million viewers. Oxygen's BAD GIRLS CLUB concluded its 14th season with 838,000 viewers (0.79 in F12-34), FIX MY MOM was seen by 335,000, and PRETTY. STRONG. fell to a low 127,000. On FX, THE BASTARD EXECUTIONER came back from its one week hiatus to a tune of 1.08 million viewers (0.51 in men 50+), and on E!, BOTCHED gained some momentum, up to 888,000 viewers (0.42 in F12-34). On A&E, STORAGE WARS was at 1.56 million/1.51 million for its two episodes, and STORAGE WARS MIAMI was a half-million lower at 957,000 viewers. On Bravo, BELOW DECK was second in the 18-49's for the night (0.62), notched a 0.51 in F12-34, and had 1.47 million viewers; THE PEOPLE'S COUCH was much lower with 736,000 viewers, and  0.32 in the 18-49's (0.32 in F12-34). On Velocity, BITCHIN' RIDES was at 396,000 viewers for its 9pm episode, and 351,000 at 10pm. Elsewhere was MTV's FINDING CARTER (401,000), Spike's SWEAT, INC. (183,000), the season finale of WGN America's MANHATTAN (335,000), and RFD's AMERICAN HARVEST (32,000).

Friday, November 13, 2015

MONDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Monday November 2, 2015:

On ESPN, the MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME led the night, and was up slightly this week, to 12.4 million viewers, and pulled strong numbers in 18-49 (4.6), 18-34 (4.05), 25-54 (5.18), and men over 50 (5.28). Over at VH1, LOVE & HIP HOP: HOLLYWOOD fell slightly to 2.6 million viewers (2.0 rating in F12-34), and BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO was up to 1.9 million (1.41 in that demo). USA Network pulled solid numbers with three hours of WWE ENTERTAINMENT which were at 3.38 million, 3.18 million, & 3.19 million. On TNT, MAJOR CRIMES returned to 2.22 million viewers (1.51 rating in men 50+), and LEGENDS came back for its second season with 676,000 viewers (way down from the 1.08 million for its first season finale on 10/8/14). MTV had a solid night of originals including AWKWARD (810,000, 0.91 rating in F12-34), FAKING IT (515,000, 0.58), FOLLOW THE RULES (240,000), and GIRL CODE LIVE (166,000). On FX, FARGO was up to 1.28 million viewers (0.75 in M50+), and on TruTV, SUPER INTO jumped to 363,000 viewers. Among lower-rated cables, the season finale of Smithsonian's THE WEAPON HUNTER was seen by 118,000, and an episode of IFC's GIGI DOES IT fell back down to a normal 75,000 viewers (from last week's unusual 144K).

Saturday, November 7, 2015

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Sunday November 1, 2015:

On AMC, THE WALKING DEAD won the night with 13.34 million viewers (6.78 in 18-49, 6.49 in 18-34, 6.89 in P25-54), and TALKING DEAD fell to 4.64 million viewers. Over at TNT, THE LIBRARIANS was seen by 2.25 million viewers at 8pm, and 1.95 million at 9pm (1.2 & 1.15 ratings in men over 50), way down the from 3.03 million (1.82) for the first season finale. On Showtime, HOMELAND fell to 1.3 million viewers, and THE AFFAIR was relatively stable at 859,000. HBO had THE LEFTOVERS at 625,000, PROJECT GREENLIGHT at 205,000, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT at 690,000. On Spike, BAR RESCUE fell to 712,000 viewers (0.34 rating in 25-54), and PARTS UNKNOWN, on CNN, was down to 445,000. Among lower rated cables, AIR WARRIORS, on Smithsonian, tumbled to 67,000 viewers (from 162K), 3 SCIENTISTS WALK INTO A BAR, on Weather, fell to 119,000 viewers, and PORTRAIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR was at a mere 6,000 viewers.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 31, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Saturday October 31, 2015:

On Halloween, a COLLEGE FOOTBALL game between Michigan and Minnesota led the daily cable ratings among adults 18-49 (1.15 rating) and total viewers (3.68 million). The game also notched a 1.56 rating among men 18-49 and 1.34 in men 18-34. Other top scoring games in those demos were Stanford/Washington State (1.08 & 0.79), Texas/Iowa State (0.27 & 0.19), and Miami/Duke (0.21 & 0.14). BBC America, DOCTOR WHO fell a massive 400K viewers, to 585,000 (0.21 rating in men 18-49, 0.17 in women), and LAST KINGDOM was down to 270,000 (from 406K). On Starz, DA VINCI'S DEMONS was up a bit to 250,000 viewers, and ASH VS. EVIL DEAD began with 437,000 viewers (up from the 233K for the sneak preview early Halloween morning). On TV Land, INSTANT MOM was seen by 295,000 and 313,000 for its two episodes, and on Centric, ACCORDING TO ALEX was up to 110,000 viewers. On National Geographic Wild, VET SCHOOL was seen by 346,000 (from 344K), and DR. K'S EXOTIC ANIMAL ER fell to 332,000 (from 421K). On SundanceTV, THE RETURNED came back to SundanceTV for its second season, with 123,000 viewers, and since the first season aired in 2013, there is no ratings data from the first season to compare to. Finally, on Reelz, FAME KILLS dropped to 118,000 viewers (from 181K), and BEHIND THE SCREAMS dropped dramatically to 41,000 (from 145K).

FRIDAY OCTOBER 30, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Friday October 30, 2015:

Discovery's GOLD RUSH led the Friday cable ratings in adults 18-49 (1.09 rating) & total viewers (3.58 million viewers); it also scored big numbers in men 18-49 (1.45 rating) and men over 50 (1.87). On Lifetime, STEP IT UP was up slightly to 535,000 viewers (0.20 rating in F12-34), and JACKSONS: NEXT GENERATION fell to 413,000 viewers. WEtv brought in decent numbers with KENDRA ON TOP (0.32 in F12-34, 635,000 viewers), as did Syfy with Z NATION (868,000) and Animal Planet with TANKED (up to 586,000). On USA, SATISFACTION dropped to 543,000 viewers, and on HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER delivered 983,000. On Starz, an ASH VS. EVIL DEAD sneak preview was seen by 233,000 viewers, and on Destination America, EXORCISM LIVE! did very well for the network, bringing in 509,000. Finally, on Cinemax, THE KNICK was down to 202,000 viewers (from 229K) for its third episode of the season.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 29, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Thursday October 29, 2015:

On NFL Network, the MIAMI/NEW ENGLAND game led the night in 18-49 and in total viewers, with 1.30 and 2.99 million respectively (1.06 in 18-34, 1.52 in 25-54). On Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY was down to 2.29 million viewers (0.53 rating in F12-34), and on WEtv LA HAIR was up to 560,000 viewers (0.27 in that demo). On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS dropped to 667,000 viewers (0.31 in F12-34), BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW dropped to 419,000, and MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT SHOW was up a tad to 271,000. Over at TruTV BILLY ON THE STREET was down to 334,000 viewers, and NATHAN FOR YOU was seen by 340,000. On CMT, PARTY DOWN SOUTH was at 456,000 & 279,000 for its two episodes, and on Syfy, HAVEN rose to 646,000. Among lower-rated cables, FLUFFY BREAKS EVEN, on Fuse, was seen by 103,000, and SMALL DOWN BIG DEAL, on RFD, registered 0 viewers at 1:30am. Finally, on IFC, BENDERS fell slightly to 65,000 viewers, but COMEDY BANG! BANG! rose to 25,000 viewers.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Wednesday October 28, 2015:

CNBC's REPUBLICAN DEBATE easily won the night with a 2.64 adults 18-49 rating (2.89 in men, 2.39 in women) with 14.01 million viewers; THE PROFIT was artificially inflated by the debate, bringing in a 0.56 rating (0.61 in men, 0.50 in women) with 1.92 million (way up from the 526K for the most-recent episode on July 14). On FX, AMERICAN HORROR STORY fell slightly to 3.04 million viewers, but brought in big numbers among W18-49 (1.89), W18-34 (2.27), and F12-34 (1.95). SOUTH PARK, on Comedy Central, notched a 1.19 adults 18-34 rating with 1.35 million viewers, and on Lifetime, LITTLE WOMEN LA REUNION was at 0.59 in F12-34 with 1.15 million. Over at FXX THE LEAGUE rose to 405,000 viewers (from 329K), and YOU'RE THE WORST recovered a bit, up to 240,000 (from 182K). TruTV's THE CARBONARO EFFECT rose to 574,000 viewers, but ROAD SPILL was down to 240,000 viewers (from 280K), and TV One's UNSUNG was at 446,000/301,000 viewers for its two episodes. On Oxygen, SNAPPED: SHE MADE ME DO IT dropped to 157,000 viewers (from 235K), and on Syfy, GHOST HUNTERS washout even with last week at 902,000, and PARANORMAL WITNESS was up to 587,000. Among lower-rated cables, BIG FREEDIA was down to 119,000 viewers, and TRANSCENDENT ticked down slightly to 66,000 viewers.

TUESDAY OCTOBER 27, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Tuesday October 27, 2015:

TNT's coverage of NBA BASKETBALL between the Cavaliers and Bulls strolled to an easy victory on Tuesday cable notching a 1.52 rating among adults 18-49 (2.32 in M18-49) with 3.46 million viewers. The other game, Pelicans/Warriors, was at 1.25 in 18-49 (1.91 in men) with 2.53 million viewers. On BET, BEING MARY JANE dropped to 1.79 million viewers from the 2.2m/2.24m it had last week (1.42 rating in women 18-49, 0.97 in F12-34), and on OWN, IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG was up to 2.44 million viewers (0.57 in F12-34). Over at Oxygen, BAD GIRLS CLUB jumped to 705,000 viewers (0.85 in F12-34), FIX MY MOM began with 270,000 viewers, and PRETTY STRONG fell very slightly to 150,000. INK MASTER, on Spike, was at 768,000 viewers, and SWEAT INC ticked down to 265,000 viewers. On MTV, FINDING CARTER was up to 488,000 viewers (0.60 in F12-34), and on TruTV, ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING fell over 100K viewers, to 422,000. ABC Family's MONICA THE MEDIUM rose to 626,000 viewers, and BOTCHED, on E!, took a huge drop, down to 812,000 viewers (0.40 in F12-34). On Velocity, GARAGE SQUAD rose to 346,000 viewers (from 304K) for its season finale, and BITCHIN' RIDES was up to 350,000 (from 323K). Among lower-rated cables, MANHATTAN, on WGN America, was up to 256,000 viewers, and FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, on El Rey, was up very slightly to 39,000 viewers for its season finale.

Friday, November 6, 2015

MONDAY OCTOBER 26, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Monday October 26, 2015:

ESPN's coverage of THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL dominated the night with 12.2 million viewers, and huge 6.61 and 5.54 ratings in men 18-49 and 18-34 respectively. On VH1, LOVE & HIP HOP: HOLLYWOOD was down slightly to 2.67 million viewers (1.92 rating in F12-34), and BLACK INK CREW CHICAGO was seen by 1.8 million viewers (1.26 rating in that demo). Other top scoring programs in F12-34 include Disney Channel's GRAVITY FALLS (0.53 rating, 1.41 million total viewers), and Bravo's REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC (0.92 rating, 2.35 million). Over at FX, FARGO jumped to 1.21 million viewers (0.41 rating in men 18-49, 0.44 in women), and at USA Network, three hours of WWE ENTERTAINMENT ranged between 3.21 million and 3.64 million viewers. On MTV, AWKWARD dropped to 631,000 viewers (0.74 F12-34 rating), FAKING IT was down to 441,000, and FOLLOW THE RULES was at 380,000. TV One's FOR MY MAN was at 298,000, and TruTV's SUPER INTO was at 203,000. Finally, on IFC, GIGI DOES IT took a huge jump, up to 144,000 viewers (from 28K).

SUNDAY OCTOBER 25, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Sunday October 25, 2015:

AMC's THE WALKING DEAD won the night with 13.14 million viewers (up about a million from last week), and scored big numbers in adults 18-49 (6.69 rating), men 18-49 (7.48) and women 18-49 (5.90). Lead-out TALKING DEAD was up to 6.2 million viewers with a much higher gender split: 3.14 rating in M18-49 and 3.06 in women.  Over at Showtime, HOMELAND jumped 500K to 1.63m million (0.55 rating in M18-49, 0.56 in women), and THE AFFAIR was up over 200K viewers, to 869,000 (0.16 in men, 0.30 in women 18-49). On HBO, THE LEFTOVERS fell ~250K viewers to 519,000 viewers (0.31 in M18-49, 0.25 in women), but PROJECT GREENLIGHT was much lower, at 143,000 (vs. 212K). CNN's PARTS UNKNOWN was up about 100K to 526,000, and Oxygen's SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES ticked up a similar amount to 367,000. In the females 12-34 demo, top returns came from Disney Channel's LIV AND MADDIE (0.68), Nickelodeon's BREADWINNERS (0.63), and TLC's 90 DAY FIANCE (0.37). Among lower rated cables, AIR WARRIORS, on Smithsonian, jumped to 162,000 viewers (from 85K), and ART BREAKERS, and PORTRAIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR (both on Ovation), were up to 15,000 viewers (from 6K), and 7,000 (from 2K) viewers respectively.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 24, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Saturday October 24, 2015:

ESPN's coverage of COLLEGE FOOTBALL between Texas A&M and Ole Miss took victory on Saturday cable with a 0.93 adults 18-49 rating (1.3 in men of that demo, 0.57 in women) and 2.78 million viewers. Other top games on the day include Washington/Stanford at 0.78 in the demo (1.09 in men) with 2.1 million viewers, and Florida State/Georgia Tech at 0.57 (0.77 in men) with 1.94 million. On ABC Family, an airing of the film MONSTERS UNIVERSITY pulled in a massive 2.18 million viewers including a huge 1.31 rating in F12-34. Over at BBC America, DOCTOR WHO was up to 988,000 viewers (0.55 rating in men 18-49, 0.33 in women), and LAST KINGDOM was up nearly 150K viewers to 406,000. On Starz, SURVIVOR'S REMORSE and BLUNT TALK concluded their seasons to 324,000 & 161,000 viewers, and DA VINCI'S DEMONS began its third and final season with 238,000 viewers (down from 435K for the second season finale). TV Land's INSTANT MOM was at 199,000/232,000 for its two episodes, and on Centric, ACCORDING TO ALEX was down to 92,000. Among lower-rated cables, FAME KILLS logged 181,000, and BEHIND THE SCREAMS doubled to 145,000. Finally, on Fuse, REVEALED began its run with a mild 27,000 viewers.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 23, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Friday October 23, 2015:

Fox Sports 1's coverage of the MLB ALCS GAME 6 between the Blue Jays & Royals took an easy victory on Friday cable with a 1.38 adults 18-49 rating (1.92 in men, 0.85 in women), a 3.31 in men over 50, and 5.63 million viewers. GOLD RUSH, on Discovery, wasn't far behind, notching 1.13 in the demo (1.5 in men) with 3.51 million viewers. On Syfy, Z NATION fell to 763,000 viewers, and SATISFACTION, on USA, lost ~100K to 722,000. Over at WEtv, two episodes of KENDRA ON TOP were at 632,000& 656,000 viewers for its two episodes (0.34 & 0.31 ratings in F12-34), and TANKED, on Animal Planet was at 586,000 viewers. Lifetime's STEP IT UP rose ~50K to 522,000, and JACKSONS: NEXT GENERATION delivered 584,000. On A&E, MY HAUNTED HOUSE was down to 628,000 viewers, and THE ENFIELD HAUNTING ticked up to 424,000. Finally, Cinemax's THE KNICK was down in its second episode of the season, to 229,000 (from 269K).

THURSDAY OCTOBER 22, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Thursday October 22, 2015:

NFL Network's THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL between Seattle & San Francisco led the Thursday cable ratings with a 1.19 rating among adults 18-49 and 2.81 million viewers. Over at Lifetime, PROJECT RUNWAY ticked up to 2.52 million viewers (0.67 rating in F12-34), and FASHIONABLY LATE was seen by 789,000 (0.16 rating in that demo). On MTV, RIDICULOUSNESS jumped over 200K viewers to 835,000 (0.35 in F12-34), BROKE A$$ GAME SHOW was up to 496,000 (0.30 in that demo), and MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT SHOW was at 251,000. TruTV's IMPRACTICAL JOKERS fell to 710,000 (0.36 rating in 18-34), and BILLY ON THE STREET dropped to 396,000. At WEtv, LA HAIR was up to 645,000 (0.29 in F12-34), and on Syfy, HAVEN fell to 585,000. Among lower-rated cables, IFC's BENDERS logged 72,000, and COMEDY BANG! BANG! was almost invisible at 11,000.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 21, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Wednesday October 21, 2015:

TBS's airing of the final game of the MLB NLCS between the Mets & Cubs easily led the night on cable with a 2.37 adults 18-49 rating (3.24 in men, 1.51 in women) and 7.94 million viewers. At FS1, game 5 of the MLB ALCS between the Royals & Blue Jays was at 0.58 in the demo with 2.58 million viewers. AMERICAN HORROR STORY, on FX, lost nearly 1 million viewers to 3.2 million and had strong returns in women 18-49 (1.97), W18-34 (1.24), and F12-34 (2.09). On FXX, THE LEAGUE dropped more than 100K to 329,000 viewers, but YOU'RE THE WORST was up 50K to 182,000. MTV's ARE YOU THE ONE fell 150K to 592,000 viewers (0.62 F12-34 rating), and COUPLE'S THERAPY, on VH1, rose more than 100K to 528,000 (0.40 in that demo). On TruTV, CARBONARO EFFECT logged 538,000 viewers, and ROAD SPILL was at 280,000. Other programs of note include Comedy Central's SOUTH PARK with 1.21 million viewers (1.05 rating in P18-34), and Lifetime's LITTLE WOMEN LA was at 1.05 million (0.37 in F12-34). Among lower-rated cables, Fuse's BIG FREEDIA was up 60K viewers to 167,000, and TRANSCENDENT was on par with last week at 79,000. Finally, on Oxygen, SNAPPED: SHE MADE ME DO IT delivered 235,000.

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

TUESDAY OCTOBER 20, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Tuesday October 20, 2015:

TBS's game 3 of the MLB NLCS between the Mets & Cubs dominated the Tuesday cable ratings with a huge 2.71 adults 18-49 rating, a 3.57 in M18-49, and a 2.52 in M18-34. Its 9.22 million viewers make it the most-watched NLCS game of all time. The Royals/Blue Jays ALCS game 4 was much lower at 0.65 in the demo with 2.6 million viewers. Over at BET, two season three premiere episodes of BEING MARY JANE led the night in non-sports programming with a 0.93 18-49 rating & 2.2 million viewers at 9pm, and a 0.98 rating with 2.24 million at 10pm (down slightly from the second season premiere's 2.37 mil). The episodes scored quite well in the F12-34 demo with 1.1 and 1.14 ratings respectively. FX delivered decent numbers with THE BASTARD EXECUTIONER which was at 0.30 in the demo (0.34 in men, 0.27 in women) and 833,000 viewers. On ABC Family, STITCHERS returned to 491,000 viewers, and MONICA THE MEDIUM was at 531,000. OWN's IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG logged 2.02 million viewers (0.49 in F12-34), and BELIEF was jumped 100K from yesterday to 479,000. Oxygen had decent returns from BAD GIRLS CLUB which was up 20K viewers to 521,000 while PRETTY STRONG was also up a bit to 155,000. On TruTV, ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING was up to 526,000, but SIX DEGREES OF EVERYTHING fell more than 100K to 160,000. Among lower-rated cables, MANHATTAN, on WGN America, dropped to 191,000 viewers in its second episode of the season (but up a hundredth in the 18-49s), and FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, on El Rey, was at 26,000.

MONDAY OCTOBER 19, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Monday October 19, 2015:

ESPN's MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL game between the Giants and Eagles led the Monday cable ratings with a massive 5.19 adults 18-49 rating (7.39 in men of that demo), 4.64 in adults 18-34 (6.27 in men), and 13.9 million viewers. On VH1, LOVE & HIP HOP: HOLLYWOOD led the night in non-sports related content in the 18-49's (1.37) and scored big numbers in F12-34 (2.16 rating) and total viewers (2.75 million); lead-out BLACK INK CREW was at 1.26 in the demo (1.73 in F12-34) with 2.53 million viewers. Over at ABC Family, SWITCHED AT BIRTH was up over 200K viewers to 952,000 (0.68 rating in F12-34) with its season finale airing next Monday. MTV had a solid night with AWKWARD (707,000, 0.9 in F12-34), FAKING IT (508,000, 0.66 in that demo), GIRL CODE LIVE (187,000), and TODRICK (169,000); all except TODRICK were up from last week. On FX, FARGO dropped almost 600K viewers in its second episode of the season, down to 962,000 viewers (both men and women 18-49 notched 0.27 ratings), and UNCOMMON GROUNDS, on Travel, fell to 150,000. Elsewhere, REAL HOUSEWIVES OF OC, on Bravo, delivered a 0.85 F12-34 rating with 2.04 million viewers, and three hours of USA's WWE ENTERTAINMENT were at 1.20/1.08/1.09 in 18-49 and 3.6 mil/3.35 mil/3.12 mil. Among lower-rated cables, GIGI DOES IT, on IFC, began its Monday run with a mere 28,000 viewers (albeit was still up from 20K from the most recent Thursday episode), and THE WEAPON HUNTER, on Smithsonian, fell to 39,000 viewers.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

SUNDAY OCTOBER 18, 2015 CABLE TV RATINGS

Select Ratings from Original Cable telecasts on Sunday October 18, 2015:

AMC again led the Sunday cable ratings with a dominating 6.17 adults 18-49 rating (6.56 for men, 5.79 for women) and 12.18 million viewers for THE WALKING DEAD. The show also scored big numbers among F12-34 (4.87), adults 25-54 (6.39), adults 18-34 (5.47) and both men (5.77) & women (5.16) of that demo. Lead-out TALKING DEAD retained about 1/3 of the audience with 2.08 in the key demo (2.07 in men, 2.09 in women) and 4.31 million viewers. THE LEFTOVERS led HBO's night with a 0.38 demo rating (0.37 in men, 0.39 in women) and 777,000 viewers; LAST WEEK TONIGHT wasn't war behind at 0.31 & 716,000. Also on the network was PROJECT GREENLIGHT with 212,000 and the finale of DOLL & EM with 75,000. Over at Showtime, HOMELAND slipped a bit coming in with 0.37 in the 18-49s (0.36 in men, 0.38 in women) and 1.11 million viewers (down from 1.4 mil), but THE AFFAIR rebounded up 101K viewers to 648,000 and 0.18 in the 18-49s (0.10 in men, 0.26 in women). Disney Channel also had a solid night with strong F12-34 returns from GIRL MEETS WORLD (1.91 rating), LIV AND MADDIE (1.53), and KC UNDERCOVER (1.24). Among lower-rated cables, 3 SCIENTISTS WALK INTO A BAR, on Weather, was at 193,000, and AIR WARRIORS, on Smithsonian, was down 10K viewers to 85,000.