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May 11, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.8.2015

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  SHARK TANK gained 0.1 in final numbers, as did THE AMAZING RACE and the 2d hour of the HAWAII 5-0 season finale. 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS doubleheader crushed Friday cable at 2.22/2.12, with NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS way behind at 0.55/0.35.  In between was Adult Swim’s CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, up 0.04 to 0.63.  BERING SEA GOLD (Discovery) was up 0.08 to 0.63, with lead-out UNEARTHED up 0.08 to 0.32.  History’s HANGAR 1 rose a tick to 0.34.  COLD JUSTICE (TNT) lost 0.02 to 0.27.  MEET THE SMITHS (TBS) was at 0.27.  On HBO, REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER was down a hundredth to 0.23, and VICE fell 0.06 to 0.15.  FOR BETTER OR WORSE (OWN) dropped 0.01 to 0.21.  On Syfy, BITTEN was up 0.04 to 0.15, and LOST GIRL held at 0.12.  THE GRACE HELBIG SHOW (E!) lost last week’s 0.01 gain and returned to 0.09.  COMEDY BANG BANG (IFC) sank by half and had to be rounded up to reach 0.01, with 14,000 total viewers.  The 9PM run of IMPACT WRESTLING (DAM) fell 0.02 to 0.08, and total viewers were down by 60K to 358K, with households down more minimally to 0.24/278K.  The 11PM run added 0.02 in 18-49s, 105K total viewers, and 0.07/80K households.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable FRI.8 May 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday May 8, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L-05/08/2015 ESPN 8:04 p 159 2.22 5,614
2 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF SEMIS L-05/08/2015 ESPN 10:43 p 157 2.12 4,989
3 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL-05/08/2015 ADSM 12:00 a 15 0.63 1,418
4 NHL SEMI FINALS L-05/08/2015 NBCSN 7:02 p 190 0.55 1,365
5 BERING SEA GOLD-05/08/2015 DISC 9:00 p 60 0.53 1,627
6 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-05/08/2015 ESPN 5:30 p 30 0.37 863
7 DOG WITH A BLOG-05/08/2015 DSNY 8:00 p 60 0.36 2,194
8 NHL SEMI FINALS L-05/08/2015 NBCSN 10:12 p 134 0.35 832
9 HENRY HUGGLEMONSTER-05/08/2015 DSNY 8:00 a 25 0.35 1,153
10 HANGAR 1: HISTORY-05/08/2015 HIST 10:00 p 63 0.34 1,363
11 MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND-05/08/2015 DSNY 9:00 a 25 0.32 1,220
12 UNEARTHED-05/08/2015 DISC 10:00 p 60 0.32 982
13 COLD JUSTICE-05/08/2015 TNT 8:00 p 60 0.27 1,143
14 MEET THE SMITHS-05/08/2015 TBSC 9:00 p 30 0.27 772
15 AROUND THE HORN-05/08/2015 ESPN 5:00 p 30 0.25 547
16 POOL MASTER-05/08/2015 APL 10:00 p 60 0.24 611
17 ARCHER-05/08/2015 CMDY 11:30 p 30 0.23 464
18 ARCHER-05/08/2015 CMDY 11:00 p 30 0.23 452
19 REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER-05/08/2015 HBOM 10:00 p 56 0.23 1,120
20 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE-05/08/2015 ESPN 4:30 p 30 0.22 432
21 FOR BETTER OR WORSE-05/08/2015 OWN 9:00 p 30 0.21 651
22 FLIPPING SHIPS-05/08/2015 APL 9:00 p 60 0.21 666
23 SAY YES TO THE DRESS-05/08/2015 TLC 9:00 p 31 0.21 799
24 CURVY BRIDES-05/08/2015 TLC 10:01 p 31 0.20 810
25 UNCLE GRANDPA-05/08/2015 TOON 5:00 p 30 0.20 1,150
26 CURVY BRIDES-05/08/2015 TLC 9:31 p 30 0.20 745
27 WALLYKAZAM!-05/08/2015 NICK 12:00 p 30 0.19 802
28 PSYCHIC MATCHMAKER-05/08/2015 TLC 10:32 p 30 0.16 560
29 SO LITTLE TIME-05/08/2015 NICK 6:30 p 30 0.16 847
30 GLORY KICKBOXING-05/08/2015 SPIKE 11:00 p 125 0.16 488
31 BITTEN-05/08/2015 SYFY 9:00 p 60 0.15 486
32 KILLING HOUR, THE-05/08/2015 ID 10:00 p 60 0.15 647
33 VICE-05/08/2015 HBOM 11:00 p 29 0.15 580
34 E! NEWS-05/08/2015 ENT 6:30 p 60 0.14 290
35 PSYCHIC MATCHMAKER-05/08/2015 TLC 11:02 p 30 0.14 477
36 KELLY FILE, THE-05/08/2015 FOXNC 9:00 p 60 0.14 1,650
37 MYST AT NATIONAL PARKS-05/08/2015 TRAV 10:30 p 30 0.14 471
38 PGA TOUR-05/08/2015 GOLF 1:00 p 382 0.14 965
39 THE OREILLY FACTOR-05/08/2015 FOXNC 8:00 p 60 0.13 1,687
40 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM-05/08/2015 TRAV 9:00 p 60 0.13 594
41 MYST AT NATIONAL PARKS-05/08/2015 TRAV 10:00 p 30 0.13 498
42 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO-05/08/2015 FOXNC 4:00 p 60 0.13 1,245
43 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/08/2015 HLN 6:00 a 60 0.12 276
44 LOST GIRL-05/08/2015 SYFY 10:00 p 60 0.12 510
45 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-05/08/2015 ESPN2 6:30 p 30 0.12 230
46 FIVE, THE-05/08/2015 FOXNC 5:00 p 60 0.11 1,628
47 NCWTS RACING L-05/08/2015 FS1 8:30 p 130 0.11 845
48 SPORTSNATION-05/08/2015 ESPN2 3:00 p 60 0.11 235
49 EXTREME HOMES (2012)-05/08/2015 HGTV 11:00 a 60 0.11 342
50 BAMA STATE STYLE-05/08/2015 LIF 11:02 p 60 0.11 319
51 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER-05/08/2015 FOXNC 6:00 p 60 0.11 1,593
52 TWISTED-05/08/2015 ID 9:00 p 60 0.11 600
53 LITTLE CHARMERS-05/08/2015 NKJR 8:00 p 30 0.10 465
54 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L-05/08/2015 ESPN2 6:00 a 240 0.10 211
55 CNN NEWSROOM-05/08/2015 CNN 2:00 p 60 0.10 472
56 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING-05/08/2015 FOXNC 3:00 p 60 0.10 1,109
57 CNN NEWSROOM-05/08/2015 CNN 10:00 a 60 0.10 555
58 E! NEWS-05/08/2015 ENT 11:00 p 60 0.10 261
59 OUTNUMBERED-05/08/2015 FOXNC 12:00 p 60 0.10 1,009
60 BETX:TURN UP PRTY REPEAT-05/08/2015 BET 11:30 p 30 0.10 289
61 FOX AND FRIENDS-05/08/2015 FOXNC 8:00 a 60 0.10 1,153
62 SITUATION ROOM-05/08/2015 CNN 6:00 p 60 0.10 478
63 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-05/08/2015 FOXNC 10:00 a 60 0.09 1,244
64 GRACE HELBIG SHOW, THE-05/08/2015 ENT 10:30 p 30 0.09 163
65 SURVIVORMAN: BIGFOOT-05/08/2015 SCI 10:00 p 60 0.09 305
66 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA-05/08/2015 FOXNC 7:00 p 60 0.09 1,226
67 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE-05/08/2015 ESPN2 7:00 p 30 0.09 150
68 HAPPENING NOW-05/08/2015 FOXNC 11:00 a 60 0.09 935
69 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-05/08/2015 FOXNC 9:00 a 60 0.09 1,305
70 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT-05/08/2015 CNN 7:00 p 60 0.08 465
71 HANNITY-05/08/2015 FOXNC 10:00 p 60 0.08 1,003
72 SITUATION ROOM-05/08/2015 CNN 5:00 p 60 0.08 449
73 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON-05/08/2015 FOXNC 2:00 p 60 0.08 1,034
74 HAPPENING NOW-05/08/2015 FOXNC 1:00 p 60 0.08 944
75 FOX AND FRIENDS-05/08/2015 FOXNC 7:00 a 60 0.08 985
76 CNN NEWSROOM-05/08/2015 CNN 3:00 p 60 0.08 431
77 NEW DAY-05/08/2015 CNN 8:00 a 60 0.08 323
78 WOLF-05/08/2015 CNN 1:00 p 60 0.08 398
79 MLB TONIGHT PRIME-05/08/2015 MLBN 9:35 p 205 0.07 176
80 AT THIS HOUR-05/08/2015 CNN 11:00 a 60 0.07 439
81 NEW DAY-05/08/2015 CNN 7:00 a 60 0.07 290
82 METROPCS FRIDAY KNOCKOUT-05/08/2015 TRU 10:00 p 120 0.06 242
83 AROUND THE HORN-05/08/2015 ESPN2 6:00 p 30 0.06 145
84 LEGAL VIEW-05/08/2015 CNN 12:00 p 60 0.06 410
85 24/7 CANELO/KIRKLAND-05/08/2015 HBOM 1:00 a 27 0.06 166
86 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/08/2015 HLN 8:00 a 60 0.06 219
87 ANDERSON COOPER 360-05/08/2015 CNN 8:00 p 60 0.06 430
88 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/08/2015 HLN 7:00 a 60 0.06 204
89 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/08/2015 HLN 10:00 a 60 0.06 200
90 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/08/2015 TWC 8:00 p 60 0.06 292
91 FOX AND FRIENDS-05/08/2015 FOXNC 6:00 a 60 0.06 682
92 FOX & FRIENDS FIRST-05/07/2015 FOXNC 5:00 a 60 0.06 338
93 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/08/2015 TWC 3:00 p 60 0.06 276
94 WAKE UP WITH AL-05/07/2015 TWC 5:00 a 60 0.06 191
95 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER-05/08/2015 CNN 4:00 p 60 0.05 384
96 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/08/2015 TWC 9:00 p 60 0.05 274
97 CESAR 911-05/08/2015 NGWD 9:00 p 60 0.05 224
98 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-05/08/2015 ENN 11:43 p 31 0.05 75
99 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/08/2015 TWC 10:00 p 60 0.05 205
100 SPONGEBOB-05/08/2015 NKTNS 8:00 p 30 0.05 306

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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.
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