Check out our searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.
NETWORK UPDATE: The rerun of DATELINE lost 0.1, and the rerun of BLUE BLOODS gained 0.1 in final numbers.
CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: Discovery’s ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE retained its Friday cable crown, although on the slow pre-holiday night it was down 0.17 to 0.80, with CATCHING MONSTERS down 0.05 to 0.34. Lots of family shows and sports hit the top 10, with Cartoon Network’s TEEN TITANS GO at 0.46 and NINJAGO at 0.35, and Disney Channel’s MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND (at 9AM) at 0.41, while ESPN scored 0.31 for a daily episode of PARDON THE INTERRUPTION, 0.27 for a MLB game, and 0.25 for early WIMBLEDON coverage. Syfy’s DEFIANCE was the night’s big winner: it shot up 0.12 to 0.36, although that didn’t do anything for its Friday companions, as KILLJOYS lost a tick to 0.21, and DARK MATTER gained 0.02 to 0.22. ID hit the top 10 with 0.24 for PRISON BREAK MANHUNT. On OWN, LOVE THY NEIGHBOR was at 0.16/0.16, compared to last week’s 0.20/0.19. BIG BROTHER AFTER DARK (POP) was at 0.05/120K.
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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| Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday July 3, 2015 | P18-49 | P2+ | ||||
| Rank | Program | Net | Start | Mins | Rating | (000s) |
| 1 | ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 09:00 PM | 60 | 0.80 | 3,544 |
| 2 | TEEN TITANS GO | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 06:00 PM | 30 | 0.46 | 2,350 |
| 3 | MILES FROM TOMORROWLAND | DISNEY CHANNEL | 09:00 AM | 25 | 0.41 | 1,715 |
| 4 | DEFIANCE | SYFY | 08:00 PM | 60 | 0.36 | 1,277 |
| 5 | NINJAGO (SERIES) | THE CARTOON NETWORK | 06:30 PM | 30 | 0.35 | 1,821 |
| 6 | CATCHING MONSTERS | DISCOVERY CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.34 | 1,357 |
| 7 | PARDON THE INTERRUPTION | ESPN | 05:30 PM | 30 | 0.31 | 757 |
| 8 | MLB HOLIDAY L: NY METS/LA DODGERS | ESPN | 10:00 PM | 192 | 0.27 | 768 |
| 9 | TENNIS: WIMBLEDON L: EARLY ROUND | ESPN | 06:59 AM | 571 | 0.25 | 1,013 |
| 10 | PRISON BREAK:MANHUNT ENDS | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 09:00 PM | 60 | 0.24 | 757 |
| 11 | AROUND THE HORN | ESPN | 05:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 521 |
| 12 | FACING EVIL | INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY | 10:00 PM | 30 | 0.23 | 680 |
| 13 | DARK MATTER | SYFY | 10:00 PM | 61 | 0.22 | 1,028 |
| 14 | KILLJOYS | SYFY | 09:00 PM | 60 | 0.21 | 915 |
| 15 | VACATION HOUSE FOR FREE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 05:00 PM | 60 | 0.20 | 888 |
| 16 | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY L: USA/GUATEMALA | FOX SPORTS 1 | 06:54 PM | 125 | 0.19 | 469 |
| 17 | MLB HOLIDAY L: MIAMI/CHICAGO | ESPN2 | 02:11 PM | 181 | 0.19 | 500 |
| 18 | MLB HOLIDAY L: SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON | ESPN | 06:00 PM | 163 | 0.18 | 521 |
| 19 | SPORTSCENTER 1AM L | ESPN | 01:12 AM | 60 | 0.18 | 404 |
| 20 | FAST & FURIOUS 6: FAST & FURIOUS 6 | HBO PRIME | 05:45 PM | 130 | 0.18 | 435 |
| 21 | HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE | ESPN | 04:30 PM | 30 | 0.17 | 447 |
| 22 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.17 | 366 |
| 23 | TAMMY | HBO PRIME | 10:00 PM | 96 | 0.16 | 339 |
| 24 | BIG SCREEN MOVIE: 13 GOING ON 30 | ABC FAMILY | 09:00 PM | 120 | 0.16 | 381 |
| 25 | LOVE THY NEIGHBOR | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 09:30 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 653 |
| 26 | LOVE THY NEIGHBOR | OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK | 09:00 PM | 30 | 0.16 | 573 |
| 27 | PGA TOUR: 2015 GREENBRIER CLS | GOLF CHANNEL | 03:58 PM | 182 | 0.16 | 1,032 |
| 28 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.15 | 354 |
| 29 | GANGSTERS: AMERICANS EVIL | SPIKE TV | 04:00 PM | 60 | 0.15 | 399 |
| 30 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 275 |
| 31 | GANGSTERS: AMERICANS EVIL | SPIKE TV | 03:00 PM | 60 | 0.14 | 401 |
| 32 | BASEBALL TONIGHT L | ESPN2 | 05:12 PM | 48 | 0.14 | 305 |
| 33 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,253 |
| 34 | GOLF CENTRAL-POST | GOLF CHANNEL | 07:00 PM | 30 | 0.13 | 420 |
| 35 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 10:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 501 |
| 36 | VACATION HOUSE FOR FREE | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 06:00 PM | 60 | 0.13 | 657 |
| 37 | AMERICAS NEWSROOM | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 09:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,493 |
| 38 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 08:00 AM | 60 | 0.13 | 1,216 |
| 39 | SPORTSCENTER 12AM L | ESPN2 | 12:00 AM | 68 | 0.13 | 267 |
| 40 | HOUR WITH BOBBY JINDAL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 10:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 974 |
| 41 | BASEBALL TONIGHT L | ESPN | 08:43 PM | 77 | 0.12 | 360 |
| 42 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 09:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 261 |
| 43 | NASCAR SPRINT CUP PRAC L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 03:00 PM | 60 | 0.12 | 516 |
| 44 | AT THIS HOUR | CNN | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.12 | 513 |
| 45 | SUPER TROOPERS | MAXPRIME | 02:50 PM | 100 | 0.11 | 258 |
| 46 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 11:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,183 |
| 47 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 03:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 639 |
| 48 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 07:00 AM | 60 | 0.11 | 819 |
| 49 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 01:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 997 |
| 50 | OUTNUMBERED | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,102 |
| 51 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPN2 | 01:00 PM | 30 | 0.11 | 235 |
| 52 | THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 08:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 1,471 |
| 53 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 06:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 508 |
| 54 | LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER | CNN | 04:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 580 |
| 55 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 02:00 PM | 60 | 0.11 | 532 |
| 56 | SITUATION ROOM | CNN | 05:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 506 |
| 57 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 07:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 309 |
| 58 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 07:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 545 |
| 59 | SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 06:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,401 |
| 60 | KELLY FILE SPECIAL, THE | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 09:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,344 |
| 61 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 06:00 AM | 60 | 0.10 | 315 |
| 62 | FIVE, THE SPCL | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 05:00 PM | 60 | 0.10 | 1,291 |
| 63 | SPORTSCENTER EARLY L | ESPN2 | 06:00 PM | 90 | 0.09 | 220 |
| 64 | HAPPENING NOW | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 02:00 PM | 60 | 0.09 | 998 |
| 65 | US NATIONAL TEAM PREG L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 06:30 PM | 24 | 0.09 | 163 |
| 66 | CNN NEWSROOM | CNN | 09:00 AM | 60 | 0.09 | 416 |
| 67 | SPORTSCENTER LATE L | ESPN2 | 11:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 212 |
| 68 | WOLF | CNN | 01:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 515 |
| 69 | NATIONAL TEAM (PT) FRI: USA / GUATEMALA | UNIVISION DEPORTES | 06:51 PM | 130 | 0.08 | 169 |
| 70 | LEGAL VIEW | CNN | 12:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 424 |
| 71 | MYSTERIES AT THE MONUMENT | TRAVEL CHANNEL | 09:00 PM | 60 | 0.08 | 534 |
| 72 | TWO NIGHT STAND | HBO PRIME | 12:45 AM | 86 | 0.08 | 184 |
| 73 | BASEBALL TONIGHT L | ESPN2 | 01:08 AM | 60 | 0.08 | 156 |
| 74 | NASCAR XFINITY PRACTICE L | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 04:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 392 |
| 75 | BASEBALL TONIGHT L | ESPN2 | 01:30 PM | 41 | 0.07 | 174 |
| 76 | SPORTSCENTER MORNING | ESPN2 | 07:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 199 |
| 77 | MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE | HLN | 08:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 242 |
| 78 | FOX AND FRIENDS | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 06:00 AM | 60 | 0.07 | 504 |
| 79 | F1 PRACTICE | NBC SPORTS NETWORK | 09:00 AM | 95 | 0.07 | 222 |
| 80 | GENIUS TALKS | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 03:28 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 187 |
| 81 | FRESH BEAT BAND OF SPIES | NICK JR | 07:00 PM | 30 | 0.07 | 394 |
| 82 | X-MEN:THE LAST STAND | HBO PRIME | 01:15 PM | 104 | 0.07 | 180 |
| 83 | SPORTSCENTER AM L | ESPNEWS | 02:00 PM | 60 | 0.07 | 107 |
| 84 | JENNIE GARTH PROJECT | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 07:00 AM | 30 | 0.07 | 249 |
| 85 | SPORTSCENTER AFT L | ESPNEWS | 05:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 129 |
| 86 | SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 03:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 869 |
| 87 | UNTOUCHABLES, THE | MAXPRIME | 08:00 PM | 119 | 0.06 | 241 |
| 88 | JENNIE GARTH PROJECT | HOME AND GARDEN TV | 06:30 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 189 |
| 89 | BETX 15 TOP 10 MOMENTS | BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV | 04:28 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 181 |
| 90 | SPORTSCENTER AFT L | ESPNEWS | 03:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 147 |
| 91 | SPORTSCENTER AFT L | ESPNEWS | 04:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 140 |
| 92 | HOME & FAMILY: N/A | HALLMARK CHANNEL | 10:00 AM | 120 | 0.06 | 208 |
| 93 | GRETA INVESTIGATES | FOX NEWS CHANNEL | 07:00 PM | 60 | 0.06 | 926 |
| 94 | EMERILS FLORIDA | FOOD NETWORK | 09:30 AM | 30 | 0.06 | 136 |
| 95 | CANADIAN FTBL LEAGUE L: CALGARY/MONTREAL | ESPN2 | 07:30 PM | 190 | 0.06 | 188 |
| 96 | NICKY, RICKY, DICKY &DAWN | NICKTOONS | 08:30 AM | 30 | 0.05 | 273 |
| 97 | FOX SPORTS LIVE L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 08:59 PM | 61 | 0.05 | 124 |
| 98 | MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L | ESPN2 | 06:00 AM | 60 | 0.05 | 142 |
| 99 | BIGGEST & BADDEST | NAT GEO WILD | 08:00 PM | 60 | 0.05 | 223 |
| 100 | AMERICAS PREGAME L | FOX SPORTS 1 | 05:00 PM | 90 | 0.05 | 99 |
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