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June 2, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.31.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  The night’s rerun of THE GOLDBERGS was up 0.1 in final numbers, and the FAMILY GUY rerun slipped 0.1.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  GAME OF THRONES came roaring back from last week’s decline, up a huge 0.88 to 3.45.  (So much for all those people who claimed they were offended by the show to the point of turning it off.)  That boosted SILICON VALLEY 0.14 to 0.98, but VEEP dropped 0.02 to 0.48, and LAST WEEK TONIGHT was at 0.62 after a week off (up 0.12 from 2 weeks ago).  On Showtime, PENNY DREADFUL gained 0.06 to 0.30, NURSE JACKIE dropped 0.05 to 0.17, and HAPPYISH fell 0.06 to 0.09.  AMC’s season premiere of HALT AND CATCH FIRE was at 0.21, which didn’t suggest any groundswell of enthusiasm had formed during the off-season, but was slightly better than the August 2014 season finale.  The 2d night of MARILYN: THE SECRET LIFE OF MARILYN MONROE (Lifetime) was up a tick from Saturday at 0.51.  SALEM (WGN America) remained at 0.13.  Adult Swim’s CHINA IL jumped 0.17 from its last episode 2 weeks ago to 0.63.  On the unscripted side, E!’s KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS climbed 0.24 to 1.09, and RICHKIDS OF BEVERLY HILLS gained 0.03 to 0.40, with THE GRACE HELBIG SHOW at 0.14.  NAKED AND AFRAID (Discovery), which didn’t air last week, was up 0.04 from 2 weeks ago to 1.02.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES: KANDI’S SKI TRIP (airing at 8PM instead of 2 hours later) leaped 0.39 to 0.67, and BLOOD, SWEAT AND HEELS was at 0.35, with FASHION QUEENS at 0.23.  RETURN TO AMISH (TLC) was at 0.57, preceded by a COUNTDOWN hour at 0.27.  The CRITICS CHOICE TELEVISION AWARDS (A&E) was at 0.12.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable SUN.31 May 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Sunday May 31, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 GAME OF THRONES HBO PRIME 09:02 PM 60 3.45 7,009
2 KEEPING UP KARDASHIANS E! 09:00 PM 60 1.09 2,373
3 BREAK HBO PRIME 08:52 PM 10 1.02 2,029
4 SILICON VALLEY HBO PRIME 10:03 PM 28 0.98 1,783
5 NAKED AND AFRAID DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.98 2,442
6 NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACIN L: DOVER FOX SPORTS 1 01:00 PM 222 0.83 3,940
7 RHOA KANDIS SKI TRIP BRAVO 08:00 PM 60 0.67 1,644
8 FOX SPORTS LIVE L FOX SPORTS 1 04:42 PM 18 0.65 2,772
9 CHINA, IL ADULT SWIM 11:30 PM 30 0.63 1,309
10 LAST WEEK TONIGHT HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 30 0.62 1,394
11 RETURN TO AMISH TLC 09:00 PM 61 0.57 1,996
12 MLB SUNDAY NIGHT        L: DETROIT/LA ANGELS ESPN 08:00 PM 208 0.51 1,966
13 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: LSU/MICHIGAN ESPN 04:42 PM 146 0.51 1,950
14 SUNDAY MOVIE IV: SECRET LIFE MARILYN, PT 2 LIFETIME TELEVISION 08:00 PM 122 0.51 2,053
15 VEEP HBO PRIME 10:32 PM 28 0.48 993
16 CUTTHROAT KITCHEN FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.48 1,388
17 K.C. UNDERCOVER DISNEY CHANNEL 08:30 PM 30 0.47 3,017
18 WICKED TUNA: IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 120 0.43 1,577
19 SPRING BAKING CHAMPION FOOD NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.42 1,658
20 RICHKIDS OF BEVERLY HILLS E! 10:00 PM 60 0.40 806
21 ROCKY MOUNTAIN RENO HOME AND GARDEN TV 12:00 PM 60 0.39 1,582
22 COLL SOFTBALL WRLD SRS  L: AUBURN/FLORIDA ESPN 01:00 PM 204 0.36 1,464
23 I DIDNT DO IT DISNEY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 30 0.36 2,202
24 BLOOD, SWEAT & HEELS BRAVO 09:00 PM 60 0.35 947
25 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 08:00 PM 60 0.34 1,157
26 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 180 0.33 685
27 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:28 PM 92 0.32 735
28 PENNY DREADFUL S2 SHOWTIME PRIME 10:02 PM 53 0.30 712
29 NCAA STUDIO UPDATE  L ESPN 04:24 PM 18 0.30 1,191
30 SYFY MOVIE: WRONG TURN 6:LAST RESORT SYFY 09:00 PM 120 0.30 857
31 ON THE CASE WITH PZ INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.30 1,169
32 BARBIE PRINCESS POWER NICKELODEON 12:00 PM 75 0.29 1,412
33 FINDING BIGFOOT: N/A ANIMAL PLANET 09:00 PM 120 0.29 1,062
34 GYPSY SISTERS TLC 10:01 PM 60 0.29 921
35 NEIGHBORS (2014) HBO PRIME 07:16 PM 96 0.27 521
36 RETURN TO AMISH: COUNTDOW: N/A TLC 07:00 PM 120 0.27 1,072
37 LAST ALASKANS, THE ANIMAL PLANET 08:00 PM 60 0.26 1,578
38 DAWN OF THE PLANET OF APE: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF APE HBO PRIME 10:45 AM 130 0.25 516
39 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN 08:00 AM 60 0.24 509
40 ULTIMATE HOMES DISCOVERY CHANNEL 02:00 PM 60 0.24 755
41 BSBL TONIGHT: SUN CTDWN L ESPN 07:08 PM 52 0.24 919
42 FASHION QUEENS BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.23 764
43 OUTSIDE THE LINES-WKND ESPN 09:00 AM 30 0.21 527
44 HALT AND CATCH FIRE AMC 10:00 PM 60 0.21 659
45 NASCAR RACEDAY L FOX SPORTS 1 11:30 AM 90 0.21 936
46 PARTS UNKNOWN CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.19 651
47 WICKED TUNA REEL TALK LIV NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 11:00 PM 60 0.18 652
48 SPORTS REPORTERS ESPN 09:30 AM 30 0.18 504
49 NURSE JACKIE S7 SHOWTIME PRIME 09:02 PM 24 0.17 593
50 SOUTHERN AT HEART FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.16 664
51 EPIC BAR BUILDS DISCOVERY CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.16 487
52 MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: SEATTLE SOUNDERS/NY RED BULL ESPN2 05:00 PM 124 0.15 332
53 MARVELS HULK AGENTS SMASH DISNEY XD 08:00 AM 30 0.15 364
54 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 07:00 AM 30 0.15 414
55 SNAPPED: KILLER COUPLES OXYGEN MEDIA 09:00 PM 60 0.15 351
56 GOOD LIE, THE HBO PRIME 02:00 PM 109 0.14 282
57 GRACE HELBIG SHOW, THE E! 11:00 PM 30 0.14 289
58 FARMHOUSE RULES FOOD NETWORK 12:30 PM 30 0.13 692
59 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.13 1,116
60 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 07:00 AM 60 0.13 551
61 SALEM WGN AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.13 394
62 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPNEWS 07:00 PM 60 0.13 261
63 HOBBIT, THE: THE DESOLATI: HOBBIT, THE: THE DESOLATI HBO PRIME 08:00 AM 161 0.13 260
64 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.13 1,019
65 PARANORMAL SURVIVOR DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.12 349
66 CRITICS CHOICE RED CARPET A&E NETWORK 07:00 PM 60 0.12 427
67 CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS: CC TV AWARDS – 2015 A&E NETWORK 08:00 PM 120 0.12 522
68 HIGH PROFITS CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 306
69 PAID PROGRAM USA NETWORK 07:30 AM 30 0.12 277
70 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 08:00 AM 30 0.11 549
71 ENDERS GAME HBO PRIME 06:00 AM 113 0.11 229
72 JULIUS JR. NICK JR 10:00 AM 30 0.11 438
73 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 11:00 PM 30 0.11 258
74 GARAGE GOLD DIY NETWORK 09:30 PM 30 0.11 422
75 NON-STOP HBO PRIME 05:30 PM 106 0.11 313
76 AFRICAS DEADLIEST NAT GEO WILD 10:00 PM 60 0.10 362
77 PGA TOUR GOLF CHANNEL 01:00 PM 90 0.10 812
78 MSNBC SPECIAL MSNBC 08:00 PM 60 0.10 359
79 NEW DAY SUNDAY CNN 06:00 AM 60 0.10 454
80 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPNEWS 08:00 PM 60 0.10 239
81 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 02:00 PM 60 0.10 420
82 FIVB WORLD LEAGUE: N/A NBC SPORTS NETWORK 07:00 PM 120 0.09 198
83 HAPPYISH S1 SHOWTIME PRIME 09:30 PM 25 0.09 250
84 AFTERNOON BASEBALL GAME: LAD AT STL/CWS AT HOU MLB NETWORK 02:15 PM 155 0.09 290
85 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-AM L ESPN2 09:00 AM 60 0.09 190
86 NIGHTINGALE HBO PRIME 03:56 PM 82 0.09 205
87 SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND-PM L ESPNEWS 10:00 PM 60 0.08 145
88 RV 2015 TRAVEL CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.08 381
89 YOUR BUSINESS MSNBC 07:30 AM 30 0.08 196
90 FAREED ZAKARIA: GPS CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 592
91 FOX & FRIENDS SUNDAY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.08 769
92 WEEKEND EXPRESS HLN 07:00 AM 60 0.08 320
93 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 05:00 PM 60 0.08 441
94 3 SCIENTISTS WALK INTO A THE WEATHER CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.08 255
95 3 SCIENTISTS WALK INTO A THE WEATHER CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.08 296
96 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 06:00 PM 60 0.08 312
97 RELIABLE SOURCES CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.08 457
98 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 11:30 PM 30 0.08 220
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 04:00 PM 60 0.08 377
100 STATE OF THE UNION CNN 09:00 AM 60 0.08 452

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About the Author

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.