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SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.7.2015

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In addition to our detailed demographic chart for the top 40 cable originals, check out our new expanded searchable table for the top 100 cable originals at the bottom of the post.

NETWORK UPDATE:  THE BIG BANG THEORY gained 0.2 in adjusted numbers, although at 3.7, that still left it far behind last year’s 4.9 season finale.  Elsewhere, GREY’S ANATOMY lost 0.1.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  With no NBA game scheduled, Spike’s LIP SYNC BATTLE took a share of the Thursday cable lead, up 0.07 from last week to 0.66.  WWE (Syfy) was also at 0.66, which was up 0.02 from last week, with lead-out OLYMPUS down 0.03 to 0.13.  NBC Sports Network’s NHL PLAYOFFS game was right behind at 0.65, although the night’s early game was considerably lower at 0.25.  On History, PAWN STARS was at 0.60/0.58, and LOST IN TRANSMISSION was at 0.36.  Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS took a nice leap up, by 0.16 to 0.54.  AFTER THE FIRST 48 (A&E) was at 0.50.  RIDICULOUSNESS (MTV) gained a tick to 0.38.  The finale of DIG (USA)–which the network termed a “season” finale, although it had been marketed as a closed-end “event”–jumped up 0.09 to 0.28.  MARY MARY (We) lost 0.06 to 0.28.  On FX, THE COMEDIANS dropped 0.09 to 0.20, and LOUIE fell 0.06 to 0.17.  Given today’s news about Bill Simmons’ unceremonial ousting at ESPN (technically a non-renewal of his contract, although publicly announced a very unusual 5 months in advance), it’s interesting to note that his GRANTLAND BASKETBALL HOUR scored 0.19, below the network’s afternoon talk show franchises.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MELBOURNE was at 0.12.  Not even hitting the supplemental list:  RED ROAD (Sundance), up 0.01 to 0.04 (and slightly up with total viewers to 183K).

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable THU.7 May 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday May 7, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 LIP SYNC BATTLE-05/07/2015 SPIKE 10:00 p 34 0.66 1,300
2 WWE SMACKDOWN-05/07/2015 SYFY 8:00 p 120 0.66 2,575
3 NHL SEMI FINALS L-05/07/2015 NBCSN 9:45 p 164 0.65 1,663
4 PAWN STARS-05/07/2015 HIST 9:00 p 31 0.60 2,225
5 PAWN STARS-05/07/2015 HIST 9:31 p 32 0.58 2,279
6 IMPRACTICAL JOKERS-05/07/2015 TRU 10:00 p 30 0.54 1,076
7 AFTER THE FIRST 48-05/07/2015 AEN 9:00 p 61 0.50 1,201
8 TEEN TITANS GO-05/07/2015 TOON 6:00 p 30 0.47 2,145
9 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-05/07/2015 ESPN 5:30 p 30 0.43 938
10 DAILY SHOW-05/07/2015 CMDY 11:00 p 31 0.43 1,192
11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL-05/07/2015 HGTV 10:30 p 30 0.43 1,707
12 REHAB ADDICT-05/07/2015 HGTV 9:00 p 30 0.42 1,647
13 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN6-05/07/2015 MTV 10:00 p 31 0.38 836
14 HOUSE HUNTERS-05/07/2015 HGTV 10:00 p 30 0.37 1,679
15 BEAT B.FLAY-05/07/2015 FOOD 10:00 p 30 0.36 1,139
16 LOST IN TRANSMISSION-05/07/2015 HIST 10:03 p 60 0.36 1,308
17 LIFE BELOW ZERO-05/07/2015 NGC 9:00 p 60 0.35 1,410
18 ADVENTURE TIME-05/07/2015 TOON 7:30 p 30 0.34 1,582
19 FIRST LOOK: KARDASHIANS-05/07/2015 ENT 9:00 p 15 0.34 689
20 CLARENCE-05/07/2015 TOON 5:30 p 30 0.33 1,631
21 AROUND THE HORN-05/07/2015 ESPN 5:00 p 30 0.30 598
22 UNCLE GRANDPA-05/07/2015 TOON 5:00 p 30 0.29 1,229
23 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S3-05/07/2015 CMT 9:00 p 60 0.29 545
24 CONAN-05/07/2015 TBSC 11:00 p 60 0.28 634
25 DIG-05/07/2015 USA 10:00 p 61 0.28 1,051
26 MARY MARY-05/07/2015 WETV 10:00 p 60 0.26 570
27 FIRST LOOK: BOTCHED-05/07/2015 ENT 9:15 p 15 0.26 544
28 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE-05/07/2015 ESPN 4:30 p 30 0.25 435
29 NHL SEMI FINALS L-05/07/2015 NBCSN 7:03 p 162 0.25 751
30 E! NEWS-05/07/2015 ENT 11:00 p 60 0.25 525
31 KELLY FILE, THE-05/07/2015 FOXNC 9:00 p 60 0.24 2,301
32 NIGHTLY SHOW-05/07/2015 CMDY 11:31 p 30 0.23 604
33 E! NEWS-05/07/2015 ENT 7:00 p 60 0.23 490
34 DEAD END EXPRESS-05/07/2015 NGC 10:00 p 60 0.23 810
35 PARTY DOWN SOUTH S3-05/07/2015 CMT 10:02 p 60 0.22 388
36 BLAZE & THE MONSTER MCHNS-05/07/2015 NICK 1:30 p 30 0.21 1,068
37 MOST INFAMOUS-05/07/2015 ID 9:00 p 60 0.21 881
38 AT MIDNIGHT-05/07/2015 CMDY 12:01 a 31 0.21 420
39 OUTRAGEOUS BIRTHS: TALES-05/07/2015 TLC 9:01 p 61 0.20 671
40 COMEDIANS-05/07/2015 FX 10:00 p 33 0.20 474
41 HANNITY-05/07/2015 FOXNC 10:00 p 60 0.20 1,365
42 DID HE DO IT-05/07/2015 ID 10:00 p 60 0.19 690
43 OUTRAGEOUS BIRTHS: TALES-05/07/2015 TLC 10:02 p 60 0.19 613
44 GRANTLAND BBALL SHOW-05/07/2015 ESPN 7:00 p 60 0.19 431
45 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE-05/07/2015 BRVO 11:00 p 30 0.19 422
46 ICE COLD GOLD-05/07/2015 APL 10:00 p 60 0.18 599
47 THE OREILLY FACTOR-05/07/2015 FOXNC 8:00 p 60 0.18 2,409
48 LOUIE-05/07/2015 FX 10:33 p 31 0.17 366
49 OUTRAGEOUS BIRTHS: TALES-05/07/2015 TLC 7:00 p 60 0.16 427
50 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L-05/07/2015 ESPN2 6:00 a 240 0.16 321
51 FOX AND FRIENDS-05/07/2015 FOXNC 7:00 a 60 0.15 1,123
52 SPORTSNATION-05/07/2015 ESPN2 3:00 p 60 0.15 243
53 OUTRAGEOUS BIRTHS: TALES-05/07/2015 TLC 8:00 p 61 0.14 440
54 OLYMPUS-05/07/2015 SYFY 10:00 p 60 0.13 576
55 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION-05/07/2015 ESPN2 6:30 p 30 0.13 290
56 FOX AND FRIENDS-05/07/2015 FOXNC 6:00 a 60 0.13 723
57 FOX AND FRIENDS-05/07/2015 FOXNC 8:00 a 60 0.13 1,107
58 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-05/07/2015 FOXNC 10:00 a 60 0.13 1,277
59 REAL HOUSEWIVES MELBOURNE-05/07/2015 BRVO 9:00 p 67 0.12 345
60 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/07/2015 HLN 6:00 a 60 0.12 322
61 SO LITTLE TIME-05/07/2015 NICK 6:30 p 30 0.12 590
62 FIVE, THE-05/07/2015 FOXNC 5:00 p 60 0.12 1,702
63 AROUND THE HORN-05/07/2015 ESPN2 6:00 p 30 0.11 235
64 HAPPENING NOW-05/07/2015 FOXNC 11:00 a 60 0.11 1,057
65 HOW DO THEY DO IT-05/07/2015 SCI 10:00 p 30 0.11 359
66 PGA TOUR-05/07/2015 GOLF 1:00 p 395 0.11 858
67 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER-05/07/2015 FOXNC 6:00 p 60 0.10 1,706
68 SHOWCASE GAME-05/07/2015 MLBN 7:00 p 185 0.10 364
69 BEST OF REAL SEX:HOW TO B-05/07/2015 HBOM 11:00 p 48 0.10 233
70 AMERICAS NEWSROOM-05/07/2015 FOXNC 9:00 a 60 0.09 1,197
71 BALTIMORE SPEAKS!-05/07/2015 BET 8:00 p 60 0.09 276
72 FOX & FRIENDS FIRST-05/06/2015 FOXNC 5:00 a 60 0.08 374
73 CNN NEWSROOM-05/07/2015 CNN 2:00 p 60 0.08 454
74 AT THIS HOUR-05/07/2015 CNN 11:00 a 60 0.08 398
75 WAKE UP WITH AL-05/07/2015 TWC 6:00 a 60 0.08 250
76 INCOME PROPERTY-05/07/2015 DIY 9:00 p 60 0.08 198
77 ESPN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY-05/07/2015 ESPN2 8:23 p 92 0.08 145
78 SOMEBODYS GOTTA DO IT-05/07/2015 CNN 9:00 p 60 0.08 400
79 OUTNUMBERED-05/07/2015 FOXNC 12:00 p 60 0.08 1,000
80 ANIMATION DOMINATION-05/07/2015 FXX 12:00 a 64 0.07 164
81 ANDERSON COOPER 360-05/07/2015 CNN 8:00 p 60 0.07 470
82 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE-05/07/2015 HLN 7:00 a 60 0.07 215
83 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/07/2015 TWC 8:00 p 60 0.07 303
84 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT-05/07/2015 CNN 7:00 p 60 0.07 441
85 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON-05/07/2015 FOXNC 2:00 p 60 0.07 844
86 AMHQ-05/07/2015 TWC 7:00 a 60 0.07 347
87 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA-05/07/2015 FOXNC 7:00 p 60 0.07 1,334
88 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/07/2015 TWC 9:00 p 60 0.07 258
89 AMHQ-05/07/2015 TWC 8:00 a 60 0.07 353
90 GRANTLAND BBALL SHOW-05/07/2015 ESPN2 11:00 p 60 0.07 149
91 SITUATION ROOM-05/07/2015 CNN 5:00 p 60 0.07 406
92 HOW ITS MADE:-05/07/2015 SCI 9:00 p 30 0.06 232
93 YOU HERD ME WITH COLIN-05/07/2015 ESPN2 5:30 p 30 0.06 135
94 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T-05/07/2015 POP 7:00 p 60 0.06 464
95 RED EYE-05/06/2015 FOXNC 3:00 a 60 0.06 282
96 SPONGEBOB-05/07/2015 NKTNS 8:00 p 30 0.06 360
97 WOLF-05/07/2015 CNN 1:00 p 60 0.06 367
98 HAPPENING NOW-05/07/2015 FOXNC 1:00 p 60 0.06 924
99 AMHQ-05/07/2015 TWC 9:00 a 60 0.06 248
100 WEATHER CENTER LIVE-05/07/2015 TWC 11:00 p 60 0.06 140

 

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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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