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June 26, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.25.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  The only change from this morning’s numbers was a 0.1 bump for BIG BROTHER.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN dominated with its coverage of the NBA DRAFT, scoring 1.53 for the draft telecast itself (all nearly 5 hours of it–we don’t have an hour-by-hour breakdown), 1.01 for the pre-show, and 0.71 for the post show SPORTSCENTER.  Next came more sports, as WWE was down 0.02 to 0.63 for Syfy, with lead-out OLYMPUS (not on the chart because of the way Syfy listed it) down 0.04 to 0.10 with 382K total viewers.  A&E’s BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT was at 0.53, with lead-out AMERICAN TAKEDOWN at 0.27.  On We, BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES fell 0.06 to 0.50, while CUTTING IT IN THE ATL gained 0.02 to 0.34.  HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS was up 0.04 to 0.47, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL rose 0.01 to 0.38.  RIDICULOUSNESS (MTV) was at 0.47/0.42, down from last week’s 0.50.  History’s ALONE gained 0.05 to 0.45, but MOUNTAIN MEN fell 0.12 to 0.35.  Notably, a 15-minute preview for Disney Channel’s TEEN BEACH 2 scored 0.40 (and 0.88 among the F12-34 demo), boding well for the movie itself tonight.  Food Network’s BEAT B FLAY remained at 0.38.  It was a bad night for USA Network, with the 2d episode of COMPLICATIONS down 0.13 to 0.28, and lead-out GRACELAND returning at 0.35–down 0.22 from last June, where it followed a 0.75 SUITS lead-in.  THE COMEDIANS (FX) ended its season with 2 half-hours at 0.22/0.13, compared to 0.21 last week.  Among the micro-rated, MARON gained 0.01 to 0.04, with 106K total viewers, and SMALL TOWN BIG DEAL (RFD) somehow managed to get even smaller, staying at zero 18-49s and with 22,000 total viewers, less than half of last week’s tiny crew. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable THU.25 Jun 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday June 25, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA DRAFT                 L: N/A ESPN 07:31 PM 291 1.53 3,738
2 NBA DRAFT PRE/POST       L ESPN 07:00 PM 31 1.01 2,528
3 SPORTSCENTER 12AM L ESPN 12:22 AM 38 0.71 1,382
4 WWE SMACKDOWN: 062515 SYFY 08:00 PM 120 0.63 2,496
5 BEYOND SCARED STRAIGHT A&E NETWORK 09:00 PM 61 0.53 1,287
6 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 09:00 PM 60 0.50 1,021
7 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.49 1,301
8 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.47 2,345
9 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN6 MTV 10:32 PM 31 0.47 960
10 ALONE HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.45 1,697
11 SPORTSCENTER 1AM         L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.44 807
12 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN6 MTV 10:00 PM 32 0.42 872
13 TEEN BEACH 2 PREVIEW SPEC DISNEY CHANNEL 01:40 PM 15 0.40 2,144
14 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.38 2,059
15 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.38 1,328
16 MOUNTAIN MEN HISTORY 09:00 PM 63 0.35 2,107
17 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.35 923
18 GRACELAND USA NETWORK 10:02 PM 61 0.35 1,006
19 TEEN BEACH 2 PREVIEW SPEC DISNEY CHANNEL 09:45 PM 15 0.35 2,011
20 CUTTING IT: IN THE ATL WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.34 692
21 SPORTSCENTER MORNING     L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.34 559
22 REGULAR SHOW THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.33 1,591
23 HOARDERS: FAMILY SECRETS LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 62 0.31 913
24 SPORTSCENTER EARLY       L ESPN 06:00 PM 60 0.31 683
25 COMPLICATIONS USA NETWORK 09:00 PM 62 0.28 1,067
26 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.28 732
27 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.28 621
28 ITS ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILL COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.27 426
29 AMERICAN TAKEDOWN A&E NETWORK 10:01 PM 61 0.27 746
30 WOMEN IN PRISON INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.27 895
31 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.27 638
32 ITS ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILL COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.27 423
33 PARTY DOWN SOUTH II S2 CMT 09:00 PM 60 0.24 433
34 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 60 0.24 1,424
35 COMEDIANS FX 10:00 PM 31 0.22 509
36 FIRST LOOK: BOTCHED E! 09:00 PM 30 0.22 515
37 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.21 487
38 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 33 0.21 389
39 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.19 410
40 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.17 438
41 SPIKE TV BROADCAST PREMIE: BULLET TO THE HEAD SPIKE TV 09:00 PM 120 0.17 653
42 GONE GIRL: GONE GIRL HBO PRIME 09:05 PM 149 0.17 391
43 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.16 2,103
44 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.16 396
45 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 06:30 PM 30 0.16 324
46 SEVENTIES CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.16 770
47 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.15 374
48 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.15 267
49 SITUATION ROOM CNN 05:00 PM 60 0.14 608
50 CATHOUSE SEASON TWO HBO PRIME 11:35 PM 24 0.14 322
51 NFL LIVE                 L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.13 325
52 COMEDIANS FX 10:31 PM 31 0.13 306
53 DEAD END EXPRESS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 562
54 HIS & HERS L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.13 252
55 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 288
56 FIRST LOOK: RICHKIDS BH E! 10:30 PM 30 0.12 238
57 HANNITY SPECIAL FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 1,269
58 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.12 2,232
59 SITUATION ROOM CNN 06:00 PM 60 0.12 514
60 LEGAL VIEW CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 535
61 NEW DAY CNN 07:00 AM 60 0.12 387
62 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.11 255
63 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 254
64 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 02:30 PM 30 0.11 248
65 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.11 556
66 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.11 527
67 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 235
68 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 09:00 AM 60 0.11 508
69 AT THIS HOUR CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 583
70 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.11 490
71 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.10 286
72 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 04:00 PM 60 0.10 571
73 ROAD TO BETX/AWARDS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 09:00 PM 30 0.10 315
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,261
75 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.10 529
76 NEW DAY CNN 06:00 AM 60 0.10 289
77 NEW DAY CNN 08:00 AM 60 0.10 360
78 WOLF CNN 01:00 PM 60 0.10 569
79 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 03:00 PM 60 0.10 578
80 OLYMPUS SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.10 382
81 SPORTSNATION       L ESPN2 03:00 PM 60 0.09 193
82 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.09 1,424
83 BBQ PITMASTERS DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.09 241
84 JUST FRIENDS HBO PRIME 06:15 PM 94 0.09 202
85 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 02:00 PM 60 0.09 598
86 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.09 1,564
87 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.09 612
88 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.09 1,110
89 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 240 0.09 188
90 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.09 1,603
91 NFL INSIDERS L ESPN 03:00 PM 30 0.09 220
92 COPA AMERICA QF – L: BOLIVIA VS. PERU BEIN SPORT 07:18 PM 130 0.09 215
93 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 06:00 PM 30 0.09 179
94 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.08 916
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.08 906
96 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM CNN 01:00 AM 60 0.08 294
97 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: NYY AT HOU/CIN AT PIT MLB NETWORK 08:00 PM 161 0.08 425
98 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.08 286
99 SPORTSCENTER PRIME   L ESPN2 07:00 PM 30 0.08 139
100 DR DREW HLN 09:00 PM 60 0.08 245

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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.