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June 5, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Thursday Cable Originals(& Network Update): 6.4.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  The NBA FINALS adjusted all the way to 6.9, up 0.9 from last year’s Game 1 final rating.  As expected, the primetime pre-game JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE suffered from the time zone adjustments, down to 1.1.  There were no changes for any of the original series on NBC or FOX.  On the rerun front, there were 0.1 increases for THE BIG BANG THEORY, THE ODD COUPLE and MIKE & MOLLY, and a 0.1 drop for IZOMBIE.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  There was no LIP SYNC BATTLE airing last night, leaving the night open for Syfy’s WWE to take the cable crown at 0.59, even though that was down a tenth from last week.  We’s BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES fell 0.07 to 0.51, and lead-out CUTTING IT IN THE ATL lost 0.08 to 0.24.  On History, PAWN STARS dropped 0.06 to 0.47, and its clip show lead-in lost 0.13 to 0.36, with LOST IN TRANSMISSION down 0.05 to 0.35.  HOUSE HUNTERS (HGTV) slipped a tick to 0.44, but HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL fell 0.11 to 0.34.  MTV’s RIDICULOUSNESS took a two-tenths hit to 0.31.  On Syfy, LOST GIRL gained a tick to 0.18, and OLYMPUS rose 0.02 to 0.11.  Without LOUIE as its partner, THE COMEDIANS dived an ugly 0.11 to 0.13.  MARON (IFC) was even uglier, down by two-thirds to 0.02, with 76K total viewers.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable THU.4 Jun 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday June 4, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 WWE SMACKDOWN: 060415 SYFY 08:00 PM 120 0.59 2,350
2 BRAXTON FAMILY VALUES WETV 09:00 PM 60 0.51 1,058
3 PAWN STARS HISTORY 09:31 PM 32 0.47 1,973
4 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.47 1,000
5 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.44 2,258
6 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.43 1,144
7 PAWN STARS: BEST OF HISTORY 09:00 PM 31 0.36 1,617
8 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L: N/A ESPN 06:00 PM 150 0.35 750
9 LOST IN TRANSMISSION HISTORY 10:03 PM 60 0.35 1,163
10 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:05 PM 115 0.34 770
11 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.34 1,918
12 ADVENTURE TIME THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.31 1,457
13 RIDICULOUSNESS SSN6 MTV 10:00 PM 32 0.31 754
14 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.30 716
15 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.30 645
16 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.29 1,100
17 BEAT B.FLAY FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.29 1,000
18 LIFE BELOW ZERO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 60 0.28 1,456
19 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.28 538
20 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.27 555
21 HOARDERS: FAMILY SECRETS LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 62 0.26 929
22 PARTY DOWN SOUTH II S2 CMT 09:00 PM 60 0.26 461
23 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.26 598
24 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.25 636
25 FIRST TAKE   L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.25 565
26 CUTTING IT: IN THE ATL WETV 10:00 PM 60 0.24 571
27 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.24 2,143
28 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.23 540
29 X GAMES                 L: AUSTIN, TX ESPN 08:30 PM 155 0.23 458
30 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.21 2,615
31 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 32 0.21 420
32 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.18 495
33 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.18 362
34 LOST GIRL SYFY 10:00 PM 60 0.18 710
35 HOW ITS MADE: TOP 5 THING SCIENCE 09:30 PM 30 0.17 467
36 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.17 316
37 SMILE LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:02 PM 60 0.16 515
38 HOW DO THEY DO IT SCIENCE 10:00 PM 30 0.16 460
39 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.15 361
40 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 03:00 PM 30 0.15 372
41 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 61 0.15 342
42 PROPERTY VIRGINS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:00 AM 30 0.14 422
43 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 02:30 PM 30 0.14 365
44 DEAD END EXPRESS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 874
45 SPIKE TV MOVIE: A NIGHTMARE ELM STREET 4 SPIKE TV 03:01 PM 120 0.13 296
46 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.13 338
47 COMEDIANS FX 10:00 PM 31 0.13 302
48 MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.13 502
49 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.13 1,255
50 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.13 1,869
51 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.13 305
52 HOW ITS MADE: SCIENCE 09:00 PM 30 0.13 399
53 PROPERTY VIRGINS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.12 449
54 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.12 1,149
55 BRINGING UP BATES UP 09:00 PM 60 0.12 314
56 SPIKE TV MOVIE: A NIGHTMARE ELM STREET 5 SPIKE TV 05:01 PM 120 0.12 277
57 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 180 0.11 245
58 OLYMPUS SYFY 11:00 PM 60 0.11 467
59 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 06:30 PM 30 0.11 211
60 SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH CNBC 10:00 PM 30 0.10 301
61 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 11:00 PM 30 0.10 234
62 KATIE DOES MANHATTAN HBO PRIME 11:00 PM 29 0.10 308
63 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.10 1,554
64 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.10 1,129
65 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES BBC-AMERICA 09:00 PM 60 0.10 249
66 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.10 388
67 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.10 1,232
68 BBQ PITMASTERS DESTINATION AMERICA 10:00 PM 60 0.09 208
69 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 1,030
70 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.09 1,686
71 TENNIS: FRENCH OPEN     L: WOMENS SEMIFINALS ESPN2 09:00 AM 300 0.09 497
72 PRIME BASEBALL GAME/JIP MLB NETWORK 12:20 AM 48 0.09 313
73 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,125
74 SPIKE TV MOVIE: A NIGHTMARE ELM STREET 2 SPIKE TV 11:00 AM 120 0.09 178
75 RIDDICK MAXPRIME 02:45 PM 118 0.08 194
76 CNNI/ CNN NEWSROOM CNN 01:00 AM 60 0.08 207
77 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 276
78 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 10:30 PM 30 0.08 224
79 NBA GAMETIME FNLS RECAP L NBA-TV 11:55 PM 46 0.08 201
80 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: CHC AT WAS/CIN AT PHI MLB NETWORK 08:56 PM 198 0.08 328
81 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.08 1,146
82 NBA FINALS PRESS CNFRNC L NBA-TV 12:41 AM 85 0.08 156
83 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 11:30 PM 30 0.08 205
84 LAKE HOUSE, THE HBO PRIME 03:30 PM 98 0.08 219
85 PGA TOUR: 2015 MEMORIAL TOURN GOLF CHANNEL 02:28 PM 242 0.08 478
86 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 01:00 PM 60 0.08 1,048
87 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.08 685
88 SOMEBODYS GOTTA DO IT CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.08 401
89 YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T POP 07:00 PM 60 0.08 505
90 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 11:00 AM 60 0.07 180
91 NITRO CIRCUS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.07 158
92 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.07 360
93 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 03:00 PM 60 0.07 151
94 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.07 469
95 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.07 410
96 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 06:00 PM 30 0.07 131
97 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 08:00 PM 60 0.07 520
98 HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS MSNBC 07:00 PM 60 0.07 688
99 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 AM 60 0.07 739
100 DAILY SHARE HLN 12:00 PM 60 0.07 145

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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.