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May 20, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Tuesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.19.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  THE FLASH and THE VOICE had 0.1 bumps for their season finales, as did the first hour of HELL’S KITCHEN, but IZOMBIE lost 0.1.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Sports crowded the top of Tuesday cable, with ESPN’s NBA PLAYOFFS Golden State/Houston game at 2.89, and the NBA DRAFT LOTTERY at 1.47, as well as NBC Sports Net’s NHL PLAYOFFS game at 0.71.  The highest-rated non-sports telecast was Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH, down 0.02 to 1.02, with lead-out SONS OF WINTER down 0.06 to 0.36.  OWN’s IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG gained 0.09 to 0.70.  On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 dropped 0.12 to 0.58, and INSIDE AMY SCHUMER fell 0.13 to 0.35.  19 KIDS AND COUNTING (TLC) rose 0.07 in its 1st hour and lost 0.17 in its 2d hour to 0.51/0.57, with THE WILLIS FAMILY down 0.11 to 0.32.  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NY was down a tenth to 0.47.  YOUR FAMILY OR MINE (TBS) gained 0.02 to 0.40.  On E!, BOTCHED was down a tenth to 0.32, and GOOD WORK fell 0.08 to 0.19.  MTV’s FINDING CARTER, just renewed for a 12-episode back order, was down 0.08 to 0.30, and also down 0.12 in the F12-34 demo to 0.72.  YOUNGER’s airing on Nick At Night slipped 0.02 to 0.22, and on TV Land it slumped by 0.09 to 0.12. 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable TUE.19 May 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Tuesday May 19, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS  L: HOUSTON/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 09:03 PM 159 2.89 6,848
2 NBA DRAFT LOTTERY       L ESPN 08:28 PM 35 1.47 3,550
3 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:42 PM 78 1.22 2,696
4 DEADLIEST CATCH DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 1.02 2,680
5 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: CHICAGO/ANAHEIM NBC SPORTS NETWORK 09:03 PM 309 0.71 1,673
6 IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.70 2,210
7 TOSH.O COMEDY CENTRAL 10:00 PM 30 0.58 969
8 SPORTSCENTER 1AM        L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.57 1,146
9 19 KIDS AND COUNTING TLC 09:00 PM 64 0.57 1,670
10 NBA PRE-GAME    L ESPN 07:30 PM 58 0.56 1,381
11 19 KIDS AND COUNTING TLC 08:00 PM 60 0.51 1,592
12 CHOPPED ALL-STARS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.48 1,166
13 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 09:00 PM 60 0.47 1,089
14 SPORTSCENTER MORNING    L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.45 883
15 YOUR FAMILY OR MINE TBS NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.40 1,170
16 FLIP OR FLOP HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:00 PM 30 0.38 1,189
17 SONS OF WINTER DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.36 1,043
18 INSIDE AMY SCHUMER COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.35 671
19 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 02:12 AM 15 0.33 667
20 WILLIS FAMILY, THE TLC 10:04 PM 60 0.32 986
21 BOTCHED E! 09:00 PM 60 0.32 821
22 DANCE MOMS SPECIAL LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 62 0.31 941
23 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (A&E) A&E NETWORK 09:00 PM 61 0.31 818
24 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.30 775
25 FINDING CARTER SSN 2 MTV 10:00 PM 62 0.30 577
26 BUBBLE GUPPIES NICKELODEON 11:00 AM 30 0.29 1,132
27 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 10:00 PM 30 0.29 603
28 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 06:00 PM 90 0.29 604
29 19 KAC: RECOUNT TLC 07:00 PM 60 0.28 830
30 RM: UNHOOKED: MNSTR SIZED ANIMAL PLANET 10:00 PM 64 0.27 766
31 RM: AFTERSHOW ANIMAL PLANET 11:04 PM 10 0.25 644
32 NELLYVILLE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 09:00 PM 60 0.25 506
33 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.24 465
34 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.24 473
35 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 01:00 PM 70 0.23 451
36 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.22 525
37 YOUNGER NICK-AT-NITE 10:00 PM 30 0.22 501
38 HOUSE HUNTERS OFF GRID HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.20 981
39 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.20 1,098
40 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.20 2,264
41 RIVER MONSTERS: REPCK SPC ANIMAL PLANET 11:14 PM 60 0.20 548
42 GOOD WORK E! 10:00 PM 60 0.19 519
43 MARRIED AT FIRST ST (FYI) FYI 09:00 PM 76 0.19 456
44 REDRUM INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 30 0.19 736
45 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.18 462
46 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.18 1,791
47 RM: UNHOOKED: MNSTR SIZED ANIMAL PLANET 12:14 AM 64 0.18 465
48 HOH:KIDNAPPED INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.18 623
49 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.17 1,647
50 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.17 1,841
51 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.16 471
52 HIS & HERS  L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.16 342
53 RIVER MONSTERS: REPCK SPC ANIMAL PLANET 09:00 PM 60 0.16 569
54 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.16 328
55 PROPERTY VIRGINS HOME AND GARDEN TV 11:30 AM 30 0.15 527
56 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.15 370
57 DEADLY AFTER DARK: POLAR ANIMAL PLANET 08:00 PM 60 0.15 706
58 TROY: STREET MAGIC SYFY 10:00 PM 61 0.15 432
59 REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NYC BRAVO 08:00 PM 60 0.15 414
60 NFL INSIDERS  L ESPN 03:00 PM 30 0.15 322
61 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.15 348
62 TRUTV TOP FUNNIEST TRUTV 09:30 PM 30 0.15 411
63 PROFIT, THE CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.14 398
64 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 240 0.14 279
65 RM: AFTERSHOW ANIMAL PLANET 01:18 AM 10 0.14 372
66 ARRANGED FYI 10:16 PM 60 0.14 311
67 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.14 1,878
68 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.13 1,156
69 DEADLY AFTER DARK: POLAR ANIMAL PLANET 01:28 AM 60 0.13 336
70 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 03:00 PM 60 0.13 265
71 TRUTV TOP FUNNIEST TRUTV 09:00 PM 30 0.12 402
72 YOUNGER TV LAND 10:00 PM 31 0.12 425
73 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 250
74 NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 08:00 PM 63 0.12 253
75 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.12 1,057
76 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.11 207
77 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 02:10 PM 20 0.11 227
78 REAL STORY W/G.CARLSON FOX NEWS CHANNEL 02:00 PM 60 0.11 1,119
79 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 02:30 PM 30 0.11 266
80 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.11 1,137
81 DRAFT DAY HBO PRIME 07:00 PM 109 0.11 245
82 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 02:00 PM 60 0.11 602
83 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: EPIC HISTORY OF EVERDAY THINGS H2 12:00 AM 120 0.11 274
84 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.11 204
85 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 01:00 PM 60 0.11 1,070
86 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.11 1,218
87 COPA LIB QUARTERFINALS: EMELEC VS TIGRES FOX DEPORTES 08:48 PM 132 0.10 229
88 THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU HBO PRIME 12:30 AM 103 0.10 199
89 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.10 479
90 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.10 394
91 SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING FOX NEWS CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.10 1,184
92 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM HBO PRIME 02:00 PM 108 0.10 264
93 CNN SPECIAL REPORT CNN 09:00 PM 60 0.10 546
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 03:00 PM 60 0.10 594
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.09 1,202
96 SPECIAL PRESENTATION: EPIC HISTORY OF EVERDAY THINGS H2 08:00 PM 120 0.09 283
97 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.09 1,381
98 XTREME WATERPARKS TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.09 229
99 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.09 271
100 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 06:30 PM 30 0.09 221

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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.