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May 28, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 5.27.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:   There were 0.1 increases for THE BRIEFCASE and MASTERCHEF, as well as for the rerun of BLACK-ISH. 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  The final Conference Championship game of the NBA PLAYOFFS gave ESPN a towering 3.56 rating, while NBC Sports Net had a 0.84 for its NHL PLAYOFFS game.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS was next, up a big 0.18 from last week to 0.61.  On ABCFamily, YOUNG & HUNGRY gained 0.05 to 0.48, while FREAK OUT ticked up 0.01 to 0.13.  There was quite a bit of real estate in the Top 10, with HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS at 0.45/0.40, and PROPERTY BROTHERS at 0.44, as well as Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING up 0.16 to 0.45.  FISHCENTER (Adult Swim) was at 0.40.  On Lifetime, TERRAS LITTLE FAMILY lost 0.04 to 0.33, and LITTLE WOMEN NY dropped 0.13 to 0.28.  The season finale of BIG TIME IN HOLLYWOOD FL (Comedy) fell 0.02 to 0.13.  On VH1, SWAB STORIES dropped 0.02 to 0.12, and WALK OF SHAME SHUTTLE upticked to 0.10.  HOT IN CLEVELAND was at 0.11 on TV Land (up 0.01) and 0.05 on Nick Jr (up 0.03, with 107K total viewers), and SOUL MAN aired 2 episodes on TV Land at 0.08/0.07 (compared to 0.11 last week), and 1 episode at 0.06 on Nick Jr (up 0.04).  INSTANT MOM aired only on TV Land at 0.10 (up 0.01).  RIPPER STREET (BBCAmerica) fell 0.01 to 0.03, with 147K total viewers.  QUEENS OF DRAMA (POP) fell 0.03 to 0.02, with 151K total viewers.

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable WED.27 May 2015

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 27, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NBA PLAYOFFS-CONF FNLS   L: HOUSTON/GOLDEN STATE ESPN 09:03 PM 176 3.56 8,887
2 SPORTSCENTER LATE         L ESPN 11:59 PM 82 1.52 3,649
3 NHL CONFERENCE FINALS L: ANAHEIM/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 08:04 PM 170 0.84 2,383
4 NBA PRE-GAME   L ESPN 08:00 PM 63 0.69 1,844
5 SPORTSCENTER 1AM         L ESPN 01:21 AM 39 0.65 1,505
6 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 09:00 PM 63 0.61 3,362
7 SPORTSCENTER MORNING     L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.52 1,092
8 YOUNG & HUNGRY ABC FAMILY 08:00 PM 30 0.48 926
9 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.45 1,836
10 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.45 1,108
11 PROPERTY BROTHERS (1 HR) HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:00 PM 60 0.44 1,772
12 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.41 916
13 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.40 1,767
14 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.36 1,066
15 LWLA: TERRAS LITTLE SP LIFETIME TELEVISION 09:00 PM 60 0.33 1,069
16 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 09:30 PM 30 0.32 1,194
17 SPORTSCENTER EARLY       L: N/A ESPN 06:00 PM 120 0.30 606
18 LITTLE WOMEN NY LIFETIME TELEVISION 10:00 PM 62 0.28 836
19 MAIL ORDER MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 30 0.26 981
20 MAIL ORDER MURDER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:30 PM 30 0.26 944
21 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.26 2,688
22 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.25 560
23 MANSIONS & MURDERS INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.24 1,032
24 WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE BRAVO 11:00 PM 30 0.24 627
25 DAWN OF THE PLANET OF APE: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF APE HBO PRIME 09:00 PM 130 0.24 555
26 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.23 2,313
27 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.22 392
28 MY CRAZY EX LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK 09:00 PM 60 0.21 516
29 MY EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY TLC 10:00 PM 30 0.21 724
30 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 31 0.21 479
31 NHL LIVE POST CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:54 PM 66 0.20 567
32 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.20 652
33 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.20 625
34 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.19 383
35 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 09:00 AM 60 0.18 408
36 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 12:01 PM 59 0.18 341
37 PRANCING ELITES PROJECT OXYGEN MEDIA 10:00 PM 30 0.18 349
38 HIS & HERS L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.18 317
39 DAWN OF THE PLANET OF APE: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF APE HBO PRIME 11:46 AM 130 0.17 430
40 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.17 442
41 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.17 1,466
42 FILTHY RICHES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 60 0.17 581
43 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.17 391
44 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.16 353
45 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.16 323
46 NASAS UNEXPLAINED FILES SCIENCE 09:00 PM 60 0.16 393
47 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 10:00 AM 91 0.16 393
48 YUKON GOLD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.15 506
49 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.14 916
50 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.14 377
51 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 11:00 PM 30 0.14 276
52 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 12:30 AM 30 0.14 432
53 NFL LIVE                 L ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.14 270
54 BIG TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, FL COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.13 280
55 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 11:31 AM 30 0.13 338
56 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 06:30 PM 30 0.13 253
57 FREAK OUT ABC FAMILY 10:30 PM 30 0.13 332
58 PRIME BASEBALL GAME: WAS AT CHC/ARI AT STL MLB NETWORK 08:00 PM 188 0.13 476
59 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 09:00 AM 60 0.13 518
60 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 509
61 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.12 1,135
62 SWAB STORIES VH1 09:00 PM 30 0.12 299
63 THAT 70S SHOW NICK JR 11:30 PM 30 0.12 255
64 FAKE OFF TRUTV 10:00 PM 61 0.12 275
65 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.12 1,375
66 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.12 232
67 MAN FINDS FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 30 0.12 281
68 NEW DAY CNN 08:00 AM 60 0.12 408
69 HOT IN CLEVELAND TV LAND 10:00 PM 30 0.11 764
70 AIR PRESSURE DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 444
71 SPORTSNATION ESPN2 03:00 PM 60 0.11 208
72 DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES FOOD NETWORK 01:00 AM 60 0.11 310
73 SP HGTV SMART HOME 2015 HOME AND GARDEN TV 01:00 PM 60 0.11 385
74 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,245
75 ON THE RECORD W/GRETA FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 PM 60 0.11 1,583
76 THROUGH THE WORMHOLE SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.10 303
77 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 02:30 PM 60 0.10 211
78 COPA LIB QUARTERFINALS: CRUZEIRO VS RIVER PLATE FOX DEPORTES 08:43 PM 137 0.10 205
79 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.10 1,737
80 WALK OF SHAME SHUTTLE VH1 09:30 PM 30 0.10 226
81 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.10 1,224
82 INSTANT MOM TV LAND 11:30 PM 30 0.10 326
83 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.10 1,663
84 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 03:00 PM 60 0.10 207
85 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 AM 60 0.09 640
86 SPECIAL: MARILYN MONROE: SCANDAL AND LEGACY REELZCHANNEL 11:00 PM 120 0.09 294
87 NHL LIVE PRE CONF FINALS NBC SPORTS NETWORK 07:00 PM 64 0.09 244
88 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.09 239
89 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.09 1,032
90 IDIOTEST GSN 08:00 PM 30 0.09 478
91 SITUATION ROOM CNN 06:00 PM 60 0.09 475
92 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.09 1,213
93 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.09 557
94 IDIOTEST GSN 08:30 PM 30 0.09 431
95 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 09:00 PM 60 0.08 742
96 ANNABELLE MAXPRIME 08:20 PM 98 0.08 199
97 DR DREW HLN 09:00 PM 60 0.08 321
98 JUNKYARD EMPIRE VELOCITY 09:00 PM 60 0.08 250
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 03:00 PM 60 0.08 528
100 FOOD PARADISES TRAVEL CHANNEL 02:00 PM 60 0.08 196

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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.