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June 11, 2015
 

SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 100 Wednesday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 6.10.2015

 

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

NETWORK UPDATE:  CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP and THE BRIEFCASE each gained 0.1 in final numbers.

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  NBC Sports Net took the night’s cable honors with a 1.33 rating for Game 4 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS.  BET’s THE GAME was up 0.01 to 0.68, with a 0.46 lead-in from a movie, and a lead-out from FRANKIE & NEFFE at 0.43, up 0.02 from last week.  The CMT MUSIC AWARDS were at 0.59 (the RED CARPET lead-in was at 0.12), and the awards also aired on TV Land with a 0.26.  History’s AMERICAN PICKERS ticked up to 0.53.  On HGTV, BROTHER VS BROTHER dropped 0.12 to 0.52, HOUSE HUNTERS fell 0.17 to 0.51, and HOUSE HUNGERS INTERNATIONAL lost 0.11 to 0.36.  MTV2’s NICK CANNON WILD & OUT was at 0.44/0.41.  On ABCFamily, BABY DADDY gained 0.07 to 0.40, and MELISSA & JOEY grew by 0.05 to 0.31.  Bravo’s MILLION DOLLAR LISTING fell by 0.11 to 0.30.  On VH1, SWAB STORIES gained 0.02 to 0.15.  On POP, QUEENS OF DRAMA was at 0.04/177K (down 0.01 in 18-49s, up 20K in viewers).  RIPPER STREET (BBCAmerica) was at 0.03/201K (down 0.02/37K).

Here’s the night’s DAM report:  the 9PM IMPACT WRESTLING was up a hundredth to 0.10 in 18-49s and up 33K in total viewers to 330K, and the midnight re-airing added 0.02/74K (roughly the same as last week).  RING OF HONOR, not on the chart because it’s technically a rerun (although new to about half the country) was at 0.04/161K at 8PM (also very close to last week), adding 0.04/138K at 11PM (up 0.01/28K). 

Top 40 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 40 Cable WED.10 Jun 2015 V2

Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 100 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday June 10, 2015 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 NHL STANLEY CUP L: TAMPA BAY/CHICAGO NBC SPORTS NETWORK 08:03 PM 173 1.33 3,914
2 GAME, THE S9 BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 30 0.68 1,472
3 CMT MUSIC AWARDS: 2015 CMT 08:00 PM 152 0.59 1,891
4 AMERICAN PICKERS HISTORY 09:00 PM 63 0.53 2,702
5 BROTHER VS BROTHER HOME AND GARDEN TV 09:00 PM 60 0.52 2,239
6 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: CHOCOLATE CITY BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 08:00 PM 120 0.46 991
7 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S7 MTV2 11:30 PM 31 0.44 913
8 FRANKIE & NEFFE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:30 PM 30 0.43 906
9 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN 05:30 PM 30 0.42 948
10 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 31 0.42 1,187
11 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.41 2,071
12 NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S7 MTV2 11:00 PM 30 0.41 835
13 BABY DADDY ABC FAMILY 08:31 PM 31 0.40 743
14 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.36 1,896
15 NHL LIVE POST STANLEY CUP NBC SPORTS NETWORK 10:56 PM 64 0.32 898
16 MYSTERY DINERS FOOD NETWORK 09:30 PM 30 0.32 1,212
17 MELISSA & JOEY ABC FAMILY 08:00 PM 31 0.31 614
18 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING NY BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.30 992
19 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 60 0.30 807
20 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY L: GERMANY/USA FOX SPORTS 1 02:35 PM 145 0.29 668
21 SPORTSCENTER 12AM L ESPN 12:00 AM 60 0.28 558
22 SPORTSCENTER EARLY       L ESPN 06:00 PM 60 0.28 540
23 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.27 529
24 CMT MUSIC AWARDS: 2015 TV LAND 08:00 PM 152 0.26 869
25 E! NEWS E! 07:00 PM 60 0.26 611
26 CRAZIEST RESTAURANTS FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 30 0.25 824
27 I STILL DIDNT KNOW PREGN TLC 09:00 PM 60 0.24 662
28 UNCLE GRANDPA THE CARTOON NETWORK 06:00 PM 30 0.24 1,215
29 AT MIDNIGHT COMEDY CENTRAL 12:01 AM 33 0.23 405
30 PERFECT MURDER, THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.23 1,009
31 NIGHTLY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:31 PM 30 0.23 617
32 AROUND THE HORN ESPN 05:00 PM 30 0.23 552
33 BLOOD RELATIVES INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 09:00 PM 60 0.22 880
34 P.S. THE BET POST SHOW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 11:00 PM 30 0.22 506
35 SPORTSCENTER LATE         L ESPN 10:52 PM 68 0.22 480
36 SPORTSCENTER 1AM         L ESPN 01:00 AM 60 0.22 466
37 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FOX SPORTS 1 10:00 PM 60 0.21 425
38 MLB WED NIGHT – EARLY     L: BOSTON/BALTIMORE ESPN 07:00 PM 166 0.20 620
39 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 09:00 AM 62 0.20 390
40 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 10:02 AM 58 0.20 417
41 BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: CHOCOLATE CITY SOCIAL ED. BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 12:00 AM 120 0.19 500
42 THE OREILLY FACTOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.19 2,263
43 HIS & HERS L ESPN2 12:00 PM 60 0.18 386
44 KELLY FILE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.18 2,005
45 JUDGE, THE: JUDGE, THE HBO PRIME 08:00 PM 141 0.17 562
46 E! NEWS E! 11:00 PM 60 0.17 390
47 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.16 359
48 SIBERIAN CUT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.16 518
49 BIG SCREEN MOVIE ABC FAMILY 09:02 PM 118 0.16 329
50 HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE ESPN 04:30 PM 30 0.16 358
51 BASEBALL TONIGHT L ESPN 09:46 PM 66 0.16 326
52 SPORTSCENTER MORNING     L ESPN 02:00 AM 60 0.16 345
53 PRANCING ELITES PROJECT OXYGEN MEDIA 09:00 PM 30 0.15 362
54 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 01:00 PM 60 0.15 318
55 SPORTSNATION       L ESPN2 03:00 PM 60 0.15 263
56 SWAB STORIES VH1 09:00 PM 30 0.15 423
57 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 05:00 PM 60 0.15 1,979
58 PLAYER GET PLAYED OXYGEN MEDIA 09:30 PM 60 0.14 330
59 GIRL CODE SSN 4 MTV 10:00 PM 32 0.14 305
60 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 11:00 AM 60 0.14 328
61 MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A ESPN2 06:00 AM 240 0.14 285
62 SIBERIAN CUT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 08:00 PM 60 0.14 451
63 SKIN WARS GSN 09:00 PM 60 0.13 540
64 FIRST TAKE RE-TAKE ESPN 03:30 PM 60 0.13 322
65 FAKE OFF TRUTV 10:00 PM 61 0.13 273
66 NFL INSIDERS L ESPN 03:00 PM 30 0.12 278
67 CMT AWARDS RED CARPET CMT 07:00 PM 60 0.12 444
68 YUKON GOLD NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 10:00 PM 60 0.12 465
69 SIBERIAN CUT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 09:00 PM 60 0.12 422
70 UNSUNG TV ONE 08:00 PM 60 0.12 336
71 SPORTSCENTER AM     L ESPN 02:00 PM 30 0.12 270
72 FILTHY RICHES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHNL 09:00 PM 60 0.12 449
73 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 07:00 AM 60 0.12 966
74 MAN FINDS FOOD TRAVEL CHANNEL 09:00 PM 30 0.12 348
75 NFL LIVE                 L ESPN2 04:00 PM 60 0.12 199
76 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 07:00 PM 60 0.12 442
77 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.12 505
78 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 PM 60 0.11 1,863
79 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 09:00 AM 60 0.11 1,223
80 CONSUMED: REAL RSTRNT BIZ CNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.11 309
81 HAPPENING NOW FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.11 1,072
82 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.11 1,221
83 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 08:00 AM 60 0.11 1,169
84 OTL – FIRST REPORT   L ESPN 02:30 PM 30 0.11 238
85 PARDON THE INTERRUPTION ESPN2 06:30 PM 30 0.11 215
86 IDIOTEST GSN 10:30 PM 30 0.11 393
87 IDIOTEST GSN 08:00 PM 30 0.10 414
88 AMERICAS PREGAME L FOX SPORTS 1 05:00 PM 60 0.10 186
89 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 04:00 PM 60 0.10 1,289
90 HACKING THE UNIVERSE SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.10 298
91 IMPACT WRESTLING: N/A DESTINATION AMERICA 09:00 PM 120 0.10 330
92 SPORTSCENTER PRIME   L ESPN2 07:00 PM 60 0.09 180
93 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 08:00 PM 60 0.09 547
94 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 09:00 AM 60 0.09 385
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 06:00 AM 60 0.09 747
96 US NATIONAL TEAM PREG L FOX SPORTS 1 02:00 PM 35 0.09 233
97 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 06:00 AM 60 0.09 325
98 AROUND THE HORN ESPN2 06:00 PM 30 0.09 170
99 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.08 387
100 PURGE, THE: ANARCHY MAXPRIME 04:15 PM 103 0.08 163

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About the Author

Mitch Salem
MITCH SALEM has worked on the business side of the entertainment industry for 20 years, as a senior business affairs executive and attorney for such companies as NBC, ABC, USA, Syfy, Bravo, and BermanBraun Productions, and before that, at the NY law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. During all that, he has more or less constantly been going to the movies and watching TV, and writing about both since the 1980s. His film reviews also currently appear on screened.com and the-burg.com. In addition, he is co-writer of an episode of the television series "Felicity."